Stephen Smith
@frshs.bsky.social
Former Episcopal priest, history teacher, now retired. Lifelong liberal.
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Trump's guru Roy Cohn was the master of McCarthy-era witch hunts. But Trump has already far exceeded anything Cohn ever did. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why Trump’s brutal crackdown on free speech is unprecedented in the US
Experts says rounding up protesters and taking control from universities goes beyond McCarthy’s witch-hunts
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's guru Roy Cohn was the master of McCarthy-era witch hunts. But Trump has already far exceeded anything Cohn ever did. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Stephen Smith
The upper echelons of the Trump administration—including senior cabinet offices—are now filled with men credibly accused of violent sexual assault. Indeed, it's clear that such a record is a badge of honor to Trump, who is proud of his own sexual assault record. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?
The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s losses
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The upper echelons of the Trump administration—including senior cabinet offices—are now filled with men credibly accused of violent sexual assault. Indeed, it's clear that such a record is a badge of honor to Trump, who is proud of his own sexual assault record. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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With Trump at the helm, the United States is loathed by its erstwhile allies and ridiculed by its enemies, starting with Russia. Graydon Carter calls it as it is. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
Journalist Graydon Carter: ‘If there was another 9/11 this week, I don’t think the world would rush to support us’
The former Vanity Fair editor on how #MeToo changed Hollywood, what Christopher Hitchens would make of the US today, and the value of a handkerchief
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
With Trump at the helm, the United States is loathed by its erstwhile allies and ridiculed by its enemies, starting with Russia. Graydon Carter calls it as it is. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...