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Drunken frat boy Pete Hegseth is in Europe, selling out Ukraine to Putin at a blistering pace, Tulsi is about to compromise sources around the world because she hates the intelligence community with a fiery passion.
Trump will pardon Snowden any minute now.
Trump will pardon Snowden any minute now.
February 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Drunken frat boy Pete Hegseth is in Europe, selling out Ukraine to Putin at a blistering pace, Tulsi is about to compromise sources around the world because she hates the intelligence community with a fiery passion.
Trump will pardon Snowden any minute now.
Trump will pardon Snowden any minute now.
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Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
The Cowardice of Senate Republicans
In 2021, ten of my Republican colleagues in the House joined me in voting to impeach Donald Trump after he incited an attack on our democracy.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...
“The billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government?
The billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“The billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineers…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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You can watch Rachel's full interview with Senator Schatz here: youtu.be/0d6HrKIclLs @schatz.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
You can watch Rachel's full interview with Senator Schatz here: youtu.be/0d6HrKIclLs @schatz.bsky.social
The creepy billionaire supervillain is a great target for Dems to make inroads with the working class. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump
The billionaire's strategy of moving fast and breaking things isn't going over so well with the public.
www.politico.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The creepy billionaire supervillain is a great target for Dems to make inroads with the working class. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
“…Unfortunately, the sheer depth of American exceptionalism is such that this country's political, media and economic elites have a difficult time believing that anything can fundamentally change for the worse. But that, in fact, is what's happening right now…”
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk Coup
It’s hard to think of anything less sexy and less made-for-TV than an attorney charging into a courthouse to seek a temporary injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“…Unfortunately, the sheer depth of American exceptionalism is such that this country's political, media and economic elites have a difficult time believing that anything can fundamentally change for the worse. But that, in fact, is what's happening right now…”
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
“…What he is in fact doing is weakening potential obstacles—especially the federal civil service—that might stand in the way of his accumulation of wide and unaccountable power…”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump and Musk Are Destroying the Basics of a Healthy Democracy
An apolitical bureaucracy run by public servants who respect the law is one of the greatest achievements a society can attain—and these two men have no respect for it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“…What he is in fact doing is weakening potential obstacles—especially the federal civil service—that might stand in the way of his accumulation of wide and unaccountable power…”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I’m a civil servant. He and his goons might be rummaging through my personal data right now.
I’m a Federal Worker. Elon Musk’s Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame.
Things are bleak.
slate.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m a civil servant. He and his goons might be rummaging through my personal data right now.
“…Democrats have no power to set the terms of the debate on their own, or to advance their own priorities: the far right alone can make policy proposals, to which the Democrats can merely flip their thumbs up or down. Many of them are giving the thumbs up…” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are the Democrats so spineless? | Moira Donegan
No wonder the American public thinks of Democrats as out of touch, opportunistic and cowardly. That is because they are
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“…Democrats have no power to set the terms of the debate on their own, or to advance their own priorities: the far right alone can make policy proposals, to which the Democrats can merely flip their thumbs up or down. Many of them are giving the thumbs up…” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Breaks down the causes and consequences of this well.
“The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war” on.ft.com/4hHgGYa
“The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war” on.ft.com/4hHgGYa
The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war
Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will harm America’s own economy and diplomatic power
on.ft.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaks down the causes and consequences of this well.
“The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war” on.ft.com/4hHgGYa
“The absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war” on.ft.com/4hHgGYa
The markets might stop some of the madness. It’s unlikely any other institutions will. “Trump’s cataclysmic damage is going way beyond tariffs.” on.ft.com/40JgVLD
Trump’s cataclysmic damage is going way beyond tariffs
The functioning of the US government is facing a systemic crisis
on.ft.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The markets might stop some of the madness. It’s unlikely any other institutions will. “Trump’s cataclysmic damage is going way beyond tariffs.” on.ft.com/40JgVLD
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Scoop: Elon Musk’s lackeys have taken over the Office of Personnel Management—essentially the human resources function for the entire federal government. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Scoop: Elon Musk’s lackeys have taken over the Office of Personnel Management—essentially the human resources function for the entire federal government. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A reality check on fast track fascism for Trump. There will be a lot of obstacles to this. “How far will Donald Trump go to get rid of illegal immigrants?”
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
from The Economist
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
from The Economist
How far will Donald Trump go to get rid of illegal immigrants?
It is his signature policy, but the obstacles are daunting
www.economist.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A reality check on fast track fascism for Trump. There will be a lot of obstacles to this. “How far will Donald Trump go to get rid of illegal immigrants?”
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
from The Economist
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
from The Economist
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"Democrats are operating under this notion that unless a message is delivered on legacy media, then it’s not legitimate. Independent media for them still feels extraneous. In their minds, any real news has to be broken under the glossy veneer of legacy media."
My interview with @puck.news:
My interview with @puck.news:
Democrats’ Post-MSNBC Playbook
Multiplatform content maven Brian Tyler Cohen reveals how the Democratic blob can finally move beyond its depressing greenroom biases and play a game that the Republicans started mastering a decade ag...
puck.news
December 24, 2024 at 3:01 AM
"Democrats are operating under this notion that unless a message is delivered on legacy media, then it’s not legitimate. Independent media for them still feels extraneous. In their minds, any real news has to be broken under the glossy veneer of legacy media."
My interview with @puck.news:
My interview with @puck.news:
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Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
December 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.
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As we brace for the transition-inauguration media coverage of the second Trump administration, a Twitter/X thread from July 2024 about how "normalization" is justified ... Starts in next reply.
December 3, 2024 at 1:13 PM
As we brace for the transition-inauguration media coverage of the second Trump administration, a Twitter/X thread from July 2024 about how "normalization" is justified ... Starts in next reply.
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The 21st century version of Tolstoy’s adage about unhappy families is that every social media platform is deranged in its own way.
December 6, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The 21st century version of Tolstoy’s adage about unhappy families is that every social media platform is deranged in its own way.
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From cozying up to dictators like Putin to switching positions and parties as soon as it's politically advantageous, the only quality of Tulsi Gabbard's you can rely on is her selfish thirst for power. That makes her a very dangerous pick to lead our national intelligence.
December 6, 2024 at 7:02 PM
From cozying up to dictators like Putin to switching positions and parties as soon as it's politically advantageous, the only quality of Tulsi Gabbard's you can rely on is her selfish thirst for power. That makes her a very dangerous pick to lead our national intelligence.
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I chatted with Sophia A. Nelson about how people voted in the election, and one thing stuck with me:
“My mom loves Kamala Harris, but I still had to wrestle her into voting for her.”
It’s a powerful reminder that deeply rooted patriarchal norms still influence how many women vote.
“My mom loves Kamala Harris, but I still had to wrestle her into voting for her.”
It’s a powerful reminder that deeply rooted patriarchal norms still influence how many women vote.
December 5, 2024 at 9:46 PM
I chatted with Sophia A. Nelson about how people voted in the election, and one thing stuck with me:
“My mom loves Kamala Harris, but I still had to wrestle her into voting for her.”
It’s a powerful reminder that deeply rooted patriarchal norms still influence how many women vote.
“My mom loves Kamala Harris, but I still had to wrestle her into voting for her.”
It’s a powerful reminder that deeply rooted patriarchal norms still influence how many women vote.
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"Why Restraint With Russia Won't Work: Only by imposing real costs on Russian malfeasance can the West expect to prevent further escalation."
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/wh...
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/wh...
Why Restraint With Russia Won’t Work
Only by imposing real costs on Russian malfeasance can the West expect to prevent further escalation.
nationalinterest.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM
"Why Restraint With Russia Won't Work: Only by imposing real costs on Russian malfeasance can the West expect to prevent further escalation."
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/wh...
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/wh...
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Not to brag, but I found every single book I was looking for today at the local used bookstore--even the out of print ones--and I feel like an absolute champion
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Not to brag, but I found every single book I was looking for today at the local used bookstore--even the out of print ones--and I feel like an absolute champion
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If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 9:02 PM
If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
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Russian tv tends to have a clear sense of who Trump’s appointments will be and what they will do.
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov and head of RT Margarita Simonyan rejoiced over Trump's picks. They were especially thrilled about Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, predicting, "They will quickly dismantle America, brick by brick."
youtu.be/kYGSEFxPaLg
youtu.be/kYGSEFxPaLg
Russian state TV rejoices over Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth nominations
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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December 4, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Russian tv tends to have a clear sense of who Trump’s appointments will be and what they will do.