@margaretedgar.bsky.social
I do not want time to pass, but I want history to be written.
Wife and Mom of 7. Overthinker. Traditional conservative with no political home.
We are a nation of immigrants, Immigrants are our superpower.
Wife and Mom of 7. Overthinker. Traditional conservative with no political home.
We are a nation of immigrants, Immigrants are our superpower.
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Some Republicans are FINALLY starting to speak out against the biggest tax increase since 1968. To my Republican colleagues remaining silent, what are you waiting for?
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash
With the markets in chaos as a result of Trump’s tariffs, the president is facing the most sustained criticism of his term from within the GOP.
www.politico.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Some Republicans are FINALLY starting to speak out against the biggest tax increase since 1968. To my Republican colleagues remaining silent, what are you waiting for?
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Just call it surrender. Stop playing word games. The United States of America is surrendering to Russia.
The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week.
www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
US forces’ exit from Polish city key to arming Ukraine is latest shift of burden to Europe
The U.S. Army is pulling forces out of a site near Poland’s border with Ukraine that has been instrumental in getting Western arms into the war-torn country, military officials said this week.
www.stripes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Just call it surrender. Stop playing word games. The United States of America is surrendering to Russia.
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China is daring Trump to do what he promised yesterday. I still believe he is going to find some way not to do this, but we will soon find out. He promised it explicitly in writing.
April 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
China is daring Trump to do what he promised yesterday. I still believe he is going to find some way not to do this, but we will soon find out. He promised it explicitly in writing.
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"Trump has started destroying America’s best export: military toys." Some powerful playahs will be vewy, vewy angry.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/15/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/15/t...
Three Countries Formerly Known as Allies Reconsidering F-35 Purchases - emptywheel
Since Trump cut intelligence sharing with Ukraine, thereby making certain military platforms unusable, a growing hesitation about US military products has been inevitable. Trump has started destroying...
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March 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Trump has started destroying America’s best export: military toys." Some powerful playahs will be vewy, vewy angry.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/15/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/15/t...
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 According to the Reuters poll, 70% of Americans disagree with Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric, only 7% agree.
Among Democrats, 81% disagree, and among Republicans, 62% disagree.
Among Democrats, 81% disagree, and among Republicans, 62% disagree.
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 According to the Reuters poll, 70% of Americans disagree with Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric, only 7% agree.
Among Democrats, 81% disagree, and among Republicans, 62% disagree.
Among Democrats, 81% disagree, and among Republicans, 62% disagree.
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And for those of you keeping score after todays ambush in the White House. Here is 33 times Zelensky has thanked the US for support.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
February 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And for those of you keeping score after todays ambush in the White House. Here is 33 times Zelensky has thanked the US for support.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
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In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
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Fealty to Donald Trump will not spare you from his cruelty.
It's strength — not weakness — that curbs his baser instincts.
Now is the time for us to be strong.
It's strength — not weakness — that curbs his baser instincts.
Now is the time for us to be strong.
February 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Fealty to Donald Trump will not spare you from his cruelty.
It's strength — not weakness — that curbs his baser instincts.
Now is the time for us to be strong.
It's strength — not weakness — that curbs his baser instincts.
Now is the time for us to be strong.
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This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
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"I used to think that we were better than this. Now, I am not sure." The people we're leaving behind may be more than not sure.
The Human Faces of the USAID Shutdown
The agency’s sudden closure is a betrayal both of the hardworking civil servants who carried out its mission and the people around the world whose good it served.
www.thebulwark.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"I used to think that we were better than this. Now, I am not sure." The people we're leaving behind may be more than not sure.
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A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable
February 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A month ago, the idea that the new German chancellor would talk about "independence from the US" would have been unbelievable
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Can't imagine where they got the idea, but earlier in the week, the White House comms director posted (and then reposted) this.
February 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can't imagine where they got the idea, but earlier in the week, the White House comms director posted (and then reposted) this.
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BREAKING: A MAGA bomb threat issued at the Principles First Summit in DC. I apologize for the language in it.
February 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: A MAGA bomb threat issued at the Principles First Summit in DC. I apologize for the language in it.
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We can't afford air traffic controllers, but we can afford a $200 million government ad campaign thanking Trump. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea
Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said he instructed her to make ads that “thank me for closing the border.”
www.rollingstone.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We can't afford air traffic controllers, but we can afford a $200 million government ad campaign thanking Trump. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Extortion, pure and simple.
"U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine's critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Extortion, pure and simple.
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"Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican or a Libertarian or an independent, we want you at the #PrinciplesFirst Summit because it’s going to take all of us, clearly, to get to 50-plus-one and to really turn the tide." @heathmayo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | An anti-Trump conservative says it’s time to think ‘outside the box’
In today’s edition … ‘America First’ gets international ... McConnell kicks off competitive primary with retirement announcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican or a Libertarian or an independent, we want you at the #PrinciplesFirst Summit because it’s going to take all of us, clearly, to get to 50-plus-one and to really turn the tide." @heathmayo.bsky.social
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Friday Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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It's amazing that no one ever thought of this before.
February 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It's amazing that no one ever thought of this before.
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People keep saying “it’s an oligarchy!”
Folks, an oligarchy is far more inclusive than whatever this is.
Folks, an oligarchy is far more inclusive than whatever this is.
Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal.
X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers.
That’s extortion.
X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers.
That’s extortion.
February 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
People keep saying “it’s an oligarchy!”
Folks, an oligarchy is far more inclusive than whatever this is.
Folks, an oligarchy is far more inclusive than whatever this is.
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As suspected, Gitmo was all for show and an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars.
February 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As suspected, Gitmo was all for show and an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars.
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Talk to any Ukrainian and they will tell you this is a lie. They are fighting and dying because their country was invaded, and they don’t want to live under Putin’s heel.
Despicable. Elon Musk has just suggested Zelenskyy is sending soldiers to die so he can make money.
“What are they dying for? I’ll tell you what for. For the biggest graft machine I’ve seen in my life. Poor guys are getting sent into a meat grinder for money.”
“What are they dying for? I’ll tell you what for. For the biggest graft machine I’ve seen in my life. Poor guys are getting sent into a meat grinder for money.”
February 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Talk to any Ukrainian and they will tell you this is a lie. They are fighting and dying because their country was invaded, and they don’t want to live under Putin’s heel.
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Someone better tell DOGE there’s this guy working from home
As of noon on Thursday, Trump was president for 31 full days. He spent all or part of 16 of those days at four Trump Organization properties.
from @pbump.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
from @pbump.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Half of Trump’s first month in office saw him visiting Trump properties
On one-third of the first 31 days of his second term, Trump played golf.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Someone better tell DOGE there’s this guy working from home
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Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
February 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...