Jeffrey J. Smith
@yellowstonewolf.bsky.social
I think "Roxanne" by the Police but sung by Eddie Murphy in a jail cell is the best rock song ever.
For Those Who Wish to Fight Back but Don’t Know How www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...
Opinion | M.L.K. Wrote a Love Letter to a Nation Torn by Hate. Sound Familiar?
Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” has some pointed guidance for today’s Trump opposition.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
For Those Who Wish to Fight Back but Don’t Know How www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...
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The media needs to call this what it is:
This is a techno-oligarchic hostile takeover of the federal machinery of the United States of America.
This is not governing. It is lawless. It is not based on principles of electoral representation.
This is a criminal takeover of the federal government.
This is a techno-oligarchic hostile takeover of the federal machinery of the United States of America.
This is not governing. It is lawless. It is not based on principles of electoral representation.
This is a criminal takeover of the federal government.
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The media needs to call this what it is:
This is a techno-oligarchic hostile takeover of the federal machinery of the United States of America.
This is not governing. It is lawless. It is not based on principles of electoral representation.
This is a criminal takeover of the federal government.
This is a techno-oligarchic hostile takeover of the federal machinery of the United States of America.
This is not governing. It is lawless. It is not based on principles of electoral representation.
This is a criminal takeover of the federal government.
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47's efforts to wipe out federal subsidies for clean power created by Biden's admin are quickly having an impact on that industry. Since January, investments totalling $7.9B for 16 large-scale factories & other projects have been cancelled, closed or downsized.
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#EarthDay #EarthDay2025
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#EarthDay #EarthDay2025
Trump’s Policy Pivot Kills $8 Billion Of Clean Energy Plans
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, Trump's policy changes kill $8 billion of clean energy projects; California sours on Tesla; better EV batteries with silicon anodes
www.forbes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
47's efforts to wipe out federal subsidies for clean power created by Biden's admin are quickly having an impact on that industry. Since January, investments totalling $7.9B for 16 large-scale factories & other projects have been cancelled, closed or downsized.
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#EarthDay #EarthDay2025
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#EarthDay #EarthDay2025
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Somehow the Times managed to get four sources on a group chat that had twelve of the people closest to Hegseth. Literally everyone must hate this guy.
April 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Somehow the Times managed to get four sources on a group chat that had twelve of the people closest to Hegseth. Literally everyone must hate this guy.
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We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes
April 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes
What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
You know something is happening when a conservative writes something encouraging mass movement.
You know something is happening when a conservative writes something encouraging mass movement.
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
You know something is happening when a conservative writes something encouraging mass movement.
You know something is happening when a conservative writes something encouraging mass movement.
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Despite a court order, Donald Trump is still refusing to allow journalists from the Associated Press into the White House press pool.
This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.
This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.
Trump Openly Defies Court Order on White House Press Pool
Trump is breaking court orders and getting away with it.
newrepublic.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Despite a court order, Donald Trump is still refusing to allow journalists from the Associated Press into the White House press pool.
This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.
This is a direct assault on the First Amendment, free speech, and freedom of the press.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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"After all these years in and around politics, I’d like to think I have a pretty strong stomach, but yesterday was sickening... This was not newsreel footage of two dictators meeting somewhere far away and long ago. This was yesterday. Here in the Oval Office."
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...
Two Dictators Walk Into a Bar...
On yesterday’s sickening Oval Office summit.
www.thebulwark.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"After all these years in and around politics, I’d like to think I have a pretty strong stomach, but yesterday was sickening... This was not newsreel footage of two dictators meeting somewhere far away and long ago. This was yesterday. Here in the Oval Office."
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...
www.thebulwark.com/p/two-dictat...
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I've been trying to say for months now, perhaps unsuccessfully/awkwardly, that we need to make the GOP legislators fear their constituents (politically), more than they fear the WH. They CARE about their jobs.
It was great to here Adam say this.
Call, demand town-halls, protest GOP reps' offices.
It was great to here Adam say this.
Call, demand town-halls, protest GOP reps' offices.
April 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've been trying to say for months now, perhaps unsuccessfully/awkwardly, that we need to make the GOP legislators fear their constituents (politically), more than they fear the WH. They CARE about their jobs.
It was great to here Adam say this.
Call, demand town-halls, protest GOP reps' offices.
It was great to here Adam say this.
Call, demand town-halls, protest GOP reps' offices.
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
Ten thousand people turned up in Missoula. Why? To fight oligarchy, of course.
April 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Ten thousand people turned up in Missoula. Why? To fight oligarchy, of course.
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Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
April 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
Opinion | A Lot About Trump Doesn’t Add Up
A very petty man in a very powerful job.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
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Here are Trump and Hegseth again discussing a military invasion of Panama for purposes of seizing control of the canal. Note how, as usual, this discussion is leading news around Latin America, but is essentially ignored in major US news outlets.
April 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Here are Trump and Hegseth again discussing a military invasion of Panama for purposes of seizing control of the canal. Note how, as usual, this discussion is leading news around Latin America, but is essentially ignored in major US news outlets.
Producing Something This Stupid Is the Achievement of a Lifetime www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
Opinion | The Stupidity of the Tariffs Are the Achievement of a Lifetime
Maybe we’re just not good at thinking anymore.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Producing Something This Stupid Is the Achievement of a Lifetime www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/o...
What Trump Just Cost America www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
"What a pathetic, shameful performance. Happy Liberation Day."
"What a pathetic, shameful performance. Happy Liberation Day."
Opinion | What Trump Just Cost America
Do you think these former close U.S. allies are ever going to trust getting into a trench with this administration again?
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
What Trump Just Cost America www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
"What a pathetic, shameful performance. Happy Liberation Day."
"What a pathetic, shameful performance. Happy Liberation Day."
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Therapist here. I am really starting to wonder if his dementia is so bad, that they keep him completely in the dark about the stuff going on around the country and keep him golfing because it keeps him out of the spotlight in a way. His mental decline has been really bad
April 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Therapist here. I am really starting to wonder if his dementia is so bad, that they keep him completely in the dark about the stuff going on around the country and keep him golfing because it keeps him out of the spotlight in a way. His mental decline has been really bad
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2019 is calling and saying, hey, why didn’t you listen
April 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
2019 is calling and saying, hey, why didn’t you listen
We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
"If the government can disappear anyone it wishes, dump him in a Salvadoran dungeon and prevent any court in this country from providing relief, we all should be very, very afraid."
"If the government can disappear anyone it wishes, dump him in a Salvadoran dungeon and prevent any court in this country from providing relief, we all should be very, very afraid."
Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
"If the government can disappear anyone it wishes, dump him in a Salvadoran dungeon and prevent any court in this country from providing relief, we all should be very, very afraid."
"If the government can disappear anyone it wishes, dump him in a Salvadoran dungeon and prevent any court in this country from providing relief, we all should be very, very afraid."
Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o...
Opinion | Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together
The president and the Israeli prime minister are following the same track toward autocratic government and an abandonment of ideals.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o...
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I'm so old, I remember when Republicans used to hyperventilate about a menacing federal government consisting of "jackbooted thugs." It turns out it wasn't a principled hatred of "jackbooted thugs" they were expressing, it was just jealousy that THEY weren't the ones in the jackboots.
April 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm so old, I remember when Republicans used to hyperventilate about a menacing federal government consisting of "jackbooted thugs." It turns out it wasn't a principled hatred of "jackbooted thugs" they were expressing, it was just jealousy that THEY weren't the ones in the jackboots.
How Trump’s Tariffs Play Right Into China’s Hands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | How Trump’s Tariffs Play Right Into China’s Hands
Instead of making our strategy America against the whole world on tariffs, Trump should have made it all the industrial democracies, led by America, against China.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How Trump’s Tariffs Play Right Into China’s Hands www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...