EricNelson
@eric-nelson.bsky.social
In Trump/GOP/MAGA Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic www.commondreams.org/news/us-econ...
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In Trump/GOP/MAGA Economy, Holiday Spending Plans Plummet and Layoffs Hit Highest Level Since Covid Pandemic www.commondreams.org/news/us-econ...
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
The grim data arrive as Donald Trump is reportedly planning to "aggressively push back" on negative perceptions [aka the truth] about his economy.
driftglass: Monday, December 01, 2025
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
driftglass: Monday, December 01, 2025
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
David Brooks Loves Murrica So Much More Than You Do driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/12/davi...
The ‘COP of Truth’ Just Normalized a New Kind of Climate Denialism na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The ‘COP of Truth’ Just Normalized a New Kind of Climate Denialism na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
The new denialism no longer bellows about hoaxes; it asks for more studies, more modelling, more consultations, always in the service of delay.
‘What Is the Administration Trying to Hide?’ Dems Demand Public Testimony From Trump Budget Chief na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
‘What Is the Administration Trying to Hide?’ Dems Demand Public Testimony From Trump Budget Chief na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
“He has unlawfully blocked funding and created a massive affordability crisis across the country. Congress and the American people deserve answers.”
GOP Spending Law Gives Corporations $16 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks: Analysis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
GOP Spending Law Gives Corporations $16 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks: Analysis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
'Furious Backlash' Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
'Furious Backlash' Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
"This is murder," said one legal expert.
'Monday Afternoon Massacre': Trump Fires 8 Immigration Judges in NYC na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the 'deportation judges' they want," said one policy expert.
"The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the 'deportation judges' they want," said one policy expert.
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
'Monday Afternoon Massacre': Trump Fires 8 Immigration Judges in NYC na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the 'deportation judges' they want," said one policy expert.
"The goal is to transform an imperfect system which aimed for fairness into a rubber stamp mill, leaving only the 'deportation judges' they want," said one policy expert.
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained," said one human rights leader.
"It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained," said one human rights leader.
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained," said one human rights leader.
"It is blatantly illegal to order criminal suspects to be murdered rather than detained," said one human rights leader.
Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of 'War Crimes & Murder' After New Reporting on Boat Strike Order na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
2 GOP-controlled committees also=open investigation into Hegseth's order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat-the first of nearly two dozen strikes.
2 GOP-controlled committees also=open investigation into Hegseth's order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat-the first of nearly two dozen strikes.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of 'War Crimes & Murder' After New Reporting on Boat Strike Order na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
2 GOP-controlled committees also=open investigation into Hegseth's order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat-the first of nearly two dozen strikes.
2 GOP-controlled committees also=open investigation into Hegseth's order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat-the first of nearly two dozen strikes.
Trump-GOP War on Poor Children Will 'Leave Lasting Scars on Millions' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Donald Trump and Republicans have left children and their families poorer and worse off in ways that will be felt for generations."
"Donald Trump and Republicans have left children and their families poorer and worse off in ways that will be felt for generations."
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Trump-GOP War on Poor Children Will 'Leave Lasting Scars on Millions' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Donald Trump and Republicans have left children and their families poorer and worse off in ways that will be felt for generations."
"Donald Trump and Republicans have left children and their families poorer and worse off in ways that will be felt for generations."
New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge... "All those responsible for mass slaughter must face accountability,"-"starting with Netanyahu & other members of his openly racist, genocidal warmongering regime.”
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ge... "All those responsible for mass slaughter must face accountability,"-"starting with Netanyahu & other members of his openly racist, genocidal warmongering regime.”
Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’ www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g... After plans by Israel for the mass expulsion of Palestinians, onlookers fear the proposal to house displaced Palestinians in “compounds”-may not be allowed to leave.
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’ www.commondreams.org/news/trump-g... After plans by Israel for the mass expulsion of Palestinians, onlookers fear the proposal to house displaced Palestinians in “compounds”-may not be allowed to leave.
'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Shows ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"I've spoken to dozens of people held inside ICE detention centers in Arizona and this tracks," said Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari.
"I've spoken to dozens of people held inside ICE detention centers in Arizona and this tracks," said Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari.
![People [ILLEGALLY] detained earlier in the day, at the direction of Donald Trump's chosen Deputy chief of staff and white supremacist-in-House Nazi Stephen Miller's illegal and racist policies, are taken to a parking lot in Chicago, Illinois, before being [ILLEGALLY] transferred to an [ILLEGAL] US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on October 31, 2025.
(Photo by Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zgwhp6azpoq3j7yy3usg2ncq/bafkreibjpc7bdhu6egfqzikrde6moaaz2xtgvxribgnacx275hpuvpkkwm@jpeg)
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Shows ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"I've spoken to dozens of people held inside ICE detention centers in Arizona and this tracks," said Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari.
"I've spoken to dozens of people held inside ICE detention centers in Arizona and this tracks," said Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari.
70% of US Public Opposes Military Attack on Venezuela as Trump Eyes 'Deadly New Phase' www.commondreams.org/news/america... "It should come as no surprise that [Donald] who campaigned on keeping t\ US out of wars & then promptly bombed Iran found another conflict in which to embroil t\ US"
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
70% of US Public Opposes Military Attack on Venezuela as Trump Eyes 'Deadly New Phase' www.commondreams.org/news/america... "It should come as no surprise that [Donald] who campaigned on keeping t\ US out of wars & then promptly bombed Iran found another conflict in which to embroil t\ US"
Climate Talks End With 'Empty Deal' That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels www.commondreams.org/news/cop30-e... "COP30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis lie with the people/activists leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future,"
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Climate Talks End With 'Empty Deal' That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels www.commondreams.org/news/cop30-e... "COP30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis lie with the people/activists leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-free future,"
'Brazil Succeeded Where - because of MAGA - America Failed' as Coup-Plotting Ex-Pres Bolsonaro Arrested na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody over concerns he might attempt to flee the country after he tampered with his ankle monitor.
Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody over concerns he might attempt to flee the country after he tampered with his ankle monitor.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
'Brazil Succeeded Where - because of MAGA - America Failed' as Coup-Plotting Ex-Pres Bolsonaro Arrested na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody over concerns he might attempt to flee the country after he tampered with his ankle monitor.
Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody over concerns he might attempt to flee the country after he tampered with his ankle monitor.
DOGE 'Doesn't Exist' Anymore, But the Damage It Did 'Will Be Felt for a Long Time' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths," one expert said.
"The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths," one expert said.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
DOGE 'Doesn't Exist' Anymore, But the Damage It Did 'Will Be Felt for a Long Time' na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths," one expert said.
"The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths," one expert said.
In a Racist Attack, Donald Trump & his in-house white supremacist Nazi, Stephen Miller Revoke Protected Status for Minnesota Somalis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This Racist assault tears families apart & sends individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years"
"This Racist assault tears families apart & sends individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years"
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
In a Racist Attack, Donald Trump & his in-house white supremacist Nazi, Stephen Miller Revoke Protected Status for Minnesota Somalis na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"This Racist assault tears families apart & sends individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years"
"This Racist assault tears families apart & sends individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years"
'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s... "Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
'Maybe It's Time to Pick a Fucking Side,' Says Murphy After Trump Calls for Execution of Lawmakers www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s... "Clearly, Trump has learned something from his good friend MBS: If you don't like what your political opponents say, execute them," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Premeditated Murder(s): Top Military Lawyer's Objection to Trump Boat Bombings Off Venezuela Were Sidelined: Report na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"There is no world where this is legal," a current judge advocate general said.
"There is no world where this is legal," a current judge advocate general said.
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Premeditated Murder(s): Top Military Lawyer's Objection to Trump Boat Bombings Off Venezuela Were Sidelined: Report na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"There is no world where this is legal," a current judge advocate general said.
"There is no world where this is legal," a current judge advocate general said.
'Time for Them to Leave': Charlotte Communities Rise Up Against MAGAMiller's white supremacist ICE Invasion(s) na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"I want to keep my neighbors protected because they deserve protection and they deserve to live in a world where they’re not scared,"
"I want to keep my neighbors protected because they deserve protection and they deserve to live in a world where they’re not scared,"
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
'Time for Them to Leave': Charlotte Communities Rise Up Against MAGAMiller's white supremacist ICE Invasion(s) na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"I want to keep my neighbors protected because they deserve protection and they deserve to live in a world where they’re not scared,"
"I want to keep my neighbors protected because they deserve protection and they deserve to live in a world where they’re not scared,"
'Contrary to Law': Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s DC Military Takeover na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent," said DC's attorney general. "This federal overreach is not normal or legal."
"Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent," said DC's attorney general. "This federal overreach is not normal or legal."
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'Contrary to Law': Judge Orders Halt to Trump’s DC Military Takeover na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
"Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent," said DC's attorney general. "This federal overreach is not normal or legal."
"Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent," said DC's attorney general. "This federal overreach is not normal or legal."
Trump Trashes 'Big, Fat, Rich Insurance Companies.' Progressives: 'Wait Until We Tell You About Medicare for All' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t... “With Medicare for All everyone would have healthcare with no premiums, deductibles or co-payments and we’d save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Trump Trashes 'Big, Fat, Rich Insurance Companies.' Progressives: 'Wait Until We Tell You About Medicare for All' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t... “With Medicare for All everyone would have healthcare with no premiums, deductibles or co-payments and we’d save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year.”
At Least 13 Palestinians, 'Mostly Children,' Killed by Israel in Lebanon Massacre na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
At Least 13 Palestinians, 'Mostly Children,' Killed by Israel in Lebanon Massacre na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
Not This Time Boys driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not This Time Boys driftglass.blogspot.com/2025/11/not-...