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[Barry R McCaffrey @mccaffreyr3]

Gen Donahue the most inspirational leader in a generation. Brilliant. Great judgment. Fearless. Takes care of soldiers. A terrible series of disastrous decisions by Hegseth.

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

NY Times investigative Reporter Eric Lipton breaks down his investigation into how President Trump and Howard Lutnick's families stand to profit from a $1.6 billion mining deal with Kazakhstan.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. "Paid for by me," he claimed. Except that's not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer https://t.co/7l2bkD0MIH

[Martina Navratilova @Martina]

This is fascism 2.0 trump style

[Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis]

General Chris Donahue has spent his career leading from the front, earning the respect of Soldiers, Allies, and senior leaders across the Joint Force. Secretary Hegseth’s decision to force him out says far more about Hegseth than it does about General Donahue.

This is yet another unforced error from a Secretary leading the Pentagon with bro-culture bravado rather than restraint, humility and careful stewardship of the finest fighting force in the world.

Strong leaders are not threatened by accomplished commanders. Weak ones are. His paranoid micromanagement of senior military leaders and promotion lists is pure insecurity dressed up as reform. He is more interested in purging people he perceives as insufficiently loyal than empowering proven patriots who can actually lead.

This is not reinvigorating the warrior ethos. This is not a leader prioritizing merit. It’s sophomoric. It’s unserious. And it’s bringing great harm to our Department of Defense. Our military deserves steady, serious civilian leadership. Right now, it’s getting the opposite.
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[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

The maximum amount a person can donate to a candidate is $3500.

Miriam Adelson just donated another $25 million.

Citizens United didn’t give corporations “free speech.”

It let billionaires buy elections and legally bribe politicians.

End Citizens United.

[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

So is this the kind of trash we can expect from @paramountplus (and @cbs) now?

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

FBI shows up to interrogate a U.S. citizen at his house—for writing an anti-ICE social media post.

"This is about comments that you posted online," said agent.

Orders homeowner to stop recording—refuses to even tell him which comments.

Agent wearing unique World Cup uniform to indicate he is currently assigned to work with ICE on immigration issues.

Craig Brittain has been actively documenting and participating in protests at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.

His social media posts videos of demonstrations, conflicts with agents, and calls for the facility’s closure.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

Are you fucking kidding me?

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

This is Sad!

For almost 30 years, leaders from both parties have set politics aside to honor the women veterans who gave their lives for this country at Arlington National Cemetery.

Then Trump and Hegseth shut it down.

Why? Because the ceremony recognized women.

This is an insult to every woman who wore the uniform, served with courage, and sacrificed for this nation.

Yesterday, @demwomencaucus stood with the women veterans Trump and Hegseth tried to erase and held an event anyway.

We see you. We honor you. We thank you. 🇺🇸

[Natalie Korach @NatalieKorach]

CNN's resident fact-checker Daniel Dale hasn't conducted an on-air fact check of Trump in more than three months, a stretch that coincidentally began around the same time Paramount announced its merger with WBD

https://t.co/Dz1WySs2E8

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Trump is the most corrupt president in US history.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Ok, my last word on Platner (for now). He’s a really bad, dishonest guy. Look, every candidate has shit in their lives they gotta answer for. I certainly do if I ever run again. But Platner has A LOT of shit in his life, and it’s really ugly, cruel, troubling, bigoted, & violent shit. But even worse than that - You gotta be honest about your shit, own it, & take accountability. I’ve been doing that these past 8yrs. Platner has done the exact opposite - he’s lied about all his shit, he refuses to own any of it, and he gets pissed when he’s held accountable for any of it. Democrats, jettison him while you still can.

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

Instead of just asking "is Pulte qualified to be DNI?" Can I suggest reporters just READ THE FUCKING STATUTE TO REPUBLICANS, WHICH EXPLICITLY REQUIRES (SHALL, NOT MAY!) THE PERSON TO HAVE "EXTENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTISE."

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

It really is. It's like a meth family moved in.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

The New World Screwworm, a grave parasitic threat, has just been detected in US cattle for the first time since it was eradicated in 1966.

The parasite's revival comes after Trump and DOGE slashed funding for Screwworm monitoring programs.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

A new Post analysis finds the video showing the Trump administration’s recent Pentagon appointee clambering into the Capitol on Jan. 6

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

It seems there is an entirely different set of rules for Republicans and Democrats.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Yes I sold paintings. About $225,000 a year over four years. The whole of my business while my father was President. Congress investigated it.

If you’re outraged about that, where is all your outrage now?

Kushner's Affinity Partners holds roughly $5 to $6 billion. Close to 99% of it comes from foreign sovereign wealth funds. Saudi Arabia. The UAE. Qatar. Over $90M in fees annually.