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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

Former admin adviser was charged Thursday with *illegally storing & transmitting classified information*.

The investigation into Bolton, who served for more than a year in Trump’s first admin before being fired in 2019, burst into public view in August when the searched his home in Maryland & his office in Washington for classified records he may have held onto from his years in government.


apnews.com/article/john-bolton

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    …It was not clear Thursday who would replace Admiral Holsey, who just this week visited the islands of & as well as .

    News of the admiral’s departure comes a day after it was reported that the admin had secretly authorized the to conduct covert action in .

    Trump acknowledged Wednesday that he had authorized the covert action & said the US was considering strikes on Venezuelan territory.

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      …Admiral Holsey, who is , becomes only the latest in a line of more than a dozen leaders, many of them people of color &/or , who have left their jobs this year. Most have been fired by Secretary or pushed out.

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        It was unclear why Admiral Holsey is leaving now, less than a year into his tenure, & in the midst of the biggest operation in his 37-year career.

        …Since early Sept, Special Ops forces have struck at least 5 boats off the coast of that the admin claims were transporting drugs, killing 27 people. US officials have privately made it clear that the main goal is to drive Nicolás , ’s leader, from .

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          The commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Sea that the admin says are smuggling drugs is stepping down, 2 officials said Thursday.

          The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the , which oversees all operations in Central & South America, even as the has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region in what it says is a major counterdrug & counterterrorism mission.

            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
            @wdlindsy@toad.social

            “One particularly grotesque element of Christian Zionism is the fact that while its views on Jews are intensely utilitarian—they must own the land of Israel, then die en masse, as a trigger condition for Jesus’s return—their views on Palestinians are even darker. Palestinians, being extraneous to the Apocalypse, are viewed as an obstacle to its coming.”

            ~ Ibid., p. 83


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              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
              @wdlindsy@toad.social

              "This is a country that gives rise to prophets like mushrooms in the wet, that abounds with revivals and awakenings.”

              ~ Ibid., p. 67


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                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                “Understanding American politics through the lens of prophecy didn't begin with Donald Trump, nor did the prophetic spirit begin here in the twenty-first century. Trump's theologically inspired champions have many historical analogues whose roots are deep in America's strange, God-soaked soil."

                ~ Ibid., p. 67


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                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                  Nothing wrong here

                  Head of the Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

                  Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, & as the escalates attacks against boats in the Sea.


                  nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/poli

                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                    said Tuesday that had taken out “a couple of gangs that were very bad” & had killed a number of gang members. “That didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you,” he said.

                    But Trump also made clear he had limited patience for the killings that Hamas was carrying out against rival factions inside the devastated territory.

                    “They will disarm, & if they don’t do so, we will disarm them, & it’ll happen quickly & perhaps violently,” Trump said.

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      on Thursday warned “we will have no choice but to go in & kill them” if internal bloodshed persists in .

                      The grim warning from Trump came after he previously downplayed the internal violence in the territory since a & hostage deal between & Hamas went into effect last week in the two-year war.


                      apnews.com/article/trump-middl

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” wrote after talking to . They previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a *diplomatic breakthrough* [jack squat].

                        Before Trump & Putin meet, officials led by Secy of State will sit down with Russian representatives next week. It’s unclear where that meeting will take place.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          says he'll meet with in . He first meets Friday with at the White House

                          Trump said Thursday he will meet again with ’s Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in . A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary.

                          “I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump wrote after talking to Putin.


                          apnews.com/article/trump-zelen

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            Together, the messages reveal a culture where , & rhetoric circulate freely — & where the -era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next *leaders*.

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              …The 2,900 pages of chats, shared among a dozen millennial & GenZ between early Jan & mid-Aug, chronicle their campaign to seize control of the national org on a hardline pro-Donald platform. Many of the chat members already work inside or party , & one serves as a state .

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                Leaders of groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.

                                They referred to people as monkeys & “the watermelon people” & mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies & driving them to suicide & lauded who they believed support .

                                  [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                  @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                  Donald Trump 1) bans tiktok 2) ”saves” tiktok 3) you owe him big for it
                                  loops.video/v/bqjhAyRe0m

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    ICYMI

                                    POLITICO EXCLUSIVE

                                    ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose ’ chat

                                    Thousands of private messages reveal young leaders joking about gas chambers, & .


                                    politico.com/news/2025/10/14/p

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                      Ultimately, the judge asked Skedzielewski to work out a modified order with the plaintiffs’ lawyers. And, she said, “if everybody kind of follows what’s outlined in this [temporary restraining order], conforms their decisions & behavior to what the demands, then, you know, all copacetic.”

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        But Skedzielewski said have not been rolled out for officers in the area, & he complained about the logistics of sorting through those videos every time an alleged incident occurs.

                                        Ellis told him, “there’s, you know, a simple way to not have to do that though, right?”

                                        After a long pause, Skedzielewski insisted that, “I think we’re going to enforce federal law.” [Which sounds a lot like a threat]

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          The judge went on to explain that the use of by agents would help sort out any confusion about what happened. Unlike cell phone cameras that are often whipped out after something occurs, body cameras “pick up events before the triggering event happens,” she said.

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                            But Ellis then asked about the incident on the Southeast Side, in which local security cameras captured agents intentionally crashing into a car in a risky maneuver restricted by some departments nationwide.

                                            Ellis told Skedzielewski, “We’re not on the . We are in an , densely populated area.” And, she said, “There’s a reason the Police Department has policies.”

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              Still, they told the judge that the admin doesn’t believe her has been violated “at all.” And during Thursday’s hearing, lawyer Sean Skedzielewski insisted that reporting on the incident “is just inaccurate.”

                                              Witnesses said they heard no warning before the use of in Albany Park, & no warnings can be heard on of the incident showing the scene leading up to the gas being thrown in the middle of a residential street.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                The plaintiffs’ lawyers wrote in a court filing late Wednesday that “officers appear to be using , , & other against & journalists. Young & even appear to have been subjected to the indiscriminate use of tear gas” by federal officers.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  In both instances, a crowd of onlookers gathered to the agents.

                                                  Plaintiffs in the case include orgs such as the Headline Club, Block Club Chicago, & the Chicago Newspaper Guild, which represents who work at the Chicago Sun-Times.

                                                  Case page:
                                                  courtlistener.com/docket/71559

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    Ellis also said she would be modifying the she entered last week to require on agents carrying out ’s so-called “Operation Midway Blitz.” Details of that modification still needed to be ironed out.

                                                    Though the judge called the early morning hearing herself, the case has been closely watched following the use of Sunday in & in a residential neighborhood on the SE side of Tuesday following a chase where feds rammed an SUV.

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      Then Judge Ellis insisted that Russell Hott, director of ICE’s field office, appear in her courtroom Monday to clarify what’s going on.

                                                      “The field director is going to explain to me why I am seeing images of being deployed & reading reports that there were no warnings given before it was deployed,” Ellis said.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                        That same judge took the bench early Thursday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where she told one of Trump’s lawyers, bluntly, “I’m not blind.”

                                                        US District Judge Sara Ellis cited reports in the Sun-Times & other media that have given her “serious concerns” about whether the admin has followed her in recent days.

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                          Judge hauling official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her : 'I'm not blind'

                                                          A week ago, a federal judge forbade agents from using & other “riot control” weapons without warning in as they carried out ’s blitz.


                                                          chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            “I’m getting images and seeing images on the news, in the paper, reading reports where I’m having concerns about my order being followed,” the judge said.

                                                            Sean Skedzielewski, an attorney representing the government, [lying] laid blame with “one-sided & selectively edited media reports.”

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              US District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a “little startled” after seeing TV images of clashes between agents & the public during ’s crackdown.

                                                              “I live in if folks haven’t noticed,” she said. “And I’m not blind, right?”

                                                              Ellis last week said agents in the area must wear badges, & she banned them from using certain riot control techniques against peaceful & .

                                                                Paul Chambers🚧 boosted

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                Judge orders agents in area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

                                                                Federal officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear , a judge ordered Thursday after seeing & other aggressive steps used against .


                                                                apnews.com/article/chicago-imm

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  A measure to block the admin’s lethal strikes on alleged drug traffickers fell short in the last week, a of lawmakers to assert their constitutional role in deciding if & how the enters a .
                                                                  
 ofcls in multiple classified briefings have not definitively identified the victims or explained why the military is using deadly force rather than the long-standing protocol of interdicting vessels at sea, Democratic lawmakers have said.

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    Sept 25 satellite images showed a ship matching the length & visual composition of the MV Ocean Trader docked at St. Croix…. On Oct 6, satellite images…show the same ship operating in the ~40 miles east of — a few dozen miles from where the helicopters were filmed.

                                                                    About ⅒ of all deployed naval power is in the region, a “seismic” reordering of assets, analysts said, including a submarine, a fleet of destroyers & F-35 fighters mobilized in Puerto Rico.

                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                      …The MV Ocean Trader, a commercial vessel reconfigured into a stealthy floating Special Ops base, appears to have recently operated in the & may have some relationship to the aircraft, per experts.
                                                                      
The ship can carry ~200 personnel, ~150 of whom are dedicated to special missions, said Bradley Martin, a snr policy researcher at Rand Corporation & fmr surface captain. It can hold multiple aircraft…including the numerous helicopters shown in the video.

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                        The inclusion of Little Birds — small attack aircraft designed to insert operators onto the ground & provide close air support — suggests preparations for potential missions that could see , Cancian said.
                                                                        
The Black Hawks could be used in support, he added, carrying additional troops, combat search-&-rescue or other capabilities.

                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                          The aircraft are likely operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with . The unit flies missions for commandos like Navy SEALs, Green Berets & Delta Force, & has gained renown for undertaking complex & dangerous operations such as the raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            Visuals that circulated on social media in early October appeared to show MH-6 Little Bird attack helicopters & MH-60 Black Hawks over open water near oil & gas platforms. A visual analysis of the platforms & visible terrain indicates the helicopters were flying off ’s northeast coast, bringing them within 90 miles of several points along ’s coastline.

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                              The has struck at least 5 boats allegedly carrying illegal narcotics in , killing at least 27 people, acc/to US ofcls, the last one occurring Tues. said Wednesday he had authorized the to conduct missions inside .

                                                                              The admin declared it is in “armed conflict” with drug traffickers, though lawmakers & legal experts have said the strikes are unlawful killings of people who are suspected criminals & not battlefield combatants.

                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                The ’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment appears to have flown in waters <90 miles off the coast of in recent days, acc/to a WaPo visual analysis. authorized covert action inside the country.
                                                                                
The helicopters were engaged in *training exercises*, acc/to a US official, that could serve as prep for expanded against alleged drug traffickers, including missions inside Venezuela.


                                                                                washingtonpost.com/national-se

                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                  The authorization is the latest step in the admin’s intensifying pressure campaign against . For weeks, the has been targeting boats off the Venezuelan coast it claims are transporting drugs, killing 27 people. US officials have been clear, privately, that the end goal is to drive from .

                                                                                  The new authority would allow the to carry out operations in & conduct a range of operations in the .

                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                    The agency would be able to take covert action against or his government either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation. It is not known whether the is planning any operations in or if the authorities are meant as a contingency.

                                                                                    But the development comes as the is planning its own possible escalation, drawing up options for to consider, including strikes inside Venezuela.

                                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                      The scale of the buildup in the region is substantial: There are currently 10,000 troops there, most of them at bases in , but also a contingent of on amphibious assault ships. In all, the has 8 surface & a in the .

                                                                                      The new authorities, known in jargon as a presidential finding, were described by multiple US ofcls who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the highly document.

                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                        ordered an end to talks w/ the govt this month as he grew frustrated w/ ’s leader’s failure to accede to demands to give up & continued insistence that they had no part in .

                                                                                        The has long had authority to work w/govts in Latin America on & . That has allowed the agency to work w/Mexican ofcls to target drug cartels. But those authorizations do not allow the agency to carry out direct ops.

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                          The admin’s strategy on , developed by Secy of , with help from dir , aims to oust from .

                                                                                          Ratcliffe has said little about what his agency is doing in Venezuela. But he has promised that the CIA under his leadership would become more aggressive. During his confirmation hearing, Ratcliffe said he would make the CIA less averse to risk & more willing to conduct covert action when ordered by the president….

                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                            Nicola Jennings comments on Trump's "peace deal" in the Middle East.

                                                                                            theguardian.com/commentisfree/

                                                                                            Cartoon commentary by Nicola Jennings suggesting Trump's "peace deal" in the Israel-Gaza conflict is much more show — sound and fury, signifying nothing — than it is something real

                                                                                            Alt...Cartoon commentary by Nicola Jennings suggesting Trump's "peace deal" in the Israel-Gaza conflict is much more show — sound and fury, signifying nothing — than it is something real

                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                              Simultaneously,

                                                                                              1. The Supremes appear poised to give the coup de grace to voting rights for minorities.

                                                                                              2. The Trump administration appears to be prepared to use the military in a show of force to disrupt lawful protests in California.

                                                                                              3. Filthy messages shared by Young Republicans show the depths of racism, misogyny, homophobia, antisemitism, and pro-Nazi sentiments in that group.

                                                                                              4. The Pentagon shuts journalists out of its operations.

                                                                                              Fascism on steroids….


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                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                "THIS AUTHORITARIANISM GOES TO 11: [William Kristol] wrote yesterday that the Trump authoritarian project is 'getting worse.' What he didn’t necessarily predict was how fast it would accelerate in the subsequent 24 hours. Yesterday brought an avalanche of headlines, any one of which would have been a major news event in 'normal' times. But this is Trump land, where the shit comes in quick succession."

                                                                                                ~ Bulwark


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                                                                                                thebulwark.com/p/jack-smiths-n

                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                  "I exclusively broke a story for the MeidasTouch Network after sources told me that Governor Gavin Newsom had received reports that the Trump administration was planning to conduct live fire military drills, including possibly launching missiles from Navy ships off the California coast into Camp Pendleton, as a show of force this weekend that could shut down parts of the I-5, creating chaos in Southern California."

                                                                                                  ~ Aaron Parnas


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                                                                                                  aaronparnas.substack.com/p/imp

                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                    "That reporting has since been verified and confirmed by the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and Governor Newsom himself."

                                                                                                    The plan is, as Parnas reports, for the Trump administration to shut down parts of I-5 in California and fire live shells into Camp Pendleton — right as NoKings demonstrations are being organized and will take place.


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