@ionaray.bsky.social
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MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"
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"Much of the reality-based press is doing a poor job of even acknowledging that they have a role in saving democracy, much less doing anything about it."
Thank you, @sulliview.bsky.social. Yes, we need the media to do better!
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Thank you, @sulliview.bsky.social. Yes, we need the media to do better!
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Do better, Big Journalism. Please do much, much better
Low points from the New York Times, the BBC, the Washington Post and the New Yorker. And some highs.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"Much of the reality-based press is doing a poor job of even acknowledging that they have a role in saving democracy, much less doing anything about it."
Thank you, @sulliview.bsky.social. Yes, we need the media to do better!
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Thank you, @sulliview.bsky.social. Yes, we need the media to do better!
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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I'm a voting rights lawyer and a proud Democrat. No one can buy my opinions. They aren't for sale. I built Democracy Docket from scratch because legacy media is failing us. For $10 a month you can support its work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I'm a voting rights lawyer and a proud Democrat. No one can buy my opinions. They aren't for sale. I built Democracy Docket from scratch because legacy media is failing us. For $10 a month you can support its work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
The Truth about Panics
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Truth about Panics
One is being generated right now
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Truth about Panics
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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@prisonculture.bsky.social is at it again, inspiring action with advice about how not to be crushed under the weight of the Terrible Things. I don't think I know anyone who doesn't need this essay right now. Find it here: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
June 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social is at it again, inspiring action with advice about how not to be crushed under the weight of the Terrible Things. I don't think I know anyone who doesn't need this essay right now. Find it here: open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
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I saw this on Meta…
FYI - Harvard launched a free online government course on the constitution and how to recognize a dictatorship.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
FYI - Harvard launched a free online government course on the constitution and how to recognize a dictatorship.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I saw this on Meta…
FYI - Harvard launched a free online government course on the constitution and how to recognize a dictatorship.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
FYI - Harvard launched a free online government course on the constitution and how to recognize a dictatorship.
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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Magnum Cart.
The singular of Magna Carta.
The singular of Magna Carta.
May 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Magnum Cart.
The singular of Magna Carta.
The singular of Magna Carta.
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In a world of Paul Weiss and Donald Trump, be a Marc Elias.
March 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
In a world of Paul Weiss and Donald Trump, be a Marc Elias.
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
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Zelensky has not refused to negotiate. He has refused to surrender to a murderous dictator who has illegally invaded his country
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
FACTS & TRUTH MATTER
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Zelensky has not refused to negotiate. He has refused to surrender to a murderous dictator who has illegally invaded his country
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
youtu.be/HpmDquOkSCY?...
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Let’s see, Donald Trump launched his crypto business right before taking office. Melania did the day before the inauguration. Junior launched a new one too. Oh, and of course Eric did.
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Let’s see, Donald Trump launched his crypto business right before taking office. Melania did the day before the inauguration. Junior launched a new one too. Oh, and of course Eric did.
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Rs have proven beyond all doubts they care more about their own jobs and power than the country. That alone should horrify everyone.
March 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Rs have proven beyond all doubts they care more about their own jobs and power than the country. That alone should horrify everyone.
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Yup.
The strain on air traffic controllers is getting attention for air safety. Deservedly.
But in terms of overall danger, in general and specifically for aviation, assault on weather knowledge is worse.
The strain on air traffic controllers is getting attention for air safety. Deservedly.
But in terms of overall danger, in general and specifically for aviation, assault on weather knowledge is worse.
Aviation weather. That's what I'm thinking about right now. Aviation weather.
You can not fly IFR without certified weather.
You can not fly IFR without certified weather.
I worry that the focus on NOAA's weather predicting value is ignoring the millions of other ways NOAA researchers enrich communities and local economies.
There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.
There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.
March 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Yup.
The strain on air traffic controllers is getting attention for air safety. Deservedly.
But in terms of overall danger, in general and specifically for aviation, assault on weather knowledge is worse.
The strain on air traffic controllers is getting attention for air safety. Deservedly.
But in terms of overall danger, in general and specifically for aviation, assault on weather knowledge is worse.
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Corrupt? Sure.
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
new this morning from @andrewperez.bsky.social and me www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal.
www.rollingstone.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Corrupt? Sure.
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
But also directly dangerous? And how!
FAA has done careful, long testing /study of new tower-communication system. Now a rush to switch to system that *just happens* to be owned by Mr. Efficiency himself, Elon. (Has he even been to an ATC facility? Probably like Vance re Ukraine)
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States"
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
from @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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📄 NEW: "Elon Musk and DOGE are a meatspace problem, not an ideaspace problem. He needs to be physically restrained, and now." Stop Musk Now Or Face Certain Collapse — my latest for @washspectator.bsky.social .
washingtonspectator.org/the-wide-ang...
washingtonspectator.org/the-wide-ang...
Stop Musk Now Or Face Certain Collapse | Washington Spectator
The American constitutional order has been broken, and it’s not clear it can be recovered. Many are still in denial about it, and continue to report on political machinations, business as usual.
washingtonspectator.org
March 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
📄 NEW: "Elon Musk and DOGE are a meatspace problem, not an ideaspace problem. He needs to be physically restrained, and now." Stop Musk Now Or Face Certain Collapse — my latest for @washspectator.bsky.social .
washingtonspectator.org/the-wide-ang...
washingtonspectator.org/the-wide-ang...
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the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
March 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, signed on December 5, 1994, by Ukraine, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
Ukraine agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons on its territory. In return, the signatories provided Ukraine with security assurances, including:
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Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
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Good analysis from @mrjamesob.bsky.social (LBC Radio) on the current state of play with Ukraine after Trump blamed Ukraine for being invaded.
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...
'What the hell should we do now?' | James O'Brien on LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
February 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good analysis from @mrjamesob.bsky.social (LBC Radio) on the current state of play with Ukraine after Trump blamed Ukraine for being invaded.
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...
youtu.be/5GslIsDUMsk?...