Captain Obvious
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
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It’s time we stop giving respect to the position of president & calling the guy in the WH what he really is.
A convicted felon of fraud.
A convicted felon of fraud.
April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s time we stop giving respect to the position of president & calling the guy in the WH what he really is.
A convicted felon of fraud.
A convicted felon of fraud.
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
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"Vance, who never left the base, and has never before visited Greenland, was quite sure how Greenlanders should live. He made a political appeal to Greenlanders, none of whom was present, or anywhere near him."
This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Imperialism Has no Clothes
JD Vance in Greenland
open.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Vance, who never left the base, and has never before visited Greenland, was quite sure how Greenlanders should live. He made a political appeal to Greenlanders, none of whom was present, or anywhere near him."
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The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The US invasion of Iraq began on this day 22 years ago.
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
In the years since, the United States spent roughly $10 trillion on the so-called "war on terror."
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, housing, and education?
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Russia has officially stolen our homes and the homes of many others by exterminating the occupants and now forcibly deporting the rest.
Russia is ethnically cleansing on an epic scale.
Russia is ethnically cleansing on an epic scale.
March 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Russia has officially stolen our homes and the homes of many others by exterminating the occupants and now forcibly deporting the rest.
Russia is ethnically cleansing on an epic scale.
Russia is ethnically cleansing on an epic scale.
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"Walz says now he should have been doing events all through last fall. He says he offered, but was told no, and in his bewildered daze, he decided to be a team player."
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
NEW - Tim Walz to me, backstage to in Eau Claire on Tuesday:
“It’s going to get very dark,” he said, running through speculation that ranged from Trump soon ordering the arrest of a political opponent to trying to anoint a son as his successor.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
“It’s going to get very dark,” he said, running through speculation that ranged from Trump soon ordering the arrest of a political opponent to trying to anoint a son as his successor.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/20/p...
Back on the road, Tim Walz tries to find his voice and fill ‘the void’ | CNN Politics
Backstage in a dressing room drinking a can of diet Mountain Dew as 900 people filled a theater in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he wouldn’t be there if not for...
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Walz says now he should have been doing events all through last fall. He says he offered, but was told no, and in his bewildered daze, he decided to be a team player."
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
Need to seriously start asking if these dem consultants are actively on the take, no other way to explain such uselessness
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Ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia would be a red line, — The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Revealed: Ukraine’s red lines for any peace deal with Putin
As Trump tries to put pressure on the Russian president who is stalling on talk of a ceasefire, The Independent has been told about the areas where Kyiv does not want to negotiate
www.independent.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia would be a red line, — The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Russia Invasion of Ukraine Everyday Timelapse Feb 2022 to Feb 2025
#RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineFrontLines #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #Ukraine #NATO
#RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineFrontLines #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #Ukraine #NATO
March 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Russia Invasion of Ukraine Everyday Timelapse Feb 2022 to Feb 2025
#RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineFrontLines #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #Ukraine #NATO
#RussiaUkraineConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #UkraineFrontLines #UkraineRussiaWar️️ #Ukraine #NATO
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On International Women’s Day we honor the past, present, and future contributions of women who make our state stronger.
March 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On International Women’s Day we honor the past, present, and future contributions of women who make our state stronger.
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These #holidays you may get a headache from drinking red wine. Turns out we now know why! (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) Solution? Drink cheap wine. The cheaper the better. Also apparently healthier too
I Am So Sorry Sorry GIF
ALT: I Am So Sorry Sorry GIF
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December 25, 2024 at 6:34 AM
These #holidays you may get a headache from drinking red wine. Turns out we now know why! (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) Solution? Drink cheap wine. The cheaper the better. Also apparently healthier too
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Good to see my colleagues in the Washington Post's opinion section continuing to carry out owner Jeff Bezos' mandate to focus on supporting and defending our liberties 🗽 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump is fast dismantling the free press. We all have to stop him.
It’s part of a broader crackdown on the civil liberties of those who disagree with the president.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Good to see my colleagues in the Washington Post's opinion section continuing to carry out owner Jeff Bezos' mandate to focus on supporting and defending our liberties 🗽 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Russia’s ‘3-day war’ is now 3 YEARS old—and they’re getting wrecked. 800,000 casualties, no tanks, no fleet… and now Trump is cutting Ukraine’s aid to throw Putin a lifeline. Sad! Read how Ukraine is WINNING despite the betrayals
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lif...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lif...
Trump's Lifeline to Putin: Cutting Ukraine's Aid Amid Russia's Collapse
Marco Rubio, Michael Waltz, and their ilk will spend the rest of their lives avoiding Ukrainians for fear of being spit on
adamkinzinger.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Russia’s ‘3-day war’ is now 3 YEARS old—and they’re getting wrecked. 800,000 casualties, no tanks, no fleet… and now Trump is cutting Ukraine’s aid to throw Putin a lifeline. Sad! Read how Ukraine is WINNING despite the betrayals
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lif...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lif...
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Okay somehow it's Friday and somehow we made it (congrats!) 🤯
To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)
To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)
DOGE Is the Deep State
A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!
www.wired.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Okay somehow it's Friday and somehow we made it (congrats!) 🤯
To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)
To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)
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Spotted in Canada…
March 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Spotted in Canada…
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An emergency defense summit started in Brussels, particularly regarding military assistance to Kyiv.
As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters.
As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters.
March 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
An emergency defense summit started in Brussels, particularly regarding military assistance to Kyiv.
As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters.
As a sign of solidarity, activists have displayed a banner covering 500 square meters.
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“And lastly, it was nauseating to witness the numerous times that JD Vance and Mike Johnson were laughing—laughing about invading Greenland, laughing about Trump’s slurs, laughing about all the “appalling waste” in foreign aid that they’re ending.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Snapshot: A Night of Nastiness and Lies
In this time of crisis, I longed for more disruptions of Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
“And lastly, it was nauseating to witness the numerous times that JD Vance and Mike Johnson were laughing—laughing about invading Greenland, laughing about Trump’s slurs, laughing about all the “appalling waste” in foreign aid that they’re ending.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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ICYMI:
We identified the operator of one of an anonymous Hitler-quoting self-described ‘Aryan' that is followed by Vice President JD Vance. His name is Geoff Martin, and his father is the president of Trinity Western University, a private Christian college in Canada.
We identified the operator of one of an anonymous Hitler-quoting self-described ‘Aryan' that is followed by Vice President JD Vance. His name is Geoff Martin, and his father is the president of Trinity Western University, a private Christian college in Canada.
March 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
ICYMI:
We identified the operator of one of an anonymous Hitler-quoting self-described ‘Aryan' that is followed by Vice President JD Vance. His name is Geoff Martin, and his father is the president of Trinity Western University, a private Christian college in Canada.
We identified the operator of one of an anonymous Hitler-quoting self-described ‘Aryan' that is followed by Vice President JD Vance. His name is Geoff Martin, and his father is the president of Trinity Western University, a private Christian college in Canada.
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Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."