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David Palumbo-Liu

@palumboliu.bsky.social

Professor at Stanford, activist, writer, podcaster (Speaking Out of Place). https://speakingoutofplace.com/ Board of Directors, Truthout. Words in Jacobin, The Nation, Al Jazeera, etc. Book from Haymarket. Views proudly my own (not Stanford’s)

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It certainly beats murdering someone on 5th Avenue. Reagan as “Teflon President” has nothing on Trump as enabled by unbridled misogyny and racism.

09.03.2026 01:26 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

The DOJ released evidence, which the FBI deemed credible, that the President of the United States sexually and physically assaulted a 13 year old girl AND she was afraid to talk about it because Trump would kill her—and it’s somehow not the biggest scandal in American history?

09.03.2026 00:46 — 👍 8419    🔁 3096    💬 141    📌 116

A million thanks. We are all complicit. To the streets. And not just occasionally. Plus, there is so much more to do.

09.03.2026 01:23 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why now is the time to be loudly anti-war We don't need the clarity of hindsight to know war in Iran—or anywhere—will end in physical, moral and financial ruin.

New — My case for why it’s not enough to call this “Trump’s war” when violence abroad implicates us all, and how we don’t need hindsight to know that unequivocally opposing this war will be the correct (and only morally defensible) choice:

09.03.2026 00:11 — 👍 1628    🔁 489    💬 24    📌 23

We seem to have unlimited resources to kill.

09.03.2026 01:22 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

At least the Epstein files are still super redacted.

09.03.2026 01:21 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So long as he makes money…

09.03.2026 01:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Flatter Trump and he’ll put the entire US military at your disposal. But only if you’re “hot.”

09.03.2026 01:15 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Me, too. Yet the pattern holds. It’s real.

08.03.2026 00:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Having some of the most thoroughly redacted thoughts of my life.

08.03.2026 00:23 — 👍 8628    🔁 2081    💬 164    📌 53

i also don't get why so many of you who want to hold everyone else except kamala harris responsible for her decisions think someone that coddled should be running the country.

07.03.2026 18:45 — 👍 645    🔁 70    💬 54    📌 3

Makes total sense, given the boys at the top.

07.03.2026 23:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not until Bibi tells him to.

07.03.2026 23:38 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ever receding bottom.

07.03.2026 23:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Disgusting. How utterly disrespectful. The difference between her and so many of that centrist sludge and King and Jackson is as wide as the Grand Canyon.

07.03.2026 23:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Major Update in our NEH Lawsuit - AHA On March 6, 2026, the American Historical Association and our co-plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment. Depositions and records obtained through the discovery process detail the role of DOGE ...

Discovery in this lawsuit has uncovered egregious and illegal actions that affect organizations and residents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
www.historians.org/news/major-u...

07.03.2026 22:13 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0
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Help 2 : mobilisation générale pour les droits des enfants dans les zones de guerres Trente groupes et artistes solo participent à cet album au bénéfice de l’association caritative War Child.

Help 2 : mobilisation générale pour les droits des enfants dans les zones de guerres

Trente groupes et artistes solo participent à cet album au bénéfice de l’association caritative War Child.

Lire ⤵️

07.03.2026 23:33 — 👍 13    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

07.03.2026 18:32 — 👍 2186    🔁 1289    💬 111    📌 210

With the nuclear codes. My God.

07.03.2026 22:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Made my day.

07.03.2026 16:46 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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61 years ago today at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Selma, Alabama.

07.03.2026 13:01 — 👍 1875    🔁 835    💬 49    📌 42

We passed delusional months ago. The tide of blood will engulf us all. Stop the madness now.

07.03.2026 16:45 — 👍 23    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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"If you are pro-democracy, you can't be a member of the GOP" Kurt Bardella and I had a great chat

Kurt Bardella shared this simple truth in our conversation on Friday, “If you are pro-democracy, You cannot be a member of the Republican Party.” He also detailed on how the Texas GOP intentionally caused chaos in this week's Democratic Senate primary deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/if-you-are...

07.03.2026 14:47 — 👍 160    🔁 71    💬 5    📌 2

and because action absorbs anxiety, here are some incredible folks who frequently post things we can actually DO to make a practical difference in the world. highest recommendation, folks. follow 'em all.

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07.03.2026 05:30 — 👍 43    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you so much. Where is this?

07.03.2026 16:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Google is eating its seed corn

07.03.2026 16:04 — 👍 271    🔁 78    💬 7    📌 0

I think if you’re OK with Graham Platner working for Blackwater, you have officially lost the moral high ground required to yell at anyone else for working for a military contractor or being in the military ever again

Like sorry you gotta choose!

06.03.2026 22:47 — 👍 1088    🔁 152    💬 26    📌 25
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Multiple states sue over Trump's new global tariffs imposed after his Supreme Court loss Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

24 states sue over Trump's new global tariffs imposed after his Supreme Court loss. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

07.03.2026 05:53 — 👍 17    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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According to Iran’s state broadcaster, a new Supreme Leader has been chosen. Reportedly, Donald Trump was not consulted 😏 x.com/iranarabic_i...

07.03.2026 05:55 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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'Should Never Have Been Killed': Georgia Cop Avoids Prison for Shooting Sleeping Black Man After Illegal Home Entry, May Walk Away with Sealed Conviction "Georgia cop avoids prison after shooting sleeping Black man in his home. Shocking details inside. 🚨 #JusticeForMarando #LegalSystemFailu...

Georgia Cop broke into a black mans home without a warrant and shot him to death in his own bed while he was sleeping. A judge sentenced him to unsupervised house arrest for the murder. atlantablackstar.com/2026/03/04/g...

07.03.2026 05:14 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0