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New to bsky. Twitter is a mess. Too labor intensive to find folks on Mastadon. Threads well you know the FB guy.
NC. News junkie. Love politics and animals.
Member of FB page North Carolina Women for Harris-Walz
NC. News junkie. Love politics and animals.
Member of FB page North Carolina Women for Harris-Walz
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What is even left? Bezos killed WAPO.
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:08 PM
What is even left? Bezos killed WAPO.
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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WAPO exiles should join Bulwark, Zeteo and Meidas if they can.
Bezos surrendered to Trump. You don’t have to do so.
Bezos surrendered to Trump. You don’t have to do so.
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
WAPO exiles should join Bulwark, Zeteo and Meidas if they can.
Bezos surrendered to Trump. You don’t have to do so.
Bezos surrendered to Trump. You don’t have to do so.
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Maybe going on a podcast with Lara Trump and kissing the proverbial ring again will provide you with the answers, Sir
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Maybe going on a podcast with Lara Trump and kissing the proverbial ring again will provide you with the answers, Sir
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transmitted by the satellites but could also allow Moscow to manipulate their trajectories or even crash them.
Russian space vehicles have shadowed European satellites more intensively over the past three years, at a time of high tension between the Kremlin and the west following Moscow’s
Russian space vehicles have shadowed European satellites more intensively over the past three years, at a time of high tension between the Kremlin and the west following Moscow’s
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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The theme of this WaPo "reset:" we really don't want conflicts with Trump, indeed, we're not sure we really want a newspaper at all. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
The Washington Post Is Slashing Its Newsroom in ‘Strategic Reset’
The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper is making significant cuts to international, sports, metro and books
www.thewrap.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The theme of this WaPo "reset:" we really don't want conflicts with Trump, indeed, we're not sure we really want a newspaper at all. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
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European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information
Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
www.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk not only compromising sensitive information
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Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
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Tim Cook and Andy Jassy—and the rest—are accommodating an authoritarian who is presiding over a secret police force killing American citizens. The blood of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is on the hands of those who enable Trump. Hope they like the movie.
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Tim Cook and Andy Jassy—and the rest—are accommodating an authoritarian who is presiding over a secret police force killing American citizens. The blood of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is on the hands of those who enable Trump. Hope they like the movie.
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The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
People are dying in Trump’s squalid concentration camps | Will Bunch
People are dying in ICE detention facilities at nearly 10 times the rate of the Biden years. It will likely get worse.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
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THIS !!!!
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
THIS !!!!
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We could be hearing stories of thousands of young people being able to buy homes for the first time — but no, instead I have to hear how the government snatched a 5yo to use as bait so they could kidnap him and his dad.
January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We could be hearing stories of thousands of young people being able to buy homes for the first time — but no, instead I have to hear how the government snatched a 5yo to use as bait so they could kidnap him and his dad.
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President Trump is placing simultaneous pressure on the five pillars that stabilize modern democracies: the Federal Reserve, the courts, U.S. alliances, law enforcement legitimacy, and public trust, creating systemic risk.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-presid...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-presid...
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
President Trump is placing simultaneous pressure on the five pillars that stabilize modern democracies: the Federal Reserve, the courts, U.S. alliances, law enforcement legitimacy, and public trust, creating systemic risk.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-presid...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/the-presid...
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"A Minneapolis couple said that ICE agents deployed tear gas... around them and their six children — the youngest only 6 months old — as they tried to maneuver their car out of a tense protest on Wednesday night."
They were driving home from a son’s basketball game.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
They were driving home from a son’s basketball game.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"A Minneapolis couple said that ICE agents deployed tear gas... around them and their six children — the youngest only 6 months old — as they tried to maneuver their car out of a tense protest on Wednesday night."
They were driving home from a son’s basketball game.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
They were driving home from a son’s basketball game.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Trump’s campaign of brutality against Minnesota is a warning for all Americans. Trump is making Minn a test case to see how he can use ICE to silence dissent and rig the 2026 election. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-cam...
Trump’s campaign of brutality against Minnesota is a warning for all Americans
Gov Walz's video is jaw-dropping
deanobeidallah.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Trump’s campaign of brutality against Minnesota is a warning for all Americans. Trump is making Minn a test case to see how he can use ICE to silence dissent and rig the 2026 election. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-cam...
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The more I see these photos, the more obviously unserious they become.
1) Twitter on the big screen has been mentioned many times.
2) The available computing power is a laptop.
3) The facial expressions are fake - as if the photographer told them to look serious >>
1) Twitter on the big screen has been mentioned many times.
2) The available computing power is a laptop.
3) The facial expressions are fake - as if the photographer told them to look serious >>
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The more I see these photos, the more obviously unserious they become.
1) Twitter on the big screen has been mentioned many times.
2) The available computing power is a laptop.
3) The facial expressions are fake - as if the photographer told them to look serious >>
1) Twitter on the big screen has been mentioned many times.
2) The available computing power is a laptop.
3) The facial expressions are fake - as if the photographer told them to look serious >>
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Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Watch this. Watch again.
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
"This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."
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📌So America can invade another country, drag its president into its country and try them for alleged crimes, but is prohibited from doing that to its own lawless leader.
Do I have this right?
Do I have this right?
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
📌So America can invade another country, drag its president into its country and try them for alleged crimes, but is prohibited from doing that to its own lawless leader.
Do I have this right?
Do I have this right?
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Veto Corleone
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Veto Corleone
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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Two weeks after a Dem governor's win, the North Carolina legislature’s GOP supermajority fast-tracked a bill that would transform the balance of power in the state.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
This post first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Two weeks after a Dem governor's win, the North Carolina legislature’s GOP supermajority fast-tracked a bill that would transform the balance of power in the state.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
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Since 2016, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have passed law after law stripping powers from Democratic governors. These power shifts have left North Carolina’s governor ranked dead last among state chief executives.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
This post first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Since 2016, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have passed law after law stripping powers from Democratic governors. These power shifts have left North Carolina’s governor ranked dead last among state chief executives.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...