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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
I wonder what Germans were doing as Hitler was ramping up. Were they reading the morning news and thinking (in German), “WTF, how can we stop this maniac?” Whatever it was, we need to do more.
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I wonder what Germans were doing as Hitler was ramping up. Were they reading the morning news and thinking (in German), “WTF, how can we stop this maniac?” Whatever it was, we need to do more.
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
U.S. Attack to Seize Greenland Would End NATO, Danish Prime Minister Says www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
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As device searches at the border increase, here are some ways you can protect your privacy while you travel.
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up: How to Protect Your Privacy
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
As device searches at the border increase, here are some ways you can protect your privacy while you travel.
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
I Prosecuted R. Kelly. This Is Why the Epstein Files Should Be Redacted. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Opinion | I Prosecuted R. Kelly. This Is Why the Epstein Files Should Be Redacted.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I Prosecuted R. Kelly. This Is Why the Epstein Files Should Be Redacted. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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The man is an auditor for ICE, and was one of 16 men arrested who were allegedly attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl in Minnesota. trib.al/B7gPAX3
Under the Trump administration, ICE’s hiring has become so haphazard that many people aren’t properly vetted.
Under the Trump administration, ICE’s hiring has become so haphazard that many people aren’t properly vetted.
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The man is an auditor for ICE, and was one of 16 men arrested who were allegedly attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl in Minnesota. trib.al/B7gPAX3
Under the Trump administration, ICE’s hiring has become so haphazard that many people aren’t properly vetted.
Under the Trump administration, ICE’s hiring has become so haphazard that many people aren’t properly vetted.
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"My understanding is he helps send people to federal authorities," Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said. "I think he’s going to see some federal authorities."
ICE Worker Arrested In Child Sex Trafficking Sting Allegedly Told Police: 'I'm ICE, Boys'
"My understanding is he helps send people to federal authorities," Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said. "I think he’s going to see some federal authorities."
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"My understanding is he helps send people to federal authorities," Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said. "I think he’s going to see some federal authorities."
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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A reminder that in 2022, President Biden signed the “Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act,” eliminating the statute of limitations to file civil action for federal sex offenses. Seems relevant.
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A reminder that in 2022, President Biden signed the “Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act,” eliminating the statute of limitations to file civil action for federal sex offenses. Seems relevant.
Jesus. Are any of them NOT pedophiles?
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Jesus. Are any of them NOT pedophiles?
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
So many reasons to have hope this morning. ❤️
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So many reasons to have hope this morning. ❤️
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS the administration from implementing part of Executive Order requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration application.
A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen Schumer and Leader Jeffries--and all voters!
A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen Schumer and Leader Jeffries--and all voters!
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS the administration from implementing part of Executive Order requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration application.
A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen Schumer and Leader Jeffries--and all voters!
A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen Schumer and Leader Jeffries--and all voters!
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⚠️ STATES, LOCALS, TRIBAL NATIONS, TERRITORIES ⚠️
HHS has eliminated EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD FOR DATA PROTECTION AT CDC. Giving data to CDC is no longer safe and puts your residents at risk.
Unless and until all CDC’s data protections are restored you should consider CDC a bad actor.
HHS has eliminated EVERY SINGLE SAFEGUARD FOR DATA PROTECTION AT CDC. Giving data to CDC is no longer safe and puts your residents at risk.
Unless and until all CDC’s data protections are restored you should consider CDC a bad actor.
October 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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They did not sign up for this.
Can National Guardsmen deployed to US cities claim conscientious objection?
Some veterans view National Guard deployments to U.S. cities as unlawful and argue soldiers better uphold American values by resisting the orders.
www.usatoday.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
They did not sign up for this.
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You *need* to contact your reps, all parties, and ask them to stand with their colleagues who demand this be rescinded.
Fire up @resist.bot
This is a very real danger.
Fire up @resist.bot
This is a very real danger.
Trump's memo, Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7, is the single most dangerous move against American liberty that I've seen in my lifetime.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
Pocan, Huffman, Jayapal to Lead Letter to Trump Slamming Executive Order Targeting Protected Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.
pocan.house.gov
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You *need* to contact your reps, all parties, and ask them to stand with their colleagues who demand this be rescinded.
Fire up @resist.bot
This is a very real danger.
Fire up @resist.bot
This is a very real danger.
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
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Books that merely describe sexuality, LGBTQ people, or ugly aspects of American history aren't getting accidentally caught in a well-intentioned dragnet, Emma Sarappo writes: “They are targets of a deliberate effort to ban books deemed to have the wrong viewpoints.”
A Half Century of American Book Banning
In the 21st century, censorship of work like Judy Blume’s has evolved into a broader attack on books.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Books that merely describe sexuality, LGBTQ people, or ugly aspects of American history aren't getting accidentally caught in a well-intentioned dragnet, Emma Sarappo writes: “They are targets of a deliberate effort to ban books deemed to have the wrong viewpoints.”
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building newrepublic.com/post/201258/... via @newrepublic.com
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.
newrepublic.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated…
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Well, well, well. Jack Posobiec, the loudest voting-fraud conspiracy theorist, lives in Maryland.
He votes in Pennsylvania.
slate.com/news-and-pol... By @jsweetli.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social on @slate.com
He votes in Pennsylvania.
slate.com/news-and-pol... By @jsweetli.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social on @slate.com
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Well, well, well. Jack Posobiec, the loudest voting-fraud conspiracy theorist, lives in Maryland.
He votes in Pennsylvania.
slate.com/news-and-pol... By @jsweetli.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social on @slate.com
He votes in Pennsylvania.
slate.com/news-and-pol... By @jsweetli.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social on @slate.com
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Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.
“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.
“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.
Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector
The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...
defector.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.
“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.
“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.
Completely insulting.
Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals
Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Completely insulting.