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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

#Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals & admirals

The assembled #military leaders likely already knew that #Hegseth is unqualified for his job, & they could mostly tune out the sloganeering that Hegseth, a former TV host, was probably aiming more at FauxNews & the White House than at the military itself. What they could not ignore, however, was the spectacle that #Trump put on when he spoke after Hegseth.

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/

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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

#Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals & admirals

The assembled #military leaders likely already knew that #Hegseth is unqualified for his job, & they could mostly tune out the sloganeering that Hegseth, a former TV host, was probably aiming more at FauxNews & the White House than at the military itself. What they could not ignore, however, was the spectacle that #Trump put on when he spoke after Hegseth.

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-hegseth-speech-incoherent/684421/

“When those #algorithms are controlled — or are poised to be controlled — by deeply conservative social media conglomerates, what could once have been a digital public square becomes a battleground for ideological intimidation. Every good-faith questioner is now a dissenter. You either open yourself up to harassment or, like most people, you choose silence. And if silence is the only logical choice, then #authoritarianism has arrived.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/charlie-kirk-media-truth-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.PYbz.x2nuH3Hw6dCP&smid=url-share #Trump #Maga #giftarticle

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What the Public Memory of #CharlieKirk Revealed

For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the #mainstreaming of formerly #extremist views.

By Nikole Hannah-Jones

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/magazine/charlie-kirk-rhetoric.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU8.xYGk.f_VTKCpgv7OH&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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What the Public Memory of #CharlieKirk Revealed

For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the #mainstreaming of formerly #extremist views.

By Nikole Hannah-Jones

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/magazine/charlie-kirk-rhetoric.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU8.xYGk.f_VTKCpgv7OH&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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The #Comey Indictment Is an #Embarrassment

For years, #Trump has demanded that criminal charges be filed against fmr #FBI Dir #JamesComey. Now he’s gotten what he wanted. Yesterday evening, well after federal courts usually close their doors, a grand jury in VA handed up an indictment alleging Comey lied when testifying before Congress in Sept 2020. The news was first announced (how else?) in a post on X by the Trump ally Laura Loomer.

#law #LegalEthics
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/comey-indictment-trump-doj/684381/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxbHR6UE-8JeV6PzUxON8UvA

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The #Comey Indictment Is an #Embarrassment

For years, #Trump has demanded that criminal charges be filed against fmr #FBI Dir #JamesComey. Now he’s gotten what he wanted. Yesterday evening, well after federal courts usually close their doors, a grand jury in VA handed up an indictment alleging Comey lied when testifying before Congress in Sept 2020. The news was first announced (how else?) in a post on X by the Trump ally Laura Loomer.

#law #LegalEthics
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/comey-indictment-trump-doj/684381/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxbHR6UE-8JeV6PzUxON8UvA

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Where Mideast *Envoy* Pitched *Peace*, His Son Pitched Investors

#SteveWitkoff’s son recently sought money from Gulf states including #Qatar, which has previously invested in #Witkoff family projects to win favor with #Trump.

#corruption #emoluments #law #PublicIntegrity
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/witkoff-son-qatar-gaza.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o08.JBJf.392xNzHXhmiT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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This can’t be good

#Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The #Pentagon has summoned #US #military officials from around the #world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals & their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
https://wapo.st/4nidndf

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#Democrats Dig In After #Trump Threat of Mass #Federal #Layoffs

Party leaders said the admin’s plan to fire #GovernmentWorkers in the event of a #shutdown indicating that they would not drop their demand that any measure to extend spending also carry concessions from #Republicans on #healthcare.

#law #Congress #MafiaState #extortion #coercion
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/democrats-government-shutdown-layoffs-threats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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This can’t be good

#Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The #Pentagon has summoned #US #military officials from around the #world for a gathering in Virginia. Even top generals & their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.

#Trump #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #war
https://wapo.st/4nidndf

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#Trump Dares the #UnitedNations to Mock Him Now

The president made clear that he’s done “standing up for the world.”

7 years ago, Trump was just a few sentences into his annual #UNGA address when most of the gathered leaders of the 193 countries represented began to chuckle—& then outright guffaw.

#UN #geopolitics #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/archive/2025/09/trump-united-nations-ukraine-russia/684346/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxThGEWWVeouchLVKUGWMl00