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Anomalous HumanJD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vance-some-americans-are-more-american-than-others" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vance-some-americans-are-more-american-than-others</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Claremont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Claremont</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Citizenship</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DogWhistle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DogWhistle</a>

Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽Conspiracy of Silence: How Trump is Covertly Strangling Billions in Disease Cure Research <a href="https://mas.to/tags/diseasecureresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diseasecureresearch</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universities</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/talkingpointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talkingpointsmemo</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/joshmarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#joshmarshall</a> <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/conspiracy-of-silence-how-trump-is-covertly-strangling-billions-in-disease-cure-research/sharetoken/42cefbfb-b556-4c30-b627-b125a0652ba1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/conspiracy-of-silence-how-trump-is-covertly-strangling-billions-in-disease-cure-research/sharetoken/42cefbfb-b556-4c30-b627-b125a0652ba1</a>

Joyce Bell :mastodon: 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽Photos of the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence after it was firebombed (via Josh Marshall Talking Points Memo) at PAcast. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pennsylvaniagovernor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pennsylvaniagovernor</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/joshshapiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#joshshapiro</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/firebombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#firebombing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/talkingpointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talkingpointsmemo</a> <a href="https://pacast.com/m?p=27601" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pacast.com/m?p=27601</a>

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joe•iuculano :mastodon:Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> @ 5:31pm ET on Mar 07, 2025The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> has taken its attempt to seize direct control over the entire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveBranch</a> to a new level and laid out a startling legal rationale for the move in a previously unreported email obtained by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPM</a>. If successful, Trump would be making a dramatic end run around the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Senate</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AdviceAndConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdviceAndConsent</a> power for certain appointed positions.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StopDictatorDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StopDictatorDon</a> <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusive-trump-makes-aggressive-new-claim-of-executive-power-to-circumvent-the-senate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusive-trump-makes-aggressive-new-claim-of-executive-power-to-circumvent-the-senate</a>

Keith B Martin DC :verified:The first of many, I'm sure.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WhistleBlower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhistleBlower</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MorningMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MorningMemo</a><a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/usaid-whistleblower-boldly-drops-truth-bomb-on-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/usaid-whistleblower-boldly-drops-truth-bomb-on-trump</a>

Keith B Martin DC :verified:A great commentary after Friday's "ambush" of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Zelenskyy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zelenskyy</a>.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOTUS</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vance</a> <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-and-vance-ambush-zelensky-in-prelude-to-betrayal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-and-vance-ambush-zelensky-in-prelude-to-betrayal</a>

Kristine K.I don't agree with Josh Marshall all of the time, but he's usually level-headed and pragmatic about whatever is happening. His newsletter today reflects what we're seeing with polls and other indicators: most Americans don't agree with what Musk and Trump are doing, and even MAGAts are upset. We're starting to see cracks in the congressional GOP ranks - as much as i despise them for allowing things to get this far, we need them to fight back. And since it looks like even average Americans and corporate media are "joining the battle" (as Marshall writes), I am feeling a little more hopeful today. We're still at the start of a long slog, absolutely, and nothing is definite, but I have to believe once Musk/Trump's actions are made clear to the average American (i.e., they can't ignore it by only watching Fox), things are going to get very interesting, volatile, and possibly violent. Anyway, worth a read!<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/inflection-the-backlash-begins-as-elon-goes-wild" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/inflection-the-backlash-begins-as-elon-goes-wild</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPM</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/talkingpointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talkingpointsmemo</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYI saw this post on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> today that I wanted to share:You are made, fundamentally, from the good. With this knowledge, you never march alone.You are the breaking news of the century. You are the good who has come forwardThrough it all, even if so many days Feel otherwise.All in service to a simple idea:That we can make a house called tomorrow. What we bring, finally, into the new day, every day,The full poem is here: <a href="https://poets.org/poem/house-called-tomorrow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://poets.org/poem/house-called-tomorrow</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Encouragement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Encouragement</a>

Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3Reading List For The Moment We’re InThese are difficult, stressful, head spinning times. What’s happening politically is not only wrong and dangerous, it is made more so because it is increasingly difficult to know where to turn to find good information. Now that the “Main Stream Media,” previously derided by those now in power, has capitulated and chosen a different main stream to drown in, I imagine that challenge will only continue.It’s challenging to keep up with the pace of events and some ask why bother trying given that those we’ve relied on in the past have either turned coats or can’t keep up themselves. My answer is simple. I’d like to know more about the disease is causing me pain.As is my habit, I follow a lot of sources. I’ve compiled and will continue to compile a list of those I find the most valuable. Some on this list cover news, some provide important context, and all are worth my while in my opinion. So, I’m sharing them here.I’ll add to this list as I discover other sources worth recommending, so you might want to check back every now and then.Mostly on a political front, Josh Marshall’s <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Talking Point Memo</a> has always been an excellent source. It’s even more so now.Mark Jacob covers not only the politics but those that cover the politics in <a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Stop The Presses. </a><a href="https://www.propublica.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ProPublica</a> has been a go to source for me for a while and it should be for you as well. Their investigations provide important context, but it is not a breaking news source.<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rolling Stone’s political coverage</a> is solid reporting and solid context within this overwhelming pace of events.<a href="https://tnholler.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Tennessee Holle</a>r certainly covers the things going on in Tennessee as it competes to be ranked below Mississippi in most category measurements for success, but also is providing some excellent coverage and commentary on the larger U.S. picture.Given that tech is now incestuously intertwined with our politics and governance, I highly recommend for recent, and I hope ongoing, coverage <a href="https://www.wired.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wired</a>, <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TechDirt</a> and <a href="https://www.404media.co/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">404Media</a>. Reporters from those publications are doing excellent work and it’s a good way to filter through some of the nonsense.Feel free to leave a comment if you have a good source you’d like me to include. Feel free to refrain from offering sources such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and others crossing the River Styx.You can find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at <a href="https://medium.com/@WarnerCrocker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this link</a>, including in the publications <a href="https://medium.com/ellemeno" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ellemeno</a> and <a href="https://medium.com/rome-magazine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Rome.</a> I can also be found on social media under my name as above. <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#donaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/journalism/" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/mark-jacobs/" target="_blank">#MarkJacobs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/media/" target="_blank">#media</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/social-media/" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/talking-points-memo/" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/techdirt/" target="_blank">#TechDirt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/tennessee-holler/" target="_blank">#TennesseeHoller</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://warnercrocker.com/tag/wired/" target="_blank">#Wired</a>

Eric G.I tend to write my Congressional reps (all Democrats) a lot but haven't since before the elections. Today I did. Here it is.<a href="https://resist.bot/petitions/PVUKZD" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://resist.bot/petitions/PVUKZD</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/talkingpointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#talkingpointsmemo</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GraveTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GraveTimes</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYAmerica, this is what you elected. Great job.Nixon wasn't even this malignant. <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/the-buck-stops-with-women-and-minorities" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/the-buck-stops-with-women-and-minorities</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACY<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@mttaggart" class="u-url mention">@mttaggart</a> Let's not forget Dem Whitehouse, who may vote to confirm RFK Jr. due to their 'long friendship'. Rhode Island may want to reconsider the someone whose unrepentant 'friend' is responsible for the deaths of 83 people on Samoa, many of them children."Ask your local pediatrician if if Sheldon Whitehouse is right for you"Phone: (202) 224-2921<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dems-worry-sen-whitehouse-considering-vote-for-rfk-jr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dems-worry-sen-whitehouse-considering-vote-for-rfk-jr</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SheldonWhitehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SheldonWhitehouse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKJrNomination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RFKJrNomination</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/samoa_measles_outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#samoa_measles_outbreak</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Measles</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYEarlier administrations had at least a thin veneer of following norms—the First Felon's inauguration is now an open bar for criminals—it’s all pay-to-play, baby!If Tim Cook doesn’t want tariffs on his iPhones, he’d better pony up cash for the First Felon’s ‘library’ fund.The First Felon will take in several billion dollars in donations during his ‘presidency’—they’re going to make post-Soviet Russia look like a church lady bake sale.<a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/maga-maha-and-lots-of-crypto-which-trump-inaugural-ball-is-right-for-you/254526/77" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/maga-maha-and-lots-of-crypto-which-trump-inaugural-ball-is-right-for-you/254526/77</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsmemo</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYAfter the two violent incidents ringing in the new year, the First Felon Elect wasted no time in getting facts wrong - it's more important that he feel validated.But this was also under-reported, the the veteran who took his own life outside a trump property left a violent anti-Democratic manifesto that's not being reported on, because apparently, only scary brown people carry out terrorist attacks.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsmemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsmemo</a> <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-are-publications-sugar-coating-livilsbergers-political-minifestos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-are-publications-sugar-coating-livilsbergers-political-minifestos</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYGood stuff from Josh Marshall @ TPM - Keep it context and keep your eyes open.<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-doge-asterisk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-doge-asterisk</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoshMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JoshMarshall</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYI'm sharing this Josh Marshall Editorial. Any Dem not on board with this pardon can fuck right off and join the republicans. Any republicans having a problem with this pardon can join weak Dems in fucking right off - they're bad faith actors who have not been honest in the past 9 years (if ever).<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-pardon/sharetoken/1d2d8e82-e9ef-4cd4-85b9-80717d5d43b7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-pardon/sharetoken/1d2d8e82-e9ef-4cd4-85b9-80717d5d43b7</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TPM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoshMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JoshMarshall</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pardon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pardon</a>

Badger AF (he/him) DEMOCRACYI listened to this podcast today: <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/ep-345-the-case-for-optimism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/ep-345-the-case-for-optimism/</a>I always enjoy these because while Josh Marshall is a realist, he also talks about how optimism as a way of life rather than some sort of pollyannish/Mary Baker Eddy, "I'm just going to be positive and everything will be great" mentality, but rather it raises the possibilities for better outcomes.It's also better for your mental health—we all have to pull together to win this.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#VoteBlue</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JoshMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JoshMarshall</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KateRiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#KateRiga</a>

Weyoun 6<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Journalism</a>Talking Points Memo is collecting campaign texts. If you want to help their analysis, this is what they're looking for:"I’m particularly interested in ones that are putting nuggets of news in front of you to, in theory, drive your vote for one or the other candidate. If you’re getting these and haven’t requested they stop, I’m very interested to see them."<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/texts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/texts</a>

Tim ZeeA taxonomy of people who spread conspiracy theories which they don't believe themselves.<a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/5-types-of-people-who-spread-conspiracy-theories-they-know-are-wrong" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/5-types-of-people-who-spread-conspiracy-theories-they-know-are-wrong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TalkingPointsMemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingPointsMemo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HColleenSinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HColleenSinclair</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Election2024</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a>

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