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Jesselyn Radack

@jesselynradack.bsky.social
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Dir. of Whistleblower & Source Protection at ExposeFacts.org; Contributing Writer at Salon.com; natsec and human rts nerd; Snowden lawyer; Brown, Yale Law & Justice Dept alum; Mom of 3. Posts=opinion

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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Flydubai attack reminds me #RobertMacLean blew the whistle for 20+ yrs on cockpit vulnerabilities, including the “flight attendant/drink-cart block” buffoonery. @DHSgov/@TSA are still retaliating. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A fed court stayed the execution of #CristaPike — scheduled right now — to consider info abt her extensive childhood SA. For now she avoids becoming the first woman Tennessee puts to death in more than 200 yrs. www.wsmv.com/video/2026/0...
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Court grants stay of execution to Christa Pike, only woman on TN death row
The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has issued a temporary stay on the execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The finding out part of being a #NickFuentes “groypette” . . . www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In light of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social abysmal handling of SA, it seems like a good time to reup this — 35 yrs later, r@pists still get to write apology letters as punishment. www.salon.com/2014/10/09/i...
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Ivy League rape nightmare: My personal reflection of progress - and pain - Salon.com
Since my case made headlines over 20 years ago, the problem is finally getting attention. Here's the problem
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When Louis XIV said “L'État, c'est moi,” it was as pretty apocryphal… www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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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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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers & by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl: youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...
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Trump DOJ ORDERED To HAND Judge UNREDACTED EPSTEIN Files!?!
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My latest on Hegseth weaponizing polygraphs. You can’t “pass” or “fail” a lie detector test — just like you can’t “pass” or “fail” a cognitive assessment. They measure physiology, not truth. And the truth is that Iran conflict depleted key munitions. #PolygraphTheater www.salon.com/2026/09/14/p...
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Pete Hegseth's polygraph theater
The defense secretary is weaponizing lie detectors against military and civilian officials
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Chinese competition > existential threat #TrumpMath #AI www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump dismisses AI leaders’ calls to slow down, citing Chinese competition
Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial-intelligence regulation as midterms approach.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Whistleblowers I represent warned about this more than a decade ago. www.theguardian.com/world/2015/n...
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Obama's drone war a 'recruitment tool' for Isis, say US air force whistleblowers
Special report: Four former service members – including three sensor operators – issue plea to rethink current airstrike strategy that has ‘fueled feelings of hatred’ toward US
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We all need mercy, justice & some measure of unmerited grace — especially the most broken, which #LindsayClancy clearly is. She’s already serving a life sentence w no possible reprieve, imprisoned by her mind, body & memories. #MaternalMentalHealth www.salon.com/2026/09/02/l...
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Lindsay Clancy's case is a test of American justice: We've already failed - Salon.com
The Massachusetts mother badly needed mental health treatment. America staged a show trial instead
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Put more simply: documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark. ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
History will justifiably see this as McCarthyism. #DrFauci www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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The intense pressure facing Fauci, as GOP lawmakers push for his jailing
The 85-year-old doctor, once the head of the government’s covid response, now faces mounting congressional threats and legal risks.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So CBS and others invested in a pro trump audience that won’t arrive, alienating their actual audience, and trump propagandists are losing audience bc people are souring on Trump. Also helps explain the increased racist shrieking as they try to farm engagement www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Republicans are suddenly “alarmed by his lack of concern for their political fortunes…& willingness to advance his personal interests over institutional stability.”🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#TrumpLaw: Do illegal $hit until a court makes you stop. #ReporterSubpoenas www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...
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U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists
A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Corrected HL: Trump Threatens War Crimes Against Civilians if Iran Strikes in Strait www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens Retaliation Against Civilian Targets if Iran Strikes in Strait
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@TulsiGabbard’s parents warned my client to keep quiet abt a child sexual abuse conviction of her OTHER brother in New Zealand. 🤐 people.com/tulsi-gabbar...
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Brother Batarti Facing Criminal Charges After He Allegedly Tried to Lure Children into His Hawaii Hotel Room
Tulsi Gabbard’s brother, Batarti Gabbard, has been charged after he allegedly tried to lure children into his Hawaii hotel room. Batarti allegedly approached a group of children at a Waikīkī hotel poo...
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wow, they dusted off torture AG John Ashcroft to vouch for Blanche’s commitment to the rule of law…
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My latest: “Hegseth doesn’t know our Founding Fathers were colonial cyberpunks who used encryption & press leaks to steer politics. Jefferson was literally the nation’s OG cryptographer, a master of codes & ciphers that would make today’s hackers blush.” www.salon.com/2026/07/16/u...
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Under Hegseth, reporters are being treated like terrorists
The Trump administration is smothering press freedom and the public's right to know
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Testosterone ain’t gonna fix this… www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
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In Iran war, Trump Risks Another American ‘Forever War’
President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
It’s okay Mitch. Go be with Lindsey. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
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Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for more than two decades.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
When I first saw this headline, I thought it was abt Mitch McConnell… www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
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Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for more than two decades.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’d be remiss in noting 55th anniversary of Supreme Court’s Pentagon Papers decision w/o mentioning #whistleblower patriarch @danielellsberg.bsky.social 🙏
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’d be remiss in noting 55th anniversary of Supreme Court’s Pentagon Papers decision w/o mentioning #whistleblower patriarch @DanielEllsberg.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Rats, Leaks & Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Fed Bldgs but Orangina Needs His Ballroom & Algae Pool www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/u...
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Rats, Leaks and Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Federal Buildings
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
JD Vance concedes a fetus is not a child…
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
When his knees can’t tolerate the bouncy castle and he steals the knickknacks on the treasure hunt . . . #TrumpCrazyEighty🎂 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
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For His 80th Birthday, Trump Brought a Cage Match to the White House Lawn
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
When his knees can’t tolerate the bouncy castle and he steals the knickknacks on the treasure hunt . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u... #Trump80th www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
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For His 80th Birthday, Trump Brought a Cage Match to the White House Lawn
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Bolton said #ChelseaManning (@xychelsea.tv) should be punished by death, #Snowden “ought to swing from a tall oak tree” & #Assange deserved more than 175 yrs. So schadenfreude…but the #EspionageAct is still awful. share.google/vgSAvzYLFllt...
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John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents
Justice department filed charges against Trump’s former adviser in 2025 as part of onslaught against president’s critics
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“The task of breaking this hostile regime’s power rests with all of us. There are 150 days until the November midterms.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-waste-...
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"The Waste Is Heartbreaking"
The destruction of '60 Minutes' and the elevation of a Trump henchman at National Intelligence underscore the regime's expanding treachery
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Tragic irony that @60minutes.bsky.social fired #ScottPelley for speaking truth to talentless #BariWeiss. Honored he intrvwd me, @thomasdrake.bsky.social & @reazlepuff.bsky.social. #WhistleblowerChampion www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
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CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are a banana republic run by a tinpot dictator. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Blanche isn’t “switching sides” bc he used to rep Trump & is now using DOJ to target officials Trump dislikes. In both cases, he’s doing Trump’s bidding. THAT is the unethical part. www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/p...
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Exclusive: Acting AG Todd Blanche was told last year to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump | CNN Politics
It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 when the Justice Department’s top ethics lawyer delivered some straightforward yet inconvenient ...
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
As someone with gait issues, people don’t normally stand with their legs three feet apart…
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I defend these cases for a living. Criminalizing #journalism has a dark history in this country. #FirstAmendment thehill.com/homenews/med...
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Blanche warns DOJ will subpoena reporters who receive classified information
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is warning reporters who receive leaks of classified information about potential investigations, as concerns grow about the federal government’s cracking …
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Wow, the criminal complaint against #whistleblower Courtney Williams is an 82-word offense description & typo-laden, hand-annotated, wildly-circumstantial affidavit that misstates the law. www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/p...
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Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist | CNN Politics
A North Carolina woman has been charged with sharing classified defense information to a journalist following her work as a civilian operational support technician at Fort Bragg, a large US Army base ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/05/2026
i genuinely wish the democratic national committee was as powerful, organized and ruthless as a lot of people seem to think it is
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🍂k a r e n🍂 @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
NOTE: If Kash Patel indeed brings manufactured criminal cases over the 2020 election this week—something he knows a lot about, as he sought fake evidence from Kremlin agents to steal the 2020 election for Trump—it’s *not about 2020*. It’s about rigging elections *going forward*.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
So Kash Patel & Pete Hegseth walk into a bar. Kash says, “I’ll have something classified.” The bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve secrets here.” Pete shrugs and goes, “That’s ok bc I always spill mine.” 🍻
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The words “warrantless surveillance” = unconstitutional #AddPrivacyProtections #FISA702 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...
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House Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/04/2026
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
As a proud military mom, I support this 100%. share.google/kAtZJPiF5YcL...
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House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth
House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming he has "demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution."
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
#AI whistleblowers face a complex patchwork of laws that span the private sector, govt, military & contractor space. #StaySafe💻𖥂💥 whisper.exposefacts.org
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Whistleblower and Source Protection Program
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I pray today is #TACOtuesday. ☮️ thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump doubles down on Tuesday night deadline for Iran to meet US demands
President Trump on Monday doubled down on his deadline for Iran to make a deal with the United States by Tuesday evening, or else face destroyed infrastructure. “We’re giving them until…
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.
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Jesselyn Radack @jesselynradack.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Let the bar investigations begin’ www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Bondi Fired as Attorney General
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
As Julia Davis notes, as of today, Trump has fulfilled all the major predictions made by Kremlin TV about what Trump would do in his first year in office. Russian media understood far better than US media what Trump was up to.
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