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militarynewsua.bsky.social
❗️🇩🇪Germany, 🇱🇻Latvia and 🇳🇴Norway will jointly purchase DM 22 anti-tank mines
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
I have lived through unstable economic and political times before. Tariffs and isolationism are breeding grounds for fascism. We are at strong risk of repeating history.
April 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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karaswisher.bsky.social
Most chode in a sea of them.
April 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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nilsgilman.bsky.social
Presidents always bring the skills from their previous careers into their style of administration
owasow.bsky.social Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Mar 15
“Trump was frequently unprepared, with little grasp of who had performed well. Sometimes a candidate distinguished herself during the contest only to get fired, on a whim. When this happened, Braun said, the editors were often obliged to ‘reverse engineer’ episode” www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
“The Apprentice” was built around a weekly series of business challenges. At the end of each episode, Trump determined which competitor should be “fired.” But, as Braun explained, Trump was frequently unprepared for these sessions, with little grasp of who had performed well. Sometimes a candidate distinguished herself during the contest only to get fired, on a whim, by Trump. When this happened, Braun said, the editors were often obliged to “reverse engineer” the episode, scouring hundreds of hours of footage to emphasize the few moments when the exemplary candidate might have slipped up, in an attempt to assemble an artificial version of history in which Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip decision made sense. During the making of “The Apprentice,” Burnett conceded that the stories were constructed in this way, saying, “We know each week who has been fired, and, therefore, you’re editing in reverse.” Braun noted that President Trump’s staff seems to have been similarly forced to learn the art of retroactive narrative construction, adding, “I find it strangely validating to hear that they’re doing the same thing in the White House.”
April 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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jamellebouie.net
i am fascinated by the outright refusal of people in the professional political commentary class to just consider the possibility that there is no plan and that trump really is a braying idiot with the more acute case of narcissistic personality disorder on record
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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ianboudreau.com
Bill Ackman freaking out about tariffs and saying "this isn't what we voted for" is as clear a crystallization of conservative self-delusion as you could ever ask for. Yes it is you idiot, you voted specifically for this! He talked about this NON STOP
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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hillaryclinton.bsky.social
Why would a leader tank his own country's economy?

It's a key part of the aspiring autocrat's playbook.

Tariffs & chaos mean more power & control for Trump.

But America has no king. The Republican-led Congress can stop this at any time.

Let your reps hear from you.

5calls.org/issue/trump-...
Economist cover: RUINATION DAY
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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militarynewsua.bsky.social
❗️🇺🇦Ukraine has shown the first firing of the 2P22 Bogdana-BG towed howitzer.

This is the first 155 mm towed howitzer made in Ukraine.
April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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gwestr.me
I’m tired of people selling a smash burger for $30
March 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
"others"
CNN graphic showing who was on a Signal group chat with defense officials and Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic, with the image cropped to zero in on a silhouette that just says "others"
March 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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kristinmreid.bsky.social
This may be the best thing on the internet today.
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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whstancil.bsky.social
This is what’s destroying America, not Trump. The culture of capitulation. Trump won a pathetic popular vote victory - far less than Biden four years ago - and our institutions are acting like he had a huge mandate to void the Constitution.
beijingpalmer.bsky.social BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Mar 21
the one really solid rule at the moment is that almost every institution in America is unbelievably fucking cowardly
bill-of-lefts.bsky.social No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · Mar 20
Paul Weiss caving is some of the most pathetic shit I’ve ever seen. You assholes should burn your bar cards; you don’t deserve them
March 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
This is what moral courage looks like. I wish law firm and university leaders had more of it. Certainly Skadden doesn't; they terminated her as soon as this was released
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Mar 21
You can read Cohen's full statement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
I just put in conditional notice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates. I sent that notice firm-wide and anticipate the email will leak. I would rather just share it with you myself. Once, when I was in fifth grade, I failed a test and came home sobbing. My mom was disappointed in me but couldn’t figure out why I was so upset until I choked out, “now I won’t get into Harvard!!” I was a gunner, even then. I’ve spent thirty years working to get into these spaces. I do not give them up lightly, and I have made plenty of moral compromises before. But this moment is existential; whether we get better from an already unacceptable status quo or get worse hinges on how we handle it. If being on this career path demands I accept that my industry—because this is certainly not unique to Skadden—will allow an authoritarian government to ignore the courts, I refuse to take it any further. As I have said before, others stand to lose far, far more than a paycheck. I’m going to go cry and watch the new White Lotus, but rest assured I will be back tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. Thank you.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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gideonrachman.bsky.social
Trump has done a disservice to conspiracy theorists everywhere by releasing the JFK files. There’s nothing there. How long before we get told that the Deep State is concealing the real files?
March 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
Reporting matters. This is also why we need to demand the best from our news organizations.
March 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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prchovanec.bsky.social
Serious step down in Asia.
dcsneider.bsky.social Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social · Mar 20
More detailed report from Nikkei Asia about plans to cancel the command reorganization of US Forces Japan, a key step in closer security cooperation between US and Japan. More evident of stupid cost cutting? Or a strategic step toward abandonment?
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Tr...
Pentagon weighs canceling U.S. Forces Japan upgrade: reports
Savings would amount to $1.1bn but hinder command and control integration
asia.nikkei.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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karaswisher.bsky.social
Oh man, his cronies are trying to make fetch happen.
March 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Once again, if Trump were actually "realist" in any meaningful sense of the term/theory, we would be observing the exact opposite of almost everything he is currently doing:

bsky.app/profile/mcop...
March 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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noelreports.com
It seems the US is pressuring Ukraine to give up territory to hand Trump a victory. Reuters: At the meeting in Saudi Arabia, the US will assess whether Ukraine is ready to make significant concessions to Russia to end the war.

www.reuters.com/world/us-ass...
US to assess Ukraine's peace stance in Saudi Arabia meeting
European allies argue that Ukraine can only ink a deal with Russia from a position of strength.
www.reuters.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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thebulwark.com
"Being conversant in social media is just one ingredient of her success. Like the first generation of Dreamer advocates, Martinez Zaragoza is impatient and determined. Her audience, she says, empathizes with how she treats the current moment."
The Next Generation of Immigration Activists Is Growing Impatient
They’re turning to social media—and building major audiences there—in hopes of rallying more folks against Trump.
www.thebulwark.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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janelytv.bsky.social
JD Vance's cousin is fighting as a volunteer in Ukraine.

"We are the useful idiots of Vladimir Putin," he told Le Figaro about Trump and Vance's position.

www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
«Nous sommes les idiots utiles de Vladimir Poutine» : Nate, cousin germain de JD Vance et combattant volontaire en Ukraine
EXCLUSIF - Le Texan a passé trois ans en Ukraine, dont deux et demi à se battre sur les fronts les plus sanglants. Il désespère de la position de son cousin et de Donald Trump.
www.lefigaro.fr
March 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
This is a hell of a way to tell J.D. to get off his couch.
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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trisresists.bsky.social
👀 A billionaire with a superhero cape.

Howard Buffett's foundation’s support for Ukraine has been nothing short of heroic!
By January 2025, the foundation had given Ukraine at least $800 million in humanitarian aid!

Article from 2/24.

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
www.businessinsider.com/howard-buffe...
Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support
Howard Buffett's foundation, largely funded by his father Warren Buffett's contributions, has given $500 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
www.businessinsider.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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theliamnissan.bsky.social
Keep protesting at Tesla dealerships. Elon absolutely hates it
March 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM