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Beth Arnold. A Liberal Southern Woman
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A Liberal Southern Woman. Writer/Journalist of POLITICS+Culture+Travel+Art+Design. An Exile Returned From Paris. Author:Jours Of Our Lives. GLORIA STEINEM recommended my Substack: https://betharnold.substack.com
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Sorry to repeat it but:
Having seen a lot of person-to-person showdowns w elected leaders, don't think I've ever seen as complete an "own" as Mamdani does w Trump here.

JDV should be furious
Cuckolded Republicans should be furious
Trump's actual kids should be furious
Trump will be furious—tomorrow
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Trump's anti-DEI crusade hit healthcare when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, under Dr. Mehmet Oz, removed race questions from its kidney failure patient form. The problem is, those questions weren't about DEI. That data informed actual medical breakthroughs talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I don't think the American military, in this era of instant GPS, mistakenly lands anywhere. This is a purposed affront to another nation's sovereignty and an act of cynical intimidation by some venal shitbirds who somehow are in command of our government.
DOD contractors “mistakenly” landed on a Mexican beach, declared it US property and planted “restricted area” DOD signs, triggering a tense confrontation with armed Mexican forces.

Mexico removed the signs, insisting the area is theirs.

Yet another example of total incompetence.
Pentagon Pete’s War Goons Accidentally Invade Mexico
U.S. “contractors” planted signs declaring that a Mexican beach was U.S. territory.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yes. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
"Sir, did you just abuse and insult a journalist for asking a question? And did you publicly call a woman a piggie? Is this the way a U.S. President behaves?"

A reporter who so spoke loses WH credentials, maybe his job if his agency is gutless. But absent such, the entire WHPC is without honor.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
IMMIGRANTS AND THE SEARCH FOR HOME
Where do we belong in a country that hunts immigrants and glorifies white supremacy? My new piece on Caryl Phillips, ICE brutality, and the human need for home.

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IMMIGRANTS AND THE SEARCH FOR HOME
THIS PAST SATURDAY, I was sitting in the historic Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, listening to a riveting conversation between esteemed novelist Caryl Phillips and interlocutor Bila...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.

This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What does it mean to search for home when your own country feels hostile? I write about Caryl Phillips, immigration, ICE brutality, Trumpism, Charleston’s history, my own years as an American abroad. It’s about belonging, dislocation, and the places that shape us.

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IMMIGRANTS AND THE SEARCH FOR HOME
THIS PAST SATURDAY, I was sitting in the historic Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina, listening to a riveting conversation between esteemed novelist Caryl Phillips and interlocutor Bila...
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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So to get the two votes, rather than re-draft a no bill in the Comey case and present the new indictment to the grand jury, Halligan had the foreperson sign the new charges while a second grand juror WATCHED? Did Halligan just cuck justice?
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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👀Trump launching a new Epstein-related probe of Democrats may allow him to exploit a loophole in the Epstein Files bill that just passed Congress - the loophole could let him continue hiding the Epstein files👇
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ever ridden a Mexican bus that’s nicer than a U.S. airline seat? I have. Here’s the story—and what it says about America.

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AIR TRAVEL REVISITED
“I DON’T SO much mind that newspapers are dying—it’s watching them commit suicide that pisses me off,” Molly Ivins famously said.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Worth reading. Good job, Chicago! apnews.com/article/chic... 
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal governme...
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Coons on Epstein files: "My hunch is that AG Bondi, having just been ordered on social media by the president to open an investigation into a series of high-profile Dems, will promptly say, 'No, there's an ongoing investigation, we can't disclose any of this,' and the president will back that up."
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Torture Class vs. Humane Class — How Flying Became Hell

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AIR TRAVEL REVISITED
“I DON’T SO much mind that newspapers are dying—it’s watching them commit suicide that pisses me off,” Molly Ivins famously said.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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No worries. He's a fucking United States Senator. He has affordable health care.
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“The Graceland Syndrome”: my name for the corporate strategy that ruined flying. I break it down in my new piece.

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AIR TRAVEL REVISITED
“I DON’T SO much mind that newspapers are dying—it’s watching them commit suicide that pisses me off,” Molly Ivins famously said.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why is a Mexican bus more comfortable than an American airline seat? Let me count the ways.

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AIR TRAVEL REVISITED
“I DON’T SO much mind that newspapers are dying—it’s watching them commit suicide that pisses me off,” Molly Ivins famously said.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Air travel is now a choice between torture class and “somewhat humane” class. I revisit how we got here.

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AIR TRAVEL REVISITED
“I DON’T SO much mind that newspapers are dying—it’s watching them commit suicide that pisses me off,” Molly Ivins famously said.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Of course Trump knew about the girls, Esptein said in an email.

This is “the girls.”
Release the Epstein Files
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I find it highly ironic that the party that bemoaned the deep state and alleged the cover-up of pedophiles is now embroiled in defending the party that has the largest pedophile cover-up in American history.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM