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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

For corroborating evidence, I offer an excerpt from Cassidy Hutchinson's book, "Enough", where she details how Mike Lindell wanted to declare martial law post-J6 to keep Trump in power:

On January 15, Mike Lindell arrived in the West Wing, escorted by Mark, who dropped him off at the Oval. He showed up after his meeting, demanding to see Mark. “We can still win. I have my notes. The president said I need the chief’s sign-off.” Oh, for the love of . . . The president doesn’t want this nut around anymore.

When I told Mark that Lindell was in our suite, he rolled his eyes and told me to take him up to White House counsel. I went upstairs, and Pat Philbin told me, “Just try and get him out of here.”

I had left Lindell in the West Wing lobby, where I found him waiting, thumbing through his plan to declare martial law and keep Trump in power. “Hey, sir, everyone’s tied up right now. Why don’t you give us a call later?”

With that, Lindell pushed past me, hustling up the stairs. I was at his heels as he informed me, “No one here cares about the president. No one here is loyal to him. Including you.”

He bolted into counsel’s office, directing more profanity at me and staff there. Pat Cipollone emerged, and scolded, “Do not talk to my staff like that! It’s over. You need to leave.”

Later, Liz called me to come upstairs. Everyone in the counsel’s office was huddled around her computer, looking at an image posted online of Lindell outside the entrance to the West Wing, holding his notes, which were clearly visible. One line was redacted with black marker. “You know what that said?” Pat asked us. “Fire Pat Cipollone. He wanted me to fire myself.”

Five days to go.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

And here's a WD Black SN7100 2TB NVMe SSD that basically tripled in price

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Here's a Western Digital 1TB SATA III SSD, nearly quadrupling in price

1yr price history, showing price going from $57 to $174

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Look at this ridiculous price history for a pretty regular 1TB Samsung SATA SSD. Not even an NVMe or huge capacity or anything. Literally went 5x in the past ~3 months to nearly $500. They're all like this.

Price history over 1yr. Price is $75-100 until ~March-April, where it jumped in price to $300. June price jumped again to where it's listed at $500

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"Labor Day, which is considered the unofficial end of summer, always falls on the first Monday of September. In 2026, Labor Day will fall on Sept. 7.'

AOL screenshot:

Labor Day, which is considered the unofficial end of summer, always falls on the first Monday of September. In 2026, Labor Day will fall on Sept. 7.

Labor Day is exactly what it sounds like: A day off work, to celebrate the achievements of those in the workforce.

“Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers,” The U.S. Department of Labor website says.

“The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.”

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I'm no expert but in the video I saw, he seems to push back on this Berman: It's not a simple situation where we take a beaker full of this and a beaker full of that and we mix them together and shake it up and throw it in a refinery and say, "Okay we're good now." No, it's not that simple.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

no graph can stop this train, baby

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

random PSA: former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is a tech multi-millionaire (his exact net worth is hard to pin down b/c of trusts, 2003 divorce, giving) In 2024, "Burgum effectively bought his way onto the first two debate stages", sending $20 gift cards to everyone who donated at least a dollar.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum holding a big poster that says "Gulf of America" where the Gulf of Mexico is.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

*violent pinging* THIS GUY IS A TANK. DO NOT DPS THE TANK. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. FOCUS ON THEIR HEALERS, NOT THE DUDE WITH A GAZILLION HP AND DEFENSIVES. DO NOT TUNNEL HIM. HE TAKES NO DAMAGE.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The number of total deaths is unfortunately 14, not 13, too, by the official count. A soldier died of illness/injury this month. Source: dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/con...

Epic Fury casualties showing 14 total deaths: 6 Army KIA, 1 Army died of wounds, 1 Army illness/injury, 6 USAF accident

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This article reminds me of this graph that was in Jonathan Haidt's ted talk about "The moral roots of liberals and conservatives" that seems to cover a similar idea:

2-D graph showing how Liberals and Conservatives endorse/value five different concepts: Harm, Fairness, Authority, Ingroup, Purity.

Liberals have a 2-channel view of morality: valuing harm and fairness.

Conservatives have a 5-channel view, where Authority, Ingroup, and Purity are also included.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In Cassidy Hutchinson's book, "Enough", you get a glimpse of just how serious they take these tweets. tbf this was on J6 (when she was in the admin), but his tweets are deadly serious form of communication, drafted and revised by staffers, approved by POTUS, etc. There's nothing ad hoc about them:

“Cass,” he says, shoving a blank chief of staff note card and one of his pens in my hand, “write this down for me. We’re drafting a tweet for the boss.”

Hands shaking, I scratch the pen across the note card as Mark begins, “Anyone who entered the Capitol illegally—”

“Add ‘and without proper authority,’” Eric Herschmann says.
“—should leave immediately,” Mark continues.

Mark plucks the note card from my hands almost before I finish writing, and the group rushes to the Oval dining room. He and the lawyers are still in the dining room when I receive another Twitter notification. The president has tweeted: “No violence! Remember, WE are the party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!”

Mark returns, this time on his own, and tosses the note card on my desk. I notice that “illegally” is crossed out.

“No action necessary,” he informs me. His tone hints at defeat. He retreats to his office and shuts the door. Every fifteen minutes or so he heads to the Oval dining room and then comes back. People are in and out of his office. I check in with Mark’s detail leader, to make sure he’s always wherever Mark is.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Look at WaPo's front page unironically talking about Iran joining the Abraham Accords. I just cant

Washington Post front page top story:

Title: As new Iran deal faces sharp criticism, Trump seeks to widen Abraham Accords

Subtitle: Republicans in Congress warned against making concessions to Iran in an emerging deal to end the war, while President Donald Trump suggested Iran could join the Abraham Accords, a set of treaties that aim to normalize relations with Israel.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

URQUHART: Pleased?! BROWNING: Of course. He thinks Market Garden was 90% successful.

Scene in "A Bridge Too Far" where Lieutenant-General Frederick 'Boy' Browning (Dirk Bogarde) is talking to Major-General Roy Urquhart (Sean Connery)

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Listened to Art Berman, a geologist/oil guy, talk about Iran crisis. He compared the blunder to "Napoleon's invasion of Russia" but also unprecedented b/c of global implications. And also said his base case is that the Strait never re-opens; it's "irreversible".

Graph comparing Sulfur content (sweet is low, sour is high) to API Gravity (low is "heavy", high is "light")

US oil is sweet and light (gasoline, not good for diesel)

Middle East oil is medium in both sulfur and API gravity (along with Brazil and Russian Urals)

Venezuela and Canada is sour and heavy; harder to refine.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

tbf I don't think they have any sort of deal either, but they're down to a month before they do really encounter problems.

Operational stress level reached in June 2026
Operational floor reached in Sept 2026

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

me as I read layer after layer of this article

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's so grating, bro. Like, fair point the paper is pulling stuff out of its ass, but it's also obnoxious to see the editor bitch and moan at the same time... and also not provide its own evidence of its counterclaim!

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

For another example, this page reads like it's having an argument with itself.

Battleground State Outcomes
On Election Night, the world watched the Blue Wall crumble to return Donald Trump to the White
House. States which had consistently and reliably voted for Democratic candidates, including
Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, voted for Trump, along with Nevada, Arizona, and
Georgia, which had all gone to Biden in the previous election. Every swing state and District
Democrats focused on holding onto all swung right, allowing Donald Trump to become the first
Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004.
Even in the midst of this fundamental shift in the electoral map, there are key takeaways
Democrats should consider as they invest in the Majority Party Strategy.
The first is despite winning the popular vote, Trump won the election by a little more than 2
million votes in the popular vote, meaning the election was swayed by .15 percent of the votes
cast across the country in the election.
The second is the margin of defeat for Kamala Harris was among the smallest in American history.
Under the structure of the Electoral College, a handful of swing states are generally determinative
in the outcome, meaning the margins of victories in those states are the key to the overall
outcome. Tens of thousands of votes in a handful of states returned a Republican to the White
House. Identifying where the fight needs to be focused in the future - in these battlegrounds and
others is a critical early step for the Party

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

> be me > claim to release report unedited and unabridged > okay cool we can read it in its original form > opens report > it's annotated Also, so the report was incomplete in its original form? like this whole section was apparently never submitted (and not the only one):

Screenshot of a page of the AAR, showing "Executive Summary" header with no content, and a big red box pointing to it saying that section "was not provided by author"

There's also a big disclaimer at the top (on every page, in fact) saying the "Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not
provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the
assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented."

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

It's time to choose, Mr. Freeman. It's time to choose.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

now is the time to switch to duckduckgo

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Even the trending headlines know what's up: "Capitol Riot Funding" lmao

Trending showing the #1 headline as "Capitol Riot Funding"

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

today i close all family tickets

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I mean look at Pottinger's activities and how they resolved:

1973: Trump Discrimination Suit — As head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, Pottinger oversaw the racial discrimination case against Trump Management. Secured a consent decree against Fred and Donald Trump for barring Blacks and Puerto Ricans from their apartments.
1973: Wounded Knee Standoff — Pottinger served as the chief federal negotiator during the 71-day armed occupation of Wounded Knee by the American Indian Movement (AIM). AIM was represented by Mark Lane, identified in the Mitrokhin Archive as a target for KGB influence operations.
1974: Kent State Review — Pottinger re-opened the federal investigation into the 1970 National Guard shootings of student protesters. A Grand Jury indicted eight low-level guardsmen but found "no conspiracy" regarding higher-level officials.
1976: "Black Bag" Case — Pottinger led the investigation that discovered the "Do Not File" safe in the FBI's New York field office, which contained records of illegal break-ins (black bag jobs). The discovery led to the indictments of top FBI officials Mark Felt and Edward Miller. Pottinger protected Mark Felt's identity as "Deep Throat" for nearly 30 years after, deftly using the legal process to hide secrets rather than reveal them.
1976: MLK Assassination Report — Pottinger authored the Department of Justice report re-investigating the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The report concluded that James Earl Ray was the lone assassin and that there was "no evidence whatever" of FBI complicity in the murder.
1976: Orlando Letelier Case Review — Pottinger negotiated directly with CIA Director George H.W. Bush regarding evidence in the assassination of Chilean diplomat (and IPS fellow) Orlando Letelier in Washington, D.C. They reached a compromise which allowed the CIA to protect "sources and methods."

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This graph is a slice of Epstein's backstory in the 1980s. You can see Pottinger on here, which is the point of this thread. But there's also Adnan Khashoggi, uncle of the murdered Jamal. And Robert Maxwell, father of now infamous Ghislaine. Even Bill Barr's dad is somehow on here.

Epstein's backstory during the 1970s and 1980s, shown as part of a graph of connections.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

And Pottinger was an assistant Attorney General during the Nixon years and was the head of the DOJ civil rights division. Alex Acosta, who enabled the sweetheart deal with Epstein, was also an assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division during Bush II.

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

David Boies added the muscle to Brad Edward's firm. Edwards needed a high-profile lawyer on his side, because Epstein himself had access to a slew of high-profile lawyers on his side, including Ken Starr, Dershowitz, Roy Black. So on the face of it, it makes sense to collaborate.

Alan Dershowitz and David Boies (right) in 2001

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

That first graph shows the main conflict of interest. Brad Edwards should be a well-known name if you're into Epstein saga at all. He famously represented Virginia Roberts Giuffre along with David Boies, cracking the CVRA case against Epstein and allowing for further lawsuits and settlements.

left to right: David Boies, Virginia Giuffre, and Brad Edwards, in 2019

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Aaron Faanes @parsegrapher.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

In the 1980s, John Stanley Pottinger worked with Jeffrey Epstein on financial schemes. Both were involved in Iranian arms deals. In 2013, John Stanley Pottinger cold-called attorney Brad Edwards to join him in representing Epstein's survivors. Edwards accepted. Find the conflict-of-interest. 🧵

Graph showing connections. Pottinger worked with Brad Edwards to represent Epstein's victims. But he also worked with Epstein himself back in the 1980s. David Boies, Edward's other legal partner in the Epstein case, also has connections to Epstein himself and his attorney.

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