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Retired corporate energy and environment policy manager, still keeping up on climate change and other issues. Enjoy hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, lake life, native plant gardening and cooking. No DMs.
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The word “temporarily” doing the work here. He intends to keep the plane when he’s gone—that’s not in question. It’s a $400 million bribe. Period.

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Frankly if our news media were doing their fucking jobs everyone would know this already.

Wow I said yesterday we probably weren't far from the first national poll where Trump's approval dipped into the 30s. And here we are: AP-NORC: 39% approve, 59% disapprove. Best wishes to all who celebrate. apnorc.org/projects/100...

Peace deals: 0 Trade deals: 0

If you want to understand the rationale and cruelty behind Trump's anti immigrant policies, just read up on Stephen Miller. This is all his doing. Trump is golfing most of the time. Miller is an avowed white nationalist. He doesn't hide any of it. It's all there.

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Trump’s trade war has caused nearly a 50% year-over-year drop at West Coast ports. There’s a supply chain breakdown just like we saw during COVID and we’re about to get slammed with higher prices. P

Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"

Some lawmakers claim they can cut "waste" and "fraud" without affecting your health care. But the House's budget framework they just passed includes nearly a trillion dollars in potential Medicaid cuts. The only way they can find that much is by kicking millions of Americans off their health plans.

We apologize to our Ukrainian supporters. We are embarrassed by how our president and vice president have behaved. We are fighting to redeem the soul of America. 🇺🇸

Rewatching Conclave, and I regret to inform you that I add, “Six!” to the end of half of Cardinal Bellini’s statements.

Some thoughts on Trump's traitorous, humiliating display today from our executive editor @lcsenecal.bsky.social. #SlavaUkrainii youtu.be/7On0Q5HmzL0?...

that Krasnov thing explains what happened today

The night before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I wrote down what I thought would be Putin's strategic objectives and have been using it as a slide. Until today, I thought he had failed in dividing NATO. But it seems we're closer to that after today's oval office meeting.

Lindsey Graham just said Zelensky might have to resign, hell no. Trump should resign. Get out of here with your pro-Putin propaganda. Nothing but more anti-American garbage coming from Republicans.

Unbelievable, yet believable. POLITICO - in its quest to become the external message organ for Trump and MAGA Republicans - blames Zelenskyy for today's ugly attacks on him in the Trump WH. This is not reporting. This is shameful pro Putin propaganda. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist. He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

Trump has brought shame on this nation and the world will never forget his betrayal.

Spineless Trump sycophant and Putin apologist Marco Rubio terminated U.S. support for restoring Ukraine's energy grid moments after President Zelenskyy was kicked out of the White House. Shameless. Despicable. Cowardly.

We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.

No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.

This whole thing was a deliberate set-up, and the real audience for it was not the American people. It was the global fascist movement.

HINT: The administration is not complying with the court order.

Elon is mad about what USAID did to help end Apartheid…but wait until we have our own Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

From a bored and affluent middle class who wanted another season of reality TV.

If it were legal to fire you, they wouldn't put so much effort into getting you to resign voluntarily.

Right now I am terribly worried for my country, concerned for our planet, scared for the future of my children, and greatly saddened that 77 million Americans seem okay with all of this. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/i-do-not-o...

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

We could have had a competent president, lower drug prices, home buyer assistance, a Cabinet filled with qualified adults and not sociopaths, global respect, and national sovereignty...

It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.

Just imagine.

Hillary Clinton is the one who should be leaving the White House tomorrow after serving 2 terms.

More than 200 executive orders expected tomorrow. Not one of them will lower the price of eggs.

Trump takes the oath today. Expect him to start breaking it immediately. Trump was a disaster the first time. And this is the kind of movie where the sequel is worse than the original. As Democrats, how we fight back will define who we are. 🧵

I’ll be posting this today

Today is not just a dark day for American democracy— it is also a day when America commences its pushback against autocracy. At @contrariannews.org we will not be covering it as “ the second coming,” I can tell you that! We have a ton of content today explaining the danger AND HOW TO COUNTER IT

RESIST. Don't quit. Don't stop fighting. Don't obey in advance. Don't stop calling them out. Keep raising your voices as loudly as you can. Keep organizing your friends, family, everyone. Keep supporting orgs that are leading the fight. RESIST.

President Biden preemptively pardons Dr. Fauci, Gen. Milley, and Jan. 6 Committee Members: “These are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing,” Biden wrote in a statement.

That Chief Justice Roberts will administer the oath of office to a man who has broken it in the past & undoubtedly will again, the presidency he made possible, pretty much symbolizes the whole day for me.

Jack Smith has quietly resigned. Nothing left to do after turning over the report to Garland. Revealed in the footnote of a DOJ filing on Friday. He worked hard, fast, and productively for his country, and the outcome was a terrible disservice to him and his team.

They should put a breathalyzer lock on Hegseth’s pentagon office door.

The Hegseth hearing is doing one thing incredibly well: it’s establishing that when his leadership at DoD fails, it’ll be clear that GOP Senators knew, excused it, and they own it. Serious concerns about experience & judgment are literally being laughed off.

Trying to get “a pound of flesh” on aid for Americans who have lost everything is repulsive. Democrats don’t condition aid to red states. They just fucking help them because it’s the right thing to do.

👇🏽🤔Deeply twisted that @RepTimBurchett would tweet this knowing damn well they not only has President Biden approved BILLIONS for storm relief for East TN — Burchett himself votes against everything, including a government funding bill with FEMA 💰 mere days before the storm.

Dear Modern Humans, You thought you were so much smarter than people from the Middle Ages. But you're not. Why do you think the dark ages lasted so long? It was because of greedy, insane despots who crushed progress and dangerous thoughts. It won't end until you rise up and overthrow them all.

The issue isn’t whether Universal Healthcare can work. The issue is how do we get from where we are to UH. It took Canada decades and it has a ton of limits we might not like. The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

The world is watching, it's not impressed, and if Trump does try to invade its neighbours, the return fire isn't going to ask if you voted for him or not.