Rachel Sklar
@rachelsklar.bsky.social
Writer / entrepreneur / single mom
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What this is a shock from Tom Cotton who has never ever written an op-Ed suggesting such leanings
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What this is a shock from Tom Cotton who has never ever written an op-Ed suggesting such leanings
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What the fuck, man
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What the fuck, man
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Obviously we are not in a war so war crimes is a short hand for killing unarmed civilians
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Obviously we are not in a war so war crimes is a short hand for killing unarmed civilians
Appalling open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
RFK Jr's Vaccine Rollback Puts Infants At Risk, Experts Warn
An interview with Dr Jeremy Faust. Plus: Netflix–Warner merger sparks antitrust outcry. More Epstein transcripts coming. Supreme Court sides with Texas. Trump gets soccer's first-ever peace prize.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Appalling open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Banger from Amanda Montei open.substack.com/pub/amandamo...
Stop covering for the husbands
Lying about the problems of heterosexuality is not love, actually— it's bad, actually.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Banger from Amanda Montei open.substack.com/pub/amandamo...
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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and i do not use this lightly
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
and i do not use this lightly
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Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
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There goes “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” for the Pentagon press corps.
get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There goes “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” for the Pentagon press corps.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest
Wait I want more of this type of thing, like director's cut DVD commentary except we can see the magic being made. Fascinating!
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wait I want more of this type of thing, like director's cut DVD commentary except we can see the magic being made. Fascinating!
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OK, NYT, I'll try to help you understand. Look at this headline. It's accurate, strictly speaking. But it also gives an impression of normalcy, when what Noem did was post on social media about banning "killers, leeches and entitlement junkies." The unrestrained hatefulness might be the story here!
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
OK, NYT, I'll try to help you understand. Look at this headline. It's accurate, strictly speaking. But it also gives an impression of normalcy, when what Noem did was post on social media about banning "killers, leeches and entitlement junkies." The unrestrained hatefulness might be the story here!
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Hard for me to imagine Ds winning a TN congressional seat where the R won by +22% in the last midterm
For a President to be campaigning this hard for a safe seat, either 1️⃣ the R is going to win and he wants to claim responsibility / "we have momentum back!" or 2️⃣ internal polling is *bad* bad
For a President to be campaigning this hard for a safe seat, either 1️⃣ the R is going to win and he wants to claim responsibility / "we have momentum back!" or 2️⃣ internal polling is *bad* bad
"She hates Christianity" -- Trump rants on Mike Johnson's phone at a Van Epps rally
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hard for me to imagine Ds winning a TN congressional seat where the R won by +22% in the last midterm
For a President to be campaigning this hard for a safe seat, either 1️⃣ the R is going to win and he wants to claim responsibility / "we have momentum back!" or 2️⃣ internal polling is *bad* bad
For a President to be campaigning this hard for a safe seat, either 1️⃣ the R is going to win and he wants to claim responsibility / "we have momentum back!" or 2️⃣ internal polling is *bad* bad
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The Trump admin is systematically firing immigration judges across the country for no reason other their above average grant rates.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Trump admin is systematically firing immigration judges across the country for no reason other their above average grant rates.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the “deportation judges” they want.
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No corporation is your friend, but it's pretty stark to watch all these corporate titans begging for Trump's favor and then Costco is out here just throwing down over and over again
Costco files suit against the government, saying the Trump tariffs are unlawful. The company wants a refund.
Others that have already filed suit: Revlon, eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki, Bumble Bee, Yokohama Tire and many smaller firms.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Others that have already filed suit: Revlon, eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki, Bumble Bee, Yokohama Tire and many smaller firms.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
No corporation is your friend, but it's pretty stark to watch all these corporate titans begging for Trump's favor and then Costco is out here just throwing down over and over again
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Shoutout to my fellow 12-steppers and others in recovery as we enter the dark heart of the Holiday Triangle and its advent calendar of triggers.
You're not alone, you're worth the trouble, one day at a time.
You're not alone, you're worth the trouble, one day at a time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Shoutout to my fellow 12-steppers and others in recovery as we enter the dark heart of the Holiday Triangle and its advent calendar of triggers.
You're not alone, you're worth the trouble, one day at a time.
You're not alone, you're worth the trouble, one day at a time.
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Self magazine partnered with AAP awhile back to make some. Some do show needles but they're not huge and the person/ child isn't crying like so many photos. www.flickr.com/photos/selfm...
SELF x American Academy of Pediatrics Vaccine Photo Project
Medically accurate vaccination photography that anyone is welcome to use for free.
www.flickr.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Self magazine partnered with AAP awhile back to make some. Some do show needles but they're not huge and the person/ child isn't crying like so many photos. www.flickr.com/photos/selfm...
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i spent a little while going through the AIDS quilt and picked out a few panels that stuck out to me for one reason or another. may the memories of all these beautiful, far too young souls be a blessing.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
i spent a little while going through the AIDS quilt and picked out a few panels that stuck out to me for one reason or another. may the memories of all these beautiful, far too young souls be a blessing.
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The President is raising rates by thousands of dollars PER FAMILY for northern Michiganders.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The President is raising rates by thousands of dollars PER FAMILY for northern Michiganders.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
Add TeachAids founder Dr. Piya Sorcar to your contact list, global health journalists!
#worldaidsday
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/piya_...
#worldaidsday
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/piya_...
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Add TeachAids founder Dr. Piya Sorcar to your contact list, global health journalists!
#worldaidsday
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/piya_...
#worldaidsday
healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/people/piya_...
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4. No more rule-based capitalism. That corrodes investor confidence, shrinks risk appetite, and hollows out the regulatory frameworks capitalism depends on.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
4. No more rule-based capitalism. That corrodes investor confidence, shrinks risk appetite, and hollows out the regulatory frameworks capitalism depends on.
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3. Linking U.S. foreign policy to personal enrichment destabilizes the economy. Allies lose trust, international investment gets riskier, and it invites retaliatory protectionism. Capitalists depend on predictable rules and stable alliances.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
3. Linking U.S. foreign policy to personal enrichment destabilizes the economy. Allies lose trust, international investment gets riskier, and it invites retaliatory protectionism. Capitalists depend on predictable rules and stable alliances.
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2. Capitalists reward innovation, efficiency, and risk-taking. This “peace through profit-sharing” model enriches entrenched elites by locking in monopolistic access to resources (ie Arctic energy) and reconstruction projects.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
2. Capitalists reward innovation, efficiency, and risk-taking. This “peace through profit-sharing” model enriches entrenched elites by locking in monopolistic access to resources (ie Arctic energy) and reconstruction projects.
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