Mark Peffley
markthelark.bsky.social
Mark Peffley
@markthelark.bsky.social
Political scientist, etc
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
Far right groups NEED bald faces lies and hate speech (they’re eating our pets) to get support.
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/o...

I can say with confidence that Trump’s proposal is the single most idiotic and dangerous Middle East “peace” initiative ever put out by an American president.
Opinion | What’s Most Frightening About Trump’s Gaza Ravings (Gift Article)
There is a case to make for fresh thinking about Gaza. But Trump’s plan is not fresh thinking, it’s fresh riffing.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

Arab leaders, he said, “know how to placate Trump — and then work with the serious people on his team who have the job of making sense of his nonsense.”
Jordanian King Rebuffs Trump Proposal to Displace Palestinians in Gaza (Gift Article)
His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
ProPublica article on how Trump and Elon’s actions are probably illegal and unconstitutional.

www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Reposted by Mark Peffley
Part of what we are seeing here is
a) Trump/DOGE officials claiming authority they do not have, trying to break the law
b) career officials pushing back
c) career officials punished: put on leave and likely fired when Schedule F returns.
This is illegal. These are crimes!
February 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM