LGRooney
@lgrooney.bsky.social
Foreign Affairs, Politics, Eastern Europe, Church-State separation, Small business development, Finance
Your god has nothing to do with my Constitution.
Time only moves in one direction; sentiment & wistfulness are for the weak and dying.
Your god has nothing to do with my Constitution.
Time only moves in one direction; sentiment & wistfulness are for the weak and dying.
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LGRooney
@lgrooney.bsky.social
· Oct 23
I find it quite disheartening that a generation ago a group of Ds began migrating to the GOP over their desire to keep institutionalized racism but we can’t find GOPers today switching from GOP to D to save democracy. Many no longer in office publicly support Ds but no one’s going further.
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DUI Hire, Pete Hegseth, has been methodically destroying the prior JAG corp to remake its lawyers to be more aggressive and lawless.
I've got the details of the red flags since earlier this year and why enabling JAGs will make it easier for Hegseth’s illegal maneuvers.
youtu.be/H-u2gcbGVRQ?...
I've got the details of the red flags since earlier this year and why enabling JAGs will make it easier for Hegseth’s illegal maneuvers.
youtu.be/H-u2gcbGVRQ?...
Trump PANICS as Hegseth RIPS APART Administration After Plans BACKFIRE
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
DUI Hire, Pete Hegseth, has been methodically destroying the prior JAG corp to remake its lawyers to be more aggressive and lawless.
I've got the details of the red flags since earlier this year and why enabling JAGs will make it easier for Hegseth’s illegal maneuvers.
youtu.be/H-u2gcbGVRQ?...
I've got the details of the red flags since earlier this year and why enabling JAGs will make it easier for Hegseth’s illegal maneuvers.
youtu.be/H-u2gcbGVRQ?...
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Trumpworld’s loathing of Europe has become a charge that centrist leaders are “betraying Western civilisation” and don’t deserve to be defended by US. Shocked European officials fear a schism in the West, with Putin a likely winner. My column, The Telegram
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
Trumpworld thinks Europe has betrayed the West
Centrist governments across the continent rightly sense a trap
economist.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trumpworld’s loathing of Europe has become a charge that centrist leaders are “betraying Western civilisation” and don’t deserve to be defended by US. Shocked European officials fear a schism in the West, with Putin a likely winner. My column, The Telegram
economist.com/internationa...
economist.com/internationa...
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@montgomerycountymd.bsky.social Why are you like this? This isn't the image you put out. Be better.
The Silver Spring firemen are amazing with people in crisis. So why did we get two white, egotistical, useless cops instead of the good people down the street who could have actually helped?
The Silver Spring firemen are amazing with people in crisis. So why did we get two white, egotistical, useless cops instead of the good people down the street who could have actually helped?
December 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
@montgomerycountymd.bsky.social Why are you like this? This isn't the image you put out. Be better.
The Silver Spring firemen are amazing with people in crisis. So why did we get two white, egotistical, useless cops instead of the good people down the street who could have actually helped?
The Silver Spring firemen are amazing with people in crisis. So why did we get two white, egotistical, useless cops instead of the good people down the street who could have actually helped?
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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Unfortunately, I think Marco would trade pretty much anything for the illegal war he's getting into Venezuela.
Marco Rubio’s Sales Pitch: War in Venezuela - The American Prospect
Right-wing exiles in South Florida want regime change. Rubio is selling it with a false narrative about drug trafficking.
prospect.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Unfortunately, I think Marco would trade pretty much anything for the illegal war he's getting into Venezuela.
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America First = America alone
And anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
And anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
America First = America alone
And anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
And anyone who thinks America is better off alone is profoundly ignorant.
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One of the only things I don't like about cats (other than litterboxes but that's pretty universal) is that when they get older you have five or so years of "Are they sleeping or dead" semi-daily mini-scares.
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
One of the only things I don't like about cats (other than litterboxes but that's pretty universal) is that when they get older you have five or so years of "Are they sleeping or dead" semi-daily mini-scares.
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Congrats, everyone seems to be waking up.
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Congrats, everyone seems to be waking up.
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Ushakov is claiming that Witkoff and Kushner ‘promised’ the Russians that they wouldn’t go to Ukraine, wouldn’t meet with Zelenskyy, and would return to Washington instead.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Ushakov is claiming that Witkoff and Kushner ‘promised’ the Russians that they wouldn’t go to Ukraine, wouldn’t meet with Zelenskyy, and would return to Washington instead.
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I believe folks know the important work we're doing at @justsecurity.org, especially in these challenging times.
But we made this short video as a reminder!
We really need your support this #GivingTuesday.
For tax-deductible gifts: justsecurity.org/donate/
But we made this short video as a reminder!
We really need your support this #GivingTuesday.
For tax-deductible gifts: justsecurity.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I believe folks know the important work we're doing at @justsecurity.org, especially in these challenging times.
But we made this short video as a reminder!
We really need your support this #GivingTuesday.
For tax-deductible gifts: justsecurity.org/donate/
But we made this short video as a reminder!
We really need your support this #GivingTuesday.
For tax-deductible gifts: justsecurity.org/donate/
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Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING ELSE.
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ANYTHING ELSE.
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I mean, these are titanically stupid FUCKWITS as a so-called cabinet. They're the worst of the worst... And somehow the best of the Republican party which really speaks to how shit that party is now.
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I mean, these are titanically stupid FUCKWITS as a so-called cabinet. They're the worst of the worst... And somehow the best of the Republican party which really speaks to how shit that party is now.
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"why would Trump, whose poll numbers are cratering, generate even more negative headlines by pardoning Hernández, who was duly convicted of conspiring to send more than 400 tons (!) of cocaine to America?
The answer is the influence of the crypto/tech broligarchy."
The answer is the influence of the crypto/tech broligarchy."
Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?
Or are they the same thing?
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"why would Trump, whose poll numbers are cratering, generate even more negative headlines by pardoning Hernández, who was duly convicted of conspiring to send more than 400 tons (!) of cocaine to America?
The answer is the influence of the crypto/tech broligarchy."
The answer is the influence of the crypto/tech broligarchy."
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Oh really
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh really
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December collection is open now.
Goal 7000 dollars
Donate: donorbox.org/fm-lifeblood...
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Hei! My name is Trinzu, and I'm part of the Frontline Medics team. I help this team because they have helped save many lives, including those of close friends.Most of our monthly recurring expenses go...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🔥 THESE GUYS DO NOT WAIT FOR HELP. THEY ARE HELP.
But they need working cars to do their job.
December collection is open now.
Goal 7000 dollars
Donate: donorbox.org/fm-lifeblood...
But they need working cars to do their job.
December collection is open now.
Goal 7000 dollars
Donate: donorbox.org/fm-lifeblood...
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🇨🇳⚔️ Chinese businessman helps Russians kill Ukrainians - FT
Businessman Wang Dinghua is listed as the owner of 5% of the shares of the company "Rustakt". The company is the manufacturer of the FPV drone VT-40.
Businessman Wang Dinghua is listed as the owner of 5% of the shares of the company "Rustakt". The company is the manufacturer of the FPV drone VT-40.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🇨🇳⚔️ Chinese businessman helps Russians kill Ukrainians - FT
Businessman Wang Dinghua is listed as the owner of 5% of the shares of the company "Rustakt". The company is the manufacturer of the FPV drone VT-40.
Businessman Wang Dinghua is listed as the owner of 5% of the shares of the company "Rustakt". The company is the manufacturer of the FPV drone VT-40.
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This is the most important op-ed you'll read this week. The Trump administration is about to get rid of the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine. That is a deadly choice for many families. @helenouyang.bsky.social tells her story. Now call your member of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | My Father Died of Hepatitis B Before the Vaccine. We Must Not Go Back.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This is the most important op-ed you'll read this week. The Trump administration is about to get rid of the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine. That is a deadly choice for many families. @helenouyang.bsky.social tells her story. Now call your member of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
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The US counties dependent on human suffering: America's ICE towns
Short doc worthy of your time:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Short doc worthy of your time:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
The Rise of America’s ICE Towns
Small towns are at the center of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, spearheaded by ICE. In one rural New Mexico county, officials are grappling with what it means to be an ICE town. (...
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The US counties dependent on human suffering: America's ICE towns
Short doc worthy of your time:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Short doc worthy of your time:
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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a surprisingly cogent case that the trump administration is significantly tied to the sinaloa cartel and especially their cryptocurrency fueled money laundering operation
I got to thinking: "What if it's not about the contradiction between the Hernandez pardon and the air strikes, but about the consistency between them?"
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
a surprisingly cogent case that the trump administration is significantly tied to the sinaloa cartel and especially their cryptocurrency fueled money laundering operation
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Trump isn't doing anything to lower costs for your family, but he is using the full force of the presidency to make himself and his family very, very, very, very rich.
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump isn't doing anything to lower costs for your family, but he is using the full force of the presidency to make himself and his family very, very, very, very rich.
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And remember this? The Trump regime prepared to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to Alberta separatists, in a blatant example of a malign foreign influence ops. www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
Trump Officials Discussed $500M Alberta Independence Loan, Separatist Claims
Private details from a Washington D.C., meeting about Alberta becoming the 51st state were revealed at a separatism event attended by DeSmog.
www.desmog.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
And remember this? The Trump regime prepared to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to Alberta separatists, in a blatant example of a malign foreign influence ops. www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/t...
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#Ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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It's okay for some campaign promises to be about optics rather than policy. "We're going to bulldoze his monument to himself on Day One and rebuild the East Wing" would be a very good one for 2028.
“It is something that has been needed and desired at the White House for over 150 years, but something which no other President was equipped to do…”
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It's okay for some campaign promises to be about optics rather than policy. "We're going to bulldoze his monument to himself on Day One and rebuild the East Wing" would be a very good one for 2028.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.