ChristineApperson@bsky.social
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Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.
President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.
Trump says he didn’t sign proclamation invoking Alien Enemies Act | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn’t signed the proclamation, e...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Welcome to Donald Trump’s America, where First Amendment lawyers find themselves compelled to advise people that they have no First Amendment rights.
I don’t think I’m going to be sleeping very well for *checks notes* the rest of this administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...
March 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Welcome to Donald Trump’s America, where First Amendment lawyers find themselves compelled to advise people that they have no First Amendment rights.
After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people www.npr.org/sections/sho...
After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people
After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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An astonishing thing happened yesterday at the Justice Department, one that surpassed even the biggest firing scandal of the Nixon era. The Department and its leaders are reeling, and the political repercussions are now rippling out. My write-up: https://buff.ly/41h7EMv
February 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
An astonishing thing happened yesterday at the Justice Department, one that surpassed even the biggest firing scandal of the Nixon era. The Department and its leaders are reeling, and the political repercussions are now rippling out. My write-up: https://buff.ly/41h7EMv
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Tulsi Gabbard has just been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. 😫
February 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tulsi Gabbard has just been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. 😫
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Perjury is a very, very serious offense and the FBI should thoroughly investiga– … oh, wait
Senator Richard Durbin says he has info from "multiple sources" & meeting notes indicating that Kash Patel has secretly helped direct the FBI purge (via Stephen Miller to Emil Bove), and asked for an IG investigation. Says if true, Patel may have perjured himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Senator Accuses Kash Patel of Covertly Directing F.B.I. Dismissals
A top Democrat demanded an investigation and suggested that the nominee, Kash Patel, may have lied under oath, citing what he described as multiple sources.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Perjury is a very, very serious offense and the FBI should thoroughly investiga– … oh, wait
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Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Losing NOAA would be devastating. Project 2025 authors want to get rid of it because it monitors climate change, and privatize the information it currently provides for free, so you'll have to buy information about the weather and the winds (imperative for mariners).
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Oh, come on! At the inauguration? Are you f*cking ketamine with this?
January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Oh, come on! At the inauguration? Are you f*cking ketamine with this?
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Just terrifying that this totally inexperienced and capricious opportunist, in thrall to a mash up of extremist ideologies, the most coherent of which is savage misogyny, is about to be one skipped beat of an obese elderly man’s heart away from the presidency.
From Hillbilly Elegy to the White House.
It’s wild when you think about it.
And while many Democrats were skeptical of his book (some weren’t), I don’t think anyone would have predicted this back in 2016.
It’s wild when you think about it.
And while many Democrats were skeptical of his book (some weren’t), I don’t think anyone would have predicted this back in 2016.
January 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just terrifying that this totally inexperienced and capricious opportunist, in thrall to a mash up of extremist ideologies, the most coherent of which is savage misogyny, is about to be one skipped beat of an obese elderly man’s heart away from the presidency.
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There's a bit in "Travellers in the Third Reich" where an American in Berlin is told excited that "the Fuhrer has brought the price of food down!" even though the shelves in all the shops are bare.
TikTok is back, complete with a message thanking Trump. We know that Trump initially got the TikTok ban talk rolling, but Democrats did his dirty work, signing the bill into law. In catering to conservative logic they handed him today’s win on a platter.
Read more: www.jphilll.com/p/things-fal....
Read more: www.jphilll.com/p/things-fal....
January 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
There's a bit in "Travellers in the Third Reich" where an American in Berlin is told excited that "the Fuhrer has brought the price of food down!" even though the shelves in all the shops are bare.
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And so it begins.
These people will not storm the Capital building. They will not assault police officers or hang gallows for bureaucrats. They respect the peaceful transfer of power.
Anyone who says the two parties are the same are blatantly wrong. They are not, we are not.
#resist
These people will not storm the Capital building. They will not assault police officers or hang gallows for bureaucrats. They respect the peaceful transfer of power.
Anyone who says the two parties are the same are blatantly wrong. They are not, we are not.
#resist
Look at the crowds assembled for the Trump Inauguration.
My error: these are protestors.
My error: these are protestors.
January 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And so it begins.
These people will not storm the Capital building. They will not assault police officers or hang gallows for bureaucrats. They respect the peaceful transfer of power.
Anyone who says the two parties are the same are blatantly wrong. They are not, we are not.
#resist
These people will not storm the Capital building. They will not assault police officers or hang gallows for bureaucrats. They respect the peaceful transfer of power.
Anyone who says the two parties are the same are blatantly wrong. They are not, we are not.
#resist
Ugh. Why is there an option to share for this site but the article doesn't show up? Not liking this site, honestly. The feed is like a run on sentence, no interaction in comments section and it seems like the only way to converse is one in one, which leads to creepers "wanting to get to know you". 😐
January 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ugh. Why is there an option to share for this site but the article doesn't show up? Not liking this site, honestly. The feed is like a run on sentence, no interaction in comments section and it seems like the only way to converse is one in one, which leads to creepers "wanting to get to know you". 😐
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I didn’t vote for this. None of us did.
January 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I didn’t vote for this. None of us did.
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Trump to billionaires: I don't want you to feel cold, so I am moving the whole inauguration indoors.
Trump to his devoted Iowan followers: Come and caucus for me in subzero temps, even if you are sick, and if you pass away "it will be worth it."
Trump to his devoted Iowan followers: Come and caucus for me in subzero temps, even if you are sick, and if you pass away "it will be worth it."
January 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Trump to billionaires: I don't want you to feel cold, so I am moving the whole inauguration indoors.
Trump to his devoted Iowan followers: Come and caucus for me in subzero temps, even if you are sick, and if you pass away "it will be worth it."
Trump to his devoted Iowan followers: Come and caucus for me in subzero temps, even if you are sick, and if you pass away "it will be worth it."
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CNN wants to move Jim Acosta to the graveyard shift — overnight. Sure sounds like an attempt to curry favor with Trump by lowering the profile of a top journalist.
Media cowardice sure is rampant these days.
Media cowardice sure is rampant these days.
Scoop: As Donald Trump gets ready to take power, CNN boss Mark Thompson has informed Jim Acosta that he would like to move his show to the graveyard hours.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Acosta at a Midnight Crossroads
CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office.
www.status.news
January 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
CNN wants to move Jim Acosta to the graveyard shift — overnight. Sure sounds like an attempt to curry favor with Trump by lowering the profile of a top journalist.
Media cowardice sure is rampant these days.
Media cowardice sure is rampant these days.