senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
Any belief held to the extreme is wrong, be it religious, political or personal. Any kind of extremism is ultimately evil.
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senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, former chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) & director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign👇🏽
"They're takin' our jobs!" has NEVER been true. It's a lie to make US-born people resent immigrants and get them to support harsh, cruel, anti-immigrant measures. No US-born citizens are rushing to fill the jobs undocumented people were doing.
This week, this video keeps coming to mind. One IS too many. But, so are the excuses from MAGA. Stop saying: - illegals are violent when you ignore mass shootings - you’re pro-life - it’s mental health after cutting a trillion from Medicaid Do. Better. #VoteBlue youtube.com/shorts/V4B5P...
Personally, I prefer tan suits to brownshirts.
We all know Trump’s strategy is to try and overwhelm people so they’ll unplug and he can complete his power grab. Here’s how to fight back. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhia NPP were denied access to a newly built dam used for cooling water and to the western part of a turbine hall during an inspection. The agency says full access is critical to assess the plant’s safety amid ongoing military activity.
It is time for tougher gun laws to protect our children!
"The Nordic and Baltic states have quietly demonstrated that Europe has done more than its fair share in helping an embattled ally. The continent as a whole is a lot stronger than it looks. Perhaps it’s time it knew its own strength." newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
"The existence of another poor person is not why you're poor. It's because the people who control everything refuse to increase your wages." Think on that for a bit. 🤔 #Pinks #ProudBlue
❗️The Kremlin used the time before the Alaska summit to stockpile missiles and drones, Russia will likely intensify attacks on Ukraine's energy sector in the coming weeks — ISW
A downed Russian surveillance drone type Gerbera contained test footage from the Chinese factory from which it was delivered.
The Justice Department had once argued that Ghislaine Maxwell should be sentenced to at least 30 years in prison. Now its second-ranking official—and Donald Trump’s former lawyer—is aligned with a woman whose crimes the department had called “monstrous.”
Ex-Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, injured on Jan. 6, blasted the military honoring Ashli Babbitt, calling her a “traitor.” Pardoned rioter Ryan Nichols shot back, “So are you… we should have went harder,” prompting Gonell to note Nichols once pled for leniency www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-c...
“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” — Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
This book is stunning. The racism/racial resentment in rural America is far worse than I thought and I knew it was bad. This book almost makes me lose hope completely. People chose to die rather than get insurance from a black president. Missouri removed gun permits & white male suicides soared.
1/ Russian veterans of the war in Ukraine – known as SVOshniks – have a reputation for violence and abuse back home in Russia, committing many murders, rapes and assaults. Few are more exposed to the danger than Russia's prostitutes, whose experiences point to future trouble. ⬇️
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. Its been less than 3 weeks since the great Russian breakthrough at Pokrovsk (which was no breakthrough). And because it failed we have no reporting. Where are all the analyses once the Russians have failed. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
A Russian group made a fake media company and was paying rightwing influencers $400,000 a month for content. Some of them knew they were getting paid by Russia and some didn't. They all trashed Biden and Democrats. That's what we are up against.
I'll tell you what is Anti-Christ: drug-loving tech zillionaires shutting down harm reduction for their poorest brethren. Why hasn't that story been written?
China, Russia and India see the Trump/-exit era as a once in a century opportunity to cooperate to achieve group hegemony. The US is imploding. The EU and UK have publics and politicians that do not believe in themselves or Europe enough. Europeans must grow some spine: a hegemonic force for good.
Republicans and union-busting brands will post “Happy #LaborDay,” knowing damn well that they were the types of people Labor fought against to bring us: - minimum wages - overtime pay - 8 hr workday and a 40 hr week - end to child labor - workplace safety Support unions.
De-fuelization of Russia: right on schedule. Coming up next on the program: demilitarization and denazification. euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/28/r...
In 1938, after the international pressure, Czechoslovakia gave Hitler the Sudetenland for "peace." Months later, Germany took the rest - no resistance, no outcry. Still, WWII followed. Today, Russia demands Ukraine give up 5 regions for “peace.” History warns us: appeasement never leads to peace.
I’m afraid "Political theater" is too much of an understatement. Trial run for election interference by intimidation. Spreading targeted fear in blue cities and states. Fascist takeover attempt. That’s what it truly is.
The Catholic Christofascist undoing of 250 years of democracy and not a peep from NYT, Wapo, Mother Jones or any legacy MSM. @jayrosen.bsky.social @sulliview.bsky.social @markjacob.bsky.social linktr.ee/dissentinbloom dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/one-blood-...
Some of the names have changed since I wrote this last November, but the central reality is, sadly, upon us. snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
If the Norwegian assessment is correct then so is this important assessment from @shashj.bsky.social “The first ever successful & impactful cyber-physical attack on European critical infrastructure outside of Ukraine”. I’d only add “attack by a nation state” - the criminals have done healthcare
Great start. Now keep it going.
If prayers worked, any kind of mass shooting would have stopped at least 20 years ago. It did not, and it does not, verifiably.
General strike, massive protests now. No one at the DNC is going to organize it. These are the only options left for us before we are in full on fascism.
Let that sink in.
Peter Thiel crony named acting director of CDC. Jim O'Neill was CEO of the Thiel Foundation and was managing director for Thiel's Clarium Capital and Mithril Capital. He also co-founded the Thiel Fellowship. gift link to WaPo, which barely mentions these things:
DEATH CYCLE: * A shooting occurs * Gun lobby to GOP: "Do nothing & get money" * GOP: "Thoughts & prayers" * Sane folks: "We want REASONABLE gun reform" * GOP: "Not now" * Sane folks: "But it's COMMON SENSE! Even gun OWNERS want change!" * GOP: * Nothing gets done * Repeat Gun reform NOW!
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)
The techbro takeover of the US continues: while CDC employees "clap out" their principled leaders who resigned, Trump swears in a 2-decade Peter Thiel advisor to lead CDC. Thiel's Palantir already has all your data. He controls your Vice President. Now he controls your public health too. 1/
While #2A conservatives now celebrate disarming people in DC to reduce crime, yes, let's talk about Chicago: Read: "It's Not Just Chicago: Debunking another NRA Myth." #RedStateMenace #ArmedWithReason #GunOwnerForGunReform medium.com/armedwithrea...
president obama today: “the erosion of basic principles like due process and the expanding use of our military on domestic soil puts the liberties of all americans at risk, and should concern democrats and republicans alike.”
Just JD Vance being the obtuse moron he is. Of course there is nothing wrong with prayer in the midst of tragedy. What's wrong is doing nothing else to prevent future tragedies!
A very strong & powerful resignation letter from Dr. Daskalakis calling out RFK jr. “I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”
Exactly and Gov Newsom just said when the border patrol raided his press conference, it was actually a preview that Felon47 will try and use the Border Patrol and ICE to intimidate voters at the polls, not just in California but everywhere in the United States. We can’t let them get away with this.
Russians are real barbarians. How do they expect to win the war by terror bombing and killing civilians? The worst terror in Europe since WWII, and it hardly gets attention in western media now. This alone should cover the first pages for days.
Worthwhile reminder of why being human matters
Ex-Israeli minister Ayalon: "There is no famine in Gaza." Me: "Why does the IPC say there is a famine?" Ayalon: "The IPC changed the criteria." Me: "That's a lie. What criteria did they change?" Ayalon: "They changed many criteria." My full interview with Danny Ayalon: zeteo.com/p/danny-ayal...
I hope every reporter learning their craft in the future will be referred to your interviews. There’s a lot to be learned from just wanting a question answered and not allowing non-answers. Masterclass. Thanks.
From Vietnam vets to recent combat tours, many veterans say Trump has disrespected service, politicized the military, and endangered democracy itself. Their message is clear: loyalty belongs to the Constitution, not to Trump.
Imagine if a top ally of President Biden had spent days on end, online, talking about exposing the ‘Zionist infiltrators inside the US government’ - how do you think the DC political & media establishments would have reacted? But it’s Muslims, & it’s Trump, so it’s all fine. 🤷🏽♂️
…somewhere and you are absolutely correct about the oath. But I hope the generals are aware of the Situation and how unprecedented it is so that they can act when it’s necessary.
Well… not so sure about that. Refusing the rather harmless orders of just standing around, which is all they do so far, might be a bit early. The presence is purely performative right now, so risking your position for political theater might be considered premature. But yeah, you have to start
What if they arrest you before you enter the building? You might not be able to vote by mail, either, if he gets his wish.
Yes, but the moment they resign they’ll be replaced with MAGA loyalists.
And they’ll be tasked to intimidate people. Specifically people of color.
If you don't think this is coming, you are not paying attention!
No sir! Being president does not give you the right to do anything you want to do. Follow the #Constitution or resign!
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
An active-duty soldier reveals the extreme policies the Trump Admin enforces against anyone who criticizes Israel. He is currently under investigation for criticizing, on social media, what Israel is doing in Gaza. When it comes to Israel, the Trump Admin is taking away people's free speech.
My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.
Putting the military on the street will lower crime. It does in North Korea, did in Nazi Germany, and in the book 1984. The question isn’t will it lower crime. The question is do we want to be a nation governed like this. Until 6 minutes ago the GOP believed in LOCAL control.
Trump: "They call me the president of Europe. Which is an honor." Europe:
Trump’s about to sign an EO to “punish” flag desecration… but let’s not forget: on Jan 6, a rioter beat a Capitol police officer with an American flag. That man got a pardon. Spare us the fake patriotism.
"The US, months before its 250th bday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped into authoritarianism & fascism. In the end... it did happen here.The moment when & where America crossed that invisible line will be debated by future historians. ...the line itself has been crossed."
Trump has crossed the Rubicon. Between Intel, election suppression, and military deployments we better listen up.
After the recent developments, I will focus more than ever on my project, "Disinfo Resilience Network". United efforts are essential to counter foreign interference and Kremlin mouthpieces in all their forms! Thank you for your support! www.gofundme.com/f/building-r...
No, he’s a dicktator.
Tangentially this is why it's self-defeating to stay on Twitter to "debate" Nazis - right wingers do not understand "truth" to be something that you can discern and arrive at through iteration and debate and stepwise testing
This is not a game, dimwit!
Fuck the Texas GOP.
Don’t worry y’all, you can still bitch and moan about it on Clinton Social!
Will NATO go to war with Russia if it hits Tallinn with a few cruise missiles? That's the question to ask.
This is really bad. Russia often accuse others of what it does or plan to do itself. Considering the extreme appeasement of Russia in Europe and its alliance with the U.S. Russia might just try to hit Estonia to test if it can get away with it, which it likely can.
Chat so im in the production team for Ukraine’s official Burning Man installation this year, essentially it’s a black cloud in the middle of the festival, with very clear messages about ru warcrimes coming soon Grateful to anyone who helps promote it, been working and crashing out for very long
Listening to a conservative X space. Some are MAGA influencers. They are concerned about the deployment of the National Guard. Some note that mobilization is occurring in low-crime areas. They do not believe that is the reason for the deployment, and some are talking about Epstein.
Let’s hope that for future generations it also becomes a symbol of overcoming imperial aggression and oppressive dictatorships.
BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi. This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org. We ditched X for BlueSky early this year. And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof. I don't know what we'll do next. Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
This is so important… Sharon has been tracking license plates on cars driven by ICE agents, and she’s finding they don’t match the vehicles. In other words, ICE is using secret, illegal tactics—just like we suspected. REMINDER: the DMV is not a federal agency. @governor.ca.gov 🧵
So let me get this straight, these guys refused to wear masks during Covid, but NOW they’re okay with it? GTFOH TAKE OFF YOUR MASKS, COWARDS.
#ResistanceEarth #BlueEarth The feedback loop: Climate change melts Antarctic sea ice, replacing white, reflective surfaces with blue water, which causes the ocean to heat up more, which melts the glaciers. These rapid changes could mean catastrophic sea level rise. www.cbsnews.com/news/abrupt-...
When one takes into account the roughly 30% MAGA base, some of which surely must’ve seen the light by now, that leaves an awfully high number of people who have no clue what’s going on.
Shocking moment of a russian strike on an apartment building in Kostiantynivka 🤬
When even social media, platforms MADE SPECIFICALLY for the people, falls in line preemptively to censor common sense, non-offensive statements, fascism is here.
I am an American. In my country, law enforcement would show their faces, respect private property, not threaten people’s families, and follow the law. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory Billionaires, Leonard Leo & Jeff Yass are pouring millions into PA to try & flip our state’s Supreme Court. Not only will it strip our freedoms but it will also give trump another tool to dismantle democracy if they succeed. Donate. Volunteer. Vote. 👉 vote.pa/register
Man, there’s gotta be some people out there who will understand what this woman did is heroic and are happy to give her a job. I’d hire her in an instant!
The elite and wealthy need a wake up call. This is insane!
If this happened in another country, the headlines would say that the government is using law enforcement agencies to silence the president's political opponents
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Good morning. Today, the DOJ will begin releasing cherry-picked sections of the Epstein files that have nothing to do with Donald Trump. Omitting Donald Trump from the Epstein files would be like omitting Jesus from the Bible.
Funny how he didn’t condemn the attack on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure in the last couple of days. Trump is a Russian asset.
The newest round of Gerrymandering. Attack on mail voting. Attack on census. The model Trump is following actually conducts elections—because they want to claim legitimacy/mandate. They just rig them in advance so they can’t lose. 1/
Putin is showing the world that he can do what he wants with impunity. Zero pushback from the White House.
What is called negotiations in Europe is hybrid warfare in the Kremlin's world. Julian Loevenich and @jeanneplaumann.de for @diebild.bsky.social with quotes from @thomasjaeger.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social and me @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @russlandwatcher.de @ukrainki.bsky.social
I’ve seen at least some of that. But the point is if you look at how mass protests have had any effect, it was only by them being sustained for longer times. A single day, the fascists in the White House can sit out and brush aside. Media coverage ends on day 2.
I'm attaching a very interesting chart by Mr. Janis Kluge, concerning Russian budget expenditures. As much as 50% of these are military expenditures, it's unbelievable!!!
I know, it just struck me when seeing people proudly talk about how 20-30 people were holding up signs at local intersections. There’s an effect on other locals, yes. But the WH will laugh at this. They won’t laugh if 5 million people flood the streets of DC. Nobody said fighting fascism is easy.
