Edward V
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Edward V
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“A mack-truck-sized breach”: @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social discusses being accidentally added to a Trump administration group chat planning military strikes.

Read more in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/0VASTR78
A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop
How The Atlantic’s editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The future is bleak….not sure how/if our nation could recover from this fundamental slow motion shift….since 2012 when Obama won a second term, the pendulum has been swung far past the middle….the right….and now however in unclear territory. Can it swing back? Godspeed!
The Oval Office meeting today between Trump and Zelensky “reeked of a planned attack,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes.

“The Ukrainian leader did his best to stand up to the bullying, but Trump and Vance were playing to the cameras and the MAGA gallery at home.” theatln.tc/5tozgdyn
March 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is where we are now….can our nation recover from this era?
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
What a hair bag!
The only DEI I oppose is Donald Eric and Ivanka!
As Trump Attacks Diversity, a Racist Undercurrent Surfaces
President Trump has promised a “colorblind and merit-based” society, while also equating diversity with incompetence.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Stay informed!!!
My new mantra: do one thing a day to make it less awful.

The impacts will be uneven but broad.
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So, here we are. Undeniable momentum is building in opposition to my strongly held values. Oh, and in direct conflict with my life too! What do we do?! Is the opposition fatigue akin to long covid? Will we bounce or patiently wait or fully retreat? I don’t actually know…..
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.

“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Tells Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that has not historically been political.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM