Pat Lasswell
@patlasswell.bsky.social
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Every Democrat should be saying this every day. Several times each day.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: "The question is can you work with Republicans in the middle of a constitutional crisis when democracy is on the line? And right now, I think that this crisis is serious and deepening in its seriousness, that our job #1, #2, and #3 is to save our democracy."
February 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Every Democrat should be saying this every day. Several times each day.
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"Extinction burst" doesn't sound like it should be comforting, but here, it is: kottke.org/25/02/extinc...
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
This fantastic two-minute video, from a guy named Rich, neatly explains why the anger and frustration of Trump’s supporter
kottke.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Extinction burst" doesn't sound like it should be comforting, but here, it is: kottke.org/25/02/extinc...
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
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It's not hysteria. It's not exaggeration. It's not premature. Where we are is a place we have never been in this country and threat we face is one that is by no means certain that we can survive. But let's do what we can, whatever we can, something precious and fragile is at dire risk of being lost.
February 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It's not hysteria. It's not exaggeration. It's not premature. Where we are is a place we have never been in this country and threat we face is one that is by no means certain that we can survive. But let's do what we can, whatever we can, something precious and fragile is at dire risk of being lost.
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Summary of Trump’s first two weeks:
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
January 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Summary of Trump’s first two weeks:
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
Trump has thrown the federal government into chaos thus endangering your services and benefits; he’s pardoned violent criminals; he’s announced tariffs that will raise your prices; and he’s done nothing to help you and your family.
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Former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges @general-ben.bsky.social:
"We should make it clear to the Russians that anytime there's an accident like this [cable damage in Baltic Sea], we are going to impound the vessel that was involved. And we should be doing the same thing with these ships...
"We should make it clear to the Russians that anytime there's an accident like this [cable damage in Baltic Sea], we are going to impound the vessel that was involved. And we should be doing the same thing with these ships...
January 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges @general-ben.bsky.social:
"We should make it clear to the Russians that anytime there's an accident like this [cable damage in Baltic Sea], we are going to impound the vessel that was involved. And we should be doing the same thing with these ships...
"We should make it clear to the Russians that anytime there's an accident like this [cable damage in Baltic Sea], we are going to impound the vessel that was involved. And we should be doing the same thing with these ships...
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One country Trump isn’t threatening in the western hemisphere that he should?
Venezuela.
Cuz he’s a weak scared boy who only threatens friends
Venezuela.
Cuz he’s a weak scared boy who only threatens friends
January 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One country Trump isn’t threatening in the western hemisphere that he should?
Venezuela.
Cuz he’s a weak scared boy who only threatens friends
Venezuela.
Cuz he’s a weak scared boy who only threatens friends
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H5N1 is showing signs of adapting to humans with recent mutations (A134V, N182K, E186D) enhancing its ability to bind to human-like α2-6 receptors in the upper respiratory tract.
This raises serious concerns about the virus’s potential to become more transmissible among humans.
This raises serious concerns about the virus’s potential to become more transmissible among humans.
December 27, 2024 at 4:10 AM
H5N1 is showing signs of adapting to humans with recent mutations (A134V, N182K, E186D) enhancing its ability to bind to human-like α2-6 receptors in the upper respiratory tract.
This raises serious concerns about the virus’s potential to become more transmissible among humans.
This raises serious concerns about the virus’s potential to become more transmissible among humans.
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Rubicon crossed.
Ukraine’s First All-Robot Assault Force Just Won Its First Battle www.forbes.com/sites/davida...
December 21, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Rubicon crossed.
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Not sure what Kellogg was trying to express. Going after generals is not exactly unprecedented.
December 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Not sure what Kellogg was trying to express. Going after generals is not exactly unprecedented.
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key point. nuclear waste is a problem, but it is not even in the same ball park as fossil fuel pollution. a rounding error by comparison bsky.app/profile/jess...
The entire history of US civilian nuclear power, which has produced 1/5th of our electricity for decades with no CO2 or air pollution, has produced less than 100,000 tons of high level waste. We burn billions of tons of fossil fuels EVERY YEAR.
December 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM
key point. nuclear waste is a problem, but it is not even in the same ball park as fossil fuel pollution. a rounding error by comparison bsky.app/profile/jess...
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People who want to stand up to Putin call him weak. People who don’t, call him strong. The right idea—that he is relatively strong and worth standing up to—has been largely erased from online discourse by algorithmic incentives.
December 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
People who want to stand up to Putin call him weak. People who don’t, call him strong. The right idea—that he is relatively strong and worth standing up to—has been largely erased from online discourse by algorithmic incentives.
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I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
Russia's war aims are political, not territorial. Any peace deal which does not guarantee political independence for Ukraine is a Russian victory. @anderspuck.bsky.social, as ever, explains it lucidly and succinctly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhpo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhpo...
What is Russia's plan for victory?
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Russia's war aims are political, not territorial. Any peace deal which does not guarantee political independence for Ukraine is a Russian victory. @anderspuck.bsky.social, as ever, explains it lucidly and succinctly:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhpo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhpo...
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The events in Syria, the toppling of the Assad regime and its replacement by a confederation of opposition groups with less than clear intentions on how they will operate and cooperate in creating a government that represents and serves the interests of a very diverse society, …
December 8, 2024 at 1:45 PM
The events in Syria, the toppling of the Assad regime and its replacement by a confederation of opposition groups with less than clear intentions on how they will operate and cooperate in creating a government that represents and serves the interests of a very diverse society, …
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If you're more upset with Biden being forced to consider the extraordinary step of peremptorily pardoning his own officials then you are about Trump appointing someone who’s promised to use the federal govt to exact personal retribution for Trump, then you need to think a little more critically.
December 6, 2024 at 4:17 PM
If you're more upset with Biden being forced to consider the extraordinary step of peremptorily pardoning his own officials then you are about Trump appointing someone who’s promised to use the federal govt to exact personal retribution for Trump, then you need to think a little more critically.
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A new champion appears.
The Moscow puppet government in Georgia decided to attack pro-democracy protestors with water cannons, pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets, the protestors responded with the equivalent of a fireworks mini gun. #georgiaprotests
November 30, 2024 at 10:04 PM
A new champion appears.
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From a couple weeks ago, this is terrifying and infuriating and I hope he got paid $10/word for it.
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:55 PM
From a couple weeks ago, this is terrifying and infuriating and I hope he got paid $10/word for it.
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THIS JUST IN: An investigation of Tulsi Gabbard's PACs shows much of the funds raised have gone to fundraising & to pay her advisers, not the stated mission of the PACs. Plus, she won't reveal the donors to a charity she runs. All this needs vetting. Pass it on.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Tulsi Gabbard keeps starting up PACs. Where is the money going?
When her appointment as director of national intelligence is vetted, the Senate should scrutinize her political operation.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:03 PM
THIS JUST IN: An investigation of Tulsi Gabbard's PACs shows much of the funds raised have gone to fundraising & to pay her advisers, not the stated mission of the PACs. Plus, she won't reveal the donors to a charity she runs. All this needs vetting. Pass it on.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"1. Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, has no qualifications for the job. He has never run a large organization and has no national security expertise."
Essay: "Pete Hegseth: 13 Steps to National Destruction"
snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
Essay: "Pete Hegseth: 13 Steps to National Destruction"
snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
Pete Hegseth: The Short Course
13 Steps to National Destruction
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:05 PM
"1. Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, has no qualifications for the job. He has never run a large organization and has no national security expertise."
Essay: "Pete Hegseth: 13 Steps to National Destruction"
snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
Essay: "Pete Hegseth: 13 Steps to National Destruction"
snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
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Congressman McCaul: “If we allow Putin to take over Ukraine, we are projecting weakness. This would invite more aggression from Mr. Putin”
He believes that the fall of Ukraine not only threatens the entire Eastern Europe, but may empower the “Unholy Alliance” of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea
He believes that the fall of Ukraine not only threatens the entire Eastern Europe, but may empower the “Unholy Alliance” of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea
November 23, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Congressman McCaul: “If we allow Putin to take over Ukraine, we are projecting weakness. This would invite more aggression from Mr. Putin”
He believes that the fall of Ukraine not only threatens the entire Eastern Europe, but may empower the “Unholy Alliance” of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea
He believes that the fall of Ukraine not only threatens the entire Eastern Europe, but may empower the “Unholy Alliance” of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea