Aimé Fournier PhD (he/him)
@aimef.bsky.social
Math Professor, Research Scientist for geophysics, sustainable energy etc. plus background expertise in climate and weather, physics etc.
Traitors? `The #WallStreetJournal …report that #Witkoff, #Kushner, and Dmitriev designed…to bypass US national security…and create opportunities for US businessmen to win multibillion-dollar deals to…energy and rare-earth minerals in Russia, Ukraine, and the Arctic'
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November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Traitors? `The #WallStreetJournal …report that #Witkoff, #Kushner, and Dmitriev designed…to bypass US national security…and create opportunities for US businessmen to win multibillion-dollar deals to…energy and rare-earth minerals in Russia, Ukraine, and the Arctic'
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#TrumpIncitesViolence against patriots. `The former Army JAG officer said…“reminding service members of their legal rights and obligations is not criminal in any way”…For example, several people…in the #January6, 2021, attack…were convicted of seditious conspiracy'
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Experts Say Democratic Video Not 'Seditious,' as Trump Claims - FactCheck.org
After six congressional Democrats released a video advising members of the U.S. military and national security community to "refuse illegal orders," President Donald Trump said the lawmakers should be...
www.factcheck.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#TrumpIncitesViolence against patriots. `The former Army JAG officer said…“reminding service members of their legal rights and obligations is not criminal in any way”…For example, several people…in the #January6, 2021, attack…were convicted of seditious conspiracy'
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Wouldn't letting 1 betrayer condemn 10,000s of allies show our weakness? `Over 40,000 Afghans…still actively pursuing resettlement…more than 10,000 approved to relocate…100s of veterans have urged the administration not to abandon those who fought alongside the Americans'
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What was 'Operation Allies Welcome,' which allowed some Afghans entry into the U.S.?
The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted.
www.npr.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Wouldn't letting 1 betrayer condemn 10,000s of allies show our weakness? `Over 40,000 Afghans…still actively pursuing resettlement…more than 10,000 approved to relocate…100s of veterans have urged the administration not to abandon those who fought alongside the Americans'
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
Will we earn our children's thanks? `The president invited Americans…to observe the last Thursday…as a day of Thanksgiving…On November 19, Lincoln delivered an address at…Gettysburg…”That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish”'
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November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Will we earn our children's thanks? `The president invited Americans…to observe the last Thursday…as a day of Thanksgiving…On November 19, Lincoln delivered an address at…Gettysburg…”That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish”'
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#BoycottTrump wins! `52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons…Protesters organized “ #TeslaTakedown s”… #Disney ’s suspension of #JimmyKimmel …About 3 million subscribers canceled Disney+ in September…Kimmel was back on the air in 5 days.'
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November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#BoycottTrump wins! `52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons…Protesters organized “ #TeslaTakedown s”… #Disney ’s suspension of #JimmyKimmel …About 3 million subscribers canceled Disney+ in September…Kimmel was back on the air in 5 days.'
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A tiny boat 2000 mi away threatens us? How?! `Administration officials insist that…all of his orders have been lawful…Lawyers, lawmakers, and military personnel have expressed concerns about the legality of…deadly strikes on civilians in small boats near #Venezuela'
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November 24, 2025
U.S.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A tiny boat 2000 mi away threatens us? How?! `Administration officials insist that…all of his orders have been lawful…Lawyers, lawmakers, and military personnel have expressed concerns about the legality of…deadly strikes on civilians in small boats near #Venezuela'
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` #WallStreetJournal …“Foreign nations now have to deal with rival factions of the US government who keep major policy initiatives secret from each other…work with foreign powers as the succession battle for 2028 begins”.'
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November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
` #WallStreetJournal …“Foreign nations now have to deal with rival factions of the US government who keep major policy initiatives secret from each other…work with foreign powers as the succession battle for 2028 begins”.'
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`Europe will foot the bill for the reconstruction of Ukraine—Russia, if the plan goes through…the US and Russia will split the proceeds…Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe…it explicitly separates the US from NATO, a long-time goal of…Putin'
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November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
`Europe will foot the bill for the reconstruction of Ukraine—Russia, if the plan goes through…the US and Russia will split the proceeds…Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe…it explicitly separates the US from NATO, a long-time goal of…Putin'
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Who upholds the laws? `The 1973 #WarPowersAct …requires the president to get Congress’s permission to continue strikes for more than 60 days. That deadline passed on November 2…On Tuesday…Representatives…introduced a War Powers Resolution to stop the administration'
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November 20, 2025
Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans in Congress traitors and saying they “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL.” Their crime, in Trump’s eyes, was their release Tuesday of a v...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Who upholds the laws? `The 1973 #WarPowersAct …requires the president to get Congress’s permission to continue strikes for more than 60 days. That deadline passed on November 2…On Tuesday…Representatives…introduced a War Powers Resolution to stop the administration'
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Eventually folks recognize a con. ` #FoxNews … #LauraIngraham …the administration’s recent call to…issuing #50-yearmortgages …“has enraged your #MAGA friends,” who recognize that…would benefit banks over buyers and nearly double the time…for Americans to own a home'
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November 17, 2025 (Monday)
President Donald J.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Eventually folks recognize a con. ` #FoxNews … #LauraIngraham …the administration’s recent call to…issuing #50-yearmortgages …“has enraged your #MAGA friends,” who recognize that…would benefit banks over buyers and nearly double the time…for Americans to own a home'
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Real bravery. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tim...
'It’s time to bring the secrets out of the shadows': Epstein survivors' video message urges release of files
The women show photos of their younger selves, sharing ages they met Epstein.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Real bravery. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tim...
They gained through a system they'd now corrupt. `The net worth of the top 0.1% of households in the U.S. reached $23.3 trillion this year, while the bottom 50% hold $4.2 trillion…The “ultrarich” are living in luxury and increasingly sealed off from everyday people'
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November 16, 2025
On Thursday, November 13, Michael Schmidt reported in the New York Times the story of the 17-year-old girl the House Ethics Committee found former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) likely paid to have ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
They gained through a system they'd now corrupt. `The net worth of the top 0.1% of households in the U.S. reached $23.3 trillion this year, while the bottom 50% hold $4.2 trillion…The “ultrarich” are living in luxury and increasingly sealed off from everyday people'
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#America1st? Or #Authoritarians1st? `Argentina’s leader Javier Milei appears to have received more…than the $20 billion…The US withdrew $870 million from…the IMF shortly before a similar sum appeared in Argentina’s IMF fund just in time…to pay an $840 million debt'
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November 14, 2025
In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#America1st? Or #Authoritarians1st? `Argentina’s leader Javier Milei appears to have received more…than the $20 billion…The US withdrew $870 million from…the IMF shortly before a similar sum appeared in Argentina’s IMF fund just in time…to pay an $840 million debt'
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Solidarity? `For centuries, Mizrahi Jews had enjoyed high status in their countries of origin...which ranged from Iraq to Egypt to Morocco…When they landed in Israel, they found the new state ruled by European Jews…who overwhelmingly viewed them as...culturally backward' www.vox.com/world-politi...
The untold story of Arab Jews — and their solidarity with Palestinians
Jews from the Arab and Muslim world had a radical vision for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
www.vox.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Solidarity? `For centuries, Mizrahi Jews had enjoyed high status in their countries of origin...which ranged from Iraq to Egypt to Morocco…When they landed in Israel, they found the new state ruled by European Jews…who overwhelmingly viewed them as...culturally backward' www.vox.com/world-politi...
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
`62% of Americans…say the cost of everyday items has climbed over the past month…55%…say they’re worried about losing their job…International stocks are outperforming the US…by the widest margin in 16 years…Consumer confidence survey…lowest reading in 65 years'
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November 13, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
`62% of Americans…say the cost of everyday items has climbed over the past month…55%…say they’re worried about losing their job…International stocks are outperforming the US…by the widest margin in 16 years…Consumer confidence survey…lowest reading in 65 years'
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
There are many #JewsAgainstZionism: "we want to live…in one country which is the Palestinian state. Hundreds of years ago…Jews and Muslims…we lived happily together…The Zionists came and created pressure to separate us" www.jpost.com/arab-israeli...
‘We're Palestinian Jews:’ Neturei Karta meet with Islamic Jihad leaders | The Jerusalem Post
The members of the delegation met with senior PIJ officials and declared their support for the Palestinians.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are many #JewsAgainstZionism: "we want to live…in one country which is the Palestinian state. Hundreds of years ago…Jews and Muslims…we lived happily together…The Zionists came and created pressure to separate us" www.jpost.com/arab-israeli...
When you know the #SCotUS will twist the #Constitution just for #TrumpLoyalists. ` #GregAbbott announced…“After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% #tariff on anyone #movingtoTexas from NYC” [Nov. 3]' kfoxtv.com/news/nation-...
Texas Gov. Abbott says he will impose tariffs on people who move from NYC to Texas
Texas GOP Gov. Abbott announced Tuesday that once the polls closed in New York City, he would be putting a tariff on people leaving the Big Apple for Texas.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
When you know the #SCotUS will twist the #Constitution just for #TrumpLoyalists. ` #GregAbbott announced…“After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% #tariff on anyone #movingtoTexas from NYC” [Nov. 3]' kfoxtv.com/news/nation-...
What he promised 26 months ago. ` #Trump …said…“if I win and somebody wants to run against me, I call my attorney general. I say, listen, indict him. Well, he hasn’t done anything wrong that we know of – I don’t know, indict him on income tax evasion…figure it out” www.cnn.com/2023/09/13/p...
Trump encouraged House GOP’s launch of Biden impeachment inquiry | CNN Politics
Donald Trump has publicly and privately encouraged House Republicans’ push to impeach President Joe Biden ahead of their potential rematch in 2024, two sources close to the former president said.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
What he promised 26 months ago. ` #Trump …said…“if I win and somebody wants to run against me, I call my attorney general. I say, listen, indict him. Well, he hasn’t done anything wrong that we know of – I don’t know, indict him on income tax evasion…figure it out” www.cnn.com/2023/09/13/p...
Resist! `The #Trump system…just old fashioned #patrimonialism …There are people around Trump...more ideological… #RussellVought ...called himself a #constitutionalradical …interested in setting up a long-term system of enhanced presidential power...a kind of #monarchism' www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Is Trumpism what you think it is?
President Trump's supporters say he’s a heaven-sent savior, cracking down on bloated government and unauthorized immigrants. Critics call him authoritarian – targeting political opponents and using th...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Resist! `The #Trump system…just old fashioned #patrimonialism …There are people around Trump...more ideological… #RussellVought ...called himself a #constitutionalradical …interested in setting up a long-term system of enhanced presidential power...a kind of #monarchism' www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Replace Minority Leader #ChuckSchumer who can't lead so elementary a cause as to #SaveTheACA when 78% of Americans #SupportTheACA and know it's a #MAGAShutDown. `Democratic Whip #DickDurbin broke with other members of Senate Democratic leadership to advance the package'
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Live updates: Senate breaks Democratic filibuster in key vote toward reopening the government | CNN Politics
The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow here for the latest.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Replace Minority Leader #ChuckSchumer who can't lead so elementary a cause as to #SaveTheACA when 78% of Americans #SupportTheACA and know it's a #MAGAShutDown. `Democratic Whip #DickDurbin broke with other members of Senate Democratic leadership to advance the package'
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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
Replace Minority Leader #ChuckShumer who can't lead so elementary a cause as to #ProtectTheACA when 78% of Americans #SupportTheACA and know it's a #MAGAShutDown. `Democratic Whip #DickDurbin broke with other members of Senate Democratic leadership to advance the package'
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: Senate breaks Democratic filibuster in key vote toward reopening the government | CNN Politics
The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow here for the latest.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Replace Minority Leader #ChuckShumer who can't lead so elementary a cause as to #ProtectTheACA when 78% of Americans #SupportTheACA and know it's a #MAGAShutDown. `Democratic Whip #DickDurbin broke with other members of Senate Democratic leadership to advance the package'
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...