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· Nov 14
First post on Blue Sky. It felt good to delete my many years of Twitter/X and rid myself of the Elon curse :) Here's to new journeys in dissent.
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The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.
April 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.
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This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Obama backs Harvard as Yale faculty members support standing up to Trump
Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is good news. But reporters, please stop just repeating that this task force has anything to do with stopping antisemitism. It is about closing universities and about fomenting antisemitism.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
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With #MSC2025 underway, Europe has a chance to influence Ukraine’s future. Putin is now Washington’s "special negotiation partner"—but he’s not offering real compromise. @camillegrand.bsky.social on why Europeans must step up before others decide for them 👇
Ukraine negotiations: How Europeans can be at the table, not on the menu
Donald Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin, and they are ready to begin negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Already, the US has ceded to two major Russian demands. How Europeans respond is crucial…
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February 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
With #MSC2025 underway, Europe has a chance to influence Ukraine’s future. Putin is now Washington’s "special negotiation partner"—but he’s not offering real compromise. @camillegrand.bsky.social on why Europeans must step up before others decide for them 👇
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📣New survey!
ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
Read @jpuglierin.bsky.social , @arturovarvelli.bsky.social and @pawelzerka.bsky.social 's new polling report 👇
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ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
Read @jpuglierin.bsky.social , @arturovarvelli.bsky.social and @pawelzerka.bsky.social 's new polling report 👇
buff.ly/4huJpjm
February 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📣New survey!
ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
Read @jpuglierin.bsky.social , @arturovarvelli.bsky.social and @pawelzerka.bsky.social 's new polling report 👇
buff.ly/4huJpjm
ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
Read @jpuglierin.bsky.social , @arturovarvelli.bsky.social and @pawelzerka.bsky.social 's new polling report 👇
buff.ly/4huJpjm
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Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
REPORTER: Does Musk or anyone at DOGE have direct access through the government systems to how money is dispersed?
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
TRUMP: No. Nothing.
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Trump has no idea whatsoever what Musk is actually doing even though he also signed the executive order giving DOGE “full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, software systems, and IT systems."
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New in PN: Trump's mobster media shakedowns
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
Trump's mobster media shakedowns
Nice company you have there. Would be a shame if something happened to it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New in PN: Trump's mobster media shakedowns
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
"Not only is Trump strong-arming media companies like Meta and Paramount into cowed deference, afraid to cross him — he’s also lining his pockets."
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An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
February 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
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Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
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Always Denali!
January 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Always Denali!
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Time to shop with intention! www.axios.com/2025/01/16/d...
Which companies are rolling back DEI and which are standing firm
Calls for ending these corporate initiatives are expected to intensify in Trump's second term.
www.axios.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Time to shop with intention! www.axios.com/2025/01/16/d...
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Worth reading, both bracing and helpful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Worth reading, both bracing and helpful. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Someone who realized that she doesn't wish to be part of the lie. Cheers to her.
🔃👏🏽There is hope 4 humanity. ‘MAGA GRANNY’: "Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police, rule of law &, of course, our nation…I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, & accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon
Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Someone who realized that she doesn't wish to be part of the lie. Cheers to her.
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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Many nations have allowed women to serve in combat for many decades. Why are some Americans -- including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth -- so backwards on this?
November 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Many nations have allowed women to serve in combat for many decades. Why are some Americans -- including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth -- so backwards on this?
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Surgeon General nominees are supposed to be non-partisan.
Donald Trump just nominated a Fox News contributor who said that Trump could serve as President from prison.
Donald Trump just nominated a Fox News contributor who said that Trump could serve as President from prison.
November 23, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Surgeon General nominees are supposed to be non-partisan.
Donald Trump just nominated a Fox News contributor who said that Trump could serve as President from prison.
Donald Trump just nominated a Fox News contributor who said that Trump could serve as President from prison.
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My newly UPDATED Starter Pack is now available!
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It has been joined by nearly 950 users and has served as a guide to many, many others.
I hope you find it helpful. Keep the feedback coming.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:09 PM
My newly UPDATED Starter Pack is now available!
It has been joined by nearly 950 users and has served as a guide to many, many others.
I hope you find it helpful. Keep the feedback coming.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
It has been joined by nearly 950 users and has served as a guide to many, many others.
I hope you find it helpful. Keep the feedback coming.
go.bsky.app/JSLScTv