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Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."
August 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Great example from Mr. Beast of how insane it was for Trump to hit raw food with tariffs

Ingredients that grow abroad are getting more expensive—a Feastables bar has sugar (hit by a 10% tariff), chocolate (6-15%), cocoa butter (21%), & vanilla (41%)—and those tariffs also hit coffee, fish, etc
April 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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If you're attending a protest, make sure to save this post or the graphics in the thread.

Knowing your rights, staying safe, & protecting others is essential.

Be prepared, look out for each other, and keep fighting for what’s right.

Stay safe out there!

Credit meganthuy & blmlouisville IG
February 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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In 1923 Adolf Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government.

He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, and became a convicted felon. Despite being treated charitably by the judge, Hitler claimed the trial was political persecution and successfully portrayed himself as a victim of /1
January 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Oh my God Democrats are NATO but for civil rights
Popular or not Dems cannot bend on the need for trans people to be treated with basic humanity and respect. If we give up that because the right made trans people unpopular, we give up everything. They’ll dice us group by group like a salami. We die on this hill or we die alone in a ditch
February 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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1. Trump's immigration crackdown is premised on the idea that the US is experiencing a massive surge in violent crime

According to Trump the crime wave is especially severe in cities

THIS IS A LIE

New data shows crime is LOWER than when Trump left office in 2020, and below pre-pandemic levels
Trump's fake crime wave
On January 19, during a rally held in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump claimed that “crime has gone through the roof” and that it “was up like 40%.” He claimed that violent crime is especially...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Thanks to @jilldlawrence.bsky.social for the kind words and nice shoutout!

"Marc Elias, the Democracy Docket lawyer who fights for voting rights, created a list of '10 things we can all do to protect democracy.' [] He won’t stand for cynicism, and any cheer he offers is well grounded."
Sanity Check After Trump’s First Week Back in Office
It’s not quite pitch black—but that’s no thanks to him.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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While MAGAs and Trump are taking a victory lap over the Colombia fiasco….this is what actually happened there
January 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Earlier today, in the final hours before inauguration, Donald Trump was again handed the keys to thousands of nuclear weapons — enough firepower to kill every human being on the planet. The power to use them is the President’s alone, and the process can unfold in as little as 5 minutes.

Here’s how:
January 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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An unfortunate truth.
January 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Confirmation hearings began this week for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. Here are the nominees who have already had a hand in rolling back voting rights over the past few years and will likely continue over the next four.
These Trump Cabinet and Staff Picks Had a Hand in Anti-Voting Litigation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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"There will be no rebuilding. There will only be mass looting of our tax dollars, greasing of palms, favors to help the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the destruction of the middle class, further ensuring we cannot fight back."
"There will be no rebuilding": Bracing America for the implementation of Project 2025
Donald Trump's return to power further undermines America's self-image of greatness
www.salon.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Catnado!
December 23, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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I will post this everyday for the next 4 years as a reminder that Jan 6th was a day of insurrection.
December 21, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Today the great divide is not between left and right. It’s between democracy and oligarchy.

Let me explain.
The American oligarchy is back, and it’s out of control
It’s the third time in the nation’s history that a small group of hyper-wealthy people have gained political power over the rest of us. Here’s what we must do.
robertreich.substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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BREAKING: Senator Chris Murphy sounds the alarm that Trump's plan to "cripple our democracy" is "happening right in front of our eyes."

He pointed to the Republican recommendation for a criminal investigation into Liz Cheney as a chilling sign of what's to come.

Like & share if you oppose Trump!
December 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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BREAKING: Vice President Kamala Harris urges young voters to "stay in the fight" in her first major remarks since her concession speech — says "civil rights, women’s rights, workers’ rights" would never have happened if "people had given up."

Please like and share if you refuse to give up!
December 17, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Often my writing means angry MAGA replies. On this piece debunking the 5 most common myths against universal healthcare I've received overwhelming support from people on the right AND on the left.

Americans get it -- we need universal healthcare as a human right: www.qasimrashid.com/p/debunking-...
Debunking Every Myth You Hear Against Universal Healthcare
Whether you are politically left or right, you should want Universal Healthcare as a human right—here are the receipts on why
www.qasimrashid.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress. No people of color were selected, either.
No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
The 17 standing committees will be dominated by white men when the new Congress is seated on Jan. 3. No people of color were selected, either.
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Our Nightmare before Christmas
December 8, 2024 at 5:52 PM
What is this beast?
December 4, 2024 at 6:04 PM