Mary and the moon
@deannyg.bsky.social
Brand new here… trying to find my way to some hope and connection in this post election world. I love books, art, photography, travel, fashion, birding, hiking, road trips, dogs, snark, and film/tv.
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Tom Nichols: “There is no scenario under which you can fire and kill, fire at people that are helpless in the water, and make it legal. There just isn’t.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Tom Nichols: “There is no scenario under which you can fire and kill, fire at people that are helpless in the water, and make it legal. There just isn’t.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Haven't seen Al Gore in a minute.
He's spitting 🔥 here.
He's spitting 🔥 here.
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
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December 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Haven't seen Al Gore in a minute.
He's spitting 🔥 here.
He's spitting 🔥 here.
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Of course, pretend tough guy and murderous Pete Hegseth throws Admiral Bradley under the bus rather than take accountability. It won’t work.
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Of course, pretend tough guy and murderous Pete Hegseth throws Admiral Bradley under the bus rather than take accountability. It won’t work.
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Mark Kelly is not going to be silenced by the sick buffonery of Trump and Hegseth, two deeply unserious people. They picked a fight with the wrong guy.
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Mark Kelly is not going to be silenced by the sick buffonery of Trump and Hegseth, two deeply unserious people. They picked a fight with the wrong guy.
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Trump’s inevitable exit "will be a day to celebrate, even while we acknowledge how much work lies ahead—not only to begin to repair the destruction and hold the criminals accountable, but also to reimagine how we can build a progressive future." www.americaamerica.news/p/hello-911-...
“Hello, 911? A Violent Man Is Holding Our Country Hostage"
Trump's sadism and lawless hostility were knowable before he retook office. Can America ever overcome its attraction to violent demagogues?
www.americaamerica.news
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump’s inevitable exit "will be a day to celebrate, even while we acknowledge how much work lies ahead—not only to begin to repair the destruction and hold the criminals accountable, but also to reimagine how we can build a progressive future." www.americaamerica.news/p/hello-911-...
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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Sooooooo this is another interesting wrinkle that I don't think any other media org has pulled on yet
TEA can be and often is delegated, but it also can be kept at a very high level...and if pete did indeed keep it with him without being delegated at least for the first strike, hoo boy
TEA can be and often is delegated, but it also can be kept at a very high level...and if pete did indeed keep it with him without being delegated at least for the first strike, hoo boy
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Sooooooo this is another interesting wrinkle that I don't think any other media org has pulled on yet
TEA can be and often is delegated, but it also can be kept at a very high level...and if pete did indeed keep it with him without being delegated at least for the first strike, hoo boy
TEA can be and often is delegated, but it also can be kept at a very high level...and if pete did indeed keep it with him without being delegated at least for the first strike, hoo boy
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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But this won’t hold water.
If Trump and Hegseth claim Bradley is at fault and exceeded his orders, why was Hegseth crowing about the strikes publicly and why hasn’t he removed Bradley?
The strike happened in September and witnesses claim the video made the double tap horrifyingly clear.
If Trump and Hegseth claim Bradley is at fault and exceeded his orders, why was Hegseth crowing about the strikes publicly and why hasn’t he removed Bradley?
The strike happened in September and witnesses claim the video made the double tap horrifyingly clear.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
But this won’t hold water.
If Trump and Hegseth claim Bradley is at fault and exceeded his orders, why was Hegseth crowing about the strikes publicly and why hasn’t he removed Bradley?
The strike happened in September and witnesses claim the video made the double tap horrifyingly clear.
If Trump and Hegseth claim Bradley is at fault and exceeded his orders, why was Hegseth crowing about the strikes publicly and why hasn’t he removed Bradley?
The strike happened in September and witnesses claim the video made the double tap horrifyingly clear.
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"Taking his information diet and public behavior seriously, Vance’s Russia sympathies appear deeper. Trump’s authoritarianism is personalist, centered around a cult of personality, focused on attention, power and money for himself. Vance appears to be a genuine far-right ideologue."
JD Vance pushed the recent Russia-friendly "peace" plan, effectively trying to get Ukraine to surrender.
It didn't work.
But it's hardly the first time. Why does he keep trying to help Russia win? Because he's a far right ideologue who sees Putin as a culture war champion.
New from me, in @ms.now
It didn't work.
But it's hardly the first time. Why does he keep trying to help Russia win? Because he's a far right ideologue who sees Putin as a culture war champion.
New from me, in @ms.now
Opinion | Why JD Vance keeps trying to help Russia win the war with Ukraine
The vice president pushed a Russia-friendly peace plan — which tracks with his far-right worldview that sees Putin as an “anti-woke” culture war ally, says Nicholas Grossman.
www.ms.now
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"Taking his information diet and public behavior seriously, Vance’s Russia sympathies appear deeper. Trump’s authoritarianism is personalist, centered around a cult of personality, focused on attention, power and money for himself. Vance appears to be a genuine far-right ideologue."
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SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
The Civil Suit That Could Derail the Comey Prosecution (Again)
Daniel Richman, a central figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against James Comey, files suit over the government's handling of his property.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices.
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials.
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
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HERTLING: “.. a military that abandons its legal and ethical foundations does not protect a nation — it endangers it.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
@markhertling.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
HERTLING: “.. a military that abandons its legal and ethical foundations does not protect a nation — it endangers it.”
@markhertling.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
@markhertling.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegse...
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Curious if anyone has the data but it seems like 80% of Twitter is now just MAGA and neo-Nazis trolls and bots.
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Curious if anyone has the data but it seems like 80% of Twitter is now just MAGA and neo-Nazis trolls and bots.
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Well, this is exhibit number one in any lawsuit challenging a new travel ban on unconstitutional animus grounds.
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Well, this is exhibit number one in any lawsuit challenging a new travel ban on unconstitutional animus grounds.
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The embattled Hegseth has turned to a right-wing podcaster with his wife by his side.
Pentagon Pete Ignores ‘Kill’ Crisis to Do Cringe Q&A
The embattled Hegseth has turned to a right-wing podcaster with his wife by his side.
trib.al
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The embattled Hegseth has turned to a right-wing podcaster with his wife by his side.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City, part of a disruption in the courts around the U.S.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City, part of a disruption in the courts around the U.S.
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"Another reason to uphold the laws of war—including not shooting survivors floating in a ship’s wreckage—is because you do not want the enemy to shoot your survivors, or to kill or torture your soldiers, should they be captured." lnk.thebulwark.com/48xSnt1
Trump’s Venezuela “No-Fly Zone” Is a Dangerous Joke
Plus: War crimes and TACO time.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Another reason to uphold the laws of war—including not shooting survivors floating in a ship’s wreckage—is because you do not want the enemy to shoot your survivors, or to kill or torture your soldiers, should they be captured." lnk.thebulwark.com/48xSnt1
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If immigration judges are neutral and independent as due process requires, then they must be independent from the Executive Branch.
We must move immigration judges from Article II to Article I to provide a check on a lawless administration like this one.
We must move immigration judges from Article II to Article I to provide a check on a lawless administration like this one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If immigration judges are neutral and independent as due process requires, then they must be independent from the Executive Branch.
We must move immigration judges from Article II to Article I to provide a check on a lawless administration like this one.
We must move immigration judges from Article II to Article I to provide a check on a lawless administration like this one.
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This is moving *much* quicker than perhaps anyone anticipated.
Good deal.
😻
Good deal.
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This is a big deal: Jack Goldsmith, former head of OLC, says that if WaPo's report is right, Pete Hegseth's order might have been an illegal one.
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is moving *much* quicker than perhaps anyone anticipated.
Good deal.
😻
Good deal.
😻
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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President Zelenskyy and the First Lady have arrived in Ireland, Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced.
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
President Zelenskyy and the First Lady have arrived in Ireland, Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced.
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The President is raising rates by thousands of dollars PER FAMILY for northern Michiganders.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The President is raising rates by thousands of dollars PER FAMILY for northern Michiganders.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.
He’s rejecting disaster aid out of spite, just because he feels like it. His decision will cost impacted residents tens of millions of dollars and threatens our rural utility providers’ future.