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If this were happening in any other country, we’d be calling it a coup.
Elon Musk’s Power Grab Is Lawless, Dangerous, and—Yes—a Coup
What do we call it when the president is too lazy to gut the government himself, and gives away his power to a zealous and unaccountable friend?
slate.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If this were happening in any other country, we’d be calling it a coup.
"It is not necessary for one to approve of gender-affirming care in order to respect people’s right to make their own decisions about what medical care is best for them and their families, or to oppose this kind of outright, ideologically motivated state persecution."
The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"It is not necessary for one to approve of gender-affirming care in order to respect people’s right to make their own decisions about what medical care is best for them and their families, or to oppose this kind of outright, ideologically motivated state persecution."
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The federal spending halt reveals something important about the MAGA goons who run Trump's White House.
They hate most Americans. They believe the country must be destroyed to be rebuilt in their image — which even most GOP voters won't like.
www.salon.com/2025/01/29/i...
They hate most Americans. They believe the country must be destroyed to be rebuilt in their image — which even most GOP voters won't like.
www.salon.com/2025/01/29/i...
"Trump is trying to collapse our economy": The "war on woke" is revealed as a war on all Americans
The Christian nationalists behind the federal spending "pause" want to punish everyone, not just "blue" America
www.salon.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The federal spending halt reveals something important about the MAGA goons who run Trump's White House.
They hate most Americans. They believe the country must be destroyed to be rebuilt in their image — which even most GOP voters won't like.
www.salon.com/2025/01/29/i...
They hate most Americans. They believe the country must be destroyed to be rebuilt in their image — which even most GOP voters won't like.
www.salon.com/2025/01/29/i...
"It follows, as I wrote, that our 47th president, in his very first hours in office, has become a profound traitor and extreme menace to the country as a whole."
'Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too'
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too
Trump’s Actions' Parallels with Germany 1935
harrylitman.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"It follows, as I wrote, that our 47th president, in his very first hours in office, has become a profound traitor and extreme menace to the country as a whole."