The Wall Street Journal published an article today that gives insight into how European leaders reacted to Trump rupturing their countries' relationship with America. These details are honestly nauseating and shameful for America. Let's dive in: The clock neared midnight in Brussels, at the European Council headquarters, in the fifth hour of an emergency meeting on how to manage the breakup with America, its largest trading partner. The heads of state, 30 of them, would later call it an emotional "therapy session."

This Tulsi Gabbard story is somehow both insane and not surprising. She was a literal flesh mannequin whose entire career is a sham: thousands of documents show her positions and "beliefs" were simply those of her "eat my toenails" cult leader. Let's dive into a thread. To begin, hyperbole is not an adjective that can coexist side by side with this story. It is a disaster with national-security and political dimensions. It reads, oddly enough, like something beyond Gabbard's most bizarre conspiracy theories. Except it's backed by documents.

I just caught the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the DOJ EFTA team in a massive in a massive coverup related to Epstein's death. They hid the existence of a third jail employee in the SHU and tried to redact his name from the records. But they screwed up. Read this. After Epstein's death on the night of August 9th - 10th, 2019, during Trump's first term, then Attorney General William Barr appointed the OIG to conduct a review into Epstein's death. It was a highly flawed review, which I covered here:
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Here is a comprehensive thread on why, both legally and practically, the 28-point plan is shockingly awful. It excuses the 2022 invasion, gives Trump access to endless power over Ukraine even after he leaves office, and is totally one-sided. It even violates the US Constitution. "1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed"

This is meaningless. It is a truism, not a concrete statement backed with enforcement mechanisms. It says a conclusion, but not how it is achieved. Further, the whole document contradicts it. Not a good start.

How Ukraine worked a masterpiece in its Minerals Agreement with the United States: a thread 🧵:

To summarize, Ukraine placated Trump with a vague, unenforceable document with no specific obligations whose described purpose is Ukraine's security and prosperity.

Link at end. The "Agreement to Agree." This is the quintessential structure of the document. It sets forth only general understandings and puts off any specific duties, rights, and obligations to a later contract, the Fund Agreement.

The first class action related to DOGE's mishandling of personal sensitive information (PSI) has been filed. In this thread, I will discuss what the lawsuit alleges and claims involved. In the next thread, I will explain class actions. Complaint link:

jmp.sh/9g9rxXDf The Plaintiffs, both individually and as proposed class representatives, are employees of the federal government, including the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Bureau of Prisons, Navy, USAID, and the Forest Service. Their PSI was held by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Short thread for those who are considering the concealed carry of a handgun after the election. I have carried for 10+ years. I am just going to address the basics, such as choice of caliber, weapon, ammunition, and the importance of training and practice. DM me with questions. Caliber choice. 9mm is recommended. It is what the FBI and most police departments use. With modern ammunition, the terminal performance is excellent. Shot placement is the most important component of neutralizing a threat quickly, not caliber choice.

Recently, a dispute arose over the Georgian Legion and its fundraising practices. From this focused beginning, the dispute expanded, broadly, into an array of personal attacks, doxing, harassment, and accusations of foreign influence. This thread will address the key issues. More specifically, I intend to identify in order of importance importance transparency and its connection to modern Ukrainian history, how we can avoid a repeat of this situation in the future, where donation monies are unaccounted for, and how to move forward to victory.

Why is the Purdue Pharma decision one of the most important pro consumer-protection cases to be handed down in the 21st century, if not decades? How close did we come as a nation to a devastating and dangerous result? I will simplify and summarize, short 🧵 First, a quick primer on how bankruptcy is used by corporations who commit fraud, sell defective products, or otherwise engage in malfeasance that causes broad public harm.

Quick analysis of the attackers in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Just a few quick notes, but some good information here on the weapons used and level of training. Four screenshots can tell us a lot more than you'd expect. Let's dive in. Very short thread: Dagestan is where the Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev moved to Makhachkala in 2001. Dagestan is one of the most economically depressed areas occupied by Russia and a history of violent uprisings, for example, in the 1999 War in Dagestan.

By virtue of power invested in me as a human being with a tiny shred of decency, I announce on behalf of myself and the Selection Committee, the formation of the Baby Killer Hall of Fame & the selection of our inaugural member, Marjorie Taylor Greene: A🧵 Selection Criteria: to be eligible, the nominee must be alive, must have either directly ordered the murder of children, or have made significant bad faith contributions to the murder of children, through peddling disinformation, blocking legislation, or other acts that they

This week, major news outlets have reported that Putin is rattling the nuclear saber with respect to Ukraine. Yet again, the reporting has been largely unhelpful, except to Putin. I will attempt to clarify things and show why these threats should be rejected in this 🧵 There are interrelated but distinct issues in play here: the failure of the US and NATO to deter Putin in the past and how, if at all, Putin's threats should impact our current strategy with respect to Ukraine. Finally, I will preview what happens if we don't change course.