47merc
@47merc.bsky.social
NYC boy, career journalist (news, features, book author), Vietnam combat veteran, dog whisperer, father of three married 50+ years, older and wiser (maybe), true patriot and lover of democracy, anti-trump and all who support him. Resist!
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Never back down to Trump
No Surrender: Senator Kelly Refuses To Be Silenced By The Regime, AOC Calls Out Trump’s Broken Brain, and Bob Kennedy’s Failing Agenda Brutally Dismantled By His Own Brother
The resistance stands up to bullies
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Never back down to Trump
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
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There has never been a single time, as president or candidate, that Trump has singled out Putin for condemnation for his brutal invasion of Ukraine that murders civilians daily. It is always “both sides” that are to blame according to Trump, Vance and Witkoff. He masquerades as a
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
There has never been a single time, as president or candidate, that Trump has singled out Putin for condemnation for his brutal invasion of Ukraine that murders civilians daily. It is always “both sides” that are to blame according to Trump, Vance and Witkoff. He masquerades as a
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A great article in @foreignaffairs.com about the "toothless" Trump sanctions on Russian oil, that people have been getting wrong. China is still buying lots of oil, and without secondary sanctions, this will protect Moscow
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
America’s Toothless Sanctions on Russian Oil
Last month, the Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, signaling a renewed desire to drive Moscow to the negotiating table in its war a...
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A great article in @foreignaffairs.com about the "toothless" Trump sanctions on Russian oil, that people have been getting wrong. China is still buying lots of oil, and without secondary sanctions, this will protect Moscow
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Over more than two centuries, the Rule of Law in America became the envy of the world. And now: The FBI is investigating members of Congress for restating the law. The government defies court orders in an unprecedented fashion… 1/3
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Over more than two centuries, the Rule of Law in America became the envy of the world. And now: The FBI is investigating members of Congress for restating the law. The government defies court orders in an unprecedented fashion… 1/3
She’s as evil as the rest of them.
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
She’s as evil as the rest of them.
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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Putin is a bad guy. The entire fckn WORLD knows it.
He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Putin is a bad guy. The entire fckn WORLD knows it.
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He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
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Biggest scam of the CENTURY....
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Biggest scam of the CENTURY....
You don’t even have to ask — which side is he on??
“I would make the call and just reiterate that you congratulate the president on his achievement, that you supported it,” Witkoff advises how Putin could flatter Trump. “That you respect he is a man of peace.”
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
You don’t even have to ask — which side is he on??
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“I would make the call and just reiterate that you congratulate the president on his achievement, that you supported it,” Witkoff advises how Putin could flatter Trump. “That you respect he is a man of peace.”
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“I would make the call and just reiterate that you congratulate the president on his achievement, that you supported it,” Witkoff advises how Putin could flatter Trump. “That you respect he is a man of peace.”
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
Witkoff also says he personally believes Russia wants peace, and that he respects Putin.
Just wait … two weeks.
Imagine wanting this horrid phone in the first place, then imagine yourself being the poor sucker who thought it would actually ship. 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just wait … two weeks.
This is brilliant!!
When they can’t bury the truth at the Capitol, they try to drown it in the river.
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is brilliant!!
Like she cares…
Ferreira's sister, Graziela Rodrigues, has started a GFM to raise money to fight the ICE charges and allow Bruna to remain in Boston. It has now raised over $14K of a $30K target.
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Like she cares…
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Who would've thought this would happen when voting for the oldest person elected to office?
We truly live in one of the most self-destructive countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
We truly live in one of the most self-destructive countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Who would've thought this would happen when voting for the oldest person elected to office?
We truly live in one of the most self-destructive countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
We truly live in one of the most self-destructive countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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I stand with Mark Kelly.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I stand with Mark Kelly.
Go for it, Capt. Kelly! We stand with you!
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Go for it, Capt. Kelly! We stand with you!
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🚨Using medication (haldol or whatever they gave him) is called “chemical restraint.” There are 4 men, one of which is enormous. Who would be cool, calm and collected? Fuck this. This is another abuse of power. It’s sick. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
🚨Using medication (haldol or whatever they gave him) is called “chemical restraint.” There are 4 men, one of which is enormous. Who would be cool, calm and collected? Fuck this. This is another abuse of power. It’s sick. 1/2
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Mark Kelly is demonstrating to Americans that the second amendment is sacred and the first amendment is eradicated by this administration.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Mark Kelly is demonstrating to Americans that the second amendment is sacred and the first amendment is eradicated by this administration.
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵