‘Trump Threatens "Friendly Takeover" of Cuba’ “The U.S. has effectively stopped ships from reaching Cuba in the past few months, preventing any oil from reaching the island.” #Cuba #ddrm newrepublic.com/maz/post/207...

‘Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon’s 100 mph car crash in Connecticut’ “shows former WWE executive Vince McMahon ram his luxury sportscar into the rear end of another vehicle on a Connecticut highway last summer as he was being followed by a state trooper.” #ddrm

‘Massive Shift in Red State Leaves CNN Data Guru ‘Mind Blown’’ “A massive red flag has emerged for Republicans in Texas. CNN’s chief data analyst, Harry Enten, revealed Wednesday that Democrats are voting in the state’s primaries at a higher rate than Republicans…” #ddrm

‘A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account’ ‘A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.’ #ddrm www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

‘FBI raids home and office of Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Carvalho’ “U.S. Justice Department officials said judicially approved search warrants were being executed at both Carvalho’s office in downtown Los Angeles and his San Pedro residence.” #Carvalho #ddrm edsource.org/2026/fbi-rai...

‘A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation’ “The Chinese law enforcement official used ChatGPT like a diary to document the alleged covert campaign of suppression, OpenAI said.” #ddrm www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...

“Donald Trump Was Never Vetted” “we are even now discovering the extent to which Trump is a secretive, mysterious figure who has escaped basic scrutiny. ” By Jonathan Chait New York Magazine January 2019 #vetted #ddrm nymag.com/intelligence...

‘Peter Mandelson, former UK Ambassador to US, arrested in Epstein-linked probe’ “ #Mandelson, 72, was taken into custody as part of a criminal investigation launched earlier this month. The probe focuses on his communications with Jeffrey Epstein…” #ddrm www.moneycontrol.com/world/peter-...

‘Trump, 79, Delivers Deranged Threat to Netflix’ Trump “demanded that Netflix boot former national security adviser Susan Rice from its board or face retaliation, escalating pressure on the streaming giant as it chases a $72 billion takeover deal.” #ddrm www.thedailybeast.com//trump-79-de...

‘Hitler’s Greenland Obsession’ ‘After creating an economic mess with ill-advised tariffs, Hitler looked north in pursuit of resources and national security.’ By Timothy W. Ryback #ddrm 🎁 🔑 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

‘Trump Reveals He's Taking $10 Billion From Taxpayers for His New Board’ ‘Critics warn Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is essentially a slush fund he controls.’ #ddrm newrepublic.com/maz/post/206...

‘Married MAGA star vows to sue famous far-right activist who says he's secretly gay’ 11 Dec 2025 “MAGA star Benny Johnson claimed it is his 'duty' to sue the far-right activist after he accused him of being gay.” #ddrm www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

‘Controversial FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs agency’ 29 July 2025 “Dr. Vinay #Prasad, the controversial critic of the US Food and Drug Administration who took a top role at the regulatory agency in May, has resigned less than three months into the job.” #ddrm www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/h...

‘Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84’ An impassioned orator, he was a ‘mmoral and political force who formed a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

‘A defiant Thomas Massie takes on the MAGA machine in heated Kentucky primary’ “… is facing the full might of Trump’s political operation in a nasty GOP primary in northeast Kentucky, where MAGA world has poured millions to support the president’s preferred candidate, former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein.”

Minutes ago: police hold up a sheet while possibly pulling something out of Range Rover reportedly connected to search warrant activity in Nancy Guthrie case pic.x.com/Jgn4IkG6NX - https://x.com/lookner/status/2022566730300854723

‘MAGA Senator Took Donation From Epstein Friend Before Key Vote’ ‘Ohio Senator Jon Husted received the donation right before the key vote.’ #ddrm newrepublic.com/maz/post/206...

Whether it’s Barack Obama, putting Dijon mustard on a hotdog or RFK Jr. snorting cocaine off a toilet seat, both men made some curious decisions.

‘Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait’ ‘The painted #portrait from President Trump’s first term was completed more than four years ago, but never unveiled. Now he wants the National Portrait Gallery to commission a new one.’ #ddrm 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...

‘U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House’ ‘Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.’ #NDNY #ddrm

‘Who is Daniel Siad? ‘Epstein trafficker's' photo with Woody Allen, emails with Jean-Luc Brunel viral’ ‘New Epstein files spotlight Daniel Siad, an alleged trafficker cited repeatedly for scouting girls, with emails to Jean-Luc Brunel and a photo with Woody Allen.’ #Siad #ddrm

‘Epstein 'truth commission' resolution heads to House floor’ “… could, state lawmakers hope, make New Mexico a leader in seeking accountability in a scandal that has become one of the biggest issues in national politics.” #EpsteinNM #ddrm www.taosnews.com/public-safet...

‘Noam Chomsky’s reputation will never recover from the Epstein files’ ‘If you ever saw Chomsky as a moral paragon, you weren’t paying attention’ www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/0...

Here’s a good book I often recommend on this subject.

‘Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Foreign Call About Person Close to Trump’ ‘Call intercepted by U.S. formed a key part of a complaint filed last year against the director of national intelligence’ #WB1 #ddrm apple.news/AKvrkQbmbSKC...

‘Deepak Chopra: New Age Guru, UCSD Prof – and Epstein Confidant’ ‘In thousands of documents included in the latest release of the Epstein files, the bestselling author, world-renowned guru and new age health practitioner spoke candidly …” #ddrm voiceofsandiego.org/2026/02/05/d...

‘Epstein’s Top Secret Relationship With Trained Russian Spy Revealed’ “Jeffrey Epstein had a years-long relationship with an FSB-trained Russian official who sought his help connecting with a well-known hacker in 2016.” Sergei Belyakov #ddrm www.thedailybeast.com//epsteins-to...

‘Who Is Anton Postolnikov? Kremlin-Linked Fintech Guru ‘Saved Trump Media’’ 04 April 2024 “The paper said Trump Media took emergency loans, two of which were worth $8 million, in the form of convertible promissory notes, from an entity called the ES Family Trust, which opened an account w/Paxum…”

‘Russian General Is Shot in Latest Attack on a Top Military Leader in Moscow’ ‘Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev provided intelligence to the Kremlin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and had been penalized by the U.S. twice, including for meddling in elections.’ #ddrm 🎁 🔑 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...

‘Chuck Negron, lead singer in ‘Joy to the World’ and other Three Dog Night hits, dies at 83’ “He died of complications from heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles” #RIP #ddrm apnews.com/article/chuc...

‘Brendan Banfield guilty of murdering wife and sex-seeking stranger in twisted plot with nanny-turned-mistress’ “He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing on May 8.” nypost.com/2026/02/02/u...

Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction

‘Trump's Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files’ “Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin #Warsh, appeared in the government’s Friday release of additional Jeffrey Epstein tiles.” #ddrm newrepublic.com/maz/post/205...

Do you get it now?

‘FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta’ “An FBI spokesperson said agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at the county’s main election office in Union City, just south of Atlanta.” #FCGA #ddrm apnews.com/article/fbi-...

‘Greg Bovino Loses His Job’ ‘The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.’ #Bovino #ddrm 🎁 🔑 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

‘Trump thinks he's the proud owner of an original Renoir painting. This art institute says otherwise” 20 Oct 2017 “Hicks said the Institute received the painting as a gift in 1933 from a donor who had purchased it for $100,000 from a dealer, who bought it from the artist in 1881.” #RealFake #ddrm

‘Democratic Rep. Jason Crow contacted by Justice Department after video to troops’ “The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, led by Jeanine Pirro, has requested to interview Crow about the video, which was released in November.” #JCrow #ddrm www.cbsnews.com/news/democra...

‘FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation’ “Hannah #Natanson, who has been covering … Trump’s transformation of the federal government, had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized in the search of her Virginia home” #ddrm

‘Clintons defy subpoena to testify in Epstein investigation, risking being held in contempt’ ‘House Oversight Chair James Comer says he will have members vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress.’ #Clinton #ddrm www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

‘Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'’ “A [ #DHS] whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.” #ddrm

‘Pentagon expands Grok AI into classified systems despite rising scrutiny outside US’ ‘The Defense Department will integrate #Grok into Pentagon systems, pushing faster AI adoption as critics raise concerns over deepfakes and misuse.’ #ddrm interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/...

‘US State Department threatens UK over probe into Elon Musk’s X’ ‘Official Sarah B. Rogers said “nothing is off the table” if X is banned in the U.K.’ #X #ddrm www.politico.eu/article/us-s...

‘Former sailor sentenced to 16 years after selling Navy secrets to China’ ‘“I screwed up,”Jinchao Wei wrote in a note to the judge after being convicted of supplying photos and documents to his Chinese handler in exchange for $12,000.’ #ChinaSpy #espionage #ddrm

‘Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort’ “Multiple positive associations between intake of preservatives widely used in industrial foods and higher cancer incidence … were observed in this large prospective cohort.” #ddrm

‘Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator and conservative commentator, dies at 68’ ‘The artist told fans in May last year that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. His cartoon was dropped by hundreds of papers in 2023 after he made racist comments.’ #ddrm www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

‘Trump Courted by Exiled Prince Pushing Invasion’ ‘Reza Pahlavi is calling on Trump to intervene in Iran.’ “President Donald Trump has found an ally in the exiled Iranian prince.” #Iran #ddrm www.thedailybeast.com//trump-court...

‘U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria’ ‘The airstrikes followed an even larger attack in December to avenge the killing of three Americans last year.’ ISIS #ddrm www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...

‘Ex-husband arrested in deaths of Ohio dentist and his wife, ending 10-day manhunt’ “The ex-husband of Monique Tepe, identified by court records as Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested on two counts of murder on Saturday, an incident report shows.” #ddrm www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/u...

‘The legacy of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' on its 250th anniversary’ “A government of our own is our natural right. This was the heart of Thomas Paine's argument in "Common Sense," which was published 250 years ago today.” #ddrm www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...