Parker51
@parker51.bsky.social
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Books. Music. Act on climate. Protect biodiversity. End minority rule. End Citizens United. Reform SCOTUS. Ukraine to join NATO.
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
It's not a peace plan, it's a transparent attempt to profit from Ukraine's destruction.
Read @juddlegum.bsky.social on the ties to RU and Ukrainian oligarchs Steve Witkoff is hiding.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It's not a peace plan, it's a transparent attempt to profit from Ukraine's destruction.
In which @hcrichardson.bsky.social brings it all together, tRump is stealing America's wealth.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In which @hcrichardson.bsky.social brings it all together, tRump is stealing America's wealth.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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At the center of Trump’s “plan to end the war” is $300B in frozen Russian assets that Russia wants to give US oligarchs for “investment projects”. Any reconstruction of Ukraine would be “US-led”. Witkoff, Kushner and Russians plan to revitalize Russia’s $2T economy through joint Russia-US ventures.
Ukrainian delegation is set to meet with Witkoff, Kushner and Rubio in Florida on Sunday. Reportedly, negotiations will focus on military aid and security guarantees.
It’s vital to note that any final agreement would require the Russian side’s approval [that has not shown any desire for just peace]
It’s vital to note that any final agreement would require the Russian side’s approval [that has not shown any desire for just peace]
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
At the center of Trump’s “plan to end the war” is $300B in frozen Russian assets that Russia wants to give US oligarchs for “investment projects”. Any reconstruction of Ukraine would be “US-led”. Witkoff, Kushner and Russians plan to revitalize Russia’s $2T economy through joint Russia-US ventures.
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“ICE is about to have a bigger budget than the entire military of Israel. It’s an insane way for us to be spending our resources as a country.” - @timmiller.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“ICE is about to have a bigger budget than the entire military of Israel. It’s an insane way for us to be spending our resources as a country.” - @timmiller.bsky.social
We've seen it before, there's nothing surprising here. It's how Putin wages war.
This is what Vovchansk looks like on the 565th day of non-stop shelling.
It is completely destroyed. For 565 days russians have been pounding it with fire. The factory lies in ruins, the schools are gone, the church no longer exists, and no homes are left standing.
📹: 57th SM Infantry Brigade
It is completely destroyed. For 565 days russians have been pounding it with fire. The factory lies in ruins, the schools are gone, the church no longer exists, and no homes are left standing.
📹: 57th SM Infantry Brigade
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We've seen it before, there's nothing surprising here. It's how Putin wages war.
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What we are seeing in Georgia in my view is best called "nihilistic totalitarianism" -- the attempt to remake and subjugate a society, with no positive vision.
Below a recent assessment. (Small quibble: freedoms didn't "decline", they are under attack.)
Below a recent assessment. (Small quibble: freedoms didn't "decline", they are under attack.)
🇬🇪 Georgia is experiencing one of the fastest declines in civic freedoms in Europe. Our new Observatory report, "Under Siege: How Georgia Is Dismantling Civil Society," shows how repressive laws, smear campaigns and intimidation are shrinking civic space.
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What we are seeing in Georgia in my view is best called "nihilistic totalitarianism" -- the attempt to remake and subjugate a society, with no positive vision.
Below a recent assessment. (Small quibble: freedoms didn't "decline", they are under attack.)
Below a recent assessment. (Small quibble: freedoms didn't "decline", they are under attack.)
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WaPo/Military Times: Hegseth ordered troops to “kill everybody” on a boat at sea on 9/2/25-saying they were fighting “narcoterrorism”.
Yesterday, Trump fully pardoned former Honduran Pres Hernandez, convicted in ‘24 for conspiring to bring 400 TONS of COCAINE into the US. His sentence was 45 yrs!
Yesterday, Trump fully pardoned former Honduran Pres Hernandez, convicted in ‘24 for conspiring to bring 400 TONS of COCAINE into the US. His sentence was 45 yrs!
Hegseth Ordered Second Strike to Kill Caribbean Boat Survivors: Report
The United States changed its protocols after Secretary Hegseth told officials to "kill everybody" onboard an a Caribbean vessel in September.
www.military.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
WaPo/Military Times: Hegseth ordered troops to “kill everybody” on a boat at sea on 9/2/25-saying they were fighting “narcoterrorism”.
Yesterday, Trump fully pardoned former Honduran Pres Hernandez, convicted in ‘24 for conspiring to bring 400 TONS of COCAINE into the US. His sentence was 45 yrs!
Yesterday, Trump fully pardoned former Honduran Pres Hernandez, convicted in ‘24 for conspiring to bring 400 TONS of COCAINE into the US. His sentence was 45 yrs!
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The people of Georgia 🇬🇪 showing the world how to resist a corrupt- Russia friendly (Russian owned) government. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint.
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The people of Georgia 🇬🇪 showing the world how to resist a corrupt- Russia friendly (Russian owned) government. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint.
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"Billionaires, tech titans and their opponents are amassing multimillion-dollar war chests for a chaotic, bruising battle over AI regulation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections."
Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"Billionaires, tech titans and their opponents are amassing multimillion-dollar war chests for a chaotic, bruising battle over AI regulation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections."
The EU rushes to flatter tRump, thinking he'll rise to the occasion & offer the leadership required of America. He never does. He never will.
Let’s talk about corruption.
Given the facts we know now - that, in short, EVERYONE around DJT and he himself is profiting off of selling Ukraine to the murderer, why are we still pretending for US to be the intermediary in these “negotiations”? What exactly are we expecting here? Where is EU?
Given the facts we know now - that, in short, EVERYONE around DJT and he himself is profiting off of selling Ukraine to the murderer, why are we still pretending for US to be the intermediary in these “negotiations”? What exactly are we expecting here? Where is EU?
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The EU rushes to flatter tRump, thinking he'll rise to the occasion & offer the leadership required of America. He never does. He never will.
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Cars that kill--and look like they will--has been a theme of MAGA's rise.
The Home Economics of Lib-Owning
Fear, identity politics, and going broke for conspiracy theories
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Cars that kill--and look like they will--has been a theme of MAGA's rise.
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🚨Imagine ICE conducting a raid on your PRIVATE PROPERTY.🚨
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🚨Imagine ICE conducting a raid on your PRIVATE PROPERTY.🚨
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
Illegal, unconstitutional, and an elevation of ICE’s encroachment. This needs to have national attention. 1/2
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
Deforestation is ecocide.
Blue-streaked lorries are #Indonesia’s 🇮🇩 rare jewels. These crimson and blue #parrots 🦜🌈 are ‘Near Threatened’ by the #pet trade 🙀 and #PalmOil #Deforestation. Protect these #birds when u #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect wp.me/pcFhgU-a8d
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Deforestation is ecocide.
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Hi All, Just sent out this free piece. The controversial Bloomberg piece is the perfect example of why we must stop making excuses for Trump. Trump has reconfirmed that Witkoff was doing what he wanted and that Witkoff is soon off to Moscow to represent the USA. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Bloomberg Story Demonstrated Just How Much Some People Will Make Excuses For Trump
Hi All,
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hi All, Just sent out this free piece. The controversial Bloomberg piece is the perfect example of why we must stop making excuses for Trump. Trump has reconfirmed that Witkoff was doing what he wanted and that Witkoff is soon off to Moscow to represent the USA. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Just sent out this free piece. When the stories of the 28-point plan were first written, too many people went into overdrive to try and make excuses for Trump (He was not informed! He was not involved!). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
We Seem Intent On Making Excuses For Trump Until He Destroys Us
Phillips’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just sent out this free piece. When the stories of the 28-point plan were first written, too many people went into overdrive to try and make excuses for Trump (He was not informed! He was not involved!). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The Tennessee race that suddenly has Trump world nervous
Democrat Aftyn Behn is putting up a fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
You should be paying attention to Tennessee.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
The congressional race in the state’s seventh congressional district, which includes Nashville, is where cracks in Trump’s base are starting to show.
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MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
MOTHER JONES: “You should be paying attention to the race in Tennessee’s 7th congressional district”