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Bücherwurm.
Bouquineuse.
Librorum amans.
Chess Fencing Shotokan.
Penn
📎 Lifelong student of Critical Thinking.
From a family Fighting for Freedom
since the Seven Years War.
From Lenni Lenape Land to Maricopa Land.
Die hard Philly sports teams fan!
Bouquineuse.
Librorum amans.
Chess Fencing Shotokan.
Penn
📎 Lifelong student of Critical Thinking.
From a family Fighting for Freedom
since the Seven Years War.
From Lenni Lenape Land to Maricopa Land.
Die hard Philly sports teams fan!
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In the Maduro capture operation, the Trump administration relies on Bill Barr’s (discredited) 1989 memo claiming a President can disregard the UN Charter (CNN report).
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
Maduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. Charter: Assessment of 1989 OLC Opinion
A decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.
www.justsecurity.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
In the Maduro capture operation, the Trump administration relies on Bill Barr’s (discredited) 1989 memo claiming a President can disregard the UN Charter (CNN report).
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
That is a loaded gun. The legal analysis is utterly flawed.
My assessment just published:
www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur...
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The same guy who says the U.S. military will defend protesters in Iran posted a video 2 months ago in which a cartoon Trump used a warplane to drop shit on American protesters.
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The same guy who says the U.S. military will defend protesters in Iran posted a video 2 months ago in which a cartoon Trump used a warplane to drop shit on American protesters.
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So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
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See, I'm not interested in seeing the leader of another country held accountable for legitimate crimes...until I see the leader of THIS country held accountable for legitimate crimes. I'm funny like that.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
See, I'm not interested in seeing the leader of another country held accountable for legitimate crimes...until I see the leader of THIS country held accountable for legitimate crimes. I'm funny like that.
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If it was truly about a war on drugs, they’d be bombing the Sacklers right now.
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If it was truly about a war on drugs, they’d be bombing the Sacklers right now.
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THIS ISN’T GETTING ENOUGH ATTENTION.
More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
THIS ISN’T GETTING ENOUGH ATTENTION.
More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation.
Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law.
The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness.
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Millions are losing health care and premiums are rising. What are we hearing from Mar-a-Lago… Caviar anyone?
Caviar station and ice sculpture at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party as food banks continue to be stretched thin
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Millions are losing health care and premiums are rising. What are we hearing from Mar-a-Lago… Caviar anyone?
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NASA is permanently shutting down its largest research library at Goddard Space Flight Center, discarding tens of thousands of books, technical manuals, mission logs, and research documents many of which exist nowhere else.
NASA Forced to Shut Down Largest Library, Throw Invaluable Materials in Trash
The Trump administration is shutting down NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's library — NASA's largest — and threatening to destroy books.
futurism.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
NASA is permanently shutting down its largest research library at Goddard Space Flight Center, discarding tens of thousands of books, technical manuals, mission logs, and research documents many of which exist nowhere else.
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🐝🦋🌿To make 2026 the best year for pollinators on the CA Central Coast, consider creating a "nectar bridge" - providing food and habitat across all four seasons
🪲Pollinators often go hungry in late fall and early winter
🌼🌻🌺Aim for three different species blooming in each season
#PollinatorGarden
🪲Pollinators often go hungry in late fall and early winter
🌼🌻🌺Aim for three different species blooming in each season
#PollinatorGarden
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
🐝🦋🌿To make 2026 the best year for pollinators on the CA Central Coast, consider creating a "nectar bridge" - providing food and habitat across all four seasons
🪲Pollinators often go hungry in late fall and early winter
🌼🌻🌺Aim for three different species blooming in each season
#PollinatorGarden
🪲Pollinators often go hungry in late fall and early winter
🌼🌻🌺Aim for three different species blooming in each season
#PollinatorGarden
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So, no childcare for any state. This is from the Project 2025 handbook which encouraged policies that push women out of the workforce, e.g., by cutting childcare programs, promoting traditional family structures, such as, heterosexual marriage, & single‑income households.
nwlc.org/project-2025...
nwlc.org/project-2025...
Project 2025 Would Worsen Our Country’s Child Care Crisis
Project 2025’s misinformation on early childhood education reflects a lack of real interest and borderline disdain for an issue so central to the lives of working families across the country.
nwlc.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
So, no childcare for any state. This is from the Project 2025 handbook which encouraged policies that push women out of the workforce, e.g., by cutting childcare programs, promoting traditional family structures, such as, heterosexual marriage, & single‑income households.
nwlc.org/project-2025...
nwlc.org/project-2025...
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Stephen Schwartz, the composer of 'Wicked,' says he'll no longer host a gala at the Kennedy Center.
"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."
"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."
'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz says he won't appear at Kennedy Center
The Broadway icon, who grew up in Nassau County, had been scheduled for a Washington National Opera event in May.
www.newsday.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Stephen Schwartz, the composer of 'Wicked,' says he'll no longer host a gala at the Kennedy Center.
"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."
"It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,l Schwartz said. "There's no way I would set foot in it now."
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Project 2025’s childcare policies reflect a real disdain for an issue so central to the lives of American families. Ensuring all children have access to early learning opportunities gives them the foundation they need to thrive — strengthening families, communities, & the nation as a whole.
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Project 2025’s childcare policies reflect a real disdain for an issue so central to the lives of American families. Ensuring all children have access to early learning opportunities gives them the foundation they need to thrive — strengthening families, communities, & the nation as a whole.
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Denmark’s annual intelligence outlook has for the first time named the United States a potential security risk, a shift that comes after a year of Greenland disputes and uncertainty about Washington’s role in Europe’s defense.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/historic-b...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/historic-b...
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Denmark’s annual intelligence outlook has for the first time named the United States a potential security risk, a shift that comes after a year of Greenland disputes and uncertainty about Washington’s role in Europe’s defense.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/historic-b...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/historic-b...
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Uniform obsession. Grandiosity. Self-mythologizing as the state. This is authoritarian psychology surfacing in public: impulse replacing judgment, spectacle replacing restraint.
Power exposes diminished mental capacity.
Power exposes diminished mental capacity.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Uniform obsession. Grandiosity. Self-mythologizing as the state. This is authoritarian psychology surfacing in public: impulse replacing judgment, spectacle replacing restraint.
Power exposes diminished mental capacity.
Power exposes diminished mental capacity.
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Project 2026 isn’t a document — it’s execution. If MAGA controls government: purge civil servants, politicize DOJ & courts, weaken Congress, hollow out agencies, and lock in minority rule. Project 2025 is the blueprint. Project 2026 makes it permanent.
January 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Project 2026 isn’t a document — it’s execution. If MAGA controls government: purge civil servants, politicize DOJ & courts, weaken Congress, hollow out agencies, and lock in minority rule. Project 2025 is the blueprint. Project 2026 makes it permanent.
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Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement
www.propublica.org/article/todd...
Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement
www.propublica.org/article/todd...
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement
www.propublica.org/article/todd...
Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement
www.propublica.org/article/todd...
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Folks in Skagit, Whatcom and Snohomish whose homes were damaged by last month's historic flooding can now apply for financial assistance to help with immediate needs. You can apply online at SAHelp.org, by phone at 833-719-4981 or in-person at a Disaster Assistance Center. wa.gov/how-to-guide...
Historic Flood Emergency: Financial Resources and Recovery for Washingtonians | WA.gov
Cash Assistance On Jan. 2, applications opened for an additional $2.5 million in Washington state disaster assistance. Washingtonians whose homes were damaged December’s historic flooding should apply...
wa.gov
January 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Folks in Skagit, Whatcom and Snohomish whose homes were damaged by last month's historic flooding can now apply for financial assistance to help with immediate needs. You can apply online at SAHelp.org, by phone at 833-719-4981 or in-person at a Disaster Assistance Center. wa.gov/how-to-guide...
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Measles scare hits creationist Ark Encounter as unvaccinated #SpeadNeck spreads infection.
A reminder Speaker Mike Johnson helped force taxpayers to poison children’s minds and pay for the science-denying theme park featuring people cohabitating with dinosaurs.
rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
A reminder Speaker Mike Johnson helped force taxpayers to poison children’s minds and pay for the science-denying theme park featuring people cohabitating with dinosaurs.
rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Measles scare hits creationist Ark Encounter as unvaccinated #SpeadNeck spreads infection.
A reminder Speaker Mike Johnson helped force taxpayers to poison children’s minds and pay for the science-denying theme park featuring people cohabitating with dinosaurs.
rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
A reminder Speaker Mike Johnson helped force taxpayers to poison children’s minds and pay for the science-denying theme park featuring people cohabitating with dinosaurs.
rawstory.com/ark-encounte...
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Trump posts that we’re “locked and loaded” to go into Iran, then goes marble shopping in Florida before golf.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Trump posts that we’re “locked and loaded” to go into Iran, then goes marble shopping in Florida before golf.
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WATCH — Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer: "It’s time to limit the First Amendment… We need to control all the social platforms, and take control of what they are saying."🤔
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
WATCH — Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer: "It’s time to limit the First Amendment… We need to control all the social platforms, and take control of what they are saying."🤔
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Europe says Russia-linked parcel bombs were a rehearsal for burning U.S.-bound cargo planes in flight—an alleged 9/11-scale mass-casualty strike disguised as an accident—as Trump keeps praising Putin.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europe-rus...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europe-rus...
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Europe says Russia-linked parcel bombs were a rehearsal for burning U.S.-bound cargo planes in flight—an alleged 9/11-scale mass-casualty strike disguised as an accident—as Trump keeps praising Putin.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europe-rus...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/europe-rus...
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Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Trump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
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“Citizens will be on their best behavior,” Ellison said, “because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”
WAR IS PEACE.
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
BIG TECHBRO IS WATCHING YOU.
WAR IS PEACE.
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
BIG TECHBRO IS WATCHING YOU.
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Citizens will be on their best behavior,” Ellison said, “because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.”
WAR IS PEACE.
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
BIG TECHBRO IS WATCHING YOU.
WAR IS PEACE.
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
BIG TECHBRO IS WATCHING YOU.