jilletteblue
@jilletteblue.bsky.social
Edinburgh gal with Manchester roots. Economics number cruncher. Researcher. Born flyting. Still chasing a Champagne Supernova. 😊🦋∞ 🌻🐝
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I would love to hear the argument that any gang member in the history of the United States has caused more death and destruction with their conduct than Donald Trump—because just on the pandemic alone, Trump has all of gang and mafia history beat by at least 500,000 dead bodies.
April 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I would love to hear the argument that any gang member in the history of the United States has caused more death and destruction with their conduct than Donald Trump—because just on the pandemic alone, Trump has all of gang and mafia history beat by at least 500,000 dead bodies.
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(1/3) I’m putting my public defender hat on to explain this.
SCOTUS ruled on April 10 that the Trumpists can take kidnapped persons wherever they like, and venue resides there. The ruling implicitly urged the government to take people far from family, friends, witnesses, money, documents, evidence.
SCOTUS ruled on April 10 that the Trumpists can take kidnapped persons wherever they like, and venue resides there. The ruling implicitly urged the government to take people far from family, friends, witnesses, money, documents, evidence.
April 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
(1/3) I’m putting my public defender hat on to explain this.
SCOTUS ruled on April 10 that the Trumpists can take kidnapped persons wherever they like, and venue resides there. The ruling implicitly urged the government to take people far from family, friends, witnesses, money, documents, evidence.
SCOTUS ruled on April 10 that the Trumpists can take kidnapped persons wherever they like, and venue resides there. The ruling implicitly urged the government to take people far from family, friends, witnesses, money, documents, evidence.
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My column: I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future
Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My column: I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
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Thoughtful conversation on China and the future. Listen.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China. With @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social.
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youtu.be/UqBa0hBAQBA?...
Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China. With @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social.
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youtu.be/UqBa0hBAQBA?...
Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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April 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Thoughtful conversation on China and the future. Listen.
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If you read nothing else today, read this. If you think you understand, China, think again. It is an excellent analysis of the current situation and how America is really messing it up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Could Lose His Trade War With China (Gift Article)
The Times Opinion columnist discusses what he thinks Trump — and American policymakers — misunderstand about China in the escalating trade war.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If you read nothing else today, read this. If you think you understand, China, think again. It is an excellent analysis of the current situation and how America is really messing it up.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
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Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement.
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
Peter Navarro, ex-Trump trade adviser, released from prison
Peter Navarro, 75, was released from federal prison in Miami on Wednesday after serving a four-month sentence.
www.cbsnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Worth remembering that the main guy behind the self-imposed destruction of global markets just got out of prison last July. And now he's decimating your retirement.
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-n...
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You couldn’t make it up…..except…
It looks as if Peter Navarro did just that.
It looks as if Peter Navarro did just that.
WATCH: “Ron Vara is an anagram of Navarro.”
@maddow.msnbc.com explains how Trump’s tariffs policy came from his economic advisor Peter Navarro, who invented a fake expert in his books to justify it🤦🏻♂️ 🤦🏼
And now markets are crashing 🎪 #TrumpTradeWar #AmericanBrexit
@maddow.msnbc.com explains how Trump’s tariffs policy came from his economic advisor Peter Navarro, who invented a fake expert in his books to justify it🤦🏻♂️ 🤦🏼
And now markets are crashing 🎪 #TrumpTradeWar #AmericanBrexit
April 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You couldn’t make it up…..except…
It looks as if Peter Navarro did just that.
It looks as if Peter Navarro did just that.
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"Rachel Maddow revealed a sad reality. Donald Trump crashed the Stock Market on Wall Street and the world markets based on tariff advice from Peter Navarro via a fictional economist named Ron Vara." youtube.com/watch?v=oP-e...
Rachel Maddow: Trump crashed the world's markets based on the advice on a fictional economist
YouTube video by Egberto Willies (Politics Done Right)
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April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Rachel Maddow revealed a sad reality. Donald Trump crashed the Stock Market on Wall Street and the world markets based on tariff advice from Peter Navarro via a fictional economist named Ron Vara." youtube.com/watch?v=oP-e...
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Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
u.afp.com/SiqF
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March 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
u.afp.com/SiqF
u.afp.com/SiqF
I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting for its life | Orhan Pamuk
#Turkiye #Istanbul #İstanbul #İmamoğlu #Erdoğan #democracy #protest #protests #worldnews #Türkiye #Turkey
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#Turkiye #Istanbul #İstanbul #İmamoğlu #Erdoğan #democracy #protest #protests #worldnews #Türkiye #Turkey
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I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting for its life | Orhan Pamuk
The jailing of President Erdoğan’s main political rival is the low point of a decade-long march towards autocracy – but the protesters aren’t done yet either, says writer Orhan Pamuk
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March 28, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting for its life | Orhan Pamuk
#Turkiye #Istanbul #İstanbul #İmamoğlu #Erdoğan #democracy #protest #protests #worldnews #Türkiye #Turkey
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#Turkiye #Istanbul #İstanbul #İmamoğlu #Erdoğan #democracy #protest #protests #worldnews #Türkiye #Turkey
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Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
Amid poor economic growth forecasts and global instability, Rachel Reeves is trying to balance the books by cutting spending on benefits. So why is a Labour government choosing this path? John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and political correspondent Kiran Stacey to unpick what was in the spring statement, and what it will mean for you Continue reading...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Spring statement: Should a Labour government be making these cuts? – Politics Weekly UK
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If this doesn’t scare the hell out of you…. apnews.com/article/tuft... Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
A lawyer for a Turkish national who is a doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by federal agents without explanation.
apnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If this doesn’t scare the hell out of you…. apnews.com/article/tuft... Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
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After blocking access to numerous accounts belonging to Turkey’s pro-democracy opposition activists, @elonmusk’s X does this.
As Turkey moves from competitive to full authoritarianism, @bianet_org is one of its precious few remaining smart, brave, independent journalism outlets.
As Turkey moves from competitive to full authoritarianism, @bianet_org is one of its precious few remaining smart, brave, independent journalism outlets.
March 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
After blocking access to numerous accounts belonging to Turkey’s pro-democracy opposition activists, @elonmusk’s X does this.
As Turkey moves from competitive to full authoritarianism, @bianet_org is one of its precious few remaining smart, brave, independent journalism outlets.
As Turkey moves from competitive to full authoritarianism, @bianet_org is one of its precious few remaining smart, brave, independent journalism outlets.
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Ümit Bektaş is one of Turkey’s most talented photographers.
His photos here are going viral. You’re not looking at AI: these are real photos from Turkey’s current pro-democracy protests. Despite mounting police repression, the demonstrations are expanding. Erdogan hopes protesters will tire out.
His photos here are going viral. You’re not looking at AI: these are real photos from Turkey’s current pro-democracy protests. Despite mounting police repression, the demonstrations are expanding. Erdogan hopes protesters will tire out.
March 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Ümit Bektaş is one of Turkey’s most talented photographers.
His photos here are going viral. You’re not looking at AI: these are real photos from Turkey’s current pro-democracy protests. Despite mounting police repression, the demonstrations are expanding. Erdogan hopes protesters will tire out.
His photos here are going viral. You’re not looking at AI: these are real photos from Turkey’s current pro-democracy protests. Despite mounting police repression, the demonstrations are expanding. Erdogan hopes protesters will tire out.
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European universities offer “scientific asylum “ to U.S. researchers fleeing Trump cuts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts
Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
European universities offer “scientific asylum “ to U.S. researchers fleeing Trump cuts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hard times: why Rachel Reeves must be bold and ditch her Dickensian rulebook
Will Hutton
“The sure-footedness and growing confidence that Starmer has shown in handling Trump, Ukraine and the EU now needs to be shown at home.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will Hutton
“The sure-footedness and growing confidence that Starmer has shown in handling Trump, Ukraine and the EU now needs to be shown at home.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hard times: why Rachel Reeves must be bold and ditch her Dickensian rulebook | Will Hutton
In her crucial statement this week, the chancellor would do well to reject the Gradgrind mindset
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Hard times: why Rachel Reeves must be bold and ditch her Dickensian rulebook
Will Hutton
“The sure-footedness and growing confidence that Starmer has shown in handling Trump, Ukraine and the EU now needs to be shown at home.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will Hutton
“The sure-footedness and growing confidence that Starmer has shown in handling Trump, Ukraine and the EU now needs to be shown at home.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Superbly put Shami Chakrabarti 👏
BBCNewsnight
BBCNewsnight
March 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Superbly put Shami Chakrabarti 👏
BBCNewsnight
BBCNewsnight
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Jeez this is awful. What is this Government thinking?
March 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Jeez this is awful. What is this Government thinking?
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“This is austerity dressed up as reform, where the government cuts the money disabled people need to live on in order to balance the books, while claiming it’s all being done to help them”
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
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@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
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These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too | Frances Ryan
The worst reforms since George Osborne will teach voters that politicians really are all the same. Is it worth it? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“This is austerity dressed up as reform, where the government cuts the money disabled people need to live on in order to balance the books, while claiming it’s all being done to help them”
@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
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@francesryan.bsky.social on Labour’s sweeping disability cuts
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