Jonathan Cheney
@cheneyoj.bsky.social
Nature - Politics - EDM - Tech. Fighting hard for a softer world.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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A reminder for these times.
March 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A reminder for these times.
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
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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.
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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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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social captures this shameful episode and treatment of an ally.
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
Trump selling out you and America to Russia in the Oval Office was TREASON!
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
Trump selling out you and America to Russia in the Oval Office was TREASON!
February 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
Trump selling out you and America to Russia in the Oval Office was TREASON!
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
What you saw was treason
Trump selling out you and America to Russia in the Oval Office was TREASON!
It's hard to put into words how disgusting the trump admin. is. And how people can side with it, or remain apathetic to it.
These are russian talking points. Not even mildly filtered, just plain on-point russian propaganda talking points.
These are russian talking points. Not even mildly filtered, just plain on-point russian propaganda talking points.
February 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It's hard to put into words how disgusting the trump admin. is. And how people can side with it, or remain apathetic to it.
These are russian talking points. Not even mildly filtered, just plain on-point russian propaganda talking points.
These are russian talking points. Not even mildly filtered, just plain on-point russian propaganda talking points.
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February 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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So many liberal responses to actions by R's are along the lines of "You said you wouldn't, yet here we are".
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
February 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So many liberal responses to actions by R's are along the lines of "You said you wouldn't, yet here we are".
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
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It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷♂️
February 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It is astonishing that mainstream media is covering this like it is a shruggie vibe 🤷♂️
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Nobody believes Trump's stupid lie that tariffs are paid by foreign exporters.
February 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Nobody believes Trump's stupid lie that tariffs are paid by foreign exporters.
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Credit to @profgalloway.com for calling it out.
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NYU Professor Slams MSNBC ‘Bending F***ing Knee’ To ‘Fascism’ After Morning Joe Hosts Shut Down His Calling Trump a ‘Rapist’
During his podcast with Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway said the media is being held to an absurd standard regarding what can be said about Trump.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Credit to @profgalloway.com for calling it out.
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i wish the sky looked like this all the time
February 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
i wish the sky looked like this all the time
So many liberal responses to actions by R's are along the lines of "You said you wouldn't, yet here we are".
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
February 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So many liberal responses to actions by R's are along the lines of "You said you wouldn't, yet here we are".
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
Pointing out contradictions/broken promises does nothing. It's passive, almost enabling. Offers 0 repercussions.
What's a better way to react?
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Many friends, Eliot A. Cohen has found, are despondent over Trump's victory. "I respect their points of view but have decided to look elsewhere for advice, and so have turned to a different set of friends—those sitting on my bookshelves."
How to Navigate the Era of Trump
Advice from the friends who sit on my bookshelves.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Many friends, Eliot A. Cohen has found, are despondent over Trump's victory. "I respect their points of view but have decided to look elsewhere for advice, and so have turned to a different set of friends—those sitting on my bookshelves."