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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 2h

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We must decide what kind of country we want

A president who uses the military and the Justice Department to exact revenge against his perceived enemies is as un-American as it gets.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 2h

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A President Chops the World Apart - and Everyone Keeps Watching

Donald Trump hat am Freitag eine weitere Entscheidung verkündet, die das überstrapazierte Gefüge der Weltwirtschaft ins Wanken bringt. Ab dem 1. November sollen chinesische Importe mit 100 Prozent Zol...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 2h

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The news of the day

Sometimes there are phrases that cut through the noise and clarify a moment with perfect precision:

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

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The Trump Administration's Growing Tom Homan Problem

Their attempt to spin away their border czar's bribery scandal isn't going so well

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

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Truth, Trials and Troops

Zoom in and zoom out with me today on the latest head-spinning legal developments

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

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Trump’s Sham Peace Plan

There will be no peace in Gaza. Only the temporary absence of war.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

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Kindergarten of Power - How Two U.S. Senators Faced Closed Doors and a Fence That May No Longer Stand

In Broadview, einem unscheinbaren Vorort von Chicago, offenbarte sich an einem einzigen Tag mehr über das politische Klima der USA als in Wochen parlamentarischer Debatten. Vor einem schmucklosen Gebä...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 3h

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Illinois Judge Blocks Trump, Oregon Appeals Court Appears Poised to Allow Deployment

Two Trump appointed Judges in Oregon show deference to Trump

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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"Trump’s Justice Swings for Bolton’s Head"

Trump’s revenge tour isn’t slowing down; it’s swinging harder. Bolton’s next up at bat, and this time, the pitch isn’t justice. It’s payback, wrapped in prosecution.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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How Can We Share a Country If We Don’t Share a Reality?

Note from the author: An earlier version of this piece appeared under a different title.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation

Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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A Market Loses Its Balance - Trump’s Tariff Rhetoric and the Fragile Architecture of Wall Street

Der Hintergrund ist klar: Nach einer Rally von über 35 Prozent seit April war die Bewertung amerikanischer Aktien auf ein Niveau gestiegen, das sich nicht mehr durch Fundamentaldaten erklären ließ. Di...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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Bonus 180: "Domestic Terrorism" and NSPM-7

The Trump administration is hoping no one notices that, although federal law *defines* "domestic terrorism," it provides no special authorities against anyone whose behavior *meets* that definition.

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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The Odyssey of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia: A Legal Thriller Between Arbitrariness and Resistance

Die Richterin Paula Xinis, deren Geduld sich nach über sechs ermüdenden Verhandlungsstunden dem Ende zuneigte, artikulierte ihre Frustration mit einer Schärfe, die in juristischen Kreisen selten zu ve...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 4h

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Senator Warns of Trump's Secret Watchlist for Americans

NSPM-7 finally gets Congressional attention

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h

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Trump’s Mass Layoffs - America Dismisses Its Own Peace

Am Freitagmorgen setzte das Weiße Haus einen Schritt in Gang, der die Grundfesten des öffentlichen Dienstes erschüttert: den Beginn massenhafter Entlassungen von Bundesbediensteten. Was nüchtern als „...

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h

Written by James B. Greenberg a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Founding Editor of the Journal of Political Ecology, and past president of the Political Ecology Society.

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The Republic Is Not Yet Lost

How institutions, law, and civic culture still hold tools to resist authoritarian capture, if we choose to use them

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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 5h

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I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?