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Ever curious, usually resilient. Fascinated by global cultures, nature, animals, human behavior, the arts & sciences. Love words, creativity, kindness and good design. Alis volat propriis.

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We bombed Iran without congressional approval and I still have chores and work and kids in sports and supper to make.

Living through autocracy and another possible forever war while living day to day is wild.

22.06.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13390    πŸ” 1941    πŸ’¬ 476    πŸ“Œ 97
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

America is in trouble, and we must meet this moment with courage. The time of wishful thinking is over. Now we act.
youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8

31.03.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1964    πŸ” 834    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 80
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"Trade war with penguins": Trump places 10% tariff on uninhabited Antarctic islands Planned tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands

🐧 πŸ’° 😭

www.salon.com/2025/04/02/t...

03.04.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1850    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 49

I asked Janet Yellen once whether Trump understands economic policy.

β€œNo”

Thought that might be relevant for whatever he’s saying now about tariffs.

(Which, I’ll again remind you, end in FFS)

02.04.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1552    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 5

That is beautiful!

02.04.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, as a picture

02.04.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Crawford: I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.

02.04.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11172    πŸ” 1889    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 199
The Entrenchment Agenda - How Trump plans to dig in, cement power, and crush competition

The Entrenchment Agenda - How Trump plans to dig in, cement power, and crush competition

The Entrenchment Agenda β€” a special series on how early moves by the Trump Administration are designed to keep MAGA in power for the long term, and what we can do about it.

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23.01.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 9
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Putin aide: To achieve success in the election, Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. @juliadavisnews.bsky.social

12.11.2024 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 15
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#Truth

13.11.2024 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4862    πŸ” 788    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 37

Aaaagh. Gross.
Who needs qualifications when you’ve got loyalty?!

13.11.2024 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I will always be there for the story of what happened when Don Was introduced Iggy Pop to Leonard Cohen.

(From Bob Mehr’s fascinating interview of Don Was in a 2022 edition of Mojo.)

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