Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2025A new message just appeared on the USAID website, announcing that all employees (with a few exceptions) worldwide will be placed on administrative leave. They are illegally shutting down a government agency. Where are all the GOP senators who said they support the work of USAID? 1522649840 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Elon Musk says we should allow more WHITE South Africans to emigrate to the US. Not South Africans of any other race - specifically WHITE South Africans only. 118664752089 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJim Stewartson, Antifascist @jim-stewartson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Elon Musk, the unelected half-trillionaire who controls the Treasury and is taking a chainsaw to the government, is explicitly calling for “more immigration of White South Africans” because they are “fiscally positive.” Make Apartheid Great Again 118038 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This is a perfect example of today's congressional Republican -- she confidently repeats an idiotic lie from Trump that's already been disproven, is immediately called out for the lie, and just lets what would normally be a career-ending moment roll right off her back. No brain, no shame. 20860421213 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Not only do 17% of US coffee imports come from Colombia…Colombia is also the largest supplier of cut flowers to the United States. Valentine’s Day is in 18 days. 691143301 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2025Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...cjonline.comKansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded historyKansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s. 550154587824 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Dearborn, Michigan was not available for comment 1929259 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror. 859191873329 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025We need communities like this one to defeat authoritarianism, and your participation and enthusiasm in this venture have already provided a much-needed buoy of hope. ...we will find a way to litigate and laugh through this tempest—not necessarily in that order! open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comAutocracy was sworn in; Democracy reclaimed its voice and pushed backPublisher's Round-up, Week 2 281750317 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 21/01/2025Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social interviews Michael Fanone — a former police officer who defended the Capitol on 1/6 — on yesterday’s pardons. Watch the full interview here contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-...contrarian.substack.comJen Rubin interviews Michael Fanone, former DC police officerMichael Fanone worked for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia for twenty years. 1529071 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Young voters have been socialized into Trumpian politics. Some like him, some very much do not, some are unsure, but all see this style of politics as normal. It's all they've known. Interesting conversation with two of my favorite commentators, @aselrod.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social.newrepublic.comSuddenly, Trump Allies Quietly Admit He May Not Have a Huge “Mandate”As people around Trump fear that he starts his presidency in a less dominant position than he thinks, a political theorist explains why so much is riding on the public rejecting his second term. 1624356 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 21/01/2025How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. How do you review, cover, and criticize a blitzkrieg of anti-American totalitarianism? One order, one law, one executive act at a time. Pace yourselves. 534305554 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/01/2025This is what explains Musk’s recent obsession with backing the far right in Europe and going on about making Europe great again. This and the racism. Everything else is noise.theguardian.comEU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigationMusk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility 14447251225 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18/01/2025On Monday, let’s only focus on the important event: honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. www.msnbc.com/katie-phang/...msnbc.com‘Any little step can make a dramatic difference in our nation.’- MLK IIIMartin Luther King the Third, eldest son of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, joins Katie Phang to discuss the legacy of his father and his thoughts as Trump's inauguration falls on the M... 15161891277 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/01/2025They’re already feeling scammed and he isn’t even in office yet. 53679171300 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I signed up for @jenrubin.bsky.social ‘s new media network The Contrarian @contrariannews.bsky.social ! contrarian.substack.com/p/i-have-res...contrarian.substack.comI Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective todayWhy I left to help launch a vibrant, new, independent media outlet 1426038 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Jeff Bezos' Washington Post editorial board has endorsed Pam Bondi as a "qualified" and "serious" pick for Attorney General. Nowhere in the endorsement did they mention that she's a former Amazon lobbyist. Billionaire control of our media is a threat to democracy.rollingstone.comJeff Bezos' Editorial Board Calls Trump's AG Pick, Who Lobbied for Amazon, 'Qualified'The Washington Post's editorial board gave a thumbs up for Trump's attorney general pick Pam Bondi, who previously lobbied for Amazon. 38450601883 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 06/01/2025From that exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas, through Reagan's cardboard individualism, to the cowboy myth that arose after the Civil War, and then back to the present— no one does it as well as @hcrichardson.bsky.social Today's column is very good. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJanuary 5, 2025Investigators found two letters on a phone inside the remains of the rented Tesla Cybertruck that active-duty Green Beret Master Sergeant Matthew Alan Livelsberger exploded outside the Las Vegas, Neva... 17575127 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 06/01/2025I don't where this all ends up, but I don't think a democracy in which only one of the two major parties is committed to peaceful transition of power is particularly sustainable! 939250533519 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 06/01/2025@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social: "Normalization happened through Trump’s incessant lying... through mainstream media acceptance...And normalization was finalized when a plurality of US voters showed they don’t really value rule-of-law democracy." A gutting piece. www.arcdigital.media/p/the-januar...arcdigital.mediaThe January 6 Attackers WonThe fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history 925580 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 06/01/2025In a peaceful, orderly process, Congress certifies Trump's victory as Harris presides over her own defeat. Unlike Trump four years ago, she accepted the verdict of the voters. The contrast between Jan. 6, 2021, and Jan. 6, 2025, could hardly be starker. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...nytimes.comCongress Certifies Trump’s Election Victory in Quick Session: Live UpdatesVice President Kamala Harris announces Donald J. Trump’s win in a quick session without drama, a stark contrast from 2021 when a mob of his supporters attacked the Capitol. 3021748 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Always important to remember, when it happened, everyone knew how bad it was. They all needed time to create a web of justifications and excuses to justify or dismiss the gravity of it. The incoming president led a criminal attempt to overthrow the republic. 401688526 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Four years ago, a violent mob of Trump supporters attacked the United States. In two weeks, their goal of restoring Trump to power and effectively ending US Constitutional democracy will come to fruition. I wrote in Arc Digital about the meaning of this Jan. 6 anniversary, a dark day in US history.arcdigital.mediaThe January 6 Attackers WonThe fourth anniversary of the Capitol attack marks a dark day in American history 1217967 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialThe Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 06/01/2025🤬 920350 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/01/2025President Biden accused President-elect Trump and his supporters of trying to erase the history of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. “To explain it away as a protest that just got out of hand,” he wrote in The Washington Post. “This is not what happened.”nytimes.comBiden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 AttackIn an essay in The Washington Post, President Biden accused President-elect Donald J. Trump and his supporters of trying to erase the history of that day. 741231286 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialLiz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Here is my response to Donald Trump’s latest malicious lies: 1125188634481 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Chief Justice Roberts has the nerve to whine about detractors suggesting “political bias in the judge’s adverse rulings without a credible basis for such allegations.” The gaslighting is real. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...nytimes.comChief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and JudiciaryIn his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings. 1601216425263 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Over there on Earth Two, the biggest threat to the rule of law is that Justices feel criticized and would prefer not to. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...nytimes.comChief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and JudiciaryIn his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings. 941104215 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 30/12/2024BREAKING: Federal appeals court in New York has upheld the E. Jean Carroll verdict against Donald Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 371737287 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/12/2024News: E. Jean Carroll's sexual abuse and defamation judgment that she won from the first trial is AFFIRMED by a federal appeals court, which rejects Trump's request for a new trial. Doc buff.ly/3BYmfST 924352635 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRoger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 30/12/2024US Court of Appeals for Second Circuit affirms the $5M award against Trump for sexually abusing & defaming E. Jean Carroll (first trial). Trump failed to prove that Judge Kaplan "erred in any of the challenged rulings." 77-page ruling here: bit.ly/3W14OrE 231127189 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)nytimes.comA Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Gift Article)A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda. 38494074140 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialHeidi Przybyla 🎤✍️ @heidireports.bsky.social · 29/12/2024The arc of history may bend toward justice. But what an injustice that this took 43 years to come out, when Carter was 98 and in hospice care. RIP, Jimmy Carter. "Don’t release the hostages before the election. Mr. Reagan will win and give you a better deal." www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/u...nytimes.comA Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election (Published 2023)A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda. 62910361 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 29/12/2024This is so spot-on it’s scary. 11345508014309 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialDoug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Die Welt is a very conservative newspaper. For its opinion editor to resign over an op-ed means all sorts of red lines have been crossed. The AfD is not just a right-wing party. It is so extreme that even figures like France’s Le Pen and Italy’s Salvini won’t work with it 7637981429 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/12/2024🤷🏻 Fox host Jessica Tarlov responds to a self-described “high skilled Indian immigrant, Investor, tech engineer” questioning his support for the GOP after the MAGA backlash to Vivek/Elon 👇🏽 1251103190 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/12/2024I love it. More fighting please. 671354193 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Simple, direct, accurate framing that informs the public. NYT is incapable of this apparently. 8151891269 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Exceptional letter today from Heather Cox Richardson, who explains “positive polarization,” a form of disinformation used by Nixon, Reagan, and Trump to divide and conquer. buff.lyDecember 23, 2024Today the House Ethics Committee released its report on its investigation of widely reported allegations that while in office, former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had engaged in sexual misconduct… 29917292 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 23/12/2024Exactly the same as the Supreme Court's bribe/gratuity distinction for public officials. If Matt gives you the money after rather than before, that means he didn't pay you for sex, it was just a $400 thank you for a job well done. 1013935 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Lara Trump announces that she is taking her name out of consideration for the ‘Song of the Year’ Grammy Award. 2543721268 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22/12/2024If you still think his administration is going to change the systems that made them millionaires and billionaires, bless your heart. 29854492150 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The world's richest man is concerned about "government overspending." Yet his concern about deficits seems to disappear when it comes to extending tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit billionaires like him. Tax cuts that will balloon the deficit by $5 trillion, btw.cnbc.comRepublicans gear up for the coming battle over $5 trillion tax cut's costsRepublicans are united on extending the 2017 tax cuts, but at odds on how to offset the cost. 952598662 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/12/2024The art of the deal: 1. Make wild demands 2. Get nothing 3. Declare victory 685343875230 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Democrats just helped avert a government shutdown. President Musk and Trump failed to get what they demanded. Republicans threatened to stop paying millions of workers while Democrats once again showed that they’re the only adults in the room. 318117092030 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Shakespeare should be reborn and write a tragedy called “Mar-a-Iago” about a sinister senior aide who slowly manipulates and deceives the president until he is driven stark raving mad. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comMusk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn InElon Musk went on a posting spree on X to block a congressional funding bill, saying the government should shut down until Trump becomes president. 1111524 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 19/12/2024“Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, reportedly asked the newspaper’s editorial board to ‘take a break’ from writing about Donald Trump”theguardian.comLA Times owner asks editorial board to ‘take a break’ from writing about Trump – reportBillionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, who said paper is ‘echo chamber’, also blocked paper’s board from endorsing Harris 107650198 0
Reposted by @dianacaldwell.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/12/2024Disinforming is the new informing. And it’s spreading to more and more mainstream outlets.newrepublic.comThe Real Reason Why Americans Approve of Trump’s Disastrous TransitionHow is it possible that Americans are good with this corrupt cavalcade of unqualified extremists Trump is nominating? 30318102 0