"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

The mystery of the missing F-35 stealth fighter jet parts that were apparently shipped to Hong Kong Reporting with @jaketapper on @TheLeadCNN #china

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Happy 9 25 everyone

this feels extreme

LeBron James on why he chose Philly “My relationship with Tyrese Maxey goes beyond the court.“ “I love the way he (Jaylen Brown) approaches the game both sides of the floor. His approach to the game. His insight on the game. He is misunderstood.” “One of the most important things is the big fella. And the only thing he has not done, and that’s win a championship. I want to try to help him get that first one. I hope that I can be that final little piece to help him get over the hump. It’s time to dig deeper into The Process” LeBron says he wants to help Joel see the process a different way, day to day on how to win a championship

I hate this. Xi is a commie bastard who runs a key US adversary. Biden, warts and all, was a U.S. president.

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Last night, Trump gave better access to Chinese media than the US press while toasting the communist dictator, while running a local ad insisting he’s anti-communist. What are we doing, people? colbyhall.com/p/morning-fram…

RT @Alyssafarah: An American President mocking another American President to the communist leader of China is … gross and unAmerican.

Quite a headline from @colbyhall: “Trump Lets China In, Keeps CNN Out, and Toasts a Communist Dictator” open.substack.com/pub/mrcolb…

Getting a call that Aaron Sorkin wants to adapt your book- followed by a call that David Fincher wants to direct- and then a call that Trent Reznor wants to score- makes you pretty happy you fought through 190 rejections to get your career going in the first place. :)

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Nothing says “America First” like mocking a former American president in front of a communist dictator. Trump may think he’s humiliating Biden, but all he’s doing is humiliating the United States.

This is grotesque behavior. Joe Biden was an American president. Xi is a communist dictator, and the head of a foreign state. Our internal divisions are not fair game in this context.

chaos is my middle name

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Court orders are not optional. The law requires all Americans to abide by court rulings, regardless of whether they disagree with the ruling. Refusal to abide by a court ruling has a name: contempt. And contempt has clear consequences. Judge Kelly explicitly ordered the Trump administration to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” CNN, MS NOW, and Politico’s “hard pass” credentials to the White House. Refusing to abide by Judge Kelly's clear order would be a dangerous escalation and an affront to the rule of law.