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A must listen: Hungary is their playbook for what's happening here right now, Americans need to wake up!
Hear @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argue how the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration, and about what causes authoritarian governments to fail.
www.wnyc.org/story/will-a...
www.wnyc.org/story/will-a...
Will Anyone Check the President? | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum argues the checks on presidential power, put in place by the founders, have so far failed in the second Trump administration
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April 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A must listen: Hungary is their playbook for what's happening here right now, Americans need to wake up!
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This banger of an archaeology video is relevant for #AncientBluesky 🏺 🧪 📗
April 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This banger of an archaeology video is relevant for #AncientBluesky 🏺 🧪 📗
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An iconic Upper West Side movie theater that’s been shuttered for 20 years is on the path to reopening after a nonprofit purchased the space, elected officials said on Sunday: bit.ly/4lmxiHp
April 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
An iconic Upper West Side movie theater that’s been shuttered for 20 years is on the path to reopening after a nonprofit purchased the space, elected officials said on Sunday: bit.ly/4lmxiHp
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Look, 2025 has been full of things neither I nor anyone I know asked for. So here’re my recaps of the new REACHER season, full of allusions to MACBETH, OTHELLO, & other relevant apples-to-apples texts. Send me yer synonyms for “enormous” b/c I’m already running low.
www.vulture.com/article/reac...
www.vulture.com/article/reac...
Reacher Season-Premiere Recap: No Small Ask
Reacher goes undercover and gets mixed up with fake and real kidnappings.
www.vulture.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Look, 2025 has been full of things neither I nor anyone I know asked for. So here’re my recaps of the new REACHER season, full of allusions to MACBETH, OTHELLO, & other relevant apples-to-apples texts. Send me yer synonyms for “enormous” b/c I’m already running low.
www.vulture.com/article/reac...
www.vulture.com/article/reac...
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"I want someone who has already made an explicit, politically motivated claim that all government agencies and their workers are maliciously carrying out illegal acts and should be immediately abolished and imprisoned to do an objective audit."
Finally, My Tax Dollars Are Being Used to Uncover Publicly Available Government Information
Under President Trump’s bold leadership, his administration is ushering in a new era of financial transparency in government. I’ve long wondered wh...
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February 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"I want someone who has already made an explicit, politically motivated claim that all government agencies and their workers are maliciously carrying out illegal acts and should be immediately abolished and imprisoned to do an objective audit."
Cold air but blue sky over Inwood this am. Life goes on here in NYC - might have been just me but everyone I interacted with today seemed extra kind. I think we New Yorkers need to look out for each other!
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Cold air but blue sky over Inwood this am. Life goes on here in NYC - might have been just me but everyone I interacted with today seemed extra kind. I think we New Yorkers need to look out for each other!
I voted early on Saturday in NYC (UWS) - longest line I've ever seen for early voting!
October 29, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I voted early on Saturday in NYC (UWS) - longest line I've ever seen for early voting!