@twinsis.bsky.social
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Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Their faith lets them worship power while they’re offended by mercy. It’s not Christianity they’re practicing.
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Trump has used such dual loyalty or immediate allegiance arguments about Jews as well, of course.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/u...
forward.com/culture/4300...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-jews-a...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/u...
forward.com/culture/4300...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-jews-a...
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump has used such dual loyalty or immediate allegiance arguments about Jews as well, of course.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/u...
forward.com/culture/4300...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-jews-a...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/u...
forward.com/culture/4300...
www.businessinsider.com/trump-jews-a...
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This is as I suspected. Just no way Vance & Bondi would be freelancing in their public proclamations that you can't pardon violent offenders. So that was the provisional plan until Trump switched gears
"F--k it: Release 'em all": Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
"F--k it: Release 'em all": Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
"F--k it: Release 'em all": Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons
Trump's move to "go big" on the pardons shed light on his unpredictable decision-making process.
www.axios.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This is as I suspected. Just no way Vance & Bondi would be freelancing in their public proclamations that you can't pardon violent offenders. So that was the provisional plan until Trump switched gears
"F--k it: Release 'em all": Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
"F--k it: Release 'em all": Why Trump embraced broad Jan. 6 pardons www.axios.com/2025/01/22/t...
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We should celebrate our diversity not suppress it. America is a diminished nation without everyone’s participation.
January 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We should celebrate our diversity not suppress it. America is a diminished nation without everyone’s participation.
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It turns out, separating families, sending ICE agents into schools and churches and going after agriculture workers has NOTHING to do with lowering costs. If anything going after agriculture workers will RAISE costs. Who could have seen that one coming?
January 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It turns out, separating families, sending ICE agents into schools and churches and going after agriculture workers has NOTHING to do with lowering costs. If anything going after agriculture workers will RAISE costs. Who could have seen that one coming?
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Trump's wind order "could impact essentially any wind project, even ones not sited on federal lands" reports @jael.bsky.social.
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
Trump’s Wind Order Could Hit ‘More Than Half’ of New Projects
The American wind industry faces a potentially existential threat.
heatmap.news
January 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trump's wind order "could impact essentially any wind project, even ones not sited on federal lands" reports @jael.bsky.social.
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
“If in fact the federal government stops issuing approvals, a significant amount of the pipeline would be interrupted” says @americancleanpower.bsky.social's Jason Grumet
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Trump: Benny Johnson, what he did is incredible. He was the leader of the [Jan 6th] committee.
(Bennie Thompson)
(Bennie Thompson)
January 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump: Benny Johnson, what he did is incredible. He was the leader of the [Jan 6th] committee.
(Bennie Thompson)
(Bennie Thompson)
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Another Trump cabinet candidate.
Kentucky convicted child predator & January 6th defendant, Andrew Grisby, has been pardoned by Donald Trump.
January 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Another Trump cabinet candidate.
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Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
January 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hiring freeze ordered at US Dept of Veterans Affairs, which operates dozens of hospitals, 100s of clinics and veterans benefits programs nationwide
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NEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
North Carolina Supreme Court Dismisses GOP Candidate’s Election Challenge, Lower Courts Must Review First
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
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So grateful to @atrupar.com for this service today.
I am going to put together a thread covering Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. Follow along for clips and commentary.
January 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So grateful to @atrupar.com for this service today.
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@gregsargent.bsky.social and @pastpunditry.bsky.social dug into the way Trump's divisive rhetoric about the LA fires fits into the broader framework of MAGA and longer-term right-wing strategies. Lots to think about here, and I try to delve into some of it.
newrepublic.com/article/1900...
newrepublic.com/article/1900...
Transcript: Trump’s Ugly Eruptions Over Wildfires Hint at Darker Story
An interview with Nicole Hemmer, a historian of the right wing, about how Trump’s vile, hateful tirades about the Los Angeles fires reveal the MAGA right’s broader project of degrading public life.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@gregsargent.bsky.social and @pastpunditry.bsky.social dug into the way Trump's divisive rhetoric about the LA fires fits into the broader framework of MAGA and longer-term right-wing strategies. Lots to think about here, and I try to delve into some of it.
newrepublic.com/article/1900...
newrepublic.com/article/1900...
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Inhale …….
Exhale 💨💨
Exhale 💨💨
November 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Inhale …….
Exhale 💨💨
Exhale 💨💨
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Good morning
November 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Good morning