Julie Stanton

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Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger

I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

Opinion | Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why.

Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why. (Opinion: M. Gessen) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists
The cold water upswell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

Opinion | A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her.

A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...

Appeasement Didn’t Work Then. It Won’t Work Now.

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Appeasement Didn’t Work Then.

It Won’t Work Now.

Hitler wrote Mein Kampf — part autobiography, part revenge manifesto, part how-to guide for dismantling the post–World War I order.

No one took it seriously, just like Project 2025
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A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path

A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfather’s Path
Joe Kennedy III, the grandson of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, says there is work to do in red states. He also has a few things to say about his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...

The US satire cartoon show South Park secured a five-year deal worth $1.5 billion with Paramount Global. They began their season with this clip, challenging Trump to sue them.

How Trump and MAGA Fans Are Talking About the Epstein Case (Gift Article) Their actions range from pressuring the administration to release more information to spinning additional conspiracy theories about the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.

This is truly fascinating. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tick tick tick tick tick…

The Sky Bridge How America Saved Berlin

The Sky Bridge
How America Saved Berlin

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How Syria’s Dictator Buried His Victims (Gift Article) A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar al-Assad.

This is what dictators do in order to maintain power. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I’m sorry for the long post but a lot of you have followed me for a long time, since 2016 when I was one of the first to repeatedly call out Trump for being a Russian asset.

I don’t know how else to say this, as a person who has studied cults (wrote a bestseller about it) and totalitarian states.

Nightmare. Our hearts go out to Texas tonight, and the families of these little girls.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

—The Declaration of Independence

After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.

Bezos Wedding Guests Delighted By Amazon Worker With Ring Tied To Collar Crawling Down Aisle  VENICE, ITALY—Smiling at the couple’s lighthearted twist on a traditional ring bearer, guests at the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez were reportedly delighted this week by the sight of an Amazon worker with a ring tied to his collar crawling down the aisle. “Oh my gosh, my heart is melting—such a good boy,” […]

Bezos Wedding Guests Delighted By Amazon Worker With Ring Tied To Collar Crawling Down Aisle theonion.com/bezos-w...

Why Does This House Have a Skybridge?

Why Does This House Have a Skybridge?
Developments with a skybridge or hallway connecting two homes have been popping up all over Seattle in recent years. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/r...

Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91 Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

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Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Oh.

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

CNN: Breaking news now, as President Trump announcing that the U.S. has bombed sites in Iran

Brb, mainlining espresso because I’m clearly not sleeping for awhile