Barak Rosenbloom
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This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
February 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
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“We cannot be made to be afraid of these f**king people. I know these people. They are cowards" - Tim Miller
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“We cannot be made to be afraid of these f**king people. I know these people. They are cowards" - Tim Miller
Normalizing cruelty... I can see how that happens. And it makes some inexplicable actions make sense.
As historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, authoritarians normalize cruelty to divide and conquer. “Freeing people from the idea that they should respect others as individuals with dignity and autonomy is part of the agenda.”
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February 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Normalizing cruelty... I can see how that happens. And it makes some inexplicable actions make sense.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Saw this video and had to share.
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
February 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
squabble up
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸
February 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸
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"Let’s start with a dogma from the ad business: Fifty percent of brand advertising works. The problem is that no one knows which fifty percent. This statement is self-evidently true. It also happens to describe the paradox of 'government efficiency.'"
‘Government Efficiency’ Is a Myth
DOGE isn’t about “efficiency.” It’s about vandalism.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Let’s start with a dogma from the ad business: Fifty percent of brand advertising works. The problem is that no one knows which fifty percent. This statement is self-evidently true. It also happens to describe the paradox of 'government efficiency.'"
Why Abdullah agreed to do the presser is a mystery. I’m sure there was heavy pressure to do it, but still. A disaster for the King.
While meeting with the King of Jordan and a visibly uncomfortable Rubio today, Trump now changes his position from yesterday and says the US is not going to buy Gaza, we are just going to take it: “We’re gonna take it, we’re gonna hold it, we’re gonna cherish it.”
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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can't wait to see Susan Collins' reaction when judges Susan Collins voted to confirm uphold the illegal actions of executive branch officials Susan Collins voted to confirm on the rationale that their illegal actions will be blocked by the judges Susan Collins voted to confirm.
Approps Chair Collins voted for Vought but told @pressherald.bsky.social he might lose a lawsuit 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼:
“I do intend to support his nomination...If there are impoundments, I believe it will end up in court, and my hope is the court will rule in favor of the 1974 impoundment and budget control act"
“I do intend to support his nomination...If there are impoundments, I believe it will end up in court, and my hope is the court will rule in favor of the 1974 impoundment and budget control act"
February 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
can't wait to see Susan Collins' reaction when judges Susan Collins voted to confirm uphold the illegal actions of executive branch officials Susan Collins voted to confirm on the rationale that their illegal actions will be blocked by the judges Susan Collins voted to confirm.
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This is why 1930s Germany is not the best analogy.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
I still struggle to understand this in a lot of ways. Obama and black people demanding a modicum of respect breaking the minds of the worst elements of our society is still so crazy to me. People were killed for this like its the 1920s!
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is why 1930s Germany is not the best analogy.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
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Think back to your high school history classes. Just how much time did your teachers spend on teaching any of the US history between the Civil War and WW2?
If it wasn't much, there's a reason for that.
If it wasn't much, there's a reason for that.
This is why 1930s Germany is not the best analogy.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
1920s America has more parallels.
But America whitewashed post-reconstruction history and how dark and bloody that time was for Black Americans.
Now here we are.
I still struggle to understand this in a lot of ways. Obama and black people demanding a modicum of respect breaking the minds of the worst elements of our society is still so crazy to me. People were killed for this like its the 1920s!
February 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Think back to your high school history classes. Just how much time did your teachers spend on teaching any of the US history between the Civil War and WW2?
If it wasn't much, there's a reason for that.
If it wasn't much, there's a reason for that.
And now he wants the US to take over Gaza, send 1.8 million people somewhere else. Wonder why.
This is ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.
For all who voted for trump or stayed home because of Biden and Harris' position on Gaza, you should have listened. We told you this was coming.
This is ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.
For all who voted for trump or stayed home because of Biden and Harris' position on Gaza, you should have listened. We told you this was coming.
AP Breaking News banner over a March 19, 2024 AP story.
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And now he wants the US to take over Gaza, send 1.8 million people somewhere else. Wonder why.
This is ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.
For all who voted for trump or stayed home because of Biden and Harris' position on Gaza, you should have listened. We told you this was coming.
This is ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.
For all who voted for trump or stayed home because of Biden and Harris' position on Gaza, you should have listened. We told you this was coming.
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“Beattie repeatedly said Black lawmakers, policymakers, and groups need to ‘learn’ their place and take ‘a knee to MAGA.’”
“‘Shithole countries’ was the high-point of Trumps presidency,’ he wrote in 2020.”
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
“‘Shithole countries’ was the high-point of Trumps presidency,’ he wrote in 2020.”
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
Trump appoints speechwriter fired for attending conference with White nationalists to top State Department role | CNN Politics
Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Departm...
amp.cnn.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“Beattie repeatedly said Black lawmakers, policymakers, and groups need to ‘learn’ their place and take ‘a knee to MAGA.’”
“‘Shithole countries’ was the high-point of Trumps presidency,’ he wrote in 2020.”
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
“‘Shithole countries’ was the high-point of Trumps presidency,’ he wrote in 2020.”
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
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Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
February 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Indivisible/MoveOn/WFP also promoted this protest at Treasury on Tuesday at 5 p.m., organized by what appears to be a new group supporting federal workers www.instagram.com/p/DFl2CETtrSy/
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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
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January 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Looking for an early option for celebrating V-day, or the perfect gift? Stop by the opening reception for my show on February 7 and/or visit the gallery throughout February.
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-is-lo...
#valentinesdayart #artshow #art #artexhibit #portlandareaart #vancouverart #artistreception
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-is-lo...
#valentinesdayart #artshow #art #artexhibit #portlandareaart #vancouverart #artistreception