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"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends." –U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the UN Security Council
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends." –U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the UN Security Council
“Fie, what a spendthrift is he with his tongue.”-Shakespeare
August 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Fie, what a spendthrift is he with his tongue.”-Shakespeare
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So if I’m understanding this, Tillis said he couldn’t support the bill. Trump said he would choose one of Tillis’s primary opponents to support. And then Tillis announced his retirement. All in about a 24 hour period.
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So if I’m understanding this, Tillis said he couldn’t support the bill. Trump said he would choose one of Tillis’s primary opponents to support. And then Tillis announced his retirement. All in about a 24 hour period.
I woke up, made my coffee, poured a cup, and as I looked at it, suddenly dawned on me what a privilege it is-to be able in all ways to perform this simple task.
June 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I woke up, made my coffee, poured a cup, and as I looked at it, suddenly dawned on me what a privilege it is-to be able in all ways to perform this simple task.
She gets it:
Whoa. Spicy footnote from Justice Jackson, dissenting in the ADA case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
![The majority’s contention that I reject “ ‘pure textualism’ [a]s insuf
ficiently pliable to secure the result [I] seek,” ante, at 10, stems from an
unfortunate misunderstanding of the judicial role. Our interpretative
task is not to seek our own desired results (whatever they may be). And,
indeed, it is precisely because of this solemn duty that, in my view, it is
imperative that we interpret statutes consistent with all relevant indicia
of what Congress wanted, as best we can ascertain its intent. A method
ology that includes consideration of Congress’s aims does exactly that—
and no more. By contrast, pure textualism’s refusal to try to understand
the text of a statute in the larger context of what Congress sought to
achieve turns the interpretive task into a potent weapon for advancing
judicial policy preferences. By “finding” answers in ambiguous text, and
not bothering to consider whether those answers align with other sources
of statutory meaning, pure textualists can easily disguise their own pref
erences as “textual” inevitabilities. So, really, far from being “insuffi
ciently pliable,” I think pure textualism is incessantly malleable—that’s
its primary problem—and, indeed, it is certainly somehow always flexi
ble enough to secure the majority’s desired outcome.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:f4d76fjna5nxqsy2fu6cgmp3/bafkreicg7mx5lddzyvnoguvadwnojtm7xcu2sf34hhizuapfesk46w7kli@jpeg)
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
She gets it:
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"
April 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
www.post-gazette.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
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FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
www.cbsnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
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+ this affects men & women b/c the sexually transmitted infection diagnosis & treatment.
You want people to get: neurosyphilis? chlamydia & infertility that results from untreated STIs?
Title X covers pap smears! Women will die of cervical cancer.
#MomSky
jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu...
You want people to get: neurosyphilis? chlamydia & infertility that results from untreated STIs?
Title X covers pap smears! Women will die of cervical cancer.
#MomSky
jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu...
BREAKING: The Trump Administration Freezes $35 Million in Title X Funding
The attack will leave eight states without ANY federal family planning dollars
jessica.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
+ this affects men & women b/c the sexually transmitted infection diagnosis & treatment.
You want people to get: neurosyphilis? chlamydia & infertility that results from untreated STIs?
Title X covers pap smears! Women will die of cervical cancer.
#MomSky
jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu...
You want people to get: neurosyphilis? chlamydia & infertility that results from untreated STIs?
Title X covers pap smears! Women will die of cervical cancer.
#MomSky
jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu...
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So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?
International tourism is worth $200 billion every year to the US economy.
Sorry, *was.
Sorry, *was.
March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?
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Trump has been angry at Zelenskyy since the so called “perfect phone call” when he tried to shakedown Zelenskyy to make up dirt about Joe Biden. Zelenskyy has integrity and refused to do it.
March 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trump has been angry at Zelenskyy since the so called “perfect phone call” when he tried to shakedown Zelenskyy to make up dirt about Joe Biden. Zelenskyy has integrity and refused to do it.
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“The people who want to pull back America’s leadership in the world under the pretense of being for “America First” are making us weaker, poorer, and less secure. They are giving away our long-term strategic advantages…And for what?”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
‘America First’ Is a Lie
America has *always* been about putting America first. Trump’s “America First” movement is about something else entirely.
open.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“The people who want to pull back America’s leadership in the world under the pretense of being for “America First” are making us weaker, poorer, and less secure. They are giving away our long-term strategic advantages…And for what?”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Says the man who just admitted the Tate bros to the U.S.
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Says the man who just admitted the Tate bros to the U.S.
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"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead
Elon Musk’s group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
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Before Donald Trump, another country's leader also made a deal with Russia to carve up a European country. He was called Adolf Hitler. And the country was Poland.
Tuberville: "Zelenskyy's gonna play hardball, but you know what? He's not even in the game. It's gonna be Putin and President Trump and the people on our side that will end up making this decision for the future of Ukraine."
March 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Before Donald Trump, another country's leader also made a deal with Russia to carve up a European country. He was called Adolf Hitler. And the country was Poland.
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Atlanta Fed forecasts a -2.8% GDP growth for this quarter.
4 weeks ago it was +3.9%.
Trump owns this.
bit.ly/3Ddsxim
4 weeks ago it was +3.9%.
Trump owns this.
bit.ly/3Ddsxim
Atlanta Fed model forecasts nearly -3% GDP growth in first quarter of this year
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model updated on Monday.
bit.ly
March 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Atlanta Fed forecasts a -2.8% GDP growth for this quarter.
4 weeks ago it was +3.9%.
Trump owns this.
bit.ly/3Ddsxim
4 weeks ago it was +3.9%.
Trump owns this.
bit.ly/3Ddsxim
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“I am ashamed for my nation; even if Congress acts to support and aid Ukraine, it cannot restore the American honor lost today.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.
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It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“I am ashamed for my nation; even if Congress acts to support and aid Ukraine, it cannot restore the American honor lost today.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.
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What he said. 👇👇👇
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What he said. 👇👇👇
The jig is up.
That looked totally planned.
Zelensky was set up.
Trump says as an aside that it will make good television.
The plan all along.
Zelensky was set up.
Trump says as an aside that it will make good television.
The plan all along.
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The jig is up.
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From Vladimir Putin’s bitch Donald Trump.
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
From Vladimir Putin’s bitch Donald Trump.
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If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
February 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you’re a Dem elected and you’re not mentioning the massive cuts to cancer cure and social security funding in every public appearance you’re just not doing your job.
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A message from Zelensky through his actions. Honor and dignity. Some things can only be surrendered. They can't be taken away.
February 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A message from Zelensky through his actions. Honor and dignity. Some things can only be surrendered. They can't be taken away.