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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 1h

Prem is v good at his job :)

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1h

Did ya know Marco Rubio's brother-in-law had a $75M drug ring? And now— "Rubio is helping carry the torch for a now decades-old U.S. foreign policy: claiming to fight drug trafficking while in fact tolerating, protecting, or even cooperating with…the criminality Rubio purports to be concerned with."

And as the nation’s top diplomat, Marco Rubio has in some respects served as a friend and accomplice of drug trafficking or criminal enterprises, earning him the moniker “Narco Rubio” from critics. The complaints extend well beyond noting Rubio’s cocaine-trafficking brother-in-law. Rather, it’s that Rubio is helping carry the torch for a now decades-old U.S. foreign policy: claiming to fight drug trafficking while in fact tolerating, protecting, or even cooperating with criminal enterprises that advance U.S. establishment political and intelligence aims.

In his role as secretary of state, Rubio has protected, praised, and propped up a murderer’s row of Latin American leaders who each have ties to the criminality Rubio purports to be concerned with.

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For years, Rubio has praised former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, and defended him against allegations of bribery and fraud. The Pentagon has identified Uribe as a Colombian politician “dedicated to collaboration with the Medellin cartel at high government levels,” as being “linked to a business involved in narcotics activities in the U.S.” and being a “close personal friend” of Pablo Escobar. On the other hand, Rubio perhaps appreciates Uribe’s efforts to stamp out communist insurgencies in Colombia – to the point of committing war crimes.

Rubio said last year that Ecudoran President Daniel Noboa “has done more just in the last couple years to take the fight to these narco-terrorists… than any previous administration.” Five months before that, Noboa’s family fruit business was revealed to have trafficked 700 kilos of cocaine to Europe. (Notably, this summer, an anti-corruption activist who was investigating ties between Noboa’s family and cocaine trafficking was found dead in her home with a noose around her neck; and days later, a prosecutor who had been investigating the drone attacks on Ecuadorian fishing boats carried out by the Trump administration was shot dead in the streets).

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Comcast NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, gave Trump $7.5 million for his ballroom project. Amazon, whose founder Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post, donated $5 million. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Blatant corruption. Everything is a grift. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

Inside Rubio's State Department —He's "basically…moved into the White House" —He's very close w/ Stephen Miller. Ultimately this has Rubio doing whatever Miller tells him to (Miller has joked privately on how he's subjugated Rubio) —Internal dissent channels are defunct; staff too scared to use them

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‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World

Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15h

"‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World" Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now he’s Donald Trump’s ‘Narco Rubio’ and overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally. From Zeteo:

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‘Secretary of Cuck’: How Marco Rubio Learned to Love Waging Trump’s War on the World

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 4h

An attempted attack on a Hindu temple came amid a weeks-long right-wing frenzy over "The Indian Question"; police found a manifesto from the alleged shooter "containing statements expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies."

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R'lyeh Precinct Captain Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 4h

I mean sure but ask the median voter “what is government corruption” and be ready for some disappointing results!

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 4h

True but reporters can also get things wrong or hear a ton from people with an agenda. Sources who know what’s really up on this often have agendas, including here, depending. Just to be clear: she is on very thin ice Poor her

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 4h

Not that u need to hear this but Politico is correct; Trump is lying. The Susie-wiles-turn-in-the-barrel is real. In case u were seeking further reinforcement from someone who bathes in this shit and works v hard to separate anonymous spin from anonymous reality

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Corbin Hiar @corbinhiar.bsky.social · 8h

Trump’s deputy secretary of State accuses another State Department appointee of “undertaking unauthorized and possibly unlawful ventures in commercial and economic matters,” according to internal emails obtained by POLITICO. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.com

Nasty email fight between 2 top Trump appointees spills into the open

The messages offer a window into interpersonal conflicts within the administration.

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 23h

Here's Cat Murphy, a student journalist with the University of Maryland's Capital News Service, refusing to honor Rep. Andy Harris's false claim that she could not legally record his comments in this public setting @merrillcollege.bsky.social @cnsmd.bsky.social

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Very happy to see Abdul Al-Sayed try to bridge the gap between the Muslim and Black communities in Michigan by reminding both groups of the iconic black leaders who were also Muslim. Leaders like Malcom X, Muhammed Ali and of course Barack Obama.

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a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 21h

worth also noting that both the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti happened in her district, and on top of the obviously racist targeting of her personally this is also an attempt to deny the people of Minneapolis their democratically elected representative

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

Did Abraham Lincoln pass the bar? No! I mean wait he may have but

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

oh so now the lying left thinks you need to pass the bar to be a lawyer

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 22h

There were also several soldiers posted across the street at the Columbia Heights Metro station in view of the ballot box

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 22h

Military patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box at 6:44 pm "It's a public sidewalk" the lead soldier said when reminded of the law. Photo by self

One of a troop of three soldiers patrolling the Columbia Heights ballot box, October 14, 2026

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

Is she supposedly to be something that attracts Gen Z people to conservatism?

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

I also found some of the reaction to his SNL monologue annoying, her video complaining about it — also why is she that loud, my volume isn’t that high — is excessively more annoying

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 19h

I had not listened to a YouTube short of her before, why is she this annoying youtube.com/shorts/Am42M...

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Brett Cooper On Shane Gillis’ Monologue

YouTube video by BrettCooperFanPage

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 23h

“Perhaps the thing that stands tallest in [Stephen Miller’s] mind is local and state prosecutors who he says want to put him in a ‘prison cell.’” We're launching the ‘Four Horsemen of the Trump-ocalypse' series. First chapter examines the ‘fascism’ of Stephen Miller. Read: zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 20h

Marco Rubio was once a supposedly reasonable Republican, even the GOP’s ‘savior.’ Now under Trump, he’s overseeing a level of violence his staffers are terrified to question internally. What led to this transformation? From @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/secretary-...

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Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 19h

Smile (2022)

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 20h

The headline begins with “Secretary of Cuck” lol bsky.app/profile/prem...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

An incredible episode early in Marco Rubio's career, that previewed exactly how he would come to operate in the following 24 years. Read our new profile: zeteo.com/p/secretary-...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 21h

Attention: prem’s first installment in our four part Four Horsemen of the Trump-ocalypse @zeteo.com series publishes soon tonight. See who his first MAGA Horseman is

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This is not exactly shocking from Phelan, who you will remember in 2023 said he was "done talking about bashing on the gay community" in the wake of the first Texas Bathroom Bill, even as he allowed several anti-trans bills to pass under his speakership. www.texastribune.org/2023/01/12/t...

texastribune.org

Texas House speaker talks anti-LGBTQ bills, Chapter 313 and casinos

At the start of his second term leading the lower chamber, Dade Phelan talked to reporters about several legislative issues that will be decided this year.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Fascinating tidbit in this interview with former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), he says that Texas Republicans anti-transgender ads aren't "resonating." "What Republicans are talking about is just not what the swing voter is really interested in." www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

DP: We’re still running transgender ads. It’s just not resonating. $100 million in ads, $125 million in ads, and nothing’s moved the needle here in Texas in a month in the Senate race. Let’s be honest. The 8 to 10 percent of voters in the middle who are going to decide this election, when they hear stuff about boys in girls’ sports, they don’t even know what you’re talking about. This never happened in their communities, and they’ve been hearing about it for so many years, and so many other people have been accused of it. What Republicans are talking about is just not what the swing voter is really interested in.

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats. "You are rude!" #MD01

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

"America's prime minister" Read @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social's deep-dive profile of Stephen Miller, the "world’s most powerful unelected bureaucrat is leading Trump’s wars on immigrants, civilians, the law, and human decency." zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...

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Andrew Perez @andrewperez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

In our @zeteo.com profile of Stephen Miller, we answer a question I've had for a while: Why is Stephen Miller on TV? zeteo.com/p/stephen-mi...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ms. Rachel: "Susan Collins continues to vote for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel After over 20,000 precious KIDS have been killed in Gaza… She has received over 3.6 million dollars from pro-Israel PACs… Vote for Troy Jackson who is with the people of Maine!"

Ms. Rachel instagram post:

Senator Susan Collins continues to vote for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel
After over 20,000 precious KIDS have been killed in Gaza
After UN international commissions & legal experts conclude Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza
She has received over 3.6 million dollars from pro-Israel PACs during this election
Vote for Troy Jackson who is with the people of Maine!

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Incredible — Stephen Miller "has asked for repeated updates on what the U.S. government has done to target or investigate the activities of specific names…on his lengthy roster of enemies… At times, Miller’s inquiries have included questions about Cuba and the leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker…"

zeteo.com

American ‘Psycho,’ Fascist Dork: Inside Stephen Miller’s War of Terror

The world’s most powerful unelected bureaucrat is leading Trump’s wars on immigrants, civilians, the law, and human decency. It doesn’t matter that he’s made Trump historically unpopular.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I don’t think it makes sense for a U.S. national broadcast news network to make decisions about what to air based on the foreign editor’s focus group of Israelis.

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 14/10/2026

is that bad?

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

the best pod out there, many people are saying

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It's Christmastown @itschristmastown.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ran out of room in the promo post, but many thanks to longtime fan/contributor @erictime.bsky.social for helping us wade through Sydney Sweeney's slasherfest.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 14/10/2026

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This is yet another data point of why I tell people it is not better than trump just says “the quiet part loud” when it comes to American policy. It makes things *worse*. Thank whatever god u do or don’t pray to that he wasn’t President on 9/11

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/10/2026

1. Yes. Correct. 2. They better. 3. Good call. 4. I know of at least 25,000 plaintiffs.

And yet, as he ringleads Trump's vengeance campaigns, Miller actively fears retribution will one day come for him. In his more honest moments, **he has told confidants about how afraid he is that liberals will try to throw him in prison after Trump is out of power,** even if Trump preemptively pardons him, which will almost certainly happen.

In these private, candid moments,
**Miller has told others that he's convinced Democrats are going to be coming after him,** his family, **and his colleagues maybe for the rest of his days.** Miller has talked about civil

investigations and subpoenas - but perhaps **the thing that stands tallest in his mind is local and state prosecutors who he says want to put him in a
"prison cell."** Federal pardons can make it harder to prosecute former
U.S. appointees locally, but such clemency does not preempt local and state prosecutions and investigations in the same way that it would federal
probes.

privileges... at least not yet!) Miller has also lamented **the possibility that liberals will be filing lawsuits against him for years, if not decades,** and complained about how the left will try to use "lawfare" to bleed him and his

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Shawn Milrad @shawnmilrad.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Lmao incredible title

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Miller favorably compared what Trump insiders privately call his “war on terror” against the US left to COINTELPRO, the FBI’s notorious campaign of surveillance and dirty tricks targeting Black civil rights and other civil society leaders

Privately, according to two people familiar with the matter, Miller has (favorably) compared the Trump administration’s actions on this to COINTELPRO, the notorious Cold War-era FBI surveillance programs that routinely violated fundamental constitutional protections. But it’s a little more than a year of his iteration of MAGA COINTELPRO, and Miller wants more – a lot more. The sources add he’s berated other senior government officials about why more left-wingers haven’t been arrested or criminally charged, and why it is taking so long to dismantle certain liberal nonprofits; Miller has told colleagues that it would be an “existential threat” to the Republican Party if the Trump era were to end without the obliteration of the political network connected to liberal billionaire George Soros.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

i simply want democrats to be the version of themselves that steven miller conjures in his nightmares

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

"The Pentagon has named one of its own public affairs officials to run the publication Stars & Stripes, and he will keep his Pentagon job while doing it. This places a single official inside both the office that shapes the military's message, and the newsroom charged with covering it independently"

military.com

Pentagon PR Official Takes Over Stars and Stripes Months After Editor, Publisher Kicked Out

Christian Devine, an executive director and principal adviser in the Pentagon's public affairs office, was appointed weeks after terminations.

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