Leanne
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“Be careful lest you suffer vertigo from the dizzying heights of your moral ground” Moira Rose
@nicollewallace.bsky.social see Dina Powell glad handing with trump and Saudi Crown Prince? @stephruhle.bsky.social ??
May 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social see Dina Powell glad handing with trump and Saudi Crown Prince? @stephruhle.bsky.social ??
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For months, I have received dozens emails from a mailing list managed by Campaign Nucleus, the company of longtime Donald Trump advisor Brad Parscale, encouraging people to invest in gold. Now, Trump's actions have spurred a spike in gold future prices.
April 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
For months, I have received dozens emails from a mailing list managed by Campaign Nucleus, the company of longtime Donald Trump advisor Brad Parscale, encouraging people to invest in gold. Now, Trump's actions have spurred a spike in gold future prices.
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republicans are complaining about the atlantic, not the substance of the story because theyve spent the last 6 decades being rewarded for just this sort of thing (beating on the media). the msm generally goes along with it.
March 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
republicans are complaining about the atlantic, not the substance of the story because theyve spent the last 6 decades being rewarded for just this sort of thing (beating on the media). the msm generally goes along with it.
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With Trump’s regime deleting records, DOGE operating with no oversight, and the National Archives being expunged, WIRED removing paywalls on FOIA-based journalism is a huge win for information access. Public records are more important now than ever before. A major win for the American people.
March 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With Trump’s regime deleting records, DOGE operating with no oversight, and the National Archives being expunged, WIRED removing paywalls on FOIA-based journalism is a huge win for information access. Public records are more important now than ever before. A major win for the American people.
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... hire consultants to preach at Dems to use more right-wing language. Because then that vast RW media apparatus will ... be nicer to them? Be more honest about them? I truly don't know what the theory is.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this conte...
www.mediamatters.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
... hire consultants to preach at Dems to use more right-wing language. Because then that vast RW media apparatus will ... be nicer to them? Be more honest about them? I truly don't know what the theory is.
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
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Often the New York Times writes tough stories but puts soft headlines on them. This is a good example. Reporter Shawn McCreesh states clearly that Trump is acting like a dictator. But the headline’s tone is credulous, as if Trump’s ridiculous autopen claim might be valid.
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Often the New York Times writes tough stories but puts soft headlines on them. This is a good example. Reporter Shawn McCreesh states clearly that Trump is acting like a dictator. But the headline’s tone is credulous, as if Trump’s ridiculous autopen claim might be valid.
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Everyone involved in arguing this at DOJ should be disbarred, that's the first step to "what do we do to fix this"
!!! NEW: DOJ tells Judge Boasberg that he should CANCEL the 5 p.m. hearing "because there has been no violation of the Court's orders, and because the government is not prepared to disclose any further national security or operational security details." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Everyone involved in arguing this at DOJ should be disbarred, that's the first step to "what do we do to fix this"
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Officials say the Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge ordered their removals be stopped
Trump Administration Deports Hundreds Of Immigrants Even As A Judge Orders Their Removals Be Stopped
The immigrants were deported after Trump’s declaration of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used only three times in U.S. history.
www.huffpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Officials say the Trump administration transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge ordered their removals be stopped
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Aspiring dictator testing the fence
March 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Aspiring dictator testing the fence
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“The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets… These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of liberty, as the pamphlets of Thomas Paine and others in our own history abundantly attest.”
Lovell v. City of Griffin (U.S. 1938)
Lovell v. City of Griffin (U.S. 1938)
Allina Habba says foreign students are not allowed to "hand out pamphlets in our country and try to infiltrate those terroristic thoughts ... and if you bring that into our country, you can get the hell out."
March 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets… These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of liberty, as the pamphlets of Thomas Paine and others in our own history abundantly attest.”
Lovell v. City of Griffin (U.S. 1938)
Lovell v. City of Griffin (U.S. 1938)
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Again, this should be the end of it, & the fact that we’re tolerating it is both a massive national security crisis & a massive constitutional crisis. Maybe nothing ever mattered, but I don’t think that’s actually true, & one wonders why we are so deeply unserious now.
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Trump: "When you take away that artificial line that looks like it was done by a ruler ... you look at that beautiful formation of Canada and the US, there is no place anywhere in the world that looks like that. And then if you add Greenland, that's pretty good."
March 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Again, this should be the end of it, & the fact that we’re tolerating it is both a massive national security crisis & a massive constitutional crisis. Maybe nothing ever mattered, but I don’t think that’s actually true, & one wonders why we are so deeply unserious now.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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We moved troops and embassy staff out of Ukraine before Russia attacked in 2022. Having Americans there does nothing to deter Putin. Most of the rare earth minerals are in the east, which Russia controls. The ceasefire is a ploy to allow Russia a breather. They're using donkeys for resupply FFS.
March 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We moved troops and embassy staff out of Ukraine before Russia attacked in 2022. Having Americans there does nothing to deter Putin. Most of the rare earth minerals are in the east, which Russia controls. The ceasefire is a ploy to allow Russia a breather. They're using donkeys for resupply FFS.
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Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.
February 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just heard from a friend who is a true hero veteran. His company was destroyed in 30 days by the VA when they canceled 5 contracts without notice. 23 Americans mostly veterans out of work and a veteran owned small business destroyed. For nothing. They're dismantling the VA not "reforming" it.
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This is very true, but it is also complicated by the fact that they exist in a universe that *reinforces* the nonsense they believe. They get snookered easily — and then everyone they trust tells them they're right!
Reminder: Trump is not only a mark (ask Putin), but surrounded by weak-minded fools who are frequently taken in by the most obvious misinformation and propaganda - Musk, Patel, Bongino, RFK, Hegseth, Gabbard... the list is endless
February 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is very true, but it is also complicated by the fact that they exist in a universe that *reinforces* the nonsense they believe. They get snookered easily — and then everyone they trust tells them they're right!
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DOGE is lying to the American people.
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
DOGE is lying to the American people.
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“Re-parented”
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Re-parented”
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CATO has an important report showing that Biden did not cause the immigration crisis.
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
Biden Didn't Cause the Border Crisis
Biden increased enforcement, but America's hot labor market beat the crackdown
www.alexnowrasteh.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
CATO has an important report showing that Biden did not cause the immigration crisis.
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/biden-didn...
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this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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every single one of these guys is an incel loser who thought that being rich would make them popular and well-liked and when it didn't happen they lost their minds even further
Rogan interview with Zuckerberg that dropped this morning is something to behold. basically him dumping years of anger at the media, the government, social discussion
clearly all pent up for years and now allowing himself to do it because of Trump coming to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k1e...
clearly all pent up for years and now allowing himself to do it because of Trump coming to power
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k1e...
Joe Rogan Experience #2255 - Mark Zuckerberg
YouTube video by PowerfulJRE
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
every single one of these guys is an incel loser who thought that being rich would make them popular and well-liked and when it didn't happen they lost their minds even further
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Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
app.watchduty.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
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Superb article in the Atlantic yesterday about how Hitler destroyed the political system of the Weimar Republic between January and March of 1933.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Superb article in the Atlantic yesterday about how Hitler destroyed the political system of the Weimar Republic between January and March of 1933.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
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This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
Heads up:
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers
Republicans passed a sprawling bill after they lost races for governor and attorney general — and most likely their veto-proof legislative majority — in this month's election.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:11 PM
This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
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Oh no. Now you've made Donald Trump think he can do bad things.
December 2, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Oh no. Now you've made Donald Trump think he can do bad things.
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This is one reason it's important to remember that Trump won bc of a delivery problem but also bc of a very successful propaganda effort.
The right-leaning people I’ve talked to who don’t follow politics closely aren’t processing this like we are (or online MAGA). They’re at ease, thinking their financial problems will improve and things will revert to pre-COVID. Trump has the same delivery problem that just defeated Biden/Harris.
November 26, 2024 at 11:03 AM
This is one reason it's important to remember that Trump won bc of a delivery problem but also bc of a very successful propaganda effort.