@andbranfig.bsky.social
Geopolitics, environment, social impressions and other musings.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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"A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event," writes @anabnos.com.
Removing US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified | Alexander Abnos
A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event," writes @anabnos.com.
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KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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BREAKING: DOGE employees improperly accessed social security data, DOJ says
DOGE employees improperly accessed social security data, DOJ says
It's a stunning admission from the Trump administration, after it battled in court over DOGE's rights to access and use Social Security data .
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January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
BREAKING: DOGE employees improperly accessed social security data, DOJ says
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“We are witness to something rare in human history: Abdication by the leader of the global order. We’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025.”
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This Is the End
Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
“We are witness to something rare in human history: Abdication by the leader of the global order. We’ve almost never seen a people renounce their leadership of the world—all at once, in public view. That is what has happened in the 365 days since January 20, 2025.”
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America first baby!
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM
America first baby!
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This would pass in a referendum by an overwhelming margin.
January 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
This would pass in a referendum by an overwhelming margin.
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“Acting President” of Venezuela. Threatening more tariff costs on Americans to seize Greenland. Underwater on domestic issues. “Retribution” admitted at DOJ. Energy policies upside down. Whether or not he had a stroke, are we sure this man is mentally competent?
January 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“Acting President” of Venezuela. Threatening more tariff costs on Americans to seize Greenland. Underwater on domestic issues. “Retribution” admitted at DOJ. Energy policies upside down. Whether or not he had a stroke, are we sure this man is mentally competent?
Let’s switch the World Cup to Denmark! #worldcup #denmark #greenland #extorsion #gangsterism #fifa #imperialism
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Let’s switch the World Cup to Denmark! #worldcup #denmark #greenland #extorsion #gangsterism #fifa #imperialism
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The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
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You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
Trump and the dumbing of a nation.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
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January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump and the dumbing of a nation.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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A small, petty, insecure drunk who wears far too much makeup trying to run DOD from a Twitter account with a junior officer’s mentality in way over his head who is mocked by better men and women in his department for the fool that he is.
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
A small, petty, insecure drunk who wears far too much makeup trying to run DOD from a Twitter account with a junior officer’s mentality in way over his head who is mocked by better men and women in his department for the fool that he is.
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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The GOP is destroying America bit by bit. We need to boot them out of power in November. Who’s with me?
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The GOP is destroying America bit by bit. We need to boot them out of power in November. Who’s with me?
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Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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One-third of the Republicans in Congress: “I didn’t see it.”
Another third: “He was only joking.”
The last third: “I agree with him.”
Another third: “He was only joking.”
The last third: “I agree with him.”
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One-third of the Republicans in Congress: “I didn’t see it.”
Another third: “He was only joking.”
The last third: “I agree with him.”
Another third: “He was only joking.”
The last third: “I agree with him.”
The press should boycott the WH Press R. They’re mere stooges in this sad farce. Ridiculous to think crudeness, insults & misogyny as “Frank” talk. WH’s shown nothing but contempt w combative postures. What is the press getting but falsehoods & rage?! Like w cancer, it helps taking oxygen away.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The press should boycott the WH Press R. They’re mere stooges in this sad farce. Ridiculous to think crudeness, insults & misogyny as “Frank” talk. WH’s shown nothing but contempt w combative postures. What is the press getting but falsehoods & rage?! Like w cancer, it helps taking oxygen away.
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My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
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What we are witnessing in this precise moment in the United States is a remarkable rot that is as visible as the sun on a bright blue sky day. The rot is blinding, and it is spreading in plain sight faster than can be noticed, addressed, or even seen.
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We cannot look away
PLUS: Check out this must-have ugly sweater for the holiday season
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November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What we are witnessing in this precise moment in the United States is a remarkable rot that is as visible as the sun on a bright blue sky day. The rot is blinding, and it is spreading in plain sight faster than can be noticed, addressed, or even seen.
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/we-cannot-...
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/we-cannot-...
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