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Joanne Freeman

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Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird. https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755

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honestly, this goes in the war crimes prosecution file, a pretty clear declaration that the mission is not guided by rules rooted in the law of armed conflict

02.03.2026 13:58 — 👍 1942    🔁 477    💬 35    📌 10
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Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

01.03.2026 16:33 — 👍 18692    🔁 5559    💬 632    📌 262
Tweet from Ryan Grim: "Understand what Neera is arguing for here: she thinks that no Democratic candidate should appear on any podcast where a host has flirted with conspiracy theories around Charlie Kirk and Israel. I don't think she understands how many podcasts that includes.

And if you make the opposite argument, and say no, actually, tens of millions of people love those shows, Democrats should be on them, she says I'm "defending anti-semitic conspiracy podcasters." The good news is that this stuff doesn't work anymore. Save your breath, nobody cares."

Tweet from Ryan Grim: "Understand what Neera is arguing for here: she thinks that no Democratic candidate should appear on any podcast where a host has flirted with conspiracy theories around Charlie Kirk and Israel. I don't think she understands how many podcasts that includes. And if you make the opposite argument, and say no, actually, tens of millions of people love those shows, Democrats should be on them, she says I'm "defending anti-semitic conspiracy podcasters." The good news is that this stuff doesn't work anymore. Save your breath, nobody cares."

I really don't think "There are so many antisemitic podcasts out there that you just can't help but appear on them" is the defense they think it is.

02.03.2026 14:07 — 👍 2071    🔁 405    💬 73    📌 78
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Crow: "Friday night, Trump filmed this tough video where he talked about the cost of war & how hard it's gonna be & how we're gonna lose troops, then he literally went behind the curtain & hosted a million dollar a plate dinner & dance party at Mar-a-Lago. That tells you everything you need to know"

02.03.2026 15:17 — 👍 4719    🔁 1761    💬 140    📌 85
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Important piece by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

02.03.2026 16:11 — 👍 472    🔁 151    💬 27    📌 3
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“If we’re not careful, we’re going to get a judge killed. It’s just that stark,” says retired federal Judge John Jones, a George W. Bush appointee.

A 60 Minutes investigation found that judges who ruled against the Trump administration have received threats. cbsn.ws/3OEfxrr

02.03.2026 00:27 — 👍 232    🔁 103    💬 18    📌 7

“Strangely”?

That’s who he is.

02.03.2026 15:00 — 👍 161    🔁 22    💬 11    📌 1
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Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/46ybyTg

02.03.2026 05:05 — 👍 1605    🔁 768    💬 45    📌 113
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Jeffries: "We're seeing the beginning of an all-out war in the Middle East at the same time Trump & his administration & Republicans have cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid, ripped away food in terms of nutritional assistance, & they're spending our taxpayer dollars to start another war"

02.03.2026 13:57 — 👍 1537    🔁 419    💬 102    📌 39

Rules of engagement are what separates us from the terrorists.

02.03.2026 14:07 — 👍 574    🔁 120    💬 18    📌 3
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“So called international organizations…no stupid rules of engagement.” We are a rogue murder state now, and positively proud of it.

02.03.2026 14:10 — 👍 1731    🔁 460    💬 93    📌 12

Same reckless brutality, but no masks.

02.03.2026 12:50 — 👍 417    🔁 188    💬 22    📌 3

I still can’t believe we have a Fox News host running our military.

02.03.2026 13:44 — 👍 4065    🔁 867    💬 324    📌 66

for what it cost for our allies to shoot down three of our own planes by accident in a murderous illegal war we could have funded the NEH at 150% of its historic peak funding for a year

02.03.2026 12:14 — 👍 581    🔁 253    💬 13    📌 10

Abusive boyfriend to police: I didn't start it but I had to end it. She didn't cook my burger to perfection so she forced me to hit her.

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This is the kind of vague propaganda the administration and its war supports parrot. Vague statements of threat and evil and malign intent. They cannot cite any specific imminent threat to America. Nor any legal authority for Trump launching his 8th military attack, the most consequential yet.

02.03.2026 14:35 — 👍 282    🔁 87    💬 20    📌 2

Minnesota would like a word.

02.03.2026 13:18 — 👍 5938    🔁 1578    💬 122    📌 38

Those three downed jets run around $90 million each.

It cost $20 million a year to operate the food kitchens serving 816,000 people in Sudan.

02.03.2026 12:50 — 👍 2432    🔁 823    💬 43    📌 25

This.

The outcome of NEVER demanding accountability.

02.03.2026 10:28 — 👍 346    🔁 78    💬 11    📌 0

It’s all performance.
Made for TV.

02.03.2026 10:36 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

OMG BIG TRUTH

02.03.2026 10:34 — 👍 182    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 0

WTF
“Round up the Muslims”???

02.03.2026 10:33 — 👍 212    🔁 50    💬 25    📌 2
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

28.02.2026 21:44 — 👍 12601    🔁 3816    💬 427    📌 192

This.

The outcome of NEVER demanding accountability.

02.03.2026 10:28 — 👍 346    🔁 78    💬 11    📌 0

meanwhile, war rages on at home.

28.02.2026 22:22 — 👍 4948    🔁 2061    💬 66    📌 23
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Trump returned to the WH and admired new statues installed in the Rose Garden, but won’t answer a reporter’s question about the three U.S. troops who died in combat.

Reporter: “What’s your message to the families of the service members who were killed?”

Trump: walks away.

Priorities noted.

02.03.2026 03:15 — 👍 1852    🔁 811    💬 168    📌 49

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

01.03.2026 19:18 — 👍 2293    🔁 1516    💬 17    📌 10

Me either.

02.03.2026 04:34 — 👍 286    🔁 32    💬 9    📌 1