Oratrix 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@oratrix64.bsky.social
Artist, avid reader, Pro Democracy, anti-MAGA radical, past my prime and don't GAF; labeled a subversive in HS - trying to stay true to it. Also, I torture people for a living.
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“Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers ***
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.”
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.”
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
An ICIJ investigation traced tens of thousands of transactions and found crypto platforms awash with dirty money.
www.icij.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers ***
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.”
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists traced tens of thousands of transactions and found major crypto trading platforms awash with dirty money.”
“It’s a familiar saying that power corrupts. But in my experience, its corrosive effects are more wide-ranging. Power inevitably magnifies the weaknesses in a personality.” (Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow) Just seemed like an applicable quote to much of what we see today in politics.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“It’s a familiar saying that power corrupts. But in my experience, its corrosive effects are more wide-ranging. Power inevitably magnifies the weaknesses in a personality.” (Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow) Just seemed like an applicable quote to much of what we see today in politics.
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Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
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How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
How to Get Rid of “Citizens United”
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Tim Snyder calls it a capitulation document. Words matter open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tim Snyder calls it a capitulation document. Words matter open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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This is brilliant
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This is brilliant
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By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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“Health care for illegal aliens” is the new “immigrants are eating cats and dogs in Springfield.”
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Health care for illegal aliens” is the new “immigrants are eating cats and dogs in Springfield.”
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
The Republican playbook is simple: make up a baseless lie, repeat it every chance you get, hope and pray that everyone blames Democrats for the crises you created.
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Why are the flags not being flown at half-staff for the victims of this weekend's multiple mass shootings?
Why has POTUS not made a public address in their honor & condemned the violence?
Where is the wall-to-wall coverage by the media?
Apparently, their lives mean less than a podcaster’s.
Why has POTUS not made a public address in their honor & condemned the violence?
Where is the wall-to-wall coverage by the media?
Apparently, their lives mean less than a podcaster’s.
September 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why are the flags not being flown at half-staff for the victims of this weekend's multiple mass shootings?
Why has POTUS not made a public address in their honor & condemned the violence?
Where is the wall-to-wall coverage by the media?
Apparently, their lives mean less than a podcaster’s.
Why has POTUS not made a public address in their honor & condemned the violence?
Where is the wall-to-wall coverage by the media?
Apparently, their lives mean less than a podcaster’s.
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Oh, more than that, they're one of the two companies, along with Nexstar that are entangled in the shit with Kimmel, Disney, and the FCC.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
How Jimmy Kimmel Might Have Just Been Sacrificed for a Multibillion-Dollar TV Deal
You may not be too familiar with Nexstar CEO Perry Sook. But he and his company are a big reason Kimmel is off the air.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Oh, more than that, they're one of the two companies, along with Nexstar that are entangled in the shit with Kimmel, Disney, and the FCC.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...
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CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
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September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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NEWS: ACLU pushes to revive criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
ACLU pushes to revive criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
In an exclusive interview, ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt tells All Rise News further appeal is necessary because a lack of consequences for defying judges is "dangerous."
www.meidasplus.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
NEWS: ACLU pushes to revive criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
First Fox, now Newsmax. apple.news/ARSl_tpVyTOS...
Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage — NPR
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
apple.news
August 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
First Fox, now Newsmax. apple.news/ARSl_tpVyTOS...
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one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
August 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules
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As corporate media bows to Trump, public broadcasting has never been more important to our democracy.
Public radio stations reach 98% of Americans. If they close, millions lose access to critical news.
Trump is trying to control not just what we do, but what we know. Be warned.
Public radio stations reach 98% of Americans. If they close, millions lose access to critical news.
Trump is trying to control not just what we do, but what we know. Be warned.
July 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As corporate media bows to Trump, public broadcasting has never been more important to our democracy.
Public radio stations reach 98% of Americans. If they close, millions lose access to critical news.
Trump is trying to control not just what we do, but what we know. Be warned.
Public radio stations reach 98% of Americans. If they close, millions lose access to critical news.
Trump is trying to control not just what we do, but what we know. Be warned.
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I’ve reviewed the texts and emails the whistleblower supplied to back up his comprehensive report and warning about Trump administration efforts to defy and ignore court orders.
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Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Warns of Trump Administration’s Assault on the Law
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve reviewed the texts and emails the whistleblower supplied to back up his comprehensive report and warning about Trump administration efforts to defy and ignore court orders.
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As countries across the world turn to renewable energy, there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As countries across the world turn to renewable energy, there is a chance for a deep reordering of the earth’s power systems, in every sense of the word “power,” offering a plausible check to not only the climate crisis but to autocracy.