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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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The threat to freedom of the press is real, we used to say. Can't say that any more. It's not a threat. The first small laps in a far larger wave are here.
That part in blue. Agonizingly true. What looked sturdy was way flimsier than we — than I — thought. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
That part in blue. Agonizingly true. What looked sturdy was way flimsier than we — than I — thought. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The threat to freedom of the press is real, we used to say. Can't say that any more. It's not a threat. The first small laps in a far larger wave are here.
That part in blue. Agonizingly true. What looked sturdy was way flimsier than we — than I — thought. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
That part in blue. Agonizingly true. What looked sturdy was way flimsier than we — than I — thought. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
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A powerful Atlantic piece on federal workers fired or forced out over the past year.
Federal employees spend their careers serving communities, protecting public health and safety, and keeping essential government functions running, often without recognition.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Federal employees spend their careers serving communities, protecting public health and safety, and keeping essential government functions running, often without recognition.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
A powerful Atlantic piece on federal workers fired or forced out over the past year.
Federal employees spend their careers serving communities, protecting public health and safety, and keeping essential government functions running, often without recognition.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Federal employees spend their careers serving communities, protecting public health and safety, and keeping essential government functions running, often without recognition.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
“Me 10 years ago: Yes, of course feminism is important, but do feminists always have to be so radical?
Me today: How can feminists have so much diplomatic self-control, and why haven't they set everything on fire already?”
Me today: How can feminists have so much diplomatic self-control, and why haven't they set everything on fire already?”
Ich vor 10 Jahren: Ja klar ist Feminismus wichtig, aber müssen die Feministinnen immer so radikal formulieren?
Ich heute: Wie können Feministinnen so unfassbar viel diplomatische Selbstbeherrschung haben, und wieso haben sie nicht schon längst alles angezündet?
Ich heute: Wie können Feministinnen so unfassbar viel diplomatische Selbstbeherrschung haben, und wieso haben sie nicht schon längst alles angezündet?
January 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
“Me 10 years ago: Yes, of course feminism is important, but do feminists always have to be so radical?
Me today: How can feminists have so much diplomatic self-control, and why haven't they set everything on fire already?”
Me today: How can feminists have so much diplomatic self-control, and why haven't they set everything on fire already?”
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Greenland:
Ice? Yeah, we have plenty of it.
USA:
ICE? Yeah, they are above the law and can shoot you in the face.
Deutschland:
ICE? Tja, der hat halt meistens Verspätung.
Ice? Yeah, we have plenty of it.
USA:
ICE? Yeah, they are above the law and can shoot you in the face.
Deutschland:
ICE? Tja, der hat halt meistens Verspätung.
January 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Greenland:
Ice? Yeah, we have plenty of it.
USA:
ICE? Yeah, they are above the law and can shoot you in the face.
Deutschland:
ICE? Tja, der hat halt meistens Verspätung.
Ice? Yeah, we have plenty of it.
USA:
ICE? Yeah, they are above the law and can shoot you in the face.
Deutschland:
ICE? Tja, der hat halt meistens Verspätung.
“They always target the weakest first.
And the spreading fire will engulf the next weakest.
Many overlook the fact that they, too, could one day be the weakest.
So if you don't stand up against it out of decency, you should at least do it out of selfishness.”
And the spreading fire will engulf the next weakest.
Many overlook the fact that they, too, could one day be the weakest.
So if you don't stand up against it out of decency, you should at least do it out of selfishness.”
Zuerst nehmen sie immer die Schwächsten in den Fokus.
Und das sich ausbreitende Feuer wird die nächst Schwächeren nehmen.
Vielen übersehen, dass auch sie eines Tages die Schwächsten sein können.
Wenn man also nicht aus Anstand dagegen aufsteht sollte man es wenigstens aus Egoismus tun.
Und das sich ausbreitende Feuer wird die nächst Schwächeren nehmen.
Vielen übersehen, dass auch sie eines Tages die Schwächsten sein können.
Wenn man also nicht aus Anstand dagegen aufsteht sollte man es wenigstens aus Egoismus tun.
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“They always target the weakest first.
And the spreading fire will engulf the next weakest.
Many overlook the fact that they, too, could one day be the weakest.
So if you don't stand up against it out of decency, you should at least do it out of selfishness.”
And the spreading fire will engulf the next weakest.
Many overlook the fact that they, too, could one day be the weakest.
So if you don't stand up against it out of decency, you should at least do it out of selfishness.”
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Deferring once again to FDR.
"...a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."
FDR 1938
FDR 1938
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Deferring once again to FDR.
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It's so fascinating to contrast the Atlantic's hollow scolding with a genuinely helpful attempt to inform Americans about what's going on. Personally I think if you want the left to pay more attention to something, maybe just write about it in your magazine!
What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time
Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.
www.newyorker.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's so fascinating to contrast the Atlantic's hollow scolding with a genuinely helpful attempt to inform Americans about what's going on. Personally I think if you want the left to pay more attention to something, maybe just write about it in your magazine!
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The Atlantic laundering yet another right-wing narrative into the mainstream
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The Atlantic laundering yet another right-wing narrative into the mainstream
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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If you follow right-wing psychos you know this is all they have posted about for days. Instead of pointing out how desperate these hypocrisy arguments are getting, the Atlantic commissioned someone to make it in more polite-sounding language.
January 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
If you follow right-wing psychos you know this is all they have posted about for days. Instead of pointing out how desperate these hypocrisy arguments are getting, the Atlantic commissioned someone to make it in more polite-sounding language.
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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January 8, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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Every time that dude brags about passing a cognitive test my only thought is "I guess he's competent to stand trial after all." 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Every time that dude brags about passing a cognitive test my only thought is "I guess he's competent to stand trial after all." 🤔
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the fact that these lurid scenarios somehow treat trump as the only actor and do not contemplate the response of state and local officials, law enforcement, activists and others is a sign that they are less a hard-nosed analysis and more an expression of fear and anxiety.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
the fact that these lurid scenarios somehow treat trump as the only actor and do not contemplate the response of state and local officials, law enforcement, activists and others is a sign that they are less a hard-nosed analysis and more an expression of fear and anxiety.
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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NEW: In 4 days, records of Trump’s first term will become publicly available via NARA.
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Watchdog group urges Blanche to step aside as Trump’s records gatekeeper
The deputy attorney general is also Trump’s representative to the National Archives.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
NEW: In 4 days, records of Trump’s first term will become publicly available via NARA.
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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What a long way to say "corruption."
"The various hats worn by Donald Trump Jr. are an example of the ethical questions raised by Trump family business ventures during the president’s second term."
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
"The various hats worn by Donald Trump Jr. are an example of the ethical questions raised by Trump family business ventures during the president’s second term."
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
What a long way to say "corruption."
"The various hats worn by Donald Trump Jr. are an example of the ethical questions raised by Trump family business ventures during the president’s second term."
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
"The various hats worn by Donald Trump Jr. are an example of the ethical questions raised by Trump family business ventures during the president’s second term."
Leading Prediction Firms Share a Commonality: Donald Trump Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Jerome Powell's big decision: Should he stay on the Fed Board after Trump appoints a new Chair to try to hold the line and keep things on track? Or go enjoy his grandkids and let someone else fight it out with Trump?
www.reuters.com/business/pok...
www.reuters.com/business/pok...
Poker-faced Powell may have ace up sleeve to stymie Trump's Fed shakeup
At 72, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has grandkids to play with, a golf game to get back to and a tune or two to master on the guitar.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Jerome Powell's big decision: Should he stay on the Fed Board after Trump appoints a new Chair to try to hold the line and keep things on track? Or go enjoy his grandkids and let someone else fight it out with Trump?
www.reuters.com/business/pok...
www.reuters.com/business/pok...
It would be important for Europeans to grasp what
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social says here:
“[Europeans] don’t see the full range of the🇺🇸debate. [They] are always asking me, ‘Why don’t Americans say anything?’ Some of them say to me…, ’You’re so brave…
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DF...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social says here:
“[Europeans] don’t see the full range of the🇺🇸debate. [They] are always asking me, ‘Why don’t Americans say anything?’ Some of them say to me…, ’You’re so brave…
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DF...
Why Europe No Longer Trusts the U.S. w/ Anne Applebaum
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
It would be important for Europeans to grasp what
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social says here:
“[Europeans] don’t see the full range of the🇺🇸debate. [They] are always asking me, ‘Why don’t Americans say anything?’ Some of them say to me…, ’You’re so brave…
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DF...
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social says here:
“[Europeans] don’t see the full range of the🇺🇸debate. [They] are always asking me, ‘Why don’t Americans say anything?’ Some of them say to me…, ’You’re so brave…
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DF...
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RIP Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2025. It was a brave ideal but was always a bit shaky and now has sunk into the Trumpian mire of vainglory and confusion.
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 AM
RIP Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2025. It was a brave ideal but was always a bit shaky and now has sunk into the Trumpian mire of vainglory and confusion.
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Don’t worry. I do understand the distinction between the prize and the medal. But I do think it has brought the prize into disrepute.
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Don’t worry. I do understand the distinction between the prize and the medal. But I do think it has brought the prize into disrepute.
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Bari doing exactly what she was put at CBS News to do www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’
Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Bari doing exactly what she was put at CBS News to do www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Being effective in anything you're doing requires being clear eyed and realistic about Trump's goals here. That includes whether you want to help him, run against him, do journalism, activism, or simply to engage in discourse. Punditry or journalism that dismisses the threat here is ineffective.
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Being effective in anything you're doing requires being clear eyed and realistic about Trump's goals here. That includes whether you want to help him, run against him, do journalism, activism, or simply to engage in discourse. Punditry or journalism that dismisses the threat here is ineffective.
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 AM