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Johanna Steinmetz. Retired journalist, unretired curiosity, fond of pith.
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"What they are doing is writing term sheets for a new power arrangement that benefits Trump, Putin, their donors, and their oligarch circles — and leaves the rest of us to live with the consequences."
They are bribing the greedy Trump to sell out Ukraine for a profit.
They are bribing the greedy Trump to sell out Ukraine for a profit.
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
"What they are doing is writing term sheets for a new power arrangement that benefits Trump, Putin, their donors, and their oligarch circles — and leaves the rest of us to live with the consequences."
They are bribing the greedy Trump to sell out Ukraine for a profit.
They are bribing the greedy Trump to sell out Ukraine for a profit.
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“There’s plenty of room beneath the vehicle, Admiral."
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“There’s plenty of room beneath the vehicle, Admiral."
Not really surprising, but good to have it out there.
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Not really surprising, but good to have it out there.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Calling your rep can work.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Calling your rep can work.
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I know some might be tired of me repeating this, but it bears mentioning again and again....
Trump is not leaving office.
They are going to go for martial law if it looks likely that the GOP will lose the House.
You just have to listen to them.
Trump is not leaving office.
They are going to go for martial law if it looks likely that the GOP will lose the House.
You just have to listen to them.
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I know some might be tired of me repeating this, but it bears mentioning again and again....
Trump is not leaving office.
They are going to go for martial law if it looks likely that the GOP will lose the House.
You just have to listen to them.
Trump is not leaving office.
They are going to go for martial law if it looks likely that the GOP will lose the House.
You just have to listen to them.
Listening to the gorgeous performance of Eric Lu at the Chopin competition final reminded me of hearing recordings of the splendid Walter Gieseking many years ago. Just the incomparable delicacy.
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Listening to the gorgeous performance of Eric Lu at the Chopin competition final reminded me of hearing recordings of the splendid Walter Gieseking many years ago. Just the incomparable delicacy.
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Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Machado has voiced support for U.S. sanctions against Venezuela and other efforts to topple the government; she aims to privatize the country’s state oil industry and has praised right-wing Latin American leaders, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
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We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.
October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.
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I stole your meme but I’m leaving you this.
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I stole your meme but I’m leaving you this.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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They’re going to rebrand it as the Centers for Disease Creation
August 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
They’re going to rebrand it as the Centers for Disease Creation
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They know that they’re a minority.
They can’t win a fair election.
They can’t win a fair election.
Dems support fair, independent districting. Why don’t Republicans?
For the same reason they want to ban mail-in ballots, and make it harder to regain your voting rights, and on and on.
They have made voter suppression an art form. They want minority rule. 🇺🇸
For the same reason they want to ban mail-in ballots, and make it harder to regain your voting rights, and on and on.
They have made voter suppression an art form. They want minority rule. 🇺🇸
August 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
They know that they’re a minority.
They can’t win a fair election.
They can’t win a fair election.
Bondi oversteps trying to prove her bonafides.
Trump Administration Live Updates: D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration’s Police Takeover www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration’s Police Takeover www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration’s Police Takeover
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Bondi oversteps trying to prove her bonafides.
Trump Administration Live Updates: D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration’s Police Takeover www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration’s Police Takeover www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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Most North American cities that have a “Vision Zero” declaration have not actually done the work. Vision Zero works, but it’s not going to happen if we’re too afraid to inconvenience a single motorist.
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Most North American cities that have a “Vision Zero” declaration have not actually done the work. Vision Zero works, but it’s not going to happen if we’re too afraid to inconvenience a single motorist.
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Musical satirist Tom Lehrer has died. He once declared: “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” Here’s one of my favorite Lehrer tunes
Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - fabulous version - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
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July 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Musical satirist Tom Lehrer has died. He once declared: “Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.” Here’s one of my favorite Lehrer tunes
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substack.com/@gavinnewsom...
L💙VE his fight for us🇺🇸
L💙VE his fight for us🇺🇸
Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom)
Donald Trump is trying to steal the 2026 election. We cannot sit back and watch this happen.
substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
substack.com/@gavinnewsom...
L💙VE his fight for us🇺🇸
L💙VE his fight for us🇺🇸
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The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
July 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The Department of Justice is pretending it needed to talk to notorious liar Ghislaine Maxwell to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein, when it is concealing thousands of documents about him that don’t lie. It’s a sick farce.
Such a pity that Israel is squandering the international moral high ground it has so long enjoyed.
July 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Such a pity that Israel is squandering the international moral high ground it has so long enjoyed.
How much money is the Trump Administration spending on lawsuits, compared to the average administration?
July 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
How much money is the Trump Administration spending on lawsuits, compared to the average administration?
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Underrated tweet.
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Underrated tweet.
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What I find so enraging about the whole thing is there is very little reflection in high up circles on WHY they see the information they are seeing.
A lot of folks in the Congress, important folks, are completely clueless about how these media systems work. They just unthinkingly work with them.
A lot of folks in the Congress, important folks, are completely clueless about how these media systems work. They just unthinkingly work with them.
July 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
What I find so enraging about the whole thing is there is very little reflection in high up circles on WHY they see the information they are seeing.
A lot of folks in the Congress, important folks, are completely clueless about how these media systems work. They just unthinkingly work with them.
A lot of folks in the Congress, important folks, are completely clueless about how these media systems work. They just unthinkingly work with them.