TaraT
@tarat33.bsky.social
World traveler. Canadian roots. Speak a couple of languages. Opinionated. Insatiably curious. Dog lover. Fervent believer that life should be fair. Major women's rights advocate. Huge new alternative music fan.
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I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
What she said.
HOLD UP. This headline from the @wsj.com is dead wrong - No one at the actual opening ceremonies thinks the US team was being booed. Come on! The CBC broadcasters & people in the stadium are all crystal clear that JD VANCE WAS BEING BOOED, not the team.
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What she said.
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I couldn’t love this beautiful couple any more than I already do. I miss their class, intelligence, eloquence and love in the White House now more than ever. 💙
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I couldn’t love this beautiful couple any more than I already do. I miss their class, intelligence, eloquence and love in the White House now more than ever. 💙
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Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Neither the President nor Vice President of the United States can make a public appearance in front of a non-partisan crowd either in America or abroad without being booed.
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Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
Wow! So nice to see the Trump admin getting rebuked like this. Good.
Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Wow! So nice to see the Trump admin getting rebuked like this. Good.
The world is angry. Canada's been there all along. 🍁🍁🍁!
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
The world is angry. Canada’s been there all along.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The world is angry. Canada's been there all along. 🍁🍁🍁!
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
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Fascism
ICE stormed a residence hall at Augsburg University, detained an undergrad, and aimed rifles at students and staff before admitting they had no warrant to be there. This is state violence. This is terror. And this is what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
February 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Fascism
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Donald Trump is undertaking an Orwellian campaign to erase monuments of the history that came before him--from the Kennedy Center to Social Security.
February 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Donald Trump is undertaking an Orwellian campaign to erase monuments of the history that came before him--from the Kennedy Center to Social Security.
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No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.
Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!
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The nation already owes you a great deal, Marc.
If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The nation already owes you a great deal, Marc.
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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The problem with the Olympics in 2026 is that it has always been an event that draws attention to the United States, and we are too embarrassed by our country right now for that to be comfortable.
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The problem with the Olympics in 2026 is that it has always been an event that draws attention to the United States, and we are too embarrassed by our country right now for that to be comfortable.
DEFIANCE through compassion. Yes indeed.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
DEFIANCE through compassion. Yes indeed.
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"'The pastors’ group that I’m in, we got together, and we agreed that if violence breaks out in Springfield, we have a duty to go right to the front of it and to call for peace,' he said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"'The pastors’ group that I’m in, we got together, and we agreed that if violence breaks out in Springfield, we have a duty to go right to the front of it and to call for peace,' he said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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The secrets within the Epstein Files will be exposed by the various investigations starting in Europe. They will bring down this entire system.
Bet on it.
Bet on it.
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The secrets within the Epstein Files will be exposed by the various investigations starting in Europe. They will bring down this entire system.
Bet on it.
Bet on it.
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Really good question
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Really good question
Shrinking MAGA
"Trump’s base is hate-filled and dangerous, but it is not the majority. Only 27 percent of respondents say they support all or most of Trump’s policies,down from 35 percent when he took the oath of office. The erosion is proceeding fast, and there is plenty of room for more. Onward!"
"Trump’s base is hate-filled and dangerous, but it is not the majority. Only 27 percent of respondents say they support all or most of Trump’s policies,down from 35 percent when he took the oath of office. The erosion is proceeding fast, and there is plenty of room for more. Onward!"
NEW: "As we survey the wreckage of Trump’s second term, it is often said that 'half the country voted for this,' or worse, 'half the country is fine with this.'" The truth, though, is that Trump's MAGA base "is not the majority. Nor is it half of the country."
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-big-is...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-big-is...
How Big Is MAGA, Really?
Trump is governing like he has a huge mandate. The numbers disagree.
www.thebulwark.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Shrinking MAGA
"Trump’s base is hate-filled and dangerous, but it is not the majority. Only 27 percent of respondents say they support all or most of Trump’s policies,down from 35 percent when he took the oath of office. The erosion is proceeding fast, and there is plenty of room for more. Onward!"
"Trump’s base is hate-filled and dangerous, but it is not the majority. Only 27 percent of respondents say they support all or most of Trump’s policies,down from 35 percent when he took the oath of office. The erosion is proceeding fast, and there is plenty of room for more. Onward!"