Iwon'Ta

Iwon'Ta

@iwonta.bsky.social

"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man." — T.S. Eliot NYer

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The only way to read this is as analogous to ‘last days in the bunker under central Berlin’ Glueing coins to doors. Leaving a meeting to talk to a gardener. If the man has read Hegel, I’m a tin of tuna. (Line caught)

Iwon'Ta@iwonta.bsky.social

Trump begun thinking about himself less as a peer of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and more as an addition to Hegel’s immortal trifecta - men who redirected the course of humanity: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Replying to @adamjschwarz.bsky.social

It's truly extraordinary that, 250 years after American independence, Americans are thanking the British king — a direct descendant of George III — for defending the values of the republic and the Declaration of Independence against American presidential tyranny.

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Here are the 7 senate democrats who voted to continue sending bombs to Netanyahu. Richard Blumenthal (CT) Chris Coons (DE) Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) John Fetterman (PA) Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) Jackie Rosen (NV) Chuck Schumer (NY)

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The US reportedly waited to strike the bridge in Iran a second time until rescue workers and others in the area gathered to help the wounded, which then killed at least eight people. Authorities in Iran are describing it as an act of terrorism.

"Trump, the only elephant in the world who walks around with his own china shop" 👏 😆😂 Hats off, as always, to French Senator Claude Malhuret.

Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social

‘The golfer from Mara lago’ 🫢

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As we send a Black man and a woman around the moon for the first time, let’s remember the trailblazing Black woman Katherine Johnson, whose brilliant calculations were critical to the initial Apollo 11 mission. Her work spanned 33 years at NASA, including contributions to the Space Shuttle program.

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Watched "Nuremberg" on Netflix and recommend it. At one point, an interpreter of German descent is asked how his country was lost to fascism, and he said the people could have stopped it, but they didn't. The most important line from the movie.

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Yes, Trump started a war and can’t figure how to get out of it. Gas prices are spiking, groceries cost a fortune, airline fares are rising, the Attorney General was just fired, the job market is wretched, the national debt is out of control, but the president is laser focused.

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#Artemis II - Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen “with that successful TLI, the crew feeling pretty good up here on our way to the moon, & we just wanted to communicate to everyone around the planet who’s worked to make Artemis possible, that we firmly felt the power of your perseverance.” 🚀🌕

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Damn it. The canary died. We may very well be about to do the stupid thing and get a bunch of Army Rangers killed for no discernible benefit to Americans. www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

cbsnews.comHegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy GeorgeOne of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the role who will implement President Trump and Hegseth's vision for the Army.
George Chidi, Evil Reporter@neonflag.bsky.social

The Administration can eat shit. There have to be a dozen general officers screaming at the SecDef that it wouldn't work. Records are being kept of these communications. I won't believe they're serious about that until I see general officers quitting en masse over it.

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The Army CoS typically serves a four-year term. George was nominated for the position by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023, meaning he should've held the position until 2027. The current vice chief of staff who was formerly Hegseth's military aide, will be acting Army CoS.

Frank Figliuzzi@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social

Secretary Hegseth has fired over a dozen senior military officials. Firing the Army Chief of Staff in the middle of a war is a big deal: www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

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The problem isn’t with Trump’s decision to oust Bondi — she was a cartoonish failure and a national embarrassment — but rather with his motivation. He fired his AG, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowBy ousting Pam Bondi, Trump made the right call for the wrong reasonsThe president ousted the attorney, not because she corrupted the Justice Department, but because she didn’t corrupt it enough.

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Our country has never been more divided, but Americans across the spectrum of backgrounds, regions, religions, ideologies, and all our other myriad differences just watched Artemis II launch and felt proud. That's pretty great. Thanks, NASA.

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LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS II Carrying the hopes and dreams of millions as four of humanity’s bravest ride a great pillar of fire destined for the Moon, carrying the pride of nations. 📷 Max Evans for NSF

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Europe keeps a close eye on the #countdown to the #Artemis II launch too. At @esa.int's facilities in the Netherlands, teams from the European Service Module are already on console for the 10-day mission. All systems are GO from the Eagle room, Europe’s mission evaluation hub.

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Meanwhile 👇👇

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

FT Exclusive: Officials familiar with the discussions said that the US president threatened to stop supplies to Nato’s weapons procurement initiative for Ukraine. ft.trib.al/aBrhS4k

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Trump sat through 90 minutes of his own handpicked SCOTUS justices shredding his birthright citizenship case… then bolted. 🏃 Even his handpicked justices weren’t buying it. Ran straight to Truth Social to rant. Classic. #SCOTUS #BirthrightCitizenship #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AmLFVk3dTRl6...

apple.newsHumiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing — The Daily BeastThe president couldn’t get back to the White House quickly enough!

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Rough day for Trump in the courts today: - Ballroom halted - Order to stop NPR/PBS funding blocked - No immunity for civil cases related to J6

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“I’m always at your service”: leaked calls between the foreign ministers of Russia and Hungary. Recordings of conversations between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó suggest the Hungarian minister was willing to advance Moscow’s interests within the EU.

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Honestly cannot think of a time I knew less what was going to happen at court than I feel ahead of oral arguments on birthright citizenship tomorrow. The fact that this is getting a full hearing instead of a 9-0, per curiam, benchslap is already beyond disturbing.

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Even Poland

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com

❗️Poland refused a US request to send a Patriot air defense battery to the Middle East, with Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz stressing the systems are reserved for national defense and NATO’s eastern flank. #Iran