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Remind me again why the guy who never served in any war decides to effectively displace honoring all Veterans of US wars after WW2?
Trump Says He Is Renaming Veterans Day as ‘Victory Day for World War I’
The president said he would also label May 8, known as V-E Day for Victory in Europe, as “Victory Day for World War II,” and vowed to celebrate America’s military wins.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Remind me again why the guy who never served in any war decides to effectively displace honoring all Veterans of US wars after WW2?
Alito says the court’s order wasn’t necessary. I’d ask under what circumstances would it be necessary? The court’s ruling to stop a runaway executive branch is an example of the very reason we even have a judicial branch.
Alito Releases Dissent in Supreme Court Decision Blocking Deportations
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote that the court’s overnight order blocking the Trump administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans under a wartime law was not “necessary or appropriate.”
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April 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Alito says the court’s order wasn’t necessary. I’d ask under what circumstances would it be necessary? The court’s ruling to stop a runaway executive branch is an example of the very reason we even have a judicial branch.
Actually, RFK Jr is destroying lives (see measles outbreak 2025). Building a brand around pseudoscience treated as truth from a person who is as close to an expert on autism as we are close to the outer edge of the universe doesn’t solve anything or make the world a better place.
RFK Jr. Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.
People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Actually, RFK Jr is destroying lives (see measles outbreak 2025). Building a brand around pseudoscience treated as truth from a person who is as close to an expert on autism as we are close to the outer edge of the universe doesn’t solve anything or make the world a better place.
Turn it up - bring the noise!
Grassley Draws Jeers From Constituents at Raucous Town Hall
The Iowa Republican was pressed on President Trump’s policies, including the case of a Salvadoran immigrant who his administration has admitted it mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Turn it up - bring the noise!
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Why can't the US do this?
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South Korean court removes president from office, says he violated duties
The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law gambit. South Korea will elect a new president within 60 days.
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April 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Why can't the US do this?
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Remember the last time this happened? Oh yeah, that was Trump too.
April 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Remember the last time this happened? Oh yeah, that was Trump too.
“They also can wear face coverings to avoid being singled out and doxxed online” - think we now have ourselves that Banana Republic Trump kept complaining about.
A Video From Tufts Captures the Fear and Aggression in Trump’s Crackdown
The tactics on display in the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk were not new — plainclothes officers, faces obscured — but as ICE actions ramp up, scrutiny may increase.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“They also can wear face coverings to avoid being singled out and doxxed online” - think we now have ourselves that Banana Republic Trump kept complaining about.
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"We call on the judiciary, bar associations, law firms, and individual lawyers to speak out against this dangerous assault on the legal profession and the rule of law."
Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Administration Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms That Bring Suits Against the Federal Government
Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers an
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March 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"We call on the judiciary, bar associations, law firms, and individual lawyers to speak out against this dangerous assault on the legal profession and the rule of law."
Hey, why stop there? Why not throw in feature sponsorship of the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court?
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
‘This is not your grandmother’s Easter Egg Roll’: White House seeks corporate sponsorships for Easter event | CNN Politics
The White House, through an outside event production company called Harbinger, is soliciting corporate sponsors for this year’s annual Easter Egg Roll, which is prompting major concerns from ethics ex...
www.cnn.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hey, why stop there? Why not throw in feature sponsorship of the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court?
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
There is no limit to how far the GOP will go to debase themselves for their golden god. It is not a party. It’s a cult.
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
An airport, Mount Rushmore and the $100 bill: Inside the GOP effort to venerate Trump while he’s still in office
House Republicans say they're honoring the sitting president with their unprecedented bills. Historians see something darker.
www.politico.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There is no limit to how far the GOP will go to debase themselves for their golden god. It is not a party. It’s a cult.
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
#voteagainsteveryrepublican
Stop caving!! You think this is the last time Trump is going to push you for concessions?
Columbia Makes Concessions to Trump Amid Bid to Reclaim Federal Funds
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Stop caving!! You think this is the last time Trump is going to push you for concessions?
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“Teach the controversy” now moving from creationism to very recent history.
The things that Oklahoma wants to teach its students simply did not happen.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
The things that Oklahoma wants to teach its students simply did not happen.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’
A new social studies agenda approved by the education board would require high-schoolers to review baseless claims related to President Trump’s 2020 election loss.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Teach the controversy” now moving from creationism to very recent history.
The things that Oklahoma wants to teach its students simply did not happen.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
The things that Oklahoma wants to teach its students simply did not happen.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Now what?
Trump administration deports hundreds under sweeping wartime authority despite judge’s pause | CNN Politics
The Trump administration said Sunday that hundreds of individuals were deported from the country after President Donald Trump invoked a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the deportations of migra...
www.cnn.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Now what?
If - as the Bible says - true religion is to “care for orphans and widows” and 80% of Evangelicals voted for an administration that is contributing to the deaths of many of the least of these already, what good is their religion?
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If - as the Bible says - true religion is to “care for orphans and widows” and 80% of Evangelicals voted for an administration that is contributing to the deaths of many of the least of these already, what good is their religion?
How do we stop this? Start by boycotting all Musk consumer facing products: X, Tesla, etc. Sell your stock holdings in all publically traded Musk companies. Money talks - clearly.
Elon Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Into Trump Political Operation
Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
How do we stop this? Start by boycotting all Musk consumer facing products: X, Tesla, etc. Sell your stock holdings in all publically traded Musk companies. Money talks - clearly.
Solid interview with M. Gessen.
“Do Not Obey In Advance”
“Do Not Obey In Advance”
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Solid interview with M. Gessen.
“Do Not Obey In Advance”
“Do Not Obey In Advance”
This is good.
What you can do
Revised and expanded
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is good.
“Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president.” As usual, you articulate the moment very well @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president.” As usual, you articulate the moment very well @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Just remember: 80% of Jesus followers voted this into existence…
Just remember: 80% of Jesus followers voted this into existence…
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...
Just remember: 80% of Jesus followers voted this into existence…
Just remember: 80% of Jesus followers voted this into existence…
