Babci
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Four Republicans just voted for a 3-year extension of ACA -- a huge achievement -- and a dozen or more are advocating at least a 2-year extension in the House. The momentum is with us but Fetterman as usual is giving up. Here is a challenge to him to do his job.
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Four Republicans just voted for a 3-year extension of ACA -- a huge achievement -- and a dozen or more are advocating at least a 2-year extension in the House. The momentum is with us but Fetterman as usual is giving up. Here is a challenge to him to do his job.
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What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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My latest article explores how Russia’s decades-long information warfare has destabilized American democracy, paving the way for Trump’s return to power.
From Kremlin to MAGA: Russia's Decade-Long Influence in America
For decades, Russia has been running a sophisticated operation designed to destabilize the United States and polarize its society.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
My latest article explores how Russia’s decades-long information warfare has destabilized American democracy, paving the way for Trump’s return to power.
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“They walked the full length of the train and questioned every single passenger about their citizenship status. According to the conductor, who has worked nearly 40 years on that route, this was a first. In all his decades of service, federal agents have never boarded his train like this.”
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“They walked the full length of the train and questioned every single passenger about their citizenship status. According to the conductor, who has worked nearly 40 years on that route, this was a first. In all his decades of service, federal agents have never boarded his train like this.”
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Last transmission from Earth: “Maggie Haberman reports that the launch code was a ‘mistake’, DOGE intern to blame.”
April 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Last transmission from Earth: “Maggie Haberman reports that the launch code was a ‘mistake’, DOGE intern to blame.”
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Trump fabricates a photo of Mr. Garcia with MS-13 tattoo on his hand. This is NOT a real image. Trump and his regime fabricated it. Please understand that Trump regime would fabricate evidence to put you or your family in jail. This is what FASCISM regimes do. www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...
Trump Touts Seemingly Doctored Photo of Abrego Garcia’s Hand in Attempt To Prove Maryland Man Is Gang Member
President Donald Trump posted a photo of himself holding a seemingly digitally altered image of the left hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month.
www.mediaite.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump fabricates a photo of Mr. Garcia with MS-13 tattoo on his hand. This is NOT a real image. Trump and his regime fabricated it. Please understand that Trump regime would fabricate evidence to put you or your family in jail. This is what FASCISM regimes do. www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-...
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Teen Vogue laps the mainstream media, again
In this Teen Vogue Take, news & politics editor @leximcmenamin.com analyzes the April 17 Florida State University shooting and the politics of the alleged gunman.
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Radicalized White Men Like the FSU Shooter Are the Real Threat to Campuses—Not Student Protestors
"The alleged gunman is a quintessentially American school shooter."
www.teenvogue.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Teen Vogue laps the mainstream media, again
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Peter Stern was born in Nuremberg in 1936, a German Jew. His father died in the Holocaust; he and his brother somehow survived Bergen-Belsen. Today he's protesting what's happening in America. "I came to say that something as nasty as that can happen again, and it can, without me saying something."
April 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Peter Stern was born in Nuremberg in 1936, a German Jew. His father died in the Holocaust; he and his brother somehow survived Bergen-Belsen. Today he's protesting what's happening in America. "I came to say that something as nasty as that can happen again, and it can, without me saying something."
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Meet Judy Bardes. She's 93, going on 94, and she was out on the road outside the Quadrangle senior community in Haverford, Pa., protesting Trump's tyranny. This spring's anti-Trump protests are her very first, and she tells me "it's scary to think what I'm fighting against."
April 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Meet Judy Bardes. She's 93, going on 94, and she was out on the road outside the Quadrangle senior community in Haverford, Pa., protesting Trump's tyranny. This spring's anti-Trump protests are her very first, and she tells me "it's scary to think what I'm fighting against."
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showed up to protest!
Thank you, protesters in Philly!
Thank you, protesters in Philly!
April 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showed up to protest!
Thank you, protesters in Philly!
Thank you, protesters in Philly!
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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Raskin: We even have the right to call the president deranged for crashing our economy, destroying $6 trillion of wealth and turning our 401(k) Into a 201 (K). And the press has the right to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.
April 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Raskin: We even have the right to call the president deranged for crashing our economy, destroying $6 trillion of wealth and turning our 401(k) Into a 201 (K). And the press has the right to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico.
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I often give MSM headline-writers/editors a hard time on framing of political news.
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
April 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I often give MSM headline-writers/editors a hard time on framing of political news.
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
So now a note of compliment to hed-writers + photo and layout editors who put together today's WSJ print front page. (h/t @jorgeguajardo.bsky.social )
If Dickens or Dreiser were writing this, would seem overdone
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
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Footage from Putin meeting with Ri Hi-yong, a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee Politburo.
The high-ranking North Korean official arrived in Moscow on Monday, leading a delegation from his party, at the invitation of Russia's ruling party.
The high-ranking North Korean official arrived in Moscow on Monday, leading a delegation from his party, at the invitation of Russia's ruling party.
February 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Footage from Putin meeting with Ri Hi-yong, a member of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee Politburo.
The high-ranking North Korean official arrived in Moscow on Monday, leading a delegation from his party, at the invitation of Russia's ruling party.
The high-ranking North Korean official arrived in Moscow on Monday, leading a delegation from his party, at the invitation of Russia's ruling party.
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As to Donald Trump’s foreign policy, this is it. This is the shibboleth. If you understand where the Trump Doctrine comes from, you understand exactly what is happening right now and why.
Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:
Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:
The Birth of the Trump Doctrine Lies in the 1987 Recruitment of Donald Trump By the KGB During His Trip to Moscow That Year
How Trump responded to his recruitment remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that it shaped his entrance into politics and his foreign policy in a way the world now ignores at its peril.
sethabramson.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As to Donald Trump’s foreign policy, this is it. This is the shibboleth. If you understand where the Trump Doctrine comes from, you understand exactly what is happening right now and why.
Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:
Every American should read this, and so should every European diplomat. From a bestselling Trump biographer:
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Between the FAA/Verizon/Starlink contract news and today's NOAA and NWS firings, remember: the privatization is the point (or one of the main ones). This is about enriching the few, not creating efficiency for the many.
Some people were pretty incredulous when we published this before the election www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The MAGA Plan to End Free Weather Reports
Project 2025 would all but dissolve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
www.theatlantic.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Between the FAA/Verizon/Starlink contract news and today's NOAA and NWS firings, remember: the privatization is the point (or one of the main ones). This is about enriching the few, not creating efficiency for the many.
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Only 30% of #Iowa 13-15 yr-old have completed the HPV vaccine series. Iowa has the highest rate of mouth and throat cancers caused by HPV. HPV can also cause cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and penile cancers. HPV can be passed in childbirth, causing recurrent respiratory papillomas in children.
February 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Only 30% of #Iowa 13-15 yr-old have completed the HPV vaccine series. Iowa has the highest rate of mouth and throat cancers caused by HPV. HPV can also cause cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and penile cancers. HPV can be passed in childbirth, causing recurrent respiratory papillomas in children.
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Everything that we warned the American public about regarding RFK Jr. is already happening.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
February 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Everything that we warned the American public about regarding RFK Jr. is already happening.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
An excerpt from an OpEd that @jimalwine.bsky.social and I published. We wrote about about what happened in Samoa with the measles outbreak there and said, simply:
“The same will happen here”.
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You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
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I wrote a few thoughts on South Korean journalists who are taking extraordinary measures to protect themselves from pro-Yoon mobs
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February 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I wrote a few thoughts on South Korean journalists who are taking extraordinary measures to protect themselves from pro-Yoon mobs
www.fccj.or.jp/index.php/nu...
www.fccj.or.jp/index.php/nu...