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Sarah Grisham<p>Trump appointee's disappearing act has key department at a standstill</p><p>Donald <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s decision to hand newly appointed <a href="https://union.place/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> Director Kash Patel the reins as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (<a href="https://union.place/tags/ATF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATF</span></a>), has led to the department being adrift with <a href="https://union.place/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> reportedly ignoring his duties.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2671633777/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/kash-patel-267163</span><span class="invisible">3777/</span></a></p>
@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Where are all the good toadies when you need one. He’s having to double up on the ones too dumb to hide, because even MAGA know this way lies madness*. 🤣 🤣 🤣 I like to think of it as a “DOGE” dodge for Dems. One trial for two administrative positions when this is finally over is an enormous governmental cost savings… 😜 </p><p>(*Ok fascism and probably prison but madness just sounds better.)</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a></p>
Faraiwe<p>WEEEELL, that didn't take long ....</p><p>🍿</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TurdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurdReich</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a></p>
Faraiwe<p>Patel is not white, nor uber wealthy. </p><p>muskrat is NOT gonna like this.</p><p>THUNDER DOME, THUNDER DOME</p><p>🍿</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TurdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurdReich</span></a></p>
Tim Mak<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> DIRECTOR NOMINEE PAID BY <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RUSSIAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RUSSIAN</span></a>: Kash <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a>, whom <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> nominated for the FBI director position, received $25,000 from a film company with possible Kremlin ties. The company is run by a Russian, who previously produced a pro-Russian campaign supported by Putin’s fund. </p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/07/patel-fbi-russia-lopatonok/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/national-se</span><span class="invisible">curity/2025/02/07/patel-fbi-russia-lopatonok/</span></a></p>
Joshua Holland<p>I was expecting there to be a few GOP senators who took their oaths seriously enough to sink Trump's most ludicrous nominees--the ones that are both dangerous and also just an embarrassment to the country--and fold on his other vicious, unqualified wingnuts. </p><p>But I was wrong.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tulsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tulsi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a></p>
Wen<p>How f*ng deluded do they need to be. They still can't provide and evidence for advantages - just downsides. And now stand back and watch the political rats fight in their sack.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jan/31/brexit-politics-tory-kemi-badenoch-priti-patel-keir-starmer-live-latest-news#comments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/live/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jan/31/brexit-politics-tory-kemi-badenoch-priti-patel-keir-starmer-live-latest-news#comments</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/toryDelusions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toryDelusions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FantasyPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baddenoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baddenoch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>From 2021 to 2023, <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kash</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> made content for <br>"The Epoch Times@, a news organization known for its far-right conspiracy theories, <br>its association with a Chinese dissident religious group, <br>and, since June, <br>a sprawling multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme allegedly perpetrated by one of its top executives<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-fbi-pick-co-hosted-show-conspiracy-filled-far-right-media-organ-rcna182823" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump/trumps-fbi-pick-co-hosted-show-conspiracy-filled-far-right-media-organ-rcna182823</span></a></p>
Wen<p>British 'patriots' by Morten Morland of The Times</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MortenMorland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MortenMorland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/TheTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheTimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Truss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Threats work - fear prevails. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/business/trump-media-threats.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/13/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/trump-media-threats.html</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> organizations are preparing for what they fear will be a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> onslaught from the new administration. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lawsuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawsuits</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sources</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/confidentiality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confidentiality</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fbi</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patel</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/revenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revenge</span></a> “<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> - Nobody at a news organization should be sanguine about what the legal climate is going to be like"</p>
David August<p>Find your Senators’ contact information at <a href="https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">congress.gov/members/find-your</span><span class="invisible">-member</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nominees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nominees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nominations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nominations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TulsiGabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KashPatel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/kennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>From 2021 to 2023, <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kash</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> made content for The Epoch Times, <br>a news organization known for its far-right conspiracy theories, <br>its association with a Chinese dissident religious group, <br>and, since June, a sprawling multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme allegedly perpetrated by one of its top executives.<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-fbi-pick-co-hosted-show-conspiracy-filled-far-right-media-organ-rcna182823" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump/trumps-fbi-pick-co-hosted-show-conspiracy-filled-far-right-media-organ-rcna182823</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>It should be a 5-alarm fire that Vladimir Solovyev, <br>one of the top Russian state propagandists, <br>gave a full-throated endorsement of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kashyap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kashyap</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a>, who will, if approved,<br> “dismantle America brick by brick.”<br><a href="https://www.mind-war.com/p/russian-state-media-endorses-fbi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mind-war.com/p/russian-state-m</span><span class="invisible">edia-endorses-fbi</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kashpatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kashpatel</span></a> was hacked by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> </p><p>Hackers are believed to have accessed at least some of Patel’s communications <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabinet</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fbi</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hacked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacked</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/politics/kash-patel-targeted-iran-hack/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/12/03/politics/ka</span><span class="invisible">sh-patel-targeted-iran-hack/index.html</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"This imbalance reflects a longstanding and classic power dynamic in which Republicans set the terms of public debate, excusing their own objectionable behavior while constantly attacking Democrats in a fiery display that attracts media attention but distorts reality."</p><p>The media have long since made it clear that law and order is expected of the Democrats, but for the Republicans? Meh. </p><p>And they expect us to keep listening?</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/18</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In today’s news coverage, the exercise of the presidential pardon—which traditionally gets very little attention—has entirely outweighed the dangerous nominations of an incoming president, which will have profound influence on the American people."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/17</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"who pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax evasion, campaign finance offenses, and witness tampering and whom Trump has now tapped to become the U.S. ambassador to France. …</p><p>Trump also pardoned for various crimes men who were associated with the ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Russian operatives working to elect Trump."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/16</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Instead, they have focused on President Biden’s pardon of his son, many of them condemning what they say is Biden’s rejection of the rule of law.</p><p>Some have suggested that Biden’s pardoning his son will now give Trump license to pardon anyone he wants, apparently forgetting that in his first term, Trump pardoned his daughter Ivanka’s father-in-law, Charles Kushner,"</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/15</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"And yet, much of American media today has been consumed not with the story that Trump has appointed a deeply problematic candidate to run what could be considered the nation’s most important department, overseeing about 3 million personnel and managing a budget of more than $800 billion, or with the reality that Biden’s distrust of our legal system under Trump is a profound warning for all of us."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/14</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Ron Filipkowski of MeidasTouch notes that Biden’s pardon came after Trump’s announcement that he wants to place conspiracy theorist Kash Patel at the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Filipkowski studies right-wing media and points out that Patel’s many appearances there suggest he is obsessed with Hunter Biden…."</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Patel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patel</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pardon</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a><br>/13</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-2-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/december-2-2024</span></a></p>