Column: Why have so many men failed to learn the lessons of MeToo? As long as powerful men exist, some will continue to rationalize taking advantage of less powerful women.

‘Why is it so damn difficult for so many men with so much to lose to keep their pants zipped?’

Via @rabcarian.bsky.social

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From my “Letters I stopped reading after the first paragraph file”:
Robin,
Since you view all politics through the crotch I'm looking forward to your columns drawing a line from Swalwell through Chavez to Martin Luther King Jr.

Opposition leader Péter Magyar at a rally.

Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise.

He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media.

The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

a while ago, Bolsonaro was fearing for his imprisonment he sneaked into the Hungary Embassy near his home and spent a couple of days there hiding.

so this has sweet taste to us in Brazil.

Happy to report that JD Vance is having a super shitty week. (Hungary, Pakistan)

Column: I just got back from Europe. Anti-American sentiment is on the rise As the president destroys the country’s global alliance, some Americans have pondered whether it's safe to travel out of the U.S.

‘It sucks being from a country whose presidents do things like threaten to end a “whole civilization,” invade Middle Eastern countries based on lies about weapons of mass destruction, or insert themselves into pointless conflicts…’

Via @rabcarian.bsky.social

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Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat — The Washington Post WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.

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YESSSSS!!!!!!! Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat - The Washington Post

Fuck Eric Swalwell

The fact that JD Vance is campaigning for Viktor Orban should strike fear (and disgust) into the hearts of anyone who values a free press, civil society groups and the commitment to racial equality. Orban is a fucking fascist.

Are you talking about the piece he wrote in December 2024?

Haven’t seen it yet!

He came close ….

Trump installs Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds The president has condemned efforts to take down statues of Columbus and other historical figures, saying the removals are an “assault on our collective national memory.”

What an absolute tool.
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Nuremburg 1946 and MAGA 2026 #historyshorts #nuremberg #usa #trump #joerogan YouTube video by Trevor's History Reels

He is entirely correct!
#usdemocracy
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Column: Republicans fearing a midterm rout revive Islamophobia as political strategy The latest twist on replacement theory is the idea that white Americans are in need of saving from dark-skinned "others."

‘American voters have the opportunity to turn this tide, to reject the fearmongering, to embrace our roots as a nation of immigrants and kneecap the would-be dictator who is bent on wrecking democracy from his gilded palace on the Potomac.’

Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
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Hers, actually

Here’s mine

Well, what does YOUR dog look like?

I love your dog.

DOGE staffer who flagged grants for 'DEI' struggles to define the term YouTube video by The Independent

This DOGE goon, Justin Fox, decided to kill funding for a documentary focusing on Jewish women used as slave labor during the Holocaust because it was "inherently related to DEI." HE CANNOT DEFINE WHAT DEI IS.
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Gerard Baker, so on point, in the @wsj.com: "It was said of Winston Churchill that he mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. Donald Trump’s trick with the mother tongue is to douse it in gasoline, set it on fire and drop it in a dumpster in the middle of his own parade ground."

Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.

The lack of seriousness boggles the mind.

Column: The Epstein files are off the front page, but far from yesterday's news The repercussions from Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long criminal enterprise will continue to be felt for a long, long time.

‘As different members of the administration & their allies give shifting versions of why Trump moved against Iran now, the question arises: Has the president achieved his presumed objective of knocking the Epstein files off the front page?’

Via @rabcarian.bsky.social
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Sorry, LOL

Well worth a listen. Tangled web of Epstein, Trump, Maxwell père et fille, Putin etc etc etc

Gavin Newsom staffer has meltdown over reporter’s question: ‘F–k off’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson brazenly told a reporter to “f–k off” after they asked for proof the Democrat had been diagnosed with dyslexia as a child.

Hey @governor.ca.gov! Don't let your mouthpieces act like trashy Trump people. No one wants to see that. Your constituents deserve better.

Shockeroo!

Records, proposals and controversy: The legacy of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games The Milan-Cortina Games created a stunning Italian backdrop for an Olympics that saw records fall, golden performances and some Shakespearean-like drama.

Wonderful (and literary) wrap up of the Games by my very clever colleague @kbaxter11.bsky.social

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

Leave WHO, kill USAID, then replace it with an inferior system that will cost billions. So much winning.