Filmmaker, Political Junkie & Producer, MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki. https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mj637zpqss2yWSJ: The POTUS has repeatedly raised the specter of pardons with WH aides and other admin officials, particularly when staff have suggested they could face prosecution or congressional investigations over decisions, per people familiar with the comments https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pardons-to-staff-before-leaving-office-d7274d3210 Apr 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj637zpqss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3miyw6rxkss23THE ATLANTIC, by @radiofreetom.bsky.social: Imagine how the US would react if the leader of a major nuclear-armed power made a similar threat... the US would likely go on heightened military alert—and might even raise the readiness of its nuclear forces... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-truthsocial-destruction-iran/686716/?utm_campaign=one-story-to-read-today&utm_content=20260407&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&lctg=6050e84c4953a53f148ae291&utm_term=One%20Story%20to%20Read%20Today08 Apr 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyw6rxkss23https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mieuad3sds2tAXIOS: Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/gop-health-care-pay-iran-war31 Mar 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieuad3sds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mgdqrdkmtc2yWAPO: The Post found that more than 97 percent of comments were critical of the president’s plans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/05/white-house-ballroom-public-comments/05 Mar 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdqrdkmtc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mgdhw4ift22680 Years Ago Today: "Our supreme task and duty is to guard the homes of the common people from the horrors and miseries of another war."05 Mar 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdhw4ift226https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mdtynlffsk2qWSJ: The transaction, Clark said, “should be a five-alarm fire about the federal government being for sale.”  Trump’s conflicts of interest have so dwarfed those of his predecessors that “it’s like complaining about kayaks when B52s are flying overhead,” said Ty Cobb https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/spy-sheikh-secret-stake-trump-crypto-tahnoon-ea4d97e802 Feb 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtynlffsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mdmbeqhols2fWSJ: DNI Gabbard is leading an effort to hunt for proof of tampering in the 2020 election that Trump lost and is expected to prepare a report on her work. The administration has discussed executive orders on voting ahead of the midterms, per 2 officials https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/spy-chief-tulsi-gabbard-is-hunting-for-2020-election-fraud-07ea2383?mod=hp_lead_pos230 Jan 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmbeqhols2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mddyfufkts2vAXIOS: Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican eyeing a 2028 White House run, torched Vice President Vance and ridiculed President Trump's tariff policy during private meetings with donors, according to recordings obtained by Axios. https://www.axios.com/2026/01/25/cruz-trump-vance-secret-tapes26 Jan 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddyfufkts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3md4uyx5g222eMSNOW: A federal magistrate judge rejected that warrant, noting that Good was already dead and could not be considered a suspect for a warrant. https://www.ms.now/news/doj-sought-to-probe-renee-good-for-criminal-liability-even-after-her-death-sources23 Jan 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4uyx5g222ehttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3md4thg5d322eNYT: An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis this month has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/fbi-agent-ice-shooting-renee-good.html?smid=tw-share23 Jan 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4thg5d322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mcv2ldzvck23CNBC: Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Greenland as President Donald Trump pushes for control of the island. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/akademikerpension-us-treasury-greenland-trump.html20 Jan 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcv2ldzvck23https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mcuvwwan4s2jWAPO: The Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military services said it “would be morally acceptable to disobey” orders if troops considered them against their conscience as the Trump administration aims to acquire Greenland https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/20/us-trump-greenland-military-church-disobey/20 Jan 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuvwwan4s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mcfvyv6g2s2sWSJ: More Than a Million Verizon Users Experience Outages https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/verizon-users-experience-outages-nationwide-f2d7ee31?st=DJebbu14 Jan 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfvyv6g2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mce2pkglms26WAPO: TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post that he was the one shouting at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/13/trump-ford-factory-heckler-detroit/14 Jan 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mce2pkglms26https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3mcdyy3j6zk23NYT: Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told the grand jurors that Mr. Trump was so intent on finding some rationale for overturning his defeat in 2020 that “if you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/georgia-election-republicans-trump-transcripts.html?smid=bs-share14 Jan 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdyy3j6zk23https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3m6dq6b7vn222NYT: DOJ officials are prohibited from talking about GJ matters. But Davis, who has been a leading proponent of…an investigation into those who scrutinized Trump, has become vocal on social media and tv in making a connection between Judge Cannon and the investigation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/trump-florida-cannon-grand-jury.html24 Nov 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dq6b7vn222https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3m6dpmwfwok22NYT: Journalists used publicly available flight-tracking data to determine that Patel had used a gov plane... Patel then ousted a sr FBI official he blamed for not obscuring the plane’s identification number, per a former law enforcement official with knowledge... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/kash-patel-girlfriend-fbi-protection.html24 Nov 2025 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dpmwfwok22https://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3m5jtrpunjk2fMSNBC's @stevebenen.com: No other administration has ever before decided to simply scrap a monthly jobs report. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-public-will-likely-never-see-recent-economic-data-shutdown-rcna24366513 Nov 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jtrpunjk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3m4f3odabfs2hPOLITICO: Hegseth is expected to announce the changes on Nov. 7 at an unusual gathering of defense industry executives, according to seven people familiar with the planning. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/29/hegseth-to-unveil-arms-sale-overhaul-0062781330 Oct 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4f3odabfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/willrabbe.bsky.social/post/3m3gi4272yc2qWSJ: White House Hires a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election to Investigate 2020 Election Claims https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/white-house-hires-stop-the-steal-lawyer-to-investigate-2020-election-claims-6395d322?st=B7iykg&reflink=article_copyURL_share17 Oct 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:p7f42eviv7ilioiueas2mjkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3gi4272yc2q