Avram Fechter

Aff housing/community dev specialist. Political/history junkie. Proud husband and father. Opinions my own.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

“The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now, arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes,” -CIA Director Ratcliffe

[Dave Matt @davematt88]

NPR did learn that there's a trick if you are applying in person in Washington and do not want a passport with Trump's image: Choose extra pages. The State Department says the 250th commemorative passport is only available in the standard, 28-page book

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

😳🤷🏼‍♂️

[Larisa Brown @larisamlbrown]

Dan Jarvis has announced the UK will provide its biggest package of drones for Ukraine. The MoD announced that 150,000 drones and 350 air defence missiles and radars would be handed over to the Ukrainians as part of a £752 million package, financed with the profits of seized Russian assets https://t.co/M3qJ3JFm1f

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

A senior Israeli official tells Channel 13 that Iran's ongoing ballistic missile attack is a declaration of war.

[Avram Fechter @afechter]

Thread makes a good point

[Ed Carson @IBD_ECarson]

The Compromise of 1850, at best, only papered over the slavery divide, but delaying the Civil War was impt for the North's victory. 1/
https://t.co/blpv7Auqxx

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Romania, a member of NATO, has been attacked by Russia.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

No, the president cannot single-handedly repeal D.C. home rule, replace a mayor, or prevent a mayor from taking office. All of that would be left to Congress. (Remember, when Congress granted D.C. home rule it was devolving its authority over the city.)

[Mimi Rocah @Mimirocah1]

Facts: the 1/6 mob caused 5 people to die, 140 LE officers to suffer severe injuries like cracked ribs, brain injuries, smashed spinal disks & more. And many more minor injuries and trauma. With 1000s of hours of video including from the rioters themselves it was the most recorded crime in US history (we prosecutors rarely have this much direct evidence). Approx 260 trials & only 2 people were acquitted (that’s a phenomenal record). Many defendants pleaded guilty (because they were). Not one defendant won a motion for selective or malicious prosecution or disclosure violations. Some of the judges overseeing cases were Trump appointed. Defendants had every legal process and rights and these were some of the most carefully scrutinized cases by DOJ ever. The highest sentences were the most serious offenders and/or people with extensive criminal histories. (Some judges questioned why the govt wasn’t seeking higher sentences actually). ⚖️

[Ashley Schapitl @AshleySchapitl]

News in this @washingtonpost reporting on JLG praising Trayon—the reporter was not actually able to find an example of her condemning his remarks about the Jewish community, which is what her campaign hung its hat on.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is absolutely disgusting.

This bigoted garbage and antisemitism should be nowhere near our politics.

If you’re in TX-35, vote for @johnnygarciatx.

And the donors behind the Republican super PAC funding her should be exposed.

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

NEWS

A federal judge closes Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, noting there's "no settlement of record" because DOJ never mentioned one on the docket. We'll see if that upends the $1.776B fund to Trump's allies.

@MuellerSheWrote found this during our livestream today.

Order https://t.co/mIcIpULWGv

[Avram Fechter @afechter]

@Pete_Monahan_JD The Americans. Maybe The Wire. West wing.

[Avram Fechter @afechter]

@Pete_Monahan_JD Sopranos

[G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris]

If you use the two-party turnout stats here to forecast the national environment, we are currently in something like D+8. And that’s before the typical summer-fall pattern of the polls breaking against the incumbent party

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Last year, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. fired all full-time employees in the CDC’s cruise ship sanitation program, gutting the agency’s ability to investigate outbreaks and inspect ships.

Now, after a deadly virus outbreak aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius left three passengers dead, U.S. officials are monitoring possible infections in multiple states as the CDC no longer has a full-time cruise ship sanitation team.

Great job, everyone.

[Avram Fechter @afechter]

The picture says way more than 1000 words.

[Idrees Ali @idreesali114]

U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade drives on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as it undergoes renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

[Matt Royer @royermattw]

8 days.

That’s how long it took Tennessee Republicans to gut a majority-Black Memphis district after SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Louisiana, Alabama, and South Carolina are next.

They’re not even hiding it anymore.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Per an admin official to me, Kuwait also cut off access, basing and overflight (ABO).

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

.@CarolLeonnig: Trump’s personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan was “pressuring and pushing” DOJ prosecutors under her at EDVA to bring charges against Sen. Lucas because she thought it would help the Trump White House in the midterms, per source familiar