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I am a skeptic of the notion that I, or anyone, could sum themselves up in this little box in any meaningful way...while simultaneously fearful that it is not only possible but that I have just done it.....😕
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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
This is the Way: "America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
One verrrry important rule for federal-court practitioners is *never* do anything that causes the judge to be concerned
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is how sick this country has become: Tom Hanks is controversial? "West Point Alumni Group Cancels Award Honoring Tom Hanks" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
West Point Alumni Group Cancels Award Honoring Tom Hanks
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is how sick this country has become: Tom Hanks is controversial? "West Point Alumni Group Cancels Award Honoring Tom Hanks" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
This is the Way: "America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is the Way: "America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. --David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. --David Brooks
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here.
April 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
“I was just following orders” was not a defense at Nuremberg. And it won’t be a defense in the future here.
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This is the most articulate, eloquent, moving, and inspiring thing President Donald J. Trump has ever said.
Statement from Trump on Putin’s Palm Sunday Massacre missile attack that killed at least 34, including several children, and injured another 117 people:
April 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is the most articulate, eloquent, moving, and inspiring thing President Donald J. Trump has ever said.
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This is demonstrably hilarious, though
Donald Trump has made himself—and by extension, us—the laughing stock of the world.
April 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is demonstrably hilarious, though
How to Live and How to Die www.themarginalian.org/2020/02/03/e...
How to Live and How to Die
“Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world.”
www.themarginalian.org
April 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
How to Live and How to Die www.themarginalian.org/2020/02/03/e...
Listen to A.B. Stoddard speaking to Bill Kristol. Trump does "not intend to give up power" in four years. He is attempting to end democracy in America. And, in case anyone has not gotten the memo: he is succeeding.
April 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Listen to A.B. Stoddard speaking to Bill Kristol. Trump does "not intend to give up power" in four years. He is attempting to end democracy in America. And, in case anyone has not gotten the memo: he is succeeding.
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The debt-to-GDP ratio is unacceptably high to begin with. Republicans are digging us deeper into that hole.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
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April 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The debt-to-GDP ratio is unacceptably high to begin with. Republicans are digging us deeper into that hole.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
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Here's why Trump backed down. His knucklehead policies were about to push us into a serious financial crisis.
A week after so-called Liberation Day, Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on the implementation of most of his tariffs. Our economics columnist John Cassidy explains why the Administration decided to back down—and what damage remains.
Why Trump Backed Down on Tariffs
From the daily newsletter: how turbulence in the bond market likely inspired the Administration’s change of course.
www.newyorker.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Here's why Trump backed down. His knucklehead policies were about to push us into a serious financial crisis.
worse than tariffs: a surveillance state
The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Databases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
worse than tariffs: a surveillance state
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The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Databases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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A lot of very frustrating American political behavior is explained by reasoning something like this: A pathologically mentally unbalanced moron surely could not receive a major party presidential nomination, let alone win, twice. Therefore if he seems like one, it must all be a clever act.
FUNDSTRAT tonight:
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
“.. in the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro fund managers. .. A few have quietly wondered if the President might be insane.”
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A lot of very frustrating American political behavior is explained by reasoning something like this: A pathologically mentally unbalanced moron surely could not receive a major party presidential nomination, let alone win, twice. Therefore if he seems like one, it must all be a clever act.
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Man Who Bumped Tesla While Parallel Parking Sentenced To Death
Man Who Bumped Tesla While Parallel Parking Sentenced To Death
WASHINGTON—Warning that even the slightest dent, knick, or scratch would henceforth be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that Raymond Pratt, a 5...
theonion.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Man Who Bumped Tesla While Parallel Parking Sentenced To Death
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When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942)
When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942)
Two days after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, the Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer took to the airwaves. Before his radio broadcast was cut off, he warned his countrymen that their führ...
www.openculture.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Pastor, Theorized How Stupidity Enabled the Rise of the Nazis (1942)
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Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.
March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reminder: the First Amendment protects everyone who resides in our country. It doesn't matter if you have a green card or a visa or if you're undocumented. The Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that any person residing in the United States, regardless of status, is entitled to 1A protections.
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@Television news organizations may believe that avoiding a term like Gulf of Mexico is a fairly harmless concession. But … cute linguistic gymnastics amount to a surrender. Words are the front lines of truth, and once they’re ceded, it becomes far easier for strongmen like Trump to shape reality.”
GULF OF FEAR: This past week, when NASA astronauts returned to Earth, TV news networks avoided calling the body of water they splashed down in as the Gulf of Mexico.
Instead, they performed linguistic gymnastics to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs.
More in Status: www.status.news/p/gulf-of-me...
Instead, they performed linguistic gymnastics to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs.
More in Status: www.status.news/p/gulf-of-me...
Gulf of Fear
When news anchors tiptoe around the name Gulf of Mexico, it’s not just semantics—it’s a glimpse at how the press starts to flinch under political pressure.
www.status.news
March 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
@Television news organizations may believe that avoiding a term like Gulf of Mexico is a fairly harmless concession. But … cute linguistic gymnastics amount to a surrender. Words are the front lines of truth, and once they’re ceded, it becomes far easier for strongmen like Trump to shape reality.”
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Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt
March 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.
—Hannah Arendt
—Hannah Arendt
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"We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government.... Our problem in part is a failure of imagination. We cannot get ourselves to see how this is going to unfold in its most frightening versions."
--Lee Bollinger, former president of Columbia University.
--Lee Bollinger, former president of Columbia University.
March 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government.... Our problem in part is a failure of imagination. We cannot get ourselves to see how this is going to unfold in its most frightening versions."
--Lee Bollinger, former president of Columbia University.
--Lee Bollinger, former president of Columbia University.