Like Mussolini.
February 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Like Mussolini.
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You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
February 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You might have missed it, but Amazon warehouse workers in Raleigh, NC are voting this week on whether to form a union.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
If they win, they'll be the first unionized Amazon facility in the South.
Remember that we can always find hope in the labor movement.
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"The Trump administration may feel that winning the election grants it the authority to alter science to its liking," Danielle Ofri writes. "But the scientific community needs to stand its ground."
Why Is Trump Deleting a Paper on Suicide Risk?
Science and health are under assault.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"The Trump administration may feel that winning the election grants it the authority to alter science to its liking," Danielle Ofri writes. "But the scientific community needs to stand its ground."
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The world’s richest man appears to be dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political enemies, Charlie Warzel writes. Will it work? theatln.tc/zoCxaorI
February 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The world’s richest man appears to be dismantling the government with an eye toward consolidating power and punishing his political enemies, Charlie Warzel writes. Will it work? theatln.tc/zoCxaorI
"... That coup is, in fact, happening. And if we do not recognize it for what it is, it could succeed. ..."
Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
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Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"... That coup is, in fact, happening. And if we do not recognize it for what it is, it could succeed. ..."
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The Democrats are “not only struggling to fill a leadership vacuum but also stumbling beneath the weight of a tarnished brand, an unhappy base, and a growing reputation for fecklessness,” @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes:
Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are
Activists want to see their opposition party do some actual opposing.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Democrats are “not only struggling to fill a leadership vacuum but also stumbling beneath the weight of a tarnished brand, an unhappy base, and a growing reputation for fecklessness,” @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes:
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If this isn't enough to freak everybody the fuck out, I do not know what else will.
February 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If this isn't enough to freak everybody the fuck out, I do not know what else will.
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Because of course.
⚡️Hungary blocks EU statement condemning Belarus election as undemocratic, RFE/RL reports.
Without unanimous support from all 27 EU countries, EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas issued her own statement, declaring that the January 26 election in Belarus was “neither free nor fair.”
Without unanimous support from all 27 EU countries, EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas issued her own statement, declaring that the January 26 election in Belarus was “neither free nor fair.”
Hungary blocks EU statement condemning Belarus election as undemocratic, RFE/RL reports
Without unanimous support from all 27 EU countries, EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas issued her own statement, declaring that the January 26 election in Belarus was "neither free nor fair."
kyivindependent.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Because of course.
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Total BS. Sam Kuffel, a meterologist at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate was fired for criticizing Elon Musk and his sieg heil salute on her Instagram page.
We're deep in State Media territory here, folks.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
We're deep in State Media territory here, folks.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture
Meteorologist Sam Kuffel criticized Elon Musk on social media for his straight-arm gesture some likened to a Nazi salute at the Trump inauguration.
www.jsonline.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Total BS. Sam Kuffel, a meterologist at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate was fired for criticizing Elon Musk and his sieg heil salute on her Instagram page.
We're deep in State Media territory here, folks.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
We're deep in State Media territory here, folks.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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My mantra for the past decade has been that it all started with Berlusconi in the 90s while the world laughed at us Italians. Now nobody’s laughing anymore.
Francis Fukuyama, the man who wrongly hailed the “end of history”, writes about it. Better late than never?
Francis Fukuyama, the man who wrongly hailed the “end of history”, writes about it. Better late than never?
Elon Musk and the Decline of Western Civilization
Silvio Berlusconi invented the modern oligarchy. Musk is expanding it.
www.persuasion.community
January 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My mantra for the past decade has been that it all started with Berlusconi in the 90s while the world laughed at us Italians. Now nobody’s laughing anymore.
Francis Fukuyama, the man who wrongly hailed the “end of history”, writes about it. Better late than never?
Francis Fukuyama, the man who wrongly hailed the “end of history”, writes about it. Better late than never?
Finally, a piece of good news: Some people can actually come to their senses.
“I lost my critical thinking,” she said on Wednesday, reflecting on her involvement in the riot and the “Stop the Steal” movement. “Now I know it was a cult, and I was in a cult.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
“I lost my critical thinking,” she said on Wednesday, reflecting on her involvement in the riot and the “Stop the Steal” movement. “Now I know it was a cult, and I was in a cult.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
Jan. 6 Defendant Shuns Trump’s Pardon, Likening ‘Stop the Steal’ to a ‘Cult’
Pamela Hemphill, 71, of Boise, Idaho, who served 60 days in prison, said it would be “an insult to the Capitol Police” if she accepted the pardon.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Finally, a piece of good news: Some people can actually come to their senses.
“I lost my critical thinking,” she said on Wednesday, reflecting on her involvement in the riot and the “Stop the Steal” movement. “Now I know it was a cult, and I was in a cult.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
“I lost my critical thinking,” she said on Wednesday, reflecting on her involvement in the riot and the “Stop the Steal” movement. “Now I know it was a cult, and I was in a cult.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Donald Trump's January 6 pardons are significant not only for who is released from prison specifically, but for the message they send, Ali Breland writes. "Radical militias are free to act with impunity—as long as they’re loyal to Trump."
‘I Got a Pardon Baby!’
President Trump’s decision to grant clemency to nearly 1,600 insurrectionists is sending a clear message to right-wing extremists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Donald Trump's January 6 pardons are significant not only for who is released from prison specifically, but for the message they send, Ali Breland writes. "Radical militias are free to act with impunity—as long as they’re loyal to Trump."
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Inauguration Day.
January 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Inauguration Day.
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Putin’s war on Ukraine blinds him to Russia’s real threat: a hungry China waiting in the wings, writes Sarah C. Paine, a grand strategy professor at the U.S. Naval War College, in her recent op-ed.
The question isn't if China will turn on Russia, but when
Like Czar Nicholas II, Russian President Vladimir Putin has misidentified his primary foe. Fighting a war of choice, he allows the real menace to his country to gather strength. China, not Ukraine, co...
kyivindependent.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Putin’s war on Ukraine blinds him to Russia’s real threat: a hungry China waiting in the wings, writes Sarah C. Paine, a grand strategy professor at the U.S. Naval War College, in her recent op-ed.
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Oljeindustrien sponser Farages og Truss’ nye klimafornekter-lobby
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
Farage and Truss attend UK launch of US climate denial group
British arm of Heartland, which has taken oil and Republican funding, to be led by ex-Ukip head Lois Perry
Climate science deniers are lining up a political offensive in Britain after a US lobby group opened a UK branch which is already working with…
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Oljeindustrien sponser Farages og Truss’ nye klimafornekter-lobby
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January 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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