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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 9h

“And that’s the point: Assimilation is no longer about going to school, getting a job, speaking English, and embracing local culture. It’s about being white and Christian.” @adamserwer.bsky.social

theatlantic.com

The GOP’s Message to Immigrants

Be white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration damaged America. We are no longer a democracy, no longer a country that respects the rule of law and human rights. And now we are no longer a civilized country. We joined the ranks of Iran and N. Korea where public executions remind people about the might of the government.

theguardian.com

‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation

Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 4h

“The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.” With this one sentence, David Rothkopf captured the tragedy that has overtaken our country since Trump came down the golden escalator. @djrothkopf.bsky.social

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 5h

Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 4h

President Zelensky was caught off guard by Trump’s deal with Russia which he called a gift to Putin. “Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged,” Zelensky said.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 9h

theatlantic.com

The GOP’s Message to Immigrants

Be white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 10h

theguardian.com

‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation

Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tom Nichols talks about Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption scandal and Secretary Rubio’s evasive comments about it. @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The DOJ is seeking criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson a former top aide to the WH chief of staff Mark Meadows. Hutchinson gave explosive but credible testimony to the January 6 committee. The DOJ is trying to indict her on lying to Congress which she did not do. 🎁 wapo.st/4yey3rk

wapo.st

DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson

Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump wants to impose on us his newspeak by force. It is very much Orwellian newspeak that flattens and oversimplifies concepts. Science uses steps to describe the future of artificial intelligence: ANI, AGI and the last step ASI: Artificial Super Intelligence. Trump’s SI flattens the hierarchy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

wapo.st

DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson

Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tom Nichols talks about Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corruption scandal and Secretary Rubio’s evasive comments about it. @radiofreetom.bsky.social

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump charges $100K per month for early access to Truth Social posts. The subscription service is advertised as a way for traders to get early access to Trump’s market-moving announcements. Today DOJ lawyers defended in court Trump’s corrupt scheme by comparing it to… Roosevelt’s fireside chat.

courthousenews.com

DOJ defends Trump charging $100K for early access to Truth Social posts

A Justice Department attorney argued Wednesday that the plan was a “completely private commercial decision,” not one made by the president personally.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Complete devastation”: How the NSF under pressure from the Trump administration dismantled the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), stopped awarding SBE grants, and diverted money to areas prioritized by Trump. www.science.org/content/arti...

science.org

‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

CDC, once regarded as the world’s “gold standard” for public health agencies, has been destroyed by the Trump administration. Sen. Patty Murray (WA-D) is forming a group of experts to chart strategies of rebuilding the agency once RFK Jr. and Trump leave office. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

nytimes.com

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? (Gift Article)

Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the seven months since Trump decided to attack Iran, he and his defense secretary have been forced into retreat, pulling back military forces that had been deployed to the Middle East and Britain as a deterrent. It must be how winning looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...

nytimes.com

From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

HUD is investigating Wells Fargo over programs and commitments the bank made over nearly a decade to increase homeownership among Black Americans. Trump’s intrepid housing officials are fighting discrimination of White Americans. 🎁 www.wsj.com/finance/bank...

wsj.com

Exclusive | Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership

Trump’s Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Russians are hitting schools, hospitals, bridges and power plants in Kyiv and other cities. Why? Because Putin believes he can. He has reason to believe that he has bought off Trump and his envoys with flattery, fake talk of “peace” and business deals. anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/who-is-ame...

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Who is American foreign policy for?

Definitely not Americans

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Chilean October should serve, at this existential moment, as a way to encourage and inspire those who won’t let their voices be silenced. No matter how much supremacy, no matter how many resources deployed by a deranged chief executive, he can be beaten if people are courageous and smart enough.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Parallels between the 1988 referendum on Pinochet’s rule in Chile and the midterms. “Can the majority of Americans, by winning both chambers of Congress, constrain the ravings and corruption of a wannabe autocrat who is as unhinged today, and contemptuous of the law, as Pinochet was back then?”

theguardian.com

I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman

November’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump plans to continue profiteering from his presidency even after leaving the White House. He wants to transform a part of his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David where “future presidents” and their guests will vacation. SOMEONE STOP IT! 🎁 wapo.st/4rVgmvt

wapo.st

Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David

The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Trump wants American history to be whitewashed and presented according to his racist and misogynistic views. His battle with the Smithsonian continues quietly through budgetary footnotes. Recent budget is contingent on the compliance with his EO: “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”

theatlantic.com

Trump’s Unlikely Strategy to Control History: Footnotes

The White House is threatening $190 million in Smithsonian funding.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

courthousenews.com

DOJ defends Trump charging $100K for early access to Truth Social posts

A Justice Department attorney argued Wednesday that the plan was a “completely private commercial decision,” not one made by the president personally.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

science.org

‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences research

Agency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Possible plague death at a Siberian lab baffles scientists. However, the risk of a wider outbreak is exceedingly small. Pneumonic plague can spread between people, but not as efficiently as the influenza or COVID-19. Untreated patients soon get very sick and are unlikely to spread the infection.

science.org

Possible plague death at a Siberian lab baffles scientists

Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

nytimes.com

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? (Gift Article)

Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

nytimes.com

From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

wsj.com

Exclusive | Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership

Trump’s Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

anneapplebaum.substack.com

Who is American foreign policy for?

Definitely not Americans

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

theguardian.com

I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman

November’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

wapo.st

Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David

The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

theatlantic.com

Trump’s Unlikely Strategy to Control History: Footnotes

The White House is threatening $190 million in Smithsonian funding.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Perhaps Trump supporters have become numb to the U.S. president calling on a hostile country to “take out” American cities. But “It’s a small price to pay”—that will not land well.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

From a letter to the NYT Editor: “When the Trump era finally passes — and its end cannot come fast enough for me — it will be clear how history will remember Mr. Trump’s time on the political stage. It won’t be pretty, but it will be the truth.”

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It is high time to start burning books. Children will have so much fun throwing books into the fire! Banning is boring. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

US book bans in public schools reach record annual high of 12,000

Texas tops list with 8,100 bans while Stephen King is again most banned author, PEN America finds

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The fish rots from the head down: “In the last hours of Kristi Noem’s tenure as the homeland security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man’s firm at a substantial markup, documents show.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...

nytimes.com

Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The principle that government ought to be administered for the benefit of all citizens, not on behalf of one political party, lies at the core of America’s democracy. The Trump administration couldn’t care less. It sees the government as a tool to protect its reign. @rosenzweigp.bsky.social

theatlantic.com

Using the Power of the Government to Win Elections

The Trump administration is breaking a fundamental promise of political impartiality.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“This is our 1933,” writes Robert P. Jones in his new book “Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy”. When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? Jones says: now. @robertpjones.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“If you don’t want to live in a place where we have a thuggish police force that’s kidnapping people off the street in masks and killing US citizens in the streets, now’s the time to speak up.”—Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social

theguardian.com

When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now

Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Perhaps Trump supporters have become numb to the U.S. president calling on a hostile country to “take out” American cities. But “It’s a small price to pay”—that will not land well.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It is high time to start burning books. Children will have so much fun throwing books into the fire! Banning is boring. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com

US book bans in public schools reach record annual high of 12,000

Texas tops list with 8,100 bans while Stephen King is again most banned author, PEN America finds

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

nytimes.com

Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left (Gift Article)

The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

theatlantic.com

Using the Power of the Government to Win Elections

The Trump administration is breaking a fundamental promise of political impartiality.

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