#michael egan

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[Michael Egan]

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

May 24, 2023

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAY 25, 2023

The Department of Homeland Security today issued a bulletin warning, “Lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances continue to pose a persistent and lethal threat to the Homeland.” Both domestic extremists and foreign terrorists are using online extremist messaging and calls for violence to motivate supporters to launch attacks. Individuals upset about the 2024 election and new laws or court decisions might attack “US critical infrastructure, faith-based institutions, individuals or events associated with the LGBTQIA+ community, schools, racial and ethnic minorities, and government facilities and personnel, including law enforcement.” The advisory is in force for six months. The announcement warned that a key factor in potential violence is “perceptions of the 2024 general election cycle,” a reference to disinformation suggesting that U.S. elections are rigged. This false allegation is a staple of former president Trump’s political messaging. That disinformation led to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, of course, although many of those who have stood trial for participating in that attack have expressed regret—at least in front of the judge. But not all of them. Today Judge Christopher Cooper noted that Richard “Bigo” Barnett had “not shown any acceptance of responsibility” for his actions before sentencing him to four and a half years in prison. Barnett is an Arkansas man who was convicted on eight counts for his participation in the attack, during which he was famously photographed with his foot on then–House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre informed reporters about the budget negotiations and averting default, calling it a “manufactured crisis.” She called out members of the far-right Freedom Caucus for referring to the full faith and credit of the United States as a hostage, and reiterated that it is the duty of every member of Congress to avert the default that will cost millions of jobs lost, devastate retirement accounts, and throw the United States—and the world—into a recession. “Let’s be clear about what Republicans are demanding in exchange for doing their job and preventing a default,” she said. “Earlier this year, they put forward an extreme package of devastating cuts that would slash…support for education, law enforcement, food assistance—the list goes on and on and on and on—by what now would be about 30 percent.” While Jean-Pierre didn’t say it, the Republicans’ insistence that spending is out of control does not reflect reality. In fact, discretionary spending has fallen more than 40% in the past 50 years as a percentage of gross domestic product, from 11% to 6.3%. What has driven rising deficits are the George W. Bush and Donald Trump tax cuts, which will have added $8 trillion and $1.7 trillion, respectively, to the debt by the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The U.S. is far below the average of the 37 other nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an intergovernmental forum of democracies with market economies, in our tax levies. According to the Center for American Progress, if we taxed at the average OECD level, over ten years we would have an additional $26 trillion in revenue. If we taxed at the average of European Union nations, we would have an additional $36 trillion. What Jean-Pierre did say is that the Republicans’ demand for cuts in the name of fiscal responsibility and deficit reduction is belied by their protection of tax breaks skewed for the wealthy and corporations. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said those tax cuts would add $3.5 trillion to the debt over the next decade. As the credit rating of the United States totters, House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) repeatedly told reporters the debt ceiling crisis is not his fault. Indeed, he cannot corral the votes of members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, who say they will not agree to raise the debt ceiling unless the Senate passes the extremist bill McCarthy got through the House by assuring party members that it was designed only to increase his bargaining power with Biden and that it would never become law. That passage is a nonstarter for Democrats and also for a number of vulnerable Republicans. And yet without it, McCarthy can’t get the votes he needs from the Freedom Caucus. And yet, the Republicans refuse to work with the Democrats, so the extremists can dictate what the House Republicans do. We’re right back to the same fight we saw over McCarthy’s speakership, where extremists held the trump cards. “We’re not going to default,” McCarthy insisted. In contrast, all the House Democrats have backed a discharge petition that would force a bill to increase the debt ceiling to the floor, but they need five Republicans to sign on to it. So far, no Republican has publicly stepped up. Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s announcement today that he is running for president was awkward. He made the announcement on Twitter, whose owner, Elon Musk, has said he supports DeSantis, but the technology didn’t work and Twitter crashed repeatedly, leaving DeSantis’s audience unimpressed. The campaign of rival Republican candidate Trump scoffed. A spokesperson said: “Glitchy. Tech issues. Uncomfortable silences. A complete failure to launch. And that’s just the candidate!” His commentary later in the day was even harsher. President Joe Biden also threw shade. His team tweeted: “This link works.” The link went to the Biden-Harris campaign donation site. On a more serious note, the president today used the one-year anniversary of the massacre at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and 2 teachers died and 17 more were injured, to call for gun safety measures. Since the Uvalde murders, Biden said, the U.S. has experienced 650 mass shootings and well over 40,000 deaths from gun violence. Guns are the top killers of children in the U.S. Biden called for a ban on AR-15-type firearms and high-capacity magazines, and for the establishment of universal background checks, national red-flag laws, required safe storage of firearms, and an end to the immunity from liability that gun manufacturers enjoy. He noted that these commonsense measures are popular. “To the families of the children and to the educators…we know that, one year later, it’s still so raw for you. A year of missed birthdays and holidays, school plays, soccer games, just that smile. A year of everyday joys gone forever. The bend in his smile. The perfect pitch of her laugh. “God bless those 21 blessed souls lost on this day in Uvalde,” Biden said. “And may God bless their families. We’re thinking of you.”

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

#Michael Egan #debt ceiling #Heather Cox Richardson #Letters From An American #debt #spending #manufactured outrage #manufactured crisis #Taliban 20 #right wing radicals

[evita-shelby]

Beware the Ides of March!

Grab your knives and togas and join me on this Tumblr Holiday where we celebrate the murder of Julius Caeser.

🥖send a prompt for a moodboard or a fic where the only requirements are: must have a murder, a knife, and/or a party

🍷 write a fic or a moodboard with the same requirements from the list above

🫒 let's play Caption This! Send a gif or picture of a character(ocs welcome!) And I'll supply the caption. You can also send the caption and i will find the gif or picture

🗡 the Gladiator Arena: send me a poll and the participants and let's see who wins the fight!

Won't be restricting myself to just peaky characters, every character I've written for be it a cillian murphy character, BBC's World on Fire and now, Masters of the Air

Masterlist

#ides of march #evacore #peaky blinders fanfiction #peaky blinders ocs #tommy shelby x oc #eva smith shelby #thomas shelby fanfic #tommy shelby x reader #luca changretta x shelby sister #luca changretta x polly gray #luca changretta x oc #jack nelson x oc #lizzie stark x reader #michael gray x reader #jack nelson x reader #diane shelby #mota fanfic #world on fire bbc #bucky egan x oc #buck cleven x oc #no one has to know fic #its only a paper moon fic

[skeletonzimms]

they should kiss

#yes this is the same as my michael bluth kendall post idc it’s the same!! #nate is just a slightly less cunty dan #do you see the vision tell me you see the vision #dan egan #nate sofrelli #succession #veep

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#Spirited Away #Daveigh Chase #Jason Marsden #Suzanne Pleshette #David Ogden Stiers #Susan Egan #Paul Eiding #John Ratzenberger #Michael Chiklis #Lauren Holly #Hayao Miyazaki #2001

[miss-lauryn-hill]

POWER || NOT EXACTLY HOW WE PLANNED (1x01)//POWER BOOK II: GHOST || THE GIFT OF MAJI (1x05)

#power starz #power #power book ii: ghost #power book 2 #poweredit #usernarco #james st patrick #tommy egan #tariq st. patrick #tariq st patrick #brayden weston #omari hardwick #joseph sikora #michael rainey jr #gianni paolo #my gifs: tv

[charming-celestial]

Syfy Dominion season 1 gag reel 💖

(Chris Egan giggling nonstop while Tom Wisdom whips him is ridiculously funny 😭)

#dominion syfy #alex lannon #archangel gabriel #noma banks #archangel michael #christopher egan #carl beukes #Tom wisdom #Kim Engelbrecht #dominion #syfy #William whele #Luke Allen gale #David whele #anthony head #Alan dale #video

[camyfilms]

千と千尋の神隠し 2001

Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember.

#千と千尋の神隠し #spirited away #2001 #daveigh chase #susan egan #suzanne pleshette #jason marsden #david ogden stiers #lauren holly #michael chiklis #john ratzenberger #tara strong #rumi hiiragi #miyu irino #mari natsuki #bunta sugawara #yoomi tamai #tsunehiko kamijo #takehiko ono #akio nakamura

[simply-nicky]

#nicky byrne #kian egan #shane filan #westife #michael flatley #radio city music hall #new york

[maturemenoftvandfilms]

Edward Egan (1932-2015) Physique: Average Build

Edward Michael Egan was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport in Connecticut from 1988 to 2000 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York in New York City from 2000 to 2009. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.

When it comes to what I think priest would look like, His Eminence would be the ideal look. And as handsome as I think Egan was, it's a definite upgrade to Archbishop Timothy Dolan as his successor at the Archdiocese of New York. Mmm... Cardinal Egan and Cardinal Dolan.

#Edward Egan #cardinal #archbishop #mydaddywiki religious figures #priest #mydaddywiki #Edward Michael Egan

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Twilight

#Twilight #Kristen Stewart #Sarah Clarke #Matthew Bushell #Billy Burke #Gil Birmingham #Taylor Lautner #Gregory Tyree Boyce #Justin Chon #Michael Welch #Anna Kendrick #Christian Serratos #Nikki Reed #Kellan Lutz #Ashley Greene #Jackson Rathbone #Robert Pattinson #José Zúñiga #Trish Egan #Ayanna Berkshire #Ned Bellamy #Bryce Flint-Sommerville #Peter Facinelli #Solomon Trimble #Rachelle Lefevre #Cam Gigandet #Edi Gathegi #Alexander Mendeluk #Hunter Jackson #Gavin Bristol

[thesecretroot]

Best books I’ve read so far in 2023. All fantastic!

#jennifer egan #matt ruff #michael chabon #patrick radden keefe #lit #authors #best books

[disneyprincessconcertfans]

REPOST: IG @brauhala

@brauhala: It's giving....it's giving @bwaycon! 😍 Thank you @michaelhullphoto for capturing these gorgeous photos. It was SO fun to bring "Disney Princess - The Concert" back to Manhattan and the Broadway community, where it all began 7 years ago! 💜 Thank you to the incredible fans who showed up for your brilliant energy and wonderful questions. And let's all welcome @izzymccalla to the party!!! You were absolutely magical, as were all of my lady icons @iamsusanegan, @syndeewinters and @anneliesevanderpol! What a gift to be reunited. This was SO fun and made me so excited to get back on the road in September! LOVE YOU ALL! Thank you Prince @adamjlevy for keeping our logistics and staging in shape! And congratulations on another beautiful weekend, @melissaanelli!!! Thank you for having us - it's always a treat!

#benjamin rauhala #ben rauhala #fairy godfairy #disney princess concert #disney #susan egan #disney concert #syndee winters #izzy mccalla #isabelle mccalla #anneliese van der pol #adam j levy #broadwaycon2022 #broadwaycon #michael hull #michael hull photo

[carolyn1761smith]

#Max Q #michael hutchence #ollie olsen #nick egan #tom bouman #tony redhead (electric paint) #grant matthews

[melsordway]

#daytime emmy awards #melissa claire egan #michael mealor

[buzzworthyradio]

"The Young and the Restless" 50th Anniversary Interviews: Part 1

Y&R 50th Logo The BUZZ had the chance to attend the 50th anniversary celebration for CBS Daytime’s, “The Young and the Restless.” Cast members, current/new/alumni, walked down the red carpet at the Vibiana and relived some of their fondest memories of the show. Our first part of the interview series begins with interviews including: Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott) spoke with us about her favorite…

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#Adrienne Frantz #Amber Moore #Beth Maitland #CBS Daytime #Chelsea Lawson #Daniel Romalotti #Kimberlin Brown #Mamie Johnson #Melissa Claire Egan #Michael Graziadei #Phil Morris #Ryan McNeil #Scott Reeves #Sheila Carter #The Young and the Restless #Traci Abbott #Tyrone Jackson #Veronica Redd #Y&R #YR #YR50

[miss-lauryn-hill]

POWER BOOK II: GHOST || A LAST GIFT (3x09)

#power book ii: ghost #power book 2 #power starz #poweredit #usernarco #tommy egan #tasha st. patrick #tariq st. patrick #joseph sikora #naturi naughton #michael rainey jr #my gifs: tv #gif request #tw guns