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Be reflective if you must be armed.
If you carry a weapon in public service, may God bless you and keep you. But know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no.
If you carry a weapon in public service, may God bless you and keep you. But know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no.
April 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Be reflective if you must be armed.
If you carry a weapon in public service, may God bless you and keep you. But know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no.
If you carry a weapon in public service, may God bless you and keep you. But know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no.
Be wary of paramilitaries.
For violence to transform the system, the emotions and ideology of exclusion have to be incorporated into the training of armed guards. These first challenge the police and military, then penetrate the police and military, and finally transform the police and military.
For violence to transform the system, the emotions and ideology of exclusion have to be incorporated into the training of armed guards. These first challenge the police and military, then penetrate the police and military, and finally transform the police and military.
April 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Be wary of paramilitaries.
For violence to transform the system, the emotions and ideology of exclusion have to be incorporated into the training of armed guards. These first challenge the police and military, then penetrate the police and military, and finally transform the police and military.
For violence to transform the system, the emotions and ideology of exclusion have to be incorporated into the training of armed guards. These first challenge the police and military, then penetrate the police and military, and finally transform the police and military.
Remember professional ethics.
It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camps seek businessmen interested in cheap labor. There is no such thing as “just following orders.”
It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camps seek businessmen interested in cheap labor. There is no such thing as “just following orders.”
April 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Remember professional ethics.
It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camps seek businessmen interested in cheap labor. There is no such thing as “just following orders.”
It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camps seek businessmen interested in cheap labor. There is no such thing as “just following orders.”
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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This is @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty & @AndyOgles & @RepMarkGreen & @RepTimBurchett & @RepHarshbarger & @RepJohnRose & @RepDavidKustoff & @DesJarlaisTN04 & @RepChuck’s crash too
April 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty & @AndyOgles & @RepMarkGreen & @RepTimBurchett & @RepHarshbarger & @RepJohnRose & @RepDavidKustoff & @DesJarlaisTN04 & @RepChuck’s crash too
Life is political, not because the world cares about how you feel, but because the world reacts to what you do. The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote. In the politics of the every day, our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much.
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Life is political, not because the world cares about how you feel, but because the world reacts to what you do. The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote. In the politics of the every day, our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much.
Beware the one-party state.
The parties that suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historic moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend democratic elections. Vote while you can. Run for office.
The parties that suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historic moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend democratic elections. Vote while you can. Run for office.
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Beware the one-party state.
The parties that suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historic moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend democratic elections. Vote while you can. Run for office.
The parties that suppressed rivals were not omnipotent from the start. They exploited a historic moment to make political life impossible for their opponents. So support the multi-party system and defend democratic elections. Vote while you can. Run for office.
Defend institutions.
It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one by one unless each is defended. So choose one you care about - a court, a newspaper, a law - and take its side.
It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one by one unless each is defended. So choose one you care about - a court, a newspaper, a law - and take its side.
March 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Defend institutions.
It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one by one unless each is defended. So choose one you care about - a court, a newspaper, a law - and take its side.
It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one by one unless each is defended. So choose one you care about - a court, a newspaper, a law - and take its side.
Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
March 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Do not obey in advance.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
March 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
from senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social chris murphy's recent floor speech, via @davidcorn.bsky.social ...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
link.motherjones.com/public/38940...
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Rep. John Larson (D-CT) in today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing. This is what we want! Do you hear us Democrats? No more of your DC decorum. Fight!
March 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Rep. John Larson (D-CT) in today’s Ways and Means Committee hearing. This is what we want! Do you hear us Democrats? No more of your DC decorum. Fight!
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On his official X account, Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles claimed he had a “town hall” in his district this weekend. This is his idea of a “town hall.”
March 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
On his official X account, Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles claimed he had a “town hall” in his district this weekend. This is his idea of a “town hall.”
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"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
oldgoats.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
After Fighting for the U.S., Afghan Nashvillians Navigate Life Without Resettlement Aid nashvillebanner.com/2025/03/05/a...
Afghans in Nashville face uncertainty after Trump's order - Nashville Banner
Afghans who fought alongside the U.S. face uncertainty in their quest to reunite with their families, as the Trump administration suspends aid for refugees.
nashvillebanner.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
After Fighting for the U.S., Afghan Nashvillians Navigate Life Without Resettlement Aid nashvillebanner.com/2025/03/05/a...
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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As best you can, ignore him.
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As best you can, ignore him.
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I’m always pleased to see a @WeekBillFalk editorial, but this one particularly nails it imo
November 18, 2024 at 1:34 AM
I’m always pleased to see a @WeekBillFalk editorial, but this one particularly nails it imo