Don Bredes
@bellevance.bsky.social
A novelist in the hills of northern Vermont who enjoys gardening, hiking, photography, wildlife, good food, and cycling the back roads.
Hiroshima Day
80 Years Ago, Nuclear Annihilation Came to Japan
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Hiroshima Day
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The orange convicted felon wanted to murder the rule of law when he placed bribe for hire Pam Bondi to destroy the DOJ, MAGA lunatic grifter Kash Patel to destroy the FBI and MAGA propaganda podcaster Dan Bongino as Deputy FBI Director. What a trashy horror show.
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The orange convicted felon wanted to murder the rule of law when he placed bribe for hire Pam Bondi to destroy the DOJ, MAGA lunatic grifter Kash Patel to destroy the FBI and MAGA propaganda podcaster Dan Bongino as Deputy FBI Director. What a trashy horror show.
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“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” - Goebbels
February 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” - Goebbels
Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate. newrepublic.com/article/1915... via @newrepublic.com
Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate.
This is how you sever the positive relationship between people and government—ensuring there’s nothing left to defend.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate. newrepublic.com/article/1915... via @newrepublic.com
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Air pollution in East Asia and the Pacific is linked to over 100 deaths in children under five every day, according to new @unicef.org analysis.
All children in the region – 500 million children in total – live in countries with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
All children in the region – 500 million children in total – live in countries with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Air pollution in East Asia and the Pacific is linked to over 100 deaths in children under five every day, according to new @unicef.org analysis.
All children in the region – 500 million children in total – live in countries with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
All children in the region – 500 million children in total – live in countries with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
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Having an election denier as the top law enforcement officer in the United States -- and potentially a QAnon supporter and conspiracy theorist as the director the FBI -- erodes the government's credibility on ALL cases cases it prosecutes, including ones that protect our safety and security
February 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Having an election denier as the top law enforcement officer in the United States -- and potentially a QAnon supporter and conspiracy theorist as the director the FBI -- erodes the government's credibility on ALL cases cases it prosecutes, including ones that protect our safety and security
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TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Stop what you’re doing and read this.
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stop what you’re doing and read this.
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"Trump is... not a strong president. He is a weak president. He has authoritarian tendencies, but he’s weak. He’s mentally weak. He is subject vulnerable to all sorts of manipulation by his aides. He tries to do all sorts of contradictory things."
https://newrepublic.com/article/190929/transcript-…
https://newrepublic.com/article/190929/transcript-…
Transcript: Trump’s Chaos Strategy Is Already Blowing Up in His Face
An interview with New Republic writer Timothy Noah, who argues that Trump’s funding-freeze fiasco shows that he’s a “weak president” whose vaunted “chaos strategy” is already running into trouble.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Trump is... not a strong president. He is a weak president. He has authoritarian tendencies, but he’s weak. He’s mentally weak. He is subject vulnerable to all sorts of manipulation by his aides. He tries to do all sorts of contradictory things."
https://newrepublic.com/article/190929/transcript-…
https://newrepublic.com/article/190929/transcript-…
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This is how the thinking goes.
1) Humanity faces grave, existential threats.
2) Nobody understands this but me.
3) Therefore I should have unlimited power.
4) And anyone who disagrees is an enemy of humanity.
1) Humanity faces grave, existential threats.
2) Nobody understands this but me.
3) Therefore I should have unlimited power.
4) And anyone who disagrees is an enemy of humanity.
Musk spiking the ball, reveling in his role drafting an email to all federal employees inviting them to resign.
The subject line was “a fork in the road”
He sent an email with the same subject line to Twitter staff after he bought the company
The subject line was “a fork in the road”
He sent an email with the same subject line to Twitter staff after he bought the company
January 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is how the thinking goes.
1) Humanity faces grave, existential threats.
2) Nobody understands this but me.
3) Therefore I should have unlimited power.
4) And anyone who disagrees is an enemy of humanity.
1) Humanity faces grave, existential threats.
2) Nobody understands this but me.
3) Therefore I should have unlimited power.
4) And anyone who disagrees is an enemy of humanity.
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jfc
An object in space that astronomers initially identified as an alarmingly close asteroid headed towards Earth turns out to be a Tesla car that Elon Musk launched in 2018 as part of a publicity campaign.
Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s car
Cherry-red Tesla Roadster was launched in 2018 during SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s inaugural flight
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
jfc
Departing the New York Times
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Departing the New York Times
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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*These claims haven't been independently confirmed*
I can only say that this tracks with my pinned report with respect to Amanda Scales being put atop one of the most powerful components of our government at a time that she is actually an employee of Elon Musk.
This should at least be looked into.
I can only say that this tracks with my pinned report with respect to Amanda Scales being put atop one of the most powerful components of our government at a time that she is actually an employee of Elon Musk.
This should at least be looked into.
January 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
*These claims haven't been independently confirmed*
I can only say that this tracks with my pinned report with respect to Amanda Scales being put atop one of the most powerful components of our government at a time that she is actually an employee of Elon Musk.
This should at least be looked into.
I can only say that this tracks with my pinned report with respect to Amanda Scales being put atop one of the most powerful components of our government at a time that she is actually an employee of Elon Musk.
This should at least be looked into.
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Anyone could have predicted that giving unlimited power to an insurrectionist, a convicted felon, a narcissistic pathological liar, money grubbing homophobic racist who assaults women - is a catastrophic idea
January 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Anyone could have predicted that giving unlimited power to an insurrectionist, a convicted felon, a narcissistic pathological liar, money grubbing homophobic racist who assaults women - is a catastrophic idea
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This is a disaster.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
More from inside NIH:
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
Per a source with knowledge, for all internal research (of which there is like $10 billion worth or so), ALL purchasing shut down as of yesterday.
That means gloves, reagents, anything involved with lab work, which means a lot of that work will stop.
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is a disaster.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
It feels strange to be living in a nation hell-bent on self-inflicted decay, helpless to do much about it.
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HA! This is fantastic
January 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
HA! This is fantastic
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This times a centillion.
If a plea for kindness and empathy makes you furious, you might be a sociopath.
January 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This times a centillion.