Erin O'Brien
@erincle.bsky.social
Don't worry. I'm a good witch.
Today's ubiquitous "Inside the US capture of Maduro" headlines are turning my stomach.
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Today's ubiquitous "Inside the US capture of Maduro" headlines are turning my stomach.
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I was going to write an encouraging post for the Dry January crowd, but I woke to news of American bombs terrorizing the people of Caracas.
We are leading the country into WWIII.
We are leading the country into WWIII.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I was going to write an encouraging post for the Dry January crowd, but I woke to news of American bombs terrorizing the people of Caracas.
We are leading the country into WWIII.
We are leading the country into WWIII.
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“.. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.”
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“.. Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history.”
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Indeed it is, Tom.
Last night, as healthcare costs were poised to double for millions of Americans, Trump auctioned a PAINTING OF JESUS FOR $2.5 MILLION to a crowd of millionaires and billionaires who paid $1,500 a ticket to be in room.
It’s a helluva thing that’s a true and a correct sentence
It’s a helluva thing that’s a true and a correct sentence
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Indeed it is, Tom.
I can't remember when I loved a film score more than Jonny Greenwood's in "One Battle After Another."
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I can't remember when I loved a film score more than Jonny Greenwood's in "One Battle After Another."
At some point in 2015 I knew Trump was here to destroy the country. When I talked about it, friends rolled their eyes and exhaled. They told me I needed "balance."
I never did figure out how one "balances" fascism in life. I just hope me and mine survive this revolting mess.
I never did figure out how one "balances" fascism in life. I just hope me and mine survive this revolting mess.
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
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December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
At some point in 2015 I knew Trump was here to destroy the country. When I talked about it, friends rolled their eyes and exhaled. They told me I needed "balance."
I never did figure out how one "balances" fascism in life. I just hope me and mine survive this revolting mess.
I never did figure out how one "balances" fascism in life. I just hope me and mine survive this revolting mess.
Trump is recruiting Americans to go to war against America.
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump is recruiting Americans to go to war against America.
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The results of Musk’s chainsaw.
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The results of Musk’s chainsaw.
Iowa Dem Renee Hardman denied the state's Republican party from recapturing a senate supermajority with a FORTY THREE PERCENT MARGIN yesterday in a special election.
December 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Iowa Dem Renee Hardman denied the state's Republican party from recapturing a senate supermajority with a FORTY THREE PERCENT MARGIN yesterday in a special election.
Never forget that the anti-science crowd transmits and broadcasts its misinformation about science from one of science's most staggering global successes:
The computer.
The computer.
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Never forget that the anti-science crowd transmits and broadcasts its misinformation about science from one of science's most staggering global successes:
The computer.
The computer.
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China has quietly reduced its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level since 2008—just $688.7B in October. When the second-largest creditor slowly walks away from American debt, it’s worth asking: who will finance America’s growing deficits if confidence continues to erode?
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
China has quietly reduced its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level since 2008—just $688.7B in October. When the second-largest creditor slowly walks away from American debt, it’s worth asking: who will finance America’s growing deficits if confidence continues to erode?
Drink local; drink tap!
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. www.wired.com/story/people...
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who...
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December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Drink local; drink tap!
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So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs.
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?
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Donald Trump always wants the poorest among us to know he eats, breathes, and lives in monied "splendor." That he does so on a day when some American families had trouble affording lollipops for their kids' xmas stockings is just bonus cruelty.
December 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Donald Trump always wants the poorest among us to know he eats, breathes, and lives in monied "splendor." That he does so on a day when some American families had trouble affording lollipops for their kids' xmas stockings is just bonus cruelty.
"Over the past four years, hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. debt market, making the Cayman Islands — where many hedge funds are officially based — the place where the most U.S. debt outside the United States is held."
The Cayman Islands, friends.
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The Cayman Islands, friends.
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Opinion | The Quiet, Fateful Shift in Who’s Buying America’s Debt
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December 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Over the past four years, hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. debt market, making the Cayman Islands — where many hedge funds are officially based — the place where the most U.S. debt outside the United States is held."
The Cayman Islands, friends.
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The Cayman Islands, friends.
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The following passage is an imminent precursor to a modern-day version of "show me the man and I'll show you the crime."
But now instead of "the man" being James Comey or Letitia James, it will be you, me, and all of our children.
But now instead of "the man" being James Comey or Letitia James, it will be you, me, and all of our children.
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The following passage is an imminent precursor to a modern-day version of "show me the man and I'll show you the crime."
But now instead of "the man" being James Comey or Letitia James, it will be you, me, and all of our children.
But now instead of "the man" being James Comey or Letitia James, it will be you, me, and all of our children.
If you missed it amid the holiday flurry yesterday (Christmas day), MAGA launched a new military campaign in Nigeria, which is 5000 miles away from the war Trump is starting in Venezuela.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you missed it amid the holiday flurry yesterday (Christmas day), MAGA launched a new military campaign in Nigeria, which is 5000 miles away from the war Trump is starting in Venezuela.
Trump skips around like a giddy 9-year-old lighting one stalwart leg of America on fire after another and we all let him.
If there is a recovery from this, it will take decades.
If there is a recovery from this, it will take decades.
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Trump skips around like a giddy 9-year-old lighting one stalwart leg of America on fire after another and we all let him.
If there is a recovery from this, it will take decades.
If there is a recovery from this, it will take decades.
How embarrassing it is to watch our once-esteemed Department of Justice behave like this.
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In Sept. 2024, I walked around the staging area for the giant off-shore wind farms Trump just squashed. I was transfixed. The components were massive and otherworldly.
Now imagine being told, “POTUS don’t like ‘em. Shut it down.”
Now imagine being told, “POTUS don’t like ‘em. Shut it down.”
December 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In Sept. 2024, I walked around the staging area for the giant off-shore wind farms Trump just squashed. I was transfixed. The components were massive and otherworldly.
Now imagine being told, “POTUS don’t like ‘em. Shut it down.”
Now imagine being told, “POTUS don’t like ‘em. Shut it down.”
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“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.