Deborah Wakshull
@debwakshull.bsky.social
Creative in visual storytelling , world citizen, traveler, Francophile
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"What has Trump done since assuming office? Has he even pretended to move a single piece of legislation? No. He has focused on radically expanding executive power." It isn't about legislative agendas anymore.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-no...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-no...
Against Normalism
It doesn’t matter that Trump’s legislative agenda is in trouble. There is bigger game afoot.
www.thebulwark.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"What has Trump done since assuming office? Has he even pretended to move a single piece of legislation? No. He has focused on radically expanding executive power." It isn't about legislative agendas anymore.
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-no...
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/against-no...
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Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet
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Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet
Last week’s hastily reversed firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration have left a reeling, rattled agency in their wake.
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February 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Inside DOGE’s Dumbest Cut Yet
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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could not put it better 👇
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
February 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
could not put it better 👇
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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
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WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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Alt: a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
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February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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"Violence against a police officer is not justified. But that doesn't mean that you should have Merrick Garland's weaponized Department of Justice expose you to an incredibly unfair process," Vance attempted
'This is blanket': Host nails Vance after Trump breaks promise on 'case-by-base' pardons
CBS News host Margaret Brennan grilled Vice President J.D. Vance after President Donald Trump broke a promise to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on a case-by-case basis.
During an interview that aired on Sund...
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January 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Violence against a police officer is not justified. But that doesn't mean that you should have Merrick Garland's weaponized Department of Justice expose you to an incredibly unfair process," Vance attempted
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Our new Sec of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, promoted this anti-drug slogan as Governor of S. Dakota. I wish I were kidding.
January 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our new Sec of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, promoted this anti-drug slogan as Governor of S. Dakota. I wish I were kidding.
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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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Brutal
"You had just fathered a child two months before by a woman who was not your wife ... I assume at each of your weddings you pledged to be faithful to your wife" -- absolutely brutal line of questioning here from Kaine to Hegseth on his infidelities and sexual assault accusation
January 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Brutal
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He’s still a sexist.
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
Hegseth
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
He’s still a sexist.
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
He’s still a predator.
He’s still an angry drunk.
He’s still a dangerous pick for Secretary of Defense.
youtu.be/Q4Es-IDBDao?...
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That Felony Guy makes zero sense and is only going to get worse.
January 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
That Felony Guy makes zero sense and is only going to get worse.
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Preparing for dystopia is not the traditional work requirement of a senator. But unique times call for unique measures. And Sen. Chris Murphy, as much as anyone else in his party, has been using the post-election period to sound the alarm.
Sen. Murphy: I’m Preparing for Dystopia
In an interview with The Bulwark, the Connecticut Democrat outlines how bad it could get and what his party must now do.
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Preparing for dystopia is not the traditional work requirement of a senator. But unique times call for unique measures. And Sen. Chris Murphy, as much as anyone else in his party, has been using the post-election period to sound the alarm.
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
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Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 AM
Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.