Marc E. Vargo
@marcvargo.bsky.social
Writer, nonfiction. New Orleans (Northshore).
Website: www.MarcVargo.com
Website: www.MarcVargo.com
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“the moment when the regime begins to really earn money is also often the moment when they really feel the need to crack down on civil liberties."
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The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
Anne Applebaum on America’s backsliding democracy
www.theatlantic.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“the moment when the regime begins to really earn money is also often the moment when they really feel the need to crack down on civil liberties."
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www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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May the fourth be with you, Illinois.
May 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
May the fourth be with you, Illinois.
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In what proportions is our new NIH Director a flaming ignoramus vs. a brazen liar?
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on mRNA tech:
"The next step is [to halt] the mRNA platform itself... the manufacturer has no idea what dose they're giving, no idea where it goes in the body, and whether they are producing off-target antigens"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q25tg5qy6kzwtuecpe6b4shw/bafkreie7wm23po34vcypd5357s2a2dgav7bhdzypwmkdjgb7jxsfijjf2y@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In what proportions is our new NIH Director a flaming ignoramus vs. a brazen liar?
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Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.
Here's how to use nasal spray right and more tips for managing spring allergies
Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here's the lowdown from allergy doctors on how to get relief, from which medicines to use — and how to best use them — to tips for keeping pollen out of your home.
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April 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Goose-steppers in the name of freedom: The nonsensical cult that now rules America
Goose-steppers in the name of freedom: The nonsensical cult that now rules America
Trump's followers have embraced so many absurd, illogical contradictions they have no way back to reality. Do we?
www.salon.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Goose-steppers in the name of freedom: The nonsensical cult that now rules America
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The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
April 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Department of Government Efficiency, for example
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Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots (Gift Article)
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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MARK CUBAN - "I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside."
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside."
March 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
MARK CUBAN - "I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside."
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside."
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Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
March 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Welp, there goes the US defense industry.
"The deliberate erosion of democracy and national security that we are witnessing is not incompetence but intent. Trump is systematically dismantling the mechanisms that protect America and its allies from Russian aggression while offering Putin cover."
Trump Weakens U.S. Defenses Against Russian Sabotage, Aiding Putin’s Hybrid Warfare
Donald Trump’s administration has halted U.S. efforts to counter Russian sabotage, cyberattacks, and disinformation, raising serious national security concerns. With intelligence-sharing suspended, is...
theintellectualist.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"The deliberate erosion of democracy and national security that we are witnessing is not incompetence but intent. Trump is systematically dismantling the mechanisms that protect America and its allies from Russian aggression while offering Putin cover."
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Is it at all surprising that a convicted felon would ignore a judge's order?
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Is it at all surprising that a convicted felon would ignore a judge's order?
Worth reading -
TITLE: "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny"
Essay by Ralph Nader (March 14, 2025)
TITLE: "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny"
Essay by Ralph Nader (March 14, 2025)
Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny - Ralph Nader
By Ralph Nader March 14, 2025 There are reasons why influential or knowledgeable Americans are staying silent as the worsening fascist dictatorship of the Trumpsters and Musketeers gets more entrenche...
nader.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Worth reading -
TITLE: "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny"
Essay by Ralph Nader (March 14, 2025)
TITLE: "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny"
Essay by Ralph Nader (March 14, 2025)
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.