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Laurence H. Tribe@tribelaw.bsky.social

“Resistance on the part of Harvard makes it more difficult for the administration to expect significant concessions from other universities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

nytimes.comOpinion | M. Gessen: ‘Trump Is Building a Mafia State’“Nice university you got there. Shame if something happened to it.”

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

The tariffs are catastrophic. But so too are the abuses of power, so is the corruption, so are the police state tactics, so is the destruction of our health care infrastructure, so are the ways our national security is being endangered, so are the attacks on our core freedoms.

David Rothkopf@djrothkopf.bsky.social

I'm a former senior US trade official. I knew these tariffs would be bad (though not this surpassingly idiotic). I knew Trump had terrible advisors deeply discredited among trade professionals. I knew the consequences would be terrible. What I didn't realize was that so many people would be...

MaddowBlog@maddowblog.bsky.social

"I am very concerned that if these cuts are not rescinded, these will have an effect for decades." Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, is losing confidence that the damage Donald Trump is doing to the United States is fixable.

💙💙💙💙Blue wave resistance💙💙💙💙@eliminatethegop.bsky.social

The textbooks are being scrubbed, the libraries purged, and the truth labeled “divisive.” I’m begging the outside world: don’t look away. Document what’s happening here—because one day, we’ll need the receipts. #HistoryUnderAttack #AuthoritarianCreep #TruthMatters #DontLetThemRewriteIt

WIRED@wired.com

BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.

wired.comDOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseSocial Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

Reminder: If you’re sharing information, protect yourself. Documents and communications often contain hidden watermarks, intentional typos, odd punctuation, inconsistent spacing, or stylized phrasing—all designed to uniquely identify the source.

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.

John Bull@garius.eurosky.social

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.” - Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social

I’m sick to death of people saying we’re “descending” into fascism. The fascism is ALREADY here. THIS IS WHAT IF FEELS LIKE. And if you’re not feeling it, it’s probably because you’re one of the “good Germans.” @michaelharriot.bsky.social explains

contrabandcamp.comThe 'Threat to Democracy' Is OverIt's time to admit that the fascism we feared is already here.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social

May I suggest that the Democratic Party look to Matt Drudge for messaging advice.

Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱@jasondogwood.bsky.social

De-funding USAID is heartless & many will suffer: In Kenya, 600,000 malnourished people will lose access to food & nutrition. In Afghanistan 9 million people will lose access to mobile health clinics. In Bangladesh, 600,000 women & children will lose access to critical maternal health care.

Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺@drrenemd.bsky.social

Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

kyivindependent.comEditorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t ZelenskyIt’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social

It just feels like a massive waste of time and effort for Macron and Starmer to fly to Washington thinking there's some way they can get Agent Krasnov to betray his paymasters back in Moscow

Action Together New Jersey@atnj.org

#Paramus #NJ Visibility Brigade

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

NJ Spotlight News@njspotlightnews.org

According to the CDC, NJ is one of just six states, along with New York City, currently experiencing the highest levels of flu activity in the U.S.

njspotlightnews.orgFlu cases on the rise in NJ | Video | NJ Spotlight NewsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a surge in flu cases across New Jersey, one of six states with elevated numbers.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social

This is America, 2025 In one weekend (!!), one New York Times photographer, Doug Mills, travels from Gitmo to the Super Bowl to take two unforgettable images of where we're at as a nation

Martha S. Jones@marthasjones.bsky.social

Who is next, we need to ask? Political dissidents? Those with roots in "enemy" nations? Those who will not take an oath? What is NEW about the executive order is the door it opens to rethinking the terms of citizenship for all of us.

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social

An overly militarized society that teaches men how to kill on the other side of the world but not how to cope back home. The blend of misogyny and rage that leads to political blame, whether through ISIS or Trump The real roots behind NOLA, LV attacks. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

inquirer.comLas Vegas, New Orleans, and the ugly truths America won’t talk aboutA deadly U.S. New Year's Day inspires demagogues with little talk about root causes of PTSD, misogyny, and unchecked male rage.

Tibor M. Kalman@kalmantibs.bsky.social

My unsolicited "Starter Pack" of books for incoming, 'America First - Project 2025" administration stateside. No particular reason, just some light, random reading material. Nothing to see here, moving right along. 🔎🇺🇸⚠️