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War with France. All going splendidly.
“France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said” www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says
Jean-Noël Barrot notes that sending European troops to Greenland is not an option right now.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
War with France. All going splendidly.
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In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin, RFK, Jr., a "predator" ahead of his confirmation hearings
In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
In a letter, Kennedy said RFK Jr. was "unqualified" to be the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary just hours before he was scheduled to appear for confirmation hearings.
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Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense in modern history.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
January 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified nominee for Secretary of Defense in modern history.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
He should be rejected by the Senate.
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www.cjr.org/analysis/pau... my gosh THAT sounds familiar
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
www.cjr.org/analysis/pau... my gosh THAT sounds familiar
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Markowski is a no on Hegseth.
apnews.com/article/pete...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
apnews.com/article/pete...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.
apnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Markowski is a no on Hegseth.
apnews.com/article/pete...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
apnews.com/article/pete...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
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Breaking: A Reagan-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
Judge says he will block Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional,” and that he was issuing a temporary restraining order to blo...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Breaking: A Reagan-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
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"The only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
Let's stop studying bird flu, freeze civil rights cases, ask federal workers turn in their peers and stop infrastructure projects.
Let's stop studying bird flu, freeze civil rights cases, ask federal workers turn in their peers and stop infrastructure projects.
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"The only country that opened [its] prisons and sent crazy murderous criminals to prey upon innocent American citizens, was us.”
Let's stop studying bird flu, freeze civil rights cases, ask federal workers turn in their peers and stop infrastructure projects.
Let's stop studying bird flu, freeze civil rights cases, ask federal workers turn in their peers and stop infrastructure projects.
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January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
Marc Caputo of Axios reported today that Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes for that day’s events, including those who attacked police...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
January 22, 2025
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“As of tonight, there is no White House briefing even scheduled. None. And there is not a single complaint…”
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com explains the double standard that the Washington press corps has applied to Biden and Trump, entirely to Trump's benefit.
WATCH: youtu.be/JEMGGGK7Mfk?...
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com explains the double standard that the Washington press corps has applied to Biden and Trump, entirely to Trump's benefit.
WATCH: youtu.be/JEMGGGK7Mfk?...
Lawrence on the White House press briefing ‘Trump standard’
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“As of tonight, there is no White House briefing even scheduled. None. And there is not a single complaint…”
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com explains the double standard that the Washington press corps has applied to Biden and Trump, entirely to Trump's benefit.
WATCH: youtu.be/JEMGGGK7Mfk?...
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com explains the double standard that the Washington press corps has applied to Biden and Trump, entirely to Trump's benefit.
WATCH: youtu.be/JEMGGGK7Mfk?...
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“4. You’ve lived through several waves of feminism, and they’ve culminated in two women who were among the most qualified candidates in US presidential history losing to the same misogynistic con artist.”
"You are on more medications than your eighty-nine-year-old mother, whose suspicions during your teen years that you were on drugs have finally panned out."
Signs You Are a Gen-Xer Who’s About to Turn Sixty
1. You own music in so many formats that your collection could be housed in an audio museum. 2. Back in your day, people feared measles more than t...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“4. You’ve lived through several waves of feminism, and they’ve culminated in two women who were among the most qualified candidates in US presidential history losing to the same misogynistic con artist.”
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Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
January 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.
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January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
January 19, 2025
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January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025
Shortly before midnight last night, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its initial findings from a study it undertook last July when it asked eight large companies to turn over information a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
January 18, 2025