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“The #GOP stands virtually no chance of stabilizing the nation’s finances, the Republican economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin told me. The only question, he said, is “how much worse will it be when they’re done?””
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“The #GOP stands virtually no chance of stabilizing the nation’s finances, the Republican economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin told me. The only question, he said, is “how much worse will it be when they’re done?””
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“The #GOP stands virtually no chance of stabilizing the nation’s finances, the Republican economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin told me. The only question, he said, is “how much worse will it be when they’re done?””
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“I am not interested in picking up crumbs thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.”
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Must watch interview with former #Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull covering the rise of #tyranny and #authoritarianism in the #US, the #tariffs and #tradewar, and #defense.
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#Leadership in modern times takes different skills and tactics than it did in the past. Perhaps we also need the perspective of #history to recognize the superior leaders of our time.
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What has happened to the US electorate? Why are they so unconcerned about the threat of #fascism evidenced by #corruption and #politicalviolence?
“This raises an existential question: is our civic virtue so spent that we cannot rescue the republic from the sewer it has fallen into?”
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#Routh’s motion requesting recusal:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.675703/gov.uscourts.flsd.675703.48.0_1.pdf
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“Three square miles of original, post-Ice Age forestland. Untouched, uninvaded for thousands of years.”
This is an eerie tale, as much horror as faerie story or myth. The worldbuilding is stellar, tying the MC’s story to ancient history and primitive cultures as well as blending natural elements with architecture, artistry, and linguistics. A surreal reading experience.
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Despite the threat of #ICE raids in #Chicago after the inauguration of the #felonpresident, it's doubtful that it will go as smoothly as the goons expect. Do not underestimate their incompetence or Chicago's preparations.
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#georgia #caucasus #Democracy #election
After the Georgian legislature passed the #foreignagentlaw over the president’s veto, the elections in four months are the last chance to save their democracy and their EU ambitions. The authoritarian #GeorgianDream party which is supported by an oligarch with ties to Moscow will try to disrupt the election and falsify results. It’s a critical time for Georgia.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caucasus-digest/id1633217765?i=1000657434782
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To me, the flaw in this measure is that the payments aren’t targeted to the people who need it the most. Wealthy Oregonians don’t need these payments.
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My relatives in rural #Yancey county #NorthCarolina just got cellphone service. (Yay!)
Roads are still a mess, one lane washed away in many places. Easier to get through with ATV’s than regular vehicles.
Lots of folks in #Burnsville right now, both the displaced and aid workers. About triple the normal population of 1600.
The post office in #Micaville is totally gone.
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Some post-#Helene news from #Yancey County, #NorthCarolina:
- Many bridges washed out so only limited travel possible.
- Local construction crews are clearing roads where possible.
- Fallen trees and debris are stacked up 10 feet high along the banks of most rivers and streams.
- Much of the county will have no utilities (power, water, cell) for at least a month.
- WiFi available in #Burnsville, if you can get there.
- At least 30 people are missing in the county, Homes washed away
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“A new gun violence study that looked at deaths among children in America since a pivotal Supreme Court decision 15 years ago has a troubling finding: Children are more at risk of dying from firearm violence in states with more permissive gun laws than in states that maintained strict gun ownership laws after the court decision.”
“Firearms are now the leading cause of death among children and teenagers in America.”
#gunviolence #scotus #childdeaths #thecontrarian
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/we-all-need-to-take-a-troubling-new
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Lawrence Freedman’s recent Dallin Memorial Lecture at Stanford University. He covers #Russia, #Putin, #Ukraine, #nuclearescalation, and so-called #redlines. Long read but worth the time.
“I believe it is the case that Putin would prefer to keep this war going rather than face the reckoning of admitting that he has failed in his quest to subjugate Ukraine or consolidate his hold over Ukrainian territory. “
https://open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/escalation-red-lines-risk-and-the?r=1meiee&utm_medium=ios
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Most of the #GOPHouse members are thralls to the #propaganda of #Trump and #Putin. Spartz is one of them.
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@NerdyKeith
#HHS has been turned into the Department of Shysters and Quacks. -
#book #quote #TimothySnyder #Unfreedom #Trump #Russia #propaganda
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. By Timothy Snyder
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“The New Atlantis and Other Novellas of Science Fiction” edited by Robert Silverberg. Published 1975. It’s a collection of three novellas by Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and James Tiptree Jr.
#scifi #sciencefiction #books #GeneWolfe #UrsulaKLeGuin #JamesTiptreeJr #RobertSilverberg
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#Zelenskyy should NEVER apologize for defending his country and Trump should be the one apologizing to #Zelenskyy for his rude boorish behavior.
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#JanelleBynum is the better candidate against the incumbent Republican in District 5.