Hudsonette
@hudsonette.bsky.social
1st Am lawyer, Ph.D. Pre-modern Chinese Literature, married to a journalist, dog is Ella, Korean/Indian American, don’t impose your religion on me. Bach, Radiohead, classic movies, Star Trek, rule of law.
Who will stop him? Is there no brake pull like on a runaway train?
NEW: Donald Trump told Morning Joe that the difference between the invasion of Iraq and Venezuela is that “We're going to keep the oil"
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Who will stop him? Is there no brake pull like on a runaway train?
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The fact that there is no one who has instantly shut this down is one of the biggest indictments of the entire AI industry, Elon Musk, and our current government that we’ve seen yet.
When I was a girl, if someone had made an explicit image of me, I would have been scarred for life. Musk, however, mocked "the situation by sharing an array of Grok-generated images, including one depicting himself in a bikini, punctuated by laughing-crying emojis."
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/i...
Elon Musk's X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children
Regulators in Europe, India and Malaysia are scrutinizing X after exploitative images created with the Grok chatbot went viral on Elon Musk's social network.
www.cnbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The fact that there is no one who has instantly shut this down is one of the biggest indictments of the entire AI industry, Elon Musk, and our current government that we’ve seen yet.
We should have a ritual moment to remember Jan6 like we do for 9/11.
A violent attack on our democracy. Deeply traumatic for Americans.
A violent attack on our democracy. Deeply traumatic for Americans.
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
We should have a ritual moment to remember Jan6 like we do for 9/11.
A violent attack on our democracy. Deeply traumatic for Americans.
A violent attack on our democracy. Deeply traumatic for Americans.
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If major media wanted to tell the public the most important news happening now, they’d do sweeping stories with this headline:
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
The journalists know it’s true. They report on various aspects of it every day. They need to put it all together and sound the alarm. 1/2🧵
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
The journalists know it’s true. They report on various aspects of it every day. They need to put it all together and sound the alarm. 1/2🧵
January 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If major media wanted to tell the public the most important news happening now, they’d do sweeping stories with this headline:
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
The journalists know it’s true. They report on various aspects of it every day. They need to put it all together and sound the alarm. 1/2🧵
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP
The journalists know it’s true. They report on various aspects of it every day. They need to put it all together and sound the alarm. 1/2🧵
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Five years ago, Donald Trump instigated a violent insurrection in the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. The fact that the GOP coddled him, protected him, renominated him, and now support him in office, is a stain that will never be erased.
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Five years ago, Donald Trump instigated a violent insurrection in the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election. The fact that the GOP coddled him, protected him, renominated him, and now support him in office, is a stain that will never be erased.
Never forget!
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Never forget!
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Federal law required the Jan 6 plaque to be hung on Capitol grounds by March 2023
It has not been.
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It has not been.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Federal law required the Jan 6 plaque to be hung on Capitol grounds by March 2023
It has not been.
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It has not been.
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This "big picture" monologue/analysis(?) is a lot more problematic than the b-roll and graphic miscues:
In it, Dokoupil says that China and Russia were "building a presence in Venezuela"? Says who? From where? How? And why?
In it, Dokoupil says that China and Russia were "building a presence in Venezuela"? Says who? From where? How? And why?
"First day... first day, big problems here. Uh, are we going to Kelly here or are we gonna go..."
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fir...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fir...
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This "big picture" monologue/analysis(?) is a lot more problematic than the b-roll and graphic miscues:
In it, Dokoupil says that China and Russia were "building a presence in Venezuela"? Says who? From where? How? And why?
In it, Dokoupil says that China and Russia were "building a presence in Venezuela"? Says who? From where? How? And why?
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“Any woman.”
Watched the America250 projection on the Washington Monument tonight. Mentioned: Columbus, Ford, Edison, Lewis & Clark, both World Wars, AI. Not mentioned: The Civil War, Lincoln, Native Americans, immigration, slavery, race, civil rights, MLK, Vietnam, or any woman.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
“Any woman.”
What a dud.
"Weiss’ journalism, through her career, has many things that distinguish it, but it fundamentally lacks sensibility. Why was just broadcasting a bunch of nude photos of senior citizens a story? So that Dokoupil could giggle through it" variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Debut Is an Inauspicious Sign of Where CBS News Is Headed
Tony Dokoupil tripped up over transitions and bulldozed a health expert over vaccines
variety.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
What a dud.
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It throws away decades of effort that was stunningly successful where we took it seriously, i.e. in Europe. A world that works this way is a terrifying place, and we and the Europeans somehow managed to replace it in a large and previously violent continent. And this idiot wants to throw it away.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
It throws away decades of effort that was stunningly successful where we took it seriously, i.e. in Europe. A world that works this way is a terrifying place, and we and the Europeans somehow managed to replace it in a large and previously violent continent. And this idiot wants to throw it away.
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man the Access Hollywood tape really told us everything we needed to know didn’t it
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
man the Access Hollywood tape really told us everything we needed to know didn’t it
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"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
And, you can also change the narrative yourself, by leading the public. Public pressure absolutely moves politicians. Sitting around waiting for others to take this seriously is failing. Making something the story and making the public care about it is the job of a politician.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 AM
"The issues" are not immutable. Americans do not come out of the womb arguing about trans girls in Division III volleyball.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
The issues are what you make them. The issues are what you're loudest about.
Create the conversation around these murderers' war crimes, don't equivocate, and don't let up.
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With Trump, we see American imperialism with no clothes. Naked and vain. American imperialism is not just morally wrong. It is strategically disastrous.
I wrote this essay in March 2025 when Vance visited Greenland, and it is unfortunately still too relevant.
snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...
I wrote this essay in March 2025 when Vance visited Greenland, and it is unfortunately still too relevant.
snyder.substack.com/p/vance-in-g...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
snyder.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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This is very absorbing and inspiring ✨
Three great pianists share a birthday today. Listen to each of them play Beethoven's final Piano Sonata, op. 111.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
This is very absorbing and inspiring ✨
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You pay, Chevron profits!
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
You pay, Chevron profits!
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This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
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The Trumpists have shuttered the library at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and are going to throw away the books.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Trumpists have shuttered the library at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and are going to throw away the books.
The defunding of federal services that helped make life better for Americans is one of the biggest evils of the Trump admin. There was no deep state. There was no runaway fraud. Diversity in the workforce, educational shows on PBS, curing diseases, a social safety net, are all good things.
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The defunding of federal services that helped make life better for Americans is one of the biggest evils of the Trump admin. There was no deep state. There was no runaway fraud. Diversity in the workforce, educational shows on PBS, curing diseases, a social safety net, are all good things.
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hate it when my elite pedophilia related government cover up gets in the way of my domestic ethnic cleansing and starvation campaigns while I’m trying to invade other countries
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
hate it when my elite pedophilia related government cover up gets in the way of my domestic ethnic cleansing and starvation campaigns while I’m trying to invade other countries
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Behold the origin story of gigantic frozen lasagna at your local grocery store. Stouffer’s restaurants were popular throughout the Midwest and East Coast from the 1920s-70s until the brand started focusing on frozen food and phased out restaurants
Stouffer’s
Location Unknown, 1947
#VintageMenus
Stouffer’s
Location Unknown, 1947
#VintageMenus
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Behold the origin story of gigantic frozen lasagna at your local grocery store. Stouffer’s restaurants were popular throughout the Midwest and East Coast from the 1920s-70s until the brand started focusing on frozen food and phased out restaurants
Stouffer’s
Location Unknown, 1947
#VintageMenus
Stouffer’s
Location Unknown, 1947
#VintageMenus
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Saw some cool birds just walking around Lima, including this Vermillion Flycatcher that was using electrical wires for its perch! ❤️🖤❤️ #Flycatcher #Lima #Peru
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Saw some cool birds just walking around Lima, including this Vermillion Flycatcher that was using electrical wires for its perch! ❤️🖤❤️ #Flycatcher #Lima #Peru
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@marcelias.bsky.social is right. Expect Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez or someone similarly senior there to claim that Venezuela rigged the 2020 election. They'll manufacture "evidence."
This will be their "payment" to Trump to let them stay in charge. That and handing over their oil. Wait for it.
This will be their "payment" to Trump to let them stay in charge. That and handing over their oil. Wait for it.
If you think the attack on Venezuela is only about oil then you haven't ready my latest for Democracy Docket. Trump wants the oil, but he really wants to spread election denialism.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
@marcelias.bsky.social is right. Expect Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez or someone similarly senior there to claim that Venezuela rigged the 2020 election. They'll manufacture "evidence."
This will be their "payment" to Trump to let them stay in charge. That and handing over their oil. Wait for it.
This will be their "payment" to Trump to let them stay in charge. That and handing over their oil. Wait for it.