dwillia53
@dwillia53.bsky.social
Progressively blue in depressingly red Nebraska. Retired teacher of English and debate.
The return of "once upon a time."
www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
Some patriotic reflections on Independence Day
Look at me. I’m the originalist, now.
www.theverge.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The return of "once upon a time."
www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
www.theverge.com/policy/69730...
Trump fits the "very definition of tyranny."
We Didn't Fight a Revolution for a King www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-r...
We Didn't Fight a Revolution for a King www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-r...
We Didn't Fight a Revolution for a King | Common Dreams
Why presidential power should worry every American.
www.commondreams.org
July 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump fits the "very definition of tyranny."
We Didn't Fight a Revolution for a King www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-r...
We Didn't Fight a Revolution for a King www.commondreams.org/opinion/no-r...
Good historical context. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Waging War on His Own Citizens
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Good historical context. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
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My heart is broken. .
July 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My heart is broken. .
Pure evil.
Trump Is No King—He's More Dangerous Than That www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump Is No King—He's More Dangerous Than That www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump Is No King—He's More Dangerous Than That | Common Dreams
And yet, as he was elected by the people, we need no revolution to overthrow him. What we must do is reclaim democracy for the common good and put back together what the MAGA movement has smashed.
www.commondreams.org
July 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Pure evil.
Trump Is No King—He's More Dangerous Than That www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump Is No King—He's More Dangerous Than That www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Well deserved.
www.alternet.org/trump-got-pl...
www.alternet.org/trump-got-pl...
How to humiliate a bully like Trump
Claiming that Donald Trump is a sociopath has become so common it’s pretty much a cliché these days. That said, most people don’t know what sociopathy is or what they can expect from — or how to ident...
www.alternet.org
July 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Well deserved.
www.alternet.org/trump-got-pl...
www.alternet.org/trump-got-pl...
Very scary.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/u...
At least 5 elected officials have been arrested or confronted by police while protesting Trump’s immigration policies | CNN
New York City comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested at Manhattan’s immigration court Tuesday, becoming the latest elected official to be detained or forcibly removed from immigrat...
www.cnn.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Very scary.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/u...
Trump’s Goon Squad Strikes Again
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Trump’s Goon Squad Strikes Again
Just another day on the job for ICE as it arrests another Democratic official.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Trump’s Goon Squad Strikes Again
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open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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It is time for state and local governments to arrest masked officers who won’t produce warrants and who have no proof someone is undocumented.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It is time for state and local governments to arrest masked officers who won’t produce warrants and who have no proof someone is undocumented.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
Kidnappers should be arrested and indicted and tried for kidnapping and serve the many years such sentences carry.
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US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion
#Trump
#Trump
US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion
Experts say free speech under attack in ways not seen since Nixon – and critics of president’s agenda are being targeted
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
US free-speech rights shredded despite Trump vow to be first-amendment champion
#Trump
#Trump
No Kings!
www.amazon.com/1776-David-M...
www.amazon.com/1776-David-M...
1776
Amazon.com: 1776: 9780743226721: David McCullough: Books
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June 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
No Kings!
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www.amazon.com/1776-David-M...
OK legal argument, but avoids the obvious relevance of the right wing racism.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy
The Trump administration is using the claim that immigrants have “invaded” the country to justify possibly suspending habeas corpus, part of the constitutional right to due process. A faction of the f...
www.propublica.org
May 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
OK legal argument, but avoids the obvious relevance of the right wing racism.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Good article, though the title's a bit confusing.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Is Tired of Courts Telling Him He’s Breaking the Law
Beneath the technical arguments at the Supreme Court last week was an effort to take away one of the only really effective legal tools for reining in the executive branch.
www.theatlantic.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Good article, though the title's a bit confusing.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Too much hindsight here, and failure to acknowledge the reasons why Biden was unable to act as Trump has were not, overall, a bad thing.
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
Trump Is Doing a Good Job of Making Biden Look Bad
The president’s Middle East romp is defying the rules at every turn. If only his predecessor had shown the same courage.
newrepublic.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Too much hindsight here, and failure to acknowledge the reasons why Biden was unable to act as Trump has were not, overall, a bad thing.
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
Might have some competition from other Trump appointees regarding all kinds of immorality.
www.alternet.org/there-aren-t...
www.alternet.org/there-aren-t...
There aren't enough words to describe Trump treasury secretary's immorality
Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has been front and center in the Trump administration’s trade wars.His main function has been to puff Trump up, and then carry out Trump’s various cav...
www.alternet.org
May 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Might have some competition from other Trump appointees regarding all kinds of immorality.
www.alternet.org/there-aren-t...
www.alternet.org/there-aren-t...
Past time to put ICE on ice.
www.salon.com/2025/05/13/a...
www.salon.com/2025/05/13/a...
"Almost a Gestapo nation": When ICE seized the mayor, his city showed up
Masked, armed federal agents arrested the mayor of Newark for doing his job — and citizens said no
www.salon.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Past time to put ICE on ice.
www.salon.com/2025/05/13/a...
www.salon.com/2025/05/13/a...
A lifetime of racism is why he is where he is.
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
Trump’s Flagrant Racism
It’s the flip side of Trump’s DEI for incompetent white people.
prospect.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A lifetime of racism is why he is where he is.
prospect.org/politics/202...
prospect.org/politics/202...
President Joe's not wrong here.
www.thedailybeast.com/biden-torche...
www.thedailybeast.com/biden-torche...
Biden Torches Trump in First Interview Since Leaving Office: ‘What the Hell’s Going on Here?’
The former president also defended his own record and accused his successor of “foolish” appeasement of Putin.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
President Joe's not wrong here.
www.thedailybeast.com/biden-torche...
www.thedailybeast.com/biden-torche...
But how long must we wait?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned | Simon Tisdall
The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubris, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
But how long must we wait?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farcial fits.
reason.com/2025/04/25/t...
reason.com/2025/04/25/t...
Trump's understanding of due process is just as farcical as his definition of 'alien enemies'
A new ACLU lawsuit argues that the government still is not giving alleged gang members the "notice" required by a Supreme Court order.
reason.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Farcial fits.
reason.com/2025/04/25/t...
reason.com/2025/04/25/t...
How low can he go?
Fox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump newrepublic.com/post/194341/... via @newrepublic.com
Fox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump newrepublic.com/post/194341/... via @newrepublic.com
Fox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump
Donald Trump has managed to sink lower than in his first term.
newrepublic.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
How low can he go?
Fox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump newrepublic.com/post/194341/... via @newrepublic.com
Fox News Forced to Admit That Everyone Hates Trump newrepublic.com/post/194341/... via @newrepublic.com
Seems shocking and damning enough that the letter was even written and the ideas behind it seriously considered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard (Gift Article)
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Seems shocking and damning enough that the letter was even written and the ideas behind it seriously considered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
And much of the world is rightly mad at him.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
America’s Mad King
The president has grown more impulsive, more vindictive, and more anarchic.
www.theatlantic.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
And much of the world is rightly mad at him.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Agreed, but I'm not seeing much about how to get this done.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
Opinion | It’s Time to Protect America From America’s President (Gift Article)
Trump’s authoritarian actions are vandalizing the American project.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Agreed, but I'm not seeing much about how to get this done.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...