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The whole idea of Trump as antiwar rests on a confused reading of his hatred of multilateralism, the international order and the Deep State. He doesn't hate those things for good "dovish" reasons. He hates them for degenerate, corrupt reasons. Here's a corrective. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
June 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The whole idea of Trump as antiwar rests on a confused reading of his hatred of multilateralism, the international order and the Deep State. He doesn't hate those things for good "dovish" reasons. He hates them for degenerate, corrupt reasons. Here's a corrective. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
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“it is difficult to imagine how Trump’s behavior would differ if he were indeed compromised by Russia. Until Trump offers a convincing explanation of innocence, he should not be given the benefit of the doubt.”
tomorrowsaffairs.com/trumps-whisp...
tomorrowsaffairs.com/trumps-whisp...
Trump’s Whisper from Moscow: Coincidence or Destiny?
Why does a president who seems to have no firm convictions and whose opinions are so maddeningly unpredictable nonetheless maintain such a positive stance toward Russia?
tomorrowsaffairs.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“it is difficult to imagine how Trump’s behavior would differ if he were indeed compromised by Russia. Until Trump offers a convincing explanation of innocence, he should not be given the benefit of the doubt.”
tomorrowsaffairs.com/trumps-whisp...
tomorrowsaffairs.com/trumps-whisp...
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Trump becomes the first American president to lose a Canadian election
April 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump becomes the first American president to lose a Canadian election
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By the time major media agree that it's a dictatorship, it will be so far along that they'll be afraid to call it a dictatorship.
April 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
By the time major media agree that it's a dictatorship, it will be so far along that they'll be afraid to call it a dictatorship.
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The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
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The four law firms that it was announced are now Trump collaborators -- Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, and A&O Shearman Sterling -- ALSO agreed today to "Disavow DEI" as part of a settlement with EEOC.
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The four law firms that it was announced are now Trump collaborators -- Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, and A&O Shearman Sterling -- ALSO agreed today to "Disavow DEI" as part of a settlement with EEOC.
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
Why would any new associate join such a place? Why would any partner stay?
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The amazing Trumpian future - armies of people screwing in screws
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The amazing Trumpian future - armies of people screwing in screws
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
April 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
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This race was called in less than an hour.
In a state as tight as Wisconsin, this race was called in less than an hour.
In a state as tight as Wisconsin, this race was called in less than an hour.
BREAKING:
NBC News projects Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race.
Crawford is the Democratic-backed candidate.
Elon Musk's candidate lost. Trump's candidate lost.
NBC News projects Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin state Supreme Court race.
Crawford is the Democratic-backed candidate.
Elon Musk's candidate lost. Trump's candidate lost.
April 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This race was called in less than an hour.
In a state as tight as Wisconsin, this race was called in less than an hour.
In a state as tight as Wisconsin, this race was called in less than an hour.
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Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
April 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
“.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP
growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025.
“.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
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“Asked whether she believes other professors might be encouraged to leave the United States, Shore wrote that she believes many of her colleagues will consider relocating due to the current political climate, which she deemed an ‘American descent into fascism.’”
Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.
yaledailynews.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Asked whether she believes other professors might be encouraged to leave the United States, Shore wrote that she believes many of her colleagues will consider relocating due to the current political climate, which she deemed an ‘American descent into fascism.’”
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Yesterday, Gabbard testified: “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.”
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
After the Atlantic published the texts this morning, Tulsi Gabbard is confronted today on why she lied in her testimony to the Senate yesterday. She says she misremembered.
March 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yesterday, Gabbard testified: “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat.”
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
So the Director of National Intelligence lied to the US Senate.
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Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yesterday, Michael Waltz claimed that he’s “never met, don’t know, never communicated with” Jeffrey Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
Here’s a photo of Waltz standing next to Goldberg during a 2021 event at the French Embassy.
The event Waltz attended—a Q&A with a French filmmaker—was moderated by Goldberg.
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Scoop: The Washington Post recently—and quietly—removed its "Democracy Dies in Darkness" slogan from the opening sequence of its app, a notable change given Jeff Bezos once insisted it always appear alongside the logo. It also no longer appears atop its mobile site. www.status.news/p/washington...
Democracy Dies in the Light
The Post’s slogan hasn’t died in darkness, but with Jeff Bezos trying to steer the newspaper in a new direction, it is taking a noticeable step back from the spotlight.
www.status.news
March 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Scoop: The Washington Post recently—and quietly—removed its "Democracy Dies in Darkness" slogan from the opening sequence of its app, a notable change given Jeff Bezos once insisted it always appear alongside the logo. It also no longer appears atop its mobile site. www.status.news/p/washington...
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Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
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Bennet: Did you know the President’s Middle East advisor was in Moscow on this thread? This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for him is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarrassment
March 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bennet: Did you know the President’s Middle East advisor was in Moscow on this thread? This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for him is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarrassment
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CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server
March 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server
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Two *GOPers,* Don Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick, joined this letter, which says underlying info/evidence collected on abducted Ukrainian children has vanished.
The Reps are calling on Rubio to say what happened to this data. State Dept is still saying nothing.
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
The Reps are calling on Rubio to say what happened to this data. State Dept is still saying nothing.
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
March 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Two *GOPers,* Don Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick, joined this letter, which says underlying info/evidence collected on abducted Ukrainian children has vanished.
The Reps are calling on Rubio to say what happened to this data. State Dept is still saying nothing.
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
The Reps are calling on Rubio to say what happened to this data. State Dept is still saying nothing.
newrepublic.com/article/1929...
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This is one of the most remarkable passages I've ever seen in a DOJ brief: the world will end if we tell the former head of the FISA Court, in an ex parte classified setting, about flight details that Marco Rubio already disclosed in a tweet.
March 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This is one of the most remarkable passages I've ever seen in a DOJ brief: the world will end if we tell the former head of the FISA Court, in an ex parte classified setting, about flight details that Marco Rubio already disclosed in a tweet.
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This may be the most truthful thing that a flak for Donald Trump has ever said.
Leavitt: "We want to restore the Department of Justice to an institution that focuses on fighting law and order."
March 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This may be the most truthful thing that a flak for Donald Trump has ever said.
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The “Yankee Go Home” sign here.
The Google searches for #BoycottUSA
The lost Canadian tourism.
The isolation, now impeding economic growth. 🇺🇸
The Google searches for #BoycottUSA
The lost Canadian tourism.
The isolation, now impeding economic growth. 🇺🇸
Beautiful country, beautiful weather, beautiful message:
“NO TO TRUMP”
The people of Greenland are making their voice heard today.
🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺👏
(🎥 Orla Joelsen)
“NO TO TRUMP”
The people of Greenland are making their voice heard today.
🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺👏
(🎥 Orla Joelsen)
March 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The “Yankee Go Home” sign here.
The Google searches for #BoycottUSA
The lost Canadian tourism.
The isolation, now impeding economic growth. 🇺🇸
The Google searches for #BoycottUSA
The lost Canadian tourism.
The isolation, now impeding economic growth. 🇺🇸
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NEW: Washington Post crisis continues apace. Ruth Marcus, liberal columnist, quits after saying Will Lewis (former Tel editor, now running things there) spiked a column critical of the recent narrowing of oped subjects...
Ex-editors in despair. Big crisis in one of world's most important newsrooms.
Ex-editors in despair. Big crisis in one of world's most important newsrooms.
March 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: Washington Post crisis continues apace. Ruth Marcus, liberal columnist, quits after saying Will Lewis (former Tel editor, now running things there) spiked a column critical of the recent narrowing of oped subjects...
Ex-editors in despair. Big crisis in one of world's most important newsrooms.
Ex-editors in despair. Big crisis in one of world's most important newsrooms.
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Some of us have been saying this since 2020 and even before: Dems should make corruption *the* central issue in US politics and public life and go on the offensive against GOP/MAGA/Trump transparent and hypocritical corruption and grifting. Most voters hate corruption.
March 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Some of us have been saying this since 2020 and even before: Dems should make corruption *the* central issue in US politics and public life and go on the offensive against GOP/MAGA/Trump transparent and hypocritical corruption and grifting. Most voters hate corruption.