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"The ending is nearer than you think, and it is already written. All that we have left to choose is the correct moment to begin." — Alan Moore
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Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.
n.pr
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
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NEW: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) calls for an investigation into the Trump administration's "repeated, blatant" abuse of power to achieve partisan redistricting goals, alleging it violates federal law. This renewed demand comes after his first request rendered no updates.
Trump’s 'Repeated, Blatant' Hatch Act Violations Over Gerrymandering Must Be Investigated, Sen. Padilla Demands
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
NEW: Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) calls for an investigation into the Trump administration's "repeated, blatant" abuse of power to achieve partisan redistricting goals, alleging it violates federal law. This renewed demand comes after his first request rendered no updates.
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New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on.
This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal devices...
This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal devices...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on.
This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal devices...
This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal devices...
Xi doesn't need to do anything except holding tight and Trump will handle everything Xi needs to him, including destroying the US. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan
Japan, a U.S. ally that had angered China on Taiwan, found the message worrying.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Xi doesn't need to do anything except holding tight and Trump will handle everything Xi needs to him, including destroying the US. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Trump and MAGAs leave no space to either freedom nor justice, or democracy. their goals are fundamentally against all others, sometimes even themselves. If people still thinking of a compromise for mutual interests, they must be completely out of their minds. www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Conservatives Who Think Trump Isn’t Going Far Enough - Boston Review
MAGA’s base is more fractured than it looks.
www.bostonreview.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Trump and MAGAs leave no space to either freedom nor justice, or democracy. their goals are fundamentally against all others, sometimes even themselves. If people still thinking of a compromise for mutual interests, they must be completely out of their minds. www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
Under the banner of "patriotic tech", this new bloc is building the infrastructure of an integrated system we call the Authoritarian Stack. It is faster, ideological, and fully privatized: a regime where corporate boards, not public law, set the rules. www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Under the banner of "patriotic tech", this new bloc is building the infrastructure of an integrated system we call the Authoritarian Stack. It is faster, ideological, and fully privatized: a regime where corporate boards, not public law, set the rules. www.authoritarian-stack.info
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I don't want to overdo my personal hobby horse, but this is an example of "sheriff policing mentality" over progressive urban police (both bad but in different ways).
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don't want to overdo my personal hobby horse, but this is an example of "sheriff policing mentality" over progressive urban police (both bad but in different ways).
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Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to…
wrd.cm
October 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10. A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10. A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...
Most US military personnel need no reminder of their constitutional duty. But they do need some reassurance that they have support from their chain of command to resist illegal orders. the rest of us should do everything we can to let them know that we will stand with them.
Congress, so far, has been useless in restraining Trump: The Democrats are too timid, and the Republicans are too compromised. Only by standing together can the senior military officials warn Trump away from leading America into a full-blown civil-military confrontation.
some military commanders are trying to figure out if they face legal exposure for acting as Trump’s personal hit squad. Their questions are likely more difficult to answer since Trump and Hegseth fired the top military lawyers who would have helped field such queries.
October 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Most US military personnel need no reminder of their constitutional duty. But they do need some reassurance that they have support from their chain of command to resist illegal orders. the rest of us should do everything we can to let them know that we will stand with them.
Congress, so far, has been useless in restraining Trump: The Democrats are too timid, and the Republicans are too compromised. Only by standing together can the senior military officials warn Trump away from leading America into a full-blown civil-military confrontation.
some military commanders are trying to figure out if they face legal exposure for acting as Trump’s personal hit squad. Their questions are likely more difficult to answer since Trump and Hegseth fired the top military lawyers who would have helped field such queries.
Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and Trump’s threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the commander in chief. But for how long?
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Congress, so far, has been useless in restraining Trump: The Democrats are too timid, and the Republicans are too compromised. Only by standing together can the senior military officials warn Trump away from leading America into a full-blown civil-military confrontation.
some military commanders are trying to figure out if they face legal exposure for acting as Trump’s personal hit squad. Their questions are likely more difficult to answer since Trump and Hegseth fired the top military lawyers who would have helped field such queries.
Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and Trump’s threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the commander in chief. But for how long?
To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military. Trump and his circle of would-be autocrats have made rapid progress toward such purpose. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
some military commanders are trying to figure out if they face legal exposure for acting as Trump’s personal hit squad. Their questions are likely more difficult to answer since Trump and Hegseth fired the top military lawyers who would have helped field such queries.
Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and Trump’s threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the commander in chief. But for how long?
To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military. Trump and his circle of would-be autocrats have made rapid progress toward such purpose. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and Trump’s threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the commander in chief. But for how long?
To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military. Trump and his circle of would-be autocrats have made rapid progress toward such purpose. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military. Trump and his circle of would-be autocrats have made rapid progress toward such purpose. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
"I was told by a source close to Trump, there is a growing fear that someone in his own inner-circle may whisper the words “25th Amendment,” end the Trump presidency and usher in “The Age of Ultron” — I mean Vance. That, more than anything else, has Puff Donny scared."
He is the proverbial New York sewer rat, cornered and lashing out in a desperate attempt to survive. He also knows he is becoming more vulnerable. But it’s not just his own mortality, shrinking mental acuity and the Jeffrey Epstein case that is scaring him. www.salon.com/2025/10/03/i...
I've covered Trump for years — and I've never seen him this scared
As the shutdown shifts the focus, JD Vance waits in the wings
www.salon.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"I was told by a source close to Trump, there is a growing fear that someone in his own inner-circle may whisper the words “25th Amendment,” end the Trump presidency and usher in “The Age of Ultron” — I mean Vance. That, more than anything else, has Puff Donny scared."
He is the proverbial New York sewer rat, cornered and lashing out in a desperate attempt to survive. He also knows he is becoming more vulnerable. But it’s not just his own mortality, shrinking mental acuity and the Jeffrey Epstein case that is scaring him. www.salon.com/2025/10/03/i...
I've covered Trump for years — and I've never seen him this scared
As the shutdown shifts the focus, JD Vance waits in the wings
www.salon.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
He is the proverbial New York sewer rat, cornered and lashing out in a desperate attempt to survive. He also knows he is becoming more vulnerable. But it’s not just his own mortality, shrinking mental acuity and the Jeffrey Epstein case that is scaring him. www.salon.com/2025/10/03/i...
the U.S. turn toward illiberalism would hardly have surprised Carl Schmitt, his version of history that is currently playing out in the US. And it is by his principles that the Trump administration is turning the country in an ever more authoritarian direction. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Reading Schmitt in Beijing
How China’s rise provoked America’s illiberal turn.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 AM
the U.S. turn toward illiberalism would hardly have surprised Carl Schmitt, his version of history that is currently playing out in the US. And it is by his principles that the Trump administration is turning the country in an ever more authoritarian direction. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Military shouldn't be partisan, But in Trump's regime it should be deliberately against and fight Trump's partisan hostel actions.
Our generals serve the country, not an ex-Fox News clown looking for headlines.
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Military shouldn't be partisan, But in Trump's regime it should be deliberately against and fight Trump's partisan hostel actions.
DHS has been taken over by MAGAs and dictated by ICE. Those people simple believe that whether constitutional or unconstitutional is determined by Obedience to or against them, it has nothing to do with the constitution.
DHS posted their response on X: “To be clear: We will NOT comply with Gavin Newsom’s unconstitutional mask ban." LAPD has kept quiet, following several L.A. TACO requests for comment.
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/masked-law-e...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/masked-law-e...
October 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
DHS has been taken over by MAGAs and dictated by ICE. Those people simple believe that whether constitutional or unconstitutional is determined by Obedience to or against them, it has nothing to do with the constitution.
How about The Terminator? That looks more realistic in someway.
Based on their research into #AI on screen, scholars spotlight 4 films that reveal key human–AI dynamics:
🎥Blade Runner (1982)
🎥Moon (2009)
🎥Resident Evil (2002)
🎥Free Guy (2021)
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🎥Blade Runner (1982)
🎥Moon (2009)
🎥Resident Evil (2002)
🎥Free Guy (2021)
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4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI
From 1980s sci-fi films to today’s blockbusters, filmmakers have wrestled with questions about what happens when humans rely on intelligent machines.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
How about The Terminator? That looks more realistic in someway.
ACTION NOW! The madness must be stopped, Trump must be stopped! time.com/7322106/trum...
White House Anti-Terror Order Targets ‘Anti-American’ Views
The order, experts warn, could target protestors' constitutional right to protest and free speech.
time.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
ACTION NOW! The madness must be stopped, Trump must be stopped! time.com/7322106/trum...
Trump has abandoned all efforts to make Washington reliable or consistent. history is likely to show that Trump replaced credibility with volatility, leaving behind a United States that is less trusted. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Price of Unpredictability
Trump’s foreign policy is ruining American credibility.
www.foreignaffairs.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump has abandoned all efforts to make Washington reliable or consistent. history is likely to show that Trump replaced credibility with volatility, leaving behind a United States that is less trusted. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
That’s exactly what has happened. it opens the floodgates for the White House and federal agencies to do more than just label “groups” as domestic terrorist organizations. It allows them to add US citizens by the thousands to the terrorist watchlist itself for minor legal infractions or none at all.
Trump made it vastly easier for his agencies to add Americans to the terrorist watchlist — and to track them secretly, pervasively, and without due process. Trump’s recent executive order is one of the most alarming government documents I’ve ever read. www.treason.io/p/must-read-...
MUST READ: The president made it easier to add you to the terrorist watchlist.
I helped lead counterterrorism in the first Trump administration. You need to know what just happened.
www.treason.io
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
That’s exactly what has happened. it opens the floodgates for the White House and federal agencies to do more than just label “groups” as domestic terrorist organizations. It allows them to add US citizens by the thousands to the terrorist watchlist itself for minor legal infractions or none at all.