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An idealist with no illusions, and a recent refugee from X. Hobbies / Diversions... Reading, Chess, Tennis, Falcon Northwest Computers, Griffin the Mini-Poodle He's not really drinking alone if the dog is home.
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Nothing like a Bronze Star recipient to cut through the Washington bullshit. Rep. Crow spoke for three minutes of straight questions to expose how Hegseth endangered soldiers and ducked responsibility. Veterans in Congress know something civilians forget: in combat, mistakes get people killed

An excellent emendation to Paul, Weiss’s Wikipedia page. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul,_W...

If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.

People are taking things into their own hands

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

We will not be distracted. We will not be discouraged. We’ve got our eyes on the prize. And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve. The time to organize is now. OcasioCortez.com

Trump moves to end union rights for federal employees www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...

Thanks to @msnbc.com team @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @velshi.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com for filling in for me @lastword.msnbc.com. My week off became 2 weeks after I picked up an infection. Expect to be back next week.

1/7. In case you haven’t been following, here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" regarding Ukraine.

So: Russia flatly rejected one Trump envoy (Kellogg), made the next one (Witkoff) wait for eight hours, rejected the ceasefire, and instructed Trump that his job is to give Russia what it wants. That’s what Trump means by "respect" I guess.

Who won the 2024 Presidential election? According to a forensic economist, and former statistics professor, #Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. IMPORTANT info, so we can be prepared in 2028. MUST WATCH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LN6...

❤️ WISCONSIN: “I’d like to apologize. My eyes were opened. I’ve learned a very lot about this group of people.” Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind. Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...

Russia has kidnapped tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Putin was indicted for this crime. Yale has a unit searching for them. Musk eliminated the funding. inews.co.uk/news/world/m...

What is wrong with giving a new leader a chance? A new approach, a fresh approach. Someone who has integrity, leadership skills, represents a key state, has guts and the confidence of the base. Time to put ego aside and screw seniority. This is my nominee.

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

You know what the real scam of Social Security is? If you make above $168,800/year, the government STOPS taxing you on every dollar above that. Billionaires like Musk and Trump NEVER pay their fair share — and now they want to take OUR money away!!?!

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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

And educated!

Carlsen, Nakamura, Gukesh, Caruana & Arjun—the full Top 5—head the line-up for the Paris leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam!

The US has become a lawless Country Governed by a Crime Syndicate.

love this @rokhanna.bsky.social We need more proposals like this that co-opt the chaos Please share off line as well !!!

Happy 70th, you glorious, good-hearted weirdo/genius. Miss you. 💔💔💔

Just read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.

If you stand with Trump, you stand with Putin. If you stand with Ukraine, you stand with the WORLD.

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”? But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"? Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.

CSPAN Caller from West Virginia: I’m a diabetic and I’m on Medicare. When Biden was in there, my insulin was $6 for a 28 day supply. I just went to CVS, it went back up to $80…

WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

⚠️ BREAKING: U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 3.8 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 550,000 daily infections. Currently, 1 in every 87 Americans is infected with COVID-19. Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 48.6% of the pandemic.

“Bring it dafuq on.” American hero, Michael Fanone’s message to the traitors of American democracy. #myfuturehusband 😜 @libradunn1.bsky.social @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social @semperwry.bsky.social

No one better than @weissmann11.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there