With all the news & opinion maybe I should focus more on WHAT SHOULD BE DONE about this “fine mess” we’re in.
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by Jon Grinspan curator of political history Smithsonian National Museum of American History
NYT Gift Article
Mark Twain coined the term The Gilded Age in 1873
We had another one in the 1920's
It took a new generation to rein it all in
Read history
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by Jon Grinspan curator of political history Smithsonian National Museum of American History
NYT Gift Article
Mark Twain coined the term The Gilded Age in 1873
We had another one in the 1920's
It took a new generation to rein it all in
Read history
bit.ly/4jlY6XF
Politico Breaking News
Said troops will no longer be in LA, Chicago and Portland
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
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Politico Breaking News
Said troops will no longer be in LA, Chicago and Portland
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
bit.ly/4sjvGSb
by Michelle Cottle
NYT Gift Article
A great read encapsulating 2025 and a look to 2026 and who is most likely to succeed-or not
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by Michelle Cottle
NYT Gift Article
A great read encapsulating 2025 and a look to 2026 and who is most likely to succeed-or not
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by Phillips P. OBrien
A sober look from a historian and professor of strategic studies
Acknowledging reality is the only way to fight it. We have changed sides. How the rest of the world reacts will define the future
bit.ly/4q1nJzD
by Phillips P. OBrien
A sober look from a historian and professor of strategic studies
Acknowledging reality is the only way to fight it. We have changed sides. How the rest of the world reacts will define the future
bit.ly/4q1nJzD
Michigan Live
"The risk of wrongful detention of US citizens remains high. Even if a case is determined wrongful there is no guarantee of release"
Ukraine War & martial law cited
Something else going on?
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Michigan Live
"The risk of wrongful detention of US citizens remains high. Even if a case is determined wrongful there is no guarantee of release"
Ukraine War & martial law cited
Something else going on?
bit.ly/45slCfR
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
Powerful opinion piece that tells the truth about Trump & one of the most disgracefully anti-American acts in the nation’s history
And his defiance of the Constitution with malice toward those who stand up to his abuses
bit.ly/49lWDw1
NYT Editorial Board
Gift Article
Powerful opinion piece that tells the truth about Trump & one of the most disgracefully anti-American acts in the nation’s history
And his defiance of the Constitution with malice toward those who stand up to his abuses
bit.ly/49lWDw1
Law & Crime
Something really fishy about maneuvering to get infamous Southern District Florida judge on this
Russia 2016 interference
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Law & Crime
Something really fishy about maneuvering to get infamous Southern District Florida judge on this
Russia 2016 interference
bit.ly/4slfboT
WAPO Gift Article
Strategy document shared with immigration officials details plans to use influencers, geo-targeted ads to hire thousands of deportation officers nationwide
Trump militia
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WAPO Gift Article
Strategy document shared with immigration officials details plans to use influencers, geo-targeted ads to hire thousands of deportation officers nationwide
Trump militia
bit.ly/4jEIJdn
Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
NYT Gift article
As Trump sought peace deal and Putin victory factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort
A packed fact and analysis must read article
Damning for Trump and his regime
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Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
NYT Gift article
As Trump sought peace deal and Putin victory factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort
A packed fact and analysis must read article
Damning for Trump and his regime
nyti.ms/3KUgHxx
NYT gift article
Temporarily preserves deportation protections for South Sudanese set to expire January 6
Important: Real danger if they return. Racism in Trump's action compared to his treatment of White South Africans
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NYT gift article
Temporarily preserves deportation protections for South Sudanese set to expire January 6
Important: Real danger if they return. Racism in Trump's action compared to his treatment of White South Africans
bit.ly/49APFoc
NPR/KQED
CFPB created after 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers and is mandated by law
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NPR/KQED
CFPB created after 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers and is mandated by law
bit.ly/45j8B8s
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter interviewed
Based on other articles, it appears to me that this IS a serious problem AND that DOJ and MAGA are using it to wildly tarnish the entire 100K Somali population in the state and Dems
bit.ly/3MZNLVl
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter interviewed
Based on other articles, it appears to me that this IS a serious problem AND that DOJ and MAGA are using it to wildly tarnish the entire 100K Somali population in the state and Dems
bit.ly/3MZNLVl
CalMatters
A good recap of the year
Impacts heavily on families with deep roots in the state with decades-long residence, U.S.-citizen children, stable employment & following legal pathways
bit.ly/4azhMoM
CalMatters
A good recap of the year
Impacts heavily on families with deep roots in the state with decades-long residence, U.S.-citizen children, stable employment & following legal pathways
bit.ly/4azhMoM
He is no longer dominating his party or the country in the way he once did
by Jonathan Lemire
Atlantic Gift Article
Accurate assessment and analysis as Republicans panic
But we can't just depend on this. What do we have to offer in 2026?
bit.ly/4aCTt9B
He is no longer dominating his party or the country in the way he once did
by Jonathan Lemire
Atlantic Gift Article
Accurate assessment and analysis as Republicans panic
But we can't just depend on this. What do we have to offer in 2026?
bit.ly/4aCTt9B
The China Academy
We misread what China is selling: not cheap goods but a new energy ecosystem offering countries independence from oil-dollar system. America sanctions taught world the value of what China provides
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The China Academy
We misread what China is selling: not cheap goods but a new energy ecosystem offering countries independence from oil-dollar system. America sanctions taught world the value of what China provides
bit.ly/49kMiAF
Even corrupt institutions can reach a tipping point
by Paul Krugman
Mass exodus of staff to Pence's "think tank" because of Heritage dalliance with white nationalist antisemites like Nick Fuentes is the beginning of the end
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Even corrupt institutions can reach a tipping point
by Paul Krugman
Mass exodus of staff to Pence's "think tank" because of Heritage dalliance with white nationalist antisemites like Nick Fuentes is the beginning of the end
bit.ly/4q20RA9
The real cancel culture
By Gary Legum
Wonkette
We have the power to resist the takeover of the Kennedy Center. Like the boycott of Target, we must make an issue of this
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The real cancel culture
By Gary Legum
Wonkette
We have the power to resist the takeover of the Kennedy Center. Like the boycott of Target, we must make an issue of this
bit.ly/4aW7GP9
By Nancy Gertner, former Federal Court Judge
Atlantic Gift Article
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard
Great analysis
bit.ly/3LmHRNC
By Nancy Gertner, former Federal Court Judge
Atlantic Gift Article
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard
Great analysis
bit.ly/3LmHRNC
NYT Gift Article
How Georgia congresswoman went from president’s loudest cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic
"I want you to know that Johnson is not our Speaker. He is not our leader”
Speaks her mind
bit.ly/3LcBhJw
NYT Gift Article
How Georgia congresswoman went from president’s loudest cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic
"I want you to know that Johnson is not our Speaker. He is not our leader”
Speaks her mind
bit.ly/3LcBhJw
ProPublica
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment they’ve found efforts more likely to be vilified than appreciated
Damned if you do
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ProPublica
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment they’ve found efforts more likely to be vilified than appreciated
Damned if you do
bit.ly/3LovoJh
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www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...
Politico
About the Valadao swing Congressional district
In making more competitive districts we've intensified a longstanding battle between mods & progressives about what kind of D should carry the banner
Either or
bit.ly/4qhn0e1
Politico
About the Valadao swing Congressional district
In making more competitive districts we've intensified a longstanding battle between mods & progressives about what kind of D should carry the banner
Either or
bit.ly/4qhn0e1
From the Brennan Center by an attorney and a historian who are part of the Democracy Project
Explains the 14th Amendment long understood to grant citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil
Ahead of Supreme Court arguments this spring
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From the Brennan Center by an attorney and a historian who are part of the Democracy Project
Explains the 14th Amendment long understood to grant citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil
Ahead of Supreme Court arguments this spring
bit.ly/45wjkwi
NYT Gift Article
When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” won the Emmy for outstanding talk series he gave thanks with a short mission statement that the show “was about love” and a sense that we might be losing it
Read and be inspired
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NYT Gift Article
When “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” won the Emmy for outstanding talk series he gave thanks with a short mission statement that the show “was about love” and a sense that we might be losing it
Read and be inspired
bit.ly/49dYdQm
By John Fabian Witt author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America”
NYT Gift Article
Powerful review of Civil War amendments, FDR, process rooted in our Constitution we need to regain
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By John Fabian Witt author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America”
NYT Gift Article
Powerful review of Civil War amendments, FDR, process rooted in our Constitution we need to regain
bit.ly/4pjOrlL