Ronnie A
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"Unbelievable in terms of badness." - Donald Trump circa 2024
"Unbelievable in terms of badness." - Donald Trump circa 2024
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Ronnie A
@ronniea.bsky.social
· Jan 6
January 6, 2021 - Remembering all the brave Capitol Police officers who protected members of Congress, the Capitol and democracy.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
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Justice Barrett’s recusal makes this grant that much *more* telling (and, to me, ominous).
If the Court splits 4-4, the decision below is affirmed without any opinion. That the justices granted certiorari *despite* Barrett’s recusal suggests that there may well be five votes to side with Oklahoma.
If the Court splits 4-4, the decision below is affirmed without any opinion. That the justices granted certiorari *despite* Barrett’s recusal suggests that there may well be five votes to side with Oklahoma.
BREAKING: In a sign that the barrier between church and state could be further weakened, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by Oklahoma officials to approve the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court to hear church-state fight over Oklahoma bid to launch first publicly funded religious school
An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Justice Barrett’s recusal makes this grant that much *more* telling (and, to me, ominous).
If the Court splits 4-4, the decision below is affirmed without any opinion. That the justices granted certiorari *despite* Barrett’s recusal suggests that there may well be five votes to side with Oklahoma.
If the Court splits 4-4, the decision below is affirmed without any opinion. That the justices granted certiorari *despite* Barrett’s recusal suggests that there may well be five votes to side with Oklahoma.
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This is a slap in the face to American women.
Pete Hegseth has a track record of disrespecting women service members, and multiple credible sexual assault allegations.
Our troops deserve better.
Pete Hegseth has a track record of disrespecting women service members, and multiple credible sexual assault allegations.
Our troops deserve better.
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is a slap in the face to American women.
Pete Hegseth has a track record of disrespecting women service members, and multiple credible sexual assault allegations.
Our troops deserve better.
Pete Hegseth has a track record of disrespecting women service members, and multiple credible sexual assault allegations.
Our troops deserve better.
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16 January 1926 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Lili Jacob, was born in Bilke.
Deported to #Auschwitz in May 1944 & transferred to Mittelbau-Dora. After liberation she found an album of SS photos of extermination process in Birkenau.
She emigrated to the USA & passed away in 1999.
Deported to #Auschwitz in May 1944 & transferred to Mittelbau-Dora. After liberation she found an album of SS photos of extermination process in Birkenau.
She emigrated to the USA & passed away in 1999.
January 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
16 January 1926 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Lili Jacob, was born in Bilke.
Deported to #Auschwitz in May 1944 & transferred to Mittelbau-Dora. After liberation she found an album of SS photos of extermination process in Birkenau.
She emigrated to the USA & passed away in 1999.
Deported to #Auschwitz in May 1944 & transferred to Mittelbau-Dora. After liberation she found an album of SS photos of extermination process in Birkenau.
She emigrated to the USA & passed away in 1999.
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#OTD 16 January 1900, Edith Frank, mother of Anne and Margot Frank was born.
1/n Following their discovery and deportation, Edith Frank and her daughters were forever separated from Otto at their arrival in Auschwitz. A further selection separated Edith from Anne and Margot – Edith was selected for the gas chambers,
January 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#OTD 16 January 1900, Edith Frank, mother of Anne and Margot Frank was born.
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Trump and his billionaire buddies are looking to get richer still — at the expense of working families, the planet, and our collective future.
January 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump and his billionaire buddies are looking to get richer still — at the expense of working families, the planet, and our collective future.
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Thank you President Carter for your incredible leadership, legacy and life of service.
January 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thank you President Carter for your incredible leadership, legacy and life of service.
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In a year-end report ostensibly devoted to identifying “threats to judicial independence,” Chief Justice Roberts missed perhaps the biggest one—the erosion of public faith in the courts in general, and #SCOTUS, in particular.
Me in today’s bonus “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-115-...
Me in today’s bonus “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-115-...
Bonus 115: The Chief Justice's Tone-Deaf Year-End Report
There's a rich (and ongoing) debate over the relationship between public criticism of the courts and judicial independence. Chief Justice Roberts's annual missive missed just about all of the nuance.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In a year-end report ostensibly devoted to identifying “threats to judicial independence,” Chief Justice Roberts missed perhaps the biggest one—the erosion of public faith in the courts in general, and #SCOTUS, in particular.
Me in today’s bonus “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-115-...
Me in today’s bonus “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-115-...
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VP Harris: Hey Mike! Congratulations!
Mike Johnson: For winning the election?
VPH: No, for winning the award for having the world’s tiniest and least used weiner.
MJ: I’m gonna tell my orange daddy on you!
VPH: Who do you think announced the award?
Mike Johnson: For winning the election?
VPH: No, for winning the award for having the world’s tiniest and least used weiner.
MJ: I’m gonna tell my orange daddy on you!
VPH: Who do you think announced the award?
January 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
VP Harris: Hey Mike! Congratulations!
Mike Johnson: For winning the election?
VPH: No, for winning the award for having the world’s tiniest and least used weiner.
MJ: I’m gonna tell my orange daddy on you!
VPH: Who do you think announced the award?
Mike Johnson: For winning the election?
VPH: No, for winning the award for having the world’s tiniest and least used weiner.
MJ: I’m gonna tell my orange daddy on you!
VPH: Who do you think announced the award?
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I knew Trump was racist, but I didn’t care until I learned he was racist against people like me.
January 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I knew Trump was racist, but I didn’t care until I learned he was racist against people like me.
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LeBron James's streak of consecutive regular season games scoring at least 10 points is now old enough to vote.
It predates the announcement of the original iPhone by three days. The streak alone has played the 37th most games of anyone in NBA history, more than Hakeem or Steve Nash. #NBAsky
It predates the announcement of the original iPhone by three days. The streak alone has played the 37th most games of anyone in NBA history, more than Hakeem or Steve Nash. #NBAsky
January 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
LeBron James's streak of consecutive regular season games scoring at least 10 points is now old enough to vote.
It predates the announcement of the original iPhone by three days. The streak alone has played the 37th most games of anyone in NBA history, more than Hakeem or Steve Nash. #NBAsky
It predates the announcement of the original iPhone by three days. The streak alone has played the 37th most games of anyone in NBA history, more than Hakeem or Steve Nash. #NBAsky
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6 January 1940
The killing personnel recruited in Berlin for "Aktion T4" (euthanasia) arrive at the Grafeneck asylum.
It was one of the first places in Nazi Germany where people were killed in large numbers in a gas chamber using carbon monoxide. This was the beginning of the Euthanasia Programme.
The killing personnel recruited in Berlin for "Aktion T4" (euthanasia) arrive at the Grafeneck asylum.
It was one of the first places in Nazi Germany where people were killed in large numbers in a gas chamber using carbon monoxide. This was the beginning of the Euthanasia Programme.
January 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
6 January 1940
The killing personnel recruited in Berlin for "Aktion T4" (euthanasia) arrive at the Grafeneck asylum.
It was one of the first places in Nazi Germany where people were killed in large numbers in a gas chamber using carbon monoxide. This was the beginning of the Euthanasia Programme.
The killing personnel recruited in Berlin for "Aktion T4" (euthanasia) arrive at the Grafeneck asylum.
It was one of the first places in Nazi Germany where people were killed in large numbers in a gas chamber using carbon monoxide. This was the beginning of the Euthanasia Programme.
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January 6th was a coordinated attempt to kidnap members of Congress, overturn a free and fair election by its people, and install a president whose criminality is simply unprecedented and whose involvement was complete.
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
All Americans Know January 6th Was An Insurrection. Decent Ones Care.
We all saw it. On January 6th, 2021, many of us watched it in disbelief in real time: the almost incomprehensible sight of thousands of people breaching the very seat of our Government: smashing windo...
johnpavlovitz.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
January 6th was a coordinated attempt to kidnap members of Congress, overturn a free and fair election by its people, and install a president whose criminality is simply unprecedented and whose involvement was complete.
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
johnpavlovitz.com/2022/01/05/a...
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This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
January 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
January 6, 2021 - Remembering all the brave Capitol Police officers who protected members of Congress, the Capitol and democracy.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
January 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
January 6, 2021 - Remembering all the brave Capitol Police officers who protected members of Congress, the Capitol and democracy.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
For those among them who died, and for the ones still living, may your service and sacrifice forever be honored.
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All of this!!!!
December 30, 2024 at 3:49 AM
All of this!!!!
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Americans don’t know what recession means. They think anything bad in the economy - be it unemployment, inflation, rising rents, rising interest rates, or falling stocks - means a recession.
December 30, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Americans don’t know what recession means. They think anything bad in the economy - be it unemployment, inflation, rising rents, rising interest rates, or falling stocks - means a recession.
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Trump is just there to provide moral cover for Putin by musing about invading neighbors.
Trump’s musings about Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal startled America’s allies and delighted foreign foes. In Russia, they were interpreted to mean that he isn’t really opposed to foreign wars of conquest after all.
My latest for @thedailybeast:
www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-insi...
My latest for @thedailybeast:
www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-insi...
Kremlin Insiders Reveal How Trump Is Already Secretly Helping Putin
Putin’s top propagandists highlight yet more similarities between Putin and Trump and explain how the President-elect is already helping the Kremlin.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 30, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Trump is just there to provide moral cover for Putin by musing about invading neighbors.
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Donald Trump has lost his appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. Here's why that's bad news for Joe Biden.
December 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Donald Trump has lost his appeal in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. Here's why that's bad news for Joe Biden.
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#ACTUALNEWS U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Monday directing the closure of U.S. government agencies and executive departments on January 9 to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100.
December 30, 2024 at 6:57 PM
#ACTUALNEWS U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Monday directing the closure of U.S. government agencies and executive departments on January 9 to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100.
My heart goes out to the families of the 179 souls who lost their lives in the S Korean plane crash that occurred yesterday. Truly a tragedy.
December 30, 2024 at 3:31 AM
My heart goes out to the families of the 179 souls who lost their lives in the S Korean plane crash that occurred yesterday. Truly a tragedy.
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Putin the war crimes terrorist shot down a civilian airliner on Christmas and then denied all emergency landing requests forcing the plane to land in the sea in an attempt to kill off any witnesses onboard.
Putin is Osama bin Laden.
Putin is Sadam Hussein.
The world would be safer without Putin.🌎 😵
Putin is Osama bin Laden.
Putin is Sadam Hussein.
The world would be safer without Putin.🌎 😵
December 29, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Putin the war crimes terrorist shot down a civilian airliner on Christmas and then denied all emergency landing requests forcing the plane to land in the sea in an attempt to kill off any witnesses onboard.
Putin is Osama bin Laden.
Putin is Sadam Hussein.
The world would be safer without Putin.🌎 😵
Putin is Osama bin Laden.
Putin is Sadam Hussein.
The world would be safer without Putin.🌎 😵