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This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason
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Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.
Americans of conscience must stand against this now.
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This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump
Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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Imagine you were dealing with a person who would report that there was two and there was also this other two but didn't want to add them up to get to four, because getting all the way to four felt like making a statement and they didn't want to alarm anybody or be accused of making an accusation.
Stupid Coup Month Three: Two Plus Two Is Still Four
Imagine you were on a ship, and reports kept coming to you that the new captain and his crew had done a series of strange things--jettisoned the anchor, blew some holes in the hull, shredded the sails...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Imagine you were dealing with a person who would report that there was two and there was also this other two but didn't want to add them up to get to four, because getting all the way to four felt like making a statement and they didn't want to alarm anybody or be accused of making an accusation.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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If you don’t think that at some point he’s going to show more interest in the 5,044 nuclear weapons he controls, you’re as deluded as the people who thought he’d never tank the stock market and the economy.
April 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you don’t think that at some point he’s going to show more interest in the 5,044 nuclear weapons he controls, you’re as deluded as the people who thought he’d never tank the stock market and the economy.
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Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?
Congress? Any answers?
Congress? Any answers?
April 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?
Congress? Any answers?
Congress? Any answers?
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I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
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Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
April 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Senator Booker: What kind of man is in the white house that makes fun of the disabled, who lies so much that the fact checkers lose count, that minimizes the pain and the suffering
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Bingo
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
March 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Bingo
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A lot of Trump's Executive Orders are presidential Viagra, designed to make Trump look and feel potent but not enough to erase the reality that he's past his prime and not as powerful as he thinks he is. Still, they are capable of doing real damage. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-admin...
Why Mad King Trump’s Lunatic Edicts Risk America as We Know It
Make no mistake, executive orders going after “improper ideology” are a dangerous step from a would-be King George.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A lot of Trump's Executive Orders are presidential Viagra, designed to make Trump look and feel potent but not enough to erase the reality that he's past his prime and not as powerful as he thinks he is. Still, they are capable of doing real damage. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-admin...
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This should chill everyone in this country to the bone. All she did was write an OpEd the administration didn’t like. This is fascistic suppression of free speech.
March 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This should chill everyone in this country to the bone. All she did was write an OpEd the administration didn’t like. This is fascistic suppression of free speech.
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Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Well, they lied. Obviously.
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I was shocked to read how the US administration expects Europe and Egypt to pay for actions they are not even involved on. This group of people does not understand the significant cultural differences between Europe and the US.
Everyone should read the Atlantic article.
Everyone should read the Atlantic article.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I was shocked to read how the US administration expects Europe and Egypt to pay for actions they are not even involved on. This group of people does not understand the significant cultural differences between Europe and the US.
Everyone should read the Atlantic article.
Everyone should read the Atlantic article.
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America’s main negotiator with Russia appears to be completely captured by Russian propaganda. Witkoff: “there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated … they want to be under Russian rule.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
March 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
America’s main negotiator with Russia appears to be completely captured by Russian propaganda. Witkoff: “there have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated … they want to be under Russian rule.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202... www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Trump is the greatest threat to our democracy. His attacks on lawyers and law firms are damaging our boat. If he can simply defy court orders, the boat will sink entirely. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Sharks Circling the Boat
From Marc | Donald Trump’s “flood the zone” strategy is designed to overwhelm us.
www.democracydocket.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Trump is the greatest threat to our democracy. His attacks on lawyers and law firms are damaging our boat. If he can simply defy court orders, the boat will sink entirely. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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"One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies that have shifted their policies to align with Donald Trump’s agenda, according to a new poll for the Guardian."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda
New poll also shows that a significant share of Americans will avoid companies that drop social-inclusion policies
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"One in five Americans plan to turn their backs for good on companies that have shifted their policies to align with Donald Trump’s agenda, according to a new poll for the Guardian."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...