Doomsday Scenario Reporting and thoughts from Garrett M. Graff, trying to answer if things are as bad as they seem.

Thank you for not mincing words, @garrettgraff.bsky.social
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"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The
occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion.
As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall
ourselves."
- Abraham Lincoln

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"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.

In a nutshell:

— The Espionage Act contains a provision that criminalizes the disclosure of national secrets through gross negligence.

— The law does not require that the info be classified, it refers simply to national defense information.

Arrest them. Immediately.

YouTube video by Shatner Method The Crowded Cone of Silence - Get Smart - 1967

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Antisemitism in the Oval Office A confrontation seen with a historian's eye

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How Black musicians have influenced punk music Punk music is known for its raw, aggressive sound, edgy fashion and mosh pits. It’s also known for being predominantly white, but that's changed a lot in recent years. Resurfaced music from its earlie...

Great story on the PBSnewshour yesterday, featuring Vermont’s younger Hackney generation.

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As Trump Works for Russia's Dominance Let's be clear about what's happening, believe what we see, and assert our commitment to democratic values and ideals

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March 1, 2025 John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...

This could not be more timely. Thank you HCR.
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

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Since I have defended and supported the WaPo in the months since the election and the infamous pulled endorsement, I feel obliged to say: this is very, very bad. A dear friend at a Post vet says it's the worst thing to happen to the Post in its long history, and I can't argue.

I told you all @jeffbezos was feral. He’s now killed the Graham/Bradlee legacy of justice, the First Amendment and basic humanity in a vomitous spew of nonsense, testosterone fueled (and HGH) double talk that is more than a little pathetic and utterly shameless.

Long past time to add an Amazon subscription cancellation to my wapo cancellation.

U.S. Offers PlatinumPlus Preferred Citizenship WASHINGTON, DC—In an 86-14 vote, the Senate approved legislation Monday establishing PlatinumPlus Preferred citizenship, an exciting new program offering special benefits and discounts to select membe...

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One Word Describes Trump A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

@jonrauch.bsky.social: “Understanding patrimonialism is essential to defeating it. In particular, it has a fatal weakness that Democrats and Trump’s other opponents should make their primary and relentless line of attack.”

Currently appearing at UK bus-stops.

More of this pointed ridicule, please.

Trump and Unchecked Billionaire Musk Steal from American Farmers, Republicans Look the Other Way House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Ranking Member Sanford D. Bisho...

$14,881,336 has been stolen from farmers in Vermont by Musk and Trump.

One Word Describes Trump A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

Here’s a vocabulary word worth learning: patrimonialism
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed.

Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly.

Yet another reason he must be rejected.

Greenland to be renamed “Red White and Blueland” — actually bill in Congress. We are truly run by idiots.

Literally just this afternoon

is the goal merit or is the goal segregation?

King to Senate Colleagues: “Now is the Time to Establish a Redline—the Constitution Itself” | <p style="text-align: center;"><em>To watch the floor speech click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-C913fyfnU&amp;feature=youtu.be">here</a> or download <a href="https://video.snapstream.net...

H/T to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for highlighting this speech in her newsletter.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James posted on X, stating, “This morning, we won a court order blocking Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, from accessing Americans’ private data. Musk and his DOGE employees must destroy all records they’ve obtained.”

Thank you.

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war Canada’s EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.

this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...