French/Global History 1500-1850
#Emory, Opera, Skiing, Gardening, French shoes, Vote Blue!
User #396,109 :)
Ohio native bouncing between Atlanta, Paris, & Salt Lake City.
Immune compromised, leukemia 1992, still wear a mask.
Where's the
#skiing community?
I think some people may have thought i was exaggerating the extremely gendered maga perceptions of liberal weakness. I offer this as a rebuttal.
bsky.app/profile/radl...This Claremont twit is so fearful of “wine moms” with cell phones and whistles that he’s demanding Trump crush them with violence.
Or rather, more violence.
Minnesota’s Chamber of Commerce hired Michael Best Strategies to lobby the federal government on “business community relations.”
Best’s president and chief strategist is Reince Priebus—Trump’s former chief of staff.
lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
www.michaelbeststrategies.com/People/Reinc...they're trying to be coy about salivating over the prospect of raping women, they'll contest that but if pushed to explain, that's exactly what they would describe. forced pregnancy of any kind, by a man or by the state, is gender-based violence
Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
They’re nervous. And they should be.
We’re running the campaign that can bring
#GA14 the leadership it deserves.
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch.
youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
He’s a Harvard professor.
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes | CNN Politics
A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part of an investigation targeting Donald Trump’s political enemies, at least two sources familiar wi...
No delay in swearing him in by Johnson?! 😳🤪
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
I remember that story!
CDC Deputy Director Unclear On How It's *His* Job To Prevent Contagious Diseases Like Measles
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...
CDC Deputy Director Unclear On How It's *His* Job To Prevent Contagious Diseases Like Measles
Dr. Ralph Abraham has said measles are just 'the cost of doing business'
It is terrible to see what is happening at The Washington Post. Democracy Docket is a small newsroom, but it is growing. If you want to work for an independent, pro-democracy media outlet, I encourage you to apply.
ats.rippling.com/democracy-do...Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were.
Former Whitney Chief Resigns From Art School After Epstein Email Release
JFC
Among the emails was a 2009 missive in which Mr. Ross responded supportively when Mr. Epstein told him he was contemplating funding an art exhibition, tentatively titled “Statutory,” that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were.
Former Whitney Chief Resigns From Art School After Epstein Email Release
France just raided Elon Musk’s X office in Paris. Not a drill. Regulators are coming for algorithm abuse, illegal content, and platform accountability. Musk screams “political attack.” Musk is also under criminal investigation in Europe!
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: France Just Raided Elon Musk’s X Offices In Paris — And It’s Not About One Office, One Country, or One Week
This is about power. Influence. And what happens when one billionaire decides the rules don’t apply to him anymore.
I don't think one can look at what Carter did post-presidency and not give him kudos for being absolutely the best ex-President we've had. Eradicating guinea worm, building affordable housing...these are things that no other living ex-president has come close to matching.
www.cartercenter.org
Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.
For over 40 years, The Carter Center has boldly tackled humanity's toughest challenges. Our peace and health programs partner with communities worldwide to create lasting change and better people’s li...
The first known use of 'paranoid' was in 1901.
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
Last week the story was that TikTok censored anti-Trump/ICE/Pretti videos after the U.S. ownership change. We investigated with a large set of US TikTok data and found some interesting results, short thread...
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INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
I can't speak to whether it is actually bortac and whether it is actually mortar launchers but I mentioned in my piece yesterday that I had witnessed tear gas being launched in the air in an arc over people's heads. This video I found on IG shows what I described
NEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota, where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball — and saying ICE won't return their messages.
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
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@joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”—
@taylornoakes.com in
@cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, and not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
"The Administration has considered and granted tariff exclusions behind closed doors, through an opaque and unaccountable process."
Same as Trump's pardons, these exclusions are usually a favor for those that have kissed his ass.
Trump wouldn't know how to do business any other way.
#Pinks
Trump grants tariff breaks to 'politically connected' companies, Senate Dems say
The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.
C-SPAN: Ted Lieu informs voters that Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files “thousands and thousands of times.” He notes disturbing allegations of Trump raping children and threatening to kiII children and their families.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOfficeFor context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
Predictably, Tennessee Republicans will now push for the state takeover (and privatization) of Nashville’s electricity.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/l..."And even as we produce much excellent work, we too often write from one perspective, for one slice of the audience."
The fact that WaPo's executive editor wrote this today illustrates that its leadership still does not understand that they are entirely responsible for destroying the Post.
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
Deepak Chopra, a popular Indian-American author, speaker, known for popularising ideas around mindfulness, meditation, spirituality and mind–body healing
His name appears 3,300 times in the Epstein files. “God is a construct. Cute girls are real,” he wrote to Epstein in an email.
Here’s that file
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Republicans tried putting ICE agents at polling places and guess what it just kept Republicans at home
bsky.app/profile/adam...I think this would have the opposite effect of what is intended. Instead of supressing the vote you’re going to end up with angry people even more determined to cast a ballot
bsky.app/profile/marc...
MONTREAL – A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in what they describe as a Robin Hood-inspired political act targeting corporate grocery interests.
Activists claims responsibility for Robin Hood-inspired grocery robbery in Montreal
MONTREAL – A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in what they describe as a Robin Hood-inspired political act targeting corporate grocery interests.
Tusk warned that if the scandal was organized by the FSB, the Russians likely possesses compromising material (kompromat) on active Western leaders today. The investigation is focusing on scouts in Kraków and other cities who allegedly recruited women and girls specifically for Epstein's network.
Poland Investigates Claims Epstein Ran Russian Intelligence Honeytrap Network
Poland investigates Jeffrey Epstein's potential ties to Russian intelligence after recent US documents raise alarming questions.
@samsteindc.bsky.social on Mike Johnson sowing distrust in our elections:
“It's hard to imagine a more irresponsible statement from the Speaker of the House than that…Openly saying, I don't have evidence for what I'm suggesting, but I'm going to suggest it anyway.”
HIMES: You said there were 'bad actors' among credit card companies. Who are they?
BESSENT: I'm not going to name them
HIMES: So you'll tell us they exist but you won't tell us who they are so we can undertake oversight?
BESSENT: I think you have very large investigative committees
Threatening to ring polling places with ICE is illegal voter intimidation, not “election security.” ICE has zero authority over voting. Elections are protected by law and courts—not armed scare tactics. This is authoritarian posturing, plain and simple.
FOSTER: You agree it's a historic fact that during Republican presidencies without exception manufacturing employment dropped and the dollar got weaker?
BESSENT: I haven't seen the data
FOSTER: I presented it to you in a graph
BESSENT: I can't snap my fingers and create factories
Frees up resources for more stuff like this Marc Thiessen banger, which is what the people want!
Disrespecting experienced professionals who believe in their work is a core value of the modern conservative movement.
