The Syracuse Orchestra is playing Verdi’s Requiem in honor of the Terezin prisoners who performed it in defiance. Presented by The Jewish Federation of CNY.

I want to support this Holocaust remembrance event: never again. But, I'm reluctant to support Federation bc they support the Israeli govt.

Poor Trump: you can’t even accept a luxury jet from Qatar without being called corrupt these days | Marina Hyde Even his Maga pals are questioning the lavish gift. Don’t they know not to look a wooden gift horse in the mouth, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Ok, but that's funny tho

Wow, JD Vance, way to feed the conspiracy theorists! (Not sure if I'm one of them.)

‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump Revulsion at deadly Oklahoma City explosion in 1995 has faded. But echoes of the blast, and its perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, are heard today as far-right ideas storm the US

File this under "how we got here." #notcomplicit #notinmyname www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republican senator claims video floating killing of journalists was a ‘joke’ Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin downplays comments suggesting lawmakers could shoot journalists over disputes

Wow. You're an idiot.

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We call on Columbia to stand up to authoritarianism | Open letter How Columbia responds to this attack will determine whether universities remain independent or end up serving as extensions of an authoritarian state

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Bold and illegal. You know who is easy to control? A dumb populace.

Bold and illegal. You know who is easy to control? A dumb populace.

Big Law Firm Reaches Deal With Trump Over Executive Order Paul, Weiss — one of three law firms targeted by President Trump as part of his retribution campaign — said it resolved the conflict by agreeing to a range of commitments.

Gross. Such a small man. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

A thread worth reading

Oh good Lord. Why did anyone think we were ready for DEIB?

Reread First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemöller, I beg of you.

".. the Trump admin..likely using Khalil to launch this extraordinary attack on the First Amendment because they don’t expect Americans to care deeply about his fate." (Richardson)

Divide and conquer works. Pull together or die.

Whose interests? Surely not yours, Rubio. What the heck does he have on you?

For shiz, man. My mother maybe spinning in her grave but at least she's safe from this b******* now

Well, THAT'S ALARMING.

Opinion | Restoring Academic Ties With China Is a Matter of U.S. National Security (Gift Article) Decisions on U.S. policy toward China are being made based on diminishing insight into the country’s internal dynamics.

That was a powerful read.

America Is Dangerously Ignorant of What’s Going On in China www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/o...

Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communities

“Really what we want to do is challenge.. Obergefell and say: ‘No, the constitution protects my right, my freedom of speech, my freedom of expression, my freedom of religion to disagree with same-sex marriage." (David) Bullard (R-OK)

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Opinion | Donald Trump was right all along After the scene Friday in the Oval Office with Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky, it's clear that Trump was right all along.

After the scene Friday in the Oval Office with Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky, it’s clear that Trump was right all along.

Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.

White House removes Russian state media reporter from Oval Office, official says The White House removed a TASS reporter from the Oval Office on Friday once the issue was flagged to them, saying the Russian state outlet was not on the approved media list for U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a White House official said.

Who enters the oval without approval? I thought our government offices were a little more secure than that. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

America just wasn't ready to move forward. We're going to move backwards for a while here, folks. Many of us aren't going to be able to weather the storm. But, it won't always be this way, I promise you that. Fascism never wins. #notinmyname

America just wasn't ready to move forward. We're going to move backwards for a while here, folks. Many of us aren't going to be able to weather the storm. But, it won't always be this way, I promise you that. Fascism never wins. #notinmyname

Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’ (Gift Article) President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million.

The 'in' group and the 'out' group.

Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’

Gift article

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US scraps order linking arms sales to international law Trump revokes Biden-era policy, prompted by Israel’s Gaza war, restricting US arms sales over human rights concerns.

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Um, @amysiskind.bsky.social is this on your list?

Thank you, @dansinker.com - I needed that little light.

I heard this on the radio from Ben Rhodes, and honestly it was pretty persuasive: "When autocrats start divvying up the world and making decisions for other, smaller countries, they inevitably run up against each other. That's how we got WW1, and that's how we got WW2, and that's where we are now."