@CynicalPublius Yes, Google is misinterpreting the rules

“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified."

This quote was fed into google.

- I fed in the longer, complete quote

“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released by any military member, DoW civilian employee or contract employee, even if it is unclassified.”

- still misinterpreted

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Statement On Department Of War Media Access Guidelines From The Federalist CEO Sean Davis And Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway

- The Federalist

- Statement On Department Of War Media Access Guidelines From The Federalist CEO Sean Davis And Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway


- thefederalist.com/2025/10/15/sta…

Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. It’s up to us to remind him on October 18th that he’s not.
We will show him who really has the power in this country — and we will do it peacefully.

- Robert Reich
- Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor.

- nokings.org

Pentagon access is a privilege, not a right. So, here is @DeptofWar press credentialing FOR DUMMIES:

- Press no longer roams free
- Press must wear visible badge
- Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts

Done

- Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War

- The secretary and his staff know this, but:

- Journalists have never been able to roam free in the Pentagon.

- Journalists have always worn visible badges.

- Paul McLeary
- National Security for @politico.

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Barack Hussein Obama
Nobel Peace Prize 2009

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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
September 23, 2009

"Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges."

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The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded it to a Venezuelan peace activist today, and you know what she did?

Dedicated it to President Trump

- DC_Draino

[I saw this and had to check it out]
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela

- The Nobel Prize

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ALL hostages to be released very soon!
"I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan... BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" - President Donald J. Trump

- The White House

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🚨 SCHUMER SHUTDOWN - DAY 8
Day 8 of the Schumer Shutdown.
More sombrero. 🐝

CNN: They are voting yes on what we say in Washington, a clean CR, __ Democrats are voting no __

PELOSI: It's not a clean CR!

BASH: What's not clean?

PELOSI: "The point is...uh uh uh"

[1:56]
CNN: Republicans are voting YES to open the government. Democrats are voting NO. So how are they shutting down the government?

- RNC Research

PELOSI: It's NOT a clean CR.

CNN: ...what's not clean? What do they have in it?

- Eric Daugherty

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The Schumer Shutdown is about to unleash "Russ the Reaper!"
“There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.”

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Reaper and The Flowers, 1839

[just a satire video from Donald J. Trump]

realDonaldTrump/status/1972822596397003159
If you think your shutdown is a joke, it just proves what we all know: You can’t negotiate. You can only throw tantrums.

- Chuck Schumer > Senate Democratic Leader
[the guy with the blue tie on the right]

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🚨BREAKING: Due to our oversight efforts, GOOGLE commits to offer ALL creators previously kicked off YouTube due to political speech violations to return to the platform.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL.

Jim_Jordan/status/1970474487809265878


-threadreaderapp.com/thread/1970474… Google Admits Censorship Under Biden; Promises to End Bans of YouTube Accounts of Thousands of Americans Censored for Political Speech

- House Judiciary GOP

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New: Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees have launched separate but related oversight inquiries into the Homan matter, demanding all relevant documents from the FBI and DoJ.

- Ken Dilanian, MSNBC Correspondent

- The Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees could get the documents from MSNBC.

- Peter Labrie

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Tom Homan investigated for accepting $50,000 from FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

- Ken Dilanian MSNBC Correspondent

Trump border czar Tom Homan was under criminal investigation for potential bribery.

- Carol Leonnig @washingtonpost @MSNBC

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Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.


The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

-msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom…

The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.

- Gavin Newsom

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We should all feel a deep sense of grief and outrage at the terrible violence that took place in Utah today. Charlie Kirk's murder is sick and reprehensible, and our thoughts are with his family, children, and loved ones.

- Governor Gavin Newsom [California]

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You guys wanted the mainstream media to cover Iryna Zarutska’s murder?!

Well here it is!

- Breanna Morello
- Independent Journalist
- 10+ years in the mainstream media
- Fluent in sarcasm
- Fox, Newsmax, ESPN+

[NOTE: Iryna Zarutska, fatal attack, Charlotte, NC]

- Axios talks about MAGA Influencers first and then mentions Iryna Zarutska as an afterthought.

"sea of attacks on Video Surveillance, Social Media, X, X followers, President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk, Mike Lee, Michael Whatley"

- Peter Labrie

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[Dean Cain and ICE have sparked my interest.]

JOIN ICE!!
We need your help to protect 🇺🇸
25 years to old to join ICE!

- J Sadowsky

I am a sworn Deputy Sheriff... never said I joined ICE. Watch the video --

- Dean Cain

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Texas Quorum/Redistricting Part 3

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Part 1 > 04AUG to 06AUG 2025

My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
peter03102/status/1952360657011056784


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threadreaderapp.com/thread/1952360… Reviewing Texas Quorum/Redistricting

Part 2 > 07AUG to 07AUG 2025

peter03102/status/1953511442117742838


"Eventually, you WILL come back."
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1953511…

Hey @elonmusk, as a __ co-founder of Wikipedia, I find disturbing the influence that Wikipedia has over the Community Notes on X. __ "Should Wikipedia be banned as a usable source for Community Notes purposes on X?"

lsanger/status/1953581103945855250


- threadreaderapp.com/thread/1953581… I agree that Wikipedia cannot be used as a definitive source for Community Notes, as the editorial control there is extremely left-biased (and nihilistic imo).

Actual source material, not derivative, matters much more.

- Elon Musk

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Texas Quorum/Redistricting Part 2

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Part 1 > 04AUG to 06AUG 2025

My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
peter03102/status/1952360657011056784


threadreaderapp.com/thread/1952360… Texas DPS and the FBI are tracking down the derelict Democrats.

They will be taken directly to the Texas Capitol.

- Governor Greg Abbott

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My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.

Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.

This is the rot at the core of our broken political system.

- James Talarico, Texas State Representative (D)

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