Chicago guy by way of NY, CT, CA, OR, AZ, and FL. My daughter and wife are all that matter in this world. Tech is my trade since 2002. Self-employed.

Chicago, IL
Joined March 2010
Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
I am always against monkeying around with the Constitution, but if Trump does this and links it to policy areas, then it really is time to change or eliminate the pardon power, which was never supposed to be used as a blanket shield for preventing accountability
SCOOP: White House lawyers weigh preemptive pardons for large numbers of junior admin staff, as MAGA allies press for protections for lower ranking aides Under discussion is pardons everyone in certain policy, like deportation Does not seem imminent washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
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Man testifies under oath that Florida GOP State Rep. Fabian Basabe dr*gged and r*ped him… Basabe says he is too attractive to r*pe anyone: “Open your eyes and look at me. I don’t need to r*pe sh*t.” This is one of at least five men who have accused Basabe of s*xual misconduct. He was found liable by a civil jury in July for s*xually harassing and battering his male former legislative aide and intern and ordered to pay them $450,000 in damages.
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EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check
@emptywheel2h
Trump told us he needed Greenland to keep China and Russia out of the Arctic Circle. Then he gave away Alaska's North Slope to Russia. Just ... invited his buddies in. ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a…
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
Elon Musk claims that Ukraine allegedly violated Starlink's terms of use and used the system on combat drones. As someone who was inside the process at the Ministry of Defense, I can say with certainty that this is not true. In February of this year, whitelists were introduced. Stationary terminals could be registered by both military personnel and civilians. But for any satellite terminal to work while on the move, it had to be added to a special list and connected to the military Starshield system. Otherwise, no satellite communication terminals in Ukraine would work. In other words, using civilian Starlink for drone missions was technically impossible. All drone missions that required satellite communication could only be carried out using Starshield. We are very grateful to the United States and SpaceX for access to critically important satellite communications. Ukraine did not violate the terms of use.
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
1 PM view of Cleveland Public Hall awaiting the Amy Acton rally with former President Barack Obama
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin16h
Trump White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers — as Trump allies press the administration to protect lower-ranked officials from prosecution and other legal challenges, according to two sources familiar with the conversations. washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…
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Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias3h
As the highlighted text itself says very clearly IF YOU COMMITTED A FEDERAL CRIME
This is Senator Brian Schatz this week. When Democrats say they are going to prosecute and go after junior Trump staffers, we should believe them.
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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm3h
It’s really peak @VivekGRamaswamy. Not only does he become a cheerleader for child rape to save his dying campaign. He tracked down an 82 yr old homeless woman living in a car in a church parking lot with a bunch of cats to star in his child rape ad.
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
A State Department official confirmed that a statement posted by Kristi Noem to her official envoy account and personal X account was created using fabricated State Department letterhead and was not an official department press release; first reported by Politico
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
I didn’t realize until now that this isn’t even the first woman married to an incestuous pedophile to appear in a Ramaswamy tv ad! Vernon Edwards “was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 2006 for molesting several of his nieces under the age of 13” local12.com/news/local/quest…
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steven monacelli@stevanzetti4h
CBS identified Illinois based Three Z Printing as the holder of the permit associated with the fake transgender mailers. One of the owners, Matt Zerrusen, is based in Dallas. His Instagram shows pictures with Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump, and comments from local Republicans.
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
I went to see the “Democrats for Mike Rogers” event in Pontiac aaaaaaand it’s empty. Literally just the event organizers blasting music in an empty lot. But hey, they have a bounce house!
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
UNEARTHED: Roger Marshall offers a stirring defense of tariffs by explaining "bankruptcies are up, suicides are up, but nevertheless we have hope"
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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar2h
“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama
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Tom Bonier
@tbonier11h
As turnout in Texas nears 3 million votes, Hispanic turnout is now exceeding presidential levels. More Hispanics have voted than did at this point in the 2024 presidential election. What's driving this huge increase? Young voters.
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
Elon Musk is using Ken Paxton (the attack dog he has purchased) to go after Sam Altman, his top business and geopolitical rival. He didn't even wait until after the election.
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
I don't expect everyone to know this, but it is immensely funny because Iowa is home to one of the United States' most storied multi-day bike rides. And it regularly goes through the district Mitchell is seeking to represent.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 23
Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Iowa hosts RAGBRAI, the world's largest multi-day bike tour since 1973 with thousands of riders yearly. Iowa also has extensive bike trails and lanes. ragbrai.com iowadot.gov/modes-travel/b…
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max seddon
@maxseddon11h
The former CEO of a $25bn US gas venture has accused Russian energy giant Novatek of secretly controlling the project, triggering a mass resignation of company leadership over fears it is violating US sanctions. A wild story with @JamieSmythF: ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a…
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Timothy Castantine🕴 retweeted
Can Trump supporters define communism? Here's a sneak peek at @jordanklepper's new special, Red Flags, premiering Monday at 11:30/10:30c on Comedy Central.
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