Richard Mullaney
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See, kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent / Talking big words on the mic, but still irrelevant. #GoHoos
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The US brain drain is on two major fronts: to Europe and to China
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The US brain drain is on two major fronts: to Europe and to China
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New York Graffiti Shows ICE Arresting the Statue of Liberty
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
New York Graffiti Shows ICE Arresting the Statue of Liberty
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
hyperallergic.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New York Graffiti Shows ICE Arresting the Statue of Liberty
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
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This piece by @alexkirshner.com is pretty darn persuasive: slate.com/culture/2025...
The Michigan Football Story Is Getting Worse By the Second. There’s Only One Solution.
For decades, the school has backed a culture of misconduct from powerful people. Now it needs to hold them accountable—no matter who they are.
slate.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This piece by @alexkirshner.com is pretty darn persuasive: slate.com/culture/2025...
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A big part of the immigrant influx in Europe arose from the US destabilizing the Middle East.
Now Trump plans to exacerbate instability in Latin America?
Now Trump plans to exacerbate instability in Latin America?
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A big part of the immigrant influx in Europe arose from the US destabilizing the Middle East.
Now Trump plans to exacerbate instability in Latin America?
Now Trump plans to exacerbate instability in Latin America?
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The other thing being missed: USAID had a number of successful programs to halt VZ migration in the region (in Colombia). Those got shut down and now Trump threatens both VZ and Colombia. What does that do to refugee movement?
It is telling how even high quality outlets like the America's Quarterly podcast often don't think through scenarios where Trump's violent incompetence might cause an electoral collapse of the US Right or even more chaos in Venezuela that affect his ability to shape outcomes
Whether it is analysis of Trump or Xi's supposed bids for world domination there is so much geopolitical hype that ignores the domestic weakness of great powers
December 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The other thing being missed: USAID had a number of successful programs to halt VZ migration in the region (in Colombia). Those got shut down and now Trump threatens both VZ and Colombia. What does that do to refugee movement?
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NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
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It is quite extraordinary how so many analysts convinced that China will slay any geopolitical competitor just skip over the dire state of China's domestic economy
Shenzhen-based Vanke, once the nation’s largest builder by sales, told creditors that it was seeking a one-year delay to pay the 2 billion yuan ($283 million) note originally due on Dec. 15 along with interest, people familiar with the matter said www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Vanke Asks for 12 Months to Pay Bond Under Extension Plan
China Vanke Co., the distressed builder that surprised markets last week when it proposed an unspecified delay in paying a local bond, has now asked holders to wait a year to be made whole, as it face...
www.bloomberg.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It is quite extraordinary how so many analysts convinced that China will slay any geopolitical competitor just skip over the dire state of China's domestic economy
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Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
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This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
i will amend my earlier tweet. whichever party solves the prices of housing *and child care* will rule america for a generation
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
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Don’t think for a second any of these people don’t realize they’re the bad guys and they’re doing tons of illegal shit. They know.
“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Don’t think for a second any of these people don’t realize they’re the bad guys and they’re doing tons of illegal shit. They know.
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It’s incredible they keep saying this and a confirmation that he’s seriously ill.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s incredible they keep saying this and a confirmation that he’s seriously ill.
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Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
"It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Obamacare Changed the Politics of Health Care
It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
"For a man whose life has been a story of improbable resurrections, the dawning realization that his political career is finite must be bitter." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump Confronts His Political Reality
The president has entered the lame-duck era of his career.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"For a man whose life has been a story of improbable resurrections, the dawning realization that his political career is finite must be bitter." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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My point is: why aren’t more calling for it?
Also: I spoke to the same crowd in the same room just before Haley first announced this.
This kind of thing plays very, very well in union halls, community groups, and the folks Dems count on to GOTV next fall.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Also: I spoke to the same crowd in the same room just before Haley first announced this.
This kind of thing plays very, very well in union halls, community groups, and the folks Dems count on to GOTV next fall.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My point is: why aren’t more calling for it?
Also: I spoke to the same crowd in the same room just before Haley first announced this.
This kind of thing plays very, very well in union halls, community groups, and the folks Dems count on to GOTV next fall.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Also: I spoke to the same crowd in the same room just before Haley first announced this.
This kind of thing plays very, very well in union halls, community groups, and the folks Dems count on to GOTV next fall.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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This is basically their plan to “fix education” too btw
December 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This is basically their plan to “fix education” too btw
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Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wow, that must be so terrifying to think you're being abducted.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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BREAKING:
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
BREAKING:
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.
The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel. www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2...
Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel
As disciples, we cannot remain indifferent to injustice or the mistreatment of our neighbor. We are called to advocate for a just and meaningful immigration reform that respects human dignity, upholds...
www.americamagazine.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Three U.S. bishops: Racially profiling migrants (and Americans) is a betrayal of the Gospel. www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2...
"What happened to the sport’s most famous name Sunday isn’t the fault of the smaller schools seemingly taking its place. It’s the backfire from TV revenue-seeking mega-conferences and their broadcast partners." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Guest column | The ACC broke the College Football Playoff, and Notre Dame paid the price
The trickle-down effects of a bloated conference crowning an illogical champion led to the Fighting Irish missing the 12-team playoff field.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"What happened to the sport’s most famous name Sunday isn’t the fault of the smaller schools seemingly taking its place. It’s the backfire from TV revenue-seeking mega-conferences and their broadcast partners." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the winner of the Nobel peace prize smuggled herself over the water and out of Venezuela to attend the ceremony in Oslo this week, her allies called the Pentagon to ask them not to arbitrarily murder her. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
"The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis."
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis."
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2025...