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Pragmatic former journalist, passionate about the good fight, empty nester, and now an expat.
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Authoritarians don’t fear failure. They fear doubt. They punish truth. And they rot everything they touch. New piece up: Ming the Merciless, Ezra Reuveni, and the quiet purge of reality inside the DOJ. This isn’t a metaphor. It’s a mirror. www.toddcop.com/post/the-min...

Talk about journalistic malpractice. No one told them? They needed an invitation?

From @altnps.bsky.social The final tally for April 5th Hands Off Rallies is 5.2 Million Nationwide. To overcome this Regime, we must consistently & peacefully gather & get our numbers to 3.5% of the population. That's 11.9 Million. We got work to do! Let's Go! #MomSky www.bbc.com/future/artic...

You win

BREAKING: The Social Security website now keeps office hours. Because nothing says “modern digital infrastructure” like a federal website that clocks out at 1am and sleeps in on Sundays. At this point, the Pony Express might actually be more available.

Do Republicans really have no idea how hard the entire world is laughing at Trump?

A Cuban-born American hears MAGA slogans and recognizes them from childhood—under Castro. Different country. Same cult of personality. The GOP once fought strongmen. Now it follows one. Full piece on authoritarian echoes in Trumpism: www.toddcop.com/post/from-ha...

Nothing says ‘America First’ like pink-slipping disaster responders while they sleep outside in a quake zone.

That’s so unreasonable! Trump could never pull himself up like that. He’d need a whole crew to hold him up.

This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.

Newt Gingrich said as much before the president spoke. www.toddcop.com/post/make-am...

Bring it on, Canada! 🇨🇦

About to go to the store and explain to everyone in Harris teeter the etymology of the word “groceries”. It’s a beautiful old word that they haven’t heard. Probably make their day

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Nothing says ‘freedom’ like 16-hour shifts, no votes for women, and dying of a toothache. But sure, let’s ‘Make America 1900 Again.’ Link: www.toddcop.com/post/make-am...

“How could Trump have bankrupted a casino?” is no longer a rhetorical question.

Elon's involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race cost his candidate around 5% of the vote--even though he spent $25 million dollars on his behalf. Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

“Beautiful thing to watch.”

If Kristi Noem can march in there to film a TikTok in a Rolex watch, they can get this man (or any man) released, and we all know it.

By the time Trump leaves office or has died, every country will probably have a free trade agreement with each other. China has been know to be untrustworthy but now countries trust China before they would trust America again. #SheShed www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Remember when they were complaining about what Zelenskyy wore?

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the courage it takes to serve—and the courage it takes to live authentically. At VoteVets, we believe anyone willing and able to serve this country should have that right. Their service is real. Their sacrifice is equal. Their commitment is undeniable.

It's refreshing to see a politician speaking up for basic human rights. This should be the norm, not the exception.

We’ll wake up one day to find the whole world has moved on without the US. And all because why??!!

CNN becomes the first US media outlet to report on Putin's Murmansk speech in which he essentially said "I get Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics, Trump gets Greenland, Panama and Canada." Other US media ignores it.

McCarthyism didn’t die. It adapted. What we’re living through isn’t imported authoritarianism — it’s a homegrown reboot, updated for the algorithm age. McCarthyism 2.0 — Rebranded, Digitized, and Still Dangerous Read it here: www.toddcop.com/post/mccarth...

Are you paying ATTENTION, yet? 👇 Well, are you?! 🤚

Just a reminder of what happened last time this crew ignored science. Stock up on toilet paper and bread recipes.

Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.

Snowflakes

The Trump administration is learning from Saddam Hussein’s play book. www.toddcop.com/post/the-spe...

We’ve fallen into the dangerous phase of this chaos, cruelty as entertainment, pain is branding. www.toddcop.com/post/the-spe...

everyone needs to understand this

Very Well Said and Accurate….

zeteo.com/p/watch-the-... #MomSky She is 30 years, old Tufts Univ Grad Student She wrote an op-ed FREE SPEECH, she is not antisemitic She is soft spoken Not a terrorist They have now put her in a detention center in Louisiana! GESTAPO tatics They are targeting students & institutions

From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.

🗞️As an old newspaperman, this Mark Twain adage is ringing a bell this morning: "Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel." 🗞️The Atlantic is handling these inept, lying enemies of the people with the truth ... and nothing but the truth.

Why in earth are Americas allies feeling abused??

Canaries In coal mine??

This image will go down in infamy: Kristi Noem using abused El Salvadoran prisoners—some of whom she illegally deported in the dark of night, without due process—as props in a Trump ad in which she sports a $60,000 Rolex These men have already been left in a hole to die—was that not enough for her?

European leaders right now, discussing these texts-

"And he called the group 'Houthi PC small chat'"

Donald Trump is furious about a portrait of him hanging in Colorado’s State Capitol, calling it 'the worst' and claiming it 'was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before.' Trump is such a petty, insecure baby.