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And as to the Trump speech to the January 6 mob - yes, he encouraged them. Listen to the speech.

And if you still don't believe that Trump sided with the violent insurrectionists, remember that on the first day of his second term, Trump pardoned them all - some 1600 people charged or convicted.

My mind immediately went to Carl Sagan and Neil D Tyson. I grieve for the future student -- full of ambition, talent, and wanting skill -- who wanted to get into Cornell. That student will be forced to consider their hopes on an ethical scale thrown off balance by the institution itself.

Or - and, wait, just hear me out - we give every air traffic controller a trillion dollars as a salary.

I responded as an alum, in this email to them.

Completely agree, though doesn't it seem strange he's kept the sofa from the Obama era? Or, at least it looks like it from the photos. Knowing everything we know about Trump, I would've guessed he'd change that.

More info - appeal coming...
bsky.app/profile/tiag...

Joe has just been sentenced to 10 years forced labour. Outrageous.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...

Growing up in the US, I never learned about this. This is the first I've heard of it, in fact. So much was hidden from us - very deliberately - see also, the Tulsa Race Massacre... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

Yet another murder: www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/trumps-marin...

In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme

Petition: petitions.protecthumanitarians.org/en/petitions...