Meg Noonan
@megnoonan.bsky.social
"There are many who do not know they are Fascists, but will find it out when the time comes.” — Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Host of Freeform Radio 📻 Sat 11-midnight, Sun 9-10pm on Long Island's only NPR station 88.3/88.7/96.9 WLIW-FM
Host of Freeform Radio 📻 Sat 11-midnight, Sun 9-10pm on Long Island's only NPR station 88.3/88.7/96.9 WLIW-FM
Hurtling into dictatorship. Disgusting abuse of power.
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
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August 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hurtling into dictatorship. Disgusting abuse of power.
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
“Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” Anytime I have ever made a comment in the NYT that we are in the middle of a Second Civil War, they don't publish it. Finally some ink is being spilled on this brutal reality. It's well past time democrats meet fascism with the ruthlessness it deserves.
Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.” Anytime I have ever made a comment in the NYT that we are in the middle of a Second Civil War, they don't publish it. Finally some ink is being spilled on this brutal reality. It's well past time democrats meet fascism with the ruthlessness it deserves.
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"He's in the process of establishing a dictatorship."
It's a simple 8-word sentence. News media could tell the public that. They know it's true. They report on the various steps toward autocracy every day. But they're afraid to utter that 8-word sentence. Which is more evidence of how true it is.
It's a simple 8-word sentence. News media could tell the public that. They know it's true. They report on the various steps toward autocracy every day. But they're afraid to utter that 8-word sentence. Which is more evidence of how true it is.
July 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"He's in the process of establishing a dictatorship."
It's a simple 8-word sentence. News media could tell the public that. They know it's true. They report on the various steps toward autocracy every day. But they're afraid to utter that 8-word sentence. Which is more evidence of how true it is.
It's a simple 8-word sentence. News media could tell the public that. They know it's true. They report on the various steps toward autocracy every day. But they're afraid to utter that 8-word sentence. Which is more evidence of how true it is.
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Velshi: The latest fox poll shows 80% of registered voters have been following the Epstein case. Of the people who've been following the case, only 13% believe the Trump administration has been open and transparent. The Epstein scandal will not be going away anytime soon
July 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Velshi: The latest fox poll shows 80% of registered voters have been following the Epstein case. Of the people who've been following the case, only 13% believe the Trump administration has been open and transparent. The Epstein scandal will not be going away anytime soon
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“The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril.”
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 3, Scene 5)
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 3, Scene 5)
July 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended nostril.”
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 3, Scene 5)
— The Merry Wives of Windsor (Act 3, Scene 5)
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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Federal agents used explosives to enter a U.S. citizen’s home and entered — guns drawn — on a baby, a 6-year-old, and their mother. She believes it’s because her boyfriend attended an ICE protest where he accidentally hit a cop car (and was released by cops).
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...
Video shows federal agents blast their way into Huntington Park home
Video appears to show an explosion set off by federal agents as they entered a Huntington Park home in an early morning law enforcement operation that startled a woman who was inside the house with he...
www.nbclosangeles.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Federal agents used explosives to enter a U.S. citizen’s home and entered — guns drawn — on a baby, a 6-year-old, and their mother. She believes it’s because her boyfriend attended an ICE protest where he accidentally hit a cop car (and was released by cops).
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/h...
My sadness and anger is compounded by the thought that we could have had a leader like Tim Walz who chose to also honor their dog Gilbert, who likely tried to protect the Hortmans. Instead we have an American Fascist as our VP and we see cruelty over compassion coming from this regime everyday.
A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My sadness and anger is compounded by the thought that we could have had a leader like Tim Walz who chose to also honor their dog Gilbert, who likely tried to protect the Hortmans. Instead we have an American Fascist as our VP and we see cruelty over compassion coming from this regime everyday.
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- Religious exception rulings apply only to the plaintiffs.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
June 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
- Religious exception rulings apply only to the plaintiffs.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
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What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead
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www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling
Our phones have become misery machines. Hopescrolling can change that.
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
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Three weeks from right now, we will be taking to the streets across the country on No Kings Day. Over 1,000 events are planned in response to Trump’s $100 million birthday parade in DC. We hope you will join us on June 14: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
May 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Three weeks from right now, we will be taking to the streets across the country on No Kings Day. Over 1,000 events are planned in response to Trump’s $100 million birthday parade in DC. We hope you will join us on June 14: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Left this msg for my senators. Text continues in comments: I urge you to join fellow senators in calling for a vote to censure Donald Trump's acceptance of a $400M luxury jet from Qatar. The jet is not a gift; it is a bribe and as such, it is a clear conflict of interest.
Trump’s Plan to Accept Luxury Jet From Qatar Strains Bounds of Propriety
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Left this msg for my senators. Text continues in comments: I urge you to join fellow senators in calling for a vote to censure Donald Trump's acceptance of a $400M luxury jet from Qatar. The jet is not a gift; it is a bribe and as such, it is a clear conflict of interest.
Hate is certainly having a moment but so is Mallory McMorrow. Great speech from a few years ago. Regrettably we are still having this conversation but thankfully there are people like her.
Three years ago today, I stood on the Michigan Senate floor and said, “We will not let hate win.”
I’ve heard from some of you that it feels like hate did win.
I’ve heard from some of you that it feels like hate did win.
April 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hate is certainly having a moment but so is Mallory McMorrow. Great speech from a few years ago. Regrettably we are still having this conversation but thankfully there are people like her.
"The draft also calls for cutting offices at State Department headquarters that address climate change and refugee issues, as well as democracy and human rights concerns." They don't care. Genocide by a thousand paper cuts.
Trump Live Updates: Draft Executive Order Calls for Reorganization of State Department
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April 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"The draft also calls for cutting offices at State Department headquarters that address climate change and refugee issues, as well as democracy and human rights concerns." They don't care. Genocide by a thousand paper cuts.
They don't need the data because they don't care what happens to any of us. Get it? Genocide by a thousand paper cuts.
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…
www.propublica.org
April 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
They don't need the data because they don't care what happens to any of us. Get it? Genocide by a thousand paper cuts.
Among those asked to self-deport were immigration attorneys who are also American citizens.
NEW: ICE is paying Palantir $30 million to make a tool called “ImmigrationOS” that would provide “near real-time” info on self-deportations and help ICE choose who to deport, with priority to “visa overstays.” A new document outlines these details:
www.wired.com/story/ice-pa...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pa...
ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform
In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.
www.wired.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Among those asked to self-deport were immigration attorneys who are also American citizens.
GO UMASS!!! Proud graduate 1992!!
This is how you do it.
The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
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The "Mutual Academic Defense Compact".
The moral imperative may be to fight...
but the strategic imperative is to not fight alone:
www.gazettenet.com/UMass-Amhers...
UMass faculty calls on land grant universities to join in fight against Trump administration; McGovern, AG also weigh in
AMHERST — Faculty at the University of Massachusetts are calling on Chancellor Javier Reyes and President Martin Meehan to form a compact with the 250 land grant and public universities across the cou...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
GO UMASS!!! Proud graduate 1992!!
This is what democracy looks like. More, please.
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
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April 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is what democracy looks like. More, please.
This is what fascism looks like.
A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns.
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
April 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is what fascism looks like.
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“Where are the “Free Kilmar” billboards? Where are the front-page stories counting down his days in hellish captivity? Why was today the first time his family was featured on new and old media outlets? The conspiracy of silence and complacency must end.” New from Jen Rubin.
Free Kilmar
This human rights outrage cannot be permitted to persist
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April 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Where are the “Free Kilmar” billboards? Where are the front-page stories counting down his days in hellish captivity? Why was today the first time his family was featured on new and old media outlets? The conspiracy of silence and complacency must end.” New from Jen Rubin.
Time for Congress to step up. We need 4 each from the House and Senate to create an opposition to the erasure of our rights to free speech and a fair trial. Due process matters.
Video: Grassley Heckled by Constituents During Town Hall
Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, was confronted by constituents who demanded that he help secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported last month.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Time for Congress to step up. We need 4 each from the House and Senate to create an opposition to the erasure of our rights to free speech and a fair trial. Due process matters.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social is right. If the president can direct law enforcement to kidnap people, expel and imprison them without trial, then we are living in a fascist state. This is the moment we decide who we are. Nothing else matters. We cannot let this stand.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
April 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social is right. If the president can direct law enforcement to kidnap people, expel and imprison them without trial, then we are living in a fascist state. This is the moment we decide who we are. Nothing else matters. We cannot let this stand.
Breaking things and letting Russia pick up the pieces?
April 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Breaking things and letting Russia pick up the pieces?
Petty man who cares nothing for culture and civil society.
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
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April 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Petty man who cares nothing for culture and civil society.
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.