Beata Krupa
@beata5.bsky.social
A reluctant emigrant (40 years ago), retired communication faculty, democrat.
The writer Ayn Rand, another person long-adored by conservatives, warned 63 years ago ... what people should be looking for if they feared socialism. In her view, the most glaring hallmark of a dictator was someone who builds monuments to himself.
Builders.at
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The writer Ayn Rand, another person long-adored by conservatives, warned 63 years ago ... what people should be looking for if they feared socialism. In her view, the most glaring hallmark of a dictator was someone who builds monuments to himself.
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Yet another scandal that would have ended any other administration.
Trump's salvation is that he's doing a hundred different things that would be huge scandals and impeachable offenses on their own, but pursued together they become a blob of vague criminality that's hard to tack down.
Trump's salvation is that he's doing a hundred different things that would be huge scandals and impeachable offenses on their own, but pursued together they become a blob of vague criminality that's hard to tack down.
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...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Yet another scandal that would have ended any other administration.
Trump's salvation is that he's doing a hundred different things that would be huge scandals and impeachable offenses on their own, but pursued together they become a blob of vague criminality that's hard to tack down.
Trump's salvation is that he's doing a hundred different things that would be huge scandals and impeachable offenses on their own, but pursued together they become a blob of vague criminality that's hard to tack down.
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!” Dostoyevsky wrote. Still valid. :(
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!” Dostoyevsky wrote. Still valid. :(
Very comprehensive review of threats to midterm elections. Long read but worth it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way
Our election system is reaching a breaking point.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Very comprehensive review of threats to midterm elections. Long read but worth it. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Dislike and Disdain
open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...
open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...
Dislike and Disdain
Trump expresses his true feelings about America and Americans
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Dislike and Disdain
open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...
open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...
Putin Is Escalating His War. If You Are Surprised, You Have Not Been Paying Attention. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
Opinion | Putin Is Escalating His War. If You Are Surprised, You Have Not Been Paying Attention.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Putin Is Escalating His War. If You Are Surprised, You Have Not Been Paying Attention. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
And this one: This year’s escalation in tariff rates is expected to cost American households an average of $2,400 per year, according to estimates from the Budget Lab at Yale University. (www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
See where Trump’s tariffs are driving up prices on household items for now
Tariffs are causing price increases on everyday items. See what America imports from its top trading partners.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
And this one: This year’s escalation in tariff rates is expected to cost American households an average of $2,400 per year, according to estimates from the Budget Lab at Yale University. (www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
If you were not concerned yet, you should be now. How fast are we moving into the control state! www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you were not concerned yet, you should be now. How fast are we moving into the control state! www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
Trump’s downfall
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Trump’s downfall
Fascist capitalism will do him in
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Trump’s downfall
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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The Diary of Anne Frank is among the hundreds of books banned in Florida this year. When I was in school, it was required reading. (Guardian)
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Diary of Anne Frank is among the hundreds of books banned in Florida this year. When I was in school, it was required reading. (Guardian)
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8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏
August 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏
Important: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Trump bypasses the Senate — and the courts — to install loyal US attorneys
The lack of oversight raises the specter of politicized U.S. attorney’s offices doing the White House’s bidding.
www.politico.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Important: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Important: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news
A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation — and they’re spoofing reputable news outlets to do it.
www.politico.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Important: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
I didn't know that dismantling American values and laws would take less than a year. It is bad, but the speed of it shows how fragile freedom is.
August 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I didn't know that dismantling American values and laws would take less than a year. It is bad, but the speed of it shows how fragile freedom is.
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Trump 1.0 pulled us out of the Iran deal and set this mess in motion. Trump 2.0 still has no plan and no clue—just more chaos that puts American lives at risk.
And every Republican choosing Trump over the Constitution 💯 owns this.
And every Republican choosing Trump over the Constitution 💯 owns this.
June 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Trump 1.0 pulled us out of the Iran deal and set this mess in motion. Trump 2.0 still has no plan and no clue—just more chaos that puts American lives at risk.
And every Republican choosing Trump over the Constitution 💯 owns this.
And every Republican choosing Trump over the Constitution 💯 owns this.
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi.... Ukraine has kind of disappeared from the news cycle, but people's suffering is as bad as ever. #Ukraine
The Everyday Abyss
A report from Ukraine in the age of drone warfare.
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi.... Ukraine has kind of disappeared from the news cycle, but people's suffering is as bad as ever. #Ukraine
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