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Paula Schaap
“Demanding and accusing people of voter fraud as if it was a witch hunt and, and scaring them with the children, following them in their cars to school and to work. I mean this was a full-out assault. I mean, we haven't seen anything like this since Selma."
President Trump is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season. n.pr/4us6kSh
This is exactly the same brain as “I am withholding my vote because candidate X doesn’t say exactly the right words”. It’s American consumer brain gone mad.
As you read about this abusive raid, remember that Georgia found that Elon Musk violated the rules on his mail-in ballot campaign in 2024 but the FBI has not raided him.
The President just said we're on the cusp of a deal with Iran.
Today's post explores two fun facts:
1. It's the fiftieth time he's said this. (I counted!)
2. Even so, stocks rose on the news.
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Nuclear hot take for you all.
The Mensheviks and Bundists did the Russian Revolution's hard work of toppling a 1000 year old monarchy while the Bolsheviks only had to deal with a rickety 8 month old liberal state.
Jane Yolen was one of America’s greatest authors. I highly recommend her urban fantasy “Briar Rose” which is a Holocaust story like no other. It is tiny jewel of a book about family & survival & stories and a fairy tale retelling that is without compare.
Rest In Peace to the wonderful Jane Yolen.
