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Glenn Kessler

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
These people are utterly shameless
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/09/2026
Exclusive: In the weeks leading up to his resignation last year, the first architect on the White House ballroom clashed with President Trump over design features that the architect believed violated building safety codes. “I am the code,” Trump said.
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her seat. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW --> Trump Returns to the U.N. Today. His Past Speeches Tell a Story of Constant Revision. glennkessler.substack.com/p/trump-retu...
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Trump Returns to the U.N. Today. His Past Speeches Tell a Story of Constant Revision
From Iran to tariffs to China, his five previous addresses show policies, claims and declared victories repeatedly rewritten.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"She *lived* for her job. "For 40 years. "And now it’s gone." -- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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Michelle
A tribute.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The U.S. military swung into action to intercept a Chinese ship after an “entirely false” AI-generated intelligence report inaccurately identified what the vessel was carrying It also “almost started a war,” a source told CNN.
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is insane. DOJ officials who by law are required to exercise independent judgment appear to have been ordered to overturn torture protections granted to a political opponent of a Trump ally, with a deportation flight fueled up and ready for their preordained decision made in less than 24 hours.
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U.S. Fast-Tracked Deportation of Ecuadorean Politician Despite Torture Fears
The removal of José Serrano, a critic of President Daniel Noboa who has been accused of criminal activity, underscores how the Trump administration has asserted control over U.S. immigration courts.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Worrisome article by Luttig. judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/january-3-...
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January 3, 2027 - The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
House Republicans are poised to claim that the midterm elections were stolen from them when they meet on January 3 to decide which Members-elect will be seated in the 120th Congress
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not the main point of this story, ofc, but it does prove the point that the super-wealthy like to save a few bucks just as much as middle- or working-class people
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Jonathon Booth @jboothhistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“The oligarch didn’t pay for our wedding, just the reception”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lies, lies and more lies --> Trump’s 9/11: Where He Cleared Rubble, Predicted bin Laden, and Lost ‘Hundreds’ of Friends glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-911...
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Trump’s 9/11: Where He Cleared Rubble, Predicted bin Laden, and Lost ‘Hundreds’ of Friends
From exaggerating his role at Ground Zero to inventing cheering crowds, a review of Trump’s most misleading claims about September 11.
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Statement from Gov. Mike DeWine: "I think we have to ask ourselves: is this really good? Is it what we want done to people like this being picked up and facing deportation? Do we want that being done in our name?"
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
NEW --> There’s one word that describes Trump’s ever more personal attacks on journalists www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | There’s one word that describes Trump’s ever more personal attacks on journalists
Glenn Kessler: “Fake news” contested a story that a citizen was free to believe or not. But “be quiet” contests a citizen’s right to ask the question at all.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW --> The Trap Trump’s Allies Couldn’t Resist. glennkessler.substack.com/p/the-trap-t...
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The Trap Trump’s Allies Couldn’t Resist
Jon Ossoff never said what Republicans accused him of saying. That was the point.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NEW --> Trump Read the Headline. He Should Have Read the Article. glennkessler.substack.com/p/trump-read...
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Trump Read the Headline. He Should Have Read the Article.
The Washington Post reported a historic drop in prescription drug prices. The story itself pointed largely to Biden-era policies.
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Mighty Apollo @mightyapollo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
@glennkessler.bsky.social has a good piece up on ‘Ms. Helpful’: apple.news/ACBX-BgQQTpa...
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Opinion | Karoline Leavitt knew exactly what she was doing — MS NOW
In previous administrations, the White House press secretary tried to stick as close as possible to the truth. But not in the Trump era.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
NEW --> Karoline Leavitt knew exactly how Trump defined her role. That’s the problem. www.ms.now/opinion/karo...
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Opinion | Karoline Leavitt knew exactly how Trump defined her role. That’s the problem.
Glenn Kessler: Spin is part of the White House press secretary’s job. Outright lying is not.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
NEW --> The President Owns Gas Prices—Until the President Is Trump. glennkessler.substack.com/p/the-presid...
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The President Owns Gas Prices—Until the President Is Trump
He blamed Obama and Biden for every spike. Now he says higher prices are a small price to pay.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing with America, Franklin Foer argues. Foer explores how the Israeli leader has driven a wedge between the two countries:
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How Netanyahu Lost America
The prime minister, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW --> At the White House correspondents’ dinner, one journalist offered a quiet lesson in independence. glennkessler.substack.com/p/the-report...
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The Reporter Who Didn’t Smile
At the White House correspondents’ dinner, one journalist offered a quiet lesson in independence.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
And @glennkessler.bsky.social has helpfully compiled the dozens of times Trump has insulted journalists since he regained the presidency. The WHCA speakers might want to read this beforehand. glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
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Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time
Since returning to office, he has attacked, mocked or belittled journalists nearly three times a month.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
NEW --> Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
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Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time
Since returning to office, he has attacked, mocked or belittled journalists nearly three times a month.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Little is ever new with Trump. substack.com/@glennkessle...
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Trump Has Been Saying This Since 1987
His latest plan for the Strait of Hormuz is just the newest version of a four-decade-old idea: America should be reimbursed for protecting the Persian Gulf.
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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Exactly my experience. @glennkessler.bsky.social nails it. Washington has changed, and not for the better. open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
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The Washington I Came to Cover No Longer Exists
After more than three decades in the nation's capital, I moved to New York. The city I left behind had become almost unrecognizable.
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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Washington taught me how gov't works. It also taught me, over time, how gov't can stop working. "I arrived in a city where public service was still widely regarded as an honorable calling & political opponents occasionally became partners. . . ." - Past WashPost reporter and editor (1998-2025) 1/2
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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Washington today is bitter, dysfunctional and broken. Donald Trump's assault on the city . . . is simply the final chapter of a process that started only a few months after I arrived in Washington in March of 1994." -- This Washington Post refugee (1998-2025)
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Thoughts on leaving DC open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
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The Washington I Came to Cover No Longer Exists
After more than three decades in the nation's capital, I moved to New York. The city I left behind had become almost unrecognizable.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The world is getting tired of Trump’s constant lies —> “Donald Trump’s statements are completely fabricated. I am frankly stunned,” she said. “I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves this way toward his own allies.” apnews.com/article/trum...
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Italy's top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him
The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
No one makes a better critique of the MOU than Trump himself open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
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The Case Against Trump's Iran MOU — By Trump
A decade of Trump's attacks on Obama's nuclear deal reads like an indictment of the agreement he has now signed.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Trump does it again open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
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Why Do Americans Keep Falling for This Scam?
Trump's promises about the border wall, tariffs and now the White House ballroom all follow the same three-stage script.
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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Stop putting up with the lying and the abuse www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it | Margaret Sullivan
‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to him
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
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Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NEW --> www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | Kristen Welker questioned Trump like a journalist. That's why he left 'Meet the Press.'
Glenn Kessler: The issue isn’t that Trump objects merely to tough questions. He objects to questions that force him to answer for his own words, especially from a woman.
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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Do you want to still use regular old Google for search, not AI Goggle? Bookmark this page and put your queries in it. udm14.com. h/t @henkvaness.bsky.social
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&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Buried deep in this reporting is a demonstration of how Elon Musk's decision to gut USAID and its medical support programs in subsaharan Africa can be directly connected to the way in which Ebola ballooned very dramatically in the Congo, clearing 1000 cases in just a couple of days.
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Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
This is a real AI-generated video just posted by both Trump and the White House online.
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
HOLY SHIT prosecutors kicked off grand jurors and then re-presented the case against the Broadview 6, then altered the grand jury transcripts to hide it from the judge. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Parente said during the grand jury sessions, prosecutors used vouching, which he called a "101 no-no for any prosecutor," kicked out grand jury members who disagreed with them, did not disclose that a No True Bill – which indicates no indictment – had been returned to either the defense or the public. Parente also said that after receiving the No True Bill from one grand jury, they re-presented their case after excluding grand jurors who disagreed with them. The grand jury then returned a True Bill to indict the "Broadview Six."

Parente also said that while Judge Perry thought only 30 lines in the transcript had been redacted, prosecutors actually left out entire pages and never informed her.
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Any time Trump quotes someone as supposedly calling him "sir", it's a made-up quote. Often an entirely make-believe anecdote.
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