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The Existentialist Republic
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The Existentialist Republic | Christopher Armitage | Substack

Public Policy and Investigative Journalism. Click to read The Existentialist Republic, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM

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My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
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My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”

The activists on the ground are doing the work, that should give you hope.

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January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM

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Sunday thought: Our power, our courage, and our resolve
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Sunday thought: Our power, our courage, and our resolve

Friends,

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January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM

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I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “White People Against ICE: solidarity with Minneapolis and how we fight back everywhere” - sign u www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...

White People Against ICE: solidarity with Minneapolis and how we fight back everywhere · Showing Up for Racial Justice

This week, a white woman did what those in power fear the most: she broke rank, rejected the racist lies aimed at winning over white people, and instead chose to stand in solidarity with her immigrant...

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January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible

Join us to Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country. We will talk with local an...

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January 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

What's the Plan with Leah and Ezra · Indivisible

The chaos out of the White House is meant to overwhelm us. Our antidote is community. Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin every Thursday to break down the week’s biggest politic...

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December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM

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The Epstein cover-up continues. Let's keep up the pressure on Republicans until ALL the files are released. act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...

The Epstein cover-up continues. Let's keep up the pressure on Republicans until ALL the files are released.

Trump, his GOP enablers, and the Pam Bondi-led DOJ still think that – if they stall long enough – voters will forget about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and the role Donald Trump, and some Republican megad...

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December 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM

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Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all
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Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all

Friends,

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December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Zinke: Don't Be A Grinch!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Zinke: Don't Be A Grinch! · Indivisible

This a local Indivisible event! Join us for a Flathead Democracy good ol' fashioned protest and rally at Rep Zinke's office. We will be meeting at his Kalispell office to deliver a copy of the petiti...

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December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM

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We do not target children ever...They Called Children Garbage open.substack.com/pub/wethepeo...

They Called Children Garbage

I led a school where most students were Hispanic/Latino. I know exactly what words like that do.

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December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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The Crown Slips in the Dark
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The Crown Slips in the Dark

How Trump’s unraveling authority exposes the hollow core of MAGA

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December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM

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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline

His brain is turning into sh*t

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December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM

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Social media feeds are full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped, but Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops helping ICE terrorize our communities. app.sosha.ai/s/Mr5QMiPo

Spotify: Wrapped in complicity

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December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “WF Border Patrol Sunday Vigil Dec 7” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

WF Border Patrol Sunday Vigil Dec 7 · Indivisible

Come join us for our weekly Whitefish Border Patrol Vigil, starting Sunday Dec. 7 and continuing until America puts an end to the violation of human rights and civil rights for Latino immigrants. If...

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November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM

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Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/xzPgSuZB

We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon

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November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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The MTG Rebrand Scam
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The MTG Rebrand Scam

When the Chaos Queen Suddenly Finds Her Conscience

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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Zinke, SNAP out of it!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Zinke, SNAP out of it! · Indivisible

Come tell Representative Ryan Zinke to fully fund SNAP and negotiate an agreement to reopen the government that is for the people, NOT the billionaires! Partnering orgs Flathead Democracy, American I...

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November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM

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Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028 www.commondreams.org/news/bannon-...

Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028 | Common Dreams

"Steve Bannon motivating Democratic voters," said one historian in response to comments by the former Trump White House advisor.

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November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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How's That Bending the Knee Going?
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How's That Bending the Knee Going?

Some thoughts after a brief shining moment in America

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November 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM

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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Civil Resistance Study Group” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Civil Resistance Study Group · Indivisible

This study group meets virtually most Saturdays to learn about civilian-based movements and campaigns that have strategically used nonviolent action to effect positive change. We will be moving throu...

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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM

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I'm attending Disappeared in America's event, “We Belong Here: Bhutanese & HMoob Americans in the Struggle Against Statelessness” - sign www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...