Stephen Ewen
@stephen-ewen.bsky.social
Anthropology, Comparative Politics, Educator, Chef, Therapy Dog Handler, and father of a leukemia survivor. #NeverTrump since he rode down the escalator. †
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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Incredibly important episode discussing the problem of American privatized healthcare - especially in this political Moment when we are facing GOP not supporting Obamacare protections!
youtube.com/watch?v=62d9...
youtube.com/watch?v=62d9...
The Most Dangerous Part of America’s Healthcare System Isn’t What You Think with Tom Mueller
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Incredibly important episode discussing the problem of American privatized healthcare - especially in this political Moment when we are facing GOP not supporting Obamacare protections!
youtube.com/watch?v=62d9...
youtube.com/watch?v=62d9...
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.. a “remarkable figure, never before seen in recorded economic history ..”
@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
.. a “remarkable figure, never before seen in recorded economic history ..”
@wsj.com 🇨🇳
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A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws.
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws.
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me,” she recalled.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me,” she recalled.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
SPOOF BOOK:
Tom Cotton, Probably
And a whole series on diff pols.
Tom Cotton, Probably
And a whole series on diff pols.
"I saw the video and what if a bird flew by and one of the shipwrecked used a paper clip and squid ink to write a message to attach to the bird's leg to get a message to Suriname so they could continue their mission?"
- Tom Cotton probably
- Tom Cotton probably
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
SPOOF BOOK:
Tom Cotton, Probably
And a whole series on diff pols.
Tom Cotton, Probably
And a whole series on diff pols.
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Ham sandwiches couldn’t be reached for comment.
NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
Federal officials failed to secure the new indictment against James, whom Trump has targeted, after a judge said the previous one was secured by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ham sandwiches couldn’t be reached for comment.
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I’m not a conspiracy guy, but something about blowing up a third of the White House, with literally no plan to build what you said you wanted, while accepting millions of dollars—again, with no plan on how to use it—feels kinda sketchy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House is expected to submit plans for a new ballroom to planning commission this month, Trump-appointed chair says.
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’m not a conspiracy guy, but something about blowing up a third of the White House, with literally no plan to build what you said you wanted, while accepting millions of dollars—again, with no plan on how to use it—feels kinda sketchy.
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Take the gloves off. Gerrymander everything.
If SCOTUS doesn’t care, fine, fair is fair.
If SCOTUS doesn’t care, fine, fair is fair.
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Take the gloves off. Gerrymander everything.
If SCOTUS doesn’t care, fine, fair is fair.
If SCOTUS doesn’t care, fine, fair is fair.
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The Supreme Court is practically writing articles of secession
December 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Supreme Court is practically writing articles of secession
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
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"Polyworking" is the fancy, sanitized term invented to normalize people being forced to work multiple jobs to afford basic necessities.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Polyworking" is the fancy, sanitized term invented to normalize people being forced to work multiple jobs to afford basic necessities.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
Don't glorify the grind.
Dismantle the system that requires it.
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I looked. And yup. It's f'n true 😒
When is enough enough!? FFS!
It's time for targeted protests and being as courageous as we can!
We can't hope this shit away!
When is enough enough!? FFS!
It's time for targeted protests and being as courageous as we can!
We can't hope this shit away!
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I looked. And yup. It's f'n true 😒
When is enough enough!? FFS!
It's time for targeted protests and being as courageous as we can!
We can't hope this shit away!
When is enough enough!? FFS!
It's time for targeted protests and being as courageous as we can!
We can't hope this shit away!
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Under Trump’s leadership, electricity costs are going up nationwide.
17% in North Carolina.
15% in Georgia.
13% in Pennsylvania.
12% in Michigan.
And Republicans are doing nothing about it.
17% in North Carolina.
15% in Georgia.
13% in Pennsylvania.
12% in Michigan.
And Republicans are doing nothing about it.
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Under Trump’s leadership, electricity costs are going up nationwide.
17% in North Carolina.
15% in Georgia.
13% in Pennsylvania.
12% in Michigan.
And Republicans are doing nothing about it.
17% in North Carolina.
15% in Georgia.
13% in Pennsylvania.
12% in Michigan.
And Republicans are doing nothing about it.
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"It's possible that there were still some drugs left on that tiny remaining piece of the boat the two men were clinging to, so obviously we had to kill them."
“It looks like two classically shipwrecked people,” Rep Adam Smith told me, calling it “highly questionable decision that these two people on that obviously incapacitated vessel were still in any kind of fight.”
More details on what the video revealed here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
More details on what the video revealed here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"It's possible that there were still some drugs left on that tiny remaining piece of the boat the two men were clinging to, so obviously we had to kill them."
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Ruh roh: New poll finds 37% of people who backed Trump in 2024 say the cost of living is "the worst they can ever remember it being." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Damning New Poll: Americans Say Cost Of Living Is 'Worst They Can Ever Remember'
A rising number of President Donald Trump's own voters think he's responsible for higher prices, according to new data.
www.huffpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Ruh roh: New poll finds 37% of people who backed Trump in 2024 say the cost of living is "the worst they can ever remember it being." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Prospera, located on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras, is a for-profit city-state that seeks to put libertarian economic and regulatory theories into practice.
It is, in other words, a gated community for the global elite to park capital with little government oversight and low taxes.
It is, in other words, a gated community for the global elite to park capital with little government oversight and low taxes.
The billionaire-backed techno-utopia at the heart of Trump’s controversial pardon
Former right-wing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was pardoned by Donald Trump earlier this week, cutting short a 45-year sentence he was serving for conspiring to traffic 500 tons of cocain...
oligarchwatch.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Prospera, located on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras, is a for-profit city-state that seeks to put libertarian economic and regulatory theories into practice.
It is, in other words, a gated community for the global elite to park capital with little government oversight and low taxes.
It is, in other words, a gated community for the global elite to park capital with little government oversight and low taxes.
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The Three Dumbest Republican Self-Owns on Health Care
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The Three Dumbest Republican Self-Owns on Health Care
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December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Three Dumbest Republican Self-Owns on Health Care
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With this week’s shakeup at the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, an ivermectin-promoting anti-vax group is well positioned to influence vaccine policy in the U.S.
Both the new chair and the existing vice chair of ACIP have ties to the so-called Independent Medical Alliance.
Full story:
Both the new chair and the existing vice chair of ACIP have ties to the so-called Independent Medical Alliance.
Full story:
Pro-Ivermectin, Anti-Vax Group Positioned to Influence CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
New ACIP Chair Dr. Kirk Milhoan, who attacks mRNA vaccines, is affiliated with the Independent Medical Alliance.
www.importantcontext.news
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
With this week’s shakeup at the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee, an ivermectin-promoting anti-vax group is well positioned to influence vaccine policy in the U.S.
Both the new chair and the existing vice chair of ACIP have ties to the so-called Independent Medical Alliance.
Full story:
Both the new chair and the existing vice chair of ACIP have ties to the so-called Independent Medical Alliance.
Full story:
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"America’s professional diplomats feel demoralized and ignored, with fully 98 percent saying in a new survey that workplace morale has fallen since the Trump administration took over in January."
Seems bad.
Seems bad.
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"America’s professional diplomats feel demoralized and ignored, with fully 98 percent saying in a new survey that workplace morale has fallen since the Trump administration took over in January."
Seems bad.
Seems bad.