Guido Rotunda
@guidocaesar7.bsky.social
Conservationist & Historian living in Apollo Beach, Florida part of the Tampa Bay Area
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
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The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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And I think that’s the whole point - to weaken U.S. diplomacy. Trump’s entire presidency seems to be about weakening America. And he’s doing a great job of it. That’s why Putin & the world’s other dictators are smiling.
The Trump administration has ordered nearly 30 career U.S. ambassadors to leave their posts by mid-January — an unprecedented mass recall with no stated reason.
Diplomats warn it will hollow out U.S. foreign policy just as Trump claims he wants diplomacy, not conflict.
Diplomats warn it will hollow out U.S. foreign policy just as Trump claims he wants diplomacy, not conflict.
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
And I think that’s the whole point - to weaken U.S. diplomacy. Trump’s entire presidency seems to be about weakening America. And he’s doing a great job of it. That’s why Putin & the world’s other dictators are smiling.
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Watching Republicans right now feels less like a movement and more like a food fight—arguing over clout, conspiracies, and how Christian America should be.
JD Vance touted Trump’s big coalition, but the numbers matter: Donald Trump is sitting around 29% with Gen Z and 32% with Latino voters.
JD Vance touted Trump’s big coalition, but the numbers matter: Donald Trump is sitting around 29% with Gen Z and 32% with Latino voters.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Watching Republicans right now feels less like a movement and more like a food fight—arguing over clout, conspiracies, and how Christian America should be.
JD Vance touted Trump’s big coalition, but the numbers matter: Donald Trump is sitting around 29% with Gen Z and 32% with Latino voters.
JD Vance touted Trump’s big coalition, but the numbers matter: Donald Trump is sitting around 29% with Gen Z and 32% with Latino voters.
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Not Joe Biden’s fault.
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Not Joe Biden’s fault.
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Yesterday, the Vice President/likely 2028 GOP nominee for President told us that he enthusiastically welcomes bigots, antisemites, white nationalists, and Putin-lovers into his voting coalition.
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Yesterday, the Vice President/likely 2028 GOP nominee for President told us that he enthusiastically welcomes bigots, antisemites, white nationalists, and Putin-lovers into his voting coalition.
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Nebraska is experiencing Trump’s golden age
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Nebraska is experiencing Trump’s golden age
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61% of Americans say Trump’s policies are driving up health care costs, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll.
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
61% of Americans say Trump’s policies are driving up health care costs, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll.
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66% disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation; 63% disapprove of his handling of the economy.
December 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
66% disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation; 63% disapprove of his handling of the economy.
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Adam Kinzinger on today’s “To the Contrary” podcast: The sick dynamic of Trump’s royal court. Subscribe to get the full video when it’s posted.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Adam Kinzinger on today’s “To the Contrary” podcast: The sick dynamic of Trump’s royal court. Subscribe to get the full video when it’s posted.
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Two kinds of people think it's impossible to advocate for a Palestinian state without killing Jews: antisemitic terrorists, and hardline right-wing Israel supporters. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oYhjQo
Don’t Blame the Australia Attack on Palestinian Statehood
Advocates for Israel are claiming that support for Palestinian statehood entails violence against Jews. That’s wrong—and it’s a recipe for terrorism.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two kinds of people think it's impossible to advocate for a Palestinian state without killing Jews: antisemitic terrorists, and hardline right-wing Israel supporters. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oYhjQo
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Just incredible how underwater Trump is on tariffs.
New Fox News poll shows Trump's approval on:
Border Security: +2
Crime and public safety: -5
Immigration: -10
Foreign Policy: -15
Economy: -22
Healthcare: -25
Spending: -25
Tariffs: -28
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Border Security: +2
Crime and public safety: -5
Immigration: -10
Foreign Policy: -15
Economy: -22
Healthcare: -25
Spending: -25
Tariffs: -28
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December 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Just incredible how underwater Trump is on tariffs.
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Let’s be clear: the Brown shooter wasn’t trans, wasn’t hunting Jews or conservatives, and it certainly wasn’t the Muslim Palestinian student Brown briefly erased from its site. Those were conspiracies, boosted by prominent right-wing accounts, and they caused real harm.
December 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let’s be clear: the Brown shooter wasn’t trans, wasn’t hunting Jews or conservatives, and it certainly wasn’t the Muslim Palestinian student Brown briefly erased from its site. Those were conspiracies, boosted by prominent right-wing accounts, and they caused real harm.
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I’m starting …
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I’m starting …
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First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
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"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
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Andrew Wilson & @therickwilson.bsky.social discuss Donny’s downfall on Behind the Numbers
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December 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Andrew Wilson & @therickwilson.bsky.social discuss Donny’s downfall on Behind the Numbers
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Why might GOP's refusal to extend the ACA subsidies be a political loser?
Well, in new polling, record-high share of Americans say it's the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. Also... (short 🧵)
Well, in new polling, record-high share of Americans say it's the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. Also... (short 🧵)
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Why might GOP's refusal to extend the ACA subsidies be a political loser?
Well, in new polling, record-high share of Americans say it's the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. Also... (short 🧵)
Well, in new polling, record-high share of Americans say it's the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage. Also... (short 🧵)
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...record-high share of Americans approve of the ACA, according to Gallup. KFF shows all-time high reached earlier this year.
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
...record-high share of Americans approve of the ACA, according to Gallup. KFF shows all-time high reached earlier this year.
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Tiger conservation in Thailand is a rare bright spot.
The country’s Western Forest Complex has helped grow the Indochinese tiger population from ~40 in 2007 to 140+ today, with new evidence of breeding in the south as corridors open up.
The country’s Western Forest Complex has helped grow the Indochinese tiger population from ~40 in 2007 to 140+ today, with new evidence of breeding in the south as corridors open up.
Hope for tigers grows as Thailand safeguards a key link in their habitat
KANCHANABURI, Thailand — Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo thicket, tracking the muddy hoofprints of a…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tiger conservation in Thailand is a rare bright spot.
The country’s Western Forest Complex has helped grow the Indochinese tiger population from ~40 in 2007 to 140+ today, with new evidence of breeding in the south as corridors open up.
The country’s Western Forest Complex has helped grow the Indochinese tiger population from ~40 in 2007 to 140+ today, with new evidence of breeding in the south as corridors open up.
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.