We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
-Senator Rand Paul (R)
A tyrant can exercise tyranny only insofar as the objects of his tyranny continue to allow it. Remember this.
A tyrant can exercise tyranny only insofar as the objects of his tyranny continue to allow it. Remember this.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
Lying.
Blaming subordinates.
No respect for Congress.
Toughness only toward those you know can’t fight back.
Lying.
Blaming subordinates.
No respect for Congress.
Toughness only toward those you know can’t fight back.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
This is why you don’t execute illegal orders. Because you are responsible
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
From @chelleraiser.bsky.social
www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
--Teddy Roosevelt (R)
A suspected Venezuelan smuggling boat was destroyed, survivors remained afloat, and a follow-on strike killed them. trib.al/fhLR4tF
A suspected Venezuelan smuggling boat was destroyed, survivors remained afloat, and a follow-on strike killed them. trib.al/fhLR4tF