John Peele
@pinetees.bsky.social
USAF veteran and retired National Security Exec. Wishing democracy and security for ALL 🌈. Suck at golf but love it. I’d choose family over coffee, most of the time. #humans>$ 🏀🏈⛳️ 🇺🇦
When you get up there in age, leaking is always a problem www.rawstory.com/nick-bilton-...
'60 Minutes' boss suffers humiliation as memo threatening leakers immediately leaks
CBS head Bari Weiss's handpicked executive editor for the venerable "60 Minutes" newsmagazine suffered another humiliating blow over the weekend.According to a report from media watchdog Status, Execu...
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Europe once again kicking the U.S.’s ass in renewable energy milestones. energyheadlines.com/germany-reco...
Germany Records Historic 12 Billion kWh Solar Feed-In in July 2026 – Energy Headlines
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It’s so cute that she thought Trump bases any of his comments or actions on actual evidence. www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-b...
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
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Who’s going to tell him that it’s his diaper that he’s smelling? www.joemygod.com/2026/08/trum...
Trump: All Blue Cities Are "Filthy, Smelly, Dirty, Violent" - Joe.My.God.
Talking Points Memo reports: President Donald Trump went off on a long, strange tangent where repeatedly expressed revulsion at the state of “blue cities” during an event in the Oval Office on Monday ...
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Alternative headline: “Hegseth pauses Iran war to battle Scouts” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Pete Hegseth bullied Scouting America into scrapping LGBTQ+ spaces at the National Jamboree
Trump's Defense Secretary used the Pentagon’s relationship with Scouting America to push the organization away from its inclusive policies.
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The Rock is getting fitted for a Spidey suit as we speak. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Soars to $355M for Second-Biggest Opening Weekend Ever
Tom Holland and his friends scored the highest-grossing debut in Sony's history and nearly swung past 2019's 'Avengers: Endgame' for the top domestic launch of all time.
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This story came to my attention via Fareed Zakaria this morning. Some of Mississippi’s scores are now surpassing even states that we have always associated with premium childhood education, such as Massachusetts. Some good lessons for us all here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best
Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right?
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True. And you'll never hear this on Fox. Or the fact that roughly 40% of Tesla execs who moved from California to Texas were busily attempting to move back to California after less than one year.
Think of Trump as a boil — an infected pustule on the giant ass of the American system. The boil would have become infected eventually because of deeper flaws in how the system has evolved. Let me introduce you to the first piece of why our system is failing: Jamie Dimon.
A Realist's Guide to the American System
Part 1: Dimon and the enshittification of everything
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FIFA looked at U.S. college football and said, “hold my beer”
Iran and Ukriane have more in common lately than what's being reported. A $40,000 drone. A $4 million interceptor. Half the Patriot stockpile gone in seven weeks. Ukraine builds interceptors for $1,400 and the Pentagon still hasn't done the math. substack.com/@barronstjoh...
The Math Broke: What Moscow Is Learning and Washington Isn't
I started seeing similarities between the two wars, and I was right.
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Xi is no fool. Every weapon the U.S. uses against Iran is one less that China has to worry about when they invade Taiwan. www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/p...
Exclusive: US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire, sources say | CNN Politics
US intelligence indicates that China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks, according to three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.
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Better be careful, Ted. You’re getting awful close to the sun.
In case you didn’t think actual policy results matter… Call it the “Mamdani effect” www.ms.now/opinion/comm...
Opinion | House GOP memo shows party’s ‘socialist’ scare tactics are not working
Ahead of the midterms, a conservative firm is warning House Republicans to smear liberals as communists instead of socialists.
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The GOP continues to serve up its best and brightest…. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee GOP governor candidate says he would ban Islam, outlaw same-sex marriage
Republican gubernatorial candidate Monty Fritts calls himself a "Christian nationalist," explains what that means.
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The Trump administration killing seniors with another cruel decision. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
Trump Will End Subsidies for Medicare Drug Premiums
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
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U.S. Forest Service personnel assisted ICE in raids at tourist locations in the Pisgah National Forest in western NC. Anyone know of other known occurrences of Forest Service personnel acting in this manner? www.instagram.com/reel/DbW9u4f...
Green is an anchor around the Warriors’ neck, on so many levels. Just, why? #NBAsky www.cbssports.com/nba/news/dra...
Draymond Green re-signs with Warriors, explains why he thinks LeBron James didn't come to Golden State
Green will be back with the Warriors alongside Steph Curry for a 15th season
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Billionaires managed to find enough pocket change to spend $2.6B on the 2024 elections, predominantly for Republican candidates. Imagine how many homeless people we could feed and house with that kind of funding every two years.
The Trump administration just gave Data Centers a license to kill. thehill.com/policy/energ...
EPA exempts data center power plants from pollution limits seeking to prevent acid rain
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain.…
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