Craig Fees
@cfees.bsky.social
Retired archivist. Formerly @ArchiveandStudy. Joined ex-Twitter 2009, thanks to the late Ian Milne, one time nurse at the Henderson Hospital, where he recorded Leonard Cohen in concert.
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For those who are in "peace talks" right now: a good reminder of what a signature is worth these days...
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
US suspends technology deal with the UK
Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
For those who are in "peace talks" right now: a good reminder of what a signature is worth these days...
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Farage received £25,972 for speaking as 'the man who delivered Brexit' at a Florida Republicans fundraiser dinner in March.
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Farage received £25,972 for speaking as 'the man who delivered Brexit' at a Florida Republicans fundraiser dinner in March.
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Reform UK is about bringing MAGA Trumpism to our country - politics that serves the super rich & sacrifices the rest.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
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😮 A university without a library ceases to be a university. Full stop. I’m flabbergasted that a “determination” about a library’s future — besides FUND IT AND STAFF IT — needs to be made by an institute of higher learning.
"...the eventual plan is to close the library" #depaul #Chicao (Illinois) 📚📜
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DePaul lays off over 100 staff members amid budget cuts
Joining universities nationwide, DePaul makes sweeping budget cuts amid enrollment decline and federal uncertainty.
depauliaonline.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
😮 A university without a library ceases to be a university. Full stop. I’m flabbergasted that a “determination” about a library’s future — besides FUND IT AND STAFF IT — needs to be made by an institute of higher learning.
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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President of Ukraine:
Let's look at Russia's history since 1991.
It keeps bringing war and hatred from Chechnya to the Balkans, from Moldova to Syria, from countries in Central Africa to Ukraine.
Russia chooses conflict over peace.
Let's look at Russia's history since 1991.
It keeps bringing war and hatred from Chechnya to the Balkans, from Moldova to Syria, from countries in Central Africa to Ukraine.
Russia chooses conflict over peace.
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
President of Ukraine:
Let's look at Russia's history since 1991.
It keeps bringing war and hatred from Chechnya to the Balkans, from Moldova to Syria, from countries in Central Africa to Ukraine.
Russia chooses conflict over peace.
Let's look at Russia's history since 1991.
It keeps bringing war and hatred from Chechnya to the Balkans, from Moldova to Syria, from countries in Central Africa to Ukraine.
Russia chooses conflict over peace.
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No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
December 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
No judge. No jury. Just the Secretary of War.
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Can’t shake the feeling that Starmer is discovering in real time what a lot of people said about dealing with the Trump admin: that the deal and the relationship don’t matter. The issue is whether you bend the knee whenever you are required to do so.
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Can’t shake the feeling that Starmer is discovering in real time what a lot of people said about dealing with the Trump admin: that the deal and the relationship don’t matter. The issue is whether you bend the knee whenever you are required to do so.
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The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans
Rep. Jamie Raskin wants to see White House construction like President Trump's ballroom project subjected to the same scrutiny as other federal projects.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.
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That's why teachers deserve fair pay and acknowledgement of the important job they do. They deserve a say on policy, instead of leaving it to politicians who have never set foot in a classroom. They deserve support; sufficient resources to help them and their pupils. They deserve respect.
December 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That's why teachers deserve fair pay and acknowledgement of the important job they do. They deserve a say on policy, instead of leaving it to politicians who have never set foot in a classroom. They deserve support; sufficient resources to help them and their pupils. They deserve respect.
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There goes peer review. It was always their plan to politicize the process. www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
There goes peer review. It was always their plan to politicize the process. www.science.org/content/arti...
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"It's a total mess here.We were just being killed,thrown into a meat grinder.Our entire company is completely wiped out.In two days, those f*ckers [Ukrainians] killed everyone."
A Russian soldier from the 27th Motor Rifle Brigade described the situation near Kupiansk, Donetsk region.
A Russian soldier from the 27th Motor Rifle Brigade described the situation near Kupiansk, Donetsk region.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"It's a total mess here.We were just being killed,thrown into a meat grinder.Our entire company is completely wiped out.In two days, those f*ckers [Ukrainians] killed everyone."
A Russian soldier from the 27th Motor Rifle Brigade described the situation near Kupiansk, Donetsk region.
A Russian soldier from the 27th Motor Rifle Brigade described the situation near Kupiansk, Donetsk region.
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I would like to talk a little bit about the experience of living in the Roman ghetto in Renaissance Europe for you guys. Just to give a sense of why the idea that Nazis learned from the US is so offensive. A thread of uncertain length.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I would like to talk a little bit about the experience of living in the Roman ghetto in Renaissance Europe for you guys. Just to give a sense of why the idea that Nazis learned from the US is so offensive. A thread of uncertain length.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
To start, the Roman ghetto was deeply overcrowded swampland.
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There’s a special place in Hell for university vice chancellors.
'Nottingham Trent University – which reported a £2 million deficit – paid its departing vice-chancellor Edward Peck a bonus of £66,000 in his last year in the job....Peck...received a total pay package of £435,000 in 2024-25 – up from £407,000 the year before.'
Vice-chancellor bonuses growing despite sector funding crisis
Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
There’s a special place in Hell for university vice chancellors.
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Another way to restart the world’s idea machine is to restore funding and grants to universities, researchers, and artists.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Another way to restart the world’s idea machine is to restore funding and grants to universities, researchers, and artists.
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What competitive authoritarianism looks like. Banana republic stuff here.
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration escalated its effort to punish a sitting U.S. senator for protected political speech Monday, formally converting the Pentagon’s review of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) into an official Command Investigation under military law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
What competitive authoritarianism looks like. Banana republic stuff here.
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As predicted Starmer has gained nothing from humiliating our entire nation by giving Trump the propaganda advantage of a state visit. Ignored or patronised over Ukraine. Now the trade deals that were already worse than where we started are being quietly ripped up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
As predicted Starmer has gained nothing from humiliating our entire nation by giving Trump the propaganda advantage of a state visit. Ignored or patronised over Ukraine. Now the trade deals that were already worse than where we started are being quietly ripped up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
Trump offers incendiary political message about Rob Reiner’s death
Two people have been found dead at the home of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, officials said.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump posted this without knowing Nick Reiner had been arrested. He posted it apparently assuming that one of his fans had murdered Rob Reiner. So if you want to know how Trump will react once his fans start murdering his enemies, now you know. He'll celebrate and blame his enemies.
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This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is both disgusting and expected.
The Scumbag-in-Chief
The Scumbag-in-Chief
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Hi from the safest place in Kyiv . It’s 19:27 in Kyiv and it’s all clear for now. Power just went down - scheduled outages because of Russian attacks. Russian drones were detected in direction of Odesa region - they have no power down for the 3rd day straight now because of
December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hi from the safest place in Kyiv . It’s 19:27 in Kyiv and it’s all clear for now. Power just went down - scheduled outages because of Russian attacks. Russian drones were detected in direction of Odesa region - they have no power down for the 3rd day straight now because of
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Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
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I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
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For the first time, the EU has sanctioned a US citizen, John Mark Dougan, a former Florida deputy sheriff with dual US-Russian citizenship. Living in Russia since 2016, he’s accused of running pro-Kremlin info ops from Moscow aimed at election meddling and discrediting Western leaders.
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For the first time, the EU has sanctioned a US citizen, John Mark Dougan, a former Florida deputy sheriff with dual US-Russian citizenship. Living in Russia since 2016, he’s accused of running pro-Kremlin info ops from Moscow aimed at election meddling and discrediting Western leaders.
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This event brought together a German neo-Nazi pol, ex-Kremlin payee Benny Johnson and fringe-right propagandist—and self-described opponent of democracy—Jack Posobiec to witness the head of the New York Young Republicans declare himself an insurrectionist by endorsing Trump for an illegal third term
German far-right lawmaker calls for US-German nationalist alliance at MAGA gala
Markus Frohnmaier was among some 20 state, federal and EU lawmakers from the Alternative for Germany to attend the annual black-tie gala hosted by the New York Young Republican Club.
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This event brought together a German neo-Nazi pol, ex-Kremlin payee Benny Johnson and fringe-right propagandist—and self-described opponent of democracy—Jack Posobiec to witness the head of the New York Young Republicans declare himself an insurrectionist by endorsing Trump for an illegal third term
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.