Athena SW8
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Athena SW8
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· Jan 26
Trump's first week: The Real Story
Let it be known
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‼️Required reading for all‼️
Thank you @rbreich.bsky.social for this terrifyingly accurate assessment of America’s dark trajectory towards becoming an oligarchy, while we are reeling from the daily assaults from this new administration.🥺
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Thank you @rbreich.bsky.social for this terrifyingly accurate assessment of America’s dark trajectory towards becoming an oligarchy, while we are reeling from the daily assaults from this new administration.🥺
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul of Texas says Ukraine must not sign Trump’s proposed peace plan without stronger guarantees, given its demands for territorial concessions, force caps, and a coerced NATO renunciation.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul of Texas says Ukraine must not sign Trump’s proposed peace plan without stronger guarantees, given its demands for territorial concessions, force caps, and a coerced NATO renunciation.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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He is one of ~9400 Palestinian hostages that the Israeli government has locked up without charge or trial, up to 800 of them children.
Tell me more about the “only democracy in the Middle East.”
Tell me more about the “only democracy in the Middle East.”
6 months ago, in the shadow of the night, Israeli soldiers took 16-year-old American Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim from his family. He’s been imprisoned ever since. He’s suffered from scabies & lost 25 pounds.
Remember Sayfollah Musallet, the young American killed by settlers last month? They’re cousins.
Remember Sayfollah Musallet, the young American killed by settlers last month? They’re cousins.
A US Teenager Has Been Locked in an Israeli Prison, With No Trial, for 6 Months. Where’s the Outrage?
The family of 16-year-old Muhammad Zaher Ibrahim, who was taken by Israeli soldiers in the middle of the night, says they feel abandoned by the Trump administration.
zeteo.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
He is one of ~9400 Palestinian hostages that the Israeli government has locked up without charge or trial, up to 800 of them children.
Tell me more about the “only democracy in the Middle East.”
Tell me more about the “only democracy in the Middle East.”
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Chicago. Washington, DC. Los Angeles. Trump is trying to militarize our cities—all to distract from his sinking poll numbers. It’s what dictators do. No one should be silent in the face of this administration’s authoritarian actions. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Chicago. Washington, DC. Los Angeles. Trump is trying to militarize our cities—all to distract from his sinking poll numbers. It’s what dictators do. No one should be silent in the face of this administration’s authoritarian actions. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Things are dire. They just are. Our shared reality is under attack; I've been struggling with the enormity of it for a long time now but unsure where to even start, but Ted Gioia says it well.
August 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Things are dire. They just are. Our shared reality is under attack; I've been struggling with the enormity of it for a long time now but unsure where to even start, but Ted Gioia says it well.
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The most recent U.S. ambassador to Viktor Orban’s Hungary: “After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.”
Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The most recent U.S. ambassador to Viktor Orban’s Hungary: “After years watching Hungary suffocate under the weight of its democratic collapse, I came to understand that the real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.”
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Noticing a theme here.
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Noticing a theme here.
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Criminalize mental illness. Did you hear that, everybody?
July 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Criminalize mental illness. Did you hear that, everybody?
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Instead of investing in proven solutions, the administration is doubling down on cruel and ineffective policies that strip people of their rights, lock them into dangerous institutions, and punish them for having nowhere else to go.
July 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Instead of investing in proven solutions, the administration is doubling down on cruel and ineffective policies that strip people of their rights, lock them into dangerous institutions, and punish them for having nowhere else to go.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Kelly: And there are a lot of people in D.C. who’ve forgotten what this symbol truly means.
So I promise you—we will remind you every day.
You say you stand with veterans—then how can you justify the cuts you’ve made at the VA?
So I promise you—we will remind you every day.
You say you stand with veterans—then how can you justify the cuts you’ve made at the VA?
July 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Kelly: And there are a lot of people in D.C. who’ve forgotten what this symbol truly means.
So I promise you—we will remind you every day.
You say you stand with veterans—then how can you justify the cuts you’ve made at the VA?
So I promise you—we will remind you every day.
You say you stand with veterans—then how can you justify the cuts you’ve made at the VA?
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Absolutely terrifying, inhumane, and disgusting.😭
At a doctor’s office — with no warrants, masked, no ID 😳
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
What are we doing? 🇺🇸
July 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Absolutely terrifying, inhumane, and disgusting.😭
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Perhaps people escorting immigrants to their hearings or about town should just start dressing like ICE agents to really confuse things.
June 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Perhaps people escorting immigrants to their hearings or about town should just start dressing like ICE agents to really confuse things.
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Demand that your Members of Congress support the War Powers Resolution and oppose war with Iran.
SENATE
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Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out r...
act.indivisible.org
June 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Demand that your Members of Congress support the War Powers Resolution and oppose war with Iran.
SENATE
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
HOUSE
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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“There is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives.” Revisit Jelani Cobb‘s piece, from 2020, on Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom.
Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom
Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“There is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives.” Revisit Jelani Cobb‘s piece, from 2020, on Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom.
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This is a cover-up‼️
DHS is illegally trying to change the rules on congressional oversight visits to facilities to hide human rights abuses.
“We know that they’re trying to hide all those abuses. That’s why it’s important that we can just get in at a moment’s notice.” – Rep. @gomez.house.gov
DHS is illegally trying to change the rules on congressional oversight visits to facilities to hide human rights abuses.
“We know that they’re trying to hide all those abuses. That’s why it’s important that we can just get in at a moment’s notice.” – Rep. @gomez.house.gov
June 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This is a cover-up‼️
DHS is illegally trying to change the rules on congressional oversight visits to facilities to hide human rights abuses.
“We know that they’re trying to hide all those abuses. That’s why it’s important that we can just get in at a moment’s notice.” – Rep. @gomez.house.gov
DHS is illegally trying to change the rules on congressional oversight visits to facilities to hide human rights abuses.
“We know that they’re trying to hide all those abuses. That’s why it’s important that we can just get in at a moment’s notice.” – Rep. @gomez.house.gov
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Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!
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