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Interests: democracy—is it crumbling beyond repair at home🇺🇸& where I live🇩🇪,history, ethics, science, foreign policy, education, communication, art, leadership, food…
Big fan of 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments
My dog’s name is Ginsburg
Big fan of 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments
My dog’s name is Ginsburg
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So much good work by @willbunch.bsky.social
This. USNA 81 grad. We were specifically taught about My Lai as THE example of NOT following illegal orders. Thank you, @willbunch.bsky.social for point this out.
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
So much good work by @willbunch.bsky.social
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Free link: share.inquirer.com/wcAMJe
How one person stopped a U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam by someone else just "following orders,"
How one person stopped a U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam by someone else just "following orders,"
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
share.inquirer.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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How one person stopped a U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam by someone else just "following orders,"
How one person stopped a U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam by someone else just "following orders,"
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This. USNA 81 grad. We were specifically taught about My Lai as THE example of NOT following illegal orders. Thank you, @willbunch.bsky.social for point this out.
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This. USNA 81 grad. We were specifically taught about My Lai as THE example of NOT following illegal orders. Thank you, @willbunch.bsky.social for point this out.
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"Democrats buy into that stereotype of because they're college graduates, they must be also white, cosmopolitan, wealthy elites, instead being like, "No. To be part of the working class these days often still requires like some form of college education," says @louiseseamster.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Democrats buy into that stereotype of because they're college graduates, they must be also white, cosmopolitan, wealthy elites, instead being like, "No. To be part of the working class these days often still requires like some form of college education," says @louiseseamster.bsky.social.
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D.A. Fani Willis had the courage, the grit, the experience, the facts, and the law to bring Trump to account.
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Georgia prosecutor who took over 2020 election interference case drops charges against Trump and others
Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified, said the case was "without precedent."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
D.A. Fani Willis had the courage, the grit, the experience, the facts, and the law to bring Trump to account.
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
It is so disappointing that an error in her judgment gave Trump’s team the opening they needed to have her removed from the case.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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“If you don’t have to go out, don’t go out. If there’s a party, better you don’t go. Take care of yourself until this passes. This is chaos.”
— Yolanda, a US citizen from Ecuador, warning friends as ICE steps up what appear to be race-based arrests in NYC
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
— Yolanda, a US citizen from Ecuador, warning friends as ICE steps up what appear to be race-based arrests in NYC
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“If you don’t have to go out, don’t go out. If there’s a party, better you don’t go. Take care of yourself until this passes. This is chaos.”
— Yolanda, a US citizen from Ecuador, warning friends as ICE steps up what appear to be race-based arrests in NYC
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
— Yolanda, a US citizen from Ecuador, warning friends as ICE steps up what appear to be race-based arrests in NYC
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
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TN-7 folks should know billionaires Yass, Bezos etc. dropped millions into the Republican primary to help Matt Van Epps 🤖 get past Rep. Jody Barrett, who is more of a grass roots Republican — whereas Van Epps is a puppet for the billionaires.
(H/T @votesaveamerica.crooked.com )
(H/T @votesaveamerica.crooked.com )
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
TN-7 folks should know billionaires Yass, Bezos etc. dropped millions into the Republican primary to help Matt Van Epps 🤖 get past Rep. Jody Barrett, who is more of a grass roots Republican — whereas Van Epps is a puppet for the billionaires.
(H/T @votesaveamerica.crooked.com )
(H/T @votesaveamerica.crooked.com )
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Hugely gratifying!
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hugely gratifying!
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I enjoyed Ken Burns’ new documentary so much that I have started watching the one he did in 2014 on the Roosevelts. So good. Let me encourage you to get PBS Passport which has all of Burns’ documentaries and other PBS shows. It’s a way to support public broadcasting and get quality content.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I enjoyed Ken Burns’ new documentary so much that I have started watching the one he did in 2014 on the Roosevelts. So good. Let me encourage you to get PBS Passport which has all of Burns’ documentaries and other PBS shows. It’s a way to support public broadcasting and get quality content.
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BREAKING: European Parliament calls for EU-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media, video sharing platforms and AI companions, and proposes bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Children should be at least 16 to access social media, say MEPs | News | European Parliament
MEPs are calling for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an EU-wide minimum age of 16 and bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
BREAKING: European Parliament calls for EU-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media, video sharing platforms and AI companions, and proposes bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
#DefendDemocracy #PeopleVsBigTech
www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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In we are fortunate enough that the Democrats return to power in 2028, they must commit to removing the Robert’s Six by any means necessary in order to restore the Supreme Court to legitimacy as a fair arbiter of the Constitution and its laws. They are beyond tainted.
"The Roberts Six have propped up its keystone declaration that Trump has immunity with a series of other rulings that are creating a gateway for authoritarianism to barrel into the United States," writes @thelisagraves.bsky.social for Grave Injustice.
Chief Justice John Roberts Walks Into Nuremberg, the Film…
The Chief Justice gets a message from beyond the grave
www.graveinjustice.news
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In we are fortunate enough that the Democrats return to power in 2028, they must commit to removing the Robert’s Six by any means necessary in order to restore the Supreme Court to legitimacy as a fair arbiter of the Constitution and its laws. They are beyond tainted.
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New: Professor Detained En Route To Middle East Studies Conference
Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle East Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody.
www.huffpost.com/entry/vahid-...
Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle East Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody.
www.huffpost.com/entry/vahid-...
Iranian Studies Professor Taken In ICE Custody While Traveling To Academic Conference
Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle Eastern Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody, one law enforcement official said.
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
New: Professor Detained En Route To Middle East Studies Conference
Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle East Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody.
www.huffpost.com/entry/vahid-...
Vahid Abedini was on his way to a Middle East Studies Association meeting when he was detained. He’s now in ICE custody.
www.huffpost.com/entry/vahid-...
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Biden commuted their death sentences, so Trump retaliated by making their lives living hell, putting them in the country's most brutal prison, where they "spend 22 to 24 hours a day locked alone inside concrete cells that are smaller than a standard parking space."
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Biden commuted their death sentences, so Trump retaliated by making their lives living hell, putting them in the country's most brutal prison, where they "spend 22 to 24 hours a day locked alone inside concrete cells that are smaller than a standard parking space."
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Pure, pointless cruelty.
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Another bad indicator for local media (and, frankly, local party communication channels): I live less than two miles from the Florida district referenced here and had no idea there was an election happening.
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Another bad indicator for local media (and, frankly, local party communication channels): I live less than two miles from the Florida district referenced here and had no idea there was an election happening.
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Emerson's new poll of Tennessee's special election next week is way closer than even Dem internal polls found it: 48/46 for the Republican: emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
(This is a Trump +22 district.)
It's also one of the 25 elections to watch in December: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
(This is a Trump +22 district.)
It's also one of the 25 elections to watch in December: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Emerson's new poll of Tennessee's special election next week is way closer than even Dem internal polls found it: 48/46 for the Republican: emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
(This is a Trump +22 district.)
It's also one of the 25 elections to watch in December: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
(This is a Trump +22 district.)
It's also one of the 25 elections to watch in December: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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@environmentalvoter.bsky.social also has many phone banks for these elections!!
www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
Get Involved
We respect your time as a volunteer. Every action you take with EVP is backed by research, and we regularly brief you on the impact of your efforts.
www.environmentalvoter.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@environmentalvoter.bsky.social also has many phone banks for these elections!!
www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
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Wow great guide! I only knew about TN 07 and the FL house races.
For those that want to help the dem candidates - postcardstovoters.org has many campaigns going on! Write a few postcards, it makes a difference!
For those that want to help the dem candidates - postcardstovoters.org has many campaigns going on! Write a few postcards, it makes a difference!
Postcards To Voters
Join People Across The United States Writing Postcards To Voters
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November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wow great guide! I only knew about TN 07 and the FL house races.
For those that want to help the dem candidates - postcardstovoters.org has many campaigns going on! Write a few postcards, it makes a difference!
For those that want to help the dem candidates - postcardstovoters.org has many campaigns going on! Write a few postcards, it makes a difference!
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More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts
On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
More elections are already around the corner, mere days.
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
And Democrats have opportunities to build on their November gains by flipping more offices: in Tennessee, in Georgia, in Florida.
And that's just the tip of a busy election month.
My new guide, just out:
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📣Who knew TN was so cool? Aftyn Behn is ready to flip TN-07 Blue!
We can flip this seat!
👉 Return your ballot by MAIL or COURIER.
👉 It must be received in TN by Dec 2
👉 Need help? Go to votefromabroad.org
#TN #Tennessee #Vote #uspolitics #votebluefromabroad #tndems
We can flip this seat!
👉 Return your ballot by MAIL or COURIER.
👉 It must be received in TN by Dec 2
👉 Need help? Go to votefromabroad.org
#TN #Tennessee #Vote #uspolitics #votebluefromabroad #tndems
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📣Who knew TN was so cool? Aftyn Behn is ready to flip TN-07 Blue!
We can flip this seat!
👉 Return your ballot by MAIL or COURIER.
👉 It must be received in TN by Dec 2
👉 Need help? Go to votefromabroad.org
#TN #Tennessee #Vote #uspolitics #votebluefromabroad #tndems
We can flip this seat!
👉 Return your ballot by MAIL or COURIER.
👉 It must be received in TN by Dec 2
👉 Need help? Go to votefromabroad.org
#TN #Tennessee #Vote #uspolitics #votebluefromabroad #tndems
Must read this Thanksgiving
Thank you Deb & @jfallows.bsky.social
Thank you Deb & @jfallows.bsky.social
Deb Fallows, on some of the reasons to be thankful for one another these days — and some more examples of people standing up, standing together, standing strong.
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
(On my substack, no paywall.)
fallows.substack.com/p/thankful-f...
Thankful for One Another.
Keeping sight of the encouraging examples, in discouraging times. (Including a guest post.)
fallows.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Must read this Thanksgiving
Thank you Deb & @jfallows.bsky.social
Thank you Deb & @jfallows.bsky.social
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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What the New York Times is hinting at but is afraid to say directly is that Trump and his reckless oligarch pals are steering us toward a worldwide economic depression.
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
What the New York Times is hinting at but is afraid to say directly is that Trump and his reckless oligarch pals are steering us toward a worldwide economic depression.
“To her credit, Greene is a survivor. She took a hard look at her political fortunes & appears to be betting on herself... she may end up being prescient. Or she may have mistimed the market on Trump’s political fortunes. Either way, she took the only choice she really had available to her”
🎁
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“To her credit, Greene is a survivor. She took a hard look at her political fortunes & appears to be betting on herself... she may end up being prescient. Or she may have mistimed the market on Trump’s political fortunes. Either way, she took the only choice she really had available to her”
🎁
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎁
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social analysis:
Boebert, Mace, Stefanik, Noem & MTG brought chutzpah to Trump’s brand, “adding their feminine touch to his masculine politics of disruption, grift & sexism so that it looked less like scamminess & more like populism”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...