@shibboleth1230.bsky.social
Retired English teacher, a fan of classic movies, especially sci-fi, horror, and mystery. A collector of many things.
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It’s cruel and repulsive
On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It’s cruel and repulsive
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Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
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BREAKING: A three-judge appeals panel unanimously greenlights Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C., saying the administration would likely prevail in the lawsuit because the president “possesses a unique power” to deploy troops in the district.
Appeals Court Greenlights Trump's D.C. Military Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
BREAKING: A three-judge appeals panel unanimously greenlights Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C., saying the administration would likely prevail in the lawsuit because the president “possesses a unique power” to deploy troops in the district.
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This is tonight !
TONIGHT at 9pm ET on MS NOW’s YouTube channel, LIVE, as-it-happens instant reaction and fact check of President Trump’s address to the nation.
JOIN @velshi.com & @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and other special guests right here 9pm ET:
www.youtube.com/live/hSw1IR4...
JOIN @velshi.com & @mollyjongfast.bsky.social and other special guests right here 9pm ET:
www.youtube.com/live/hSw1IR4...
LIVE ANALYSIS AND FACT CHECK! Trump's White House Address
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is tonight !
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The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.
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Let us recall that not that long ago, it felt around the world like freedom was on the march.
Things have reversed in the past 15 years. But just as they turned backwards quickly, so too can they turn forwards again.
May the spirit of Mohamed Bouazizi and the Arab Spring that followed rise again
Things have reversed in the past 15 years. But just as they turned backwards quickly, so too can they turn forwards again.
May the spirit of Mohamed Bouazizi and the Arab Spring that followed rise again
Fifteen years ago today, on December 17, 2010, Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi stood in the middle of traffic, shouted “How do you expect me to make a living?” and set himself on fire, sparking popular protests in Tunisia and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Let us recall that not that long ago, it felt around the world like freedom was on the march.
Things have reversed in the past 15 years. But just as they turned backwards quickly, so too can they turn forwards again.
May the spirit of Mohamed Bouazizi and the Arab Spring that followed rise again
Things have reversed in the past 15 years. But just as they turned backwards quickly, so too can they turn forwards again.
May the spirit of Mohamed Bouazizi and the Arab Spring that followed rise again
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Cutting staff at our VA hospitals will mean:
🚨Longer wait times
🚨Reduced access to care
🚨Strain on remaining VA staff
🚨Betraying the promise of the PACT Act
Our veterans deserve better than this.
unionveterans.org/news/immedia...
🚨Longer wait times
🚨Reduced access to care
🚨Strain on remaining VA staff
🚨Betraying the promise of the PACT Act
Our veterans deserve better than this.
unionveterans.org/news/immedia...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: VA Staffing Cuts Are a Direct Attack on Veteran Healthcare
Union Veterans Council Demands Full Staffing, Not Cuts, at the Department of Veterans AffairsWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Union Veterans Council (UVC), AFL-CIO, today issued a forceful condemnation of the D...
unionveterans.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Cutting staff at our VA hospitals will mean:
🚨Longer wait times
🚨Reduced access to care
🚨Strain on remaining VA staff
🚨Betraying the promise of the PACT Act
Our veterans deserve better than this.
unionveterans.org/news/immedia...
🚨Longer wait times
🚨Reduced access to care
🚨Strain on remaining VA staff
🚨Betraying the promise of the PACT Act
Our veterans deserve better than this.
unionveterans.org/news/immedia...
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This is the most interesting they can make this bribe-masquerading-as-a-movie look and it still looks incredibly boring.
Here’s the trailer for “Melania”
Reminder: Amazon paid tens of millions of dollars to Melania Trump for this.
Reminder: Amazon paid tens of millions of dollars to Melania Trump for this.
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is the most interesting they can make this bribe-masquerading-as-a-movie look and it still looks incredibly boring.
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Fascinating data that Trump being president causes the highest number of congressional departures for a president's own party.
Says everything about the way he treats a co-equal branch even controlled by his own party!
Says everything about the way he treats a co-equal branch even controlled by his own party!
GOP departures up to 27, the 3rd-most of either party since 2006. 1 and 2 are the GOP in 2018 and 2020. "Trump is president" really seems to be the highest-powered explanatory variable of the modern era.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Fascinating data that Trump being president causes the highest number of congressional departures for a president's own party.
Says everything about the way he treats a co-equal branch even controlled by his own party!
Says everything about the way he treats a co-equal branch even controlled by his own party!
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"Trump’s base and listeners of Candace’s podcast care deeply about the dominant American culture. They are upset that people like them are no longer the culture’s main characters."
@timmiller.bsky.social from the archives: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s28xnl
@timmiller.bsky.social from the archives: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s28xnl
President Candace
The MAGA mom vlogger-in-chief might just be Trump’s most natural apprentice.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Trump’s base and listeners of Candace’s podcast care deeply about the dominant American culture. They are upset that people like them are no longer the culture’s main characters."
@timmiller.bsky.social from the archives: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s28xnl
@timmiller.bsky.social from the archives: lnk.thebulwark.com/4s28xnl
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Congress’s annual defense bill aims to reverse a troubling course and recenter resilience in U.S. defense policy.
Congress Is Recommitting to Resilience
But the NDAA can only do so much when the president won’t help.
foreignpolicy.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congress’s annual defense bill aims to reverse a troubling course and recenter resilience in U.S. defense policy.
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Barbara Johns was a trailblazer against school segregation, leading a walkout at her Virginia high school when she was just 16. She was part of Brown v. Board of Ed. Her statue in the Capitol is a reminder to continue the fight for equal opportunity for all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Barbara Johns was a trailblazer against school segregation, leading a walkout at her Virginia high school when she was just 16. She was part of Brown v. Board of Ed. Her statue in the Capitol is a reminder to continue the fight for equal opportunity for all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and essays during his visits in the late 19th century.
Anne Applebaum set out to experience that version of the sinking city:
Anne Applebaum set out to experience that version of the sinking city:
Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here
Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and essays during his visits in the late 19th century. @anneapplebaum set out to experience that version of the sinking city:
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and essays during his visits in the late 19th century.
Anne Applebaum set out to experience that version of the sinking city:
Anne Applebaum set out to experience that version of the sinking city:
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JUST IN: Trump expands travel ban to Syrians, Palestinians and others
Trump expands travel ban to Syrians, Palestinians and others
The move, which includes partial restrictions on 15 countries, is part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
JUST IN: Trump expands travel ban to Syrians, Palestinians and others
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Trump's vile comments about legendary director Rob Reiner's killing has only widened the cracks in the MAGA movement: https://www.salon.com/2025/12/16/maga-shifts-away-from-trump-after-reiner-remarks/
MAGA shifts away from Trump after Reiner remarks
Trump's vile comments about Rob Reiner's killing has widened the cracks in the MAGA movement
www.salon.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Trump's vile comments about legendary director Rob Reiner's killing has only widened the cracks in the MAGA movement: https://www.salon.com/2025/12/16/maga-shifts-away-from-trump-after-reiner-remarks/
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🚨BREAKING: Right-wing figures are escalating their calls for violence to free Tina Peters, the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a voting system data breach. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Far Right Escalates Calls For Violence to Free Tina Peters After Trump’s ‘Pardon’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🚨BREAKING: Right-wing figures are escalating their calls for violence to free Tina Peters, the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state prison sentence for her role in a voting system data breach. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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JUST IN: Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
The newsThe Warner Bros. board is expected to announce that it plans to reject Paramount's $30-a-share all-cash offer for the company.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
JUST IN: Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
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The white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes is more powerful than ever and is “laying groundwork to go even bigger,” Ali Breland reports. Read what Breland learned after a marathon viewing of Fuentes’s show: theatln.tc/pLkEit4r
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes is more powerful than ever and is “laying groundwork to go even bigger,” Ali Breland reports. Read what Breland learned after a marathon viewing of Fuentes’s show: theatln.tc/pLkEit4r
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Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Energy bills have increased 13% since Trump took office.
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
Families have paid an extra $1,200 on goods this year because of his tariffs.
Popular holiday gifts are 26% more expensive this year compared to 2024.
Remember this as Trump calls affordability a "hoax" and a "con job."
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The evil narcissism is becoming even more evident… and this Reiner post is opening even his biggest supporters eyes
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump Is An Evil Narcissist
Even his MAGA movement is starting to recognize his cruelty
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The evil narcissism is becoming even more evident… and this Reiner post is opening even his biggest supporters eyes
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Bcuz Donald Trump is a completely immoral person lacking in ANY shred of goodness, he’s forcing the American people to decide once & for all if character matters. Does the character of a person still matter? I hope we decide it does. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Personal Character MUST Matter. If It Doesn’t, Then We’re F****d
Podcast Episode · The Social Contract with Joe Walsh · 12/16/2025 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Bcuz Donald Trump is a completely immoral person lacking in ANY shred of goodness, he’s forcing the American people to decide once & for all if character matters. Does the character of a person still matter? I hope we decide it does. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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On the day of the Candace/Erika summit who else would I have on the @thebulwark.com podcast besides @willsommer.bsky.social. We also get into MAGA numerology and much more.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Will Sommer: Conspiracy Theorists Are Behind the Wheel in the Republican Party
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 12/16/2025 · 1h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
On the day of the Candace/Erika summit who else would I have on the @thebulwark.com podcast besides @willsommer.bsky.social. We also get into MAGA numerology and much more.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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José Kast campaigned on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration and organized crime and to rekindle Chile’s weak economy.
What Chile’s New President Means for the World
José Kast’s right-wing agenda has implications far beyond Chile’s borders.
foreignpolicy.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
José Kast campaigned on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration and organized crime and to rekindle Chile’s weak economy.
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The real revelation in the recent interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is not in what she said, but in how Trump’s supporters are spinning it, Jonathan Chait argues.
The Real Revelation in the Susie Wiles Interviews
It’s not the crime, but the cover-up.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The real revelation in the recent interviews with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is not in what she said, but in how Trump’s supporters are spinning it, Jonathan Chait argues.
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Global Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
Trump officials celebrated with cake after slashing aid. Then people died of cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Global Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.
ProPublica uncovered that after USAID funding cuts, cases of cholera in South Sudan spiked.