C. Boyd
@vademgirl.bsky.social
Love Zumba, Progressive thinkers and history (not alternative facts).
Now, U.S. oil companies could potentially be subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer if these companies invest in Venezuelan oil that costs more per barrel to produce than by fracking. The corruption continues at our expense. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
The truth behind Trump’s black, sticky fantasy
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January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Now, U.S. oil companies could potentially be subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer if these companies invest in Venezuelan oil that costs more per barrel to produce than by fracking. The corruption continues at our expense. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Nobody asked for an invasion of Venezuela. Nobody wanted this. Our country is run by narcissistic loons, and the only comfort I take is knowing how badly they will screw this up.
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Nobody asked for an invasion of Venezuela. Nobody wanted this. Our country is run by narcissistic loons, and the only comfort I take is knowing how badly they will screw this up.
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
ICYMI: Experts on the Council of Foreign Relations weigh in on the just released National Security Strategy. Overall, tRump gov’t oppose EU allies (getting too brown & liberal) & a-okay with doing business with illiberal nations (i.e., Russia, China). www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
Unpacking a Trump Twist of the National Security Strategy
The Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy this week. CFR convened seven of its experts to discuss the implications of a document that could reorient the United…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
ICYMI: Experts on the Council of Foreign Relations weigh in on the just released National Security Strategy. Overall, tRump gov’t oppose EU allies (getting too brown & liberal) & a-okay with doing business with illiberal nations (i.e., Russia, China). www.cfr.org/expert-brief...
Michigan pays the price for their support of Dozy Don open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Trump to Disaster Victims: Drop Dead
Sorry, but we don’t help the little people
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December 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Michigan pays the price for their support of Dozy Don open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Well, this explains why tRump defends Honduras. Crypto crime seems rampant with these tech billionaires open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?
Or are they the same thing?
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December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Well, this explains why tRump defends Honduras. Crypto crime seems rampant with these tech billionaires open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Searchlight’s Marc Dunkelman on how newly-elected leaders in New Jersey and Virginia can work to restore trust in government.
“Democrats need to demonstrate to voters that when they are handed the reins, government gets better at solving real problems.”
“Democrats need to demonstrate to voters that when they are handed the reins, government gets better at solving real problems.”
So you won. Now what?
Democrats are the party of government.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Searchlight’s Marc Dunkelman on how newly-elected leaders in New Jersey and Virginia can work to restore trust in government.
“Democrats need to demonstrate to voters that when they are handed the reins, government gets better at solving real problems.”
“Democrats need to demonstrate to voters that when they are handed the reins, government gets better at solving real problems.”
China - 1 vs tRump - 0 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
How We Lost the Trade War
Tariff uncertainty may be waning, but the damage will persist
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October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
China - 1 vs tRump - 0 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Mar-a-Lago of the North and norms for a person who thinks the world should revolve around him open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mar-a-Lago of the North and norms for a person who thinks the world should revolve around him open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Come clean Clean Virginia — why can’t you support candidates that take no money from Dominion? www.facebook.com/share/16Nvk6...
Redirecting...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Come clean Clean Virginia — why can’t you support candidates that take no money from Dominion? www.facebook.com/share/16Nvk6...
Fascinating discussion! open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Talking with Maurice Obstfeld
About Argentina, the dollar, and whether bankers still wear ties
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October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fascinating discussion! open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Why did Orange Man back down from threatening 100% tariffs on China after markets started tanking after his announcement? One word: Crypto. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
How Crypto Became a Trump Trade
It’s primarily a vehicle for crony capitalism now
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October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Why did Orange Man back down from threatening 100% tariffs on China after markets started tanking after his announcement? One word: Crypto. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Billions in US foreign aid canceled to help save millions of lives but ok to give $20B tax payer dollars to Argentina so that hedge fund billionaires’ investments in that country’s economy can be pulled out before the peso collapses. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina
Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children
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October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Billions in US foreign aid canceled to help save millions of lives but ok to give $20B tax payer dollars to Argentina so that hedge fund billionaires’ investments in that country’s economy can be pulled out before the peso collapses. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Good summary of the Wounded Knee Massacre (and the politics then) following Hegseth’s announcement that 20 of the soldiers who butchered the mainly Lakota women and children in 1890 will keep their Medal of Honor award. Keep whitewashing but history knows the truth. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
September 26, 2025
Today Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that twenty men who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre would keep their medals, despite more than ...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Good summary of the Wounded Knee Massacre (and the politics then) following Hegseth’s announcement that 20 of the soldiers who butchered the mainly Lakota women and children in 1890 will keep their Medal of Honor award. Keep whitewashing but history knows the truth. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
So tRump will give $20B in “aid” to Argentina to prop up their failing economy-which suspended its grain export tax & China proceeded to buy all their soybeans while leaving US soybean farmers hurting. Also, FYI fed law prohibits undocumented people from signing up for ACA coverage.
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
So tRump will give $20B in “aid” to Argentina to prop up their failing economy-which suspended its grain export tax & China proceeded to buy all their soybeans while leaving US soybean farmers hurting. Also, FYI fed law prohibits undocumented people from signing up for ACA coverage.
So, the true reason underlying the Jimmy Kimmel show cancellation is because Nextstar is fearful of FCC not approving their multi-billion dollar merger who take marching orders from tRump. Don’t blame local TV stations as it’s out of their control.
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So, the true reason underlying the Jimmy Kimmel show cancellation is because Nextstar is fearful of FCC not approving their multi-billion dollar merger who take marching orders from tRump. Don’t blame local TV stations as it’s out of their control.
The facts from USAFacts usafacts.org/articles/imm...
Are immigrants eligible for government assistance? | USAFacts
Are immigrants eligible for assistance programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and student aid? Learn how eligibility differs by immigration status.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The facts from USAFacts usafacts.org/articles/imm...
So, tRump wanted to meet Putin in Alaska in order to be able to announce an energy investment deal so he can feel like he achieved something. So, glum looks at the non-press conference as Putin not playing the game. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: US and Russian officials discussed energy deals alongside latest Ukraine peace talks
U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine, according to five sources familiar with the talks.
www.reuters.com
August 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
So, tRump wanted to meet Putin in Alaska in order to be able to announce an energy investment deal so he can feel like he achieved something. So, glum looks at the non-press conference as Putin not playing the game. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Did not know this suppressed history of the Chicano culture and journalist Salazar. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 28, 2025
On August 29, 1970, journalist Rubén Salazar died instantly when Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Thomas Wilson fired an 8-inch bullet-shaped tear gas projectile into the back of his head.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Did not know this suppressed history of the Chicano culture and journalist Salazar. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Love these Badasses! 'Badass' national security women offer Democrats a Trump antidote - www.reuters.com/article/worl...
'Badass' national security women offer Democrats a Trump antidote
Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger had a potent defense against attacks by President Donald Trump and other Republicans casting her party as weak on national security: her career as a covert CIA counter-terrorism officer.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Love these Badasses! 'Badass' national security women offer Democrats a Trump antidote - www.reuters.com/article/worl...
JD Vance distances himself from the Orange Man who is showing more evidence of cognitive deterioration. Meanwhile 2025 Project Managers (i.e., tRump handlers) are putting policies in place for a post tRump presidency so MAGAs can continue an anti-progressive agenda. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 11, 2025
President Donald J.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
JD Vance distances himself from the Orange Man who is showing more evidence of cognitive deterioration. Meanwhile 2025 Project Managers (i.e., tRump handlers) are putting policies in place for a post tRump presidency so MAGAs can continue an anti-progressive agenda. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Well written and factual analysis. tRump’s pyramid scheme works daily on the unenlightened mind. Why bother to think when Faux News, bots and AI do it for you? Like the frog in the boiling pot…he sees that his fate is too late to reverse. Communicate with others on urgency to pay attention!
How Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
Opinion | How Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Well written and factual analysis. tRump’s pyramid scheme works daily on the unenlightened mind. Why bother to think when Faux News, bots and AI do it for you? Like the frog in the boiling pot…he sees that his fate is too late to reverse. Communicate with others on urgency to pay attention!
What is the power tRump holds that keeps the Gutless Old Party from challenging? FOMO on keeping power and making even more $$ while they can?
My column: The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What is the power tRump holds that keeps the Gutless Old Party from challenging? FOMO on keeping power and making even more $$ while they can?
Gaslighting and erasing history—it’s what he does best. Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Gaslighting and erasing history—it’s what he does best. Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
Another example of killing government services that actually helps regular people. Project 2025 author Vought continues to spearhead dismantling government programs which helps big businesses and banks not the little guy. apnews.com/article/cfpb...
Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump
Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts grind to a halt under the Trump administration.
apnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Another example of killing government services that actually helps regular people. Project 2025 author Vought continues to spearhead dismantling government programs which helps big businesses and banks not the little guy. apnews.com/article/cfpb...