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April 1, 2026
I'm at the Supreme Court this morning, and we're expecting President Trump to attend oral arguments over his attempts to
I'm at the Supreme Court this morning, and we're expecting President Trump to attend oral arguments over his attempts to unilaterally re-interpret the 14th Amendment.
Several nearby streets are closed. Secret Service agents & some guys in military olive drab & sidearms are roaming the hallways.
Several nearby streets are closed. Secret Service agents & some guys in military olive drab & sidearms are roaming the hallways.
I'm at the Supreme Court this morning, and we're expecting President Trump to attend oral arguments over his attempts to unilaterally re-interpret the 14th Amendment.
— Jose Pagliery (@josepagliery.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T12:08:52.729Z
Several nearby streets are closed. Secret Service agents & some guys in military olive drab & sidearms are roaming the hallways.
April 1, 2026
'Haters gonna hate': A top FEMA official defends his claim that he was teleported
The top official in charge of the federal government’s disaster response has taken to social media to double down on his claim that he’s experienced “teleportation” – an experience he insists was real and connected to his religious beliefs – while also saying his remarks have been taken out of context.
“Haters gonna hate,” Gregg Phillips, a senior official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, wrote in one comment defending himself earlier this month.
“I know what I’ve experienced,” he wrote in another post, in what appeared to be a poem where he refers to people ridiculing what they don’t understand and to Jesus Christ rising from the dead.
CNN previously reported that Phillips, who serves as associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA, described in a podcast last year multiple episodes in which he said he was suddenly teleported miles away — including once to a Waffle House roughly 50 miles from where he had been.
CNN also reported Phillips had a history of violent rhetoric towards public officials. He said in a podcast last year that he’d like to punch “that b*tch” in the mouth, referring to former President Joe Biden who had just left office, before adding, “He deserves to die.” In another podcast, Phillips said that migrants were coming to kill Americans while warning people to be armed.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/fema-official-gregg-phillips-defends-teleportation-claim
“Haters gonna hate,” Gregg Phillips, a senior official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, wrote in one comment defending himself earlier this month.
“I know what I’ve experienced,” he wrote in another post, in what appeared to be a poem where he refers to people ridiculing what they don’t understand and to Jesus Christ rising from the dead.
CNN previously reported that Phillips, who serves as associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA, described in a podcast last year multiple episodes in which he said he was suddenly teleported miles away — including once to a Waffle House roughly 50 miles from where he had been.
CNN also reported Phillips had a history of violent rhetoric towards public officials. He said in a podcast last year that he’d like to punch “that b*tch” in the mouth, referring to former President Joe Biden who had just left office, before adding, “He deserves to die.” In another podcast, Phillips said that migrants were coming to kill Americans while warning people to be armed.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/fema-official-gregg-phillips-defends-teleportation-claim
FEMA was once described as a “turkey farmâ€: a place to store incompetent political cronies despite the importance of its work.
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-01T12:22:28.246Z
Now it’s a place to store lunatics, whack jobs, who will put “teleportation†on the list of evacuation options.
April 1, 2026
Marco Rubio urges US diplomats to use X to fight 'anti-American propaganda'
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats should use social media platform X and partner with military psychological operations units in an effort to "counter foreign anti-American propaganda," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a cable reviewed by Reuters.
The cable, whose existence was first reported by The Guardian, was devoted to ways to expose foreign influence operations and falsehoods that "pose a direct threat to U.S. national security and fuel hostility toward American interests."
In a statement, the State Department said it would "continue to take an assertive stance on this pernicious issue" and that it would use "every tool in our diplomatic toolkit" while also protecting Americans' right to free expression.
The missive told diplomats to "coordinate with interagency partners as appropriate," singling out the Pentagon's Psychological Operations, formerly known as Military Information Support Operations (MISO).
https://www.reuters.com/world/marco-rubio-urges-us-diplomats-use-x-fight-anti-american-propaganda-2026-03-31/
The cable, whose existence was first reported by The Guardian, was devoted to ways to expose foreign influence operations and falsehoods that "pose a direct threat to U.S. national security and fuel hostility toward American interests."
In a statement, the State Department said it would "continue to take an assertive stance on this pernicious issue" and that it would use "every tool in our diplomatic toolkit" while also protecting Americans' right to free expression.
The missive told diplomats to "coordinate with interagency partners as appropriate," singling out the Pentagon's Psychological Operations, formerly known as Military Information Support Operations (MISO).
https://www.reuters.com/world/marco-rubio-urges-us-diplomats-use-x-fight-anti-american-propaganda-2026-03-31/
March 31, 2026
Scoop: AFP snapped an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt that incensed the White House--resulting in complaints to...
Scoop: AFP snapped an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt that incensed the White House—resulting in complaints to news agency and its ultimate removal from the wire service.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy.bsky.social) 2026-03-31T01:45:10.187Z
We found the photo in question and have the behind-the-scenes story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karoline-l...
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— smurfsup | hi, .w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ? (@smurfsup.bsky.social) 2026-03-31T02:56:17.860Z
Oh sorry.
You mean *this* photo?
The White House Picture Police
In late November, Karoline Leavitt strode into the briefing room, holding her young son in her arms. A few steps behind Leavitt was “Waddle” the turkey, who was set to receive the traditional presidential pardon, but first made a stop in the briefing room. “We have Waddle,” Leavitt exclaimed to the room full of reporters. “Come on in, Waddle!”
The turkey obliged, taking its spot next to the lectern in the White House briefing room as the tone in the usually serious room took on a playful tone. Reporters jokingly asked the turkey a series of questions. “Waddle, why are you getting a pardon? What did you do wrong?” one journalist asked.
Amid the fun, photographers snapped dozens of images of the scene. Among those many pictures of the Thanksgiving spectacle was one in particular that incensed the White House—setting off a remarkable chain of events, with the image ultimately being pulled from the AFP and Getty Images wire photo libraries, Status has learned.
The photo, snapped by AFP photographer Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, captured Leavitt…
https://www.status.news/p/karoline-leavitt-photo-pulled-afp-getty-white-house
In late November, Karoline Leavitt strode into the briefing room, holding her young son in her arms. A few steps behind Leavitt was “Waddle” the turkey, who was set to receive the traditional presidential pardon, but first made a stop in the briefing room. “We have Waddle,” Leavitt exclaimed to the room full of reporters. “Come on in, Waddle!”
The turkey obliged, taking its spot next to the lectern in the White House briefing room as the tone in the usually serious room took on a playful tone. Reporters jokingly asked the turkey a series of questions. “Waddle, why are you getting a pardon? What did you do wrong?” one journalist asked.
Amid the fun, photographers snapped dozens of images of the scene. Among those many pictures of the Thanksgiving spectacle was one in particular that incensed the White House—setting off a remarkable chain of events, with the image ultimately being pulled from the AFP and Getty Images wire photo libraries, Status has learned.
The photo, snapped by AFP photographer Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, captured Leavitt…
https://www.status.news/p/karoline-leavitt-photo-pulled-afp-getty-white-house
March 30, 2026
This is Daisy. She helped her human make the bed today. Through moral support. 13/10
This is Daisy. She helped her human make the bed today. Through moral support. 13/10 (IG: daisyneverhelps)
— WeRateDogs (@weratedogs.com) 2026-03-30T22:45:09.517Z
March 30, 2026
TV Series On Epstein Investigation Starring Laura Dern In Development At Sony, Report Says
Sony is shopping a limited series based on Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown’s book, “Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story,” Variety reported.
Dern will executive produce and star as Brown in the series, which does not yet have other names attached to it.
Writer and producer Sharon Hoffman, known for her work on “House of Cards” and “Mrs. America,” is adapting Brown’s book for television and will be executive producer and a co-showrunner alongside Eileen Myers, an executive producer on the upcoming series “American Hostage.”
Brown will also executive produce alongside Kevin Messick and Adam McKay, the director of “Don’t Look Up” who also directed the pilot episode of “Succession.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/03/30/tv-series-on-epstein-investigation-starring-laura-dern-in-development-at-sony-report-says/
Dern will executive produce and star as Brown in the series, which does not yet have other names attached to it.
Writer and producer Sharon Hoffman, known for her work on “House of Cards” and “Mrs. America,” is adapting Brown’s book for television and will be executive producer and a co-showrunner alongside Eileen Myers, an executive producer on the upcoming series “American Hostage.”
Brown will also executive produce alongside Kevin Messick and Adam McKay, the director of “Don’t Look Up” who also directed the pilot episode of “Succession.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/03/30/tv-series-on-epstein-investigation-starring-laura-dern-in-development-at-sony-report-says/
March 30, 2026
"It seems like there's a lack of diversity here today, and it's mostly people who look like you and me, and I just...?"
Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing and watch this video.
“It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?”
This lady’s response is🔥
“It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?”
This lady’s response is🔥
Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing and watch this video.
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-03-29T23:43:31.327Z
“It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?â€
This lady’s response is🔥
March 29, 2026
Tell me what is wrong with this No Kings photo (besides the fact that it was sunny in Philadelphia yesterday... lol):
March 29, 2026
Trump just posted a letter from Franklin Graham assuring him that says "you commented to the media that you might not be
Trump just posted a letter from Franklin Graham assuring him that says "you commented to the media that you might not be heaven bound. Maybe you responded in jest, but it is an important issue to know for certain that your soul is secure and will spend eternity in the presence of God."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-29T13:44:44.580Z
March 29, 2026
You have to go to Bluesky to see the video: https://bsky.app/profile/philinvestigates.com
A pair of Apaches flew low over Nashville's No Kings protest today... Now, Kid Rock has posted video of two Apaches paying
You have to go to Bluesky to see the video: https://bsky.app/profile/philinvestigates.com
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