Miss Kitty ☘️
@grannyca.bsky.social
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Mom, Granny, Cat and Dog Lady, Political Junkie.
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Miss Kitty ☘️
@grannyca.bsky.social
· Apr 5
We baby boomers in the United States have lived the most prosperous and privileged lives of any time or place in the history of the world.
We OWE it to our grandchildren to fight for this democracy.
We OWE it to our grandchildren to fight for this democracy.
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine: He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.
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The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine: He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos’ noses.” He accepted a $1 million bribe from El Chapo to allow cocaine shipments to pass through Honduras.
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The NY Times Magazine on Sept. 30 contained only one lengthy story: "America's vigilantes: in Afghanistan the green berets fostered a culture of lawlessness. Then they brought it home".
It's not easy reading but essential context for current events.
Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...
It's not easy reading but essential context for current events.
Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...
Five Takeaways About the Culture of Lawlessness in the U.S. Special Forces
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The NY Times Magazine on Sept. 30 contained only one lengthy story: "America's vigilantes: in Afghanistan the green berets fostered a culture of lawlessness. Then they brought it home".
It's not easy reading but essential context for current events.
Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...
It's not easy reading but essential context for current events.
Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...
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A “soldier, who has served in the Guard for six years, said he and his commanders worried that the assignment “increased our risk of us shooting civilians or civilians taking shots at us.”
Before the Shooting, Some Troops & Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Before the Shooting, Some Troops & Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Before the Shooting, Some Troops and Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A “soldier, who has served in the Guard for six years, said he and his commanders worried that the assignment “increased our risk of us shooting civilians or civilians taking shots at us.”
Before the Shooting, Some Troops & Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Before the Shooting, Some Troops & Officials Worried About the Guard’s Safety www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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"Trump’s clashes with judges echo how leaders in foreign countries sought to undermine the strength of their courts — from right-wing court reforms in Hungary to attempts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin .. '' 1/2
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Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling
In interviews, former state and federal judges describe the consequences when the rule of law begins to falter, warning that democracy’s guardrails may already be weakened.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Trump’s clashes with judges echo how leaders in foreign countries sought to undermine the strength of their courts — from right-wing court reforms in Hungary to attempts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin .. '' 1/2
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Free article. ICE handcuffs, beats his son. “I’m very conflicted, because I voted for Trump. I like many of the policies. I just believe this has gone way too far, and it’s not what he said it was going to be.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/e...
Evanston police bodycams show chaos after Halloween clash between Border Patrol agents and community
Evanston police records offer a new look at one of the more troubling clashes between U.S. Border Patrol and community members on Halloween.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Free article. ICE handcuffs, beats his son. “I’m very conflicted, because I voted for Trump. I like many of the policies. I just believe this has gone way too far, and it’s not what he said it was going to be.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/e...
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Today's gift link. Minor quibbles with 6 and 24--and airport lounge staff should be added to the whom-to-tip list--but overall this is a solid guide. cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social wapo.st/3XSEWif
The 52 definitive rules of flying
A handbook for behaving like a civilized person, from airport arrival to landing.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today's gift link. Minor quibbles with 6 and 24--and airport lounge staff should be added to the whom-to-tip list--but overall this is a solid guide. cc: @radiofreetom.bsky.social wapo.st/3XSEWif
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Shared, in the event you do not have a subscription:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Live Updates: Two National Guard Members in Critical Condition After Shooting Near White House
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November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I am ashamed… seems as if even some of the agents arresting these spouses applying for green cards are, too
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I am ashamed… seems as if even some of the agents arresting these spouses applying for green cards are, too
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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We have arrived at the inferno.
The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn't have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn't have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We have arrived at the inferno.
The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn't have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
The MBS banquet was such a depraved and decadent ritual that it wouldn't have been surprising if the Fortune 500 executives had broken out in Satanic chants as if they were characters in a wretched Dan Brown sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
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this article is amazing. (yes, i too have nearly canceled my nytimes subscription many times.)
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
this article is amazing. (yes, i too have nearly canceled my nytimes subscription many times.)
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
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If you read just one thing today, make it this. Also, David Brooks is an idiot.
THE EPSTEIN CLASS 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
THE EPSTEIN CLASS 👇
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you read just one thing today, make it this. Also, David Brooks is an idiot.
THE EPSTEIN CLASS 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
THE EPSTEIN CLASS 👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Peace plan? What a joke. Why is Trump so keen on appeasing Putin? It can’t be that Trump is in Putin’s pocket, and compromised by kompromat. That would be too simple and obvious.
From @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social
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From @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social
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Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Peace plan? What a joke. Why is Trump so keen on appeasing Putin? It can’t be that Trump is in Putin’s pocket, and compromised by kompromat. That would be too simple and obvious.
From @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social
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From @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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None of these people should be allowed within 100 miles of foreign policy
on.ft.com/49CfuF2 Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
on.ft.com/49CfuF2 Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
Lawmakers said Marco Rubio told them that a contentious 28-point proposal was not a Trump administration policy
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November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
None of these people should be allowed within 100 miles of foreign policy
on.ft.com/49CfuF2 Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
on.ft.com/49CfuF2 Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
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THIS:
“It’s exhausting. It’s enraging. The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings.”
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
“It’s exhausting. It’s enraging. The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings.”
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
THIS:
“It’s exhausting. It’s enraging. The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings.”
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
“It’s exhausting. It’s enraging. The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings.”
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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It would be hard to argue against the proposition that Trump wants to be a supreme leader. Erasing history is part of it.
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Analysis | State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warning
Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It would be hard to argue against the proposition that Trump wants to be a supreme leader. Erasing history is part of it.
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"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, accused Republicans of hiding a provision in the funding bill that would give millions of taxpayer dollars “to a handful of Republican senators who helped Trump try to overthrow the government.”"
...aaaaannnd we will now us send it on to the House.
...aaaaannnd we will now us send it on to the House.
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, accused Republicans of hiding a provision in the funding bill that would give millions of taxpayer dollars “to a handful of Republican senators who helped Trump try to overthrow the government.”"
...aaaaannnd we will now us send it on to the House.
...aaaaannnd we will now us send it on to the House.
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Under Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has backed away from its efforts to rein in climate change. No American officials are attending the annual U.N. climate summit for the first time in 30 years.
In that vacuum, China has emerged as the new renewable energy superpower.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
In that vacuum, China has emerged as the new renewable energy superpower.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
A Flood of Green Tech From China Is Upending Global Climate Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Under Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has backed away from its efforts to rein in climate change. No American officials are attending the annual U.N. climate summit for the first time in 30 years.
In that vacuum, China has emerged as the new renewable energy superpower.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...
In that vacuum, China has emerged as the new renewable energy superpower.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...