Matthew A. Butkus
@profbutkus.bsky.social
Professor. Ethicist. Public Health Advocate. Godzilla Enthusiast.
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A more innocent time, before the threat of penguins forced his hand
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A more innocent time, before the threat of penguins forced his hand
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BREAKING: The Pentagon's acting inspector general announces an investigation into Pete Hegseth's use of a Signal chat for Houthi attack plans.
Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general has announced that he will review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.
bit.ly
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: The Pentagon's acting inspector general announces an investigation into Pete Hegseth's use of a Signal chat for Houthi attack plans.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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“If we live in a country where judges’ orders can be ignored by an Administration bent on amassing unchecked power, we no longer live in a democracy.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Trump Administration Nears Open Defiance of the Courts
In its conflict with a federal judge, the Justice Department claims to be complying with his orders while provoking a constitutional crisis.
www.newyorker.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“If we live in a country where judges’ orders can be ignored by an Administration bent on amassing unchecked power, we no longer live in a democracy.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Time to resurrect this classic. 😁
March 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Time to resurrect this classic. 😁
Mark your calendars.
March 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Mark your calendars.
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"I think you caved. I don't think you showed the fight this party needs right now, because you're playing by a rulebook where the other party has thrown that rulebook away" -- here's the full clip of Sunny Hostin confronting Schumer today on The View
March 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"I think you caved. I don't think you showed the fight this party needs right now, because you're playing by a rulebook where the other party has thrown that rulebook away" -- here's the full clip of Sunny Hostin confronting Schumer today on The View
