Highest Bitter
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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” - Albert Camus
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Highest Bitter
@highestbitter.bsky.social
· Jan 25
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
Start here. Also, cut the purity crapola, we need a broad coalition to unite in order to combat what’s ahead of us.
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Trump's memo, Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7, is the single most dangerous move against American liberty that I've seen in my lifetime.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
Pocan, Huffman, Jayapal to Lead Letter to Trump Slamming Executive Order Targeting Protected Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.
pocan.house.gov
October 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Trump's memo, Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7, is the single most dangerous move against American liberty that I've seen in my lifetime.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
We're moving into a no man's land that threatens to further destabilize the bill of rights.
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Happy Constitution Day! Friendly reminder that Harvard is offering Civics/Government online classes, many you can audit for FREE!! Knowledge is power - arm yourselves!
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pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
September 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy Constitution Day! Friendly reminder that Harvard is offering Civics/Government online classes, many you can audit for FREE!! Knowledge is power - arm yourselves!
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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Time to contact Abbott’s office and RAISE SOME CAIN!
August 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Time to contact Abbott’s office and RAISE SOME CAIN!
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This Week in American Autocracy
📅 June 30–July 6, 2025 | Trump plans to revoke citizenship, is purging federal scientists, and DOJ weighs criminal charges as it presses states for election data. An authoritarian regime in motion.
📅 June 30–July 6, 2025 | Trump plans to revoke citizenship, is purging federal scientists, and DOJ weighs criminal charges as it presses states for election data. An authoritarian regime in motion.
This Week in American Autocracy
📅 June 30–July 6, 2025 | Trump plans to revoke citizenship, is purging federal scientists, and DOJ weighs criminal charges as it presses states for election data. An authoritarian regime in motion.
olgalautman.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This Week in American Autocracy
📅 June 30–July 6, 2025 | Trump plans to revoke citizenship, is purging federal scientists, and DOJ weighs criminal charges as it presses states for election data. An authoritarian regime in motion.
📅 June 30–July 6, 2025 | Trump plans to revoke citizenship, is purging federal scientists, and DOJ weighs criminal charges as it presses states for election data. An authoritarian regime in motion.
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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 166
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 166
July 4, 2025
trumptyrannytracker.substack.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 166
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 167-168 Weekend Roundup is out!
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 167-168
July 5-6, 2025
trumptyrannytracker.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 167-168 Weekend Roundup is out!
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
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Join us in condemning Trump’s entering war with Iran by calling your reps.
👉 Find their info at bit.ly/hellorep
And amplify Rep. Ro Khanna’s call for an emergency session of Congress to impose real checks and prevent further unilateral strikes.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement
👉 Find their info at bit.ly/hellorep
And amplify Rep. Ro Khanna’s call for an emergency session of Congress to impose real checks and prevent further unilateral strikes.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement
June 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Join us in condemning Trump’s entering war with Iran by calling your reps.
👉 Find their info at bit.ly/hellorep
And amplify Rep. Ro Khanna’s call for an emergency session of Congress to impose real checks and prevent further unilateral strikes.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement
👉 Find their info at bit.ly/hellorep
And amplify Rep. Ro Khanna’s call for an emergency session of Congress to impose real checks and prevent further unilateral strikes.
#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement
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NEW: A day for the Democratic appointees on SCOTUS — but what does it mean?
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan each wrote a majority decision on Thursday. The decisions provide some insights into their approach in this moment.
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan each wrote a majority decision on Thursday. The decisions provide some insights into their approach in this moment.
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
A day for the Democratic appointees on SCOTUS — but what does it mean?
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan each wrote a majority decision on Thursday. The decisions provide some insights into their approach in this moment.
www.lawdork.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW: A day for the Democratic appointees on SCOTUS — but what does it mean?
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan each wrote a majority decision on Thursday. The decisions provide some insights into their approach in this moment.
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan each wrote a majority decision on Thursday. The decisions provide some insights into their approach in this moment.
This afternoon, at Law Dork:
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Your too much online, Dems in the real world, the one that voters live in, are still popular and as all the special elections have shown, voting overwhelmingly for them.
Maybe attend your local Dem party committee meeting 🤔
Maybe attend your local Dem party committee meeting 🤔
June 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Your too much online, Dems in the real world, the one that voters live in, are still popular and as all the special elections have shown, voting overwhelmingly for them.
Maybe attend your local Dem party committee meeting 🤔
Maybe attend your local Dem party committee meeting 🤔
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And she just published this chilling piece about Peter Thiel and all the strings he pulls. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-dark-l...
The dark lord of Silicon Valley
Peter Thiel enters the chat
broligarchy.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
And she just published this chilling piece about Peter Thiel and all the strings he pulls. broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-dark-l...
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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
😢
DAY 4 JUNE 2025
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
Thousands of Job Corp Students have been sent packing after NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN of the Job Corps
Many have no plan, no support, and NO WHERE TO LIVE
For many Job Corps was their only stability, housing & future
Cruelty of Trump
😢
DAY 4 JUNE 2025
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
Thousands of Job Corp Students have been sent packing after NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN of the Job Corps
Many have no plan, no support, and NO WHERE TO LIVE
For many Job Corps was their only stability, housing & future
Cruelty of Trump
June 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
😢
DAY 4 JUNE 2025
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
Thousands of Job Corp Students have been sent packing after NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN of the Job Corps
Many have no plan, no support, and NO WHERE TO LIVE
For many Job Corps was their only stability, housing & future
Cruelty of Trump
😢
DAY 4 JUNE 2025
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
Thousands of Job Corp Students have been sent packing after NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN of the Job Corps
Many have no plan, no support, and NO WHERE TO LIVE
For many Job Corps was their only stability, housing & future
Cruelty of Trump
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For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government.
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
June 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government.
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
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Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 131-133 weekend roundup is out!
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 131-133
May 30-June 1, 2025
trumptyrannytracker.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Trump Tyranny Tracker: Day 131-133 weekend roundup is out!
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
The daily tracker documenting the latest in corruption, power consolidation, civil & human rights abuses, and weaponization of government news.
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Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts, 5/28 - 6/1.
More info: wclivestream.com?fbclid=IwZXh...
Live stream here: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Theyre asking public to call Congress- goal of 10k calls. wclivestream.com/act
More info: wclivestream.com?fbclid=IwZXh...
Live stream here: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Theyre asking public to call Congress- goal of 10k calls. wclivestream.com/act
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wclivestream.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts, 5/28 - 6/1.
More info: wclivestream.com?fbclid=IwZXh...
Live stream here: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Theyre asking public to call Congress- goal of 10k calls. wclivestream.com/act
More info: wclivestream.com?fbclid=IwZXh...
Live stream here: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea...
Theyre asking public to call Congress- goal of 10k calls. wclivestream.com/act
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This is getting some traction, so let me just link to this - by those same brave NASA scientists
www.space.com/science/clim...
www.space.com/science/clim...
Climate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump's research funding cuts
"We really felt like the American public deserves to know what we do."
www.space.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is getting some traction, so let me just link to this - by those same brave NASA scientists
www.space.com/science/clim...
www.space.com/science/clim...
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The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Presidents Budget Request for NASA is out. It’s a bloodbath
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
Canceled are DAVINCI, VERITAS, Juno, OSIRIS-APEX, US participation in ExoMars and EnVision…
Huge cut to R&A. No funding to begin development of the Uranus Orbiter.
If you’ve ever cared about NASA, time to contact congress.
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As much fun as the TACO memes are, don't forget what that stands for: TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT. It would be a shame to ignore the chicken memes that are there for the taking. Here's a little Starter Kit you might need. ENJOY!
May 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
As much fun as the TACO memes are, don't forget what that stands for: TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT. It would be a shame to ignore the chicken memes that are there for the taking. Here's a little Starter Kit you might need. ENJOY!
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The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy.
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
BREAKING: DOJ Files Anti-Voter Lawsuit in North Carolina
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Dept. of Justice has filed its first voter suppression lawsuit aimed at disenfranchising voters. This is a critical juncture for democracy.
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
Paige and I discuss the implications and how it echoes claims made by failed state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. youtu.be/8XEW-Ga428M
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Seven states in the middle of the country have, at least for now, near-free reign to pass laws and draw districts that racially discriminate against voters thanks to an astonishing court ruling. Here's why this matters. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... (1/9)
Appeals Court Strips Voters’ Ability to File Voting Rights Act Lawsuits in 7 States
For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under Section 2 of the civil rights law.
www.brennancenter.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Seven states in the middle of the country have, at least for now, near-free reign to pass laws and draw districts that racially discriminate against voters thanks to an astonishing court ruling. Here's why this matters. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... (1/9)
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...
It's The Oligarchy, Stupid
We're staring down the barrel of the largest transfer of wealth in the history of the world. Let's get on the same page.
www.muellershewrote.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...
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"The question is why the executive branch is taking such actions that are contrary to the code of ethics adopted by all 50 state Supreme Courts...
...There is never,never a wrong time to stand up for what is right."
William Bay,President
American Bar Association
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjQW9GaN/
...There is never,never a wrong time to stand up for what is right."
William Bay,President
American Bar Association
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjQW9GaN/
#WilliamBay, President of the American Bar Association (ABA), has voiced strong concerns over escalating attacks on the judiciary and legal professionals. He emphasized that such actions threaten the ...
TikTok video by Vote In Or Out
www.tiktok.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"The question is why the executive branch is taking such actions that are contrary to the code of ethics adopted by all 50 state Supreme Courts...
...There is never,never a wrong time to stand up for what is right."
William Bay,President
American Bar Association
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjQW9GaN/
...There is never,never a wrong time to stand up for what is right."
William Bay,President
American Bar Association
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjQW9GaN/