@rondabratt.bsky.social
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"Nonetheless, holy shit" is the funniest possible Krugman reaction
The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy. The stock market is not the economy.
Nonetheless, holy shit.
What’s remarkable is that there’s hardly any real news driving this. It’s just investors belatedly realizing that Trump is who he is, and always was.
Nonetheless, holy shit.
What’s remarkable is that there’s hardly any real news driving this. It’s just investors belatedly realizing that Trump is who he is, and always was.
March 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
"Nonetheless, holy shit" is the funniest possible Krugman reaction
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Jon Stewart and @mariaressa.bsky.social discuss the importance of being able to tell fact from fiction in today’s clickbait-driven journalism. #TheWeeklyShow #politics
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Jon Stewart and @mariaressa.bsky.social discuss the importance of being able to tell fact from fiction in today’s clickbait-driven journalism. #TheWeeklyShow #politics
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Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About America
This is how the bad guys act.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What Are You Willing To Sacrifice For The Truth? #TheWeeklyShow #politics
March 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
What Are You Willing To Sacrifice For The Truth? #TheWeeklyShow #politics
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Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.
What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.
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A food security fundraiser early next month at Nanaimo District Secondary School is starting with an empty bowl.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/02/22/o...
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/02/22/o...
‘Our way to give back:’ Nanaimo fundraiser starting with an empty bowl
NANAIMO - A global program to fight food insecurity is again returning to the local level through a Harbour Ci...
nanaimonewsnow.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A food security fundraiser early next month at Nanaimo District Secondary School is starting with an empty bowl.
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/02/22/o...
#Nanaimo
nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/02/22/o...
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"No matter how many times Donald Trump openly parrots the Kremlin line, it’s never not going to sound wrong coming from the President of the United States."
from @sbg1.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
from @sbg1.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Putinization of America
It’s not just in foreign policy that the President is turning Russia’s way.
www.newyorker.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"No matter how many times Donald Trump openly parrots the Kremlin line, it’s never not going to sound wrong coming from the President of the United States."
from @sbg1.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
from @sbg1.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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For eight decades, America’s alliances with other democracies were the bedrock of American foreign policy, trade policy, and cultural influence.
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For eight decades, America’s alliances with other democracies were the bedrock of American foreign policy, trade policy, and cultural influence.
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
No longer
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
We can hope it’s just talk, but a wise and grumpy old man once told me: “You can wish in one hand a shit in the other and see which one fills up first”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Trump's talk about Canada parrots Putin's claims on Ukraine | CBC News
Donad Trump's threats and claims about Canada may be unprecedented in the history of U.S.-Canada relations. But they have a strong precedent elsewhere in recent history: They closely resemble remarks ...
www.cbc.ca
February 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We can hope it’s just talk, but a wise and grumpy old man once told me: “You can wish in one hand a shit in the other and see which one fills up first”
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
FYI: audiobook of @anneapplebaum.bsky.social “The Twilight of Democracy” is 5ish hours long and free to download if you have a Spotify subscription.
February 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
FYI: audiobook of @anneapplebaum.bsky.social “The Twilight of Democracy” is 5ish hours long and free to download if you have a Spotify subscription.
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US official policy is to weaken Canada economically, end Canadian sovereignty and annex Canada to the US
February 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
US official policy is to weaken Canada economically, end Canadian sovereignty and annex Canada to the US
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I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I go to @timothysnyder.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for historical perspective and contemporary context about the dystopia we're experiencing. Snyder's post today has both, plus real actionable guidance. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...