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Keith Fitzgerald

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Negotiator. Conflict Advisor. Former Harvard Negotiation Project Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists" Photographer https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · Feb 1

Some basic fundamentals on the Rule of Law to help understand what's happening; why it's happening; and how it's happening (Actually, it's not just "happening." It's being done deliberately):

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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 12h

Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 58m

Leo warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence and the proliferation of ‘junk’ information in a post-truth world

Pope tells journalists to fight back against the ‘art of lying’

Leo warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence and the proliferation of ‘junk’ information in a post-truth world

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 1h

Is there anything more 'Murican?

Is there an optional drone pilot package, so you can kill Brown people from the confort of your own home, while enjoying a Coors?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5h

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.

“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”

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In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn't have a hotel room.
Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · Aug 3

Paul Ingrassia has called for reparations from the descendants of slaves to slave owners.
You read that correctly.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Aug 2

The guy Trump picked to lead the office that’s now investigating Jack Smith:

— said Niki Haley is ineligible to be president
— has neo-Nazi ties
— was Andrew Tate’s lawyer
— 2x Claremont fellow
— wrote for Gateway Pundit
— called for Pence to be hanged
— called for secession after 2020 election

Paul Ingrassia (lawyer) - Wikipedia

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says * Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with winning the peace prize? With hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who would be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan. Continue reading...

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PettyAF @impettyaf.bsky.social · 14h

There’s always a tweet

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 2h

Every accusation is a confession

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Kristi Noem: "I was in Portland and met with the governor and mayor and chief of police and superintendent of the highway patrol. They are all lying and disingenuous and dishonest people. Because as soon as you leave the room, then they make the exact opposite response."

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 2h

If a man who has been beating you with a hammer finally stops, do you thank him for stopping?

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2h

BREAKING Peru lawmakers vote to impeach president Dina Boluarte

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 4h

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 2h

Through the Frog of War, resistance emerges

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 2h

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 4h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 4h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 10h

PSA:

🔊 There is no insurrection.

“What’s becoming increasingly clear is that the purpose of using the troops is to use the troops. It’s blatant intimidation to stoke fear.

These issues are as old as the republic.”

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Great, short read: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

There Is No Insurrection

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

we have HEAVY helicopter circulation tonight and all i can think about are these fucking goon shitheads bursting blood vessels about a bunch of people in inflatable animal costumes, fuck these assholes, we are gonna win, they are gonna break upon us, whether in polyester or not

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Stand Up America @standupamerica.com · 8h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

What do you call a political system where those in power refuse to seat a duly elected member of the opposition party? Not a democracy that’s for certain.

Screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) on X. The tweet says House Republicans are shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva, calling it undemocratic and unacceptable. The image shows a mostly empty House chamber with several representatives, including Stanton, standing near the podium.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 3h

"We decided to come join our friend...It only made sense that more frogs would join in this fight." 💚

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6h

He was definitely hired *because* he's this kind of person, not in spite of it.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 4h

There is a non-zero chance we could be at war with Norway by Monday.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Pam Hemphill @pamhemphill53.bsky.social · 5h

I’m back here at the ICE Facility with the Portland Frog Brigade!

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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 5h

CBS & TikTok are both now platforms for Israeli propaganda

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 9h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).