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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 07:09 PM Saturday

This song goes out to "Barron." [View all]

Full disclosure: there’s no indication that Barron has anything to do with his proposed promotion. The idea seems to have started with Daddy Dearest.


Jay & the Americans - Only in America - Feb. 2, 1965 Hulabaloo.flv

Thomas Anderson

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A segment from NBC's "Hulabaloo" on February 2, 1965. The Host for that show was Paul Anka. (Singing the introduction at the start!) The show had a different host each week.

This particular episode also had: Petula Clark, Marvin Gaye, Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, Bill Dana, The Everly Brothers and, Rocky Roberts & the Airedales.
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Daniel Drezner
‪@dandrezner.bsky.social‬

Are you fucking kidding me.

‪Scott Horton‬
‪@robertscotthorton.bsky.social‬
· 18h
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/10/barron-trump-tipped-top-tiktok-job/

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Are you fucking kidding me.

Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T17:49:38.327Z


Scott Horton
‪@robertscotthorton.bsky.social‬

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/10/barron-trump-tipped-top-tiktok-job/

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) 2025-10-11T04:40:38.504Z
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