@margotlang.bsky.social
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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After bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the middle of the night, President Trump has declared that he will “run the country” in the meantime.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
After bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the middle of the night, President Trump has declared that he will “run the country” in the meantime.
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"The science is evolving quite rapidly and time is running out to do anything about it because the tipping point may well be quite close," says PIK's @rahmstorf.bsky.social in this piece on Iceland declaring the potential collapse of #AMOC a national security risk. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
Iceland on alert amid Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"The science is evolving quite rapidly and time is running out to do anything about it because the tipping point may well be quite close," says PIK's @rahmstorf.bsky.social in this piece on Iceland declaring the potential collapse of #AMOC a national security risk. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
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Seems like about 20% of bsky thinks every cop is a bad guy, every person in a military uniform is a bad guy, every farmer is a bad guy. If we removed all the their bad guys, they're going to be really busy growing their own food and defending it from thieves. But they don't want to own guns either.
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Seems like about 20% of bsky thinks every cop is a bad guy, every person in a military uniform is a bad guy, every farmer is a bad guy. If we removed all the their bad guys, they're going to be really busy growing their own food and defending it from thieves. But they don't want to own guns either.
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That one atheist is _really_ confused
When asked if Jesus “will return to Earth someday,” more than half of all U.S. adults (55%), including three-quarters of Christians, said this will happen.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
September 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM
That one atheist is _really_ confused
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Bookmark this for the next time Republicans say the left is to blame for all political violence in this country. trib.al/mJZLUc6
Trump Nominee Quietly Deletes Posts Calling for Liberal’s Execution
Bookmark this for the next time Republicans say the left is to blame for all political violence in this country.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Bookmark this for the next time Republicans say the left is to blame for all political violence in this country. trib.al/mJZLUc6
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Another Kavanaugh stop.
ICE brutally detains U.S. citizen just for filming—knocking her unconscious.
"Agents took her to a side alley, beat her up, then called an ambulance," witness said.
"Then they kidnapped her from the hospital—without a formal discharge—and took her to Downtown LA Detention Center."
"Agents took her to a side alley, beat her up, then called an ambulance," witness said.
"Then they kidnapped her from the hospital—without a formal discharge—and took her to Downtown LA Detention Center."
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Another Kavanaugh stop.
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This is one of three terrorist assaults carried out by MAGA assailants against members of the LGBTQ community in the last week. Each was supposedly a retaliation for the death of Charlie Kirk. These assaults are being reported by media in the UK, but not in the US.
Texas man accused of plotting Pride parade shooting as revenge for Charlie Kirk
Exclusive: ‘Come on bro let’s go hunting fairies,’ Joshua Cole wrote to a friend two days before the Abilene Pride Parade, according to an FBI probable cause affidavit reviewed by The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is one of three terrorist assaults carried out by MAGA assailants against members of the LGBTQ community in the last week. Each was supposedly a retaliation for the death of Charlie Kirk. These assaults are being reported by media in the UK, but not in the US.
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The Dallas ICE shooter sounds like the Charlie Kirk shooter, the (unsuccessful) Trump PA rally shooter, and Luigi the healthcare CEO shooter, in that all are very online young men, whose politics seem more angry, muddled, meme-drenched anti-establishment than falling along clear left-right lines.
An important read about the background and possible motivation of the ICE shooter. His friends describe him as an extremely online edge lord, with no strong political leanings.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Dallas ICE shooter sounds like the Charlie Kirk shooter, the (unsuccessful) Trump PA rally shooter, and Luigi the healthcare CEO shooter, in that all are very online young men, whose politics seem more angry, muddled, meme-drenched anti-establishment than falling along clear left-right lines.
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Fiber optic drones can’t be electronically disrupted—because they’re connected by a long, unspooling wire, there’s no signal to hack—but I wondered what all that activity was leaving behind.
The answer is so much cable strewn about near the front line it’s visible from the air.
The answer is so much cable strewn about near the front line it’s visible from the air.
Fields of fiber optic cable at the front line
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fiber optic drones can’t be electronically disrupted—because they’re connected by a long, unspooling wire, there’s no signal to hack—but I wondered what all that activity was leaving behind.
The answer is so much cable strewn about near the front line it’s visible from the air.
The answer is so much cable strewn about near the front line it’s visible from the air.
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The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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When you listen to the full clip he’s saying they’re setting up advance teams in the cities. This isn’t immigration it’s getting ready for riot control and the elections.
Trump on sending the troops into American cities: "It's sort of like war. I hate to tell you."
September 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When you listen to the full clip he’s saying they’re setting up advance teams in the cities. This isn’t immigration it’s getting ready for riot control and the elections.
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I can't get over how weird this photo is. I love that someone in England captioned it: "Darling, be a dear and DO click on the floor lamp."
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I can't get over how weird this photo is. I love that someone in England captioned it: "Darling, be a dear and DO click on the floor lamp."
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The ad-libbing is so embarrassing.
September 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The ad-libbing is so embarrassing.
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This is the other great piece I read to day.
It really clarifies what is wrong with much of the MSM.
It really clarifies what is wrong with much of the MSM.
Ezra Klein went beyond opposing political violence to extol Charlie Kirk for doing politics "exactly the right way," making up a fictional version of Kirk to praise.
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
That distortion, with its indulgence of bad faith, is a perfect illustration of the larger media failure that helps Trump.
My latest
Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump
The prominent liberal pundit made up a fake version of Charlie Kirk to praise, laundering his reputation the way a lot of mainstream media launders MAGA
www.arcdigital.media
September 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is the other great piece I read to day.
It really clarifies what is wrong with much of the MSM.
It really clarifies what is wrong with much of the MSM.
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🚨BREAKING: Missourians fighting the gerrymandered congressional map passed last week by Republican state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a ballot referendum that could give voters the power to block the map from going into effect. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missourians Could Block the GOP Gerrymander With a Referendum Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🚨BREAKING: Missourians fighting the gerrymandered congressional map passed last week by Republican state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for a ballot referendum that could give voters the power to block the map from going into effect. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
September 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
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President Stubb:
Power politics is back, spheres of interest is back, Russian imperialism is not gone, so start adjusting.
Right now we're living in a 1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history. And now we're in a similar situation. We just don't know where the world is going to go.
Power politics is back, spheres of interest is back, Russian imperialism is not gone, so start adjusting.
Right now we're living in a 1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history. And now we're in a similar situation. We just don't know where the world is going to go.
September 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
President Stubb:
Power politics is back, spheres of interest is back, Russian imperialism is not gone, so start adjusting.
Right now we're living in a 1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history. And now we're in a similar situation. We just don't know where the world is going to go.
Power politics is back, spheres of interest is back, Russian imperialism is not gone, so start adjusting.
Right now we're living in a 1918, 1945, or 1989 moment in world history. And now we're in a similar situation. We just don't know where the world is going to go.
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Most Americans/US media are aware of K-Pop and know of Korean-US population. But have not lived or worked in ROK. Lack a sense of on what points, and why, Korean history, dignity, and self-respect are at stake.
If the US *wanted* to offend a crucial partner, it could not have done worse.
If the US *wanted* to offend a crucial partner, it could not have done worse.
Meanwhile in Korean media there is clarity that Trump directed this raid out of spite following his Oval Office meeting with the ROK President, who pushed back aggressively on Trump's praise for the North Korean dictator. They're right. US media have no clue of what's going on.
September 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Most Americans/US media are aware of K-Pop and know of Korean-US population. But have not lived or worked in ROK. Lack a sense of on what points, and why, Korean history, dignity, and self-respect are at stake.
If the US *wanted* to offend a crucial partner, it could not have done worse.
If the US *wanted* to offend a crucial partner, it could not have done worse.
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I've followed the F-35 story for almost two decades.
This is a humiliating setback that would have been impossible to imagine—back before an ignorant prez and a vengeful MAGA began humiliating what had been the closest and most reliable (previous) US allies.
This is a humiliating setback that would have been impossible to imagine—back before an ignorant prez and a vengeful MAGA began humiliating what had been the closest and most reliable (previous) US allies.
And Portugal announces they are buying French jets rather than F-35s. Great idea to send Vance and Don Jr on a scouting mission as a precursor to a Greenland takeover.
September 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I've followed the F-35 story for almost two decades.
This is a humiliating setback that would have been impossible to imagine—back before an ignorant prez and a vengeful MAGA began humiliating what had been the closest and most reliable (previous) US allies.
This is a humiliating setback that would have been impossible to imagine—back before an ignorant prez and a vengeful MAGA began humiliating what had been the closest and most reliable (previous) US allies.
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Billion dollar bailouts ahead.
American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Farmer says 'we're in a very dire situation' ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer | Fortune
Caleb Ragland says his pleas to the Trump administration have fallen on deaf ears.
fortune.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Billion dollar bailouts ahead.
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The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB
Tracker of Justice Department Requests for Voter Information
The Trump administration is pressing state officials to provide sensitive information about voters.
www.brennancenter.org
September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Trump administration is pressuring states to hand over sensitive information about voters. The Brennan Center is tracking the DOJ’s requests and how states respond. bit.ly/3JFbKaB
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I have no words for this.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I have no words for this.
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Major Secret Service security failure, as Trump left terrified and panicked by protestors that got within a few feet of him. Lucky for him these were peaceful protestors.
Millions of US people have had their lives ruined or endangered by the Trump regime and oppose its fascist rule.
Millions of US people have had their lives ruined or endangered by the Trump regime and oppose its fascist rule.
September 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Major Secret Service security failure, as Trump left terrified and panicked by protestors that got within a few feet of him. Lucky for him these were peaceful protestors.
Millions of US people have had their lives ruined or endangered by the Trump regime and oppose its fascist rule.
Millions of US people have had their lives ruined or endangered by the Trump regime and oppose its fascist rule.