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"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
-James Madison
Federalist Paper No. 51
https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/text-51-60
-James Madison
Federalist Paper No. 51
https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/text-51-60
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If you can, it’s very important to go to a beautiful place and let that beauty crack you open, just a little, so the wonder can get in.
November 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you can, it’s very important to go to a beautiful place and let that beauty crack you open, just a little, so the wonder can get in.
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❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement was never a road to a just and lasting peace.
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement was never a road to a just and lasting peace.
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1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
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“Here men determine what is true and what is false.”
- George F Kennan, Moscow, 1944
- George F Kennan, Moscow, 1944
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Here men determine what is true and what is false.”
- George F Kennan, Moscow, 1944
- George F Kennan, Moscow, 1944
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Reporter: I have lived in the DC area for almost 50 years now. The most violent moment in my life was January 6th, 2021, when Trump's supporters charged into the Capitol and beat cops. Trump's response to that was to pardon everyone who was involved
August 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reporter: I have lived in the DC area for almost 50 years now. The most violent moment in my life was January 6th, 2021, when Trump's supporters charged into the Capitol and beat cops. Trump's response to that was to pardon everyone who was involved
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Germany used to lead the world in science. The language of science was German—until the Nazis came to power and chased out, imprisoned, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists. Fascists break good things, and it is happening here. (2/2)
July 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Germany used to lead the world in science. The language of science was German—until the Nazis came to power and chased out, imprisoned, or killed all the non-Nazi scientists. Fascists break good things, and it is happening here. (2/2)
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It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
www.npr.org
July 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public
This is like setting money on fire
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I'm in a meeting regarding #CyberCivilDefense. Josh Corman just reminded us that a lot of people who run water and power supplies don't know that they're military targets, and some have already been attacked...
July 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm in a meeting regarding #CyberCivilDefense. Josh Corman just reminded us that a lot of people who run water and power supplies don't know that they're military targets, and some have already been attacked...
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📌The President of the United States posted a FAKE VIDEO TO THE WORLD of a kneeling Barack Obama being placed in handcuffs, and we are supposed go along like it is just another day.
Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.
Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.
July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
📌The President of the United States posted a FAKE VIDEO TO THE WORLD of a kneeling Barack Obama being placed in handcuffs, and we are supposed go along like it is just another day.
Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.
Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.
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Stephen Miller is an enemy of all humanity and must be stopped for America to be saved ♥️🤍💙
July 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Stephen Miller is an enemy of all humanity and must be stopped for America to be saved ♥️🤍💙
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"The Constitution, of course, grants Congress no express power to strip people of their citizenship, whether, in the exercise of the implied power to regulate foreign affairs or in the exercise of any specifically granted power." - Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967).
July 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"The Constitution, of course, grants Congress no express power to strip people of their citizenship, whether, in the exercise of the implied power to regulate foreign affairs or in the exercise of any specifically granted power." - Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967).
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A trading partner with any self-respect would reply to these tariff letters:
“Thank you for your interest in our goods. We have reviewed the US constitution, and it appears tariffs are to be set by congress. In the interest of respecting US law, we will await their contact to discuss further.”
“Thank you for your interest in our goods. We have reviewed the US constitution, and it appears tariffs are to be set by congress. In the interest of respecting US law, we will await their contact to discuss further.”
July 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A trading partner with any self-respect would reply to these tariff letters:
“Thank you for your interest in our goods. We have reviewed the US constitution, and it appears tariffs are to be set by congress. In the interest of respecting US law, we will await their contact to discuss further.”
“Thank you for your interest in our goods. We have reviewed the US constitution, and it appears tariffs are to be set by congress. In the interest of respecting US law, we will await their contact to discuss further.”
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I hate that one of my fave words, grok, was stolen from Heinlein’s “Stranger in a strange land,” a book I adored back in the day. I feel like it’s been stolen from ME, bcuz I can’t use it anymore and have its real meaning be grokked.
July 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I hate that one of my fave words, grok, was stolen from Heinlein’s “Stranger in a strange land,” a book I adored back in the day. I feel like it’s been stolen from ME, bcuz I can’t use it anymore and have its real meaning be grokked.