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Democrats gave us a soft landing from a worldwide recession and the best performing economy in the world, among other things, and they were voted out. Is that what they deserve shame for? Delivering as much as could be hoped despite only having a majority for 2 years? That?
Yup. And for those that are lessons impaired: There is no good way to throw out the rule of law, and you absolutely do not want to live in a nation without it.
We’ve grown arrogant about the rule of law, like it’s permanent instead of fragile. Jack Smith is right. Democracy isn’t given, it’s maintained. Democracy is flawed, but until we’re governed by empathy and compassion, it’s the best tool we have. And it’s easier to lose than people think.
Jack Smith warns Americans not to take rule of law 'for granted'
The former special counsel testified publicly about his investigations in President Donald Trump for the first time, saying Trump engaged in a "criminal scheme" to overturn his 2020 election loss.
www.nbcnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Yup. And for those that are lessons impaired: There is no good way to throw out the rule of law, and you absolutely do not want to live in a nation without it.
Paper of Record: “ICE explores the boundaries of law enforcement tactics.”
People magazine with Taylor Swift on the cover: “ICE friggin kidnapped a g-d CHILD!”
People magazine with Taylor Swift on the cover: “ICE friggin kidnapped a g-d CHILD!”
People magazine stating things so plainly and accurately in their headlines reeeeeeally underscores the failures of many other news outlets.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Paper of Record: “ICE explores the boundaries of law enforcement tactics.”
People magazine with Taylor Swift on the cover: “ICE friggin kidnapped a g-d CHILD!”
People magazine with Taylor Swift on the cover: “ICE friggin kidnapped a g-d CHILD!”
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As Rumsfeld said: “We go to war with the military we have, not the one we wish we had.” This country is being destroyed and we only have one Party that is on the field against the enemy of democracy. Build up the ones who are fighting well. Catch them doing things right.
If you don’t know of any, you aren’t watching closely enough. Parenting 101: Notice when they do something RIGHT. Reinforce the behavior you WANT. Pay attention to those who say what you want all of them saying, or voting as you want.
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
As Rumsfeld said: “We go to war with the military we have, not the one we wish we had.” This country is being destroyed and we only have one Party that is on the field against the enemy of democracy. Build up the ones who are fighting well. Catch them doing things right.
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"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
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British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
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January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"You are helping by cycling when you can"
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
British WWII propaganda poster
ca. 1940
🧵
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Good lord.
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
wapo.st
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Good lord.
Correct. There was no speed-running putting an ex-president, future-candidate, leader-of-the-gop who was crowned most specialist president ever by scotus, in jail. It had to be the most air tight case this country has ever seen. That takes time.
I think my biggest break from this site's zeitgeist is I earnestly believe that the United States Government spent 2021-2024 trying to build a case strong enough to survive appeals and see Donald Trump die in prison, or in the alternative force SCOTUS to break the Constitution declare Trump a king.
January 22, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Correct. There was no speed-running putting an ex-president, future-candidate, leader-of-the-gop who was crowned most specialist president ever by scotus, in jail. It had to be the most air tight case this country has ever seen. That takes time.
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For the folks in back: how in the fuck are Democrats supposed to Message their way out of all of this when die-hard Democrats are lying openly about what Democrats have or haven't done?
It's one thing to genuinely be ignorant on this stuff, but I *know* that Will fancies himself a Politics Knower!
It's one thing to genuinely be ignorant on this stuff, but I *know* that Will fancies himself a Politics Knower!
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
For the folks in back: how in the fuck are Democrats supposed to Message their way out of all of this when die-hard Democrats are lying openly about what Democrats have or haven't done?
It's one thing to genuinely be ignorant on this stuff, but I *know* that Will fancies himself a Politics Knower!
It's one thing to genuinely be ignorant on this stuff, but I *know* that Will fancies himself a Politics Knower!
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NATO was created after WWII to block Russian aggression in Europe.
Every Russian leader in the past 75 years has tried to destroy NATO.
Putin is finally succeeding by making Trump his bitch.
As a bonus Trump is bankrupting America.
Putin is laughing his ass off.
Every Russian leader in the past 75 years has tried to destroy NATO.
Putin is finally succeeding by making Trump his bitch.
As a bonus Trump is bankrupting America.
Putin is laughing his ass off.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 AM
NATO was created after WWII to block Russian aggression in Europe.
Every Russian leader in the past 75 years has tried to destroy NATO.
Putin is finally succeeding by making Trump his bitch.
As a bonus Trump is bankrupting America.
Putin is laughing his ass off.
Every Russian leader in the past 75 years has tried to destroy NATO.
Putin is finally succeeding by making Trump his bitch.
As a bonus Trump is bankrupting America.
Putin is laughing his ass off.
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This is why I always emphasize that "the media just likes Trump for clicks and ratings" is not accurate. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is the worst in political history and instead of sensationalizing it, they repeatedly minimize it and downplay it despite massive public interest
public perception says mainstream media is sensationalist, lusts for scandal, will make anything up to sell papers and get clicks etc.,
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is why I always emphasize that "the media just likes Trump for clicks and ratings" is not accurate. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is the worst in political history and instead of sensationalizing it, they repeatedly minimize it and downplay it despite massive public interest
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Believe it or not there are consequences to losing Ohio and Montana and West Virginia and this is one of those consequences.
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Believe it or not there are consequences to losing Ohio and Montana and West Virginia and this is one of those consequences.
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1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
As expected this thread is filled with people proving the point. The US is not the source of all bigotry in the world, for godssake.
There are a lot of people like this in first and second generation communities and BlueSky is often very uncomfortable acknowledging this.
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM
As expected this thread is filled with people proving the point. The US is not the source of all bigotry in the world, for godssake.
This is on you, people who didn’t vote for Harris. There are consequences to not taking your vote seriously.
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is on you, people who didn’t vote for Harris. There are consequences to not taking your vote seriously.
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I spent all of 2024 watching this site in particular scream at Biden & then Harris that it was tantamount to blackmail to emphasize Trump being a fascist/threat to democracy, that they had to "give ppl something to vote for besides just being anti-Trump" & that voters cared more about prices anyways
You want to know why Chuck Schumer is talking about affordability & not Trump being a fascist? It's because we already tried talking about him being a fascist *& everyone ignored us*.
A big part of why we are at where we are is that much of the world, the press, foreign leaders, a big hunk of US voters, simply refused to believe it when Democrats said Trump would be as bad as he is.
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I spent all of 2024 watching this site in particular scream at Biden & then Harris that it was tantamount to blackmail to emphasize Trump being a fascist/threat to democracy, that they had to "give ppl something to vote for besides just being anti-Trump" & that voters cared more about prices anyways
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there are lots of jobs in the opposition. one of the main ones is to wedge off votes from the party in power. that is arguably the most effective opposition
this is the job of the minority leaders and most of you would be very very bad at it
this is the job of the minority leaders and most of you would be very very bad at it
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
there are lots of jobs in the opposition. one of the main ones is to wedge off votes from the party in power. that is arguably the most effective opposition
this is the job of the minority leaders and most of you would be very very bad at it
this is the job of the minority leaders and most of you would be very very bad at it
Decided to try the garbage tron movie and the opening credits haven’t started and it’s already terrible. Pretty impressive.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Decided to try the garbage tron movie and the opening credits haven’t started and it’s already terrible. Pretty impressive.
My idea for if the Dems gain the house and senate: apart from all of the important bills they need to pass (that Trump will veto), also include low hanging fruit like making the sale or trade of Nazi memorabilia or iconography illegal where either passing or vetoed the outcome would harm the gop.
January 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM
My idea for if the Dems gain the house and senate: apart from all of the important bills they need to pass (that Trump will veto), also include low hanging fruit like making the sale or trade of Nazi memorabilia or iconography illegal where either passing or vetoed the outcome would harm the gop.
He’s even dressing like a Nazi now. There’s no standard issue border patrol wool overcoat. This is a custom order and he’s deliberately aping the wehrmacht. Bet on it.
If all of this hasn’t convinced you to be a partisan Democrat you’re part of the problem.
If all of this hasn’t convinced you to be a partisan Democrat you’re part of the problem.
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
He’s even dressing like a Nazi now. There’s no standard issue border patrol wool overcoat. This is a custom order and he’s deliberately aping the wehrmacht. Bet on it.
If all of this hasn’t convinced you to be a partisan Democrat you’re part of the problem.
If all of this hasn’t convinced you to be a partisan Democrat you’re part of the problem.
First ride on new bike; glamor shot against car. This is my “all road” bike and it’s sweet. Still dialing it in tho. I’ve wanted a ritchey for a long time and now I gots one. I’ve wanted campy chorus for… a couple years, and now I gots that too. And the awesome wheels. My most bling ride.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
First ride on new bike; glamor shot against car. This is my “all road” bike and it’s sweet. Still dialing it in tho. I’ve wanted a ritchey for a long time and now I gots one. I’ve wanted campy chorus for… a couple years, and now I gots that too. And the awesome wheels. My most bling ride.
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is your country descending into lawless authoritarian anarchy? feeling helpless and overwhelmed? make sure to keep your focus on the real enemy: people with slightly different opinions about how the opposition party should word it's messaging.
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
is your country descending into lawless authoritarian anarchy? feeling helpless and overwhelmed? make sure to keep your focus on the real enemy: people with slightly different opinions about how the opposition party should word it's messaging.
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Her comment "don't come" was also because the 5th circuit just blocked the Biden admin from ending the Remain in Mexico policy that Trump enacted as part of the COVID national emergency.
Basically forcing Biden to choose between preventing COVID spread and preventing immigration.
Basically forcing Biden to choose between preventing COVID spread and preventing immigration.
January 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Her comment "don't come" was also because the 5th circuit just blocked the Biden admin from ending the Remain in Mexico policy that Trump enacted as part of the COVID national emergency.
Basically forcing Biden to choose between preventing COVID spread and preventing immigration.
Basically forcing Biden to choose between preventing COVID spread and preventing immigration.
People thought she was awesome and leftist because she dressed like an emancipated 15 year old with unlimited credit. Those things are warnings, people. Her tutus, Fetterman’s shorts and hoodies… these are not signs of ‘man of the people’ they are warnings, the bright colors of a poison dart frog.
in our time of need, a messy bitch that lives for the drama delivers
Krysten Sinema you crazy for this one
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
People thought she was awesome and leftist because she dressed like an emancipated 15 year old with unlimited credit. Those things are warnings, people. Her tutus, Fetterman’s shorts and hoodies… these are not signs of ‘man of the people’ they are warnings, the bright colors of a poison dart frog.
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We knew this was going to happen. Remember all those folks who said in 2015 and 2016 that the courts were not important? Well....
🚨BREAKING: Any candidate for federal office may challenge election laws governing their election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, potentially triggering a deluge of litigation over the counting and certifying of results. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
We knew this was going to happen. Remember all those folks who said in 2015 and 2016 that the courts were not important? Well....