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Movie clip from 45 years.
Dealing with Nazis. Not just any Nazis, but Illinois Nazis. Listen to what they say. Ask yourself, how much different is what is explicitly said here, than what is being implicitly said by what you here emanating from within the Trump Administration?

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I hate to see or hear President Zelensky sign their mineral rights over to Trump. Making a deal with the devil never works out well. Trump is on his revenge campaign and expects everyone to drop their pants and bend over.

The Importance of Critical Thinking Critical thinking plays a vital role in life, offering valuable insights that influence learning, decision-making, and enhance problem-solving abilities.

This country has lost its ability to think critically — to discern fact from fiction. We need it in high school curriculums and even lower levels or we will not survive as a nation. www.theknowledgeacademy.com/blog/importa...

He’s heinous!

Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the US company said, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face. cnn.it/3PQdvlo

January 6ers Got Out of Prison—And Came to My Neighborhood The strange new reality after Trump’s pardons

On Monday, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers, was in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack, writes Hanna Rosin. “By Tuesday afternoon, he was taking a nap at my neighbors’ house”:

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case “But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.

Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.

A guide to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing | CNN Politics Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from s...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, will face a Senate panel Tuesday for his confirmation hearing as he is expected to be questioned over allegations ranging from sexual assault to excessive drinking in the workplace.

This is a travesty.

When the Press Stood Up to the President The Pentagon Papers case shows how brave media owners must be in moments of political turmoil.

"A cantankerous press, an obstinate press, a ubiquitous press..."

Great piece!

Gift link:

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A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.

Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.

John Williams, a wilderness survival trainer, spent two years undercover moving up through the ranks of two militias, the Oath Keepers and American Patriots ... How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias

WATCH: In 2023, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social received an envelope with no return address.

Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.

📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

Walmart to curb diversity efforts in face of pressure campaign ‘Anti-woke’ activist Robby Starbuck said company told him it will stop considering race and gender for supplier contracts

Walmart to curb diversity efforts in face of pressure campaign

https://www.ft.com/content/99007418-a0b0-4584-ab55-b37e768868a0

The great tree thrives on the leaves that it casts to the ground

Druidry today does not pretend to present a replica of the past, rather it is producing a new season's growth
~ Cairistiona Worthington

#wisdom #Druidry
🖼 The Druids by Julia Tar

Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour It is Friday night on a forested military base in western Finland. A group of women dressed in camouflage with matching purple beanie hats…

Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia

What a mollusc shell and fiber optic cables have in common A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

ACLU files lawsuit to gain information about Trump mass deportation plans Suit made against Ice comes as Trump vows to deport millions of undocumented immigrants upon taking office

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) seeking more information about how the agency might carry out Trump’s deportation program.

I think 45-34 is a Russian mole! 🤣

Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede

Good morning everyone ☀️🌅, and a warm welcome to the new folks on #Bluesky 🦋

👉 Like ‘old Twitter’: The #scientificcommunity 🧪finds a new home 💙 on #Bluesky!

#STEM #Research #Education #Science #WomenInSTEM #Safeplace

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@doctorfauci.bsky.social please post! We are all in need of a sane, rational man of science and medicine. You were a lifeline during the Pandemic. We still need you very much. ❤️‍🩹

Week 2— The Return This week opened with President Joe Biden meeting with Trump, after inviting the incoming president to the White House. This transitional meeting had been a normal part of protocol up until 2020, when...

Week 2 of The Weekly List has dropped! This week we cover obeying in advance, cabinet picks off the rails, and an emboldened Trump skirting transitional norms.
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Here!

I no longer follow WAPO. They are collaborators.

We must resist collaboration!

Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations These are President-elect Donald J. Trump’s intended nominees and appointees for his second-term cabinet and other high-level positions.

President-elect Trump has quickly begun to assemble the list of people he wants to serve in his cabinet and in other senior positions during his second term. Here are his picks so far.

That’s what I’m afraid of as well. Republicans own most of the courts thanks to my Sen. Mitch McConnell’s evil planning. 🤮

This is so confusing.

Trump rapes and sexually assaults at will. He has surrounded himself with sex criminals his whole life, going back decades.

Major media knows this. It's reported this.

And now it credulously reports that the Trump team thinks a sex-crime allegation could be a problem? What?