@aestone28.bsky.social
Motivated to be an active community member of people who care. We cannot give up. As long as we stay involved, there’s hope.
May 2026 be brighter, kinder and with greater peace.
The quiet and calm of new year’s day (here in Cambridge MA) is a good start 😊 Happy New Year
The quiet and calm of new year’s day (here in Cambridge MA) is a good start 😊 Happy New Year
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
May 2026 be brighter, kinder and with greater peace.
The quiet and calm of new year’s day (here in Cambridge MA) is a good start 😊 Happy New Year
The quiet and calm of new year’s day (here in Cambridge MA) is a good start 😊 Happy New Year
In the last Bulwark Morning Shots of 2025:
“When people show you who they are, believe them.”—Maya Angelo
“I will say to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: there will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain.” —Liz Cheney
Read on…
“When people show you who they are, believe them.”—Maya Angelo
“I will say to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: there will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain.” —Liz Cheney
Read on…
“Now I suppose it is too much to hope that the American male of the species, notoriously stubborn and boastful, will in 2026 attend to the guidance of Maya Angelou, hearken to the warning of Ellie Sattler, or listen to the remonstrance of Liz Cheney.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-it-co...
www.thebulwark.com/p/when-it-co...
When It Comes to Trump, Trust Women
They have recognized the president’s toxicity from the jump. It’s time men start listening to them.
www.thebulwark.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the last Bulwark Morning Shots of 2025:
“When people show you who they are, believe them.”—Maya Angelo
“I will say to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: there will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain.” —Liz Cheney
Read on…
“When people show you who they are, believe them.”—Maya Angelo
“I will say to my republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: there will come a day when Donald Trump will be gone, but your dishonor will remain.” —Liz Cheney
Read on…
Read this current status of the Abrego Garcia case: a quintessential example of this administration’s lies/misinformation. As we head into 2026, let’s hold tight to the reply of @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to Sen. Cory Booker question, the Constitution “lives in our hearts + stays in our minds.”
Unsealed: Abrego Garcia
The sealed order in the Abrego Garcia case that I wrote about in Sunday night’s “The Week Ahead” column was unsealed today.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Read this current status of the Abrego Garcia case: a quintessential example of this administration’s lies/misinformation. As we head into 2026, let’s hold tight to the reply of @joycewhitevance.bsky.social to Sen. Cory Booker question, the Constitution “lives in our hearts + stays in our minds.”
This photo, after the egregious act that will impact in horrific ways many American people who rely on the Obamacare subsidies, visually reveals that republicans in Congress are heartless and ignorant.
This is state-sanctioned cruelty. Stripping healthcare affordability guarantees higher premiums, delayed care, bankrupt families, and avoidable deaths. When leaders knowingly choose suffering as a budget tactic, it stops being politics and becomes moral failure. 🤬
www.foxnews.com/politics/con...
www.foxnews.com/politics/con...
December 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This photo, after the egregious act that will impact in horrific ways many American people who rely on the Obamacare subsidies, visually reveals that republicans in Congress are heartless and ignorant.
Proud of the artists who bowed out of performing at the Kennedy Center (KC) given Trump’s outrageous act of adding his name. Kudos to: The Cookers, the cast of Hamilton, Jason Moran + Ben Folds + Shonda Rhimes who resigned their respective KC roles, Chuck Reed, Doug Varrone+Dancers, +Kristy Lee
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Proud of the artists who bowed out of performing at the Kennedy Center (KC) given Trump’s outrageous act of adding his name. Kudos to: The Cookers, the cast of Hamilton, Jason Moran + Ben Folds + Shonda Rhimes who resigned their respective KC roles, Chuck Reed, Doug Varrone+Dancers, +Kristy Lee
As all student debtors should, given this administration is owed nothing because all monies they receive is used to harm.
“The vast majority of student debtors who seek discharges in bankruptcy are getting them, in large part because of a simpler legal process that was introduced three years ago.”
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As all student debtors should, given this administration is owed nothing because all monies they receive is used to harm.
Voting is by state. NO state should be giving this president any voter information, as his intent is strictly to disenfranchise voters.
December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Voting is by state. NO state should be giving this president any voter information, as his intent is strictly to disenfranchise voters.
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EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
How we learn from history. But, first we have read to understand.
December 28, 2025
On the clear, cold morning of December 29, 1890, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, three U.S.
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
How we learn from history. But, first we have read to understand.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social would be hands down better at negotiating a fair peace between Zelensky and Putin, as he is aware of the relevant history and current war, something Trump knows nothing about.
President Donald Trump says he spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hours ahead of a high-stakes meeting in Florida with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Trump speaks with Putin ahead of high-stakes Zelensky talks in Florida
President Donald Trump is set to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Florida today. Follow live updates on the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social would be hands down better at negotiating a fair peace between Zelensky and Putin, as he is aware of the relevant history and current war, something Trump knows nothing about.
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Pelosi: "Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress. They just do what the president insists that they do. That will be over as soon as we have the gavel."
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Pelosi: "Right now, Republicans in Congress have abolished the Congress. They just do what the president insists that they do. That will be over as soon as we have the gavel."
No doubt his language is that of lies+deception (bombing boats, DOGE cuts, the Epstein files coverup…)
No doubt he is ignorant of constitutional law. (DOJ+DHS..)
No doubt he is a misogynist.
No doubt he is a pedophile.
No doubt he is w/out @ an ounce of compassion. (HHS, USAID..)
Yet,he is POTUS.
No doubt he is ignorant of constitutional law. (DOJ+DHS..)
No doubt he is a misogynist.
No doubt he is a pedophile.
No doubt he is w/out @ an ounce of compassion. (HHS, USAID..)
Yet,he is POTUS.
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
No doubt his language is that of lies+deception (bombing boats, DOGE cuts, the Epstein files coverup…)
No doubt he is ignorant of constitutional law. (DOJ+DHS..)
No doubt he is a misogynist.
No doubt he is a pedophile.
No doubt he is w/out @ an ounce of compassion. (HHS, USAID..)
Yet,he is POTUS.
No doubt he is ignorant of constitutional law. (DOJ+DHS..)
No doubt he is a misogynist.
No doubt he is a pedophile.
No doubt he is w/out @ an ounce of compassion. (HHS, USAID..)
Yet,he is POTUS.
This is disgusting. Income inequality in the US must be addressed, and as is obvious this will not happen with this administration.
Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is disgusting. Income inequality in the US must be addressed, and as is obvious this will not happen with this administration.
“[Boston’s mayor] Wu has repeatedly stood behind the city’s immigrants and demanded transparency. Green card residents wrongfully arrested are suing. The Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund are offering Massachusetts and Rhode Island detainees $2,000 to $20,000 assistance.” 👏 👏 👏
Boston taps into ‘spirit of rebellion’ as it resists ICE’s immigration crackdown — Guardian US
The city responds with ‘strategized resistance’ as masked men roam the streets carrying out immigration raids at traffic stops, supermarkets and courthouses
apple.news
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“[Boston’s mayor] Wu has repeatedly stood behind the city’s immigrants and demanded transparency. Green card residents wrongfully arrested are suing. The Beyond Bond & Legal Defense Fund are offering Massachusetts and Rhode Island detainees $2,000 to $20,000 assistance.” 👏 👏 👏
May the bright lights of Santa’s sleigh and our longer days shine on all.
December 23, 2025
On December 24, 2025, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will celebrate seventy years of tracking Santa’s sleigh.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
May the bright lights of Santa’s sleigh and our longer days shine on all.
How does he generate such cruelty multiple times daily, yet stand as the president of the United States? Why isn’t he asked about what he values?
Trump Administration Live Updates: Borrowers in Default on Student Loans Could Have Wages Garnished Starting in January
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How does he generate such cruelty multiple times daily, yet stand as the president of the United States? Why isn’t he asked about what he values?
A brutal, white national and clearly illegal act of the Trump presidency and Miller policy advisor. They are un-American and should be impeached by the tragically complicit Republican congress.
The Complex Deportation Network Behind Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A brutal, white national and clearly illegal act of the Trump presidency and Miller policy advisor. They are un-American and should be impeached by the tragically complicit Republican congress.
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“Donald Trump likes to use a big number to anchor his point, especially when he wanders off on a tangent,” Marie-Rose Sheinerman reports. “Often it seems that a specific figure is on the tip of his tongue.”
There’s a 92 Percent Chance Trump Is Making It Up
When riffing, the president exhibits an unusual tell.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Donald Trump likes to use a big number to anchor his point, especially when he wanders off on a tangent,” Marie-Rose Sheinerman reports. “Often it seems that a specific figure is on the tip of his tongue.”
Governors and members of congress with moral clarity need to be working together to plan a soft succession. We cannot allow anything the Trump administration is doing to continue for another 3 years.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer)
Here's the 60 Minutes segment Bari Weiss didn't want you to see but forgot to remove from a broadcast package sent to a streaming app.
(Part 1)
substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Governors and members of congress with moral clarity need to be working together to plan a soft succession. We cannot allow anything the Trump administration is doing to continue for another 3 years.
“In Project 2025,which has served as a blueprint for Trump,the former DOJ official Gene Hamilton argued for political appointees to be flooded into “every office+component across the department”+for all decisions “to be made consistent w/the President’s agenda.”
Shocking this is today’s reality.
Shocking this is today’s reality.
The Department of Justice is unlikely to receive much benefit of the doubt from the public in its fumbling of the Epstein files, @dgraham.bsky.social argues. In The Atlantic Daily, he points out the department’s series of compounding failures:
The Perils of a Politicized Justice Department
The DOJ is unlikely to get the benefit of the doubt for its handling of the recent Epstein-files release.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“In Project 2025,which has served as a blueprint for Trump,the former DOJ official Gene Hamilton argued for political appointees to be flooded into “every office+component across the department”+for all decisions “to be made consistent w/the President’s agenda.”
Shocking this is today’s reality.
Shocking this is today’s reality.
Just like Nixon and his team…but a thousand times worse on all fronts.
“The problem isn’t some mistaken redactions and non-redactions. The problem is the administration has decided simply not to release key documents, like the original victim statements and the 60-count draft indictment of Epstein.
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
We’re in the midst of a coverup.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Co. Can’t Keep Their Lies Straight
From the Epstein files to the Justice Department, it’s hard for the mooks to remember which lie they’re supposed to tell.
www.thebulwark.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Just like Nixon and his team…but a thousand times worse on all fronts.
He is clearly, unequivocally the most destructive, ignorant, cruel and egoistic president this country has ever and 🤞 will ever have. I try not to hate anyone, but with him it is hard to find an ounce of anything worthy…
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
He is clearly, unequivocally the most destructive, ignorant, cruel and egoistic president this country has ever and 🤞 will ever have. I try not to hate anyone, but with him it is hard to find an ounce of anything worthy…
