Joan Resnick Ehrlich
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Amateur gardener, IT, SciFi. Personal opinions only. Reposts are my method of FYI. Reposts do not imply agreement.
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Reminder why Trump wanted to be President again:
1. Escape criminal charges for committed crimes incl. insurrection & stealing national security secrets
2. Line his pockets w/riches only made possible by being President
3. Retribution against *all *perceived enemies
That's it.
1. Escape criminal charges for committed crimes incl. insurrection & stealing national security secrets
2. Line his pockets w/riches only made possible by being President
3. Retribution against *all *perceived enemies
That's it.
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Just days before Christmas madman Trump escalates his assault on Europe. Putin is no doubt loudly cheering all this in Moscow.
Denmark is part of both the EU and NATO.
Denmark is part of both the EU and NATO.
Let's remember that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who is happy to try to overturn Greenland's democracy for Trump in 2025, was also happy to try to overturn US democracy for Trump in 2020. Rotten people are consistently rotten. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just days before Christmas madman Trump escalates his assault on Europe. Putin is no doubt loudly cheering all this in Moscow.
Denmark is part of both the EU and NATO.
Denmark is part of both the EU and NATO.
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“The president’s appetite for plastering his name on every available surface appears insatiable,” Eliot A. Cohen argues.
The Pitiful Childishness of Donald Trump
The president’s appetite for plastering his name on every available surface appears insatiable.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“The president’s appetite for plastering his name on every available surface appears insatiable,” Eliot A. Cohen argues.
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Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America | Jordana Timerman
Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America | Jordana Timerman
His interference in the region has been aided by the collapse of the leftist forces that once pushed back against US imperialism, says Jordana Timerman, a journalist based in Buenos Aires
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America | Jordana Timerman
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December 21, 2025
December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
December 21, 2025
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I know that nights like tonight can feel frustrating — and they are, in fact, bad — but, I also do think that nights like this show us how many people are still striving to do good journalism with accountability at its core.
And how clear it is when there are efforts to stop that journalism.
And how clear it is when there are efforts to stop that journalism.
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I know that nights like tonight can feel frustrating — and they are, in fact, bad — but, I also do think that nights like this show us how many people are still striving to do good journalism with accountability at its core.
And how clear it is when there are efforts to stop that journalism.
And how clear it is when there are efforts to stop that journalism.
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As long as we can’t see the 60 minutes episode, I figured I’d reup this little chestnut (have to wonder whether this underreported angle featured in the segment) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
As long as we can’t see the 60 minutes episode, I figured I’d reup this little chestnut (have to wonder whether this underreported angle featured in the segment) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
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Support independent media.
December 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Support independent media.
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David Ellison will handsomely reward her. She’s taking all the arrows for his decision.
December 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Works for me!!! 👍👍
Johnson: If we lose the House majority, the radical left will impeach President Trump.
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Works for me!!! 👍👍
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Paramount Global owns CBS News. It is a publicly traded company.
Shareholders cannot fire Weiss. But they can assert influence.
Shareholders cannot fire Weiss. But they can assert influence.
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Paramount Global owns CBS News. It is a publicly traded company.
Shareholders cannot fire Weiss. But they can assert influence.
Shareholders cannot fire Weiss. But they can assert influence.
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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It's the latter, but at a much larger scale than you may be thinking. You don't know what questions you can ask until you've spent a lot of time with the sources. But you also don't know which sources are going to be important going in. Archives are not organized in some obvious or transparent way.
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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The Epstein Transparency Act is the law. Clearly, this DOJ is willing to defy it to protect Donald Trump and the rich and powerful.
The survivors deserve truth and justice. Release the files.
The survivors deserve truth and justice. Release the files.
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The Epstein Transparency Act is the law. Clearly, this DOJ is willing to defy it to protect Donald Trump and the rich and powerful.
The survivors deserve truth and justice. Release the files.
The survivors deserve truth and justice. Release the files.
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Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.
December 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Don’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.
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NEW: Zero minutes, or journalism on the chopping block at CBS News.
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull 60 Minutes CECOT report.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull 60 Minutes CECOT report.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Zero minutes, or journalism on the chopping block at CBS News
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull 60 Minutes CECOT report. Also: The latest on the National Guard. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
NEW: Zero minutes, or journalism on the chopping block at CBS News.
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull 60 Minutes CECOT report.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Bari Weiss's CBS News makes a last-minute decision to pull 60 Minutes CECOT report.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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If you are involved with this report, or have any information about the process involved in today's decision, please reach out. I am on Signal: crg.32
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are involved with this report, or have any information about the process involved in today's decision, please reach out. I am on Signal: crg.32
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Thought they’ll gladly ship your money off to Venezuela but only to kill fishermen and the occasional cocaine dealer
JD Vance: "We believe in honoring your father and mother rather than shipping all their money off to Ukraine"
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Thought they’ll gladly ship your money off to Venezuela but only to kill fishermen and the occasional cocaine dealer
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Over the next year, the Roberts Court “will face more cases that could further erode both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, pushing America back toward what some on the right believe is the true, Antebellum Constitution,” Adam Serwer argues.
The Return of the Antebellum Constitution
The Supreme Court and the president are undermining the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Over the next year, the Roberts Court “will face more cases that could further erode both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, pushing America back toward what some on the right believe is the true, Antebellum Constitution,” Adam Serwer argues.
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The story of Illinois has always been the story of America.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The story of Illinois has always been the story of America.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
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This week, a bill to stop Trump from launching strikes against Venezuela fell 2 votes short in the House.
Last month, our similar effort in the Senate came up 2 votes short.
4 more Republicans.
That's all we need to stop this administration from potentially dragging America into war.
Last month, our similar effort in the Senate came up 2 votes short.
4 more Republicans.
That's all we need to stop this administration from potentially dragging America into war.
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This week, a bill to stop Trump from launching strikes against Venezuela fell 2 votes short in the House.
Last month, our similar effort in the Senate came up 2 votes short.
4 more Republicans.
That's all we need to stop this administration from potentially dragging America into war.
Last month, our similar effort in the Senate came up 2 votes short.
4 more Republicans.
That's all we need to stop this administration from potentially dragging America into war.
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
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If you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
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WY Sen. Barrasso is a physician who specialized in orthopedics.
He voted for Trump’s big ugly bill which set this premium price hike bill on his constituents to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
Then he voted against extending ACA tax credits this month.
Do no harm, Senator!
He voted for Trump’s big ugly bill which set this premium price hike bill on his constituents to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
Then he voted against extending ACA tax credits this month.
Do no harm, Senator!
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
WY Sen. Barrasso is a physician who specialized in orthopedics.
He voted for Trump’s big ugly bill which set this premium price hike bill on his constituents to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
Then he voted against extending ACA tax credits this month.
Do no harm, Senator!
He voted for Trump’s big ugly bill which set this premium price hike bill on his constituents to pave the way for billionaire tax cuts.
Then he voted against extending ACA tax credits this month.
Do no harm, Senator!
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You can also contact me via Signal. I will keep you anonymous. muellershewrote.23
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
You can also contact me via Signal. I will keep you anonymous. muellershewrote.23