Yastreblyansky
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There is no peace without justice.
Old Democratic blogger at yastreblyansky.blogspot.com and yastreblyansky.substack.com. He/him. Is this where the party is?
Old Democratic blogger at yastreblyansky.blogspot.com and yastreblyansky.substack.com. He/him. Is this where the party is?
I don't know, though, seems obvious to me that Trump really does know nothing about Juan Orlando Hernández; pardon was at the instigation of Roger Stone www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t..., who was probably paid very handsomely for his assistance. newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I don't know, though, seems obvious to me that Trump really does know nothing about Juan Orlando Hernández; pardon was at the instigation of Roger Stone www.axios.com/2025/12/02/t..., who was probably paid very handsomely for his assistance. newrepublic.com/article/2041... via @newrepublic.com
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Yeah, the presidency as described by unitary executive folks is basically the Stuart Monarchy. It doesn't even have the major limit on royal power of the Hanoverian monarchy, that the ministers must have the confidence of a majority in the Commons.
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yeah, the presidency as described by unitary executive folks is basically the Stuart Monarchy. It doesn't even have the major limit on royal power of the Hanoverian monarchy, that the ministers must have the confidence of a majority in the Commons.
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Repeatedly minimized contributions made by teachers, nurses, counselors occupations that are considered women’s work. The consequence encourages a level of greater sexism in our society. Minimizing the contribution of women to the health of our society these comments justify a low rate of pay.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Repeatedly minimized contributions made by teachers, nurses, counselors occupations that are considered women’s work. The consequence encourages a level of greater sexism in our society. Minimizing the contribution of women to the health of our society these comments justify a low rate of pay.
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May this finally, finally put to rest any idea that narratives of "illegal" immigration have anything whatsoever to do with legality, laws, "rules" which individuals can "choose" to follow. "Illegal" has always been about white supremacy & prejudice. 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/05/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/05/cons...
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
May this finally, finally put to rest any idea that narratives of "illegal" immigration have anything whatsoever to do with legality, laws, "rules" which individuals can "choose" to follow. "Illegal" has always been about white supremacy & prejudice. 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/05/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/05/cons...
Who's "we", Sean, and who asked you?
Duffy: "I'm not a big government guy. I'm not fining anyone if they wear their pajamas on the airplane. We're just asking people to maybe dress a little better."
December 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Who's "we", Sean, and who asked you?
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jewishcurrents.org/how-trumps-g...
As w previous “international” plans—from Oslo to Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”—the Trump plan presents Israeli gains as concessions & Palestinian losses as rewards [along] w outsiders’ shameless pursuit of their own political & financial interests.
As w previous “international” plans—from Oslo to Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”—the Trump plan presents Israeli gains as concessions & Palestinian losses as rewards [along] w outsiders’ shameless pursuit of their own political & financial interests.
How Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Enabling Another Israeli Land Grab
By codifying Israel’s demands, the new “peace process” guarantees that Palestinian territory will keep shrinking.
jewishcurrents.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
jewishcurrents.org/how-trumps-g...
As w previous “international” plans—from Oslo to Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”—the Trump plan presents Israeli gains as concessions & Palestinian losses as rewards [along] w outsiders’ shameless pursuit of their own political & financial interests.
As w previous “international” plans—from Oslo to Jared Kushner’s “Deal of the Century”—the Trump plan presents Israeli gains as concessions & Palestinian losses as rewards [along] w outsiders’ shameless pursuit of their own political & financial interests.
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This is the ideal travel attire. You may not like it, but this is what peak passenger looks like.
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is the ideal travel attire. You may not like it, but this is what peak passenger looks like.
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🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Robert Owen was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement.
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i am never again going to let a conservative get away with complaining about the liberal nanny state because these assholes actually *are* the nagging, inappropriately intrusive boogeymen conservatives have been bleating about for my entire adult life, mind your fucking business
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
i am never again going to let a conservative get away with complaining about the liberal nanny state because these assholes actually *are* the nagging, inappropriately intrusive boogeymen conservatives have been bleating about for my entire adult life, mind your fucking business
He doesn't care about drugs, he just gets off on blowing up motorboats with people in them
Just who, exactly, if really anti-drug
www.latintimes.com/trump-has-gr...
www.latintimes.com/trump-has-gr...
Trump Has Granted Clemency To About 100 People Accused Of Drug-Related Crimes Despite Anti-Narco Rhetoric: Report
President Donald Trump has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes despite his anti-drug rhetoric, which has justified a large military buildup in the Caribbean and tens of...
www.latintimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
He doesn't care about drugs, he just gets off on blowing up motorboats with people in them
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oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
Two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting H-1B visas, soaring costs are roiling rural health care facilities that have long struggled to find staff.
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
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why are these people all so bad at writing despite allegedly being professional writers
Possibly the only thing more freakish than Nuzzi's prose is the contortions her defenders twist themselves into. "She's not just hot, but she definitely is hot, while also being a vulnerable smol child. Also, criticizing her is sexist."
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
why are these people all so bad at writing despite allegedly being professional writers
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So farmers who used to be able to sell their products, but can't now because of tariffs, will be getting government checks, which are the bridge from the old days of getting government checks to the bright future of being able to sell their products
Rollins: "The bridge that is needed to get from the last administration & what basically happened under the last president to this new golden age for farmers where instead of farming for govt checks they can farm to feed their families and sell their products, this bridge is absolutely necessary"
December 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So farmers who used to be able to sell their products, but can't now because of tariffs, will be getting government checks, which are the bridge from the old days of getting government checks to the bright future of being able to sell their products
"But I can definitely hector you and try to make you feel your troubles are your own fault, will that help?"
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"But I can definitely hector you and try to make you feel your troubles are your own fault, will that help?"
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“And if your kid cannot latch, you are a terrible mother and your kid deserves to die.”
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“And if your kid cannot latch, you are a terrible mother and your kid deserves to die.”
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A friend sent me his thoughts and memories:
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December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A friend sent me his thoughts and memories:
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A lying, corrupt, vile creature.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A lying, corrupt, vile creature.
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
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New from Michael Miller and me at @thejop.bsky.social: Evidence that, in most areas that were affected by the decision, the Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 (Shelby County v Holder) increased the racial turnout gap. A thread...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New from Michael Miller and me at @thejop.bsky.social: Evidence that, in most areas that were affected by the decision, the Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 (Shelby County v Holder) increased the racial turnout gap. A thread...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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What in the actual hell
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What in the actual hell
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I suspect affordability politics is inequality politics masquerading in a nicer suit and you could "address" affordability politics by publicly soaking the rich.
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I suspect affordability politics is inequality politics masquerading in a nicer suit and you could "address" affordability politics by publicly soaking the rich.
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NVIDIA, whose stock is now a "load-bearing entity in the US stock market," "is dependent not on its customers, but on its customers’ credit ratings and financial backers." And it gets worse from there!
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
NVIDIA Isn't Enron - So What Is It?
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December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NVIDIA, whose stock is now a "load-bearing entity in the US stock market," "is dependent not on its customers, but on its customers’ credit ratings and financial backers." And it gets worse from there!
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
A fantastic, very long, highly-meandering-but-the-meandering-is-necessary @edzitron.com piece:
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December 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Gorsuch: My mom wanted to kill the EPA and I'm here to finish the job one way or another, even if it makes me look stupid, inconsistent, and unconcerned with any form of legal analysis.
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Gorsuch: My mom wanted to kill the EPA and I'm here to finish the job one way or another, even if it makes me look stupid, inconsistent, and unconcerned with any form of legal analysis.
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Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up