Cathy Young
@cathyyoung63.bsky.social
Writer: Bulwark, Newsday, others. Former Soviet Jewish American gal. Otter afficionada. You know the drill.
Check out @eggerdc.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com's Morning Shots. As Trump says, "Nothing bad can happen, it can only good happen." www.thebulwark.com/p/hes-not-a-...
He’s Not a Doctor. But He Did Stay at the White House Last Night.
In retrospect, maybe the era of bleach-injection speculation wasn’t so bad.
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ICYMI, new from me at @thebulwark.com: the 80th anniversary of #AnimalFarm. Also, the surprising story of its 1947 Ukrainian-language edition.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 10mo ago"Orwell, a democratic socialist, thus seems to be envisioning a scenario in which the Soviet regime evolves into a state capitalist oligarchy and drops its Communist trappings. That never came true—or did it?" ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/animal-far...
Good stuff!
Jeffrey Aaron Snyder@jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 10mo agoWhat do you think are the politics of the person who said the following? When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions. Click 👇 banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...
On view at the Marie Antoinette exhibition in London, a famous Vigée Lebrun portrait of the queen.
'Concert Hall', Queen's Hall, Langham Place (1929) by Sybil Andrews (Glenbow Museum)
It has been deeply heartening to see Ukraine, a nation fighting for its very survival, to turn to art and literature for solace. It has also raised the profile of other Eastern European writers and artists from the 20th century - operating under similar circumstances: platformraam.nl/artikelen/28...
The life of Ukrainian books and authors in wartime
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian literary scene has seen some dramatic changes. The Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov reflects on...
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CBS/YouGov poll: – 57% oppose deploying the National Guard to DC – 58% oppose deployments to other cities – Just 36% on independents support deployments Pundits who are imagining a hypothetical voter should stop claiming that voter would support these deployments: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-n...
my colleagues in C18 literary and cultural studies didn't need David Bowie's endorsement to know that they are the coolest, sexiest group of scholars, and I'm sure they're all taking the news that he was planning "18th Century Musical" completely in stride
David Bowie's final project was a musical set in London
Shortly before his death, the star wrote dozens of notes for a musical set in 18th Century London.
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"It’s rare to pack so much culture-war toxicity into one short post over something that matters so little." But Chris Rufo can do it! @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Rufo's anti-woke authoritarianism: www.thebulwark.com/p/how-chris-...
How Chris Rufo Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cancel Culture
The anti-woke warrior’s authoritarian roots are showing
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How has Trump’s actual record so far measured up to the dark scenarios anticipated by those of us who thought his victory would be a disaster? Let’s go through each of the biggest concerns of anti-Trumpers. ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/100-days-o...
100 Days of Trump: The Fears Were Justified
Bad policies made worse by lawlessness, pettiness, and stupidity.
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"Oh, calm down, how bad can he be?" @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on exactly how well-founded Trump critics' forebodings turned out to be.
100 Days of Trump: The Fears Were Justified
Bad policies made worse by lawlessness, pettiness, and stupidity.
thebulwark.com
There should be an elected Democrat on the ground in El Salvador every minute of every day until Abrego Garcia is brought home. D's should do the work the DoJ is refusing to do. They should harass Bukele's govt, demanding answers and sending... www.thebulwark.com/p/bring-him-...
Bring. Him. Home.
Our cause is here; our time is now.
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BRING HIM HOME.* "Trump is in an impossible situation. He cannot allow Abrego Garcia to come home because (a) it would be capitulation to the Supreme Court, and (b) Abrego Garcia cannot be allowed to testify about what he saw and experienced at CECOT. So Democrats must make Trump pay."
Bring. Him. Home.
Our cause is here; our time is now.
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Who knew I was being held up as an example of rising tech hate
Maia@maiamindel.bsky.social · last yr.Dawg it's so over for tech
"It’s almost as if the Trump administration’s decision to put the screws on the universities isn’t actually about reining in antisemitism on campus at all." @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Trump's war against the universities: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
Trump’s War on the Universities
The administration’s power grab is no solution to the real problems on campus.
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There's a real point about left-wing illiberalism on college campuses, but Trump's broad power grab over universities proves that the narrower questions of antisemitism or illiberalism on speech are not his real motivation. ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
Trump’s War on the Universities
The administration’s power grab is no solution to the real problems on campus.
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what a delightfully charming oopsie from the septuagenarian with the nuclear codes 👍👍 www.cbsnews.com/news/h-r-mcm...
"When history takes note of the damage done by Trump and his henchpeople, let it also reflect that, from the very beginning, his reign of error was opposed by conscientious professionals within the federal government, often at great personal cost." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
It Takes Guts to Quit on Principle
In praise of those who stood up to the Trump administration.
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A little rebellion in MAGA media ranks?
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · last yr.“She’s not an agent!” Megyn Kelly is slamming DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for “cosplaying” as an ICE Agent. Kelly says that Noem looks ridiculous and is putting herself in the middle of stuff she has no being in the middle of. She also slams her for being unprepared.
A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Paderewski—the prime minister and foreign minister of Poland in pivotal 1919—was also for a stretch probably the world's most famous pianist. Here he is in a 1937 recording playing Mozart's Rondo in A minor (K. 511). See you around. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk_t...
Paderewski plays Mozart Rondo A minor K 511
YouTube video by gullivior
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It’s gonna be mordantly funny to see MAGA types read “he privately acknowledged that his trade policy could trigger a recession but said he wanted to be sure it didn’t cause a depression” and declare Trump to be the greatest, most empathetic president ever. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped persuade the president to take some time and negotiate with trading partners in the face of pressure from business leaders.
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Trump's Russia/Ukraine "peace effort," R.I.P. My latest at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/ukraine-ru...
Trump’s ‘Peace’ Effort Is Dead. Putin Killed It.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities are up more than 50 percent since the Trump talks started.
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The otter keeper gave this baby otter a sock to keep warm. She later turned it into a onesie with holes for the hands, feet, and tail
