Aaron Faanes

@parsegrapher.bsky.social

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Millennial software engineer in Pasadena, CA. I write a lot about politics, Epstein and stuff when I find new details about that, and I like sharing references to shows, history, etc. I also can ramble a bit about software development. he/him

On January 15, Mike Lindell arrived in the West Wing, escorted by Mark, who dropped him off at the Oval. He showed up after his meeting, demanding to see Mark. “We can still win. I have my notes. The president said I need the chief’s sign-off.” Oh, for the love of . . . The president doesn’t want this nut around anymore.
CNBC homepage showing that all indices fell today, with Nasdaq falling 4% and suffering "worst day since April 2025 as traders flee chip stocks"
Oil Market will return to oversupply once Hormuz reopens
Price going from 119 to 300
1yr price history, showing price going from $57 to $174
Price history over 1yr. Price is $75-100 until ~March-April, where it jumped in price to $300. June price jumped again to where it's listed at $500
margin call meeting where jeremy irons is saying he didn't hear a thing, just silence.
AOL screenshot: Labor Day, which is considered the unofficial end of summer, always falls on the first Monday of September. In 2026, Labor Day will fall on Sept. 7. Labor Day is exactly what it sounds like: A day off work, to celebrate the achievements of those in the workforce. “Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers,” The U.S. Department of Labor website says. “The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being.”
Luanne from King of the Hill
Scott Pelley with red eyes, with the "It's working for me" at the bottom
Check this shit out motherfucker tweet
the WHAT meme
Peter Theil and Epstein scheduling a meeting with Churkin, with Epstein also offering for Thiel to meet with Woody Allen, in October 2016
NEC director Kevin Hassett
MIB lobby with the giant A/C unit
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum holding a big poster that says "Gulf of America" where the Gulf of Mexico is.
NEC Director and off-tank Kevin Hassett
4chan post saying "Notice how they was no 4th of July this week"
change this to say in same font: may - 2026 ken paxton is master of texas only james talarico stands before him girlfriends are now women
Epic Fury casualties showing 14 total deaths: 6 Army KIA, 1 Army died of wounds, 1 Army illness/injury, 6 USAF accident
2-D graph showing how Liberals and Conservatives endorse/value five different concepts: Harm, Fairness, Authority, Ingroup, Purity. Liberals have a 2-channel view of morality: valuing harm and fairness. Conservatives have a 5-channel view, where Authority, Ingroup, and Purity are also included.
“Cass,” he says, shoving a blank chief of staff note card and one of his pens in my hand, “write this down for me. We’re drafting a tweet for the boss.” Hands shaking, I scratch the pen across the note card as Mark begins, “Anyone who entered the Capitol illegally—”
The Earth's atmosphere, as seen from space. A close-in shot of the Earth from space, showing thick clouds on the surface and just a hint of the Earth's curvature. The atmosphere can be seen in relief, as a gradient of light blue to black, with the darkness of space above it.
Washington Post front page top story: Title: As new Iran deal faces sharp criticism, Trump seeks to widen Abraham Accords Subtitle: Republicans in Congress warned against making concessions to Iran in an emerging deal to end the war, while President Donald Trump suggested Iran could join the Abraham Accords, a set of treaties that aim to normalize relations with Israel.
Scene in "A Bridge Too Far" where Lieutenant-General Frederick 'Boy' Browning (Dirk Bogarde) is talking to Major-General Roy Urquhart (Sean Connery)
Graph comparing Sulfur content (sweet is low, sour is high) to API Gravity (low is "heavy", high is "light") US oil is sweet and light (gasoline, not good for diesel) Middle East oil is medium in both sulfur and API gravity (along with Brazil and Russian Urals) Venezuela and Canada is sour and heavy; harder to refine.
X files I want to believe poster
Operational stress level reached in June 2026 Operational floor reached in Sept 2026
Democratic Caucus (212) Congressional Progressive Caucus: 64 seats NDC and CPC: 30 seats New Democrat Coalition: 77 seats BDC and NDC: 6 seats Blue Dog Coalition: 4 seats Other Democrats: 31 seats Vacant (5) Republican Conference (218) Other Republicans: 2 seats Republican Governance Group: 21 seats RGG and RSC: 25 seats Republican Study Committee: 138 seats RSC and Freedom Caucus: 25 seats Freedom Caucus: 9 seats
Josh Stein won them decisively, suggesting his campaign treated them as persuasion targets and engaged them throughout the campaign. It helped to run against a self-described Nazi most voters would never support, but Stein converted where Harris did not. The national campaign appears to have assumed irregular voters would turn out AND vote Democratic at Obama-era rates. Both assumptions proved wrong. Ticket-Splitting. Ticket-splitting rates: ● New Hampshire: 9.7% (mostly Harris-Ayotte) ● North Carolina: 8.5% (mostly Trump-Stein) ● Washington: 4.2% Ticket splitters are overwhelmingly college-educated, suburban, and older voters who vote consistently. They're small (under 10%) but decisive. And they evaluate candidates individually. What This Reveals In North Carolina, engaged educated voters went Trump-Stein—they rejected both Harris and Robinson but voted for Democrats down ballot. The problem wasn't Democratic policy or party brand. It was specifically about how Harris as a candidate The national campaign appears to have assumed Trump was so unacceptable that persuadable voters would automatically vote Democratic. North Carolina's results suggest otherwise.
Battleground State Outcomes On Election Night, the world watched the Blue Wall crumble to return Donald Trump to the White House. States which had consistently and reliably voted for Democratic candidates, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, voted for Trump, along with Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia, which had all gone to Biden in the previous election. Every swing state and District Democrats focused on holding onto all swung right, allowing Donald Trump to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004. Even in the midst of this fundamental shift in the electoral map, there are key takeaways Democrats should consider as they invest in the Majority Party Strategy. The first is despite winning the popular vote, Trump won the election by a little more than 2 million votes in the popular vote, meaning the election was swayed by .15 percent of the votes cast across the country in the election. The second is the margin of defeat for Kamala Harris was among the smallest in American history. Under the structure of the Electoral College, a handful of swing states are generally determinative in the outcome, meaning the margins of victories in those states are the key to the overall outcome. Tens of thousands of votes in a handful of states returned a Republican to the White House. Identifying where the fight needs to be focused in the future - in these battlegrounds and others is a critical early step for the Party
Screenshot of a page of the AAR, showing "Executive Summary" header with no content, and a big red box pointing to it saying that section "was not provided by author" There's also a big disclaimer at the top (on every page, in fact) saying the "Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented."
sailor moon "Is this a" meme in front of a heavily fortified Nazi submarine pen
pondering orb meme but with duckduckgo logo
A political compass meme divided into four colored quadrants labeled “Authoritarian” at the top, “Libertarian” at the bottom, “Left” on the left side, and “Right” on the right side. In the top-left (authoritarian left) quadrant is a photo labeled “Fidel Castro.” In the top-right (authoritarian right) quadrant is a photo labeled “Islamist Militant.” In the center is a man labeled “Centrist Dad.” In the bottom-left (libertarian left) quadrant is a photo labeled “Zelenskyy cosplay.” In the bottom-right (libertarian right) quadrant is a photo labeled “Deloitte consultant.” All are pictures of Syrian leader Ahmed Al Sharaa
duckduckgo logo poorly cropped with "youre the man now dog" superimposed above the duck
Trending showing the #1 headline as "Capitol Riot Funding"
I am going to create [oversight] that is so toxic
michael corleone and a jira board
1973: Trump Discrimination Suit — As head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, Pottinger oversaw the racial discrimination case against Trump Management. Secured a consent decree against Fred and Donald Trump for barring Blacks and Puerto Ricans from their apartments. 1973: Wounded Knee Standoff — Pottinger served as the chief federal negotiator during the 71-day armed occupation of Wounded Knee by the American Indian Movement (AIM). AIM was represented by Mark Lane, identified in the Mitrokhin Archive as a target for KGB influence operations. 1974: Kent State Review — Pottinger re-opened the federal investigation into the 1970 National Guard shootings of student protesters. A Grand Jury indicted eight low-level guardsmen but found "no conspiracy" regarding higher-level officials. 1976: "Black Bag" Case — Pottinger led the investigation that discovered the "Do Not File" safe in the FBI's New York field office, which contained records of illegal break-ins (black bag jobs). The discovery led to the indictments of top FBI officials Mark Felt and Edward Miller. Pottinger protected Mark Felt's identity as "Deep Throat" for nearly 30 years after, deftly using the legal process to hide secrets rather than reveal them. 1976: MLK Assassination Report — Pottinger authored the Department of Justice report re-investigating the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The report concluded that James Earl Ray was the lone assassin and that there was "no evidence whatever" of FBI complicity in the murder. 1976: Orlando Letelier Case Review — Pottinger negotiated directly with CIA Director George H.W. Bush regarding evidence in the assassination of Chilean diplomat (and IPS fellow) Orlando Letelier in Washington, D.C. They reached a compromise which allowed the CIA to protect "sources and methods."
Epstein's backstory during the 1970s and 1980s, shown as part of a graph of connections.
Pottinger in 1972
Alan Dershowitz and David Boies (right) in 2001
left to right: David Boies, Virginia Giuffre, and Brad Edwards, in 2019
Graph showing connections. Pottinger worked with Brad Edwards to represent Epstein's victims. But he also worked with Epstein himself back in the 1980s. David Boies, Edward's other legal partner in the Epstein case, also has connections to Epstein himself and his attorney.
cow tools
WORF: Captain, -they- are hailing us. PICARD wipes plaque WORF: Sir?
pyroclastic flow
shawshank morgan freeman i dont give a shit meme
rockwell freedom of speech
Jim Cramer on CNBC
Moneyball scene where one of the staff is saying that Beane answers to no one except ownership and God
Gnomish flying machine
This post is related to the Epstein Files and why my name is in them. In 2012 I started dating a woman who was 30 years old. I met her through a friend. Epstein did not introduce us. My only meeting with that demon was in his New York office during the day. I never met with him again and I never went to his island. The reason he has so many emails from me is because he was subscribed to a newsletter I sent out to thousands of people every few weeks. My heart goes out to the many victims of Jeffrey Epstein, as it does for all who have suffered any kind of sexual abuse or harassment. Kimbal
Illustration of the parts of the narrative kill chain, linked together: 1. Identification 2. Emotional Trigger 3. Delegitimization 4. Hopelessness 5. Surrender 6. Disengagement