Scott Hudson
@scotthudson4.bsky.social
Nature loving, politics and current affairs junky who has been lucky enough to end up in the Czech Republic after years of being a teacher in NYC, a human rights activist in Latin America and a book lover wherever I've gone.
The NYT often hedges about DJT's & MAGA's bigotry, but it's more than clear that there is no fight about it from DJT or JD - they are both explicitly white supremacists. Until the GOP abandons the current admin, they're complicit for its transactional racism. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The NYT often hedges about DJT's & MAGA's bigotry, but it's more than clear that there is no fight about it from DJT or JD - they are both explicitly white supremacists. Until the GOP abandons the current admin, they're complicit for its transactional racism. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
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People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
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He’s evil and all that—but also just pathetic
December 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
He’s evil and all that—but also just pathetic
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All this defiling of America, these symbolic shifts from "We the People" to a personalist regime, must be removed entirely as soon as the American people regain their democracy.
The gross bribe-funded ballroom, the illegal "Department of War," the illegal renaming of the Kennedy Center, all of it.
The gross bribe-funded ballroom, the illegal "Department of War," the illegal renaming of the Kennedy Center, all of it.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
All this defiling of America, these symbolic shifts from "We the People" to a personalist regime, must be removed entirely as soon as the American people regain their democracy.
The gross bribe-funded ballroom, the illegal "Department of War," the illegal renaming of the Kennedy Center, all of it.
The gross bribe-funded ballroom, the illegal "Department of War," the illegal renaming of the Kennedy Center, all of it.
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Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
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President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.
It's twisted that DJT partly won based on the efforts of right-wing media to paint the administrative state as a threat to democracy only to create an authoritarian version w/ Russel Vought and Stephen Miller leading it - two of the most unelectable men imaginable. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's twisted that DJT partly won based on the efforts of right-wing media to paint the administrative state as a threat to democracy only to create an authoritarian version w/ Russel Vought and Stephen Miller leading it - two of the most unelectable men imaginable. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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A ray of hope on an otherwise bleak weekend.
🇭🇺Massive demonstrations in Budapest, Hungary against the Viktor Orbán’s regime.
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
Protesters carried toys and torches under the banner “Protect the children!” showing solidarity with children who became victims of abuse in the state care system
December 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A ray of hope on an otherwise bleak weekend.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
DoJ has been destroyed under DJT & Bondi, but telling the AG to sue states that don't support the US’ global AI dominance is beyond f'd up. Giving a few oligarchs free rein is the fastest way to bring about a 1984 dystopia. Wasn't the GOP the party of states' rights? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
DoJ has been destroyed under DJT & Bondi, but telling the AG to sue states that don't support the US’ global AI dominance is beyond f'd up. Giving a few oligarchs free rein is the fastest way to bring about a 1984 dystopia. Wasn't the GOP the party of states' rights? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...
Golden visas have been around for awhile (US, UK, Malta) & were always more about money laundering & gaining access than investments. W/ DJT it's just another form of extortion, esp given the new extreme vetting for those not rich enough to enter the US this way. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
Trump Administration Opens Applications for Million-Dollar Visas
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Golden visas have been around for awhile (US, UK, Malta) & were always more about money laundering & gaining access than investments. W/ DJT it's just another form of extortion, esp given the new extreme vetting for those not rich enough to enter the US this way. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
authoritarian-stack.info
December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Anyone interested in the rise of techno-authoritarianism/broligarchs and why they're targeting Europe, I've stumbled on this great resource. Use it. authoritarian-stack.info cc @francescabria.bsky.social
Can anyone be surprised that crypto is being used mainly by bad actors out to launder as much money as possible from anywhere, when DJT's kids, along w/ the Lutnik's & Witkoff's sons are all in on crypto. Crypto is simply corruption on steroids for the 21st century. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Can anyone be surprised that crypto is being used mainly by bad actors out to launder as much money as possible from anywhere, when DJT's kids, along w/ the Lutnik's & Witkoff's sons are all in on crypto. Crypto is simply corruption on steroids for the 21st century. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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The suspense was killing me
Donald Trump said it was 'one of the great honours' of his life to receive Fifa’s inaugural Peace Prize on Friday. on.ft.com/4piJZVf
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The suspense was killing me
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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Myroslava Gongadze: "Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war"
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war
It is delusional to think that sacrificing Ukraine will satisfy Russia. Instead, a bad peace will only lead to a bigger war, while the price of today's hesitation will ultimately be far higher than th...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Myroslava Gongadze: "Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war"
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
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The Roberts court is a handmaid to authoritarianism.
Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.
Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.
SCOTUS conservative justices upholding Texas gerrymander is yet another example of how Roberts court has greenlit the many undemocratic schemes of Trump and his party
They’ve now ruled for Trump and his allies in 90 percent of shadow docket opinions www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
They’ve now ruled for Trump and his allies in 90 percent of shadow docket opinions www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Roberts court is a handmaid to authoritarianism.
Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.
Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.
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I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
"DJT & his top aides are re-creating in America the conditions & terrors of failed states; erasing the distinction between the perpetrators & victims of violence. They’re abolishing an essential value of Western civilization - the sanctity of each individual." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Condemning Millions for One Man’s Crime
The sanctity of the individual is an essential Western value.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"DJT & his top aides are re-creating in America the conditions & terrors of failed states; erasing the distinction between the perpetrators & victims of violence. They’re abolishing an essential value of Western civilization - the sanctity of each individual." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
DJT's vindictiveness & amorality knows no limits. I hope his actions will be voided along similar lines when he is finally forced out of office either through impeachment, the invoking of the 25th amendment or after the Democrats return to the White House in 2028. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use
Presidents of both major parties have used the device and experts called into question legality of Trump’s move
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
DJT's vindictiveness & amorality knows no limits. I hope his actions will be voided along similar lines when he is finally forced out of office either through impeachment, the invoking of the 25th amendment or after the Democrats return to the White House in 2028. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The glue of the emerging Russo-American alliance is corruption. The consequences will be more imperialist aggression and more war crimes.
Putin’s envoy showing Witkoff and Kushner Moscow real estate opportunities
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The glue of the emerging Russo-American alliance is corruption. The consequences will be more imperialist aggression and more war crimes.
It's crazy the US is willing to close the airspace over Venezuela based on nothing but DJT's desire to look like a tough guy, while Ukraine has asked for nearly four years for this against daily bombardments from Russia & gotten a hard no every time. Pure idiocy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's crazy the US is willing to close the airspace over Venezuela based on nothing but DJT's desire to look like a tough guy, while Ukraine has asked for nearly four years for this against daily bombardments from Russia & gotten a hard no every time. Pure idiocy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
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It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday defended President Trump’s special envoy against accusations of pro-Kremlin bias.
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.