@gregoireblues.bsky.social
Hand on your shoulder, as though a benevolent brother; how grotesque.
"They believed Ukraine was on the verge of failing. The fact that empirical evidence indicated the opposite didn’t bother them; if anything, they seemed to think they should help Ukraine fail faster to get it over with.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hand on your shoulder, as though a benevolent brother; how grotesque.
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As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71
"The Wire" actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday at age 71.
www.thebanner.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
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The OG reporter @jkbjournalist.bsky.social came to visit me at home. She’s a national treasure.
December 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The OG reporter @jkbjournalist.bsky.social came to visit me at home. She’s a national treasure.
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Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
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CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”
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"It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad." Turns out Americans don't love it. ICYMI Matt Johnson: lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad." Turns out Americans don't love it. ICYMI Matt Johnson: lnk.thebulwark.com/48TqBqY
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I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
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Pam Bondi is going down for this.
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Pam Bondi is going down for this.
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🗃️ Nine years ago today, President Barack Obama participated in his final year-end press conference at the White House.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🗃️ Nine years ago today, President Barack Obama participated in his final year-end press conference at the White House.
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The Carters at the White House. December 18, 1979.
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Carters at the White House. December 18, 1979.
Could be you, right? 🙂@samsteindc.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Could be you, right? 🙂@samsteindc.bsky.social
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on this day in 2012, 20 children and 6 adults are killed in mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. And with the awful shooting at Brown University yesterday, we still haven't done anything on meaningful national gun laws. Enough is enough.
December 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
on this day in 2012, 20 children and 6 adults are killed in mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. And with the awful shooting at Brown University yesterday, we still haven't done anything on meaningful national gun laws. Enough is enough.
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The US has to focus on competition with China
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The US has to focus on competition with China
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
AND
AI is the future, so the US must devote tons of resources to it, or China might get there first
AND
The US removes export controls, allowing China to buy advanced AI chips if the US govt gets a cut of the sales
DOESN’T MAKE SENSE ALL TOGETHER
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I liked so many Indiana posts last night that the Facebook algorithm is now showing me things like the weather forecast in Terre Haute.
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I liked so many Indiana posts last night that the Facebook algorithm is now showing me things like the weather forecast in Terre Haute.
He’ll probably add his face to Mt. Rushmore to woo foreign visitors.
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
He’ll probably add his face to Mt. Rushmore to woo foreign visitors.
But we will get a 250th anniversary Trump coin.
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
But we will get a 250th anniversary Trump coin.
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What is wrong with Trump's engagement in the Russia-Ukraine war (everything):
1. Russia needs to be pressured, but Trump refuses to do that & gives no arms or money to Ukraine.
2. Trump regularly abuses Ukraine & Zelensky, but demands nothing from Russia. /1
1. Russia needs to be pressured, but Trump refuses to do that & gives no arms or money to Ukraine.
2. Trump regularly abuses Ukraine & Zelensky, but demands nothing from Russia. /1
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What is wrong with Trump's engagement in the Russia-Ukraine war (everything):
1. Russia needs to be pressured, but Trump refuses to do that & gives no arms or money to Ukraine.
2. Trump regularly abuses Ukraine & Zelensky, but demands nothing from Russia. /1
1. Russia needs to be pressured, but Trump refuses to do that & gives no arms or money to Ukraine.
2. Trump regularly abuses Ukraine & Zelensky, but demands nothing from Russia. /1
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Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Gallego: "This administration, since they started striking these boats illegally, has been very happy to show their snuff films . Now suddenly they're willing to show the first hit but not the second. Why? ... they're afraid the public is going to see the military killed 2 men that had surrendered."
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The Young Republicans call for a “new civic order” in Germany, echoing the term used by the NSDAP following the Machtergreifung in 1933.
December 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Young Republicans call for a “new civic order” in Germany, echoing the term used by the NSDAP following the Machtergreifung in 1933.
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It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
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this is a factual statement.
Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller & his white supremacist rhetoric — it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany—"
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
this is a factual statement.
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too many people want to have kids but don't want to parent
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
too many people want to have kids but don't want to parent
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This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
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Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk
people.com/immigrants-a...
The antichrist advances again.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The antichrist advances again.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...