Voltaire
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Resolute editor & attorney. Based in Baltimore, best place to live on the East Coast.
"The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity." —Voltaire
"The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity." —Voltaire
Press Remembers Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Massacre—But Not Press's Role in Massacre - fair.org/home/press-r...
Press Remembers Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Massacre—But Not Press’s Role in Massacre
The white-owned press didn't just fuel the Tulsa Race Massacre, which killed 300 overwhelmingly Black people and destroyed a thriving community; it also helped cover it up.
fair.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Press Remembers Oldest Survivor of Tulsa Massacre—But Not Press's Role in Massacre - fair.org/home/press-r...
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America: ‘In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, a “palantir” is a seeing stone that can be used to distort truth and present selective visions of reality….Palantir Technologies bears a striking similarity.’
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The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Friends,
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June 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America: ‘In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, a “palantir” is a seeing stone that can be used to distort truth and present selective visions of reality….Palantir Technologies bears a striking similarity.’
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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"Trump doesn’t give a damn whether the troops are necessary....The show of military force is the point. It gives him the appearance of power." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Coward Goes to War Against America
Trump wants Americans to turn violent. We will be steadfast.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Trump doesn’t give a damn whether the troops are necessary....The show of military force is the point. It gives him the appearance of power." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde
May 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde
ROBERT REICH: What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill
(Resending so you can share over email without my inadvertent notes after the "share" button)
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May 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
ROBERT REICH: What you need to share about the "one big beautiful" ugly horrible bill open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"Why the hell are we wasting time and energy debating who knew what and when about Biden’s deteriorating condition anyway, when voters really need to hear about the deteriorating condition of democracy and the rule of law under Trump?" open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Stop asking about a Biden “cover-up”
It’s an irrelevant, contemptible distraction from what’s threatening America
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May 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Why the hell are we wasting time and energy debating who knew what and when about Biden’s deteriorating condition anyway, when voters really need to hear about the deteriorating condition of democracy and the rule of law under Trump?" open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"...Republicans continue to insist Americans are overtaxed. In fact, the U.S. is far below the average of the 37 other nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development..." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 18, 2025
Tonight, late on a Sunday night, the House Budget Committee passed what Republicans are calling their “Big, Beautiful Bill” to enact Trump’s agenda although it had failed on Friday when far-right Repu...
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May 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"...Republicans continue to insist Americans are overtaxed. In fact, the U.S. is far below the average of the 37 other nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development..." open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Good background reference! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father (Published 2018)
The president has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of ...
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May 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Good background reference! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ROBERT REICH: "Some judges have warned that the Trump regime’s efforts to deny immigrants due process could easily expand to other groups, including American citizens." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Process That’s Due
Four things you should know
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May 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
ROBERT REICH: "Some judges have warned that the Trump regime’s efforts to deny immigrants due process could easily expand to other groups, including American citizens." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"Trump himself has given away much of the game by bringing Afrikaners...into the country while others fleeing persecution and war are being rejected. The racism is transparent." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Does Trump Get To Decide Who Is An American?
The stakes are high, even though the Supreme Court won't be deciding, at least not yet, whether Trump's order to end birthright citizenship is constitutional.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Trump himself has given away much of the game by bringing Afrikaners...into the country while others fleeing persecution and war are being rejected. The racism is transparent." open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
'Trump paid homage to his “friend,” Mohammed bin Salman, who rules without consent and who brooks no dissent. “I like him a lot. I like him too much,” the president said....[adding] the United States "has no stronger partner.” ' www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gush...
Trump Gushes with Envy Toward the House of Saud
American-style kleptocracy is fine and all. But what Trump really wants is the kind with aggressive repression, no dissent, and a bone saw on hand just in case.
www.thebulwark.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
'Trump paid homage to his “friend,” Mohammed bin Salman, who rules without consent and who brooks no dissent. “I like him a lot. I like him too much,” the president said....[adding] the United States "has no stronger partner.” ' www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gush...
ROBERT REICH: "The richest 1 percent of Americans now has more wealth than the bottom 90 percent combined. The only other country with similarly high levels of wealth concentration is Russia, another oligarchy." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The single stupidest statement about Trump ever made
RFK Jr. doesn’t just kiss Trump’s derriere. He lies through his teeth.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
ROBERT REICH: "The richest 1 percent of Americans now has more wealth than the bottom 90 percent combined. The only other country with similarly high levels of wealth concentration is Russia, another oligarchy." open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
DOGE accounting screwups make government record-keeping look good. Or worse, maybe DOGE intentionally keeps false claims on its site. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
DOGE accounting screwups make government record-keeping look good. Or worse, maybe DOGE intentionally keeps false claims on its site. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
Nauseating news. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration withdraws from Russian war crime investigations
The Trump administration has defunded a programme documenting the abduction of children from Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nauseating news. www.bbc.com/news/article...
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
May 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
Watergate and Trump: The role of citizens
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Watergate and Trump: The role of citizens
Wise words from Fred Wertheimer
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May 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Watergate and Trump: The role of citizens
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One of Stephen Miller's favorite books... www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/b...
A Racist Book’s Malign and Lingering Influence (Gift Article)
“The Camp of the Saints,” published in 1973, has been a must-read within white supremacist circles for decades. Stephen Miller, Marine Le Pen and Steve King have touted it in recent years.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
One of Stephen Miller's favorite books... www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/b...
CORRUPTION WRIT LARGE: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump (Gift Article)
The president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
CORRUPTION WRIT LARGE: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...
George Washington would have thrown up
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George Washington would have thrown up
We don't have kings in America
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May 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
George Washington would have thrown up
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Josh Hawley just claimed on X that the #1 cause of death in Missouri is fentanyl. Lying as usual.
May 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Josh Hawley just claimed on X that the #1 cause of death in Missouri is fentanyl. Lying as usual.
The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum
April 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum