Taunie
@taunie.bsky.social
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Pete Buttigieg on his military training: “I was taught as an officer to obey all lawful orders.”
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Pete Buttigieg on his military training: “I was taught as an officer to obey all lawful orders.”
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Executive orders are tweets on stationery, folks!
As a reminder, executive orders—while noteworthy and significant—are basically advisory memos from the White House, as the president does not have the legal or constitutional authority to issue edicts with the force of law
This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.
April 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Executive orders are tweets on stationery, folks!
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Wha happened today would be treated as crime if they didn’t now also control all the law enforcement agencies
April 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Wha happened today would be treated as crime if they didn’t now also control all the law enforcement agencies
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Exactly
Crucial point from @jenrubin.bsky.social: The Hegseth fiasco is on GOP Senators, and "concern" won't cut it anymore.
"If they're afraid to be challenged in a primary or have mean tweets put out about them, then they aren’t fit for public office."
Listen on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
"If they're afraid to be challenged in a primary or have mean tweets put out about them, then they aren’t fit for public office."
Listen on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
Trump Text Fiasco Suddenly Worsens as MAGA Knives Come Out for Hegseth
As Trump allies begin turning on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid the darkening war-text scandal, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains why this will grow politically untenable for Trump and th...
newrepublic.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Exactly
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On the left: Hegseth's message.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On the left: Hegseth's message.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
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Here's everything I've done so far on broligarchy, all in one place, starting with my Inauguration Day interview on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart, through multiple BlueSky threads on the subject, some other interviews & a couple articles in @theatlantic.com. 1/9
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...
Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here's everything I've done so far on broligarchy, all in one place, starting with my Inauguration Day interview on @thedailyshow.com with Jon Stewart, through multiple BlueSky threads on the subject, some other interviews & a couple articles in @theatlantic.com. 1/9
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCm...
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Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Every single Democratic lawmaker should be calling for Hegseth's immediate resignation right now. Not just some. Not just a few dozen. Every single one, starting at the top with Mr. Schumer and Mr. Jeffries. And the fact that it hasn't happened yet is nearly as shocking as Hegseth's conduct.
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Once again, will the typically complicit republicans stand up to the regime they helped create??
March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Once again, will the typically complicit republicans stand up to the regime they helped create??
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quiet part out loud.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
quiet part out loud.
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this message is for Gov Mills of Maine. Hi. TY. Love you. 💕⭐️
February 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this message is for Gov Mills of Maine. Hi. TY. Love you. 💕⭐️
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Is
Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…”
If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.
Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…”
If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is
Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…”
If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.
Elon a govt employee? If he is, he needs to be held responsible for the intense and number lies he is putting out with constant “if true then…”
If he isn’t then he needs to get the hell away from my govt.
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Why is the richest man in the world cutting cancer research?
February 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Why is the richest man in the world cutting cancer research?
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War inc - is also what Gaza is about
February 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
War inc - is also what Gaza is about
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THE CANDY MAN CAN! Tabs, Mon., Feb. 10, 2025
Morning news roundup! Things to read!
www.wonkette.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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This is actually make me feel better
I *implore* you all to listen to @mollyjongfast.bsky.social's conversation with @preetbharara.bsky.social
I *promise* it will make you feel better.
Bharara makes many of the arguments I've been trying to make but unlike me he comes with the credentials.
(ie, we're not going to become Russia)
I *promise* it will make you feel better.
Bharara makes many of the arguments I've been trying to make but unlike me he comes with the credentials.
(ie, we're not going to become Russia)
Preet Bharara & Molly White
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is actually make me feel better
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Important context. Now you see what motivates him.
An important historical note — that USAID helped end Apartheid — sheds new light on Elon’s relentless and soulless attack on USAID. During Apartheid, Black South Africans were robbed of human rights and political power. 1/2 www.thealtmedia.com/p/musks-sout...
Musk’s South African White Male Fragility
Why does Elon want USAID to ‘die?’ Probably because it helped end Apartheid.
www.thealtmedia.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Important context. Now you see what motivates him.
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Need a script to call your Senator about RFK Jr? How about a script telling your Democratic Senator(s) to play hardball with the Republicans?
Find both in here.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Find both in here.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Chop Wood, Carry Water 1/29
A mini-edition with a few things about RFK and a call for those with Dem Senators.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Need a script to call your Senator about RFK Jr? How about a script telling your Democratic Senator(s) to play hardball with the Republicans?
Find both in here.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Find both in here.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
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January 25, 2025
January 25, 2025
We have all earned a break for this week, but as some of you have heard me say, I write these letters with an eye to what a graduate student will need to know in 150 years.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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