Douglas A. Blackmon
@douglasblackmon.bsky.social
Using the military to take control of American cities, wrecking the Fed, ordering kangaroo criminal investigations, Trump is so far beyond the worst of Richard Nixon. He makes tricky Dick look as harmless as Jerry Ford.
Conservatism is dead.
The cult lives on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Conservatism is dead.
The cult lives on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Trump Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Using the military to take control of American cities, wrecking the Fed, ordering kangaroo criminal investigations, Trump is so far beyond the worst of Richard Nixon. He makes tricky Dick look as harmless as Jerry Ford.
Conservatism is dead.
The cult lives on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Conservatism is dead.
The cult lives on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
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@douglasblackmon.bsky.social addresses the way that Alabama reestablished forms of unfree labor that focused on Black Americans. Though not as widespread as the antebellum institution, the post-war system coerced all Black Southerners in states where it occurred.
9/9
9/9
June 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@douglasblackmon.bsky.social addresses the way that Alabama reestablished forms of unfree labor that focused on Black Americans. Though not as widespread as the antebellum institution, the post-war system coerced all Black Southerners in states where it occurred.
9/9
9/9
Why can’t The Washington Post just say this is a $12 billion #GOP handout for mostly rich farmers who would go broke if they didn’t get federal welfare?
It’s not complicated. Just say it.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It’s not complicated. Just say it.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump’s tax bill has become a battlefield for tobacco giants
Tobacco firms have spent millions of dollars in a fight over a tax rebate for cigarette importers in Republicans’ massive tax and spending package.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Why can’t The Washington Post just say this is a $12 billion #GOP handout for mostly rich farmers who would go broke if they didn’t get federal welfare?
It’s not complicated. Just say it.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
It’s not complicated. Just say it.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Tricia McLaughlin and the ICE spokesperson refuse to say where the men are being sent.
Given that the literal title of the press conference is "DHS Press Conference on Migrant Flight to South Sudan," I think it's South Sudan. 🤦♂️
Given that the literal title of the press conference is "DHS Press Conference on Migrant Flight to South Sudan," I think it's South Sudan. 🤦♂️
May 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tricia McLaughlin and the ICE spokesperson refuse to say where the men are being sent.
Given that the literal title of the press conference is "DHS Press Conference on Migrant Flight to South Sudan," I think it's South Sudan. 🤦♂️
Given that the literal title of the press conference is "DHS Press Conference on Migrant Flight to South Sudan," I think it's South Sudan. 🤦♂️
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Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.
May 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Sure, let’s dissect the mental and physical acuity of the former president who sought to make lives in America better while minimizing the reality of a deranged arsonist dismantling the country we’ve known and loved. What a failure to meet this moment.
It really is good of Iowa to finally jump right in bed with Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and all the places down here in the South where nasty white supremacists used to make the rest of the world wonder out loud: What is wrong with *them*?
As they say, bigotry lives company.
wapo.st/4ikgfn2
As they say, bigotry lives company.
wapo.st/4ikgfn2
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
The Iowa Senate and House debated for several hours before passing the legislation overwhelmingly along party lines. The governor is expected to sign the bill.
wapo.st
February 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It really is good of Iowa to finally jump right in bed with Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and all the places down here in the South where nasty white supremacists used to make the rest of the world wonder out loud: What is wrong with *them*?
As they say, bigotry lives company.
wapo.st/4ikgfn2
As they say, bigotry lives company.
wapo.st/4ikgfn2
For every Republican @GOP over age 35:
The weird raspy voices whispering in your head…?
That scratchy-clawing sound…?
It’s Ike, Ronny Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and every real hero you ever had clawing at their coffin lids, screaming:
“What have you done?”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The weird raspy voices whispering in your head…?
That scratchy-clawing sound…?
It’s Ike, Ronny Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and every real hero you ever had clawing at their coffin lids, screaming:
“What have you done?”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For every Republican @GOP over age 35:
The weird raspy voices whispering in your head…?
That scratchy-clawing sound…?
It’s Ike, Ronny Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and every real hero you ever had clawing at their coffin lids, screaming:
“What have you done?”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The weird raspy voices whispering in your head…?
That scratchy-clawing sound…?
It’s Ike, Ronny Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and every real hero you ever had clawing at their coffin lids, screaming:
“What have you done?”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Definition of a cult member: Any Republican over the age of 30 who doesn’t have the urge to throw up right now.
@SenateGOP @GOP @HouseRepubs @realDonaldTrump
apnews.com/article/un-r...
@SenateGOP @GOP @HouseRepubs @realDonaldTrump
apnews.com/article/un-r...
UN rejects US resolution urging an end to the war in Ukraine without noting Russian aggression
In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the United States has failed to get the U.N.
apnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Definition of a cult member: Any Republican over the age of 30 who doesn’t have the urge to throw up right now.
@SenateGOP @GOP @HouseRepubs @realDonaldTrump
apnews.com/article/un-r...
@SenateGOP @GOP @HouseRepubs @realDonaldTrump
apnews.com/article/un-r...
The @realDonaldTrump egg section.
Reality is such a pain.
Reality is such a pain.
January 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The @realDonaldTrump egg section.
Reality is such a pain.
Reality is such a pain.
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What you read is only your business.
December 14, 2024 at 2:29 PM
What you read is only your business.
It doesn't get much lamer than this for a serious national news organization--first ABCNews & Stephanopoulos open the door by being TV-cocky/sloppy but not technically incorrect or malevolent. Now they chicken out on defending the First Amendment!
Doom
smh...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...
Doom
smh...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:21 AM
It doesn't get much lamer than this for a serious national news organization--first ABCNews & Stephanopoulos open the door by being TV-cocky/sloppy but not technically incorrect or malevolent. Now they chicken out on defending the First Amendment!
Doom
smh...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...
Doom
smh...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/b...