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i think this is basically what has happened a big chunk of the american pundit class

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Some facts about the war. (RT’ed by a former ambassador to Russia) understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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Trump tried a seizure of power in 2021. It didn't work, because he relied only on a violent mob. The military and FBI stayed loyal to the Constitution. This time, with approval of the Republican Senate, Trump has installed anti-constitutional putschists at FBI, DoD, and Pentagon

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If you think he would stop at Ukraine, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you... www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/w...

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No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny. But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.

submitted 1 day ago • 306 comments

American military as deportation slush fund. Makes the exorbitant costs of the policy less obvious, and historically, it's easier for congress to approve higher military budgets.

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Remember when Trumpland denied softening the 2016 GOP platform position on Russia?

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Guy who said at his inauguration he wants to expand American territory setting up the military to make that possible.

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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Like I've been saying, listen to what they say. A certain German guy with a funny mustache said what he would do two decades before he did them.

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"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government. None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,”...

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Russia likes to purge generals, too, leaving behind incompetent sycophants who ignore reality and kills lots of their own soldiers... www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-purge...

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France has some experience being at the receiving end of Nazi salutes, something even their far right remembers, while vibe-crazed American propagandists feel the Overton window has blown wide open... www.axios.com/2025/02/21/s...

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I didn't realize the Associated Press was founded in 1846 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

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Isn't it great that we decided 40 years ago to make it official policy for everyone to gamble on the stock market for a secure retirement?

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Median age of homebuyers just hit a new record high of 56 (Via Torsten Slok)

submitted 3 days ago • 91 comments

The past ten years has just been the same clutch of morons and apologists insisting that Trump would never cross that line and then shuffling along with him to insist that he would never cross that next one.

submitted 3 days ago • 96 comments

Just in time for tax season. Seriously, going to be fun avoiding deficits with less tax revenue coming in as you don't have the bandwidth to properly audit companies and the very rich. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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This is a new level of madness. I don't know how it can be stopped

submitted 3 days ago • 655 comments

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⚡️To incite conflicts between Ukrainian politicians during the elections, and after the change of power to attack Ukraine with three times greater force, - Bloomberg on Russia's true goals

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And besides making Moscow great again, we may mess with the primacy of the US dollar. Self-imposed insecurity and purposeful immiseration by a guy who treats American power like a toy. on.ft.com/4i5hW7J Trump’s freewheeling disruption could extend to the dollar

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When you already conceded everything before talks even started, Russia will go maximalist. They are in a stalemate with a much smaller country in a war they initiated with an economy that is close to the breaking point, and we are contemplating giving them everything they ever wanted.

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Every day is dumb. Funny thing is, back in 2015, Marco Rubio was the "sane" choice of some conservatives I know. Turns out he's worse than Lindsey Graham, and that's saying a lot. He will do and say anything for power. Ukraine did not invade Russia. on.ft.com/4bc5Ck8

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

To be blunt, we are fucking idiots

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Nikki Haley has concerns!

submitted 4 days ago • 87 comments

Simple stuff

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Putin is not popular

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The government saving money by indiscriminately firing experts across multiple agencies is like me saving money by not paying my mortgage or credit card bill.

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Nihilistic ignorance www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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People will get the opportunity to see a world without herd immunity, because people want to believe in nonsense. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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Timothy Snyder is an expert of modern authoritarianism.

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Murphy: "Let me say that again. The man that my Republican colleagues are about to vote to lead the FBI believes there is irrefutable proof that the agency he is about to lead secretly organized the violent assault on the Capitol. That is bananas. My Republican colleagues know that."

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Blumenthal: "What world is he living in? It is not only contrary to the facts and the truth but utterly despicable. A disgusting betrayal of a country that has bled and fought and died for freedom ... the president's surrender is pathetic and weak."

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Guess we are about to find out what would have happened if the America First proponents of the 1930s had managed to align us with Germany open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

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DOGE scorecard: * Fired hundreds of FAA staff amidst terrifying uptick in air accidents * Fired staff who secure our nuclear weapons; struggling to re-hire * Fired critical USDA workers battling the growing bird flu epidemic; trying to re-hire www.axios.com/2025/02/19/d...

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Congrats, America. We're now on Putin's side.

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That last paragraph is key. We learned in WWII that public research drives the business pipeline. It's why a republican founded the National Science Foundation www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doge-b...

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COBOL lacks a built-in date type, and missing birthdays lead to weird defaults. apnews.com/article/soci... Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims

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Again, imagine demanding control of British coal mines in return for support while blaming the UK for "not making a deal with Germany" in WWII... on.ft.com/3Qr51kI Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Donald Trump of living in a ‘disinformation bubble’

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The betrayal is coming, and we will pay 50x for it when Russia decides to be bolder in future. But that's beyond Trump's time horizon. Like a CEO pursuing "shareholder value", the costs are someone else's problem.

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I asked @senatorwarren.bsky.social why Republicans hate the consumer protection bureau. “The C.F.P.B. is living, breathing proof, every day, that we can make government work for regular people...it really gets under the skins of the most extremist Republicans.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...

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"In less than a month’s time, Rubio has presided over America’s willing abdication as leader of the free world. It’s a shameful legacy that cuts against everything he once proclaimed to stand for."

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May preempt the inevitable "but he's just an ordinary conservative being oppressed by liberals" nonsense...though no promises.

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South Korea and Brazil are younger democracies, and yet seem better able to deal with a leader who tried to destroy the democratic system.

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