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This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
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Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
NYT isn’t worth reading because they are in the bag for Trump
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Breaking character: I am open to the idea the media's coverage of Biden's age and mental acuity was fair or perhaps not even tough enough. But the fact that it was so much tougher than the coverage of Trump's (more severe) mental decline is damning and I can't see how anyone could argue otherwise.
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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
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Yes, they did vote for this. Whatever else they thought they were getting, none of this was secret, none of it was hard to find. They chose what to believe, made their peace with it, and now pathologically resist admitting what they did. So they blame the rest of us for not persuading them.
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yes, they did vote for this. Whatever else they thought they were getting, none of this was secret, none of it was hard to find. They chose what to believe, made their peace with it, and now pathologically resist admitting what they did. So they blame the rest of us for not persuading them.
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
October 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow
JD Vance attacks new Haitian immigrants working hard to succeed in the United States. Then he attacks the daughter of an immigrant for being successful in the United States.
The bigotry runs deep, as does the bitterness and resentment—which I guess must stem from some strange distemper of the soul.
The bigotry runs deep, as does the bitterness and resentment—which I guess must stem from some strange distemper of the soul.
October 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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"I believe that Americans would agree that the government can’t just make people disappear without any process or explanation. Second, because I want to give the government a chance to admit that they were wrong.
So far the government has not done so."
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-ci...
So far the government has not done so."
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-ci...
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"I believe that Americans would agree that the government can’t just make people disappear without any process or explanation. Second, because I want to give the government a chance to admit that they were wrong.
So far the government has not done so."
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-ci...
So far the government has not done so."
newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-ci...
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I absolutely adore the 404 page for the @financialtimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I absolutely adore the 404 page for the @financialtimes.com
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“Oregon is our home. Keep troops off our streets.”
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“Oregon is our home. Keep troops off our streets.”
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This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
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Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
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Delighted to be opening the new British Airways Spa Lounge for Bronze members.
August 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Delighted to be opening the new British Airways Spa Lounge for Bronze members.
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Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it)
August 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it)
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I know Tim Cook is just trying to protect his company but saying the president is a “well endowed and quite generous lover” seems a bit too far
August 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I know Tim Cook is just trying to protect his company but saying the president is a “well endowed and quite generous lover” seems a bit too far
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If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
June 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country.
We will hold this administration accountable.
We will hold this administration accountable.
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A terrifying escalation:
June 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A terrifying escalation:
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Lindsey is just a big baby, so there’s that as well.
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Lindsey is just a big baby, so there’s that as well.
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After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe endured 900 years of decay and poverty, but at the end of those 900 years, the Renaissance, a time of remarkable artistic and scientific invention, began. Could the same thing happen here?
May 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe endured 900 years of decay and poverty, but at the end of those 900 years, the Renaissance, a time of remarkable artistic and scientific invention, began. Could the same thing happen here?
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Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump running a multi-billion dollar crypto scam from the White House, both men tested the limits of presidential propriety.
May 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump running a multi-billion dollar crypto scam from the White House, both men tested the limits of presidential propriety.
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I really couldn’t be prouder to be an NLG member
I post this often, but here it is again:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWEp...
NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!
YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I really couldn’t be prouder to be an NLG member
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The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The default Dem position should be that nothing under Trump is valid.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
Trump didn't honor his predecessors' agreements. He didn't even honor his own trade agreements. He didn't honor Congressional appropriations. He doesn't follow laws.
Clean slate. If you rely on him, your loss.
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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.