rolfd
@yatagar.bsky.social
Retired, seeking to better understand society and community all around. Spending 2025 mostly with Heisig, Skritter and Du. Need to take what she has from Nadya.
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"Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021," the editorial board writes. "Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries."
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
nyti.ms
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021," the editorial board writes. "Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries."
The runner-ups must be Putin and I’ll bet he only beat Kim Jong Un by a margin. The auction for the next prize is already open. Supported with discretion by offshore banking inc.
US President Donald Trump was just awarded the newly created “FIFA Peace Prize.”
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The runner-ups must be Putin and I’ll bet he only beat Kim Jong Un by a margin. The auction for the next prize is already open. Supported with discretion by offshore banking inc.
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In @foreignaffairs.com, I write that a competitive Trump China policy needs buy-in at home, abroad, & from Trump.
The US risks being surpassed by the PRC technologically, dependent on it economically, & defeated militarily.
A few thoughts on what to do:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The US risks being surpassed by the PRC technologically, dependent on it economically, & defeated militarily.
A few thoughts on what to do:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Trump Administration’s China Challenge
Rebuilding American strength will take buy-in at home and abroad—and from Trump himself.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 1, 2024 at 6:21 PM
In @foreignaffairs.com, I write that a competitive Trump China policy needs buy-in at home, abroad, & from Trump.
The US risks being surpassed by the PRC technologically, dependent on it economically, & defeated militarily.
A few thoughts on what to do:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The US risks being surpassed by the PRC technologically, dependent on it economically, & defeated militarily.
A few thoughts on what to do:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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Our immigration system is broken and hasn’t been meaningfully updated in decades.
That’s why today I introduced a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill known as the Dignity Act.
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
That’s why today I introduced a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill known as the Dignity Act.
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
Representatives Escobar, Salazar Reintroduce the Dignity Act
After more than two years of negotiation, there is an updated compromise that addresses legal status and protections for undocumented immigrants, border security, asylum reform, and visa reform.
escobar.house.gov
July 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Our immigration system is broken and hasn’t been meaningfully updated in decades.
That’s why today I introduced a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill known as the Dignity Act.
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
That’s why today I introduced a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill known as the Dignity Act.
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
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In 1989, at Fudan University in Shanghai, my students led the demonstrations for freedom and democracy. Two speakers, one of whom committed suicide and another who is living in exile. After the massacre on June 4th, I knew China was not for me anymore & went to the U.S. for a Ph.D.
Photos by me.
Photos by me.
June 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In 1989, at Fudan University in Shanghai, my students led the demonstrations for freedom and democracy. Two speakers, one of whom committed suicide and another who is living in exile. After the massacre on June 4th, I knew China was not for me anymore & went to the U.S. for a Ph.D.
Photos by me.
Photos by me.
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Join us in State College on April 5th!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
Hands Off! State College Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** We are fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and da...
www.mobilize.us
March 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Join us in State College on April 5th!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
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This is the most powerful video showing masked plain clothes agents of our interior ministry putting a student into an unmarked van and driving away.
My heart goes out to the Tufts community tonight. I'm a proud Tufts alum, and will be working tirelessly to shine a light on this profound injustice.
My heart goes out to the Tufts community tonight. I'm a proud Tufts alum, and will be working tirelessly to shine a light on this profound injustice.
A different angle showing the kidnapping of Runeysa Ozturk by U.S. secret police in Massachusetts.
(via Daniel Boguslaw on Twitter) x.com/DRBoguslaw/s...
(via Daniel Boguslaw on Twitter) x.com/DRBoguslaw/s...
March 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This is the most powerful video showing masked plain clothes agents of our interior ministry putting a student into an unmarked van and driving away.
My heart goes out to the Tufts community tonight. I'm a proud Tufts alum, and will be working tirelessly to shine a light on this profound injustice.
My heart goes out to the Tufts community tonight. I'm a proud Tufts alum, and will be working tirelessly to shine a light on this profound injustice.
I understand #Zelensky. He couldn’t kiss the ring of one of the most vile people on this planet. By joining Putin, Xi and Kim, #Trump has finally managed to become one of the world’s ’great’ leaders. What happened today and at the UN will bring greater harm to the U.S. than Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
March 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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AFL-CIO, Keystone Indivisible, and others rally in State College to send a message to Senator McCormick - put workers over billionaires. Over 100 people signed a letter that was delivered directly to his office. @indivisible.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
AFL-CIO, Keystone Indivisible, and others rally in State College to send a message to Senator McCormick - put workers over billionaires. Over 100 people signed a letter that was delivered directly to his office. @indivisible.org
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REMINDER: In 2 days, THIS Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this.
I'm IN, are YOU?
I'm IN, are YOU?
February 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
REMINDER: In 2 days, THIS Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this.
I'm IN, are YOU?
I'm IN, are YOU?
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Over 55 protesters showed up in Bellefonte in frigid weather to see Representative Glenn Thompson. He did not show up.
February 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Over 55 protesters showed up in Bellefonte in frigid weather to see Representative Glenn Thompson. He did not show up.
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something that I think would be really interesting to study is how Trump appears in people's dreams, especially his supporters. their view of him seems to bear very little resemblance to anything he says or does
Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason."
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
February 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
something that I think would be really interesting to study is how Trump appears in people's dreams, especially his supporters. their view of him seems to bear very little resemblance to anything he says or does
Whoops, the #GoogleMaps app just fell of my devices, it fell into the Golf of America. Sorry…
February 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Whoops, the #GoogleMaps app just fell of my devices, it fell into the Golf of America. Sorry…
Where is my copy of the book?
February 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Where is my copy of the book?
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Took me a few minutes of messing around but I just got DeepSeek to say that Taiwan is a country. Ok I’m done with it now I’m bored 😂
February 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Took me a few minutes of messing around but I just got DeepSeek to say that Taiwan is a country. Ok I’m done with it now I’m bored 😂
it is hard to deal with this onslaught. It feels utterly lawless and is outside of any norms. But then like after a blizzard, you take a shovel and start digging …
February 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it is hard to deal with this onslaught. It feels utterly lawless and is outside of any norms. But then like after a blizzard, you take a shovel and start digging …
NYT Strands: Have you ever wondered if “Revosti” is a Latin term you somehow failed to learn?
December 31, 2024 at 2:52 PM
NYT Strands: Have you ever wondered if “Revosti” is a Latin term you somehow failed to learn?
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Want to understand the president’s authorities over domestic uses of the military? @proflupton.bsky.social @profjessblankshain.bsky.social @dburbach.bsky.social @theomilo.bsky.social and I have put together an explainer for you:
goodauthority.org/news/can-the...
goodauthority.org/news/can-the...
The U.S. president has broad discretion on military matters.
The president-elect's proposed uses of the military on U.S. soil could draw the armed forces into partisan disputes.
goodauthority.org
December 3, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Want to understand the president’s authorities over domestic uses of the military? @proflupton.bsky.social @profjessblankshain.bsky.social @dburbach.bsky.social @theomilo.bsky.social and I have put together an explainer for you:
goodauthority.org/news/can-the...
goodauthority.org/news/can-the...