@alwaysthinking.bsky.social
Always thinking-nonfiction-reading fiction writer. Reduce GHGE, tax the oligarchy, end mis/disinfo. Stop reaching across the aisle to a party that wants your annihilation. Fight with the ruthlessness of the enemy but with the moral center of a democracy.
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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The definition of affordability: the ability to end all tariffs by dumping Trump as soon as possible.
Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The definition of affordability: the ability to end all tariffs by dumping Trump as soon as possible.
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Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Tariffs are like throwing rocks in the economic engine, then asking the Fed to fix the noise by adjusting the radio volume. Interest rates can tune demand, but they can’t magically make a trade war painless.
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hartmannreport.com/p/the-normal...
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free
How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step
hartmannreport.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
hartmannreport.com/p/the-normal...
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemies. —Thucydides (470–400 b.c.), Pericles’ Funeral Oration
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Stumbled over this today - thirty-seven years ago, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson had the foresight to write our new national anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
December 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Stumbled over this today - thirty-seven years ago, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson had the foresight to write our new national anthem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Fb...
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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What a lede:
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What a lede:
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one."
Full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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BREAKING
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
Jeffrey Epstein's grand jury records from the 2019 prosecution must be released, a federal judge ruled.
That means all three will come to light.
Victims' privacy must be shielded, and feds can't use protective orders to block release of other files, Judge Berman rules.
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BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BREAKING
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
Trump’s troops must get out of Los Angeles, a federal judge rules.
(Ruling paused until Monday.)
Look out for more coverage soon at All Rise News.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
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Please do me a favor and follow @tnadvocatesforpp.bsky.social !
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
Abortion is a basic human right.
Gender-affirming care is a basic human right.
Health care is a basic human right.
Gender-affirming care is a basic human right.
Health care is a basic human right.
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Please do me a favor and follow @tnadvocatesforpp.bsky.social !
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
An organization that does work as important as the fight for reproductive rights in TN should have more than 400 followers!
Let's lift them up and empower them to help the people of TN
#Momsky
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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I think we're at a real turning point in "Western Civilization" (the concept, not the actual thing, whatever it is) when the people most likely to invoke the term do so to align themselves with Russian despotism over NATO allies.
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I think we're at a real turning point in "Western Civilization" (the concept, not the actual thing, whatever it is) when the people most likely to invoke the term do so to align themselves with Russian despotism over NATO allies.
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BREAKING: Honduras issues arrest warrant for their drug lord ex-President who Trump just pardoned…
Good. 😎✨
Good. 😎✨
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
BREAKING: Honduras issues arrest warrant for their drug lord ex-President who Trump just pardoned…
Good. 😎✨
Good. 😎✨
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
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Russ Vought is shadow president. He's a self-identified Christian nationalist and architect of Project 2025.
Trump, in collaboration with MAGA Congress and the Supreme Court, is following the Project 2025 blueprint for Christian Nationalist regime change.
www.propublica.org/article/abou...
Trump, in collaboration with MAGA Congress and the Supreme Court, is following the Project 2025 blueprint for Christian Nationalist regime change.
www.propublica.org/article/abou...
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Russ Vought is shadow president. He's a self-identified Christian nationalist and architect of Project 2025.
Trump, in collaboration with MAGA Congress and the Supreme Court, is following the Project 2025 blueprint for Christian Nationalist regime change.
www.propublica.org/article/abou...
Trump, in collaboration with MAGA Congress and the Supreme Court, is following the Project 2025 blueprint for Christian Nationalist regime change.
www.propublica.org/article/abou...
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U.S. Southern Command X account for Latin America/Caribbean pictures a Jerusalem Cross - but no American flag - on this image.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
U.S. Southern Command X account for Latin America/Caribbean pictures a Jerusalem Cross - but no American flag - on this image.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
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If you have ANY curiosity about where this all ends...
IT'S IN #PROJECT2025.
So many people have completely discarded it as a fairytale, and yet it's almost completely been actualized.
IT'S IN #PROJECT2025.
So many people have completely discarded it as a fairytale, and yet it's almost completely been actualized.
U.S. Southern Command X account for Latin America/Caribbean pictures a Jerusalem Cross - but no American flag - on this image.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
The Trump administration is following Project 2025 blueprint for Christian nationalist regime change, unchecked by the two other branches of government.
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
If you have ANY curiosity about where this all ends...
IT'S IN #PROJECT2025.
So many people have completely discarded it as a fairytale, and yet it's almost completely been actualized.
IT'S IN #PROJECT2025.
So many people have completely discarded it as a fairytale, and yet it's almost completely been actualized.
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Adorno: “The premier demand upon all education is that Auschwitz not happen again. Every debate about the ideals of education is trivial and inconsequential compared to this single ideal: never again Auschwitz."
January 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Adorno: “The premier demand upon all education is that Auschwitz not happen again. Every debate about the ideals of education is trivial and inconsequential compared to this single ideal: never again Auschwitz."
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The President is explicitly forbidden from being paid by anyone but the taxpayer. There is no immunity for corruption. Anyone joining Trump's corrupt schemes is committing crimes against the Constitution & can be charged with organized crime decades from now. www.thebulwark.com/p/grift-graf...
Grift, Graft, and Groveling: Life in Trump 2.0 (w/ John Prideaux)
The Economist’s John Prideaux discusses the lavish gifts and other forms of corruption in Trump’s Washington.
www.thebulwark.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The President is explicitly forbidden from being paid by anyone but the taxpayer. There is no immunity for corruption. Anyone joining Trump's corrupt schemes is committing crimes against the Constitution & can be charged with organized crime decades from now. www.thebulwark.com/p/grift-graf...
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Magagop has no effective policies. They only offer chaos, corruption, & cruelty.
Education is too important to leave in their hands. Vote Blue up & down ballot, every election.
Gifted article
wapo.st/3Mm21HM
#voices4Victory
#usDemocracy
Education is too important to leave in their hands. Vote Blue up & down ballot, every election.
Gifted article
wapo.st/3Mm21HM
#voices4Victory
#usDemocracy
How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers
The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Magagop has no effective policies. They only offer chaos, corruption, & cruelty.
Education is too important to leave in their hands. Vote Blue up & down ballot, every election.
Gifted article
wapo.st/3Mm21HM
#voices4Victory
#usDemocracy
Education is too important to leave in their hands. Vote Blue up & down ballot, every election.
Gifted article
wapo.st/3Mm21HM
#voices4Victory
#usDemocracy
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"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud." 👀
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud." 👀
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
50 yrs of the status quo, either the Repubs or the DEMS, brought America to an illiberal democracy fast sliding into a dictatorship. The status quo, no accountability, two-party system has failed. We need a parliamentary democracy with FDR/Mamdani-candidates serving the 99%, not the 0.01% to 1.0%.
Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-billio...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-billio...
The Billionaire Coup: How the Supreme Court and Corporate Money Captured America
Our elections, our media, even our justice system, are all owned by the few. The Powell Memo lit the match; Citizens United poured on the gasoline. The fire of corruption is now a national inferno...
hartmannreport.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
50 yrs of the status quo, either the Repubs or the DEMS, brought America to an illiberal democracy fast sliding into a dictatorship. The status quo, no accountability, two-party system has failed. We need a parliamentary democracy with FDR/Mamdani-candidates serving the 99%, not the 0.01% to 1.0%.
