Billy Pilgrim
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Billy Pilgrim
@williampelerin.bsky.social
So it goes...
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Donald Trump wants Project 2025 architect Russ Vought in his new administration — but he has to be confirmed by the Senate first.

If you support First Amendment rights and religious freedom, then TELL YOUR SENATORS TO PROTECT THEM at VoteNoOnVought.com!
Take Action: Tell the Senate to VOTE NO on Russ Vought
Tell the Senate to REJECT Trump's nomination of Project 2025 architect and Christian nationalist Russell Vought.
VoteNoOnVought.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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Pathetic capitulations to authoritarianism.

When fascism is defeated don't let them rebrand once again as people who were always opposed to it, rather than opportunists whose morality is based on proximation to power
November 19, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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A reader reminds me of the @usatoday.com "fact check" that claimed it was false that Project 2025 was a Trump project.

Seems like something they'd be a touch embarrassed about now?

eu.usatoday.com/story/news/f...
Project 2025 is an effort by the Heritage Foundation, not Donald Trump | Fact check
Though the project includes people in Trump's orbit, he said he is not involved with the effort. Project 2025 said it doesn't speak for any candidate.
eu.usatoday.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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The Crab Nebula - A six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion | Hubble
November 23, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Reup: One reason Trump won in spite of his four felony prosecutions is people claiming to be journalists--including 4 at WaPo yesterday--let him lie w/o correction about why he was prosecuted.

www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/23/w...
WaPo Enthusiastically Joins Trump's Attack on Rule of Law - emptywheel
In describing Donald Trump's plans to attack prosecutors who investigated his alleged crimes, WaPo conducts the same abusive act of replacing rule of law with false claims of grievance as Trump himsel...
www.emptywheel.net
November 23, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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THIS.

There will need to be some benevolent overlord to provide as-needed services to stave off frivolous legal challenges (among other things).
a thing I can't stop thinking about is as traditional media collapsed, more and more reporters who wanted to do the media work they wanted to do started their own thing, and under an anti-free press Trump regime will not be able to afford the legal safeguards of the newsrooms they left when targeted
November 22, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 3:35 AM
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"Yes she is corrupt but she isn't Matt Gaetz" is the strongest endorsement I've heard so far for Pam Bondi's AG nomination.
November 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM