Camilo G. Angel
@camilog-angel.bsky.social
Writer. Literature, science, politics.
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Elon Musk is to democracy and free speech what butchers are to veganism.
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I try so hard, but sometimes, it all just makes me feel sad. Hug the people you love!
May 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I try so hard, but sometimes, it all just makes me feel sad. Hug the people you love!
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I had a great convo with @jimacosta.bsky.social today!
Key discussion point: As Trump and his oligarchy enrich themselves it will become more difficult to dislodge them from power. This is why corruption matters. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and I discuss. Full episode avail on Substack, YouTube & wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/UJXdQXm4B24?...
Moskowitz on Trump's AF1 Scheme, Ben-Ghiat on Trump / MBS, plus Dr. Davidson on RFK Jr's HHS mess
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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May 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I had a great convo with @jimacosta.bsky.social today!
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Our allies for a century all hate us, but at least the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar appreciate how easy it is to get what they want from our govt, and appear to enjoy our president’s willingness to trade US govt policy for personal enrichment. So we have some friends.
May 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Our allies for a century all hate us, but at least the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar appreciate how easy it is to get what they want from our govt, and appear to enjoy our president’s willingness to trade US govt policy for personal enrichment. So we have some friends.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin has led House Judiciary Democrats in filing a Resolution condemning Trump's efforts to accept that $400 million luxury jet from Qatar without obtaining Congress's approval, "in violation of the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause." tinyurl.com/25jfcx76
May 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Rep. Jamie Raskin has led House Judiciary Democrats in filing a Resolution condemning Trump's efforts to accept that $400 million luxury jet from Qatar without obtaining Congress's approval, "in violation of the Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause." tinyurl.com/25jfcx76
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That is in fact what this administration has done.
May 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
That is in fact what this administration has done.
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Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
May 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
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Killer crab! 🦀
May 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Killer crab! 🦀
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And of course one must assume that the Chinese and Russians as well as the Qataris will have bugged that plane to within an inch of its life.
May 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
And of course one must assume that the Chinese and Russians as well as the Qataris will have bugged that plane to within an inch of its life.
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An electorate who thinks it’s OK to vote for a man who has zero interest in public service but just exploiting public office to enrich himself is a broken electorate.
May 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
An electorate who thinks it’s OK to vote for a man who has zero interest in public service but just exploiting public office to enrich himself is a broken electorate.
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Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Why Walking Helps Us Think
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
nyer.cm
May 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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Like Pritzker's approach to this more and more!
RFK’s attempts to set up an autism data base hits a roadblock after Pritzker signs an executive order prohibiting state agencies from sharing private autism data outside the state without the consent of the individual or parents.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
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Gov. JB Pritzker fights back against HHS autism data collection — Axios Chicago
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week prohibiting state agencies from sharing autism-related data outside the state without consent from an individual or guardian.
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May 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Like Pritzker's approach to this more and more!
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Many American voters are likely to excessively overcorrect from 2024-2025 to look for honest, authentic, effective, consistent communicators who don’t rely on slogans and platitudes in 2026-28. They aren’t plentiful.
May 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Many American voters are likely to excessively overcorrect from 2024-2025 to look for honest, authentic, effective, consistent communicators who don’t rely on slogans and platitudes in 2026-28. They aren’t plentiful.
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We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
May 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We did it—together. Because of your support, the MeidasTouch Podcast has officially won Podcast of the Year at the Webby Awards. This honor belongs to you—the Meidas Mighty community that powers everything we do. Thank you.
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Fucking unreal that ICE has done something not only so cruel and evil to this woman but also so stupid www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | I Came to Study Aging. Now I’m Trapped in ICE Detention.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Fucking unreal that ICE has done something not only so cruel and evil to this woman but also so stupid www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
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Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. Jia Tolentino writes about how more and more of the world is slipping beyond comprehension.
My Brain Finally Broke
Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.
www.newyorker.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. Jia Tolentino writes about how more and more of the world is slipping beyond comprehension.
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Reminder: when Sean Duffy was a congressman, he and other Republicans voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.
Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it.
Hello?
Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it.
Hello?
May 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reminder: when Sean Duffy was a congressman, he and other Republicans voted against upgrading air traffic control systems.
Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it.
Hello?
Now, he’s trying to blame those systems for Newark airport’s outages – while claiming DOGE’s cuts of critical support staff at the FAA had nothing to do with it.
Hello?
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🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) was sworn in Tuesday after a six-month legal battle against Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who sought to overturn the results of the 2024 election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Allison Riggs Finally Sworn In As North Carolina Supreme Court Justice
Read more here.
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May 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs (D) was sworn in Tuesday after a six-month legal battle against Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who sought to overturn the results of the 2024 election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In the Trump Administration’s view, the only good court is a compliant court. “That is not the way the Constitution works,” Ruth Marcus writes.
The Astonishing Threat to Suspend Habeas Corpus
The Trump Administration is stepping up its war on the rule of law. Is this bluster aimed at intimidating judges, or the start of something worse?
www.newyorker.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In the Trump Administration’s view, the only good court is a compliant court. “That is not the way the Constitution works,” Ruth Marcus writes.
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In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
May 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In 2024, Biden signed into law a $105 billion measure designed to end a shortfall in air traffic controllers.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
In 2025, Trump came in and instead began firing hundreds of them.
So you can see how *clear* it is that Biden is to blame for the shortage now.
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So many layers of corruption.
May 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So many layers of corruption.
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social shares 10 of his favorite movies about New York.
One Hundred Years of New York Movies
Ten lesser known films from the past century have captured the city just as indelibly as modern classics by the likes of Martin Scorsese or Spike Lee.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social shares 10 of his favorite movies about New York.
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The Qatari "gift" to Trump is actually only one in a long list of the administration's corrupt acts and conflicts of interest.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Qatari "gift" to Trump is actually only one in a long list of the administration's corrupt acts and conflicts of interest.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Why is the paper that brought down Richard Nixon struggling to survive the second term of Donald Trump? @claremalone.bsky.social reports on changes afoot at the Washington Post.
Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post?
The Amazon founder was once thought to be the newspaper’s savior—now its journalists are fleeing for the exits. Clare Malone reports on how the paper that brought down Nixon is struggling to survive t...
www.newyorker.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Why is the paper that brought down Richard Nixon struggling to survive the second term of Donald Trump? @claremalone.bsky.social reports on changes afoot at the Washington Post.
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Congress should be speaking out about this every single day
I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.
An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
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May 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Congress should be speaking out about this every single day