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Reposted by Blue South
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
I hate how right he often is.
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
A Stark Warning About the 2026 Election, with Robert Kagan
Can American democracy come back from the brink?
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I hate how right he often is.
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
You may be a proud black man, but when you get tears in your eyes talking about how much you love your grandma? All the women in the room will say "awwww" and one of them will call you a sweetie baby. Those are just the rules. They can't be changed. #FindingYourRoots
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
You may be a proud black man, but when you get tears in your eyes talking about how much you love your grandma? All the women in the room will say "awwww" and one of them will call you a sweetie baby. Those are just the rules. They can't be changed. #FindingYourRoots
He won! He won! He won!
(Even with the 65+ voters being able to vote by mail in Texas.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
(Even with the 65+ voters being able to vote by mail in Texas.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Rehmet flipped a reliable Republican district that Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
www.nbcnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
He won! He won! He won!
(Even with the 65+ voters being able to vote by mail in Texas.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
(Even with the 65+ voters being able to vote by mail in Texas.)
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Not every metaphorical mountain can be moved. Neither of her parents had cancer, but that's not determinative.
Gallbladder Cancer with Liver Metastases: ctisus.com/teachingfile...
June 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Not every metaphorical mountain can be moved. Neither of her parents had cancer, but that's not determinative.
Suspicion confirmed: Some of his supporters voted in 2024, considered their civic duty done, and now pay as little attention as possible to current events. The opposite of extremely online.
June 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Suspicion confirmed: Some of his supporters voted in 2024, considered their civic duty done, and now pay as little attention as possible to current events. The opposite of extremely online.
Oh. The United States has political company.
apnews.com/article/pola...
apnews.com/article/pola...
The election of a Trump ally in Poland could alter EU and Ukraine policies
Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative, as its next president — a win that signals a turn to the right in one of the European Union's member states.
apnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Oh. The United States has political company.
apnews.com/article/pola...
apnews.com/article/pola...
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The UK Government has declared it is prepared to take Roman Abramovich to court in a bid to extract the frozen £2.5billion generated from the sale of Chelsea in May 2022.
More from @dansheldon.bsky.social and @mjslater.bsky.social ⤵️
More from @dansheldon.bsky.social and @mjslater.bsky.social ⤵️
UK Government prepared to take Roman Abramovich to court in bid to extract £2.5billion from Chelsea sale
The UK Government forced Abramovich to sell the Premier League side after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The UK Government has declared it is prepared to take Roman Abramovich to court in a bid to extract the frozen £2.5billion generated from the sale of Chelsea in May 2022.
More from @dansheldon.bsky.social and @mjslater.bsky.social ⤵️
More from @dansheldon.bsky.social and @mjslater.bsky.social ⤵️
Southern roots are twanging. Should probably read the Foxfire series.
apnews.com/article/sacr...
apnews.com/article/sacr...
It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
A new edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year.
apnews.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Southern roots are twanging. Should probably read the Foxfire series.
apnews.com/article/sacr...
apnews.com/article/sacr...
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The most inevitable truth he ever truthed, unless what he wants is rubber stamped.
See: Republican members of Congress
See: Republican members of Congress
“What is going on with our Courts? They are totally OUT OF CONTROL. They seem to hate ‘TRUMP’ so much, that anything goes!”
April 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The most inevitable truth he ever truthed, unless what he wants is rubber stamped.
See: Republican members of Congress
See: Republican members of Congress
Commitment to the bit. Which is not about a trivial topic.
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bsky.app/profile/alan...
Welcome to Donald Trump's trade policy. Nobody knows anything.
92/n
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'You call that chickening out?': Trump defends tariff strategy
YouTube video by NBC News
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Commitment to the bit. Which is not about a trivial topic.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
bsky.app/profile/alan...
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The obit in the @nytimes.com by the great Robert McFadden is lovely. Forrest Wilder calls him “a man ahead of his time by 50 years, a Southerner who spoke up for gay rights and addressed nuclear annihilation long before those ideas were commonly discussed in Texas.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The obit in the @nytimes.com by the great Robert McFadden is lovely. Forrest Wilder calls him “a man ahead of his time by 50 years, a Southerner who spoke up for gay rights and addressed nuclear annihilation long before those ideas were commonly discussed in Texas.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...
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Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"When organizations work together and commit to a collective defense of democratic principles, they share the costs of defiance. The government cannot attack everyone all at once. When the costs of defiance are shared, they become easier for individuals to bear."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
I would have loved having access to the Internet as a kid, and the ability to quickly look up answers to factual questions. Instant gratification.
April 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I would have loved having access to the Internet as a kid, and the ability to quickly look up answers to factual questions. Instant gratification.
Pieces like this are being published at the end of Trump's 2nd term 1st 100 days
"The hesitancy by lawmakers to play their assigned role would have puzzled the Constitution’s framers, who gave pride of place to the legislative branch in the 1st article of the Constitution" gift link wapo.st/433SOcS
"The hesitancy by lawmakers to play their assigned role would have puzzled the Constitution’s framers, who gave pride of place to the legislative branch in the 1st article of the Constitution" gift link wapo.st/433SOcS
Opinion | We’ve had a ‘constitutional dictatorship’ before. Trump is different.
Congress’s hesitancy to do its job would have puzzled the Constitution’s framers.
wapo.st
April 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Pieces like this are being published at the end of Trump's 2nd term 1st 100 days
"The hesitancy by lawmakers to play their assigned role would have puzzled the Constitution’s framers, who gave pride of place to the legislative branch in the 1st article of the Constitution" gift link wapo.st/433SOcS
"The hesitancy by lawmakers to play their assigned role would have puzzled the Constitution’s framers, who gave pride of place to the legislative branch in the 1st article of the Constitution" gift link wapo.st/433SOcS
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Steven Levitsky on why the U.S. is now a competitive authoritarian regime and can't be considered a democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
April 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Steven Levitsky on why the U.S. is now a competitive authoritarian regime and can't be considered a democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
April 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Yet another surrender to a murderous dictator.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
More “peace in our time,” from the Neville Chamberlain of our time.
Why I arrived on Bluesky
April 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why I arrived on Bluesky
As shambolic and destructive a second time in office as liberals and democratists said it would be. Regulations protect people and buffer against system shocks, but American conservatives voted against expertise and stability.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Dow Headed for Worst April Since 1932 as Investors Send ‘No Confidence’ Signal
Few think administration’s negotiations with trade partners will yield results soon enough to ease the strain
www.wsj.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
As shambolic and destructive a second time in office as liberals and democratists said it would be. Regulations protect people and buffer against system shocks, but American conservatives voted against expertise and stability.
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
The most inevitable truth he ever truthed, unless what he wants is rubber stamped.
See: Republican members of Congress
See: Republican members of Congress
“What is going on with our Courts? They are totally OUT OF CONTROL. They seem to hate ‘TRUMP’ so much, that anything goes!”
April 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The most inevitable truth he ever truthed, unless what he wants is rubber stamped.
See: Republican members of Congress
See: Republican members of Congress
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post
When I was younger I didn't give George H W enough credit for drop-kicking David Duke's candidacy. I took it for granted, as a matter of civic decency. The Fairness Doctrine wasn't repealed until a few months later. It's a different political media landscape now & it has changed the United States.
Trump brags about his shakedown of major law firms: "We have a lot of law firms that have paid me a lot of money... they paid $100m on average... hopefully I won't need that many legal fees. I may. Who knows? After it ends. After I leave maybe I'll need it, but if I do it won't be very pleasant."
April 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
When I was younger I didn't give George H W enough credit for drop-kicking David Duke's candidacy. I took it for granted, as a matter of civic decency. The Fairness Doctrine wasn't repealed until a few months later. It's a different political media landscape now & it has changed the United States.