@lightthepower.bsky.social
“The appeasement of fascism led to everything” said a holocaust survivor. History is repeating itself before our eyes.
I am a GA voter from a war veteran family.
Message to anyone voting Republican: you’ve been conned. Lied to for decades.
I am a GA voter from a war veteran family.
Message to anyone voting Republican: you’ve been conned. Lied to for decades.
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Me predicting weeks ago that Trump was going to blame Ukraine for diesel prices and that he would publicly demand that Zelenskyy stop bombing Russian refineries, which happened today.
September 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Me predicting weeks ago that Trump was going to blame Ukraine for diesel prices and that he would publicly demand that Zelenskyy stop bombing Russian refineries, which happened today.
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you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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An Anthropic AI researcher resigned and urged colleagues to rethink their work, warning that Anthropic and OpenAI are irresponsibly pursuing technology that could pose existential risks.
Anthropic Worker Quits Over AI Firms ‘Gambling With Our Lives’
An artificial intelligence researcher has resigned from Anthropic PBC and called on other staffers to rethink their work, citing his concern that the company and its top competitor OpenAI are acting irresponsibly in their all-out pursuit of a technology that poses existential risks to humanity.
bloom.bg
September 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
An Anthropic AI researcher resigned and urged colleagues to rethink their work, warning that Anthropic and OpenAI are irresponsibly pursuing technology that could pose existential risks.
Pay attention folks.
My interview with @gilduran.com, author of the NYT-bestseller The Nerd Reich, was fascinating. Subscribe to get the full video when it's released on Thursday. ConfrontTheHate.com.
September 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Pay attention folks.
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Fot the record, there were zero fatal U.S. commercial airline crashes during Pete Buttigieg’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2021 to 2025…
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Fot the record, there were zero fatal U.S. commercial airline crashes during Pete Buttigieg’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2021 to 2025…
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We are inundated with so much scandal, noise, and just stupidity from this administration, that many of its injustices get lost in the chaos.
Don't miss this one. The administration appears to be deliberately deporting people to countries they have no connection to.
Don't miss this one. The administration appears to be deliberately deporting people to countries they have no connection to.
The Third-Country Removal Tracker has been updated with a new entry for Guyana, where four Cuban and two Afghan nationals between the ages of 20 and 36 were expelled on Friday. gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all...
Tracking All of Trump’s Known Third-Country Removals
Trump's ICE has expelled an estimated 23,000 people to countries where they have no ties. Find out where they are going, what happens to them, and who profits.
gillianbrockell.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We are inundated with so much scandal, noise, and just stupidity from this administration, that many of its injustices get lost in the chaos.
Don't miss this one. The administration appears to be deliberately deporting people to countries they have no connection to.
Don't miss this one. The administration appears to be deliberately deporting people to countries they have no connection to.
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I talked to @donmoyn.bsky.social about the state of the government for my newsletter
"It's sort of like if you had a car and you took out 10 percent of the parts of the car. It's not that the car is going to be 10 percent slower. The car is not going to work."
"It's sort of like if you had a car and you took out 10 percent of the parts of the car. It's not that the car is going to be 10 percent slower. The car is not going to work."
The federal government is falling apart
Don Moynihan on what's been broken within the federal government.
madness.ghost.io
September 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I talked to @donmoyn.bsky.social about the state of the government for my newsletter
"It's sort of like if you had a car and you took out 10 percent of the parts of the car. It's not that the car is going to be 10 percent slower. The car is not going to work."
"It's sort of like if you had a car and you took out 10 percent of the parts of the car. It's not that the car is going to be 10 percent slower. The car is not going to work."
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The @washingtonpost.com at least hints at how bizarre this is: “torrent of online memes, taunts”.
The @nytimes.com fails again, sanewashing it into some sort of actual policy proposal: “Trump floats renaming New Mexico”
Neither of them is willing to print the truth: the president is crazy
The @nytimes.com fails again, sanewashing it into some sort of actual policy proposal: “Trump floats renaming New Mexico”
Neither of them is willing to print the truth: the president is crazy
September 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The @washingtonpost.com at least hints at how bizarre this is: “torrent of online memes, taunts”.
The @nytimes.com fails again, sanewashing it into some sort of actual policy proposal: “Trump floats renaming New Mexico”
Neither of them is willing to print the truth: the president is crazy
The @nytimes.com fails again, sanewashing it into some sort of actual policy proposal: “Trump floats renaming New Mexico”
Neither of them is willing to print the truth: the president is crazy
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We all know Witkoff & Kushner’s goal in Russia was to use US policy to make business deals to benefit themselves and their families, which is what they have done full-time since Jan 2025. They have no interest in what’s best for Ukraine or what’s just. Their greed is insatiable.
September 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
We all know Witkoff & Kushner’s goal in Russia was to use US policy to make business deals to benefit themselves and their families, which is what they have done full-time since Jan 2025. They have no interest in what’s best for Ukraine or what’s just. Their greed is insatiable.
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Be honest. If any Democratic president did this, what would be happening now
$16 million later, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was supposed to be open by July 4.
Instead, it looks like this.
Instead, it looks like this.
September 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Be honest. If any Democratic president did this, what would be happening now
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And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
September 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
And if you think this is wrong and needs to be addressed they call you a communist
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Silicon Valley's effort to destroy democracy is the biggest story of our political moment.
Beware of those who have nothing to say about it.
Beware of those who have nothing to say about it.
September 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Silicon Valley's effort to destroy democracy is the biggest story of our political moment.
Beware of those who have nothing to say about it.
Beware of those who have nothing to say about it.
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This is a big deal. @govpritzker.illinois.gov's Republican predecessor put the state's finances in the crapper. Pritzker has invested heavily in the state's people and infrastructure AND restored its fiscal stability. No small feat.
Illinois earned its 12th credit rating upgrade since I took office.
It’s a victory for every Illinoisan that puts money back in their pockets.
It’s a victory for every Illinoisan that puts money back in their pockets.
Illinois just earned its 12th credit upgrade since 2021. 🎉
S&P Global Ratings raised the State's general obligation bond rating to A (stable outlook), following Moody's Ratings' decision to raise Illinois to A1 last week. More via @govpritzker.illinois.gov: https://bit.ly/4qQ5caA
S&P Global Ratings raised the State's general obligation bond rating to A (stable outlook), following Moody's Ratings' decision to raise Illinois to A1 last week. More via @govpritzker.illinois.gov: https://bit.ly/4qQ5caA
September 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is a big deal. @govpritzker.illinois.gov's Republican predecessor put the state's finances in the crapper. Pritzker has invested heavily in the state's people and infrastructure AND restored its fiscal stability. No small feat.
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Dear American News Media:
You constantly ask every single Democrat about some podcast dude. Couldn’t you, occasionally, ask Republicans about their biggest donor, who is a white supremacist?
You constantly ask every single Democrat about some podcast dude. Couldn’t you, occasionally, ask Republicans about their biggest donor, who is a white supremacist?
I think this should be kind of a big deal: Elon Musk tweeting at 1:03am, “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
The AfD is Germany’s neo-Nazi party.
September 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Dear American News Media:
You constantly ask every single Democrat about some podcast dude. Couldn’t you, occasionally, ask Republicans about their biggest donor, who is a white supremacist?
You constantly ask every single Democrat about some podcast dude. Couldn’t you, occasionally, ask Republicans about their biggest donor, who is a white supremacist?
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NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
www.nytimes.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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I’ll never get over Trump’s betrayal of America and our 17 intelligence agencies when he sided with Putin at the 2018 Helsinki summit and Putin’s assertion that he didn’t interfere in the 2020 election.
September 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I’ll never get over Trump’s betrayal of America and our 17 intelligence agencies when he sided with Putin at the 2018 Helsinki summit and Putin’s assertion that he didn’t interfere in the 2020 election.
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7 faith leaders & clergy arrested after blockading the ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont.
September 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
7 faith leaders & clergy arrested after blockading the ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont.
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Impeach Fetterman
September 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Impeach Fetterman
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Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a "toxic, intimidating and humiliating" work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy, according to a new report from the department's Office of Inspector General. https://to.pbs.org/3Ve9uNe
'Toxic, intimidating and humiliating': Ex-labor secretary oversaw hostile work environment, watchdog finds
A new report from Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General includes allegations that former Secretary Chavez-DeRemer “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with a member of her security deta...
www.pbs.org
September 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a "toxic, intimidating and humiliating" work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy, according to a new report from the department's Office of Inspector General. https://to.pbs.org/3Ve9uNe
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The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
September 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before.
Here’s what’s really going on.
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Ecuador long wanted the extradition of an exofficial accused of plotting the assassination of a presidential candidate.
ICE grabbed him—and initially held back deporting him over a judge's concern he'd be tortured.
A source tells us he's now being tortured in Ecuador
www.notus.org/courts/ex-ec...
ICE grabbed him—and initially held back deporting him over a judge's concern he'd be tortured.
A source tells us he's now being tortured in Ecuador
www.notus.org/courts/ex-ec...
An Ex-Ecuadorian Official Said He Was in Political Danger. The U.S. Deported Him.
José Serrano Salgado fled to Miami when the South American country swung from left to right politically.
www.notus.org
September 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Ecuador long wanted the extradition of an exofficial accused of plotting the assassination of a presidential candidate.
ICE grabbed him—and initially held back deporting him over a judge's concern he'd be tortured.
A source tells us he's now being tortured in Ecuador
www.notus.org/courts/ex-ec...
ICE grabbed him—and initially held back deporting him over a judge's concern he'd be tortured.
A source tells us he's now being tortured in Ecuador
www.notus.org/courts/ex-ec...
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Save Page Now lets you preserve a webpage before it disappears.
See something worth keeping?
Save it today. ➡️ web.archive.org/save/
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September 4, 2026 at 6:26 PM
If you see something, save something.
Web pages disappear daily—changed, moved, deleted, or just forgotten. 🕳️
Save Page Now lets you preserve a webpage before it disappears.
See something worth keeping?
Save it today. ➡️ web.archive.org/save/
#ToolsYouCanUse
Web pages disappear daily—changed, moved, deleted, or just forgotten. 🕳️
Save Page Now lets you preserve a webpage before it disappears.
See something worth keeping?
Save it today. ➡️ web.archive.org/save/
#ToolsYouCanUse
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We had <ten> Benghazi investgations
September 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
We had <ten> Benghazi investgations
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An ICE whistleblower says the agency is bypassing the standard vetting process for new hires, posing “grave national security risks.”
This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.
This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
An ICE whistleblower says the agency is bypassing the standard vetting process for new hires, posing “grave national security risks.”
This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.
This is what Trump and Republicans are spending $200B+ on: putting unvetted, violent masked thugs on the streets with carte blanche to round up anyone they want.