@protruther.bsky.social
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I'm a fiscal conservative, so why am I so down on DOGE? I had a chat with Jessica Reidl from the Manhattan Institute about DOGE as "spending cut theater." It's mainly serious about malice. It's not serious about the budget. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk and the Useless Spending-Cut Theater of DOGE
The columnist David French speaks with a fellow fiscal conservative about what the Department of Government Efficiency should actually be doing.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm a fiscal conservative, so why am I so down on DOGE? I had a chat with Jessica Reidl from the Manhattan Institute about DOGE as "spending cut theater." It's mainly serious about malice. It's not serious about the budget. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
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"If supporters of Ukraine — and I count myself among them — want to win the battle for hearts and minds in the United States, under no circumstances can they allow themselves to be seen as the “war party,” while Donald Trump and his MAGA movement claim the mantle of peace."
Opinion | A Path to Peace in Ukraine, Minus the Betrayal
It is by supporting Zelensky that we give ending the war a real shot.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"If supporters of Ukraine — and I count myself among them — want to win the battle for hearts and minds in the United States, under no circumstances can they allow themselves to be seen as the “war party,” while Donald Trump and his MAGA movement claim the mantle of peace."
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This is an excellent response to Trump administration bullying. Well done.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is an excellent response to Trump administration bullying. Well done.
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It's always the same playbook from MAGA. If there is any independence -- any integrity -- in a conservative, they ruthlessly attack and either make them bend the knee or try to isolate them and drive them out of the community: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
MAGA world turns against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
The Trump-appointed justice has shifted the court to the right, but she has angered some in MAGA world by voting against some of President Donald Trump's priorities.
www.nbcnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's always the same playbook from MAGA. If there is any independence -- any integrity -- in a conservative, they ruthlessly attack and either make them bend the knee or try to isolate them and drive them out of the community: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
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If the Biden administration had done this, it would be deemed proof of the Democrats' hostility to religion. But Trump is doing it, so his Christian allies turn against Christian ministries and gut their ability to serve the poorest of the poor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump’s foreign aid demolition hits major Christian charities
In a closed-door meeting, U.S. officials touted their success in “zeroing out” foreign assistance, but the downsizing has clipped religious allies, too.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If the Biden administration had done this, it would be deemed proof of the Democrats' hostility to religion. But Trump is doing it, so his Christian allies turn against Christian ministries and gut their ability to serve the poorest of the poor. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This is an excellent piece. Please read.
"If we’re going to issue debt to buy super speculative assets that have no use today, have never had a use, but some evangelists claim will solve all of our society’s problems, why stop at crypto? How about a strategic Powerball ticket reserve?"
"If we’re going to issue debt to buy super speculative assets that have no use today, have never had a use, but some evangelists claim will solve all of our society’s problems, why stop at crypto? How about a strategic Powerball ticket reserve?"
Cliff Asness: The New ‘Crypto Fort Knox’ Is as Dumb as It Sounds
To create a sovereign wealth fund dedicated to something five times or more as volatile as straight-up stocks is an awful idea.
www.thefp.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is an excellent piece. Please read.
"If we’re going to issue debt to buy super speculative assets that have no use today, have never had a use, but some evangelists claim will solve all of our society’s problems, why stop at crypto? How about a strategic Powerball ticket reserve?"
"If we’re going to issue debt to buy super speculative assets that have no use today, have never had a use, but some evangelists claim will solve all of our society’s problems, why stop at crypto? How about a strategic Powerball ticket reserve?"
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This is 100 percent true and 100 percent depressing.
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is 100 percent true and 100 percent depressing.
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Please read this, by my colleague @nickkristof.bsky.social. Children are dying because of aid cuts.
It's just cruel. And it's not even for the sake of fiscal responsibility. The GOP is proposing a tax/spending plan that will add trillions to our debt. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It's just cruel. And it's not even for the sake of fiscal responsibility. The GOP is proposing a tax/spending plan that will add trillions to our debt. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Please read this, by my colleague @nickkristof.bsky.social. Children are dying because of aid cuts.
It's just cruel. And it's not even for the sake of fiscal responsibility. The GOP is proposing a tax/spending plan that will add trillions to our debt. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It's just cruel. And it's not even for the sake of fiscal responsibility. The GOP is proposing a tax/spending plan that will add trillions to our debt. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The sad irony of our unconstitutional moment is that the perspectives of foreign students can be particularly valuable when foreign affairs dominate American discourse.
It’s a dreadful thing to declare to immigrants or foreign students, “Welcome to the land of the free: Now watch what you say.”
It’s a dreadful thing to declare to immigrants or foreign students, “Welcome to the land of the free: Now watch what you say.”
Opinion | Don’t Fool Yourself Into Thinking It Will Stop With Mahmoud Khalil
The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil show that the culture war is no longer just a culture war.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The sad irony of our unconstitutional moment is that the perspectives of foreign students can be particularly valuable when foreign affairs dominate American discourse.
It’s a dreadful thing to declare to immigrants or foreign students, “Welcome to the land of the free: Now watch what you say.”
It’s a dreadful thing to declare to immigrants or foreign students, “Welcome to the land of the free: Now watch what you say.”
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It's still early, of course, but I do wonder if one consequence of Trump 2.0 will be to cure Europe's recent flirtation with the far-right. They're seeing what the new right looks like in power, and it's very ugly and incompetent.
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It's still early, of course, but I do wonder if one consequence of Trump 2.0 will be to cure Europe's recent flirtation with the far-right. They're seeing what the new right looks like in power, and it's very ugly and incompetent.
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In all our winning, we have lost Jesus. In all our self-congratulations, we have lost our souls.
March 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In all our winning, we have lost Jesus. In all our self-congratulations, we have lost our souls.
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I love that Beth Moore finally gets on Threads the same week Dr. Moore, who was already on Threads, gets on Bluesky.
My thoughts on how to get through the next four years without losing your mind or your heart:
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/next...
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/next...
How to Get Through the Next Four Years - Christianity Today
From Russell Moore: The nonstop Donald Trump news cycle will be crazy. You don’t have to be.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:44 AM
I love that Beth Moore finally gets on Threads the same week Dr. Moore, who was already on Threads, gets on Bluesky.
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Once again Beth Moore trying to slip in her Marxist, new age, anti-Christian teaching by telling us to *checks notes*
Pray, read our Bible, act maturely, trust God, and love each other.
Has she no shame?!?
Pray, read our Bible, act maturely, trust God, and love each other.
Has she no shame?!?
Composure, Saints! This is a vital witness to our faith in Christ in any era of chaos.
Upon waking, let us meet with Jesus and trade our fear & anger for his courage & compassion.
Rely on God.
Read Scripture.
Be brave.
Pray valiantly.
Act like grownups.
Help the hurting.
Love defiantly.
Upon waking, let us meet with Jesus and trade our fear & anger for his courage & compassion.
Rely on God.
Read Scripture.
Be brave.
Pray valiantly.
Act like grownups.
Help the hurting.
Love defiantly.
January 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Once again Beth Moore trying to slip in her Marxist, new age, anti-Christian teaching by telling us to *checks notes*
Pray, read our Bible, act maturely, trust God, and love each other.
Has she no shame?!?
Pray, read our Bible, act maturely, trust God, and love each other.
Has she no shame?!?
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“Breaking the law” is so much more accurate and way quicker to say!
President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP
February 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“Breaking the law” is so much more accurate and way quicker to say!
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Can you believe this? We aren’t a serious country 🙈
December 10, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Can you believe this? We aren’t a serious country 🙈
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Stephen Collinson of CNN - one of the most clear eyed writers about Trump. Everything said here is precisely on point.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/p...
Analysis: Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come | CNN Politics
Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump that even presidents are not above the law.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Stephen Collinson of CNN - one of the most clear eyed writers about Trump. Everything said here is precisely on point.
www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/p...
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“Defend the vulnerable, speak the truth.” - David French
November 15, 2024 at 12:21 AM
“Defend the vulnerable, speak the truth.” - David French
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A lot of accounts asking for followers but we follow back everyone who asks no matter how long it takes us!
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
November 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
A lot of accounts asking for followers but we follow back everyone who asks no matter how long it takes us!
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
RT and drop a heart if we still need to get you! 💙
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R's look to have taken House. Add to that the Sup Court, and the monolithic control rivals any in the last 50 years. & media not the counterweight it was. There is some state power to counter abuses, but nowhere near as much as massed w/in MAGA. Huge challenges for democracy.
November 13, 2024 at 7:37 PM
R's look to have taken House. Add to that the Sup Court, and the monolithic control rivals any in the last 50 years. & media not the counterweight it was. There is some state power to counter abuses, but nowhere near as much as massed w/in MAGA. Huge challenges for democracy.
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Welcome! Ryan Goodman posted a legal expert starter pack. See below-
go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN
go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN
November 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Welcome! Ryan Goodman posted a legal expert starter pack. See below-
go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN
go.bsky.app/KkfPPiN
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lol same bsky.app/profile/brch...
I started an Exvangelical / Religion & Society starter pack (the image hasn't updated to show the current name): go.bsky.app/KNsKbx6
November 11, 2024 at 5:32 PM
lol same bsky.app/profile/brch...
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Ok, I made an #exvangelical starter pack. I didn't want to mis-label folks in putting them here, so I left some out that I could have added. Please share and suggest folks to add, including yourself. We all know how vital Twitter was for the exvie community.
go.bsky.app/3ZaJwqD
go.bsky.app/3ZaJwqD
November 11, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Ok, I made an #exvangelical starter pack. I didn't want to mis-label folks in putting them here, so I left some out that I could have added. Please share and suggest folks to add, including yourself. We all know how vital Twitter was for the exvie community.
go.bsky.app/3ZaJwqD
go.bsky.app/3ZaJwqD
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The tactics of a tyrant.
Trump legal allies set the stage for DOJ investigations of adversaries. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump’s legal allies set the stage for DOJ investigations of adversaries
Mark Paoletta, an attorney general candidate, has championed Trump’s power to order prosecutions. Mike Davis has called for criminal investigations of special counsel Jack Smith and N.Y. Attorney Gene...
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:25 AM
The tactics of a tyrant.
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Welp.
This will not be about “efficiency”. This will be about making government accountable to oligarchs rather than to the people.
It’s going to be a long, rough ride.
This will not be about “efficiency”. This will be about making government accountable to oligarchs rather than to the people.
It’s going to be a long, rough ride.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration.
Read more: cnn.it/48Ls6XM
Read more: cnn.it/48Ls6XM
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Welp.
This will not be about “efficiency”. This will be about making government accountable to oligarchs rather than to the people.
It’s going to be a long, rough ride.
This will not be about “efficiency”. This will be about making government accountable to oligarchs rather than to the people.
It’s going to be a long, rough ride.