Recovered journalist in Michigan. Upper Manhattan roots.
Alan Stamm
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Remember, during today's literal cage match on the White House grounds:
No matter what, it's not his house. It's our house.
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Trump used the Armed Forces Full Honor Cordon — soldiers who escort fallen heroes and heads of state — to usher UFC fighters past Abraham Lincoln’s statue like they’re celebrities on a red carpet. I am LIVID.
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"At the White House, a UFC fight will be held for Trump's birthday and his white nationalist Freedom 250 campaign in honor of the country's big upcoming birthday. . . .
"Whether he can attract the kind of audience that tuned into the Kennedy Center livestream remains to be seen."
She posts under Civil Discourse, so @joycewhitevance.bsky.social uses "Mr."
"Trump's decision to host a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage fight on the South Lawn of the White House is a conspicuous reminder of his priorities.
"This is just the latest example of Trump's narcissistic desecration of the nation’s Capitol."
— @thedanrather.bsky.social
h/t @marisakabas.bsky.social (neglected to tag earlier)
"If you are skeptical that the new technologies creating extraordinary wealth for a fortunate few will benefit the masses, you're hardly alone
"An age of AI, robots & massive technological & media consolidation doesn't seem poised to deliver broadly shared prosperity
- @elliotkirschner.bsky.social
"We have to protect and support those still making sure the truth is louder than the lies.
"When [Trump] attacks politicians, journalists and the independent media, . . . he is trying to make sure fewer people know what is really happening."
— Heather Delaney Reese (@itsalovelylife.bsky.social)
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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This morning, for the second day in a row, the President of the United States held a televised proclamation signing from inside the Oval Office. This event, just like the last, did not feature him sta...
New: I wrote about everyone intently watching the long process of removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and how it revealed our insatiable thirst for accountability — and for his humiliation.
"Before he had the nuclear codes and the ability to destroy civilizations, he was the master of spectacle. But at the Kennedy Center on Friday night, Trump wasn’t the ringmaster; he was the bear in a tutu."
Celebrating with cage fighting is right on brand for the president
"At a time when culture has become so diffuse, . . . the removal of the [Kennedy Center] letters felt as close to a monoculture moment as we’ve had in a long time . . . demonstrating just how starved we are to witness an ounce of accountability."
— @marisakabas.bsky.social at The Handbasket
A marathon livestream of Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center was a rare moment of monoculture.
