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Ukraine is home. russia is the only one that needs to go home.
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ukraine is home. russia is the only one that needs to go home.
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US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict politi.co/3HHsTQ4, via @politico.com
US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict
President Donald Trump ordered the service to shut down in March.
politi.co
June 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict politi.co/3HHsTQ4, via @politico.com
Today, out of all stories from last months I thought "the story about the airplane is just too crazy even for this administration. Can't be real. Let's just wait until it happens." And then, a few hours later, the corruptor in chief confirms it all. Wow.
Transparent corruption is still corruption.
Transparent corruption is still corruption.
May 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Today, out of all stories from last months I thought "the story about the airplane is just too crazy even for this administration. Can't be real. Let's just wait until it happens." And then, a few hours later, the corruptor in chief confirms it all. Wow.
Transparent corruption is still corruption.
Transparent corruption is still corruption.
*McConnel abdicated his power to courts
*Supreme Court abdicated power to voters
*Voters abdicated their power to populist's lies and fake reality
Will markets finally reel in this insanity?
So far, markets are in copium mode.
But soon, they, too, will realize that this is just a con.
*Supreme Court abdicated power to voters
*Voters abdicated their power to populist's lies and fake reality
Will markets finally reel in this insanity?
So far, markets are in copium mode.
But soon, they, too, will realize that this is just a con.
April 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
*McConnel abdicated his power to courts
*Supreme Court abdicated power to voters
*Voters abdicated their power to populist's lies and fake reality
Will markets finally reel in this insanity?
So far, markets are in copium mode.
But soon, they, too, will realize that this is just a con.
*Supreme Court abdicated power to voters
*Voters abdicated their power to populist's lies and fake reality
Will markets finally reel in this insanity?
So far, markets are in copium mode.
But soon, they, too, will realize that this is just a con.
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The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan to Sell Out Ukraine to Russia
His proposal to end the war isn’t a peace plan—it’s a reward for aggression.
www.theatlantic.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Trump 'peace' plan for #Ukraine is no such thing; it is an instrument of surrender.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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✈️ ICE FLIGHTS--23 APR 2025 ✈️
🛫 ON45 from Harlingen, flying NE
Earlier: ⚠️OAE3222 arrived Tegucigalpa, Honduras from Harlingen via Miami and Guantanamo
Track ICE flights: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a2c4e0,...
🛫 ON45 from Harlingen, flying NE
Earlier: ⚠️OAE3222 arrived Tegucigalpa, Honduras from Harlingen via Miami and Guantanamo
Track ICE flights: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a2c4e0,...
April 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
✈️ ICE FLIGHTS--23 APR 2025 ✈️
🛫 ON45 from Harlingen, flying NE
Earlier: ⚠️OAE3222 arrived Tegucigalpa, Honduras from Harlingen via Miami and Guantanamo
Track ICE flights: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a2c4e0,...
🛫 ON45 from Harlingen, flying NE
Earlier: ⚠️OAE3222 arrived Tegucigalpa, Honduras from Harlingen via Miami and Guantanamo
Track ICE flights: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a2c4e0,...
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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We stand by our reporting.
So maybe this isn’t real, or it WAS real until a grownup found out about DOGE’s latest.
April 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We stand by our reporting.
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Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented rapid, significant changes to U.S. immigration policy. It has taken a much more expansive view on who should be targeted for arrest or deportation and how the laws governing immigration can be interpreted. Here's what to know.
What Rights Do Immigrants, Citizens, Green-Card Holders and Visitors Have?
The expansion of immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration has thrown the status of some rights into question. See what is unchanged, what is expanded and what is in dispute.
nyti.ms
April 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented rapid, significant changes to U.S. immigration policy. It has taken a much more expansive view on who should be targeted for arrest or deportation and how the laws governing immigration can be interpreted. Here's what to know.
Trump's evolution on Gaza
Gaza Strip -> Riviera of Middle East -> Freedom Zone
The situation in the Middle East is heating up and not cooling down.
Gaza Strip -> Riviera of Middle East -> Freedom Zone
The situation in the Middle East is heating up and not cooling down.
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump's evolution on Gaza
Gaza Strip -> Riviera of Middle East -> Freedom Zone
The situation in the Middle East is heating up and not cooling down.
Gaza Strip -> Riviera of Middle East -> Freedom Zone
The situation in the Middle East is heating up and not cooling down.
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Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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April 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The tariffs will continue until moral improves.
April 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The tariffs will continue until moral improves.
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and coincidentally, I am in Perugia this week for the International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com as part of a panel about breaking news on Bluesky, might even talk a bit about me liveskeeting at the National Assembly on the night of the martial law declaration
will be in perugia for @journalismfestival.com next week to talk about breaking news on bluesky w @peter.andringa.me @fadahjassem.bsky.social @sarahjeong.bsky.social!
pls drop me a note if your org is hosting any side events there, would love to attend :)
pls drop me a note if your org is hosting any side events there, would love to attend :)
April 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
and coincidentally, I am in Perugia this week for the International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com as part of a panel about breaking news on Bluesky, might even talk a bit about me liveskeeting at the National Assembly on the night of the martial law declaration
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I'm still all amped up from the protests today, and I want to do a thread of great protest signs. Some will be the ones I saw today, but I will branch out to others that friends have posted from all over the country.
Of course we start in Boston with "No Fucking Kings."
Love this town.
1/?
Of course we start in Boston with "No Fucking Kings."
Love this town.
1/?
April 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'm still all amped up from the protests today, and I want to do a thread of great protest signs. Some will be the ones I saw today, but I will branch out to others that friends have posted from all over the country.
Of course we start in Boston with "No Fucking Kings."
Love this town.
1/?
Of course we start in Boston with "No Fucking Kings."
Love this town.
1/?
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Trump's antisemitism agenda isn't about the Jews. I wrote about how the president and his allies are using the pretext of protecting Jews to protect their policies from criticism, while advancing an agenda that most American Jews oppose. Gift link:
Trump’s Jewish Cover Story
The administration claims to be protecting Jews while advancing an agenda that most Jews oppose.
www.theatlantic.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump's antisemitism agenda isn't about the Jews. I wrote about how the president and his allies are using the pretext of protecting Jews to protect their policies from criticism, while advancing an agenda that most American Jews oppose. Gift link:
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Never forget: Rex Tillerson was right.
April 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Never forget: Rex Tillerson was right.
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A glimpse into the future….
March 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A glimpse into the future….
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WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite. “This isn’t an audit, it’s a heist,” one told @telliotter.bsky.social.
'It's a Heist': Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
www.wired.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite. “This isn’t an audit, it’s a heist,” one told @telliotter.bsky.social.
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If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
March 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
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🧵I've posted previously about how institutional capture by disordered discourse works, and I want to highlight this post from DOD Rapid Response to show what it looks like in action, and what it tells us.
It’s a textbook example of Stage 5: Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure.
bsky.app/profile/elio...
It’s a textbook example of Stage 5: Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure.
bsky.app/profile/elio...
March 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🧵I've posted previously about how institutional capture by disordered discourse works, and I want to highlight this post from DOD Rapid Response to show what it looks like in action, and what it tells us.
It’s a textbook example of Stage 5: Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure.
bsky.app/profile/elio...
It’s a textbook example of Stage 5: Entrenchment & Epistemic Closure.
bsky.app/profile/elio...
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The gambke Trump is willing - eager - to take. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing
The president offers many reasons for imposing tariffs, including revenue, leverage over competitors and job creation. But history suggests a more complex history.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The gambke Trump is willing - eager - to take. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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"I decide who is a Jew"
Donald Trump: "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I am concerned. He has become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He is not Jewish anymore. He is a Palestinian."
March 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"I decide who is a Jew"
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🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
What we’re witnessing in America is what happens when disordered discourse captures a political party, then the state itself. The Republican Party was the first to fall - abandoning truth for conspiracy, ideology for grievance, and policy for performative outrage.
March 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🧵 I want to follow up this earlier thread by examining why the USA finds itself in the state it does at the moment; the process of disordered discourse capturing state institutions and how it inevitably results in a slide towards authoritarianism, a process we're seeing unfold before our very eyes.
For anybody who still cares. This is why Elon wanted to cancel EV rebates.
March 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For anybody who still cares. This is why Elon wanted to cancel EV rebates.