@gina14webb.bsky.social
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An undeclared, unprovoked, and illegal war designed to, well, we can only guess—though Donald Trump and JD Vance have seemed to concede this was a war for oil—puts the United States on the same moral and legal footing as Russia, which invaded its neighbor in a war of pure aggression.
contrarian.substack.com/p/headfirst-... wtf just happened? The Contrarian explains
Headfirst Into War
The horrific attack on Venezuela overnight puts the U.S. in the same camp as Russia.
contrarian.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
An undeclared, unprovoked, and illegal war designed to, well, we can only guess—though Donald Trump and JD Vance have seemed to concede this was a war for oil—puts the United States on the same moral and legal footing as Russia, which invaded its neighbor in a war of pure aggression.
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It was never about “free health care for illegals.” This is always what it was about. They have no intention of “fixing” the ACA, they intend to defund it.
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It was never about “free health care for illegals.” This is always what it was about. They have no intention of “fixing” the ACA, they intend to defund it.
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The Texas governor is threatening to arrest Texas Democrats for refusing to participate in a special session he has called to virtually eliminate representation in Congress for 8 million Texas Democrats.
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Texas governor is threatening to arrest Texas Democrats for refusing to participate in a special session he has called to virtually eliminate representation in Congress for 8 million Texas Democrats.
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“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
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Take a minute to look at these increases to the ICE budget in the GOP mega bill. Take another minute to let it sink in. They're preparing a police state that will far exceed rounding up Spanish-speaking brown people.
June 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Take a minute to look at these increases to the ICE budget in the GOP mega bill. Take another minute to let it sink in. They're preparing a police state that will far exceed rounding up Spanish-speaking brown people.
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Keep your eye on what they want you to forget.
1. BIG UGLY BILL.
2. TARRIFFS
3. SINKING ECONOMY
4. UNCONSTITIONAL ACTIONS.
5. FAILURE ON EVERY PROMISE.
6. GOP Trump ended the nuclear deal. He blew it.
Protest. Call. March. Pray for our military. Our nation is less safe because of the Gop.
1. BIG UGLY BILL.
2. TARRIFFS
3. SINKING ECONOMY
4. UNCONSTITIONAL ACTIONS.
5. FAILURE ON EVERY PROMISE.
6. GOP Trump ended the nuclear deal. He blew it.
Protest. Call. March. Pray for our military. Our nation is less safe because of the Gop.
June 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Keep your eye on what they want you to forget.
1. BIG UGLY BILL.
2. TARRIFFS
3. SINKING ECONOMY
4. UNCONSTITIONAL ACTIONS.
5. FAILURE ON EVERY PROMISE.
6. GOP Trump ended the nuclear deal. He blew it.
Protest. Call. March. Pray for our military. Our nation is less safe because of the Gop.
1. BIG UGLY BILL.
2. TARRIFFS
3. SINKING ECONOMY
4. UNCONSTITIONAL ACTIONS.
5. FAILURE ON EVERY PROMISE.
6. GOP Trump ended the nuclear deal. He blew it.
Protest. Call. March. Pray for our military. Our nation is less safe because of the Gop.
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God: "Fuck off"
June 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
God: "Fuck off"
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I’ve seen a lot of hand wringing about the dangers of going to No Kings protests and gently, I want to tell people to chill a little. These are permitted marches and the point is to be out there and seen en masse. Please don’t scare off people who are maybe going to their very first protest
June 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I’ve seen a lot of hand wringing about the dangers of going to No Kings protests and gently, I want to tell people to chill a little. These are permitted marches and the point is to be out there and seen en masse. Please don’t scare off people who are maybe going to their very first protest
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House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.
June 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.
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They received presidential pardons for this ‘message’ and it wasn’t seashells on a beach.
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
They received presidential pardons for this ‘message’ and it wasn’t seashells on a beach.
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This Tufts student was grabbed off the street, cuffed and taken out of state solely because she co-wrote a completely respectful oped in the student paper.
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
wapo.st
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This Tufts student was grabbed off the street, cuffed and taken out of state solely because she co-wrote a completely respectful oped in the student paper.
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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When Trump, Vance and Musk argue that immigration is a threat to America's identity, it's important to remember that their problem is not the presence of foreigners in the country, but the presence of foreigners with rights and the ability to assimilate and integrate into American society.
March 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
When Trump, Vance and Musk argue that immigration is a threat to America's identity, it's important to remember that their problem is not the presence of foreigners in the country, but the presence of foreigners with rights and the ability to assimilate and integrate into American society.
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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Pro tip for Democrats: if Trump is congratulating you, you fucked up.
March 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Pro tip for Democrats: if Trump is congratulating you, you fucked up.
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Vote for cloture on the bill isn't till tom'w morning. One thing we all can do is send enough messages to Schumer's office that by tom'w he opts to reconsider his piss poor decision. Only takes a minute to fill out the form.
www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
March 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Vote for cloture on the bill isn't till tom'w morning. One thing we all can do is send enough messages to Schumer's office that by tom'w he opts to reconsider his piss poor decision. Only takes a minute to fill out the form.
www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/mess...
Resist kings now.
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Resist kings now.
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too if you want to protect the USPS from Trump’s hostile and illegal takeover. 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too if you want to protect the USPS from Trump’s hostile and illegal takeover. 5calls.org
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BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Make sure everyone sees this.
February 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
BREAKING: Sen. Ron Wyden sounds the alarm that Trump approves of the House budget resolution -- the only way they can meet their $880 billion in cuts is by cutting hundreds of billions from Medicaid, a disaster for millions.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Make sure everyone sees this.
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🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨BREAKING: @democracyforward.org files emergency lawsuit to halt DOGE from taking taxpayer data at the IRS.
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for full coverage.
www.democracydocket.com
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Welcome home Leonard.
February 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Welcome home Leonard.
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Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."