@dianacaldwell.bsky.social
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A new message just appeared on the USAID website, announcing that all employees (with a few exceptions) worldwide will be placed on administrative leave. They are illegally shutting down a government agency.
Where are all the GOP senators who said they support the work of USAID?
Where are all the GOP senators who said they support the work of USAID?
February 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
A new message just appeared on the USAID website, announcing that all employees (with a few exceptions) worldwide will be placed on administrative leave. They are illegally shutting down a government agency.
Where are all the GOP senators who said they support the work of USAID?
Where are all the GOP senators who said they support the work of USAID?
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Elon Musk says we should allow more WHITE South Africans to emigrate to the US. Not South Africans of any other race - specifically WHITE South Africans only.
February 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Elon Musk says we should allow more WHITE South Africans to emigrate to the US. Not South Africans of any other race - specifically WHITE South Africans only.
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Elon Musk, the unelected half-trillionaire who controls the Treasury and is taking a chainsaw to the government, is explicitly calling for “more immigration of White South Africans” because they are “fiscally positive.”
Make Apartheid Great Again
Make Apartheid Great Again
February 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Elon Musk, the unelected half-trillionaire who controls the Treasury and is taking a chainsaw to the government, is explicitly calling for “more immigration of White South Africans” because they are “fiscally positive.”
Make Apartheid Great Again
Make Apartheid Great Again
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This is a perfect example of today's congressional Republican -- she confidently repeats an idiotic lie from Trump that's already been disproven, is immediately called out for the lie, and just lets what would normally be a career-ending moment roll right off her back. No brain, no shame.
Malliotakis: We try to get to the bottom of where this money is going, $50 million for condoms in Gaza, for example. These are real things!
Phillip: We know that there was not $50 million spent for condoms in Gaza. There was $0 spent on condoms in the Middle East. That is a complete lie
Phillip: We know that there was not $50 million spent for condoms in Gaza. There was $0 spent on condoms in the Middle East. That is a complete lie
February 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is a perfect example of today's congressional Republican -- she confidently repeats an idiotic lie from Trump that's already been disproven, is immediately called out for the lie, and just lets what would normally be a career-ending moment roll right off her back. No brain, no shame.
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Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States.
Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.
Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.
NEWS
After President Petro of Colombia denied entry of two US repatriation flights of Colombian migrants, President Trump has announced these retaliatory measures.
Petro said he wouldn’t allow the flights in until Trump establishes a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants.
After President Petro of Colombia denied entry of two US repatriation flights of Colombian migrants, President Trump has announced these retaliatory measures.
Petro said he wouldn’t allow the flights in until Trump establishes a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants.
January 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States.
Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.
Valentine’s Day is in 18 days.
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ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
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Dearborn, Michigan was not available for comment
Great job voters who wanted to send Harris a message by voting for Trump or staying home. It’s going great.
January 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Dearborn, Michigan was not available for comment
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Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.
January 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.
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We need communities like this one to defeat authoritarianism, and your participation and enthusiasm in this venture have already provided a much-needed buoy of hope. ...we will find a way to litigate and laugh through this tempest—not necessarily in that order!
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Autocracy was sworn in; Democracy reclaimed its voice and pushed back
Publisher's Round-up, Week 2
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We need communities like this one to defeat authoritarianism, and your participation and enthusiasm in this venture have already provided a much-needed buoy of hope. ...we will find a way to litigate and laugh through this tempest—not necessarily in that order!
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social interviews Michael Fanone — a former police officer who defended the Capitol on 1/6 — on yesterday’s pardons. Watch the full interview here contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-...
Jen Rubin interviews Michael Fanone, former DC police officer
Michael Fanone worked for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia for twenty years.
contrarian.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social interviews Michael Fanone — a former police officer who defended the Capitol on 1/6 — on yesterday’s pardons. Watch the full interview here contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-...
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Young voters have been socialized into Trumpian politics. Some like him, some very much do not, some are unsure, but all see this style of politics as normal. It's all they've known.
Interesting conversation with two of my favorite commentators, @aselrod.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social.
Interesting conversation with two of my favorite commentators, @aselrod.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social.
Suddenly, Trump Allies Quietly Admit He May Not Have a Huge “Mandate”
As people around Trump fear that he starts his presidency in a less dominant position than he thinks, a political theorist explains why so much is riding on the public rejecting his second term.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Young voters have been socialized into Trumpian politics. Some like him, some very much do not, some are unsure, but all see this style of politics as normal. It's all they've known.
Interesting conversation with two of my favorite commentators, @aselrod.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social.
Interesting conversation with two of my favorite commentators, @aselrod.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social.
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How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you review, cover, and criticize a blitzkrieg of anti-American totalitarianism? One order, one law, one executive act at a time. Pace yourselves.
January 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you review, cover, and criticize a blitzkrieg of anti-American totalitarianism? One order, one law, one executive act at a time. Pace yourselves.
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This is what explains Musk’s recent obsession with backing the far right in Europe and going on about making Europe great again. This and the racism.
Everything else is noise.
Everything else is noise.
EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation
Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is what explains Musk’s recent obsession with backing the far right in Europe and going on about making Europe great again. This and the racism.
Everything else is noise.
Everything else is noise.
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On Monday, let’s only focus on the important event: honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...
www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...
‘Any little step can make a dramatic difference in our nation.’- MLK III
Martin Luther King the Third, eldest son of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, joins Katie Phang to discuss the legacy of his father and his thoughts as Trump's inauguration falls on the M...
www.msnbc.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
On Monday, let’s only focus on the important event: honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...
www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...
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They’re already feeling scammed and he isn’t even in office yet.
January 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
They’re already feeling scammed and he isn’t even in office yet.
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I signed up for @jenrubin.bsky.social ‘s new media network The Contrarian @contrariannews.bsky.social ! contrarian.substack.com/p/i-have-res...
I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today
Why I left to help launch a vibrant, new, independent media outlet
contrarian.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I signed up for @jenrubin.bsky.social ‘s new media network The Contrarian @contrariannews.bsky.social ! contrarian.substack.com/p/i-have-res...
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Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General.
Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.
Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.
Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.
Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.
Jeff Bezos' Editorial Board Calls Trump's AG Pick, Who Lobbied for Amazon, 'Qualified'
The Washington Post's editorial board gave a thumbs up for Trump's attorney general pick Pam Bondi, who previously lobbied for Amazon.
www.rollingstone.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General.
Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.
Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.
Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist.
Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.
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From that exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas, through Reagan's cardboard individualism, to the cowboy myth that arose after the Civil War, and then back to the present— no one does it as well as @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Today's column is very good. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...
Today's column is very good. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...
January 5, 2025
Investigators found two letters on a phone inside the remains of the rented Tesla Cybertruck that active-duty Green Beret Master Sergeant Matthew Alan Livelsberger exploded outside the Las Vegas, Neva...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
From that exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas, through Reagan's cardboard individualism, to the cowboy myth that arose after the Civil War, and then back to the present— no one does it as well as @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Today's column is very good. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...
Today's column is very good. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...
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I don't where this all ends up, but I don't think a democracy in which only one of the two major parties is committed to peaceful transition of power is particularly sustainable!
January 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I don't where this all ends up, but I don't think a democracy in which only one of the two major parties is committed to peaceful transition of power is particularly sustainable!
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@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social: "Normalization happened through Trump’s incessant lying... through mainstream media acceptance...And normalization was finalized when a plurality of US voters showed they don’t really value rule-of-law democracy." A gutting piece. www.arcdigital.media/p/the-januar...
The January 6 Attackers Won
The fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history
www.arcdigital.media
January 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social: "Normalization happened through Trump’s incessant lying... through mainstream media acceptance...And normalization was finalized when a plurality of US voters showed they don’t really value rule-of-law democracy." A gutting piece. www.arcdigital.media/p/the-januar...
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In a peaceful, orderly process, Congress certifies Trump's victory as Harris presides over her own defeat. Unlike Trump four years ago, she accepted the verdict of the voters. The contrast between Jan. 6, 2021, and Jan. 6, 2025, could hardly be starker. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Congress Certifies Trump’s Election Victory in Quick Session: Live Updates
Vice President Kamala Harris announces Donald J. Trump’s win in a quick session without drama, a stark contrast from 2021 when a mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol.
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In a peaceful, orderly process, Congress certifies Trump's victory as Harris presides over her own defeat. Unlike Trump four years ago, she accepted the verdict of the voters. The contrast between Jan. 6, 2021, and Jan. 6, 2025, could hardly be starker. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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Always important to remember, when it happened, everyone knew how bad it was. They all needed time to create a web of justifications and excuses to justify or dismiss the gravity of it. The incoming president led a criminal attempt to overthrow the republic.
At the time, everyone, including Republicans, understood how bad it was. Then, brick by brick, they built a foundation of lies to justify doing what they know, deep down, to be wrong. Trump betrayed the country. And so do they.
January 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Always important to remember, when it happened, everyone knew how bad it was. They all needed time to create a web of justifications and excuses to justify or dismiss the gravity of it. The incoming president led a criminal attempt to overthrow the republic.
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Four years ago, a violent mob of Trump supporters attacked the United States. In two weeks, their goal of restoring Trump to power and effectively ending US Constitutional democracy will come to fruition.
I wrote in Arc Digital about the meaning of this Jan. 6 anniversary, a dark day in US history.
I wrote in Arc Digital about the meaning of this Jan. 6 anniversary, a dark day in US history.
The January 6 Attackers Won
The fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history
www.arcdigital.media
January 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Four years ago, a violent mob of Trump supporters attacked the United States. In two weeks, their goal of restoring Trump to power and effectively ending US Constitutional democracy will come to fruition.
I wrote in Arc Digital about the meaning of this Jan. 6 anniversary, a dark day in US history.
I wrote in Arc Digital about the meaning of this Jan. 6 anniversary, a dark day in US history.
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