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Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
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What I told @velshi.bsky.social about the virus 🦠 eating away at America’s foundations and why a singular “constitutional crisis” is the wrong thing to look for. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
‘Hypocritical,’ ‘lawless,’ ‘a provocation’: Laurence Tribe slams Trump’s attacks on judges
As concerns grow that Donald Trump is leading America into a constitutional crisis, Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe says that’s the wrong way to frame it. He tells Ali Velshi, “Fo...
www.msnbc.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Additional point: Musk is NOT a good businessman. Tesla is his only profitable asset. It's made $32B since 2008. Musk has received $38B in subsidies. Musk is NOT a good businessman. He's NOT a businessman period. Musk is a conman and a welfare queen.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
March 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Additional point: Musk is NOT a good businessman. Tesla is his only profitable asset. It's made $32B since 2008. Musk has received $38B in subsidies. Musk is NOT a good businessman. He's NOT a businessman period. Musk is a conman and a welfare queen.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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This White House has now crossed the Rubicon that for centuries has kept the Attorney General from becoming a Consigliere for the American President as Mob Boss Extraordinaire. Read this directive and weep:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
032125-TrumpMemo-Lawyers
www.documentcloud.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This White House has now crossed the Rubicon that for centuries has kept the Attorney General from becoming a Consigliere for the American President as Mob Boss Extraordinaire. Read this directive and weep:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
Creator: US Department of Defense, 1947
"Don't Be a Sucker" from the US National Archives channel. The video uses examples of individuals being exploited to illustrate how divisive rhetoric and prejudice were used in Nazi Germany to manipulate and control the population.
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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
March 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
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Journalists should describe what Trump is doing as conceding. It's not that Ukraine is [being forced to] give up territory. It's that the US is offering concession after concession.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Trump Discussion With Putin to Focus on What Ukraine Will Lose
In an echo of the Yalta Conference in 1945, the American and Russian leaders will talk on Tuesday about who gets what in the process of ending the war in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Journalists should describe what Trump is doing as conceding. It's not that Ukraine is [being forced to] give up territory. It's that the US is offering concession after concession.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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"one of those fun videos"
You know the words once used to describe French aristocrats right before the revolution of 1789?
Words like "depraved" and "wicked"?
Those words aren't strong enough for Leavitt and her ilk. We need to invent some new words for this smug, preening evil.
You know the words once used to describe French aristocrats right before the revolution of 1789?
Words like "depraved" and "wicked"?
Those words aren't strong enough for Leavitt and her ilk. We need to invent some new words for this smug, preening evil.
Leavitt: "We are encouraging illegal immigrants to actively self-deport to maybe save themselves from being in one of these fun videos."
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"one of those fun videos"
You know the words once used to describe French aristocrats right before the revolution of 1789?
Words like "depraved" and "wicked"?
Those words aren't strong enough for Leavitt and her ilk. We need to invent some new words for this smug, preening evil.
You know the words once used to describe French aristocrats right before the revolution of 1789?
Words like "depraved" and "wicked"?
Those words aren't strong enough for Leavitt and her ilk. We need to invent some new words for this smug, preening evil.
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New in PN: Trump claims to be the arbiter of Jewish identity
"Trump is not fighting for Jewish people; he is not the defender of Jewish people. He is a fascist bigot. He’s coming for leftists, for Palestinians, and for Jewish people first. There’s a poem about where that ends."
"Trump is not fighting for Jewish people; he is not the defender of Jewish people. He is a fascist bigot. He’s coming for leftists, for Palestinians, and for Jewish people first. There’s a poem about where that ends."
Trump claims to be the arbiter of Jewish identity
That’s antisemitic. And dangerous.
www.publicnotice.co
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New in PN: Trump claims to be the arbiter of Jewish identity
"Trump is not fighting for Jewish people; he is not the defender of Jewish people. He is a fascist bigot. He’s coming for leftists, for Palestinians, and for Jewish people first. There’s a poem about where that ends."
"Trump is not fighting for Jewish people; he is not the defender of Jewish people. He is a fascist bigot. He’s coming for leftists, for Palestinians, and for Jewish people first. There’s a poem about where that ends."
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Does Rubio still post Bible excerpts on X? Because he is starting to make Kissinger look like a humanitarian.
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Does Rubio still post Bible excerpts on X? Because he is starting to make Kissinger look like a humanitarian.
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New from PP:
The Trump admin abandoned cleanup of an Agent Orange site in Vietnam.
A place we poisoned.
Trump admin won't pay the bills .
“Halting a project like that in the middle of the work, that’s an environmental crime,” said one expert.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump admin abandoned cleanup of an Agent Orange site in Vietnam.
A place we poisoned.
Trump admin won't pay the bills .
“Halting a project like that in the middle of the work, that’s an environmental crime,” said one expert.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic pa...
www.propublica.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New from PP:
The Trump admin abandoned cleanup of an Agent Orange site in Vietnam.
A place we poisoned.
Trump admin won't pay the bills .
“Halting a project like that in the middle of the work, that’s an environmental crime,” said one expert.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump admin abandoned cleanup of an Agent Orange site in Vietnam.
A place we poisoned.
Trump admin won't pay the bills .
“Halting a project like that in the middle of the work, that’s an environmental crime,” said one expert.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Here we go! Hungarian government has submitted bill that would not only ban Pride, but would also impose heavy fines on anyone who attends. The bill was submitted at 23:59 on Sunday, and was already discussed in the justice committee of Parliament at 10:00 am.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Hungary's ruling party submits bill to ban Pride march
Hungary's ruling party submitted a bill to parliament on Monday that would ban the Pride march by LGBTQ+ communities and impose fines on organisers and people attending the event which Budapest has held for three decades.
www.reuters.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Here we go! Hungarian government has submitted bill that would not only ban Pride, but would also impose heavy fines on anyone who attends. The bill was submitted at 23:59 on Sunday, and was already discussed in the justice committee of Parliament at 10:00 am.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Fwiw I’m not surprised at Columbia’s silence - yes they could win in court
But an aggressive response may come at the cost of billions more in lost funding, student visa cuts, endowment tax, and loss of accreditation
lots of ways the Trump admin could swoop in for the kill
But an aggressive response may come at the cost of billions more in lost funding, student visa cuts, endowment tax, and loss of accreditation
lots of ways the Trump admin could swoop in for the kill
I spoke with @nytimes.com about the Trump admin's threats to higher education (it's not just about Columbia). Great to be included alongside @genevievelakier.bsky.social & @ilyasomin.bsky.social! (Gift Link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding (Gift Article)
The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president calls it an “existential threat.”
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fwiw I’m not surprised at Columbia’s silence - yes they could win in court
But an aggressive response may come at the cost of billions more in lost funding, student visa cuts, endowment tax, and loss of accreditation
lots of ways the Trump admin could swoop in for the kill
But an aggressive response may come at the cost of billions more in lost funding, student visa cuts, endowment tax, and loss of accreditation
lots of ways the Trump admin could swoop in for the kill
'''But the most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers. ... The overall look has since been disparagingly referred to as “Mar-a-Lago face.”
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March 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
'''But the most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers. ... The overall look has since been disparagingly referred to as “Mar-a-Lago face.”
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Pay attention to this: Musk is trying to make our air traffic control system "dependent” on him by integrating his equipment, which has not gone through security and risk-management review.
It's corruption. And it's dangerous.
Fire Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It's corruption. And it's dangerous.
Fire Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
The agency responsible for air safety is facing deep cuts and interference by Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Pay attention to this: Musk is trying to make our air traffic control system "dependent” on him by integrating his equipment, which has not gone through security and risk-management review.
It's corruption. And it's dangerous.
Fire Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It's corruption. And it's dangerous.
Fire Elon Musk.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
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"The Trump administration says it ignored a Saturday court order to turn around two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members because the flights were over international waters and therefore the ruling didn't apply."
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
Exclusive: How the White House defied a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
"This is headed to the Supreme Court. And we're going to win."
www.axios.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The Trump administration says it ignored a Saturday court order to turn around two planeloads of alleged Venezuelan gang members because the flights were over international waters and therefore the ruling didn't apply."
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
That legal "theory" won't hold up.
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Seems familiar. Is Kash Patel going to be the new head of Shin Bet too? www.axios.com/2025/03/16/n...
Netanyahu moves to fire intel chief who is investigating his aides
No previous government has ever fired the head of the Shin Bet.
www.axios.com
March 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Seems familiar. Is Kash Patel going to be the new head of Shin Bet too? www.axios.com/2025/03/16/n...
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I'm not sure what people think is going on, but he *doesn't care.* This is not the US government we know, it's the post-coup government of Trump. They're not going to stop.
March 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm not sure what people think is going on, but he *doesn't care.* This is not the US government we know, it's the post-coup government of Trump. They're not going to stop.
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The Club Champion, folks.
March 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Club Champion, folks.
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America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
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So the Admin has defied the order of a federal judge. www.newsweek.com/rubio-touts-...
Rubio touts migrants sent to El Salvador after judge orders planes return
The secretary of state confirmed the U.S. deported 250 gang members to El Salvador, just a day after a federal judge ordered deportation flights to be reversed.
www.newsweek.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So the Admin has defied the order of a federal judge. www.newsweek.com/rubio-touts-...