Joelelan
@typomaker.bsky.social
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
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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A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
In her last hours as DHS Secy, Noem's agency bought 5 planes from a donor at markups. In all, DHS gave $900M in contracts to that donor’s companies during her term. One plane had electronic bidets, 2 bedrooms, bar, wine chiller, a manta-ray skin table.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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@saletan.bsky.social makes the case against Trump and looks at evidence Jack Smith brought up in a deposition last year:
“ If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”
“ If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”
October 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
@saletan.bsky.social makes the case against Trump and looks at evidence Jack Smith brought up in a deposition last year:
“ If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”
“ If you think that Trump believed the election was stolen…DOJ officials told him that they didn't believe it was stolen…He knew he was telling them to lie.”
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This was an awesome indictment of Trump by @saletan.bsky.social w/evidence bombs dropped by Jack Smith during the hearings and testimony. Good watch.
Full vid:
📺 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...
Full vid:
📺 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...
October 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This was an awesome indictment of Trump by @saletan.bsky.social w/evidence bombs dropped by Jack Smith during the hearings and testimony. Good watch.
Full vid:
📺 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...
Full vid:
📺 youtu.be/AzZ4Bcxv-1Q?...
@mayor.nyc.gov
Only an occasional New York visitor- have always wondered why the city government doesn’t commission or even raffle off to artist (students& professionals etc) the blank ugly hallways & stairwells in the subway. The subway walls have the potential to be art galleries for all.
Only an occasional New York visitor- have always wondered why the city government doesn’t commission or even raffle off to artist (students& professionals etc) the blank ugly hallways & stairwells in the subway. The subway walls have the potential to be art galleries for all.
October 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
@mayor.nyc.gov
Only an occasional New York visitor- have always wondered why the city government doesn’t commission or even raffle off to artist (students& professionals etc) the blank ugly hallways & stairwells in the subway. The subway walls have the potential to be art galleries for all.
Only an occasional New York visitor- have always wondered why the city government doesn’t commission or even raffle off to artist (students& professionals etc) the blank ugly hallways & stairwells in the subway. The subway walls have the potential to be art galleries for all.
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If you think things are tight now, wait until the Big, Ugly Bull take effect. You have no idea what’s coming!
#momsky#sheshed
#momsky#sheshed
October 3, 2026 at 4:56 AM
If you think things are tight now, wait until the Big, Ugly Bull take effect. You have no idea what’s coming!
#momsky#sheshed
#momsky#sheshed
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literally in the next 48 hours! be aware!
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
October 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
literally in the next 48 hours! be aware!
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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
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
October 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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
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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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...
October 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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...
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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.
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.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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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For years Trump ranted on and on that Obama should release his records.
Trump has never released his high school or college records.
Trump has never released his high school or college records.
October 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
For years Trump ranted on and on that Obama should release his records.
Trump has never released his high school or college records.
Trump has never released his high school or college records.
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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...
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.
www.cnbc.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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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Dictator Move of the Day.
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
www.democracydocket.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Dictator Move of the Day.
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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.
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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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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.
Perhaps next time, they might want to find someone with any experience. Any Experience.
September 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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.
Perhaps next time, they might want to find someone with any experience. Any Experience.
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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
almost as if they are operating on the assumption that everybody else does what they (openly, on live tv, with signing ceremonies) do
It's a fascinating mistake bc it is rooted in the 100% GOP confidence that there was a coordinated legal attack on Trump from Biden/Garland etc. It follows that Smith must have been colluding with Willis to help her out. The idea that he has integrity and wouldn't do that is off the board.
September 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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 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.
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.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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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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...
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).
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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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“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.”
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...
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).
www.doomsdayscenario.co
September 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“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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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.
September 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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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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.
September 29, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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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In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo.
In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
September 28, 2026 at 10:07 AM
In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo.
In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo.
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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.
“Ranking Member Lofgren Urges Removal of Wielicki as Leader of Climate Research Office” lofgren.house.gov/media/press-...
Ranking Member Lofgren Urges Removal of Wielicki as Leader of Climate Research Office
(Washington, DC) – Yesterday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Director, Michael Kratsios, urging him to remove Dr. M...
lofgren.house.gov
September 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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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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.
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.
September 28, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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.
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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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...
Thank you for this essay and for all of your work, Daniel Dale.
@ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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 ...
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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...
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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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...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
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 ...
www.iankduncan.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...