Cardboard Icarus
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Nonviolence is moral - and it also puts into stark relief who the bad guys really are.
WWJD in Minneapolis
We are fighting the regime not on the grounds of power but of legitimacy—and it’s a Christian struggle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Nonviolence is moral - and it also puts into stark relief who the bad guys really are.
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I had seen the "hold me in contempt so I can sleep" line, but the whole transcript is striking. Julie Le she tried to quit but then stayed so she could get more people OUT of detention; and expressed concern that her own family might get picked up.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I had seen the "hold me in contempt so I can sleep" line, but the whole transcript is striking. Julie Le she tried to quit but then stayed so she could get more people OUT of detention; and expressed concern that her own family might get picked up.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
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southpaw assignment desk: Who is the redacted third amigo whose JPM accounts got subpoenaed alongside Epstein’s and Maxwell’s? www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
southpaw assignment desk: Who is the redacted third amigo whose JPM accounts got subpoenaed alongside Epstein’s and Maxwell’s? www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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And if you still don’t want to call it fascism, but you’re putting your body or your wellbeing on the line, turning what heart and skills toward stopping it, whatever it’s called, I think you’re great & I’m glad we’re on the same side. 2/3
January 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
And if you still don’t want to call it fascism, but you’re putting your body or your wellbeing on the line, turning what heart and skills toward stopping it, whatever it’s called, I think you’re great & I’m glad we’re on the same side. 2/3
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If you’re just figuring out now that yes, it really is fascism, that’s fantastic & I think you’re great & I’m glad we’re on the same side. I don’t need to scold you. My desire for “told-ya-so” is as useless as your denial was. Let’s move on together to the fight at hand, each as we feel called. 1/2
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If you’re just figuring out now that yes, it really is fascism, that’s fantastic & I think you’re great & I’m glad we’re on the same side. I don’t need to scold you. My desire for “told-ya-so” is as useless as your denial was. Let’s move on together to the fight at hand, each as we feel called. 1/2
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
"That's fine, dude. I'm not mad." Renee Good's last words to the ICE officer who killed her as she followed contradictory orders. The administration immediately painted this mom as a domestic terrorist. An outrageous lie and one more reason Congress must be remove them.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
"That's fine, dude. I'm not mad." Renee Good's last words to the ICE officer who killed her as she followed contradictory orders. The administration immediately painted this mom as a domestic terrorist. An outrageous lie and one more reason Congress must be remove them.
"Humanity's basest of instincts wage war for supremacy, and those loftiest of values are shuddered away, invisible; suppressed by a fire hose of low-effort, attention-seeking, algorithmically controlled bites of information that all sum up to burnout, cynicism, and hopelessness."
What We Have Traded Away
A short reflection on our apathetic moral imaginative
open.substack.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
"Humanity's basest of instincts wage war for supremacy, and those loftiest of values are shuddered away, invisible; suppressed by a fire hose of low-effort, attention-seeking, algorithmically controlled bites of information that all sum up to burnout, cynicism, and hopelessness."
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“If you resort to violence, all of us who believe in our legal and political system—Democrats and Republicans—will stand together. We will condemn you, and we will prosecute you.”
My message after last year's shooting of Trump: Zero tolerance for political violence. I'm sorry it has to be repeated.
My message after last year's shooting of Trump: Zero tolerance for political violence. I'm sorry it has to be repeated.
Democracy Can't Stand When Violence Rules | Will's Take
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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September 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“If you resort to violence, all of us who believe in our legal and political system—Democrats and Republicans—will stand together. We will condemn you, and we will prosecute you.”
My message after last year's shooting of Trump: Zero tolerance for political violence. I'm sorry it has to be repeated.
My message after last year's shooting of Trump: Zero tolerance for political violence. I'm sorry it has to be repeated.
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Charlie might want to re-read his Bible
August 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Charlie might want to re-read his Bible
Alas Biden was more progressive than much of the country wanted. Early polling showed he was governing more liberally than half of the country wanted. YouGov found only 18% of Americans consider progressive to describe them well. 16% for liberal.
Biden was MORE conservative than many would like him to have been, myself included. He's certainly not fascist or even fully "right wing" in the fashion that Trump is; but he's definitely more centrist than say Warren or Sanders, even as he was persuadable to the left while governing.
August 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Alas Biden was more progressive than much of the country wanted. Early polling showed he was governing more liberally than half of the country wanted. YouGov found only 18% of Americans consider progressive to describe them well. 16% for liberal.
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Ouch. When you put it like that, @monacharen.bsky.social ... www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
August 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ouch. When you put it like that, @monacharen.bsky.social ... www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
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I do not care that you are not “surprised.” Please. You have no idea how tiresome it is when you post that something horrible, fascist, authoritarian is “not surprising.” Nothing is “surprising” anymore. But a lot of it is horrible and frightening. Let’s deal with it together.
July 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I do not care that you are not “surprised.” Please. You have no idea how tiresome it is when you post that something horrible, fascist, authoritarian is “not surprising.” Nothing is “surprising” anymore. But a lot of it is horrible and frightening. Let’s deal with it together.
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It obviously matters whether they were lying before or lying now. But either way they're caught. Completely busted. They deserve no quarter until we know which it is, after which they should all walk into a forest and never return. www.offmessage.net/p/epstein-li...
Epstein Lies Should Take Down All Of Bad Faith, Inc™️
Trump is the main target, but the war should be against the whole right-wing deception machine.
www.offmessage.net
July 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It obviously matters whether they were lying before or lying now. But either way they're caught. Completely busted. They deserve no quarter until we know which it is, after which they should all walk into a forest and never return. www.offmessage.net/p/epstein-li...
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Comparing Trump’s general election performance in various precincts to his performance in those same precincts in a primary, where all the voters are Dems.
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Comparing Trump’s general election performance in various precincts to his performance in those same precincts in a primary, where all the voters are Dems.
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NEW: Great, great, great conversation with the always-interesting @michaeldweiss.bsky.social — starting off with a little bit of news about "Havana Syndrome."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClR...
“Daddy” Demands Praise for Iran Strike, NATO Obliges (w/ Michael Weiss)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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June 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NEW: Great, great, great conversation with the always-interesting @michaeldweiss.bsky.social — starting off with a little bit of news about "Havana Syndrome."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GClR...
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still think this is one of the greatest posts ever made
June 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
still think this is one of the greatest posts ever made
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This is an egregiously shameful tweet from a US senator
June 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is an egregiously shameful tweet from a US senator
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What? This whole thing is a manufactured crisis? Trump is using the military to create a crisis? This would be a great idea for an article.
June 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What? This whole thing is a manufactured crisis? Trump is using the military to create a crisis? This would be a great idea for an article.
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We know how to staff up agencies and reform the civil service. Stuff like that is elemental to what it means to live in a republic. The MUCH bigger challenge will be convincing independent entities we're worth cooperating with. But we can do that, too, if we make it a unifying priority.
Don't Let Fatalism Break The Spirit Of Resistance
Building things doesn't have to be that much harder than breaking them.
www.offmessage.net
May 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We know how to staff up agencies and reform the civil service. Stuff like that is elemental to what it means to live in a republic. The MUCH bigger challenge will be convincing independent entities we're worth cooperating with. But we can do that, too, if we make it a unifying priority.
The Prophet Elisha
Please don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me
May 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Prophet Elisha
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Please don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me
May 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Please don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me