Susie Brooks
@suzie2win.bsky.social
On a Watercolor journey. Recovering democrat. Flour, salt, yeast, water if only life could be so simple.
This should be the biggest news of the week. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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People, including Matt Seaton, love walls, especially the weather-grizzled, lichen-blotched stone walls that crisscross New England. I really appreciated reading this today www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The True History of New England’s Stone Walls
Why we love them, and why I build them.
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Thanks for sharing this.
Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW ANALYSIS: One of the most consequential discoveries of the 20th century is marked by a small blue plaque near my office. The lithium-ion cathode, Oxford, 1980. Grid batteries have since gone from one 5 MW project to 267 GW worldwide. New Bright Spots 👇 open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
I am sick that American service members and citizens here on our land are being killed because of bad policy and governance. 2 more soldiers today, for what? This administration and the Republicans have started another widespread middle east war.
Check out the latest episode of my Defending Democracy podcast in which I discuss Donald Trump's speech and the threats ahead. Available on Spotify or wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/episode/3U6h...
Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias · Episode
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ICE agents in Maine killed a father on his way to work yesterday: Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26. The week before, agents killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a father of three. The Trump administration isn't returning America to a nostalgic past. It's plunging families into a horrific present.
Senator we need to keep the plane. I have no idea how but someone in government might know.
Chris Murphy@chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe humiliating Iran deal requires the U.S. to come up with a $300 billion reparations payment to Iran. That's more than Iran's entire GDP. Trump says taxpayers won't pay for it. So I compiled a helpful list.
“no one has the right to sit in judgment about who is American enough” -Michelle Obama
Get ready. As the Iran War spirals out of control, Trump is going to get more desperate. The new attacks on ABC for airing criticism of Trump is a sign of what’s the come. We cannot shrug it off as “Trump being Trump”. He’s trying to build a censorship state - plain and simple.
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling is a direct assault on our democracy and the hard-won promise of fair representation. This is wrong. We will not be silent.
Here they are: our two top Iran negotiators. No diplomatic experience. In way over their head. Both with massive financial conflicts of interest, their fortunes tied to the Middle East dictators that make them rich. What a disaster.
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.
Hope isn’t blind optimism — it arises in the face of uncertainty. If you look at our history, we’ve gone through some rough patches. But we tend to come out on the other side of them stronger than before.
ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.
Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx. In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
Today is the 251st anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
Or perhaps, to avoid any potential for divine retribution ... Lol I love you Jonathan Lemire
Jonathan Lemire@jonlemire.bsky.social · 4mo ago“You’ve heard the joke: The White House is going to start talking about the Epstein files to distract from how badly the Iran war is going. Except that this reverse “Wag the dog” is based on bizarre truth” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
This was good. Most of us see only a bit of what he is saying on social media. What a psycho. As an 8 hrs of sleep girl this also seems really physically unhealthy. Does he sleep all day after binging like that?
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe can't keep looking away from his emotional and cognitive issues. The attack on the Pope was the beginning of a full night of melting down. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Orban copied Trump. Trump copied Orban. And in the end, the people of Hungary chose democracy and the rule of law. As will happen here too. But only if we do our work, like they did.
Phang: If you have a casual relationship with somebody, is this how you’re speaking with them? You know where they are. You know where they’re traveling. You refer to them by a nickname, and then you sign off, “Love.”
Kerry: I was part of the any number of conversations with Netanyahu. Psaki: Pitching the US strike Iran? Kerry: Yes, he wanted us to strike. He came to President Obama. He made a presentation to ask to strike. President Obama refused. President Biden refused. President Bush refused.
Cohen: They own all of this. Trump isn’t on the ballot in 2026. He’s not going to be on the ballot in 2028. But the rest of these Republicans will be. And they are just as responsible for what we’re seeing right now as Donald Trump is
What Pres. Trump suggested in this morning’s Truth Social post is wrong, ominous, and against America’s interests and ideals. His reckless rhetoric is unacceptable.
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
