Christine Lind
@christinelind.bsky.social
Swedish-French-American. Dual citizen. Born U.S./Educated French convent/ #Cornell University. Politics, history, yoga, skiing, travel. Lifelong Learner. New to BSKY.
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The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The most corrupt president in modern U.S. history should be behind bars.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
🚨 Newly obtained recording from late 2020: Trump is heard pressuring the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to convene a special legislative session to overturn his election loss.
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Trump Screams at Americans to Like Him in White House Address to Nation
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
Trump Screams at Americans to Like Him in White House Address to Nation
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea.
zeteo.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump Screams at Americans to Like Him in White House Address to Nation
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
Several Trump allies told Zeteo they were surprised anyone in the White House would think Trump’s primetime address was a good idea, writes @andrewperez.bsky.social & @swin24.bsky.social
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
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MORE from Jack Smith:
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
MORE from Jack Smith:
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
"The decision to bring charges against President Trump was mine, but the basis for those charges rests entirely with President Trump and his actions, as alleged in the indictments returned by grand juries in two different districts."
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"To cite one particularly revealing example: Over 61% of House Democrats now represent districts where the median income is higher than that of the US overall, while nearly 68% of Republicans hold seats where it is lower."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...
A New Way to Understand America’s Congressional Doom Loop
A simple 2x2 matrix can explain why the House of Representatives has found it harder and harder to get anything done.
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"To cite one particularly revealing example: Over 61% of House Democrats now represent districts where the median income is higher than that of the US overall, while nearly 68% of Republicans hold seats where it is lower."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...
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GENE SPERLING:
"But Trump’s approach of placing the blame on Joe Biden is not just a little spin on the ball: It's an effort to completely mislead Americans on the economy his administration inherited, and the harm his policies have done."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"But Trump’s approach of placing the blame on Joe Biden is not just a little spin on the ball: It's an effort to completely mislead Americans on the economy his administration inherited, and the harm his policies have done."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Affordability Crisis Is Real and Tariffs Caused It
President Donald Trump traveled to Pennsylvania last week to double down on his economic messages: The affordability concerns of Americans are a Democratic “hoax” and if anyone is unhappy, it's a Blam...
www.bloomberg.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
GENE SPERLING:
"But Trump’s approach of placing the blame on Joe Biden is not just a little spin on the ball: It's an effort to completely mislead Americans on the economy his administration inherited, and the harm his policies have done."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"But Trump’s approach of placing the blame on Joe Biden is not just a little spin on the ball: It's an effort to completely mislead Americans on the economy his administration inherited, and the harm his policies have done."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A bunch of us did a piece on RFK Jr.'s attacks on vaccines. Please circulate. Scientists and clinicians are sounding the alarm. It's time to act. youtube.com/shorts/4wnNy...
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The Supreme Court will consider the legality of Trump’s massive tariffs. Blocking them would blow a hole in his economic policy. Acquiescence would blow a hole in the Court’s credibility. bit.ly/4qGlrqf
Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal
Will the Supreme Court finally stand up to the president?
www.brennancenter.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Supreme Court will consider the legality of Trump’s massive tariffs. Blocking them would blow a hole in his economic policy. Acquiescence would blow a hole in the Court’s credibility. bit.ly/4qGlrqf
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Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.
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French President walking to the UN but unable to get there because of Trump's motorcade seems like an apt metaphor for America's role now on the world stage
French President Emmanuel Macron called President Donald Trump after being stopped at a New York street blocked off for his US counterpart's motorcade during the UN General Assembly reut.rs/42acMSC
September 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
French President walking to the UN but unable to get there because of Trump's motorcade seems like an apt metaphor for America's role now on the world stage
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The presidency has seen its share of political retribution and self-dealing. But history may pale in comparison to what the current president has done in just the past few days.
A Solution to Abuse of Executive Power
Both parties have misused presidential power. Congress must act to end it.
www.brennancenter.org
September 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The presidency has seen its share of political retribution and self-dealing. But history may pale in comparison to what the current president has done in just the past few days.
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So after promising for two years while campaigning to end the war in 24 hours, then flailing around and failing with only escalation by Putin, Trump appears to revert back to Biden’s policy. So much winning.
September 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
So after promising for two years while campaigning to end the war in 24 hours, then flailing around and failing with only escalation by Putin, Trump appears to revert back to Biden’s policy. So much winning.
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"For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry's alignment with President Trump. @katie-drummond.bsky.social explains what this shift means for Silicon Valley and for readers."
WIRED global editorial director on tech's growing political power under Trump
For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry's alignment with President Trump. Katie Drummond, the magazine's global editorial d...
www.cbsnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"For the first time in its history, WIRED is dedicating an issue to politics, citing concerns about the tech industry's alignment with President Trump. @katie-drummond.bsky.social explains what this shift means for Silicon Valley and for readers."
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Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a New York Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help. nyti.ms/3W5glG0
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a New York Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help. nyti.ms/3W5glG0
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Elon Musk has spent the past year obsessing over Pakistani child-rape gangs in the UK.
Meanwhile, allegedly, in his own immediate family:
Meanwhile, allegedly, in his own immediate family:
Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Elon Musk has spent the past year obsessing over Pakistani child-rape gangs in the UK.
Meanwhile, allegedly, in his own immediate family:
Meanwhile, allegedly, in his own immediate family:
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Just 3% of Americans have a great deal of trust in the U.S. Supreme Court to operate in their best interest, down from 26% in 2019, while almost a third have no trust the court is operating in their best interest.
(@appc.upenn.edu)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...
(@appc.upenn.edu)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...
September 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Just 3% of Americans have a great deal of trust in the U.S. Supreme Court to operate in their best interest, down from 26% in 2019, while almost a third have no trust the court is operating in their best interest.
(@appc.upenn.edu)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...
(@appc.upenn.edu)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250912-top...
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AXIOS: Inflation ticks up to the highest since '21. Manufacturing shrank 6 months running. Unemployed workers exceeding jobs. If Biden had numbers like that, you'd be on Fox saying, 'What's going on'?
LUTNICK: So, the economy that Trump owns starts at the end of this year
A: Doesn't work that way!
LUTNICK: So, the economy that Trump owns starts at the end of this year
A: Doesn't work that way!
September 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
AXIOS: Inflation ticks up to the highest since '21. Manufacturing shrank 6 months running. Unemployed workers exceeding jobs. If Biden had numbers like that, you'd be on Fox saying, 'What's going on'?
LUTNICK: So, the economy that Trump owns starts at the end of this year
A: Doesn't work that way!
LUTNICK: So, the economy that Trump owns starts at the end of this year
A: Doesn't work that way!
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“There is a seeming logic behind Trump’s decision to turn away from democratic states and toward dictatorial ones: a desire to establish three spheres of influence that encompass most of the world,” writes Phillips O’Brien.
How to Build a Post-American Liberal Order
The world’s democracies must work together—and constrain Washington.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“There is a seeming logic behind Trump’s decision to turn away from democratic states and toward dictatorial ones: a desire to establish three spheres of influence that encompass most of the world,” writes Phillips O’Brien.
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Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
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Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.
September 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Facts are facts: Right-wing extremists account for the overwhelming majority of extremist-linked deaths in America.
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This is some serious Viktor Orban shit. Get your allies to buy up as much of the media as they can, and then bully and intimidate the rest
Exclusive: Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is backed by the Ellison family.
Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
The bid will be for the entire company, including its cable networks and movie studio, according to people familiar with the situation.
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is some serious Viktor Orban shit. Get your allies to buy up as much of the media as they can, and then bully and intimidate the rest
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In case my sarcasm didn't come through yesterday, I think this RSL stuff is dangerous. You don't get to write your own copyright laws by putting a text file on your website. As @mmasnick.bsky.social eloquently explains, this is how the open internet dies. www.techdirt.com/2025/09/08/w...
September 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In case my sarcasm didn't come through yesterday, I think this RSL stuff is dangerous. You don't get to write your own copyright laws by putting a text file on your website. As @mmasnick.bsky.social eloquently explains, this is how the open internet dies. www.techdirt.com/2025/09/08/w...
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EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role
FREE to read
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
FREE to read
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
![“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.”
At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact:
From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]>
To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re:
I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eeitvtxcbjt3vmljqfmwzahz/bafkreidw4qmdfvf3j7jmvtgppacjdnk4ffdvzipnd4sgxqx7kpkwirqmaq@jpeg)
September 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role
FREE to read
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
FREE to read
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...