Don Bredes

80 Years Ago, Nuclear Annihilation Came to Japan

Hiroshima Day

Yes, astounding as it was, considering the enormous stakes, more “voters” didn’t vote at all than voted for either candidate.

Somewhere in between.

The orange convicted felon wanted to murder the rule of law when he placed bribe for hire Pam Bondi to destroy the DOJ, MAGA lunatic grifter Kash Patel to destroy the FBI and MAGA propaganda podcaster Dan Bongino as Deputy FBI Director. What a trashy horror show.

“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction,” - Goebbels

Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate. This is how you sever the positive relationship between people and government—ensuring there’s nothing left to defend.

Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate. newrepublic.com/article/1915... via @newrepublic.com

Of course it's authentic--and I'm not implying anything. I'm pointing out that, contrary to your description, the osprey is not an "angler" at all. An angler catches fish with a rod and line (that's the angle). An osprey employs a more targeted method, as depicted.

Except they don't angle. They grab.

What sort of violence do you envision? Localized? Widespread? Prolonged? Sporadic?

Air pollution in East Asia and the Pacific is linked to over 100 deaths in children under five every day, according to new @unicef.org analysis.

All children in the region – 500 million children in total – live in countries with unhealthy levels of air pollution.

www.unicef.org/press-releas...

He made a sad mistake. The Yankees, love 'em or not, are baseball royalty, emblematic or class and success. And batting ahead of Judge in the order was an irreplaceable advantage for him.

Having an election denier as the top law enforcement officer in the United States -- and potentially a QAnon supporter and conspiracy theorist as the director the FBI -- erodes the government's credibility on ALL cases cases it prosecutes, including ones that protect our safety and security

Not at all. I just can't figure out how to get my "disabled" page back. There's no mechanism to challenge Meta's decision--which I suppose must be based on the scammer's brief takeover of my page. That ought to be easy to correct--but how? A friend at Meta has been trying to help.

We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn **Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...

TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.

Wishing you fortitude and good fortune in these necessary efforts, Mark. Strong resistance on every front is crucial.

A Russian medic defector's horrifying story . . .

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It all goes by awfully fast, it seems. Yet I fear I will not live to see the demise of Trumpism, much less this country's recovery from its many, cruel and destrctive depredations.

It's a tragedy.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Stop what you’re doing and read this.

This really has been the longest, more excruciating month in decades.

Transcript: Trump’s Chaos Strategy Is Already Blowing Up in His Face An interview with New Republic writer Timothy Noah, who argues that Trump’s funding-freeze fiasco shows that he’s a “weak president” whose vaunted “chaos strategy” is already running into trouble.

"Trump is... not a strong president. He is a weak president. He has authoritarian tendencies, but he’s weak. He’s mentally weak. He is subject vulnerable to all sorts of manipulation by his aides. He tries to do all sorts of contradictory things."

https://newrepublic.com/article/190929/transcript-…

Hah, you're right. But: should have *run, not "ran."

This is how the thinking goes.

1) Humanity faces grave, existential threats.

2) Nobody understands this but me.

3) Therefore I should have unlimited power.

4) And anyone who disagrees is an enemy of humanity.

jfc

Departing the New York Times I left to stay true to my byline

Departing the New York Times
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They're a truly great football team. They lost a very close game to another great team. The Bills' fans, however heartbroken, deserve to feel pride and gratitude.