Rachel 💙
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Trump’s National Security Strategy “abandons its allies, ignores clear threats, and treats national security as an extension of a domestic political struggle,” Thomas Wright argues.
A Strategy That Ignores the Real Threats
The administration’s new policy shows less concern for the American homeland than for building an illiberal world order.
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump’s National Security Strategy “abandons its allies, ignores clear threats, and treats national security as an extension of a domestic political struggle,” Thomas Wright argues.
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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This is insane. Is there *any* race that was expected to be at all close that the GOP won?
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This is insane. Is there *any* race that was expected to be at all close that the GOP won?
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I just want to remind everyone that this is a statewide mandate, unencumbered by maps.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I just want to remind everyone that this is a statewide mandate, unencumbered by maps.
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Breaking news: A federal appeals court said that it would allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, blocking a judge’s previous ruling that forbade his administration from sending troops into the city.
Trump can send troops to Portland, appeals court says
A federal judge had blocked President Donald Trump from dispatching the National Guard to Portland.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Breaking news: A federal appeals court said that it would allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, blocking a judge’s previous ruling that forbade his administration from sending troops into the city.
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The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, who stormed the Capitol as part of a mob seeking to overturn the will of voters and stop the democratic transfer of power. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms
Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by Capitol police while protesting Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
www.nbcnews.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Air Force has offered full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, who stormed the Capitol as part of a mob seeking to overturn the will of voters and stop the democratic transfer of power. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Trump terminates Harris’s Secret Service protection, ending her detail as of Monday. Former vice presidents typically get six months of protection. Biden had extended it to a year before leaving office but Trump is rescinding that order. @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
Trump Cancels Kamala Harris’s Secret Service Protection
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump terminates Harris’s Secret Service protection, ending her detail as of Monday. Former vice presidents typically get six months of protection. Biden had extended it to a year before leaving office but Trump is rescinding that order. @tylerpager.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...
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Between 1899 and her death, in 1962, the photographer Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some 24,000 negatives documenting life in her small Wyoming town, whose fortunes boomed and then busted along with the region’s copper mines.
A Woman’s Intimate Record of Wyoming in the Early Twentieth Century
Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some twenty-four thousand negatives documenting life in her small town.
www.newyorker.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Between 1899 and her death, in 1962, the photographer Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some 24,000 negatives documenting life in her small Wyoming town, whose fortunes boomed and then busted along with the region’s copper mines.
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I have a theory after being in contact with Trump-voting White women for nine years. I have divided them into four categories. This is not at all scientific, and there are likely more categories, but I can only give you the narratives of the women I know…
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Trump's Women
Four categories.
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have a theory after being in contact with Trump-voting White women for nine years. I have divided them into four categories. This is not at all scientific, and there are likely more categories, but I can only give you the narratives of the women I know…
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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Hochul: "This is what I call a legal insurrection ... they know they're going to lose next year. That's the only reason they're engaged in this. It also might be a nice distraction from people asking -- all of the sudden this happens when? When they refuse to release the Epstein files."
August 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hochul: "This is what I call a legal insurrection ... they know they're going to lose next year. That's the only reason they're engaged in this. It also might be a nice distraction from people asking -- all of the sudden this happens when? When they refuse to release the Epstein files."
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Texas is expected to be where IRS’ new stance on religious leaders endorsing candidates will matter most, one expert said. More than 200 megachurches call Texas home.
“Texas will be the epicenter for testing all these ideas out,” the expert said.
W/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
“Texas will be the epicenter for testing all these ideas out,” the expert said.
W/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.
While the IRS move applies across the country, Texas — with more than 200 megachurches — will be the epicenter for pastors and congregations to test out their new influence, one expert said.
www.propublica.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Texas is expected to be where IRS’ new stance on religious leaders endorsing candidates will matter most, one expert said. More than 200 megachurches call Texas home.
“Texas will be the epicenter for testing all these ideas out,” the expert said.
W/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
“Texas will be the epicenter for testing all these ideas out,” the expert said.
W/ @fortworthreport.bsky.social & @texastribune.org
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"Many visitors won’t know or understand much of the damage. But starting now with the paving of the Rose Garden, and coming soon with the construction of a garish ballroom, they will see a physical representation of a low and shameful time." ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
Trump’s White House Renovation Is Awful—and Fitting
The president doesn’t respect what the executive mansion stands for, so why would he respect its architecture?
www.thebulwark.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Many visitors won’t know or understand much of the damage. But starting now with the paving of the Rose Garden, and coming soon with the construction of a garish ballroom, they will see a physical representation of a low and shameful time." ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social:
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Whitaker was US Attorney for Iowa from ‘04-‘09, had a failed Senate run in ‘12, did shady stuff at a shady company for 3 years, started a “nonprofit” to attack Hillary, joined Trump to work with AG Sessions, became Acting AG for 3 months, and was a pundit/consultant after.
Now he’s NATO ambassador.
Now he’s NATO ambassador.
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker on Ukraine's territorial concessions: "No big chunks or sections are going to be just given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield."
August 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Whitaker was US Attorney for Iowa from ‘04-‘09, had a failed Senate run in ‘12, did shady stuff at a shady company for 3 years, started a “nonprofit” to attack Hillary, joined Trump to work with AG Sessions, became Acting AG for 3 months, and was a pundit/consultant after.
Now he’s NATO ambassador.
Now he’s NATO ambassador.
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The administration that’s restoring monuments to the Confederacy is rewarding Russia for territory it “earned” by invading Ukraine.
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker on Ukraine's territorial concessions: "No big chunks or sections are going to be just given that haven't been fought for or earned on the battlefield."
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The administration that’s restoring monuments to the Confederacy is rewarding Russia for territory it “earned” by invading Ukraine.
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i can’t let myself think about it too often or i’ll spiral but dammit we were so close to never having to give a shit what he said ever again
July 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
i can’t let myself think about it too often or i’ll spiral but dammit we were so close to never having to give a shit what he said ever again
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funny how all these “wE hoNOr HiStorY” chodes refuse to admit they lost that war
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
funny how all these “wE hoNOr HiStorY” chodes refuse to admit they lost that war
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Good news only update this Sunday morning!!
With all the hate and division out there, here are a dozen GOOD NEWS stories you missed.
You all are amazing. Thank you especially to those who are paid subscribers and allow me to do this work full-time, even on a Sunday morning!!
With all the hate and division out there, here are a dozen GOOD NEWS stories you missed.
You all are amazing. Thank you especially to those who are paid subscribers and allow me to do this work full-time, even on a Sunday morning!!
Good News Only Update!!
A good news only update this Sunday morning
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good news only update this Sunday morning!!
With all the hate and division out there, here are a dozen GOOD NEWS stories you missed.
You all are amazing. Thank you especially to those who are paid subscribers and allow me to do this work full-time, even on a Sunday morning!!
With all the hate and division out there, here are a dozen GOOD NEWS stories you missed.
You all are amazing. Thank you especially to those who are paid subscribers and allow me to do this work full-time, even on a Sunday morning!!
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I can’t with these people
August 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I can’t with these people
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America has historically led the world in scientific innovation.
But scientists, including some who served in President Trump's first administration, warn that lead could slip away under new moves by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
But scientists, including some who served in President Trump's first administration, warn that lead could slip away under new moves by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr.'s vaccine pullback stokes fears of lost medical breakthroughs
Scientists, including some who served in Trump's first administration, warn America's global lead is slipping away.
www.axios.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
America has historically led the world in scientific innovation.
But scientists, including some who served in President Trump's first administration, warn that lead could slip away under new moves by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
But scientists, including some who served in President Trump's first administration, warn that lead could slip away under new moves by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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It’s important to be cleareyed about Trump world’s nostalgia for a time that never existed. This love of the Gilded Age is about more than just a wildly inflationary tariff scheme ... but seems in fact to be largely a cudgel to bludgeon countries that displease the president.
August 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s important to be cleareyed about Trump world’s nostalgia for a time that never existed. This love of the Gilded Age is about more than just a wildly inflationary tariff scheme ... but seems in fact to be largely a cudgel to bludgeon countries that displease the president.
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Don Jr is a sexist pig.
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Don Jr is a sexist pig.
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We have basically reached the oligarchs showing up to Trump with big bags of cash, with dollar signs on them, to get a favor from US stage of autocracy.
August 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We have basically reached the oligarchs showing up to Trump with big bags of cash, with dollar signs on them, to get a favor from US stage of autocracy.