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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
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No executive order has the potential to do more permanent damage to our constitutional system than the one Trump signed last week targeting free and fair elections. It is both an unconstitutional power grab and a clear violation of federal law. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s Most Dangerous Power Grab
From Marc | It was only a matter of time before Trump's executive order targeting free and fair elections was challenged in court.
www.democracydocket.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No executive order has the potential to do more permanent damage to our constitutional system than the one Trump signed last week targeting free and fair elections. It is both an unconstitutional power grab and a clear violation of federal law. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"My message to the rest of the Democratic Party is if you are not willing to meet that bar, then step aside for somebody who will. Because we're at a moment right now where we do need people who are willing to fight, willing to show some spine, willing to break through in this media environment."
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
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Wow. Just wow. To read these words from David Maraniss. This is how bad things have gotten.
The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Wow. Just wow. To read these words from David Maraniss. This is how bad things have gotten.
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Pardoning violent thugs who attacked the US Capitol and assaulted cops to subvert an American election is quite fascistic.
No rule of law. No law and order. All that matters is following the Dear Leader, who incited violence with lies. This is a violation of his oath to protect the Constitution.
No rule of law. No law and order. All that matters is following the Dear Leader, who incited violence with lies. This is a violation of his oath to protect the Constitution.
Trump: "So this is January 6. And these are the hostages. Approximately 1,500 for a pardon. Full pardon."
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pardoning violent thugs who attacked the US Capitol and assaulted cops to subvert an American election is quite fascistic.
No rule of law. No law and order. All that matters is following the Dear Leader, who incited violence with lies. This is a violation of his oath to protect the Constitution.
No rule of law. No law and order. All that matters is following the Dear Leader, who incited violence with lies. This is a violation of his oath to protect the Constitution.
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It’s almost like Trump is some sort of grandiose narcissist or something
For all Trump's talk of manufacturing jobs, you didn't see the CEOs of GE and Caterpillar sitting in the prime seats today. You saw the CEOs of Amazon and X and Meta and Google and TikTok.
It's the attentional oligarchs whose power he cares about.
It's the attentional oligarchs whose power he cares about.
January 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It’s almost like Trump is some sort of grandiose narcissist or something
Judge Cannon is the most corrupt judge and in Trump’s pocket. She is a disgrace to the judiciary!
January 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Judge Cannon is the most corrupt judge and in Trump’s pocket. She is a disgrace to the judiciary!
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Kash Patel is as dangerous a pick for the FBI as Matt Gaetz was at DOJ.
December 1, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Kash Patel is as dangerous a pick for the FBI as Matt Gaetz was at DOJ.
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Trump is seizing control of the investigative and prosecutorial powers of the state by staffing them with the most conspiratorial and blindly loyal nominees : Gaetz/Bondi, Patel, Gabbard.
Political retribution is his priority. The rest of governing he doesn’t care about.
Political retribution is his priority. The rest of governing he doesn’t care about.
December 1, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Trump is seizing control of the investigative and prosecutorial powers of the state by staffing them with the most conspiratorial and blindly loyal nominees : Gaetz/Bondi, Patel, Gabbard.
Political retribution is his priority. The rest of governing he doesn’t care about.
Political retribution is his priority. The rest of governing he doesn’t care about.
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This guy should be on their Most Wanted list. Not the one deciding it.
December 1, 2024 at 7:29 AM
This guy should be on their Most Wanted list. Not the one deciding it.
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An important reminder: Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
November 23, 2024 at 6:39 PM
An important reminder: Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.
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Religion in schools? Sure thing!
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Religion in schools? Sure thing!
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this sounds like the primordial soup of a toxic planet with evolving sulfuric-acid-based life forms
November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
this sounds like the primordial soup of a toxic planet with evolving sulfuric-acid-based life forms
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NEW VIDEO: Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration to be the U.S. attorney general. @marcelias.bsky.social discusses Gaetz's nomination and what it said about the direction of Trump's second presidency.
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYI...
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYI...
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
NEW VIDEO: Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration to be the U.S. attorney general. @marcelias.bsky.social discusses Gaetz's nomination and what it said about the direction of Trump's second presidency.
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYI...
Watch the full video now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYI...
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With the flood of new people here, I have updated and expanded my starter pack! I hope it helps you find the best of Bluesky. go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
November 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM
With the flood of new people here, I have updated and expanded my starter pack! I hope it helps you find the best of Bluesky. go.bsky.app/JSLScTv
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“There are five areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense & intelligence... each of these arenas, the goal is to create chaos — and yes, even death.”
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Is Trump trying to kill us? Authoritarian expert says yes. Here’s how
It sounds hyperbolic, but it's not
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November 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
“There are five areas that authoritarians want to control when they attempt to decapitate a democratic state, authoritarian expert Timothy Snyder writes: health, law, administration, defense & intelligence... each of these arenas, the goal is to create chaos — and yes, even death.”
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bit.ly/3ABgZEm
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If the House Ethics report exonerated Matt Gaetz, it would be running 24/7 on Fox.
November 16, 2024 at 3:16 AM
If the House Ethics report exonerated Matt Gaetz, it would be running 24/7 on Fox.
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Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
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It's official. Trump names Tulsi Gabbard Director of National Intelligence in a coup for the Kremlin.
November 13, 2024 at 8:14 PM
It's official. Trump names Tulsi Gabbard Director of National Intelligence in a coup for the Kremlin.
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“The Senate won’t confirm them” is not even a wishful thinking response, it’s one that ignores what’s happening:
Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess appointments — which means no confirmation process at all.
Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess appointments — which means no confirmation process at all.
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 PM
“The Senate won’t confirm them” is not even a wishful thinking response, it’s one that ignores what’s happening:
Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess appointments — which means no confirmation process at all.
Trump announced in advance of these picks that he expects the Senate to shut itself down so he can make recess appointments — which means no confirmation process at all.
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So Matt Gaetz is about to be the subject of a damning House Ethics Committee report exposing his illegal behavior… and in order to give him a pretense under which he could resign and evade accountability… Trump offered him the role of the top law enforcement official in the United States of America.
November 14, 2024 at 1:02 AM
So Matt Gaetz is about to be the subject of a damning House Ethics Committee report exposing his illegal behavior… and in order to give him a pretense under which he could resign and evade accountability… Trump offered him the role of the top law enforcement official in the United States of America.