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“The soft power suicide of the U.S. will be incomprehensible to future historians who will be dumbfounded in their attempts to explain why the global leader voluntarily wrecked one of its greatest national assets...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
As U.S. Dismantles Voice of America, Rival Powers Hope to Fill the Void
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“The soft power suicide of the U.S. will be incomprehensible to future historians who will be dumbfounded in their attempts to explain why the global leader voluntarily wrecked one of its greatest national assets...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...
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We have three branches of government intent on obliterating the government.
June 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We have three branches of government intent on obliterating the government.
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Anonymized or unidentifiable law enforcement like we've seen from ICE is a trademark of authoritarian regimes. California legislators have introduced the No Secret Police Act, which would require visible ID for federal agents. Urge your state & local officials to take action: www.bluestatedefianc...
June 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Anonymized or unidentifiable law enforcement like we've seen from ICE is a trademark of authoritarian regimes. California legislators have introduced the No Secret Police Act, which would require visible ID for federal agents. Urge your state & local officials to take action: www.bluestatedefianc...
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Fuck this shit, I dissent.
June 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Fuck this shit, I dissent.
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A new bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat would seek to address the scourge of unidentified, masked and plainclothed agents abducting people off the streets in...
Democrats Are Finally Working to Stop Trump’s Secret Police
A commonsense bill would ban ICE agents from covering their faces and force them to show identification when conducting raids. Republicans will almost certainly kill it.
newrepublic.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A new bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat would seek to address the scourge of unidentified, masked and plainclothed agents abducting people off the streets in...
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the only thing keeping Trump v US from topping the list of worst Supreme Court decisions imo is that it hasn’t (yet) led to the dissolution of the United States washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
the only thing keeping Trump v US from topping the list of worst Supreme Court decisions imo is that it hasn’t (yet) led to the dissolution of the United States washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...
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Heartwarming video of people dressed up as superheroes bringing joy 🥹🥰
#superheroes #happiness #love #SpreadKindness #SpreadLove
#superheroes #happiness #love #SpreadKindness #SpreadLove
June 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Heartwarming video of people dressed up as superheroes bringing joy 🥹🥰
#superheroes #happiness #love #SpreadKindness #SpreadLove
#superheroes #happiness #love #SpreadKindness #SpreadLove
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Yup!
something I haven't seen yet: isn't a massive increase in the range of goods worth smuggling going to be a big boost to exactly the kind of cross-border organized crime the WH claims it wants to stop?
April 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yup!
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A trillion dollar defense budget.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
April 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A trillion dollar defense budget.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
There’s plenty of money, it’s just not for you.
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Voters Are Abandoning Red States Over Abortion Bans
April 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Voters Are Abandoning Red States Over Abortion Bans
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A much-needed moment of calm 🐺
April 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A much-needed moment of calm 🐺
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"Even before the tariffs, Tesla’s business was faltering. On Wednesday, the company reported a 13% year-over-year decline in first-quarter deliveries, missing analysts’ estimates. That report landed two days after Tesla stock wrapped up its worst quarter since 2022..."
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/e...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/e...
Elon Musk ratchets up attacks on Navarro as Tesla shares slump for fourth day
With shares of Tesla plummeting on tariff concerns, CEO Elon Musk is taking to social media to slam top Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro.
www.cnbc.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"Even before the tariffs, Tesla’s business was faltering. On Wednesday, the company reported a 13% year-over-year decline in first-quarter deliveries, missing analysts’ estimates. That report landed two days after Tesla stock wrapped up its worst quarter since 2022..."
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/e...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/e...
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The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me.
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
April 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The President of the United States seems oddly focused on me.
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
Shouldn't he be focused on the economy he's crashing?
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More photos from the Veterans March in Olympia, WA today.
The event was organized by my friend Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo)
📸Mark Brown
The event was organized by my friend Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo)
📸Mark Brown
March 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
More photos from the Veterans March in Olympia, WA today.
The event was organized by my friend Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo)
📸Mark Brown
The event was organized by my friend Alfie Alvarado, former Director of the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs (shown in first photo)
📸Mark Brown
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Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.
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“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.”
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
Army veteran has no regrets about yelling at Rep. Chuck Edwards, getting thrown out of town hall • Asheville Watchdog
The Arden army veteran who was escorted out of Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards’ town hall meeting Thursday night by a phalanx of law enforcement officers says he has no regrets about the expletiv...
avlwatchdog.org
March 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
“He is hurting the people,” Carey said. “He’s hurting the very people that voted for him, let alone the rest of us — he does not care. And you don’t get to stand up there and let it happen if you are an elected official, regardless of where you’re from.”
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
avlwatchdog.org/army-veteran...
