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of all of the cable segments I am not going to watch, this is the one I am not going to watch the most
September 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
of all of the cable segments I am not going to watch, this is the one I am not going to watch the most
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The Trump admin seems to believe putting a 10% then 20% then 10% then 25% on cars then 25% on car parts then threatening a 50% tariff is "negotiating in good faith with the EU", and the Euros saying "this is stupid" is not negotiating in good faith.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Most countries are negotiating in good faith, except the EU.
May 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Trump admin seems to believe putting a 10% then 20% then 10% then 25% on cars then 25% on car parts then threatening a 50% tariff is "negotiating in good faith with the EU", and the Euros saying "this is stupid" is not negotiating in good faith.
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New, from me: Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.
It's a new spoils systems. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
It's a new spoils systems. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system
When ideological targeting becomes cronyism
donmoynihan.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New, from me: Trump and Musk are engaged in a broad-based downsizing of government, using that downsizing to selectively target their enemies, while expanding their political power by trading exceptions to the downsizing.
It's a new spoils systems. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
It's a new spoils systems. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
MUSK: A sophisticated cyberattack from Ukraine took out Twitter's servers
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
REALITY: Twitter's servers were not secured properly and were publicly visible
Great explainer here from @lhn.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
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The Trump Doctrine
February 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Trump Doctrine
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That’s how you write a headline, people.
February 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
That’s how you write a headline, people.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a "disinformation bubble."
"I would like to have more truth with the Trump team."
"I would like to have more truth with the Trump team."
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a "disinformation bubble."
"I would like to have more truth with the Trump team."
"I would like to have more truth with the Trump team."
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"I never could have imagined, none of us could, that the government of the United States of America would openly ally itself with a fascist political party. In the heart of Europe. In Germany, for God’s sake."
JD Vance’s Debacle in Germany Exposes MAGA’s Sinister Global Endgame
Did you know that the United States is joining an international fascist network?
newrepublic.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"I never could have imagined, none of us could, that the government of the United States of America would openly ally itself with a fascist political party. In the heart of Europe. In Germany, for God’s sake."
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But Jesus should've made a deal with the Romans.
"This wouldn't have happened if I were president", the cartoon of the day in #Ukraine by artist Maksym Palenko
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
But Jesus should've made a deal with the Romans.
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Lame. Weak. Useless. Cowardly.
February 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lame. Weak. Useless. Cowardly.
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Right now, the US is represented overseas by amateurs, while they are going to have rings run around them by diplomatic professionals. President Deals starts by giving up any negotiating leverage.
February 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Right now, the US is represented overseas by amateurs, while they are going to have rings run around them by diplomatic professionals. President Deals starts by giving up any negotiating leverage.
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He who violates the law violates the law.
February 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
He who violates the law violates the law.
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Spoken like a true dictator.
February 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Spoken like a true dictator.
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my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico may be upsetting to some, writes @giladedelman.bsky.social, but “in a democracy, values are determined by majority rule, and they don’t shift in only one direction. They can shift back”:
‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent principles.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
my take is that your willingness to accept this gulf of america nonsense is an indicator of your willingness to accept much worse things coming from this administrator
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"Hey Germany, have you thought about giving these Neo-Nazis a second look? We like them, and maybe you will too."
February 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Hey Germany, have you thought about giving these Neo-Nazis a second look? We like them, and maybe you will too."
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European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like.
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech
Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
European friends: Do not accept lectures on democracy & freedom of speech from an Administration that denies the 2020 election results and is now suing & intimidating news outlets whose reporting they don’t like.
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Stand tall against right-wing extremism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
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This is the thing about the American "postliberal" right: their entire frame of reference is the domestic culture war. Everything, even geopolitics, comes down to it in the end.
I struggle to express just how *weird* Vance’s #MSC2025 speech was. This is a transatlantic security conference, happening while there is a war in Europe, and the US is announcing a partial withdrawal from European security. And the US VP speaks about (alleged) threats to free speech in Europe??
February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is the thing about the American "postliberal" right: their entire frame of reference is the domestic culture war. Everything, even geopolitics, comes down to it in the end.
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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."
www.404media.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it:
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
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time to change your name to "); DROP TABLE student_debt
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
time to change your name to "); DROP TABLE student_debt
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"I don't think it was a priority that he talked to Russia first. Although it's really not very pleasant," – Zelensky on Trump’s call with Putin.
"Ukraine will not accept any bilateral peace talks without our participation and that of our European partners," he added.
"Ukraine will not accept any bilateral peace talks without our participation and that of our European partners," he added.
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"I don't think it was a priority that he talked to Russia first. Although it's really not very pleasant," – Zelensky on Trump’s call with Putin.
"Ukraine will not accept any bilateral peace talks without our participation and that of our European partners," he added.
"Ukraine will not accept any bilateral peace talks without our participation and that of our European partners," he added.
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“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.”
- Antonio Gramsci
- Antonio Gramsci
February 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.”
- Antonio Gramsci
- Antonio Gramsci