David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy Independence Day America 🇺🇸. 4th July. God Bless America 🇺🇸. 000
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A large Pride flag has been removed from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, weeks after the Department of the Interior issued federal guidance on displaying “non-agency” flags in the National Park System. 171
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Russia appears poised to capture three strategic areas in southern and eastern Ukraine, which would give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks. Here's the latest.nyti.ms 020
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off. The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.nyti.ms 020
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Local authorities declared an unlawful assembly after protests on Saturday escalated near a federal building just outside Minneapolis, leading to at least 50 arrests, the county sheriff’s office said.nyti.ms 111
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 08/02/2026If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi NoemContact Congress today! 000
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Four More US States Weigh Bans on Private-Equity Interference in Medical Care. UK handing more of healthcare to PE parasites Hospitals GP surgeries Dentists Care homes Children's care PE has no long term interest in anything. It profiteers by devouring. archive.ph/xBUyIarchive.ph 000
David Markinson @markdave2.bsky.social · 01/02/2026The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt began a trial phase on Sunday ahead of its planned reopening that will allow a limited number of Palestinians to leave the war-torn enclave and completing the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan. 040
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/01/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “These days, the bloodshed is even more visible, revulsion is similarly growing — and the horrors we have witnessed should impel more of us to take a stand,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “The question is straightforward: Which America do we choose?”nyti.msOpinion | Do We Want Live in Alex Pretti’s America or Gregory Bovino’s?As in the Civil Rights battles of the 1960s, Americans are at a fork and must pick their path. 3228472
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/01/2026“This isn’t a moment, it’s a movement” 483237187704
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/01/2026The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.nytimes.comMaduro’s Enforcer Faces an Uneasy Transition, and a Bounty on His Head 98543206
Reposted by David MarkinsonMS NOW @ms.now · 15/01/2026WATCH LIVE: White House briefs after Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesotayoutube.comLIVE: White House briefs after Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in MinnesotaYouTube video by MS NOW 353517
Reposted by David MarkinsonAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 15/01/2026Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets. This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop. 8531174
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/01/2026Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.” They haven’t.wapo.stTrump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so farManufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.” 761015310
Reposted by David MarkinsonCNN @cnn.com · 08/01/2026Some of the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans conflict with expert consensus. Here’s what they say you should eat: cnn.it/3N8c2Zy 94410
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/12/2025Smugglers, money launderers and people facing sanctions once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork to store illicit fortunes. Now, criminals are turning to stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied to the U.S. dollar that exists largely beyond traditional financial oversight.nyti.msHow Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade SanctionsThrough layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say. 98246
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/12/2025The Kennedy Center is currently guided by a board of Trump loyalists and a new staff including the center’s president. In 10 months, the president has transformed Washington’s cultural hub. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors.washingtonpost.comDonald Trump’s Kennedy Center is showier, emptier and more politicalIn 10 months, President Donald Trump has transformed the Kennedy Center. Now comes his biggest night yet: the Kennedy Center Honors. 25289
Reposted by David MarkinsonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/12/2025A Chinese virologist fled to the U.S. in 2020, aided by President Trump’s powerful allies who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her. In interviews, she made clear that she does not want to be found.nyti.msThe Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon TheoryIn 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her. 35215
