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When martial law just looks lame
Trump tries to act tough — and fails again
salon-standingroomonly.beehiiv.com
“Trump is what happens when an imbecilic Facebook meme turns into a human and then is granted unbelievable amounts of power.
“Triggering the liberals” is all these MAGA fools have left, now that the Viagra stopped working.”
“Triggering the liberals” is all these MAGA fools have left, now that the Viagra stopped working.”
“A few sensible remarks and a new sullen tone do not suffice to suggest that Greene’s actions reflect any genuine progress. And for those willing to give her a chance and/or hope she’s “seen the light,” it’s probably because you were never one of her targets and have nothing to lose if she reneges.”
Please Don’t Fall for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Convenient Rebrand
Doing the bare minimum isn’t proof of rehabilitation
contrarian.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“A few sensible remarks and a new sullen tone do not suffice to suggest that Greene’s actions reflect any genuine progress. And for those willing to give her a chance and/or hope she’s “seen the light,” it’s probably because you were never one of her targets and have nothing to lose if she reneges.”
1/2 “The Trump pedophile debacle puts a human face on the corruption of DOJ. Real people are hurt when justice becomes a political tool.
Trump turned Democrats’ chagrin regarding the end of the shutdown into amazement that Trump has triggered a full-throated mutiny. Whether this uprising spreads to
Trump turned Democrats’ chagrin regarding the end of the shutdown into amazement that Trump has triggered a full-throated mutiny. Whether this uprising spreads to
Trump is in Full Retreat
A scandal that he inflamed engulfs his presidency
contrarian.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
1/2 “The Trump pedophile debacle puts a human face on the corruption of DOJ. Real people are hurt when justice becomes a political tool.
Trump turned Democrats’ chagrin regarding the end of the shutdown into amazement that Trump has triggered a full-throated mutiny. Whether this uprising spreads to
Trump turned Democrats’ chagrin regarding the end of the shutdown into amazement that Trump has triggered a full-throated mutiny. Whether this uprising spreads to
1/2 “It’s time to look at how male loneliness has been monetized by all manner of seedy actors who have every incentive to discourage men from making changes to improve their lives.
Don’t blame women for men’s loneliness. Blame capitalism
There’s a lot of money to be made off angry, isolated men
www.salon.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
1/2 “It’s time to look at how male loneliness has been monetized by all manner of seedy actors who have every incentive to discourage men from making changes to improve their lives.
1/2 “Today’s court is on the same trajectory, bent on retrenching white political dominance. But it will go further. It will greenlight Trump’s corrupt, self-enriching behavior and unlawful power grabs. The majority will instinctively know that its fate is tied to the fate of Trump’s movement,
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1/2 “Today’s court is on the same trajectory, bent on retrenching white political dominance. But it will go further. It will greenlight Trump’s corrupt, self-enriching behavior and unlawful power grabs. The majority will instinctively know that its fate is tied to the fate of Trump’s movement,
“In a 2-1 vote, the panel ordered Texas Republicans to use the congressional lines they had in place before they redistricted earlier this year.”
thehill.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“In a 2-1 vote, the panel ordered Texas Republicans to use the congressional lines they had in place before they redistricted earlier this year.”
1/2 “History will not be kind to the Roberts court, nor should it be. It has failed as the republic’s last line of defense against despots. Worse, it handed the tools of autocracy to a man with criminal proclivities and no moral compass.
thehill.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
1/2 “History will not be kind to the Roberts court, nor should it be. It has failed as the republic’s last line of defense against despots. Worse, it handed the tools of autocracy to a man with criminal proclivities and no moral compass.
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There has never been a clearer example of the fact that we do not have a legislature in the United States right now. Trump tells them to vote no, so they all vote no. Then Trump changes his mind and they all change their votes. That is autocracy. Vote them out!
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There has never been a clearer example of the fact that we do not have a legislature in the United States right now. Trump tells them to vote no, so they all vote no. Then Trump changes his mind and they all change their votes. That is autocracy. Vote them out!
1/2 “U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzgerald of the Eastern District of Virginia found that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading the case, may have made significant legal errors in presenting evidence and instructing grand jurors who were weighing whether to charge Comey.
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
1/2 “U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzgerald of the Eastern District of Virginia found that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading the case, may have made significant legal errors in presenting evidence and instructing grand jurors who were weighing whether to charge Comey.
1/3 “Some of these actions, like the destruction of government agencies, are meant to make grifting easier. Others are designed to generate cover for profiteering and corruption. None of these policies, not one, was made with an eye to something outside the grift bubble.
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
snyder.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
1/3 “Some of these actions, like the destruction of government agencies, are meant to make grifting easier. Others are designed to generate cover for profiteering and corruption. None of these policies, not one, was made with an eye to something outside the grift bubble.
If no Republicans were involved with Epstein, trump’s DOJ would have released the files long ago, and he wouldn’t have sent his Assistant AG/personal attorney to coax favorable “testimony” from Ghislaine Maxwell and then transfer her to a Club Fed prison with special benefits.
Trump, amid Epstein furor, directs Bondi to investigate Democrats
“Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish,” Trump wrote in another Truth Social post Friday.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If no Republicans were involved with Epstein, trump’s DOJ would have released the files long ago, and he wouldn’t have sent his Assistant AG/personal attorney to coax favorable “testimony” from Ghislaine Maxwell and then transfer her to a Club Fed prison with special benefits.
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Chicago's Far South Side devolved into chaos when residents confronted Border Patrol agents who rammed a car to make an arrest.
The feds ultimately used tear gas to flee, despite a Chicago police leader offering to clear a path and warning that cops didn't have gas masks.
tinyurl.com/mt3sfh4j
The feds ultimately used tear gas to flee, despite a Chicago police leader offering to clear a path and warning that cops didn't have gas masks.
tinyurl.com/mt3sfh4j
Feds deployed tear gas on the Far South Side even after cops told them they had no gas masks, sources say
The agents deployed gas, smoke and other riot-control chemicals against residents and officers, including Chicago Police Department Deputy Chief Dan O’Connor, who had asked them not to use the gas, la...
tinyurl.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Chicago's Far South Side devolved into chaos when residents confronted Border Patrol agents who rammed a car to make an arrest.
The feds ultimately used tear gas to flee, despite a Chicago police leader offering to clear a path and warning that cops didn't have gas masks.
tinyurl.com/mt3sfh4j
The feds ultimately used tear gas to flee, despite a Chicago police leader offering to clear a path and warning that cops didn't have gas masks.
tinyurl.com/mt3sfh4j
1/2 “We are entering the normalization phase of authoritarianism. This is the period when extraordinary abuses become everyday background noise. The task now is endurance: Organizing, documenting, refusing amnesia.
Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open
Former national security official warns “Trump is moving faster than most dictators have"
www.salon.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
1/2 “We are entering the normalization phase of authoritarianism. This is the period when extraordinary abuses become everyday background noise. The task now is endurance: Organizing, documenting, refusing amnesia.
“Americans know the economy is bad. Trump is trying to cover up the numbers, but we all have eyes, ears, and bank accounts.”
“They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of the Democrats.”
“They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of the Democrats.”
"Permanently impaired": Trump administration won’t release economic data for October - Salon.com
White House says October jobs and inflation reports can’t be verified; critics accuse Trump of a cover-up.
www.salon.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Americans know the economy is bad. Trump is trying to cover up the numbers, but we all have eyes, ears, and bank accounts.”
“They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of the Democrats.”
“They don’t want to release the dismal inflation or jobs numbers for October and are claiming that it’s the fault of the Democrats.”
Notice how trump’s DOJ is NOT suing Texas!
Justice Department sues to block California's new congressional map - Salon.com
Pam Bondi said the map would create "one-party rule."
www.salon.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Notice how trump’s DOJ is NOT suing Texas!
1/2 “Allowing civil servants to put up a red flag when we're seeing a problem is critical to maintaining our democracy,” she told NPR in October. “These civil service protections aren't really about protecting me as a federal worker. They're about protecting our country."
“I was never under the
“I was never under the
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
1/2 “Allowing civil servants to put up a red flag when we're seeing a problem is critical to maintaining our democracy,” she told NPR in October. “These civil service protections aren't really about protecting me as a federal worker. They're about protecting our country."
“I was never under the
“I was never under the
Another distraction! If he was so certain only Democrats were involved, he would tell his DOJ to release—not hide—the Epstein files!
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Another distraction! If he was so certain only Democrats were involved, he would tell his DOJ to release—not hide—the Epstein files!
“In an unprecedented effort to aid his ally Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump asked Israel's President Isaac Herzog to offer a pardon to the prime minister, who is facing charges in three separate corruption cases.”
Birds of a feather . . .
Birds of a feather . . .
Trump Wants Israel's President To Pardon Netanyahu In His Corruption Trial
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“In an unprecedented effort to aid his ally Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump asked Israel's President Isaac Herzog to offer a pardon to the prime minister, who is facing charges in three separate corruption cases.”
Birds of a feather . . .
Birds of a feather . . .
1/3 “A working-class party wouldn’t vote for sweeping Medicaid cuts. A working-class party wouldn’t shrug with indifference in response to rising health care coverage costs. A working-class party wouldn’t endorse cutting off SNAP food assistance.
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
1/3 “A working-class party wouldn’t vote for sweeping Medicaid cuts. A working-class party wouldn’t shrug with indifference in response to rising health care coverage costs. A working-class party wouldn’t endorse cutting off SNAP food assistance.
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Data center opposition is remarkably bipartisan—adding billions of dollars to household energy bills. trib.al/l61mYmO
Here is a clear way for Democrats to transform their party’s brand to appeal to working Americans who are being crushed by high costs and angry at a system that feels rigged.
Here is a clear way for Democrats to transform their party’s brand to appeal to working Americans who are being crushed by high costs and angry at a system that feels rigged.
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Data center opposition is remarkably bipartisan—adding billions of dollars to household energy bills. trib.al/l61mYmO
Here is a clear way for Democrats to transform their party’s brand to appeal to working Americans who are being crushed by high costs and angry at a system that feels rigged.
Here is a clear way for Democrats to transform their party’s brand to appeal to working Americans who are being crushed by high costs and angry at a system that feels rigged.
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Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people.
Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.
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Mr. President, let’s stop this White House cover-up and release the Epstein files, NOW.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Mr. President, let’s stop this White House cover-up and release the Epstein files, NOW.
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...