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@itothei.bsky.social
· Mar 11
The thing now is to be brave and, at the same time, pick one’s battles wisely. Not only can it be done, it’s how it’s done.
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People really need to wake up because the ruling class sees us as an infestation of cockroaches and...
July 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
People really need to wake up because the ruling class sees us as an infestation of cockroaches and...
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Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
State Department Revokes Bob Vylan's Visa Over Glastonbury Performance
The Department of State revoked Bob Vylan's U.S. visa following their performance at Glastonbury, where the duo advocated to 'free Palestine.'
www.rollingstone.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.
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Bob Vylan: “I said what I said”.
June 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Bob Vylan: “I said what I said”.
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I wish death on Netanyahu's Einsatzgruppen, too.
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I wish death on Netanyahu's Einsatzgruppen, too.
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June 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just unfollowed a couple big accounts (Krugman and Kluwe), because they haven’t come out against Trump starting a war against Iran yet. Scumbags.
June 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Just unfollowed a couple big accounts (Krugman and Kluwe), because they haven’t come out against Trump starting a war against Iran yet. Scumbags.
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some more detailed items on Ukraine strategic drone strikes in the Russian bomber wings. interesting if Russia depends on old fuselages stored from the Soviet era for production
en.apa.az/political/uk...
en.apa.az/political/uk...
Ukraine’s unique operation against Russia - What realities did "Pautina" reveal? -ANALYSIS
Ukraine’s unique operation against Russia - What realities did "Pautina" reveal? -ANALYSIS
en.apa.az
June 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
some more detailed items on Ukraine strategic drone strikes in the Russian bomber wings. interesting if Russia depends on old fuselages stored from the Soviet era for production
en.apa.az/political/uk...
en.apa.az/political/uk...
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Almost surely none of this is real. This is multinationals using inflated transfer prices to make profits appear in low-tax Ireland. Trump's EU trade war is stupid on many levels, but the fact that it's based in part on an accounting fiction is the cherry on top
May 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Almost surely none of this is real. This is multinationals using inflated transfer prices to make profits appear in low-tax Ireland. Trump's EU trade war is stupid on many levels, but the fact that it's based in part on an accounting fiction is the cherry on top
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One thing I haven't seen pointed out, although someone must have said it, is that much of the reported EU surplus is probably a fiction driven by tax avoidance. Ireland supposedly exports 6 times as much to America as it imports; it's 3 percent of EU GDP but accounts for 1/3 the trade imbalance
May 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
One thing I haven't seen pointed out, although someone must have said it, is that much of the reported EU surplus is probably a fiction driven by tax avoidance. Ireland supposedly exports 6 times as much to America as it imports; it's 3 percent of EU GDP but accounts for 1/3 the trade imbalance
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Along with everything else, Trump has threatened to put 50 percent tariffs on the EU, which would basically shut down trans-Atlantic trade. Many people have noted that (a) the EU has very low tariffs on US goods (b) much of the EU surplus in goods is offset by a deficit in services. But ...
May 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Along with everything else, Trump has threatened to put 50 percent tariffs on the EU, which would basically shut down trans-Atlantic trade. Many people have noted that (a) the EU has very low tariffs on US goods (b) much of the EU surplus in goods is offset by a deficit in services. But ...
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Any moderately competent historian could have told you this is always where it was going to lead
The news that the FBI arrested a sitting judge dovetails with what @mford.bsky.social wrote for today: What began as a plan for mass deportation of immigrants has spiraled into a broad campaign against American citizens and their constitutional rights
newrepublic.com/article/1943...
newrepublic.com/article/1943...
Trump’s War on Immigrants Has Become an Attack on Us All
What began as Trump’s mass deportation scheme has spiraled into a campaign of intimidation against citizens lawfully using their rights.
newrepublic.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Any moderately competent historian could have told you this is always where it was going to lead
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so, arresting judges should be more than enough reason for complete obstruction at in the house and senate. complete obstruction. anything you can do. interrupt proceedings, deny consent, holds on nominations.
everything.
everything.
April 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
so, arresting judges should be more than enough reason for complete obstruction at in the house and senate. complete obstruction. anything you can do. interrupt proceedings, deny consent, holds on nominations.
everything.
everything.
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One reason to not want to live in a gerontocracy is many politicians are narcissists and old narcissists are eager to burn the world down on their way out
April 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
One reason to not want to live in a gerontocracy is many politicians are narcissists and old narcissists are eager to burn the world down on their way out
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okay they did bench walz it is confirmed
"Walz says now he should have been doing events all through last fall. He says he offered, but was told no, and in his bewildered daze, he decided to be a team player."
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
NEW - Tim Walz to me, backstage to in Eau Claire on Tuesday:
“It’s going to get very dark,” he said, running through speculation that ranged from Trump soon ordering the arrest of a political opponent to trying to anoint a son as his successor.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
“It’s going to get very dark,” he said, running through speculation that ranged from Trump soon ordering the arrest of a political opponent to trying to anoint a son as his successor.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
okay they did bench walz it is confirmed
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from Nov 2020 this was cooked
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Biden hopes to avoid divisive Trump investigations, preferring unity
Biden has told aides that he's concerned that investigations would divide the country but that he would leave decisions up to an independent Justice Department.
www.nbcnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
from Nov 2020 this was cooked
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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One additional thing this bill does: it takes away Congress's main levers to take away Trump's tariff lever.
March 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One additional thing this bill does: it takes away Congress's main levers to take away Trump's tariff lever.
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Too much is at stake not to keep up the pressure on the Senate Democrats up to the very moment of the vote.
March 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Too much is at stake not to keep up the pressure on the Senate Democrats up to the very moment of the vote.
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I will just put this out there. If all the senators who are saying they want to block this bill really wanted to badly enough they could force Schumer's hand. This isn't 'if Mike Pence has courage'. A leader doesn't buck the overwhelming majority of his caucus. Doesn't happen.
March 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I will just put this out there. If all the senators who are saying they want to block this bill really wanted to badly enough they could force Schumer's hand. This isn't 'if Mike Pence has courage'. A leader doesn't buck the overwhelming majority of his caucus. Doesn't happen.
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the guy who got eddie gallagher pardoned appointing eddie gallagher's lawyer to reform the JAGs is a nightmare scenario. gallagher is not a soldier who committed a war crime. he is a serial killer who happened to be a soldier.
March 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the guy who got eddie gallagher pardoned appointing eddie gallagher's lawyer to reform the JAGs is a nightmare scenario. gallagher is not a soldier who committed a war crime. he is a serial killer who happened to be a soldier.
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Blow up the picture of the ear - it's so puzzling there is no tissue damage after being shot with an AR-15–style rifle.
That really is something!
That really is something!
March 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Blow up the picture of the ear - it's so puzzling there is no tissue damage after being shot with an AR-15–style rifle.
That really is something!
That really is something!
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If you’re looking for a sign to not hurt yourself, this is it. You are loved, you matter, and things can get better, please hold on.
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you’re looking for a sign to not hurt yourself, this is it. You are loved, you matter, and things can get better, please hold on.
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Visiting friends in New York
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Visiting friends in New York