Company builder. Former journalist and editor at CNN, VG, Dagbladet. Brief London cameo in book about Russian spies.

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He promised to run the country like he ran his business. It ended with Rudy Giuliani outside Four Season Total Landscaping next to a dildo shop, after a staffer mistakenly thought the empty parking lot was a Four Seasons hotel.
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BRENNAN: The DOJ lawsuit demands the Alaska result not be certified if voters are confused. The confusion is defined as Sen. Sullivan not winning. BLANCHE: That's not what it says BRENNAN: I'm quoting from it. You are telling them not to certify it. What right does the federal government have telling a state not to certify?
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This is more evidence for Congress, which can easily determine if Ukraine violated any terms of service. It also constitutes a tacit admission by Musk that he played a part — if not the central role — in throttling Starlink.
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Unearthed footage of Vivek Ramaswamy mocking Amy Acton for being a survivor of childhood abuse: "She has no vision other than to complain about what someone else did to her"
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Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas. He wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator. He’s trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, we’ll deliver a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale.
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Y’all should follow @CaitlinDoornbos, who’s reporting from Kyiv after a very humanitarian night of Russian ballistic missile and drone attacks.
I'm sitting in a Kyiv hotel room listening to explosions that are rattling the windows. Meanwhile, the White House is trying to cyber-bully me because I criticized Steve Witkoff for calling Putin a “humanitarian.” What a weird night. Ah, to be an American journalist in Ukraine.
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Churchill could have shortened WW2 by years if he had just “done a deal” with Hitler. George Washington could have done a deal to end the American Revolution. Zelenskyy is in good company.
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Apparently Abdul El-Sayed is a national security threat for criticizing Israel, while Steve Witkoff isn’t, even as he publicly and breathlessly kisses Vladimir Putin’s ass. The double standards in our political and media discourse are as brazen as they are infuriating.
us special envoy steve witkoff to president putin: “you talk so much about my president, president trump, being a humanitarian. you are a humanitarian also, sir, and i salute that.” truly hard to watch.
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This is gonna haunt everyone, but especially the rest of the trumps second term
Steve Witkoff to Putin: “You talk so much about President Trump being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you, and I thank you.” Sickening!
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I grew up loathing Soviet apologists and I grow old loathing Putin apologists.
Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin, the man who unleashed the biggest war in Europe since 1945: “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being the humanitarian. You are, you are humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that. I commend you”.
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GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says if Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine, "that is likely a violation of the law." "We've gotta investigate...We've got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it. Because this is this is a very, very serious matter. It cannot be glossed over."
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This is how you interview a representative of the putinist regime! Well-done, @piersmorgan
'You lost me when you said your problem with Putin is he's not using nuclear weapons... you're one screw loose from a full tool kit!' Konstantin Malofeev claims Piers Morgan has "disappointed him" during a fiery debate on Ukraine-Russia. 📺 youtu.be/mqgDp6If16s @piersmorgan
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So Hegseth is blaming the Ukrainians and saying Elon made the decision to downgrade Ukraine’s Starlink service? Isn’t that completely different from Rubio’s explanation that it was a technical glitch? Days into this scandal and they can’t seem to get their stories straight.
Hegseth suggests Ukrainians haven't abided by Starlink's "terms of service"
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Fox News' Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume just UNLOADED on Donald Trump for turning his back on Ukraine and towards Vladimir Putin. This is a must watch.
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This is one of the finest, most powerful television ads I've every seen. Do American a favor and share this everywhere. Heart, not policy papers. Love, not hate. Hope, not fear. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
Texas was built by hope. By people who had no business believing — but believed anyway. To every Texan who’s ever wondered if anyone in power is paying attention: We are taking our state back. Because a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.
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If this is accurate, Elon lied about not having control over Starshield, and he lied about the administration making the decision. More importantly, why is a private citizen even *able* to make decisions that could hinder US military operations?
Incredible scoop by my @WSJ colleagues: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. wsj.com/world/ukraine-starli…
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Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.
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Guys, we have a strong Starlink competitor from a reliable country.
Canada announces: Telesat, homegrown satellites, will be expanded and Starlink usage will soon be removed. This is what every country on earth should do asap.
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Canada announces: Telesat, homegrown satellites, will be expanded and Starlink usage will soon be removed. This is what every country on earth should do asap.
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WELKER: Who do you think is to blame for the disruption to the Starlink and Starshield services? ZELENSKYY: Of course the message came from the American government WELKER: Has the system been fully restored? ZELENSKYY: No, no. We have limitations.
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