Ulrich von Schweinitz

this continent long before. The man who settled and built the nation of my birth arrived on our shores carrying the memories and the traditions and the Christian faith of their ancestors as a sacred inheritance, an unbreakable link between the old world and the new. We are part of one civilization - Western civilization. We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, forged by centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry, and the sacrifices our forefathers made together for the common civilization to which we have fallen heir.

The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.

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If American journalism isn't capable of calling what we just watched unprecedented, unprofessional, intemperate, profoundly unsettling, contrary to the Oath of Office an Attorney General takes, and a colossal sign of disrespect for the constitutional separation of powers, what are we even doing here

Wear a name tag and behave like a decent person

Racism is very much alive, sadly

We are open: please wait for us to unlock the door. Thank you for your understanding

this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom

The father, the son, and the unholy ghost www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...

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The World According to John Irving

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Updating my LEGO White House

Let your garden grow www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

TJ doesn’t know when they can import my favorite German food again. Guess why? TARRIFS!

Just about everywhere you look in the Democratic party right now—from state houses to Capitol Hill—a new generation of leaders is emerging. www.thebulwark.com/p/democratic...

Somewhere around a decade ago, a conservative activist told me that it was his mission to end abusive FOIAs of activists fishing through the emails of professors at public universities.

I think about that often.

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‘EGREGIOUS.’ BRAZEN.’ ‘LAWLESS.’
HOW 48 JUDGES DESCRIBE TRUMP’S ACTIONS, IN THEIR OWN WORDS. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s just a matter of time until this guy needs psychiatric treatment

How Dr. Phil and a Top Adams Aide Helped Ease ICE’s Path Into New York

How Dr. Phil and a Top Adams Aide Helped Ease ICE’s Path Into New York www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/n...

You are bearing down on people of color because of their color. The Constitution will not permit that.… Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?” Politico www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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TACOTRUMP

Birding

I’m starting to believe there is a devil and there is hell

American values

We all will pay a high price for this nonsense

(FEMA) has denied North Carolina’s request that it honor a commitment made by President Joe Biden to pay for 100% of the costs for removal of debris after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state in September 2024. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...