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How quickly they abandon the faith when the message doesn't match their politics. In the words of John Kenneth Galbraith: "the modern conservative is engaged in the oldest pursuit known to moral philosophy, the search for a superior justification for selfishness." E.g., Greg Abbott and SCOTUS
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
How quickly they abandon the faith when the message doesn't match their politics. In the words of John Kenneth Galbraith: "the modern conservative is engaged in the oldest pursuit known to moral philosophy, the search for a superior justification for selfishness." E.g., Greg Abbott and SCOTUS
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November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Even the text of the alleged "peace agreement" between Russia and Ukraine being touted by the Trump administration betrays its Kremlin origins. They were in such a such a rush they didn't even have it properly translated.
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Even the text of the alleged "peace agreement" between Russia and Ukraine being touted by the Trump administration betrays its Kremlin origins. They were in such a such a rush they didn't even have it properly translated.
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The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
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Autocracy 101.
Totally normal for the father of an executive, putatively unconnected with their company, to hold talks with a presidential administration about which journalists they'd fire if that company successfully takes over a third company. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Autocracy 101.
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The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’
Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
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If Epstein’s claims are true, Trump lied about his involvement & knew about the abuse
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If Epstein’s claims are true, Trump lied about his involvement & knew about the abuse
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
Eye opening review of the current court youtu.be/5Vkm6sO27o8?...
Chief Justice Roberts Gets RUDE AWAKENING as SCHEME Gets EXPOSED
YouTube video by Legal AF
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Eye opening review of the current court youtu.be/5Vkm6sO27o8?...
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Trump voters, you did this.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trump voters, you did this.
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"When Patrick Henry worried that the president might easily become a king, James Madison sought to reassure him by noting that 'the purse is in the hands of the representatives of the people.'" Let's see how many justices agree.
@monacharen.bsky.social on tariffs: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...
@monacharen.bsky.social on tariffs: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...
Which Conservative Justices Will Fall for Trump’s Tariff Power Grab?
Emergency powers “tend to kindle emergencies,” as a great justice of yore once observed.
www.thebulwark.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"When Patrick Henry worried that the president might easily become a king, James Madison sought to reassure him by noting that 'the purse is in the hands of the representatives of the people.'" Let's see how many justices agree.
@monacharen.bsky.social on tariffs: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...
@monacharen.bsky.social on tariffs: www.thebulwark.com/p/which-cons...
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Even if Cheney never intended to give rise to the Trump movement, many of its actions are rooted in his legacy. It is, therefore, time for principled conservatives to rethink Cheney’s devotion to untrammeled executive authority, now that they have seen where that passion has led. bit.ly/48YtqZA
The Cheney Effect
How Dick Cheney became the accidental architect of Trump’s power.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Even if Cheney never intended to give rise to the Trump movement, many of its actions are rooted in his legacy. It is, therefore, time for principled conservatives to rethink Cheney’s devotion to untrammeled executive authority, now that they have seen where that passion has led. bit.ly/48YtqZA
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I feel so much safer now.
Trump on ICE raids, four days ago: "I think they haven’t gone far enough."
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I feel so much safer now.
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The real lesson tonight.
At this point, anyone—a university, a law firm, a corporation, a Democrat—bending the knee to Trump is doing it because they want to, not because of any political reality.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The real lesson tonight.
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I think food riots were the one thing I didn't think the modern GOP were willing to risk on their move to outright Fascism. Nothing drives people toward socialism faster than the utter meanness of the comfortable and wealthy.
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I think food riots were the one thing I didn't think the modern GOP were willing to risk on their move to outright Fascism. Nothing drives people toward socialism faster than the utter meanness of the comfortable and wealthy.
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"Bovino wants the community he is embedded in to see him not as a law enforcement officer but as an occupying military commander. He has not tried to establish a working relationship with the city; he has tried to dominate it."
This Man Is the Face of the Future
Greg Bovino is next.
www.thebulwark.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"Bovino wants the community he is embedded in to see him not as a law enforcement officer but as an occupying military commander. He has not tried to establish a working relationship with the city; he has tried to dominate it."
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“The Committee is particularly alarmed by compelling evidence that the Bureau of Prisons has granted Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment while simultaneously stonewalling congressional oversight into her transfer and her ongoing conditions of confinement.“
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, from Camp Bryan Prison Warden
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Dr. Tanisha Hall, Warden of the Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Ghislaine Ma...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“The Committee is particularly alarmed by compelling evidence that the Bureau of Prisons has granted Ms. Maxwell preferential treatment while simultaneously stonewalling congressional oversight into her transfer and her ongoing conditions of confinement.“
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...