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A post-Christmas roundup on impulse, power, and why procedural friction matters, ending with Ukrainian musicians playing Carol of the Bells amid rubble. #uspolitics #immigration #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
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Impulse Is Not a Foreign Policy
Epstein pressure, sectarian strikes, and a White House losing control of the process.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A post-Christmas roundup on impulse, power, and why procedural friction matters, ending with Ukrainian musicians playing Carol of the Bells amid rubble. #uspolitics #immigration #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Standards have been lowered to the floor. They have a bunch of unqualified misfits and unhinged weirdos they are rushing through an abbreviated academy so they can get them weapons and gear and out onto the streets ASAP. What could go wrong?
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Standards have been lowered to the floor. They have a bunch of unqualified misfits and unhinged weirdos they are rushing through an abbreviated academy so they can get them weapons and gear and out onto the streets ASAP. What could go wrong?
Wow!
Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Wow!
Wow! More people need to know this.
The "acceptable debate" according to Bari Weiss.
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Wow! More people need to know this.
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Usha Vance hasn't fully Maga-fied herself yet. Is she having moments of doubt? | Arwa Mahdawi
Usha Vance hasn't fully Maga-fied herself yet. Is she having moments of doubt? | Arwa Mahdawi
The second lady is no victim – she has been a major force in JD’s meteoric rise. But as a former Democrat, what does she really think of the political world she’s landed in?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Usha Vance hasn't fully Maga-fied herself yet. Is she having moments of doubt? | Arwa Mahdawi
Wow! Delusional.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Wow! Delusional.
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Trump spilled 1,600+ convicted criminals—many of them violent—back onto the streets; then declared via executive order that his political rivals were "terrorists"; then told his fans that anyone identified as a terrorist could be summarily murdered.... this is *exactly* what he thought would happen.
Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested on charge that he threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries | CNN Politics
A New York man who was convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack was arrested Sunday on a charge that he threatened to kill Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Trump spilled 1,600+ convicted criminals—many of them violent—back onto the streets; then declared via executive order that his political rivals were "terrorists"; then told his fans that anyone identified as a terrorist could be summarily murdered.... this is *exactly* what he thought would happen.
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Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight
Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:
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Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?
Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?
Human-wildlife conflict has now overtaken poaching as a cause of fatalities – and is deadly for people too. Some villages are finding new ways to live alongside them
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Ancient elephant migration routes are being blocked off – can anything stop the rising death toll?
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign
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Says it All! No Kings Waimea Hawaii
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Says it All! No Kings Waimea Hawaii
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Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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"Every time Republicans try to scale back health care programs, conversation turns to what they are proposing as an alternative. And at that point, it always becomes clear the GOP alternative will mean fewer people with insurance."
There’s Something Weirdly Familiar About This New GOP Argument
Republicans’ latest attempt to win the shutdown fight shows they still don’t get it on Obamacare.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Every time Republicans try to scale back health care programs, conversation turns to what they are proposing as an alternative. And at that point, it always becomes clear the GOP alternative will mean fewer people with insurance."
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I was working on the story and he just came out and said it
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I was working on the story and he just came out and said it
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This is who Chuck Schumer thought he was going to negotiate with
I am sick of Democratic leaders who have no idea the level of danger this country is in and how far we have fallen from the democracy we had just 12 years ago
I am sick of Democratic leaders who have no idea the level of danger this country is in and how far we have fallen from the democracy we had just 12 years ago
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is who Chuck Schumer thought he was going to negotiate with
I am sick of Democratic leaders who have no idea the level of danger this country is in and how far we have fallen from the democracy we had just 12 years ago
I am sick of Democratic leaders who have no idea the level of danger this country is in and how far we have fallen from the democracy we had just 12 years ago
Wow! Hope he files suit.
Fired for comments he made 8 years ago on social media when he was in private practice & had a perfect 1st Amendment right to do so. Welcome to the Trump-loyalty corps at the Justice Department. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Bondi fires a third federal prosecutor in Miami office, linked to anti-Trump posts
Will Rosenzweig was considered a rising star at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
www.miamiherald.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wow! Hope he files suit.
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New: "Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal—Here’s Why That Could Violate Federal Law" 🏌️🚔
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Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal That Could Violate Federal Law
The Virginia property marks the sixth Trump golf course to display the presidential seal since 2021—despite federal law prohibiting its use in ways that suggest government endorsement.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New: "Trump Golf Course Displays Gold Presidential Seal—Here’s Why That Could Violate Federal Law" 🏌️🚔
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This is awesome.
Chicago just went all in on renewable energy and is demonstrating that it works. Chicago now powers EVERY city-owned building – from airports to police stations – with renewable energy. That includes O’Hare airport.
Chicago just went all in on renewable energy » Yale Climate Connections
From City Hall to O’Hare Airport, every city-owned building now runs on renewables.
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is awesome.
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Putin got everything he wanted and more. Trump just got humiliated. Listen to Rick break down the breakup heard 'round the world this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ILAMub1-y8
Winter is Coming
Ukraine is hitting back harder than ever, as its military pushes Russia out of key regions and puts Moscow's most significant targets in range--all while Russian gas prices skyrocket to a staggering $25 a gallon, deepening Putin's crisis. At the same t...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Putin got everything he wanted and more. Trump just got humiliated. Listen to Rick break down the breakup heard 'round the world this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ILAMub1-y8
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‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment
‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment
Democrats and legal experts say indictment is latest sign Trump is turning justice system into weapon to silence critics
For Donald Trump, the indictment of former FBI director and longtime foe James Comey was,“justice in America”. Legal observers and lawmakers see something far more troubling.
A former Republican appointed to lead the bureau by Barack Obama and kept on by Trump until he fired him in 2017, Comey was indicted Thursday on charges related to allegedly lying to Congress five years ago during a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment
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Netanyahu’s vows to ‘finish job’ in Gaza during UN speech as delegates walk out
Netanyahu’s vows to ‘finish job’ in Gaza during UN speech as delegates walk out
Israeli prime minister said recognition of Palestinian state is ‘insane’ days after countries such as UK and France did so
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Middle East crisis – latest updates
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “finish the job” in Gaza and said that the recognition of a Palestinian state was “insane” as delegations walked out of his address to the United Nations.
Just days after the UK, France, Canada, Australia, and other countries broke with the United States to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Netanyahu called a two-state solution “sheer madness. It’s insane, and we won’t do it.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Netanyahu’s vows to ‘finish job’ in Gaza during UN speech as delegates walk out