All the money in the world will not protect you from retribution of a madman. #resist
“Though both Hitler and Hugenberg were fiercely anti-Communist, anti-democratic, anti-immigrant, and anti-Semitic, their attempts at political partnership failed spectacularly and repeatedly.”
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
Timothy Ryback unpacks Hitler's relationship with his oligarchs:
Hitler’s Oligarchs
First they reviled him. Then they supported and enabled him. Then they regretted it.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
All the money in the world will not protect you from retribution of a madman. #resist
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The message to other journalists is clear: Challenge Trump at your own risk. Your corporate owners might not have your back. https://newrepublic.com/article/189444/abc-news-trump-silence-journalists
ABC News Just Showed Trump Exactly How to Silence Journalists
A multimillion-dollar settlement proves corporate media will choose profits over press freedom every time.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The message to other journalists is clear: Challenge Trump at your own risk. Your corporate owners might not have your back. https://newrepublic.com/article/189444/abc-news-trump-silence-journalists
The Turkish government’s main proxy among the victorious opposition forces is the Syrian National Army, a coalition of militias that has a complicated relationship with HTS, and Ankara is poised to wield significant influence in Syria moving forward. Foreign Policy
December 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The Turkish government’s main proxy among the victorious opposition forces is the Syrian National Army, a coalition of militias that has a complicated relationship with HTS, and Ankara is poised to wield significant influence in Syria moving forward. Foreign Policy
The Israeli Air Force has struck a Syrian chemical weapons factory to prevent it from falling into rebel hands, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. Foreign Policy
December 8, 2024 at 7:06 PM
The Israeli Air Force has struck a Syrian chemical weapons factory to prevent it from falling into rebel hands, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. Foreign Policy
Ankara is poised to wield significant influence in Syria moving forward. - Foreign Policy
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Assad Has Fallen. What’s Next for Syria and the Middle East?
The Syrian president has fled, leaving behind immense uncertainty about the country’s future.
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December 8, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Ankara is poised to wield significant influence in Syria moving forward. - Foreign Policy
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Military contractor Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group for his close associates that includes a menagerie of right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, and journalists. We got their messages.
Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat
Military contractor Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group for his close associates that includes a menagerie of right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, and j...
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Military contractor Erik Prince started a private WhatsApp group for his close associates that includes a menagerie of right-wing government officials, intelligence operatives, arms traffickers, and journalists. We got their messages.
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This morning I’m covering the Texas committee that reviews pregnancy related deaths. It’s the first public meeting held since @propublica.org reported its investigations on three TX women who died from delayed care under the state’s abortion ban
December 6, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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What happens when we refuse to allow Trump’s lackeys to wreak revenge on his political enemies who live within our states and communities?
Will our resistance give Trump an excuse to use force against us?
Will our resistance give Trump an excuse to use force against us?
How Trump could bring on a second civil war
With his plans to use the military to root out undocumented immigrants and to use the Justice Department and FBI to punish his political enemies
robertreich.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:24 PM
What happens when we refuse to allow Trump’s lackeys to wreak revenge on his political enemies who live within our states and communities?
Will our resistance give Trump an excuse to use force against us?
Will our resistance give Trump an excuse to use force against us?
Fear is infectious. Courage is infectious too. Be courageous! #savedemocracy
December 5, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Fear is infectious. Courage is infectious too. Be courageous! #savedemocracy
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Three years of pressure from an unprecedented sanctions campaign has weakened the Kremlin’s war machine.
But Russia still manages to obtain many critical Western weapons parts with help from covert operatives and criminal gangs.
But Russia still manages to obtain many critical Western weapons parts with help from covert operatives and criminal gangs.
Far from the front lines, a spy war rages over Russian weapons
Faltering Russian drones point to modest successes in Western sanctions to block Moscow’s access to technology. Yet, aided by covert operatives, Russia’s weapons production is soaring.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Three years of pressure from an unprecedented sanctions campaign has weakened the Kremlin’s war machine.
But Russia still manages to obtain many critical Western weapons parts with help from covert operatives and criminal gangs.
But Russia still manages to obtain many critical Western weapons parts with help from covert operatives and criminal gangs.
Fear is Infectious
Courage is Infectious too
Be Courageous
#savedemocracy
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Courage is Infectious too
Be Courageous
#savedemocracy
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David Frum Says MSNBC’s ‘Efforts to Appease’ Trump by Apologizing for His Joke About Pete Hegsesth’s Drinking Are ‘Very Ominous’
The former George Bush speechwriter made the comment during a recent appearance on "Morning Joe" The post David Frum Says MSNBC’s ‘Efforts to Appease’ Trump by Apologizing for His Joke About Pete Hegs...
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December 5, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Fear is Infectious
Courage is Infectious too
Be Courageous
#savedemocracy
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Courage is Infectious too
Be Courageous
#savedemocracy
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The Biden administration has doubled its estimate of how much money it can collect by cracking down on an arcane tax avoidance scheme.
Closing asset loophole can raise $100 billion in taxes, Treasury now says
The new estimate doubles what the agency previously said it could recover by preventing certain large businesses from manipulating the taxable value of assets.
wapo.st
December 4, 2024 at 1:51 PM
The Biden administration has doubled its estimate of how much money it can collect by cracking down on an arcane tax avoidance scheme.
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‘Straight in harm’s way’: can Trump open up Alaska’s 19m-acre refuge for drilling?
‘Straight in harm’s way’: can Trump open up Alaska’s 19m-acre refuge for drilling?
Native leaders ready for a fight as Trump calls ANWR, one of the last truly wild places on Earth, the US’s ‘biggest oil farm’
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the earth’s last intact ecosystems. Vast and little-known, this 19m-acre…
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:35 PM
‘Straight in harm’s way’: can Trump open up Alaska’s 19m-acre refuge for drilling?
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is heading toward impeachment proceedings after his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law, with the six opposition parties on Wednesday submitting a motion to force Yoon from office.
South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after remarkable misstep
Lawmakers could vote to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol as soon as Friday. Regardless of the outcome, it is clear that the president’s political future is in grave doubt.
wapo.st
December 4, 2024 at 12:01 PM
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is heading toward impeachment proceedings after his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law, with the six opposition parties on Wednesday submitting a motion to force Yoon from office.
With a friend re-installed in the White House, who will stop Putin’s invasion? #Democracy
Vladimir Putin’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken NATO and bend Europe’s security architecture to Russia’s will.
What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security
The Russian leader’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken NATO and bend Europe’s security architecture to Russia’s will.
wapo.st
November 30, 2024 at 5:01 PM
With a friend re-installed in the White House, who will stop Putin’s invasion? #Democracy
Jack Smith has dropped the election subversion case against Donald Trump #NoJustice
November 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Jack Smith has dropped the election subversion case against Donald Trump #NoJustice
Elon Musk floats buying MSNBC, but he’s not the only billionaire who may be interested #mondaymotivation
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Elon Musk floats buying MSNBC, but he’s not the only billionaire who may be interested | CNN Business
Elon Musk has called MSNBC “the utter scum of the Earth.” He has said the channel “peddles puerile propaganda.” Just a few days ago he said, “MSNBC is going down.” And now he is posting memes about bu...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Elon Musk floats buying MSNBC, but he’s not the only billionaire who may be interested #mondaymotivation
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