@napali17.bsky.social
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“He tells judges that sending armed troops against civilians would lead to chaos and bloodshed, saying that a commander who carried out martial law poorly would go down as ‘a sinner in history.”’
A good reminder for all public servants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
A good reminder for all public servants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“He tells judges that sending armed troops against civilians would lead to chaos and bloodshed, saying that a commander who carried out martial law poorly would go down as ‘a sinner in history.”’
A good reminder for all public servants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
A good reminder for all public servants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
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A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
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NYPD reported no arrests. So much for that antifa violence some people were expecting.
'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide
Large crowds of protesters have gathered in cities across the United for “No Kings” demonstrations against what they see a drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NYPD reported no arrests. So much for that antifa violence some people were expecting.
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Not trying to rain on anyone's parade - but it must be hard for abuse survivors to be looking at all the mourning in their feeds without any mention of this: www.bbc.com/news/enterta.... Some women stand up for other women, and some believe abusers because it never happened to them....
Diane Keaton defends Woody Allen over abuse allegations
The actress says she "continues to believe" the director after claims against him resurfaced.
www.bbc.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Not trying to rain on anyone's parade - but it must be hard for abuse survivors to be looking at all the mourning in their feeds without any mention of this: www.bbc.com/news/enterta.... Some women stand up for other women, and some believe abusers because it never happened to them....
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Of course Pete Hegseth quote tweeted a clip saying women should not have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be "repealed" and women should "submit" to their husbands
August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Of course Pete Hegseth quote tweeted a clip saying women should not have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be "repealed" and women should "submit" to their husbands
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holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
August 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
#politicslive
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
#politicslive
September 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
#politicslive
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
#politicslive
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China is quietly saving the world from climate change
Giving credit where credit is due.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Stephen Colbert's Emmy victory speech:
"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"
"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Stephen Colbert's Emmy victory speech:
"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"
"Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. I have never loved my country more desperately. Stay strong, be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!"
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Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a 30-year high.
1,288 confirmed infections.
38 states.
3 dead.
Over 160 hospitalized.
Brought to you by a government that thinks Facebook comments count as peer-reviewed science.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/make-ameri...
1,288 confirmed infections.
38 states.
3 dead.
Over 160 hospitalized.
Brought to you by a government that thinks Facebook comments count as peer-reviewed science.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/make-ameri...
Make America Measly Again
The Department of Health and Human Sacrifice
johnfugelsang.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a 30-year high.
1,288 confirmed infections.
38 states.
3 dead.
Over 160 hospitalized.
Brought to you by a government that thinks Facebook comments count as peer-reviewed science.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/make-ameri...
1,288 confirmed infections.
38 states.
3 dead.
Over 160 hospitalized.
Brought to you by a government that thinks Facebook comments count as peer-reviewed science.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/make-ameri...
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Support California farmworkers. When they strike do not buy produce. They are striking for immigrants rights. #huelgaparaladignidad #immigrantsrights
July 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Support California farmworkers. When they strike do not buy produce. They are striking for immigrants rights. #huelgaparaladignidad #immigrantsrights
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Personally I am unfamiliar with any legitimate activity that requires switching license plates, which by the way is illegal.
Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA
June 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Personally I am unfamiliar with any legitimate activity that requires switching license plates, which by the way is illegal.
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John Wilkes Booth was a Christian Nationalist conservative who shot a woke liberal for challenging traditional values.
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
John Wilkes Booth was a Christian Nationalist conservative who shot a woke liberal for challenging traditional values.
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WE THE PEOPLE all over the country stood up today and said NO.
#NoKings EVER. ❌👑
##NoKingsDay
#Mt.KiscoNY
#WestchesterCountyNY
@maddow.msnbc.com
@indivisible.org
#NoKings EVER. ❌👑
##NoKingsDay
#Mt.KiscoNY
#WestchesterCountyNY
@maddow.msnbc.com
@indivisible.org
June 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
WE THE PEOPLE all over the country stood up today and said NO.
#NoKings EVER. ❌👑
##NoKingsDay
#Mt.KiscoNY
#WestchesterCountyNY
@maddow.msnbc.com
@indivisible.org
#NoKings EVER. ❌👑
##NoKingsDay
#Mt.KiscoNY
#WestchesterCountyNY
@maddow.msnbc.com
@indivisible.org
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What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, killed in targeted attack, was a champion for Minnesotan families
Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
19thnews.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What a legacy and what a tragedy 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
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Making Los Angeles "safer," huh?
"Federal agents rammed and trapped a white sedan in Boyle Heights on Wednesday that contained a man, woman and child. Agents extracted the man, who was driving, before leaving behind the woman and child."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
"Federal agents rammed and trapped a white sedan in Boyle Heights on Wednesday that contained a man, woman and child. Agents extracted the man, who was driving, before leaving behind the woman and child."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal agents crash into vehicle, take man into custody in dramatic Boyle Heights arrest
Video shows two SUVs trapping the Mercedes as it turns right, with the second vehicle pushing its bumper into the sedan before federal agents jump out with guns drawn.
www.latimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Making Los Angeles "safer," huh?
"Federal agents rammed and trapped a white sedan in Boyle Heights on Wednesday that contained a man, woman and child. Agents extracted the man, who was driving, before leaving behind the woman and child."
www.latimes.com/california/s...
"Federal agents rammed and trapped a white sedan in Boyle Heights on Wednesday that contained a man, woman and child. Agents extracted the man, who was driving, before leaving behind the woman and child."
www.latimes.com/california/s...