Curtis Lendy
@captaincurt23.bsky.social
Retired Public School Teacher (Civics and Special Ed.), Veteran AF Intelligence Group, Lifelong Learner
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YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
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U.S. law provides the Intelligence Committees the tools for bipartisan oversight of the CIA's covert action programs. Tools that can be used to avert disasters.
The question is: Are they going to use them for activities in Venezuela, writes Stephen R. Weissman
www.justsecurity.org/123701/intel...
The question is: Are they going to use them for activities in Venezuela, writes Stephen R. Weissman
www.justsecurity.org/123701/intel...
Intelligence Committees and the CIA Covert Action in Venezuela
U.S. law provides the Intelligence Committees with tools to evaluate covert action programs and spur potential legislative action.
www.justsecurity.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
U.S. law provides the Intelligence Committees the tools for bipartisan oversight of the CIA's covert action programs. Tools that can be used to avert disasters.
The question is: Are they going to use them for activities in Venezuela, writes Stephen R. Weissman
www.justsecurity.org/123701/intel...
The question is: Are they going to use them for activities in Venezuela, writes Stephen R. Weissman
www.justsecurity.org/123701/intel...
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Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
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To be fair, he explicitly and publicly campaigned on this and then won
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
To be fair, he explicitly and publicly campaigned on this and then won
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Reagan absolutely did not love tariffs. His entire speech was about how reluctant he was to impose even highly targeted tariffs on Japan, because tariffs harm the U.S. economy.
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reagan absolutely did not love tariffs. His entire speech was about how reluctant he was to impose even highly targeted tariffs on Japan, because tariffs harm the U.S. economy.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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Nevermind found it: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence
Report finding rightwing extremists have killed more Americans than other domestic terrorist groups vanished from DoJ website
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Nevermind found it: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — over their refusal to hand over sensitive voter registration data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — over their refusal to hand over sensitive voter registration data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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1/4: Whether it happened to you or you witnessed it happen to someone else, you’re not alone. We’re here to help you report hate and get the support you need.
Washington’s Hate Crimes & Bias Incidents Hotline is now active in Clark, King, and Spokane counties.
Washington’s Hate Crimes & Bias Incidents Hotline is now active in Clark, King, and Spokane counties.
September 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1/4: Whether it happened to you or you witnessed it happen to someone else, you’re not alone. We’re here to help you report hate and get the support you need.
Washington’s Hate Crimes & Bias Incidents Hotline is now active in Clark, King, and Spokane counties.
Washington’s Hate Crimes & Bias Incidents Hotline is now active in Clark, King, and Spokane counties.
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Rather than a resistance, the concept of an opposition is more comprehensive and durable. It recognizes that there are no time limits to the effort. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
Building the Opposition
From Marc | The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.
www.democracydocket.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Rather than a resistance, the concept of an opposition is more comprehensive and durable. It recognizes that there are no time limits to the effort. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
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The President of the United States said, on TV today, that the U.S. should have a justice system more like China's, with quick trials that happen the next day. And most of the media decided that wasn't news, because .... you know what he's like.
September 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The President of the United States said, on TV today, that the U.S. should have a justice system more like China's, with quick trials that happen the next day. And most of the media decided that wasn't news, because .... you know what he's like.
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The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
August 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
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"It is often cited as the single most effective public health campaign ever, saving an estimated 26 million lives over 22 years..."
So now Trump will try to kill it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...
So now Trump will try to kill it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...
U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"It is often cited as the single most effective public health campaign ever, saving an estimated 26 million lives over 22 years..."
So now Trump will try to kill it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...
So now Trump will try to kill it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...
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It's simply amazing to me that the U.S. spent 70 years (1945-2015) constructing a post-WW2 military, economic, and social world order to its liking, only to turn around and decide it was actually the victim of this order the entire time.
July 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's simply amazing to me that the U.S. spent 70 years (1945-2015) constructing a post-WW2 military, economic, and social world order to its liking, only to turn around and decide it was actually the victim of this order the entire time.
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“There is (increasing) value in opinions like Sotomayor’s—for calling out not just the government’s deeply problematic behavior, but the extent to which a majority of the Court is going out of its way to enable it in contexts in which it doesn’t have to do so.”
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
164. Justice Kagan's D.V.D. Concurrence
Thursday's denouement in the third-country removals case was not surprising. But the split between Justice Kagan and Justices Sotomayor and Jackson highlights a deeper (and July 4-appropriate) debate.
open.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“There is (increasing) value in opinions like Sotomayor’s—for calling out not just the government’s deeply problematic behavior, but the extent to which a majority of the Court is going out of its way to enable it in contexts in which it doesn’t have to do so.”
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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This is absurd.
Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
Tech execs are joining the Army — no grueling boot camp required
Tech leaders from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have joined the Army Reserve, bypassing traditional training to chase transformation.
www.businessinsider.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is absurd.
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Also CBO: There an odd convention that requires we don't count how much interest payments will rise due to the amount we owe rising. (Weird, I know.)
TL; DR Add all the macro effects and not only do they fail to offset the $2.4 trillion deficit, they raise it to $3.4 trillion.
TL; DR Add all the macro effects and not only do they fail to offset the $2.4 trillion deficit, they raise it to $3.4 trillion.
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Also CBO: There an odd convention that requires we don't count how much interest payments will rise due to the amount we owe rising. (Weird, I know.)
TL; DR Add all the macro effects and not only do they fail to offset the $2.4 trillion deficit, they raise it to $3.4 trillion.
TL; DR Add all the macro effects and not only do they fail to offset the $2.4 trillion deficit, they raise it to $3.4 trillion.
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
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“Every single event I did in Russia was shut down by the cops,” she posted on Instagram, “and now it’s starting to feel a lot like Russia.”
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Every single event I did in Russia was shut down by the cops,” she posted on Instagram, “and now it’s starting to feel a lot like Russia.”
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“Let’s explain some things to WAGOP’s leaders: It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in our elections,” said WA Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad.
Washington GOP proposes initiative to require proof of citizenship to vote
“Let’s explain some things to WAGOP’s leaders: It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in our elections,” said WA Democratic Party chair Shasti Conrad.
www.theolympian.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“Let’s explain some things to WAGOP’s leaders: It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote in our elections,” said WA Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad.
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This week’s No Mercy / No Malice: “The Insiders” www.profgalloway.com/the-insiders/
The Insiders | No Mercy / No Malice
Trump Casino: When Markets Become the House Game In the war between Trump & Musk, I’m rooting for the bullets. However, the whole thing is (again) a distraction from the significant damage being levie...
www.profgalloway.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This week’s No Mercy / No Malice: “The Insiders” www.profgalloway.com/the-insiders/
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June 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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"We further estimate that the removal of mandates during this time contributed to 21800 COVID deaths through the rest of 2022, 9% of the U.S. total that year."
A reminder that these outcomes are a matter of choice.
A reminder that these outcomes are a matter of choice.
Universal school masking reduced weekly COVID-19 deaths by 0.57 per 100k people. 50 percent of districts removed mask requirements by spring 2022 contributing to 9 percent of COVID deaths that year, from Guzman, Imberman, Filosa, Kilbride, and Malkus https://www.nber.org/papers/w33849
May 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"We further estimate that the removal of mandates during this time contributed to 21800 COVID deaths through the rest of 2022, 9% of the U.S. total that year."
A reminder that these outcomes are a matter of choice.
A reminder that these outcomes are a matter of choice.
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The broligarchy strikes again. South African billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir. This is the dude who groomed and hand delivered JD Vance to the white house. It's all a big grift at our expense.
One fear w/ combining OSINT like Palantir, AI decision making, w/ this administration has been combining everyone's public and private data to determine a tyrant's version of a social credit score: a grade based on how loyal you are to the admin and consequences for people below a certain grade.
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The broligarchy strikes again. South African billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir. This is the dude who groomed and hand delivered JD Vance to the white house. It's all a big grift at our expense.
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Adriana Smith’s story MUST be told so America can understand what’s at stake when draconian abortion laws like the one in GA keep a brain dead pregnant woman on life support just so the fetus can be delivered.
What kind of dystopian hellscape has Dobbs created?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYT...
What kind of dystopian hellscape has Dobbs created?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYT...
GOP Bill Faces INTESE SCRUTINY Amidst Shocking TRAGEDY
YouTube video by Katie Phang
m.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Adriana Smith’s story MUST be told so America can understand what’s at stake when draconian abortion laws like the one in GA keep a brain dead pregnant woman on life support just so the fetus can be delivered.
What kind of dystopian hellscape has Dobbs created?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYT...
What kind of dystopian hellscape has Dobbs created?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYT...