Mary Ann Akers
@akersdc.bsky.social
Washington-based wordsmith, communicator, connector. Free agent. Formerly Daily Beast, Washington Post, NPR, Roll Call, AU SOC adjunct
The legendary Eleanor Clift takes you into the art of darkness this Orwellian cliffhanger www.thedailybeast.com/quiet-over-t...
Quiet Over Trump’s Kennedy Center Grab Risks ‘Capitulation’
“It’s another signal of how an authoritarian leader can use state power to defeat the opposition,” one democracy watchdog tells the Daily Beast.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The legendary Eleanor Clift takes you into the art of darkness this Orwellian cliffhanger www.thedailybeast.com/quiet-over-t...
A microcosm of GOP internal upheaval, 16 days in, and counting... www.thedailybeast.com/house-republ...
February 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A microcosm of GOP internal upheaval, 16 days in, and counting... www.thedailybeast.com/house-republ...
Did Trump's Treasury secretary nominee, Scott Bessent, and his husband figure Trump would lose when they put their historic Charleston mansion on the market eight days before the election? A listing agent at the time said they planned to travel more. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-treasu...
Trump Treasury Pick Listed His Home for Sale Prior to Election Day
The question is: Did Scott Bessent and his husband think Trump would win or lose when they put their historic house on the market?
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November 24, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Did Trump's Treasury secretary nominee, Scott Bessent, and his husband figure Trump would lose when they put their historic Charleston mansion on the market eight days before the election? A listing agent at the time said they planned to travel more. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-treasu...
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How do we know Tulsi Gabbard echoed Assad's talking points after meeting with him in Syria in 2017? I explain on @insidewithpsaki.bsky.social www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vmvba...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:32 PM
How do we know Tulsi Gabbard echoed Assad's talking points after meeting with him in Syria in 2017? I explain on @insidewithpsaki.bsky.social www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vmvba...
Reposted by Mary Ann Akers
Michael Isikoff on Tulsi Gabbard: “She did a YouTube video that was essentially a propaganda video for the Assad regime… In her congressional blog post, she describes Syria as a pluralistic, free society. It is a brutal, oppressive regime marked by torture, disappearances, and military show trials."
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Michael Isikoff on Tulsi Gabbard: “She did a YouTube video that was essentially a propaganda video for the Assad regime… In her congressional blog post, she describes Syria as a pluralistic, free society. It is a brutal, oppressive regime marked by torture, disappearances, and military show trials."