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Joelelan

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Striving to be well informed; Wish I could spend more time on pottery. Typos are a side effect of being a busy dyslexic and provide you with an opportunity to feel superior—Your welcome…(you’re)lol

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you think things are tight now, wait until the Big, Ugly Bull take effect. You have no idea what’s coming! #momsky#sheshed
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h
literally in the next 48 hours! be aware!
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Have you heard of 1789 Capital? The venture capital firm founded by Don Jr? They obtained a stake in a small company named Vulcan Elements-and quickly got a $620 million deal from the Pentagon Why? “The call came from the White House: We have to get this done” #PaytoPlayPresident
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here's what Tucker Carlson is up to when he talks to his own audience, instead of interviewers from NPR or NY Times: Explaining that white people are facing extinction and the ADL is trying to cover it up. He concludes, "Noticing is hate. Noticing is violence." www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Again, what possible interest would the Anti-Defamation League have in attacking whites in South Africa who say they're being killed, especially since there are many, many hundreds who have been killed? And that's documented. That's not a guess, and it's not a conspiracy theory. And every single one of them was killed by a Black South African. This is intra-racial crime, and it is racially motivated.And the testimony of almost every survivor corroborates that. So why is it in the interest of the ADL not simply to deny it's happening, but to attack the survivors of it and their family members? You have to ponder that for a minute.

Here's Wikipedia's response to this racial conspiracy theory. Quote, white genocide is a political myth based on pseudoscience, pseudohistory, and ethnic hatred, and is driven by a psychological panic often termed white extinction anxiety.

White extinction anxiety, often referred to as white extinction anxiety. So let's just, I don't know, get the demographic numbers, which are publicly available for the biggest white countries in Europe and North America, and ask a really simple question. Is the percentage, the proportion, of the white population going up or down? Say over the past 50 years, has it gone up or down? Well, it's not only gone down, it's bottomed out. United States went from nearly 90% white over 60 years to probably less than half white.

So that's white extinction anxiety? No. Those are facts. So again, it's not enough to pretend that it's not happening. Wikipedia, like the ADL, like CBS News, like ABC News, feels the moral obligation to attack anyone who happens to notice what's happening. The facts are themselves racist. Objectively, again Wikipedia, white people are not dying out or facing extermination. The purpose of the conspiracy theory is to justify a commitment to a white nationalist agenda in support of calls to violence.

Noticing is hate. Noticing is violence.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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215 Pounds on the Moon, in 1/6 Gravity, Maybe. @215poundsonthemoon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For years Trump ranted on and on that Obama should release his records. Trump has never released his high school or college records.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick has an annual salary of $205,000. And he reported "outside income" of $250mn last year, largely based on investments with strong connections to US Government action. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reports more than $250 million in income last year
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unwound his ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as the billionaire financier joined the Trump administration.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dictator Move of the Day.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration is airing campaign-style TV ads using money Congress approved for border security upgrades, efforts to combat drug trafficking and memorials for officers killed in the line of duty, according to records.
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Campaign-style Trump ads use money meant for border security, memorials
The White House Office of Management and Budget added $20 million to the pot for commemorative events a day before DHS awarded an advertising contract of the same amount.
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Dr Paul Williams @drpwilliams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ethan Harper graduated from Harvard Law in 2023 and is Chief Counsel to Eric Schmitt Perhaps next time, they might want to find someone with any experience. Any Experience.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think a lot about Biden/Garland keeping David Weiss on as US Attorney, because they didn't want to meddle with the Hunter probe. And then Garland elevating Weiss to special counsel so he could convict Hunter. And this having ZERO IMPACT on the GOP certainty that Biden was rigging the DOJ
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 30/09/2026
The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General “declined further action” on an undisclosed matter involving Attorney General Todd Blanche’s cryptocurrency trades, according to a new federal financial disclosure document reviewed by The Washington Sun.
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DOJ Inspector General ‘Declined Further Action’ on Todd Blanche Cryptocurrency Matter
The attorney general has faced questions over scuttling crypto investigations while invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 30/09/2026
“Patel is apparently planning a trip to Russia, a country that (a) is no friend of the United States nor the FBI specifically and yet (b) is quite friendly with Patel, including via a ‘Russia-linked production company’ that evidently previously paid Patel $25,000 to appear in an anti-FBI TV series.”
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Last week I watched and analyzed 20 hours of Fox News and this short clip was the ONLY mention of Trump's attempt to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House Press Corps. Fox did NOT include that they also boycotted the White House press corps.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
Michael Weiss: Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren calls for the removal of climate denier Matthew Wielicki as head of the US govt's climate research office. Wielicki has no training in climate science, and regularly uses AI to invent non-existent sources to support his claims.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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John Q. Barrett @johnqbarrett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
President Trump is a massive liar. It’s why he’s unfit for office, and for every other decent person role. Thank you for this essay and for all of your work, Daniel Dale. @ddale8.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.” www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
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Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan
How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking ...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/09/2026
Donald Trump’s attempt to ban reporters from the White House is “a preview of what to expect over Trump’s remaining time in office—especially if Democrats take control of one or both chambers of Congress,” @qjurecic.bsky.social argues.
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The Two-Year Temper Tantrum to Come
Trump’s recent kerfuffle with the press is a preview of his next era.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 25/09/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration can use a wide-ranging government database that includes Social Security information to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists, the Supreme Court rules.
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Government can use Social Security data to identify noncitizen voters, Supreme Court rules
President Donald Trump wants to let states use a federal database that includes voters’ personal information to check for noncitizens on voter rolls.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
13/ By the end of 2024, FBI agents had enough evidence to pursue a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers of both political parties. They asked their supervisors to approve a new investigation. Then Trump returned to the White House.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
14/ He eviscerated the specialized FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption investigations, some of which were involved in Trump-related cases. And the government stopped talking to an informant who had offered a road map to corruption in Congress.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
12/ Here’s a crazy part: Kao told the FBI that the company’s government work was of no real value. Its research under his stewardship resulted in products Navatek knew the military would never buy, former employees said. One example: This 3D-printed boat Collins is posing with 👇
Sen. Susan Collins, wearing a blue suit and red shirt, stands in front of a 3D-printed boat while holding a broken champagne bottle during a publicity event. The boat has the University of Maine logo and is emblazoned with the text "3Dirigo." Behind Collins are a group of applauding people, including a woman holding a Guinness World Records plaque.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
11/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
9/ That cafe meeting, Kao asserted, was just one episode in a sprawling pay-to-play operation in Congress. He and his close associates donated nearly $900K to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with $40M+ a year in government funds.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
7/ But then, Kao got caught. The FBI had seen through his shell company ruse, and in 2022 a grand jury indicted him for making illegal campaign contributions. No one working for Collins was charged.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
8/ Facing years in prison, Kao recounted the cafe meeting to the FBI in 2022, hoping to reduce his sentence by revealing the scheme. What he told them has never before become public.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
6/ Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the company $32M in naval contracts.
A check for $150,000 to 1820 PAC, a pro-Collins super PAC, from the Society of Young Women Scientist and Engineers.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
4/ To skirt campaign finance laws and conceal the source of the funds, Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sends an initial $150K to the pro-Collins super PAC (1820 PAC) using a shell company. Reed knows Kao is behind the donation. “Very smart,” he says in an email viewed by ProPublica.
Emails Between Martin Kao and Scott Reed, Discussing Contributions to the Susan Collins Super PAC, 1820 PAC

“Hi Scott: Had a chance to discuss 1820 with my CFO and attorney last night. They are suggesting setting up a separate new LLC to make the donations. Name of new LLC: Society of Young Women Scientists and Engineers.

In my personal real estate investments, we often use LLCs that can be set up to "facilitate" transactions. They are super vague and very difficult to get any background info on. Totally legal and typically used in real estate transactions to conceal the identity of buyer/seller. Wanted to get your thoughts/concerns.”
— email from Martin Kao to Scott Reed, Nov. 22, 2019

“Very smart and glad your counsel understands. Thanks for doing this.”
— email from Scott Reed to Martin Kao, Nov. 22, 2019

“Great! We will proceed on getting this set up ASAP. Have a nice weekend.”
— email from Martin Kao to Scott Reed, Nov. 22, 2019
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
2/ Our story starts in 2019. Collins is at risk of losing her seat. A year earlier, she helped Navatek land a multimillion-dollar Navy contract in Maine. Scott Reed, head of the pro-Collins super PAC, meets with Navatek execs in a D.C. cafe and asks for a $500K donation.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
3/ This is risky. Government contractors are banned from making political contributions. For the company to offer donations to Collins in exchange for an official action, or for Collins to accept, would constitute criminal bribery.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/09/2026
📣📣 Protect vaccines: Make a public comment DEADLINE: Sun Sept 20 📝 www.regulations.gov/document/HHS... Lots of anti-vaxxers have already commented 😨 - now it’s up to all of us to add some common-sense points. Confused about what’s going on? Let’s dive in (🧵)
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 20/09/2026
The US President is claiming, and this is real, that the military is demanding he build a massive monument to himself across the river from Washington because they have nowhere else to store ammunition or deploy drones. The site, which I pass often, is just down the road from THE PENTAGON.
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump: in tune with the priorities of typical Americans.
Cutting funding for Harvard University is a major priority for Trump, according to the officials, prompting him to seek a workaround.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Article is useful in that it shows that a) Trump is directly involved in these decisions, b) sees them in purely personalist terms - he wants to politicize research grants so he can destroy Harvard for daring to defy him
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I always enjoy when Obama gets in on the imagine if Obama did that game
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After getting conflicting answers, Rep. Beatty's attys are seeking an emergency hearing to clarify why & for how long Kennedy Center has been closed. Gates going up. Odd detail: "I saw the forklift run into and hit the pillars on the bldg several times." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I walked around to both the north and south sides of the building and saw that the
gates wrapped all around there, too, and blocked all the staircases leading to the building.
18. I also saw that there were four gates blocking the main walkway to the building.
19. I saw that the door under the scaffolding on the east side of the building was open,
but it appeared that workers were waiting for more gates to arrive to close it. Later, I saw that they
closed off that gap with gates.
20. While I was standing outside the gates, I saw forklifts bringing more gates to the
front of the building. These gates were white and orange and looked like those used on construction
sites.Afterward, I saw a forklift carrying what appeared to be a more permanent form of
fencing drive over to the north side of the building. I saw the forklift run into and hit the pillars on
the building several times.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump isn't joking. He did this to New Jersey and other blue states seeking funding to recover from last winter's storms. What kind of leader does that to their own people?
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ron White: Eight of Ken Paxton’s assistants turned him into the FBI for fraud... They sued and won $6 million. Guess who paid that $6 million? You and me paid the $6 million for his bribery. His own party impeached him. He’s a criminal.
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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...
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New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
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John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
while claiming to the public he opposed it. But Kushner's big gift was brokering the nukes deal on the Saudis' behalf, while supposedly acting for the White House. It might be the most consequential act of proliferation in decades, and it contradicts all Trump's claims going into the Iran War.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They are supposed to be doing the jobs they are getting paid by taxpayers to do, not using their positions and government resources to fly around the country doing partisan political campaign events.
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