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nickknudsenus.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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pattonoswalt.bsky.social
“The Democrats didn’t do enough on Gaza, so I withheld my vote to make a statement.”

“Well, Trump won and now he’s gonna destroy Gaza.”

“Yep. We’re paying the price for the Democrats’ incompetence.”

“‘We?’ The Gazans are paying the price, not us”

Pause.

“I needed to make a statement.”
January 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
This goes hard
Extremely long tweet by Colombian president Gutavo Petro, auto-translated from Spanish. Continued in next post. Trump, I don't really like traveling to the US, it's a bit boring, but I confess that there are some worthy things, I like going to the black neighborhoods of Washington, there I saw an entire fight in the US capital between blacks and Latinos with barricades, which seemed like bullshit to me, because they should unite. I confess that I like Walt Whitman and Paul Simon and Noam Chomsky and Miller. I confess that Sacco and Vanzetti, who have my blood, in the history of the US, are memorable and I follow them. They were murdered by labor leaders with the electric chair, the fascists who are inside the US as well as inside my country. I don't like your oil, Trump, you are going to end the human species because of greed. Maybe one day, over a shot of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it's difficult because you consider me an inferior race and I am not, nor is any Colombian. So if you know someone who is stubborn, that's me, period. You can, with your economic strength and your arrogance, try to carry out a coup d'état as they did with Allende. But I will die in my law, 1 resisted torture and I resist you. I do not want slavers next to Colombia, we already had many and we freed ourselves. What I want next to Colombia are lovers of freedom. If you cannot accompany me, I will go elsewhere. Colombia is the heart of the world and you did not understand it, this is the land of the yellow butterflies, of the beauty of Remedios, but also of the colonels Aureliano Buendía, of whom I am one, perhaps the last. You will kill me, but I will survive in my town which is before yours, in the Americas. We are peoples of the winds, the mountains, the Caribbean Sea and of freedom. You do not like our freedom, okay. I do not shake hands with white slavers. I shake the
January 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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wyden.senate.gov
Americans voted for cheaper groceries. Less than a week on the job and Trump's already managed to get us into a trade war that will drive up the cost of coffee and be a gut-punch to American farmers and manufacturers, all because Colombia hurt his feelings.
axios.com Axios @axios.com · Jan 26
After President Trump hit Colombia with tariffs, President Gustavo Petro said his government will "raise import tariffs from the U.S. by 25%"
Columbia hits back at Trump by moving to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products
The U.S. is Colombia's largest trade and investment partner, per the State Department.
www.axios.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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danmcdaid.bsky.social
Elon has got an imminent appointment with a length of wire.
vor-bokor.bsky.social Dr Artyom Trakhanov @vor-bokor.bsky.social · Jan 20
Elon musk just did a full blown sieg heil, one for the fucking history books
January 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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nickknudsenus.bsky.social
In case you missed the speech, here are the Cliffs Notes.
January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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nickknudsenus.bsky.social
I just want to say, as Trump is about to take the oath, that I am as committed as ever to protecting our democracy from authoritarians and oligarchs.

It’s not going to be easy.

But I’m in this with all of you until we win our country back.

Peace, love and light to all.

❤️
January 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM