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Indeed, he was allowed to to kill all those children because he is so rich
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Indeed, he was allowed to to kill all those children because he is so rich
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
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The generals won’t clap for his shtick but the people who paid to attend a Fox America Awards Show sure will. In his element. Where he gets respect.
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At the Fox Patriot Awards tonight, Hegseth tells a story about how Trump makes Truth Social posts after bombings.
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The generals won’t clap for his shtick but the people who paid to attend a Fox America Awards Show sure will. In his element. Where he gets respect.
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Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Jeanine Pirro bragging in August that she just arrested Sandwich Guy and was going to teach him a lesson in court.
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Translation: He’s weighing a pardon
JUST IN: Trump not weighing pardon for Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, White House says
Trump not weighing pardon for Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell
A petition to release the Epstein files is expected to have enough signatures Wednesday evening.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Translation: He’s weighing a pardon
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Once upon a time, in 1980s Atlantic City, a casino company and an executive had a Trump problem: He was impossible to work with. So they ended their partnership and moved on. See how that's done, GOP? You should try it sometime. My latest @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/our-compan...
“Our Company Could Not Coexist” with Trump as a Partner
Will the Republican party ever learn the lesson that people in the business world learned long ago?
www.thebulwark.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Once upon a time, in 1980s Atlantic City, a casino company and an executive had a Trump problem: He was impossible to work with. So they ended their partnership and moved on. See how that's done, GOP? You should try it sometime. My latest @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/our-compan...
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“‘The man who has sworn to faithfully execute the laws and the Constitution of the United States has declared war on both, and declared war on everybody who is standing up for the laws and the Constitution of the United States,’ Conway said. ‘That’s what's going on here.’”
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March 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“‘The man who has sworn to faithfully execute the laws and the Constitution of the United States has declared war on both, and declared war on everybody who is standing up for the laws and the Constitution of the United States,’ Conway said. ‘That’s what's going on here.’”
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Went on tv with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social to talk about budget vote, Schumer, protest, and who’s doing the work (and taking the risks) of opposition to tyranny.
“The bulwark against tyranny in this country is not politicians, it's us. All of us, in every walk of life who hold fast to the American promise of government of, by, and for the people,” says Chris Hayes. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...
‘The people hold the power’: Grassroots anti-Trump resistance outshines lawmakers
“The bulwark against tyranny in this country is not politicians, it's us. All of us, in every walk of life who hold fast to the American promise of government of, by, and for the people. Not the debas...
www.msnbc.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Went on tv with @chrislhayes.bsky.social and @faiz.bsky.social to talk about budget vote, Schumer, protest, and who’s doing the work (and taking the risks) of opposition to tyranny.
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The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, rightly blasted Trump’s speech as a “grim landmark in the spreading authoritarianism of this administration.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump visits Justice Department for speech that breaks all norms
Donald Trump railed against the federal prosecutions he once faced during a rare presidential visit to the Justice Department.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, rightly blasted Trump’s speech as a “grim landmark in the spreading authoritarianism of this administration.”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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“University leaders would help themselves, and the country, by emerging from their defensive crouches and making a forthright case for inquiry, research, science and knowledge.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/o...
Opinion | Colleges Are Under Attack. They Can Fight Back.
This is a moment to trumpet the strengths of higher education and address its weaknesses.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“University leaders would help themselves, and the country, by emerging from their defensive crouches and making a forthright case for inquiry, research, science and knowledge.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/o...
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These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
These stories amount to "the left was so annoying about pronouns or liberals made people feel so guilty about plastic straws they had no choice but to get on board with the second coming of the Third Reich and the destruction of the planet."
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yes we know, that's the problem
Alina Habba: This is what we're about. We're running this county like President Trump runs the Trump Organization. Like Elon Musk running X. That's what we're doing.
February 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
yes we know, that's the problem
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
February 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
WASHINGTON (AP) — 21 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk's DOGE, refusing to "dismantle critical public services."
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Civil servants are showing much more of a spine than members of congress. Bravo 👏🏽
February 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Civil servants are showing much more of a spine than members of congress. Bravo 👏🏽
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Sounds like just the guy to deal with waste, fraud, & mismanagement in government.
Yes well see that’s the problem
February 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Sounds like just the guy to deal with waste, fraud, & mismanagement in government.
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/doge...
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Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money,...
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk’s DOGE are expected to produce no savings @apnews.com
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apnews.com/article/doge...
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Lieu: "We used to fight the axis of evil. Now Trump apparently wants to join the axis of evil."
February 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lieu: "We used to fight the axis of evil. Now Trump apparently wants to join the axis of evil."
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trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was
a good example of how the world is getting dumber. the new politico playbook writer didn't know who FDR was until a reader told him about that whole "new deal" thing. this newsletter is read by every important person in DC.
February 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
trying to imagine how loud the calls for my firing would be if i didn’t know who FDR was
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Watch this. So many parallels.
Video: Opinion | Germany’s Far-Right Comeback
Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Watch this. So many parallels.
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As historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, authoritarians normalize cruelty to divide and conquer. “Freeing people from the idea that they should respect others as individuals with dignity and autonomy is part of the agenda.”
Out of Chaos and Corruption, a Revelation and a Reckoning
Welcome back to Lucid
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February 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, authoritarians normalize cruelty to divide and conquer. “Freeing people from the idea that they should respect others as individuals with dignity and autonomy is part of the agenda.”
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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.
February 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.
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No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
"A great purge is necessary to cleanse the government of those who sabotage progress"
- Stalin
"We don’t want generals who are too good at their jobs. We want generals who are loyal."
— Stalin
"I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." - Trump
- Stalin
"We don’t want generals who are too good at their jobs. We want generals who are loyal."
— Stalin
"I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." - Trump
February 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
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Extortion, pure and simple.
"U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Extortion, pure and simple.
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"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."