Teman Cooke
thcooke.com
Teman Cooke
@thcooke.com
Work in progress -- and I'm still figuring out this profile description, too.
I cannot verify or refute the information presented here, but I do find it interesting to read...
craigunger.substack.com/p/1985-1986-...
1985-1986 The KGB Sets Its Trap
The Story Behind Trump's First Visit to the USSR: "Trump Melted Immediately."
craigunger.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Everything changed on November 5th, but by the looks of it, very little has changed in the Democratic Party.

This country will never be the same, and the sooner we come to grips with that, and start acting accordingly the better."

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/p...
MSN
www.msn.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Signal released an important security update:
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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being able to clown those who think they are our betters is a Black birthright and I will never, ever stop 😂 we can do multiple things at work
March 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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It’s very discouraging to watch our country slowly re-learn the lessons that led to the end of segregation, among them that people who think they’re racially superior are nearly universally incompetent fools unable to face up to their own deficiencies and putting them in charge is suicide
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is what I currently see happening socially/politically in the U.S.

"A similar principle applies to social processes. [...] the system remains stable for a long time until a seemingly minor event triggers a chain reaction, leading to a sudden transformation."
When systems suddenly tip: New insights into hard-to-predict transitions
Many systems in nature—and in society—can suddenly change their properties: Water freezes at normal pressure at 32°F, a power grid collapses when a central substation fails, or a society splits into o...
phys.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"When discussing the 'Everyone is welcome here' sign, the district told the Statesman that it was not the message that was at issue, but rather the hands of different skin tones on the poster."

www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/e...
West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs
Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”
www.idahostatesman.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Because very little of this has any public support at all. That’s the heart of all of this. These guys don’t want to know. They want to say they’re uninvolved, have no say. Once this comes out of the coup space then everything changes. If it does."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/new-w...
Understanding the New WaPo Piece on Post-Constitutional America
This article from the Post is just one jaw-dropper after another. Musk...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Now, the history of empires is the story of their rise and inevitable fall. [...] But nobody has matched this current downfall for sheer egregious stupidity. Indeed, it’s hard to think of even a single competitor for that title."

prospect.org/world/2025-0...
Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History
Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic.
prospect.org
February 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This dumpster fire on a runaway train has finally gone off the cliff; buckle up for the landing, because it's going to hurt. A lot.
Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts
Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on Trump’s orders imposing import taxes on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China:

"What is so striking about these tariffs is how they will be good for almost nobody."

Read more:
The Tariffs Are Coming
And unless something happens in the next few days to stop them, they’re going to cost everyone a lot of money.
heatmap.news
February 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"Many of Trump’s early executive actions have gestured at his movement’s desired return not to a version of the Third Reich, but to an earlier version of America, one before the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement, the women’s liberation movement and even the civil war."
Capitulating to Trump: why people are warning about ‘Vichy’ America
As Trump creates unprecedented chaos, Democrats have offered little more than platitudes – sparking comparisons to France’s collaborationist second world war regime
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Man, I'd love it if all 2 million (or even 50%-75% of them) took this offer...

www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email is set to go out to federal workers beginning Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
To my mind, the fight here isn't really about birthright citizenship. The point of this executive order is to see if the Supreme Court will actually hold the Constitution as a limit on Trump's power. If they don't.... I guess that's the end of this grand experiment in democracy.
18 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Best summary of the coming years ever: "[...] discontent may not amount to much now that Trump is taking office again, 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝."
TikTok Returns in the U.S. After Trump Promises To Delay Ban
Trump says he wants the U.S. to have a
gizmodo.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM