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Many Americans still do not view the Trump administration’s behavior as a major departure from the practices of previous U.S. administrations.” That’s dangerous in itself; and one reason for it is a media that’s been determinedly mired in its old ways.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Price of American Authoritarianism
What can reverse democratic decline?
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Many Americans still do not view the Trump administration’s behavior as a major departure from the practices of previous U.S. administrations.” That’s dangerous in itself; and one reason for it is a media that’s been determinedly mired in its old ways.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/IfI9Omg
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There is, obviously, no “Presidential Immunity Clause” in the Constitution. The conservative justices’ un-originalist efforts to imagine one into it cannot be supported by text or history. trib.al/IfI9Omg
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We're not ok.
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We're not ok.
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Here's a story about what happens if the government doesn't reopen.
Some of the things in this story are already happening.
I wonder how much more will happen.
#SheShed
Some of the things in this story are already happening.
I wonder how much more will happen.
#SheShed
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here's a story about what happens if the government doesn't reopen.
Some of the things in this story are already happening.
I wonder how much more will happen.
#SheShed
Some of the things in this story are already happening.
I wonder how much more will happen.
#SheShed
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the #EpsteinFiles
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Some antifa terrorists heading to No Kings in La Grange IL😂
October 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Some antifa terrorists heading to No Kings in La Grange IL😂
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This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.
Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.
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🚨 Ed Martin, Trump’s DOJ Pardon Attorney, was fired for destroying records, sued for defamation, and appeared on Russian state TV over 150 times.
Now he’s weaponizing justice to punish Trump’s enemies and protect his allies.
This is corruption in plain sight.
Now he’s weaponizing justice to punish Trump’s enemies and protect his allies.
This is corruption in plain sight.
September 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 Ed Martin, Trump’s DOJ Pardon Attorney, was fired for destroying records, sued for defamation, and appeared on Russian state TV over 150 times.
Now he’s weaponizing justice to punish Trump’s enemies and protect his allies.
This is corruption in plain sight.
Now he’s weaponizing justice to punish Trump’s enemies and protect his allies.
This is corruption in plain sight.
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Incredibly well delivered truth. Netanyahu’s Israel is not biblical Israel.
Two parts to this. Worth every second.
Part 1
Two parts to this. Worth every second.
Part 1
June 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Incredibly well delivered truth. Netanyahu’s Israel is not biblical Israel.
Two parts to this. Worth every second.
Part 1
Two parts to this. Worth every second.
Part 1
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Republicans aren’t “shrinking gov’t”, they’re gutting our future. Every billionaire tax cut weakens the dollar, inflates debt, & hikes interest rates. That means your safety net, Social Security, Medicare, public programs, gets slashed. Here’s how it works.🧵
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
Republicans aren’t “shrinking gov’t”, they’re gutting our future. Every billionaire tax cut weakens the dollar, inflates debt, & hikes interest rates. That means your safety net, Social Security, Medicare, public programs, gets slashed. Here’s how it works.🧵
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
June 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
1/5
Republicans aren’t “shrinking gov’t”, they’re gutting our future. Every billionaire tax cut weakens the dollar, inflates debt, & hikes interest rates. That means your safety net, Social Security, Medicare, public programs, gets slashed. Here’s how it works.🧵
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
Republicans aren’t “shrinking gov’t”, they’re gutting our future. Every billionaire tax cut weakens the dollar, inflates debt, & hikes interest rates. That means your safety net, Social Security, Medicare, public programs, gets slashed. Here’s how it works.🧵
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
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5/5
📣 You have to see this.
📣 You have to tell others.
📣 You must call it out, everywhere.
This is the GOP plan:
💰 Give billionaires endless tax breaks
💣 Bankrupt our future
🪓 Then gut the safety net, claiming “we can’t afford it”
Tell the truth. Spread this truthful warning.
📣 You have to see this.
📣 You have to tell others.
📣 You must call it out, everywhere.
This is the GOP plan:
💰 Give billionaires endless tax breaks
💣 Bankrupt our future
🪓 Then gut the safety net, claiming “we can’t afford it”
Tell the truth. Spread this truthful warning.
June 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
5/5
📣 You have to see this.
📣 You have to tell others.
📣 You must call it out, everywhere.
This is the GOP plan:
💰 Give billionaires endless tax breaks
💣 Bankrupt our future
🪓 Then gut the safety net, claiming “we can’t afford it”
Tell the truth. Spread this truthful warning.
📣 You have to see this.
📣 You have to tell others.
📣 You must call it out, everywhere.
This is the GOP plan:
💰 Give billionaires endless tax breaks
💣 Bankrupt our future
🪓 Then gut the safety net, claiming “we can’t afford it”
Tell the truth. Spread this truthful warning.
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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“In a stable democracy, the government’s legitimate use of force is guided by law, with clear boundaries that prevent abuses of power. However, in a fractured government experiencing a constitutional crisis, those boundaries blur.”
www.theunpopulist.net/p/there-is-n...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/there-is-n...
There Is No Piecing Back Our Badly Shattered Constitutional Order
We are past the point of crisis and have entered an era when our political disputes will be settled by the raw exercise of power, not the law
www.theunpopulist.net
May 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“In a stable democracy, the government’s legitimate use of force is guided by law, with clear boundaries that prevent abuses of power. However, in a fractured government experiencing a constitutional crisis, those boundaries blur.”
www.theunpopulist.net/p/there-is-n...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/there-is-n...
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In Week 28 we are starting to see the impacts of federal agencies gutted by Trump and Musk’s DOGE. We also see Trump floundering, and seeking wins, any wins. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Week 28 - The Return
Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you'll remember.
open.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In Week 28 we are starting to see the impacts of federal agencies gutted by Trump and Musk’s DOGE. We also see Trump floundering, and seeking wins, any wins. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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My cousin just posted this on fb…
May 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My cousin just posted this on fb…
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN? Trump agenda appears ill-fated.
A local cardiologist wrote this great opinion piece in my local newspaper.
🗣️Resister homework: share this story in your day-to-day lives with those you know who don't follow any news.
Share beyond BlueSky!
www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
A local cardiologist wrote this great opinion piece in my local newspaper.
🗣️Resister homework: share this story in your day-to-day lives with those you know who don't follow any news.
Share beyond BlueSky!
www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
Dr. Loh: Making America healthy again? Trump agenda appears ill-fated
Reducing access to care, research, and curtailing health information available — someone please connect the dots that demonstrate how those actions will make America healthy again.
www.vcstar.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:23 AM
MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN? Trump agenda appears ill-fated.
A local cardiologist wrote this great opinion piece in my local newspaper.
🗣️Resister homework: share this story in your day-to-day lives with those you know who don't follow any news.
Share beyond BlueSky!
www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
A local cardiologist wrote this great opinion piece in my local newspaper.
🗣️Resister homework: share this story in your day-to-day lives with those you know who don't follow any news.
Share beyond BlueSky!
www.vcstar.com/story/opinio...
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Enjoyed reading. So, I want to share with y’all this gift article.?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o...
Opinion | Trump Is an Angry Little Boy on a Great White Horse (Gift Article)
Trump lives for perpetual conflict and endless domination games — not a great fit for democracy.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Enjoyed reading. So, I want to share with y’all this gift article.?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o...
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