@sjs12.bsky.social
Wine, food, dogs and facts. Advocate for the IDD. Feminist. Have thoughts on many subjects.
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"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
The American Abyss (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.
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A wonderful chance for me to meet Dr. Amy Acton, a physician with great ideas and a great story who is running for governor of Ohio. Please watch the video!
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
Conversation with Dr Amy Acton
A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video
snyder.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A wonderful chance for me to meet Dr. Amy Acton, a physician with great ideas and a great story who is running for governor of Ohio. Please watch the video!
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
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⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
⚠️ It should make every American sick that the Supreme Court is siding with a man fighting to not feed hungry children.
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"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Washington Post paperback bestsellers
A snapshot of popular books.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"On Tyranny" is #1 on the WaPo bestseller list this week. I wish it weren't necessary, but I'm glad that people are finding the book useful.
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it.
Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book
October 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
October 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Imagine being the largest newspaper in Washington, DC with the motto "Democracy Dies in Darkness" and thinking to publish this today.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
You might think WaPo editors would look out the window and realize something more important is happening. But perhaps democracy already died over there.
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Right on
Monopoly and totalitarianism go hand in hand.
The only way to stop the growing censorship of Trump's critics is to fight the consolidation of media outlets into the hands of a few families that do not care about the best interests of the country.
The only way to stop the growing censorship of Trump's critics is to fight the consolidation of media outlets into the hands of a few families that do not care about the best interests of the country.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Right on
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The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.
Time to stop behaving rationally !!!!
October 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Time to stop behaving rationally !!!!
Democrats just give her the money to open her offices and all of you march over and demand Mike Johnson do his job. Stop waiting accepting being walked all over. FFS!
October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Democrats just give her the money to open her offices and all of you march over and demand Mike Johnson do his job. Stop waiting accepting being walked all over. FFS!
So disgusted by all of this grift.
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
So disgusted by all of this grift.
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It's Time for White Moderates To Become White Radicals
MLK Jr warned about the danger of "white moderates" who prefer civility to justice and are perfectly fine telling the rest of us to "wait." Well, it's time for white moderates to radicalize.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
MLK Jr warned about the danger of "white moderates" who prefer civility to justice and are perfectly fine telling the rest of us to "wait." Well, it's time for white moderates to radicalize.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
October 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's Time for White Moderates To Become White Radicals
MLK Jr warned about the danger of "white moderates" who prefer civility to justice and are perfectly fine telling the rest of us to "wait." Well, it's time for white moderates to radicalize.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
MLK Jr warned about the danger of "white moderates" who prefer civility to justice and are perfectly fine telling the rest of us to "wait." Well, it's time for white moderates to radicalize.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Wes Moore: “A prerequisite to keeping the government open should not be cutting people off of healthcare. My message to President Trump is clear. Stop this shutdown. You’re the one causing it. We’re the ones dealing with it.”
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wes Moore: “A prerequisite to keeping the government open should not be cutting people off of healthcare. My message to President Trump is clear. Stop this shutdown. You’re the one causing it. We’re the ones dealing with it.”
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RFK, Jr. does not, in fact, know better than the entire scientific and medical establishment.
September 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
RFK, Jr. does not, in fact, know better than the entire scientific and medical establishment.
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In his May 1945 lecture "Germany and the Germans", Thomas Mann talked about the perpetual status envy of the Germans as a deep root of Nazism.
yalereview.org/article/thom...
yalereview.org/article/thom...
August 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In his May 1945 lecture "Germany and the Germans", Thomas Mann talked about the perpetual status envy of the Germans as a deep root of Nazism.
yalereview.org/article/thom...
yalereview.org/article/thom...
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one of the most obvious lies imaginable (that wasn’t reported as such by our political press corps)
All those Trump surrogates who touted this, and news orgs that reported it credulously, owe Americans a big fat apology www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge
President Donald Trump has said he wants a “baby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes — and that Medicaid cuts will hurt.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
one of the most obvious lies imaginable (that wasn’t reported as such by our political press corps)
@msnbc.com when you show tariff show three items- before trump, first trump threat and now. Come on use your brains FFS !
July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@msnbc.com when you show tariff show three items- before trump, first trump threat and now. Come on use your brains FFS !
MSM needs to correct djt to his face when he lies. Who cares if he says you’re stupid or horrible. It’s your job to plant the seed of truth for the love of god!
July 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
MSM needs to correct djt to his face when he lies. Who cares if he says you’re stupid or horrible. It’s your job to plant the seed of truth for the love of god!