Ann Feely
banner
nancydrewwines.bsky.social
Ann Feely
@nancydrewwines.bsky.social
Former international trade law wonk in Washington DC, 25 years as a cork dork/wine peddler in California and International, now seaside in Spain. Occasional international wine marketing lecturer, consultant and cat wrangler.
Pinned
Thankful to be living in between numbers 1 and 3 on this great list. #expat #Spain #Alicante #Valencia
Ranked: The 25 Best Cities To Live In The World, According To Expats
What are the best cities to live in the world? Find out with the Expat Insider 2024—a new report that ranks the world's best places to live.
www.forbes.com
Reposted by Ann Feely
trickle down economics
trickle down economic
trickle down economi
trickle down econom
trickle down econo
trickle down econ
trickle down eco
trickle down ec
trickle down e
trickle down
trickle dow
trickle do
trickle d
trickle
trickl
trick
June 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
“US intelligence assessments had reached a different conclusion – not only was Iran not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon, it was also up to three years away from being able to produce and deliver one to a target of its choosing.” www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...
Israel says Iran was racing toward a nuclear weapon. US intel says it was years away | CNN Politics
When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no retu...
www.cnn.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
Exclusive: US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intel assessment. The WH says the assessment is "flat-out wrong." www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...
www.cnn.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
Out of the 109 DOGE staffers we've identified:

• At least 38 currently work/have worked for businesses run by Musk
• At least 23 are making cuts at agencies that regulate the industries that employed them
• At least 12 remain, on paper, employees/advisors of the companies they worked at before DOGE
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
Jim Jordan interrupted at a speech before Republican lawyers group with someone playing “Send in the Clowns.”

Full marks. No notes.

This is how it’s done, folks.
May 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reposted by Ann Feely
incredible that these two shock jock chuds are in charge of the FBI
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
If you're looking for an explainer on why due process matters to share with friends and family members who might ... need convincing, I've removed the (partial) paywall from my March 19 post for "One First" on the topic:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...
Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law
Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life, liberty, or property.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Reposted by Ann Feely
As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.

The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.

Maybe it's not the judges?
March 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thankful to be living in between numbers 1 and 3 on this great list. #expat #Spain #Alicante #Valencia
Ranked: The 25 Best Cities To Live In The World, According To Expats
What are the best cities to live in the world? Find out with the Expat Insider 2024—a new report that ranks the world's best places to live.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Reposted by Ann Feely
Nobody should have any illusions now
November 13, 2024 at 10:35 PM
So it's basically the Federal Register with a "Beyond the Thunderdome" leader board twist. Glad I got outta DC when I did. Come to think of it, glad I got outta the USA when I did.
The last sentence describes the new reality pretty well.
November 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM