Mahlers5th
@mahlers5th.bsky.social
Twitter/X political refugee, psychiatrist, Kirtan student, yoga teacher.
Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented.
—Elie Wiesel
Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor never the tormented.
—Elie Wiesel
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MSC 2026 | Clinton Speech Munich
I think that the Trump administration's position toward 🇺🇦is disgraceful! I think the effort to force 🇺🇦into a surrender deal with Putin is shameful! I think the effort that Putin/Trump are making to profit off the misery & death of the 🇺🇦people is a historic error...
I think that the Trump administration's position toward 🇺🇦is disgraceful! I think the effort to force 🇺🇦into a surrender deal with Putin is shameful! I think the effort that Putin/Trump are making to profit off the misery & death of the 🇺🇦people is a historic error...
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
MSC 2026 | Clinton Speech Munich
I think that the Trump administration's position toward 🇺🇦is disgraceful! I think the effort to force 🇺🇦into a surrender deal with Putin is shameful! I think the effort that Putin/Trump are making to profit off the misery & death of the 🇺🇦people is a historic error...
I think that the Trump administration's position toward 🇺🇦is disgraceful! I think the effort to force 🇺🇦into a surrender deal with Putin is shameful! I think the effort that Putin/Trump are making to profit off the misery & death of the 🇺🇦people is a historic error...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
The attorney general’s behavior reveals a deeper rot in the American justice system.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
“Americans should not accept vague excuses for protecting the identities of Mr. Epstein’s associates,” the editorial board writes. “A two-tiered justice system that coddles the powerful and revictimizes the vulnerable is a violation of American values.”
181,000 jobs were added in all of 2025. Suddenly 180,000 jobs were added in one month
In August 2025, Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following weak jobs data, claiming the agency's jobs reports were "rigged".
So the #’s can be rigged? 🧐
In August 2025, Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following weak jobs data, claiming the agency's jobs reports were "rigged".
So the #’s can be rigged? 🧐
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
181,000 jobs were added in all of 2025. Suddenly 180,000 jobs were added in one month
In August 2025, Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following weak jobs data, claiming the agency's jobs reports were "rigged".
So the #’s can be rigged? 🧐
In August 2025, Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following weak jobs data, claiming the agency's jobs reports were "rigged".
So the #’s can be rigged? 🧐
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"Pfiffe für JD Vance" means boos for JD Vance. Lead story in Der Spiegel. Germans invented Schadenfreude.
February 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"Pfiffe für JD Vance" means boos for JD Vance. Lead story in Der Spiegel. Germans invented Schadenfreude.
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People booing JD Vance at the opening ceremonies in Italy is the first gold medal of the Olympics.
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
People booing JD Vance at the opening ceremonies in Italy is the first gold medal of the Olympics.
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Winter Olympic Games (Series, 1924 - )
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Winter Olympic Games (Series, 1924 - )
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions | Sidney Blumenthal
State resolutions are under-utilized right now and could be a significant mobilizing factor for the Democratic party
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Democrats have a constitutional power they aren’t using to fight back: state resolutions www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Do you get it now?
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Do you get it now?
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Even the NRA is not having it. Bill Essayli is the makebelieve US Attorney for LA, who was already DQed by a judge.
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Even the NRA is not having it. Bill Essayli is the makebelieve US Attorney for LA, who was already DQed by a judge.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Shutting the government down because the president’s thug army keeps murdering American citizens for no reason seems pretty reasonable, IMO!
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Shutting the government down because the president’s thug army keeps murdering American citizens for no reason seems pretty reasonable, IMO!
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By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It - emptywheel
By lying about how her goons came to murder Alex Pretti, Kristi Noem makes it clear she's part of a conspiracy in his killing.
www.emptywheel.net
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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The fact that I retweet Bill Kristol so much in agreement and not dunking on him is just not something I was prepared for. He’s spot on here.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The fact that I retweet Bill Kristol so much in agreement and not dunking on him is just not something I was prepared for. He’s spot on here.
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🔥 Tennessee’s own sheryl crow bringing it
January 25, 2026 at 5:23 AM
🔥 Tennessee’s own sheryl crow bringing it
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."