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@hcrichardson

Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.

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Seems troubling.

More troubling would be the idea that the Administration might have bombed Iran without expecting this.

06.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 2866 πŸ” 847 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 62

THIS
And, when Charlie Kirk died, Trump ordered flags be flown at half staff. He has NOT ordered flags to be flown at half staff to recognize the deaths of our troops.

07.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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"We hosted that Iranian ship. They disarmed for our naval exercise. Then America attacked."

India's ex-FM just exposed the setup.

The UK stays silent when our "allies" pull stunts like this.

07.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 294 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 20

Good for tonight, I think.

07.03.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem Didn’t Give a Sh*t About β€˜the Details’ Such as a woman who was here legally and helped the homelessβ€”but was then deported anyway.

"Maria was working with a shelter program to house fifty unhoused families at one of the Motel 6 properties she managed, she told me." Now that she's been deported, they might be out of a home.

07.03.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 520 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5
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March 6, 2026 The Reverend Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026, at age 84.

March 6, 2026

07.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 442 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 11
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Neguse: It's still unclear as to the ultimate reasons that Trump made that decision. It may be that the corruption that Noem was engaged in embarrassed him. It may be that he was envious of it.

07.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 2046 πŸ” 413 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 26

Karoline Leavitt: It doesn't matter if Russia is helping Iran kill American troops.

What a breathtakingly twisted White House.

06.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 2647 πŸ” 981 πŸ’¬ 263 πŸ“Œ 77

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 5112 πŸ” 1314 πŸ’¬ 246 πŸ“Œ 46
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After spending the day talking about college football, Trump heads to Palm Beach for another weekend of golf.

07.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 2264 πŸ” 674 πŸ’¬ 395 πŸ“Œ 115
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America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026 | Fortune "The longer lawmakers wait, the higher the price for Americans," warned Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to be over $1 trillion for 2026.
Buckle UP.
fortune.com/2026/02/10/g...

07.03.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

We have the data. My longest columns have more readers, who read longer, and who share them the most.

07.03.2026 02:38 πŸ‘ 1736 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

Yes. And we have to talk about this now, because talking about it is the first step to making it seem like a callous crime rather than a surprising emergency.

07.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 2203 πŸ” 745 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 13

White House: the witness’sΒ allegations are β€œcompletely baseless” and β€œbacked by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

07.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 4338 πŸ” 1500 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 41
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The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.

05.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 2708 πŸ” 1132 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 89
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CBS obtained video of the DHS killing of an unarmed man in Texas that DHS concealed for nearly a year, which clearly contradicts claims that he violently rammed anyone. He is shot with his brake lights on, car not moving or barely moving. Another DHS crime.

07.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 3341 πŸ” 1747 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 108
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Camp East Montana will remain open': internal messages say Employees at Camp East Montana were told the massive detention center will remain open, internal messages obtained by the El Paso Times show.

Employees at Camp East Montana are being told that the massive detention Center in El Paso is not closing, internal messages obtained by the El Paso Times show.

My story:

06.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8
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"The United States government made a promise over 13 years ago... Straightforward, a promise."

Despite keeping their end of the bargain, Dreamers are now being swept up in this administration's mass deportation campaign.

Watch Sen. @padilla.senate.gov’s remarks on the government's broken promise.

06.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 512 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

🧡Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/

06.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2346 πŸ” 730 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 83
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#HartfordVisibilityBrigade this afternoon honoring the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Join us in keeping hope alive!
HartfordVB@proton.me

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06.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 401 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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#VisibilityBrigade #newjersey no #nj #usa #democracy #epsteinfiles #PeacefulProtest
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @roberthubbell.skystack.xyz
#epstein #iran #war #resistance #distraction

06.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 372 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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Central Ohio agency linked to controversial Noem DHS immigration ads An agency behind former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's controversial ad campaign has deep Ohio ties.

More specifically an agency linked to the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign @dispatch.com
www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...

06.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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He seems pretty sensitive whenever someone confronts him with evidence that Putin might not be our friend. Even when Fox brings it up.

06.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 9300 πŸ” 2900 πŸ’¬ 839 πŸ“Œ 206
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lmao Trump is not even pretending to listen to Steve Scalise

06.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1126 πŸ” 212 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 23
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Senator Markey 🎯

06.03.2026 03:39 πŸ‘ 6961 πŸ” 1387 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 46
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RIP to Jesse Jackson. His funeral is today. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

06.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 7073 πŸ” 1889 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 111
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🎯🎯

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 23074 πŸ” 8377 πŸ’¬ 773 πŸ“Œ 330

Trump regularly says he's pursuing the Venezuela model in Iran, that is decapitation of the regime (not regime change) and then working with what remains.

Meanwhile, Israel (the US military partner in this war), appears to be pursuing a program of regime destruction/weakening.

Some tension here.

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2
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With Healthcare Fueling U.S. Jobs, More Trouble Ahead Due To Trump Cuts An alarming jobs report showing the U.S. shedding 92,000 jobs may get only worse thanks to healthcare spending cuts by President Trump and the Republican-led Congress.

With Healthcare Fueling U.S. Jobs, More Trouble Ahead Due To Trump Cuts www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

In other words, they’re not going to surrender, much less unconditionally. Trump will just announced that they have, when the mood strikes him.

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 437 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 1