Dennis Goldstein

Dennis Goldstein

@densox.bsky.social

Retired. UCLA alumnus, University of MD grad school, Peace corps Volunteer (1965 - 1967, served in Nigeria). Political junkie and liberal. Go Red Sox.

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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

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TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)

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Journalists and media: stop bothsidesing attacks on childhood vaccines. We look to you to report what is happening and what the effects will be, not repeat the administration’s rhetoric. The effects will be more sickness and more death. That is not something to bothsides. Hold power accountable.

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NEWS: The United States committed a war crime by killing individuals who clung onto the side of a boat in the Caribbean, posing no threat to the United States. As someone who studied international law, Hegseth’s order to ‘Kill Them All’ was a denial of quarter. Subscribe to support:

open.substack.comNEWS: Pete Hegseth Ordered "Kill Them All" as Two People Hung From the Side of a Boat Engulfed in Flames in CaribbeanGood afternoon, everyone.

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To the Coast Guard leadership signing off on this: You are trading your honor for political favor. By bowing to an administration that flirts with neo-Nazis, you are destroying the integrity of the service. If you can't define a swastika as hate, you aren’t fit to command. Period.

washingtonpost.comU.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbolsThe military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

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Update: The President of the United States is a Nazi sympathizing pedophile who threatens to kill his political opponents and wants to suspend the Constitution. He’s polling at 40%. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged

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Trump issues an order for the arrest and criminal prosecution of members of Congress who made a video reminding soldiers and sailors that they swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and shouldn't implement illegal orders. Trump's conduct is unabashed fascism.

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Fox Business credulously reports that Saudi Arabia is pushing its investment into the US "to $1 trillion." The entire size of the Saudi economy is $1 trillion. How stupid are these people and/or how stupid do they think their viewers are?

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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than he has acknowledged. And Republicans on the committee then released 23,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate after months of delays.

nyti.msWhat Epstein’s Emails Allege About Trump’s Knowledge of His ConductDemocrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.

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While I don't like that a writer as great as Sarah Kendzior is needed, I'm glad she's doing what she does. Always spot-on, and this one even a bit more than her usual bullseye.

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown

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The media treated Biden's poll numbers, which were better than Trump's, as a major storyline that merited constant coverage and analysis.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."

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Beautiful and necessary writing, as always…

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

"I have seen a lot of wonders in that park, but none matches the reliability of solitude. I've learned that what leaves you alone is better than anything you could find. It is safe to cast your burdens down because no one can throw them back in your face." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

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In 2005, I wrote an article called "Inventing Akromiya" about how the government of Uzbekistan made up a group called Akromiya to justify a massacre of civilian protesters. Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...

sarahkendzior.substack.comInventing AntifaIn 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.

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"There are no fixed definitions in a mafia state. Law is a plaything, evidence is an illusion, and as an Uzbek dissident explained to me twenty years ago in a way I now understand far better, 'Suspicious is the same as guilty.'" @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...

sarahkendzior.substack.comInventing AntifaIn 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.

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The flew the entire military leadership in so they could see for themselves that the Secretary of Defense is a mouthbreathing dipshit and the Commander in Chief is a senile, weak old man who might keel over at any moment.

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There is no measured way to say what I am about to say. If the Supreme Court agrees with the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship, we must end this current Supreme Court. I do not say this lightly.

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Autism is a complex condition with no one cause. But we already have a strong understanding of what’s driving its increased incidence, that isn’t a mystery. We’re better at screening for it. And common risk factors (environmental, genetics, older maternal and paternal age) are rising.

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Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

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American College of Obstetricians &Gynecologists advises: “In more than 2 decades of research on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, not a single reputable study has successfully concluded that the use of acetaminophen in any trimester … causes neurodevelopmental disorders in children.”

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Q: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists put out a statement saying 'acetaminophen remains a safe option for pain relief during pregnancy.' That's at odds with you TRUMP: That's the establishment. They're funded by lots of different groups. And you know what? Maybe they're right.

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Sarah speaks the truth

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.