Alexander Howard

@digiphile.bsky.social

Dad, writer, cyclist, citizen, cereal dilettante. Advocate for freedom of information, open governance, & democracy. Lover of the Oxford Comma, hater of hubris. Recovering journalist. Trying to move carefully, & fix things. https://civic-texts.ghost.io

@eliothiggins.bsky.socialReposted by @digiphile.bsky.social

The correct response to this would be to make all the evidence used to draw the conclusion public, then challenge Farage to respond, otherwise people will just pick their opinions on the matter based purely on who they trust.

@digiphile.bsky.social

“The officials, who received calls from American officials on Saturday and Sunday or were briefed on them, said the US was lobbying European capitals and Kyiv in an attempt to end the attacks on Russian oil refineries. The White House declined to confirm or comment on the calls.”

@digiphile.bsky.social

Try to imagine President Trump’s act in 1940: “The FDR administration is threatening to stop providing the UK with weapons to pressure them to halt air strikes on German infrastructure. Officials said the US was lobbying European capitals in an attempt to end the attacks on Axis oil refineries.”

state.gov - Private Lend-Lease and Military Aid to the Allies in the Early Years of World War I| During World War II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941. Much of this aid flowed to the United Kingdom and other nations already at war with Germany and Japan through an innovative program known as Lend-Lease. FDR Signing the Lend-Lease Bill When war broke out in Europe in September 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that while the United States would remain neutral in law, he could "not ask that every American remain neutral in thought as well." Roosevelt himself made significant efforts to help nations engaged in the struggle against Nazi Germany and wanted to extend a helping hand to those countries that lacked the supplies necessary to fight against the Germans. The United Kingdom, in particular, desperately needed help, as it was short of hard currency to pay for the military goods, food, and raw materials it needed from the United States.
@digiphile.bsky.social

If @fetterman.senate.gov doesn’t want to d the work of representing the people of Pennsylvania, then he should resign & give another Pennsylvanian the opportunity to serve. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Service is a privilege. @johnfetterman.com is wasting taxpayer dollars by not doing his job.

Anil Kalhan@akalhan.bsky.social

"Fetterman largely holes up in his Capitol office, lying on the couch and scrolling Apple News, several former staffers said. "'Every day was a battle that by the end of the day you were physically and emotionally battered just by getting John to do any part of his job,' a former staffer said...."

share.inquirer.comHow John Fetterman spends his time comes under more scrutiny as he weighs future in the SenateThe Pennsylvania Democrat has been labeled an absentee senator for years. As he floats the possibility of running again, what has he actually done?
@ecmclaughlin.bsky.socialReposted by @digiphile.bsky.social

Former antitrust lawyer here. No they did not.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.

nytimes.comJustice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool CoverageMajor TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
@soraya.pressReposted by @digiphile.bsky.social

Another must listen from @onthemedia.bsky.social, explicitly laying out the case for why opposing the violence and bigotry of Bo French and maga is that they are fundamentally antidemocratic.

Once the state starts repossessing rights—like AHEM, reproductive and bodily autonomy—it's not a democracy

wnycstudios.orgPolarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | On the Media | WNYC StudiosDuring an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...
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