Joseph Lopez
@josephlopez.bsky.social
Foreign Service retired. Living in Germany.
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In her mid-teens, Zinaida Portnova carried out one mission after another. In one of her most legendary attacks, she poisoned hundreds of Nazis by infiltrating their camp as a kitchen aide.
April 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In her mid-teens, Zinaida Portnova carried out one mission after another. In one of her most legendary attacks, she poisoned hundreds of Nazis by infiltrating their camp as a kitchen aide.
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Lack of general understanding seems to be a requirement to drive one of those things.
“At the second annual Cybertruck Rodeo in Central Texas, the EV owners said they’re confused that the public doesn’t appear to separate Elon Musk’s divisive politics from his company’s products.”
Cybertruck Drivers Don’t Understand the Hate
At the second annual Cybertruck Rodeo in Central Texas, the EV owners said they’re confused that the public doesn’t appear to separate Elon Musk’s divisive politics from his company’s products.
www.texasmonthly.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Lack of general understanding seems to be a requirement to drive one of those things.
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'Obscenely arrogant': Expert explains why 'callous' Musk inspires such animosity https://twp.ai/1ZQ3pe
'Obscenely arrogant': Expert explains why 'callous' Musk inspires such animosity
Billionaire Elon Musk, leader of Tesla, SpaceX and X.com and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is the target of numerous protests in both the United States and aboard. The vast majority of the anti-Musk demonstrations are peaceful, although some of his opponents are resorting t...
twp.ai
April 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
'Obscenely arrogant': Expert explains why 'callous' Musk inspires such animosity https://twp.ai/1ZQ3pe
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Florida, you can pull off something miraculous today.
You too, Wisconsin.
VOTE.
You too, Wisconsin.
VOTE.
April 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Florida, you can pull off something miraculous today.
You too, Wisconsin.
VOTE.
You too, Wisconsin.
VOTE.
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If you were a prospective client, would you rather hire a law firm that is willing to fight to defend you from clearly lawless action, or one that sells out your interests out of fear and greed?
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump
If law firms won’t defend the rule of law, who will?
www.nytimes.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you were a prospective client, would you rather hire a law firm that is willing to fight to defend you from clearly lawless action, or one that sells out your interests out of fear and greed?
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March 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
LOL... Translation : We're all going to die.
LOL -- White House econ adviser Kevin Hassett admits on Fox News Sunday that on tariffs "I can't give you any forward-looking guidance on what's gonna happen this week. The president has got a heck of a lot of analysis before him, and he's gonna make the right choice I'm sure."
March 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
LOL... Translation : We're all going to die.
Musk throws FULL TEMPER TANTRUM on national TV
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
youtu.be
March 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
youtu.be/Ahv3IKzMdHA?...
Fascinating...
Fascinating...
Elon Musk's Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
March 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
youtu.be/Ahv3IKzMdHA?...
Fascinating...
Fascinating...
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Prosecutors request 18-month suspended sentence in Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial https://twp.ai/1VRLxu
Prosecutors request 18-month suspended sentence in Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial - UPI.com
Prosecutors in the sexual assault trial of actor Gerard Depardieu Thursday requested an 18-month suspended prison sentence and a $21,000 fine.
twp.ai
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Prosecutors request 18-month suspended sentence in Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial https://twp.ai/1VRLxu
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Bacon is one of the key front-liners in the GOP caucus. This is reaaaalllyyy bad for Trump that he's talking like this.
GOP Rep. Bacon on the Trump administration's handling of SignalGate: "The credibility is suspect when you cannot even admit that this was wrong."
March 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Bacon is one of the key front-liners in the GOP caucus. This is reaaaalllyyy bad for Trump that he's talking like this.
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Beware: Incoming Propaganda as Top CEOs Push Devastating Trump Tax Cuts https://twp.ai/1VRMMg
Beware: Incoming Propaganda as Top CEOs Push Devastating Trump Tax Cuts
Don't be fooled by top CEOs new ad doing advance messaging in preparation for Republicans passing Trump's tax cuts, which will hurt the economy and us.
twp.ai
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Beware: Incoming Propaganda as Top CEOs Push Devastating Trump Tax Cuts https://twp.ai/1VRMMg
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Speaking Of RFK Jr – HHS is cutting 10,000 More Positions and Pontificate, Pontificate, Pontificate. https://twp.ai/1VRMUw
Speaking Of RFK Jr – HHS is cutting 10,000 More Positions and Pontificate, Pontificate, Pontificate.
So the first thing I see when looking at CNN this morning is that HHS is firing another 10,000 positions. This includes some at the CDC. I’m unhappy about that one the most because, you
twp.ai
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Speaking Of RFK Jr – HHS is cutting 10,000 More Positions and Pontificate, Pontificate, Pontificate. https://twp.ai/1VRMUw
The irony here is that he doesn't see that he and his ilk are elites themselves.
Curtis Yarvin, a close ally of Peter Thiel, recently declared that the system is “irreparable,” that “To capture an elite, you have to demolish its institutions,” & that “Every existing institution of science, outside the scientists & the labs themselves, must be fully cremated…” 1/
Barbarians and mandarins
"As soon as it stops accelerating, it stalls and explodes."
graymirror.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The irony here is that he doesn't see that he and his ilk are elites themselves.
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"I'll be known as the fertilization president"
In fairness, history will recall him as our "manure president."
In fairness, history will recall him as our "manure president."
Trump: "We're gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we're talking about, it's gonna be great. Fertilization. I'm still very proud of it, I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay."
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"I'll be known as the fertilization president"
In fairness, history will recall him as our "manure president."
In fairness, history will recall him as our "manure president."
And when he's gone all that will be left is a shambles that will take years, even decades, to rebuild and repair. That's the enorness responsibility voters have in deciding who to vote for.
“He wants the society of the 1950s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the 1950s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans,”
New in PN: Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
“He wants the society of the '50s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the '50s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans." - @rauchway.bsky.social
“He wants the society of the '50s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the '50s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans." - @rauchway.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
And when he's gone all that will be left is a shambles that will take years, even decades, to rebuild and repair. That's the enorness responsibility voters have in deciding who to vote for.
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“He wants the society of the 1950s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the 1950s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans,”
New in PN: Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
“He wants the society of the '50s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the '50s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans." - @rauchway.bsky.social
“He wants the society of the '50s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the '50s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans." - @rauchway.bsky.social
Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
"The president seems to believe he can impose prohibitively high tariffs *and* collect revenue, which you can’t do."
www.publicnotice.co
March 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“He wants the society of the 1950s with the policies of the 1890s. But you literally don’t get the society of the 1950s without a comprehensive rejection of the policies of the 1890s, even by Republicans,”