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jhr54.bsky.social
Third-culture kid. Wrote a lot of stories for Esquire, some for other magazines, and a few books.
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‘“There are two fierce tigers in my spirit: Anger-Hatred and Love-Compassion. They are fighting to the death.” A fearful child asks: “Which will win?” The elder replies: “The one that I feed.” You have fed us a diet of your anger and hatred. It has divided us and made us sick.” Read this NYT ad 🔥

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Truth

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NEW: When the Trump Admin abruptly cancelled almost all USAID programs, it also refused to pay $2bln the U.S. govt owes **for work that’s been done.** One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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The GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — demanding cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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Indeed she did.

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A stalking horse for fascism.

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There was only one person acting presidential in the Oval Office today: Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He stood up to bullies in a Kremlin-style shakedown. What will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display?

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Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.

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Nutcase, straight up.

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Crockett: Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts matter. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say Russia invaded Ukraine? …. Crockett: This is the problem

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This is the way.

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They’re just trolling us. It’s a government of ten-year-olds, apologies to ten-year-olds.

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“Will the deputy director get a security clearance? FBI background checks? Does it matter that he supported the Oath Keepers?" one retired FBI agent said, referring to the far-right group that Rhodes founded. "I doubt it because the director supported Jan. 6th.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcn...

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CARTOON OF THE DAY

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What the fuck is wrong with these people? We betrayed the Free World and joined the Axis of Evil. Tell these psychopathic trolls to fuck off!

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it seems like DC might now be a free fire zone for ALLEGED domestic violence, as long as you have an R after your name

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We betrayed our allies. End of conversation. Why are they cooperating on any level at all?!

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Of course they’ll accept the phony numbers. That’s the long con. Blow out the deficit to kill Social Security and Medicare. What comes after that, they’re not very clear on.

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Don't mess with the Quakers when it comes to protecting marginalized people. It's our whole deal. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

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Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.” RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!

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Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

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Brilliant but devastating editorial in the Financial Times. “In the past 10 days, he [Trump] has all but incinerated 80 years of postwar American leadership. If you are not at the table, you are on the menu. America has turned.”

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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

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Last night I attended the Save Our Services rally in New York City. Listen to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) fighting for people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” @aoc.bsky.social

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Spineless, yellow-bellied, lily-livered, weak-kneed, pusillanimous chickenshits.

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Duckworth: "He essentially just surrendered to Putin."

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CALIFORNIA — ex NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested for civil disobedience protesting at the city council in Huntington Beach, where the council planned a “MAGA” display on a plaque at the library. Context: www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

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I hate to ask this but i have to, are we now the bad guys? adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/are-we-now...

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I just called Charles Schumer’s office in Peekskill and Washington. No answer, wouldn’t take a message. While Trump burns down the world.

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I didn’t want to criticize him. I figured he was upholding norms, lol, sigh.

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An 11-year-old girl took her own life in Texas after she was tormented for weeks by her sixth-grade classmates at Gainesville Intermediate School, who threatened to call ICE authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said. 💔 💔

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Thank you for expressing what so many of us feel. It’s a nightmare. An ally betrayed and all our international friendships destroyed. Nobody will ever trust us again.

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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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Dark Pence is back.

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Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?

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I'm starting to think the real purpose of this blitzkrieg of craziness is to drive people into the streets, where the Proud Boys will provoke violence to justify martial law.

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Cuddling up with a murderous dictator to decide Ukraine’s future is pure authoritarianism.

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Dawg, the official White House account is tweeting out pure fascism. What in the actual fuck.

submitted 13 days ago • 57 comments

1/ This seems like a good time to remind America that Trump was invited to Moscow in 1987 by Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin, with assistance from the KGB. When he returned, he took out full-page ads in major newspapers to assail NATO allies for not 'paying their fair share.'

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Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?

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👇🏽

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Dear World, I apologize. We have a Russian asset in the White House. Trump stands with Putin. He doesn’t stand with Ukraine, NATO or the free world. Many, many, many of us Americans apologize profusely for this. Sincerely, A Ukraine-Supporting, NATO-Supporting American

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REPOST if you stand with AOC!

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If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

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