Stoic Thinker
@stoicthinker2025.bsky.social
Long-time American expat uni teacher. Reluctant returnee. IR, politics, history, philosophy, science, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, deceptive language analysis. Always learning. Social democrat. Feminist. Global citizen. Happily married.
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Team Trump involved in Brazil coup. Short thread bsky.app/profile/did:...
Team Trump was directly involved with the Brazil coup attempt (2022) to help Jair Bolsonaro. He was with Trump at the time. Involved Bannon, Erik Prince, Flynn's team, etc. No Justice en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Br...
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Team Trump involved in Brazil coup. Short thread bsky.app/profile/did:...
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This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
With presidents who coup
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Kirill Dmitriev is not a professional diplomat. But the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine. https://to.pbs.org/49Ban7Z
Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the Ukraine peace proposal?
Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kirill Dmitriev is not a professional diplomat. But the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine. https://to.pbs.org/49Ban7Z
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials.
https://to.pbs.org/4on1zX5
https://to.pbs.org/4on1zX5
Trump says peace plan 'fine-tuned' and he's sending envoys to meet Russians and Ukrainians
President Trump says he is sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with the Russian president and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials.
https://to.pbs.org/4on1zX5
https://to.pbs.org/4on1zX5
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars.
https://to.pbs.org/4pDcRaN
https://to.pbs.org/4pDcRaN
Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for Brazilian coup attempt
The far-right leader had been under house arrest since August and was taken to federal police headquarters Saturday after trying to break his ankle monitor.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars.
https://to.pbs.org/4pDcRaN
https://to.pbs.org/4pDcRaN
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The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November from an upwardly revised October reading of 95.5, the lowest reading since April, when President Trump announced sweeping tariffs that caused the stock market to plunge. https://to.pbs.org/4ag0XyR
Consumer confidence slips as Americans grow wary of high costs and labor market
Consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown and amid weak hiring and stubborn inflation.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November from an upwardly revised October reading of 95.5, the lowest reading since April, when President Trump announced sweeping tariffs that caused the stock market to plunge. https://to.pbs.org/4ag0XyR
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A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell accuses the Trump administration’s top housing regulator of abusing his position to misuse private mortgage records belonging to Swalwell and other Democratic critics of the Republican president. https://to.pbs.org/3M4kVmb
Swalwell's lawsuit claims Trump housing official abused post to target Trump critics
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is running for governor of California, served as a House manager in President Donald Trump’s 2021 impeachment trial. His lawsuit claims Federal Housing Finance Agency Director ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell accuses the Trump administration’s top housing regulator of abusing his position to misuse private mortgage records belonging to Swalwell and other Democratic critics of the Republican president. https://to.pbs.org/3M4kVmb
@pbsnews.org In the richest country in the world there is food insecurity.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@pbsnews.org In the richest country in the world there is food insecurity.
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NEW EPISODE: George Conway joins me to unpack why Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. We discuss Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_U...
George Conway Hints at Congressional Run: ‘Time to Undo Trump’s Damage’
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW EPISODE: George Conway joins me to unpack why Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. We discuss Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_U...
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George Conway and I discuss how Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. we also break down Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress. youtu.be/Kn_UXJYxKKc?...
Trump is Desperate & More Dangerous Than Ever | George Conway
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
George Conway and I discuss how Donald Trump is both an “addled old man” and a dangerous threat to democracy. we also break down Democratic momentum in key elections — and Conway reveals whether he’s considering running for Congress. youtu.be/Kn_UXJYxKKc?...
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DUMP TRUMP! He is a coward, a rapist, a pedaphile, sex offender, felon(34 times), a draft dodger, and the worst president in history. THESE ARE ALL FACTS!
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
DUMP TRUMP! He is a coward, a rapist, a pedaphile, sex offender, felon(34 times), a draft dodger, and the worst president in history. THESE ARE ALL FACTS!
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Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
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quite a Freudian slip from Fox News' John Roberts here
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
quite a Freudian slip from Fox News' John Roberts here
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Senator Agrees to Pay Over $5 Million in Back Taxes to I.R.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Sure looks like Karoline Leavitt had her nephew's mother deported right before Thanksgiving as a favor to her brother.
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sure looks like Karoline Leavitt had her nephew's mother deported right before Thanksgiving as a favor to her brother.
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The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The type of things that happen when a foolish reality TV actor appoints a petty, drunk talk show chatterbox to run our military:
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Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
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🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 “Trump, you just sold out Ukraine”
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸 “Trump, you just sold out Ukraine”
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
Thousands of protestors have gathered in Washington DC to protest against Donald Trump.
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A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
'Woe to the public': Trump admin official gets 40-minute grilling in Gulf of America case
A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.AP sued the government after it banned its journalists from covering events at the White House, and in a new circuit court panel in ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A federal judge pressed a Trump administration official Monday in an appeal case involving The Associated Press refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
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This is totally unfair. Witkoff and Kushner had extensive help from the Russian foreign ministry, and they are trying to hog all the credit. SMH.
One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
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www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
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www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is totally unfair. Witkoff and Kushner had extensive help from the Russian foreign ministry, and they are trying to hog all the credit. SMH.
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Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.
“Having a United States senator subject to discipline at the behest of the secretary of defense and the president — that violates a core principle of legislative independence,” Kreis said in a phone interview.
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Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Indeed. This is a prescription for Duma.
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The president and vice president shouldn't be upset about having missed the service. The service was not political, and they weren't in any way mentioned, as it was not about them in any way. It was about duty and honor and integrity and decency and love, … (1/3)
Trump, Vance not invited to Thursday funeral for former VP Dick Cheney www.youtube.com/watch?v=do5n...
Trump, Vance not invited to Thursday funeral for former VP Dick Cheney
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The president and vice president shouldn't be upset about having missed the service. The service was not political, and they weren't in any way mentioned, as it was not about them in any way. It was about duty and honor and integrity and decency and love, … (1/3)