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Discover, Articulate & Leverage Your Superpowers for Mutual Good Briefly a Cold War NATO fighter pilot who dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Lifelong student of history, geopolitics & better angels. Lifelong middle distance runner. Film lover. Adopted Scot
Este grΓ‘fico @nytimes.com refleja la gravedad y la velocidad de lo que nos estΓ‘ pasando.
12.08.2025 12:26 β π 594 π 456 π¬ 13 π 40Amazing - yet all too plausible if certain trends continue.
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Hear, hear. Thank you, Gaby Hinsliff (@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social).
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26.05.2025 16:37 β π 28915 π 5485 π¬ 686 π 286Sounds worrying - and possibly downright dangerous:
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One nonpartisan research group, the Partnership for Public Service, estimated in late April that about $160bn in cuts touted by DOGE were on track to cost roughly $135bn.
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24.05.2025 21:36 β π 16672 π 9317 π¬ 1153 π 916BREAKING: Kamala Harris, speaking in Australia, warns of the dangers of repeating the global mistakes of the 1930s, emphasizing the importance of international alliances and trust.
The speech ended with a standing ovation.
HARVARD PROF David Armitage: βWeβre being made an example of by Trump β authoritarians across the world go for the universities first, because theyβre set up for freedom of thought and provide critical opposition.β
25.05.2025 02:05 β π 5298 π 1819 π¬ 100 π 80Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
25.05.2025 03:29 β π 11138 π 3252 π¬ 436 π 225Very weird, warped and dangerous in so many ways:
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West Point grads got some rambling advice today on selecting a trophy wife after their second divorce from a draft dodger in a red campaign hat before he hauled ass to play golf.
25.05.2025 00:34 β π 17376 π 3752 π¬ 768 π 161Anna Holligan (@annaholligan.bsky.social) created something truly special & valuable. Let's hope she can recreate it soon.
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Wow - worth noting
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Superb reporting by the BBC in examining this issue.
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The orange felonβs vendetta against Harvard in just one photo.
25.05.2025 04:56 β π 35783 π 6201 π¬ 800 π 310In times like this, integrity matters. Well done ππ½ ππ½ ππ½
Top lawyers walked out of Paul Weiss to start their own firmβright after the firm cut a shady deal with the White House to dodge an executive order that wouldβve limited its business.
Some folks still have a spine.
Very worrying...
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Trump suggested that the Golden Dome could be completed by the end of his term, with a total cost of $175B, including an initial investment of $25B already earmarked.
The CBO has put the potential price tag at $542bn over 20 years on the space-based systems alone.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
23.05.2025 16:00 β π 48175 π 11370 π¬ 1473 π 463This is extortion. Noem & her orange Jesus can fuck right off.
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AOC: When you wake up in the morning, you will realize that you voted to defund planned parenthood and take away health care from 13.7 million Americans and when this country wakes up there will be consequences to pay for this
22.05.2025 06:06 β π 24231 π 6539 π¬ 487 π 3221,602 days in solitary confinement is torture. Starmer needs to turn up the heat and not let up until Jimmy Lai is free.
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Four smiles! Celebrating my 74th with grandkids, Claire and Jacob, and granddog, Charlie.
21.05.2025 19:22 β π 27508 π 1584 π¬ 1451 π 106The current budget bill is an atrocity and out-of-touch leaders like Chuck Schumer laid the groundwork by voting for the CR.
Appeasement and complicity do not work. When you bend the knee, theyβll break your leg.