Beverly Mann
@beverlymann19.bsky.social
Economic-progressive Dem posting on politics, law, pet-rescue efforts. Was prolific on Twitter/X. Native Upper Midwesterner living in north central FL. Anti-lawn movement fan. #Berner since '15. Have cats. Views my own, but you may borrow them.
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MAGA - gov't controlled solely by Trump - really is every aspect of US gov't & society controlled by industry - finance, tech & fossil fuel - billionaires to serve their own & his ends.
If Dems make THIS the central '26-'28 election cycle issue, they're rout the GOP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
If Dems make THIS the central '26-'28 election cycle issue, they're rout the GOP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I don't often post national security pieces, at least not as GIFT articles; I'm mainly a domestic policy and legal issue gal.
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I don't often post national security pieces, at least not as GIFT articles; I'm mainly a domestic policy and legal issue gal.
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
I don't often post national security pieces, at least not as GIFT articles; I'm mainly a domestic policy and legal issue gal.
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I don't often post national security pieces, at least not as GIFT articles; I'm mainly a domestic policy and legal issue gal.
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
But please click this GIFT LINK, everyone, and read this piece:
wapo.st/4oiqY47
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Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
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Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
This week, Donald Trump continues to use his claimed power to kill people who have received no due process, in international waters, based on his administration’s assertion that they are narcoterroris...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reupping this piece I wrote when Trump’s criticism of members of Congress who spoke out to say members of the military didn’t have to follow illegal orders & Trump responded by saying they should be hanged. How to talk about this at Thanksgiving dinner:
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What a turkey
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What a turkey
A cartoon by Nick Anderson
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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What a turkey
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I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.
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America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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JAWOHL!!!
Trump Administration bizarrely demands the University of Pennsylvania hand over "names, phone numbers and physical addresses" for anyone who "belongs to Jewish clubs or groups on campus, and anyone who works in the university’s Jewish studies program"...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
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November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
JAWOHL!!!
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Maintaining decorum while he flouts it, granting deference while he bullies, and using honorifics when he insults others will only smooth the way for further effort to intimidate and dominate ordinary Americans as well as political adversaries.
Bullies, oligarchs, and White supremacists often inveigh against loss of “civility” or “manners” when those protesting injustice disturb their “polite society” and cocoon of denial. That transparent but effective trap seeks to keep “those people” in their “place.”
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Words & Phrases We Can Do Without
‘Mr. President’? Not for this brute.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Maintaining decorum while he flouts it, granting deference while he bullies, and using honorifics when he insults others will only smooth the way for further effort to intimidate and dominate ordinary Americans as well as political adversaries.
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A conversation, some legal analysis, and a brief discussion of the crazy investigation into Senator Kelly, as Trump’s need to take revenge on people who refuse to treat him like a king becomes increasingly all-consuming for him. joycevance.substack.com/p/explanatio...
Explanation: The Comey and James Prosecutions, Dismissed Without Prejudice
Preet's and my conversation and more
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November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
A conversation, some legal analysis, and a brief discussion of the crazy investigation into Senator Kelly, as Trump’s need to take revenge on people who refuse to treat him like a king becomes increasingly all-consuming for him. joycevance.substack.com/p/explanatio...
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Is anyone surprised that the top MAGA trolls on X are posting from outside the U.S.?
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Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Is anyone surprised that the top MAGA trolls on X are posting from outside the U.S.?
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newrepublic.com/post/203562/...
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
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This is crazy. And, objectively, it may be unconstitutional. I think it is.
But now everyone knows that "objectively" is a qualifier that recognizes that the Supreme Whatever It Is is not objective in the least. That said, maybe the Kochs will determine the outcome.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
But now everyone knows that "objectively" is a qualifier that recognizes that the Supreme Whatever It Is is not objective in the least. That said, maybe the Kochs will determine the outcome.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is crazy. And, objectively, it may be unconstitutional. I think it is.
But now everyone knows that "objectively" is a qualifier that recognizes that the Supreme Whatever It Is is not objective in the least. That said, maybe the Kochs will determine the outcome.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
But now everyone knows that "objectively" is a qualifier that recognizes that the Supreme Whatever It Is is not objective in the least. That said, maybe the Kochs will determine the outcome.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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GOP senator swipes Vance while shredding peace plan: Not 'worth the paper it's written on'
GOP senator swipes Vance while shredding peace plan: Not 'worth the paper it's written on'
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took to X on Monday to slam the recently-circulated "peace" plan for Ukraine that turned out to be heavily influenced by the Russian government — and without directly mentioning him by name, went after Vice President JD Vance for defending it.McConnell, who previously ser...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
GOP senator swipes Vance while shredding peace plan: Not 'worth the paper it's written on'