Kathy Riordan
@katriord.bsky.social
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Kathy Riordan
@katriord.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Well, here we are.
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"Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”
“He was convinced that all countries were competitors of each other, (...) He did not believe that the prosperity of all countries could be increased through cooperation."
“He was convinced that all countries were competitors of each other, (...) He did not believe that the prosperity of all countries could be increased through cooperation."
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
"Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”
“He was convinced that all countries were competitors of each other, (...) He did not believe that the prosperity of all countries could be increased through cooperation."
“He was convinced that all countries were competitors of each other, (...) He did not believe that the prosperity of all countries could be increased through cooperation."
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This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. n.pr/3WIkn7w
Protesters decry Trump administration policies in No Kings rallies across the U.S.
The second wave of mass protests organized by the progressive No Kings network saw protesters unite against President Trump's anti-immigration tactics, slashing of federal programs and other concerns.
n.pr
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. n.pr/3WIkn7w
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
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“What we are seeing from the Democrats is some spine,” said Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, a key organizing group. “The worst thing the Democrats could do right now is surrender.”
'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.
apnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“What we are seeing from the Democrats is some spine,” said Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, a key organizing group. “The worst thing the Democrats could do right now is surrender.”
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
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Pure evil 😡
Popular Account 'We Rate Dogs' Unloads On Border Patrol For Killing Family's Beloved Dog During Search
www.comicsands.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Pure evil 😡
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As FEMA responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. David Richardson, the agency's acting administrator, has not been to the site of one of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the past 25 years. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding
David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.
www.politico.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
As FEMA responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. David Richardson, the agency's acting administrator, has not been to the site of one of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the past 25 years. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point."
Trump weighing Hill Air Force Base as immigrant detention hub, base leaders have ‘not received anything official’
Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point.
www.sltrib.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point."
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So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that
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BREAKING: President Trump fires the country's highest-ranking military officer amid a wave of top brass dismissals at the Pentagon.
Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown
Trump said he plans to nominate Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine, USAF, to replace CQ Brown as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
www.nbcnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
BREAKING: President Trump fires the country's highest-ranking military officer amid a wave of top brass dismissals at the Pentagon.
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Musician and Utah resident Post Malone has received an unusual honor — he's created his own limited-edition flavor of Oreos.
Utah’s own Post Malone gets a rare honor: His own flavor of Oreos. Here’s how they taste.
Musician and Utah resident Post Malone has received an unusual honor — he's created his own limited-edition flavor of Oreos.
www.sltrib.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Musician and Utah resident Post Malone has received an unusual honor — he's created his own limited-edition flavor of Oreos.
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is it woke to want to end cancer?
NEW: The N.I.H. will cut about $4 Billion from federal research grants that support cancer, virus and heart disease research.
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
#Project2025 called for the cuts to end subsidies to "leftist" university agendas.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets
Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
is it woke to want to end cancer?
The same ones who said Project 2025 wasn’t a thing.
Please remember something: if you had said a year ago that Trump would do even a fraction of these things, you would have been mocked, belittled, accused of “Trump derangement syndrome,” and dismissed by certain people.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
Identify those people and block and shun them.
February 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The same ones who said Project 2025 wasn’t a thing.
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⚠️ DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired for leaking info from a data-security firm. He later bragged he retained access to the firm’s system.
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
⚠️ DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired for leaking info from a data-security firm. He later bragged he retained access to the firm’s system.
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is breathtaking! 🐬
February 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is breathtaking! 🐬
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President Trump’s Kennedy Center announcement appears to be blatantly illegal. U.S. Code says general trustees “shall hold office … for a term of 6 years” - nothing about the President having power to remove - and the Chairperson is appointed by the Board. A president cannot appoint himself.
February 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
President Trump’s Kennedy Center announcement appears to be blatantly illegal. U.S. Code says general trustees “shall hold office … for a term of 6 years” - nothing about the President having power to remove - and the Chairperson is appointed by the Board. A president cannot appoint himself.
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NEW: Donald Trump has fired the head of the National Archives, ousting the leader of an agency he has maligned as the cause of some of his greatest legal/criminal woes.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has fired the head of the National Archives, ousting the leader of an agency he has maligned as the cause of some of his greatest legal/criminal woes.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Kanye West posted a lot of stuff today saying he loves Hitler.
He also claimed to have fornicated with Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, while she was married to Jared Kushner.
Looking forward to Donald's reaction on THAT.
He also claimed to have fornicated with Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, while she was married to Jared Kushner.
Looking forward to Donald's reaction on THAT.
February 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Kanye West posted a lot of stuff today saying he loves Hitler.
He also claimed to have fornicated with Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, while she was married to Jared Kushner.
Looking forward to Donald's reaction on THAT.
He also claimed to have fornicated with Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, while she was married to Jared Kushner.
Looking forward to Donald's reaction on THAT.
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Hegseth emphasized how important standards are, while at the same time wearing an American flag belt buckle - which runs afoul of the U.S. Flag Code that prohibits wearing the flag as clothing or putting it on an item that is meant to be discarded www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity
The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hegseth emphasized how important standards are, while at the same time wearing an American flag belt buckle - which runs afoul of the U.S. Flag Code that prohibits wearing the flag as clothing or putting it on an item that is meant to be discarded www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
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BREAKING: Judge Nichols has issued his written order formalizing his decision to block the Trump administration from putting 2,200 USAID workers on leave tonight.
He also orders the reinstatement of 500 workers previously put on leave. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
He also orders the reinstatement of 500 workers previously put on leave. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
February 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
BREAKING: Judge Nichols has issued his written order formalizing his decision to block the Trump administration from putting 2,200 USAID workers on leave tonight.
He also orders the reinstatement of 500 workers previously put on leave. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
He also orders the reinstatement of 500 workers previously put on leave. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.
February 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.
Destroying is the point.
Ah the Orban playbook. Unfortunately, Trump has no culture.
2 weeks...look at how much he is destroying.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
2 weeks...look at how much he is destroying.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...
Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Destroying is the point.
J D Vance also doesn’t think someone who raped a 13-year-old girl should be held accountable or prevented from holding the highest office in the land. He’s big on second chances. For those he wants to have them.
JD Vance will really be like "you believe in loving thy neighbor? That pales in comparison to my strategy, loving my family first" and then not love his family.
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
J D Vance also doesn’t think someone who raped a 13-year-old girl should be held accountable or prevented from holding the highest office in the land. He’s big on second chances. For those he wants to have them.