Susan Sumnick
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Susan Sumnick
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Reposted by Susan Sumnick
July 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
God Formally Notifies Mike Johnson That he is Going to Hell
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God Formally Notifies Mike Johnson That he is Going to Hell
It was a move that many said was long overdue.
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July 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Coffee with Contrarians and Terry Moran open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...

Well worth listening to, in my opinion.
Coffee with Contrarians and Terry Moran
A recording from Terry Moran and Jennifer Rubin's live video
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June 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
June 23, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

We'll probably never know the truth about Trump's pretext for bombing Iran. But nothing about Trump's administration gives me confidence in his judgment or his priorities.
June 23, 2025
In a timeline of Trump’s decision to drop 12 of the reportedly 20 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs the U.S.
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June 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When Incompetence Goes to War open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Sobering truth from someone who knows.
When Incompetence Goes to War
Bombing was the easy part
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June 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Supreme Court authorizes kidnapping of immigrants open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

SCOTUS and POTUS are attacking basic human rights on a frightening scale. Even if Trump's "midnight hammer" succeeds in eliminating Iran's nuclear war capabilities, our existence as a democracy is in deep trouble.
Supreme Court authorizes kidnapping of immigrants
June 24, 2025
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June 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
June 22, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Obviously, Trump's decision is not without controversy. Despite the euphoria from the success of this surprise attack, the future is not certain. "Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said: ...“we’ve seen this movie before."
June 22, 2025
Last night, exactly a week after his military parade fizzled and more than five million Americans turned out to protest his administration, President Donald J.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Trump's War. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Hubbell's perspective is consistent with his adherence to our Constitution and his understandable cynicism about Trump's motivation. But Hubbell's patriotism is undeniable.
Trump's War.
June 23, 2025
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June 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What I fear Trump will do with his war open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Regardless of your opinion about Trump's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, Reich raises a sobering point here.
What I fear Trump will do with his war
Centralize even more power and curtail even more civil liberties
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June 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
War open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...

Balanced, heart-felt, with historical perspective - in other words, true journalism. Thank you, Terry Moran.
War
We are at war in the Middle East.
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June 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
June 21, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

HCR: "In The Atlantic, foreign affairs scholar Tom Nichols noted: “President Donald Trump has done what he swore he would not do: involve the United States in a war in the Middle East.”"
June 21, 2025
At 7:50 this evening, Eastern Time, President Donald J.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Dogs of War open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Scary days ahead.
The Dogs of War
What's really going on
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June 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Remember Norman Thomas open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...

Thomas and Moran remind us that patriotism does not mean blind adherence to every policy and pronouncement of the current regime.
Remember Norman Thomas
We are in a struggle to save our country.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Terry Moran, fired and now free open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...

Terry Moran was fired by ABC News for expressing his views online. He's now on Substack with interesting observations about his experience, the current political climate, and challenges for mainstream news.
Terry Moran, fired and now free
A recording from Terry Moran and Anand Giridharadas's live video
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June 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump’s Biggest Economic Burden on the Working Middle Class open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

And this.
Trump’s Biggest Economic Burden on the Working Middle Class
And the three policies he’s pursuing will only worsen it
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June 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Treating war as reality TV. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Indeed! Resist and persist, or as John Lewis exhorted us, make "good trouble".
Treating war as reality TV.
June 20, 2025
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June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
June 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The inmates are running the asylum - or maybe the kids are running the school?
June 19, 2025
Just a week ago, the Trump administration was preparing for a sixth round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, scheduled to be held in Oman on June 15.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

"If “capitalist democracy” is becoming an oxymoron, it’s not because of public assistance or because women got the right to vote. It’s because billionaire capitalists like Musk and Thiel are intent on killing democracy."
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Friends,
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June 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
RFK Jr’s Worm Now Living in Kristi Noem’s Brain open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Gotta laugh to keep from crying, I guess.
RFK Jr’s Worm Now Living in Kristi Noem’s Brain
"It was time for a change of scenery," the worm said.
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June 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Resistance isn't enough; we must plan for the long-term. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

Winning in 2026 and 2028 is not enough. We must undo the damage that has been done and make sure it doesn't happen again. Get corporate money out of politics, expand the Supreme Court, and be bold.
Resistance isn't enough; we must plan for the long-term.
June 19, 2025
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June 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
June 18, 2025 (Wednesday) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

160 years later we're still fighting this battle.
June 18, 2025 (Wednesday)
Tomorrow is the federal holiday honoring Juneteenth, the celebration of the announcement in Texas on June 19th, 1865, that enslaved Americans were free.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Does the Supreme Court Exist to Protect White Straight Supremacy? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

This is as succinct and eloquent a defense of DEI against the accusation of "reverse discrimination" as I have seen.
Does the Supreme Court Exist to Protect White Straight Supremacy?
A reflection on Juneteenth
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June 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
June 17, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Is this what we really want? International oligarchs scarfing up our resources and using their leverage like Mafia bosses? Well, that's what's happening. You should have known.
June 17, 2025
Yesterday at the meeting of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), a forum of democracies with advanced economies, President Donald Trump told reporters: “The UK is very well protected.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Waging war by tweet.
June 18, 2025
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June 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM