This of course is why governments throughout history have preferred retaining kompromat on bigshots and officials to letting the truth become public in some sort of idealistic pursuit of transparency. https://t.co/IVSi0OLCsY
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Nov 1, 2025
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“Welfarism is an insult to those who work, and especially to those on lower wages who put in long hours for a meagre but honest income. …..Tory and Labour politicians have created an experimental, universal basic income via the back door, and the results are disastrous.” How
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Nov 1, 2025
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The fuller version would be: Bill Gates gets himself into Epstein trouble. White House retains the Epstein files. Gates suddenly moderates his previous alarmism on climate change in the direction of White House position. Just saying.
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Nov 1, 2025
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“Is the bunker still even there?” What did Trump do to the secret emergency bunker under the East Wing when he demolished the East Wing? WH has been cagey. @Isikoff asks the question on the @SpyTalk podcast https://t.co/ztXY4BHn0g [about 3:10 in]
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Nov 1, 2025
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Bill Gates gets himself into Epstein trouble. Moderates his previous alarmism on climate change. Just saying.
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Nov 1, 2025
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How is step 3 legal? https://t.co/TBFrTbf0re
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Oct 31, 2025
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“Gutted”? You mean parts of it are still there? https://t.co/4YoF4arEVK
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Oct 31, 2025
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1992, of course. Thanks. So is it possible no photo of this survives? (I just wanted to make a cheesy Xi joke!) https://t.co/ANpwt2iBfN
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Oct 31, 2025
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I have a distinct memory of Sen. Paul Tsongas campaigning with a stuffed panda bear. (That would be in the 1994 presidential campaign, I assume.) Is this a fake memory? I can’t find a photo of it.
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Oct 30, 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 07:39PM
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I support one of these losers, but I wanted to highlight how toxic “Provide free health care to undocumented immigrants” is. More toxic than “Get rid of tracking” … https://t.co/4qR0XhtzwB
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Oct 30, 2025
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AFFORDABILITY WATCH: Housing prices continued to fall in real terms for 4th straight month as millions of unauthorized immigrants who would otherwise need housing left the country. It’s a mystery! [ via @AlanTonelson ] https://t.co/1gHaz73BMn
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Oct 30, 2025
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I bet Jeffrey Epstein could think of a subtler approach …
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Oct 30, 2025
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The Honeypot Playbook, outlined in @nypost, seems v-plausible until the step where you tell your mark “‘If you don’t send this information right now, I’ll disappear forever.” I’d think that would be maybe a bit of a red flag. Isn’t there a subtler trick? https://t.co/baxqZu3VE6
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Oct 30, 2025
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Even the (great) liberal Charles Peters conceded that the sharp restrictions of the 1920s (through 1965) had the effect of assimilating people of various races and origins into one nation. … I think it was in this well-written book https://t.co/siEkNsWnxv https://t.co/V0DNJpg42W
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Oct 30, 2025
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Worth listening to the whole 1:55 answer. It’s great. https://t.co/V0DNJpg42W
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Oct 30, 2025
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1) Phillips has a simple, plausible theory of the Las Vegas mass shooting that doesn’t involve Saudi helicopters; 2) He notes Newsom’s gerrymander was supposed to be a bluff, now it’s real; 3) It’s not popular with incumbent Dems; 4) It may, ultimately cost Dems seats nationwide. https://t.co/Mhfx9gNh7L
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Oct 30, 2025
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The Maxwell thing will probably actually happen.
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Oct 30, 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 08:04PM
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“I’m on a journey” is the universal get-outof-jail-free card if it works. … “I”m on a journey,’ says Nick Fuentes, launching his Fuentes for Senate campaign” … “‘I’m on a journey,’ says Ghislaine Maxwell” … “‘Journey!’ declares Willie Horton, adopting the latest shorthand https://t.co/M5Tlehh8B3
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Oct 30, 2025
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“I’m on a journey” is the universal get-outof-jail-free card if it works. … “I”m on a journey,’ says Nick Fuentes, launching his Fuentes for Senate campaign” … “‘I’m on a journey,’ says Ghislaine Maxwell” … “‘Journey!’ sayss Willie Horton, adopting the latest shorthand for https://t.co/M5Tlehh8B3
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Oct 30, 2025
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“Earlier border enforcement” doesn’t quite capure it.
Biden/Mayorkas opened the floodgates.
1 (a): Don’t open the floodgates … https://t.co/KjbCXR6VpF
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Oct 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 07:37PM
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Phillips knows basically everything about CA politics … https://t.co/v0p1vMuwqA
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Oct 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 03:45PM
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If you scratch a liberal Santa Monica doctor with an “In this house…” sign in front of their house long enough, you’ll discover they are angry about exactly this same thing … https://t.co/TRZbDoLu2K
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Oct 29, 2025
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You can’t arrest illegals at their homes–in front of their children!
You can’t arrest them at work–because Joe Rogan says so.
So yes, he was arrested “on his way to work” … https://t.co/bMw1Fmg9Hr— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Oct 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025 at 03:32PM
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If only the 22d Amendment actually were clear. … But it says “elected,” not “serve” … https://t.co/cXMWjussNY
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Oct 29, 2025
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TIL from https://t.co/lcrpoKFj4i’s panel that 1) our so-called $5M “mansion” tax also applies to buildings with multiple $500,000 apartments. Doh. and 2) the LA city Department of Water and Power is a disaster. Panelists were all convinced, though, that of course robust demand
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Oct 29, 2025
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