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"All mimsy were the borogoves..." Avid reader, occasional world traveler, raises chickens in Texas.
Interested in #Books #SFF #Photography #Travel #Nature #Science #Journalism #News #USPolitics #USPol #Ukraine #Etymology and other things.

I create threads of news articles I find interesting, and occasionally share a #GiftArticle #GiftLink so those without subscriptions can read the whole article.

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Brian Tyler Cohen on being put on Trump's "Media Offenders List": "after seeing how #law firms & universities & #tech companies & legacy #media outlets have all capitulated to #Trump ...I wanted to m...
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"I wore it as a badge of honor... I embraced it to show this administration that they weren’t going to be successful in trying to quell me into submission or silence.

...so many other creators saw it and said, “I want inclusion on this list, how do I get onto it?” Interestingly, they still haven’t added anybody else to it. I think that’s because it backfired, and that’s the beauty of independent media."
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/brian-tyler-cohen-the-day-after-book

#Journalism #Media #News #Press #Trump #Politics #US #USA

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Brian Tyler Cohen on being put on Trump's "Media Offenders List":

"after seeing how #law firms & universities & #tech companies & legacy #media outlets have all capitulated to #Trump ...I wanted to make sure I used this moment to *not* do what they’ve done even if it would’ve been easier & frankly safer for me to have just quieted down. Capitulation begets more capitulation & cowardice begets more cowardice."
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/brian-tyler-cohen-the-day-after-book

#DonaldTrump #Politics #Journalism #News #Press #US #USA

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ · 1w
"I wore it as a badge of honor... I embraced it to show this administration that they weren’t going to be successful in trying to quell me into submission or silence. ...so many other creators saw it and said, “I want inclusion on this list, how do I get onto it?” Interestingly, they still ha...
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"The DOJ plans to dismiss all charges against Matthew Goettsche, the alleged mastermind behind the $722 million BitClub Network crypto #Ponzi scheme...

Goettsche's defense team included lawyers w/direct ties to the #Trump admn...

Three co-defendants already pleaded guilty, but the alleged ringleader now walks free.

The move follows a broader #DOJ retreat from #crypto enforcement, including pardons for Binance founder CZ & BitMEX executives."
https://memeburn.com/doj-drops-bitclub-crypto-fraud-charges/

#Tech #Law #News #US #USA

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" #Trump blew up the temporary ceasefire after the US launched a series of airstrikes against #Iran over the weekend. The two nations have continued to exchange strikes throughout the week, with Iran targeting #US allies in the #MiddleEast, as #Congress debates further entangling the #UnitedStates military with Israel — a proposal that would give #Israel enormous leverage over US defense policy.

“This is a formula for a forever war”"
https://theintercept.com/2026/07/17/spencer-ackerman-lindsey-graham-iran-war/

#DonaldTrump #War #News #USA #World
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"Unhumans lays out a blueprint for demonizing #Democrats as communists in order to seize power...

The playbook is simple: frame the opposition as demonic “unhumans,” thus rendering them undeserving of #HumanRights. The equation: Democrats=Communists=Unhumans. The #book, a New York Times bestseller, is an insane specimen of #propaganda. But now it’s become talking points for the #WhiteHouse."
https://www.thenerdreich.com/why-trump-keeps-talking-about-communism-the-unhumans-playbook/

#Trump #GOP #Politics #USPol #Fascism #News #Books #US #USA #UnitedStates

The New Republic · 1w
The Democrats appear united against the attorney general nominee. Meanwhile, outgoing GOP Senator John Cornyn said, “I’m not going to make that decision until I need to.” https://trib.al/6hL17jg
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@nprofile1q...

I called Cornyn and Cruz and told them that Tod Blanche would NOT serve the people of America, that he would serve Trump, even at the expense of the people of America, and therefore they should NOT vote to confirm him.

Please call your senators and tell them to vote AGAINST confirming Todd Blanche as US Attorney General.
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"That same obsession with machismo seems to be behind Hegseth’s defense of dangerous, low-altitude military flyovers over crowded civilian beaches, including one over Pensacola where witnesses say b...
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You can see video of one of these low-altitude flyovers at this BlueSky link:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mqrkn6chqc2s

It looks like the 2nd jet is just feet above the beach-goers' heads. Their beach umbrellas and chairs go flying in the jets' wash. Some people get hit with the flying debris.
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"That same obsession with machismo seems to be behind Hegseth’s defense of dangerous, low-altitude military flyovers over crowded civilian beaches, including one over Pensacola where witnesses say beach umbrellas and chairs went flying and people were hit. Hegseth’s response was a boast that the flyovers will continue until morale improves. Ron Filipkowski called it exactly what it is, reckless and performative."
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/207317068/hegseth-wants-to-give-the-troops-testosterone

#PeteHegseth #Hegseth #Military #Politics #News #US #USA

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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ · 1w
You can see video of one of these low-altitude flyovers at this BlueSky link: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y5t3tgyytllqmju25v3s4ejs/post/3mqrkn6chqc2s It looks like the 2nd jet is just feet above the beach-goers' heads. Their beach umbrellas and chairs go flying in the jets' wash. Some people g...
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"A 3rd #US medevac mission in 5 days has now flown wounded personnel from the #MiddleEast to Ramstein Air Base in #Germany. Officially, the admn says there have been no American casualties from this latest round of Iranian strikes. If that’s true, someone needs to explain what, exactly, requires 3 separate medical evacuation flights from 3 different locations in less than a week. Nobody in this regime seems eager to answer that question"
https://www.meidasplus.com/i/207317068/the-world-is-on-fire-literally-the-middle-east-is

#Trump #Iran #War #News #US #USA