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Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Throwing a sandwich at a cop: felony.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
Beating a cop unconscious with a flag pole: tourist behavior.
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If you are following the #LibraryofCongress challenges, here is a good analysis from @americalabs.org firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/a-constitu...
A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
Monday was a tumultuous day for the Library of Congress, the broader Legislative Branch, and our system of government.
firstbranchforecast.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you are following the #LibraryofCongress challenges, here is a good analysis from @americalabs.org firstbranchforecast.substack.com/p/a-constitu...
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When the topic is women the conflict is that women are failing society. When the topic is men it's that society is failing them.
May 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When the topic is women the conflict is that women are failing society. When the topic is men it's that society is failing them.
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I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
President Trump on Tuesday joked to reporters that he would like to be the next Pope. He took it a step further on Saturday, sharing what appeared to be an A.I.-generated photo of himself wearing the traditional vestments of the pontiff.
Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope
The president has joked about being the next pontiff, but the image, which appeared to be A.I.-generated, took things a step further and drew some pushback.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I don't understand how the Times can never determine whether Trump is lying but can say with certainty when he is joking.
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The Republican Senate is to blame for this. Donald Trump wanted only yes men. It was their job to confirm and consent. They knew Hegseth wasn’t up to the job, but put him in charge anyway. They risked our country’s security to please the mad king and should be punished for it at the ballot box.
Hegseth has been a proven failure as a secretary of defense. If the president still refuses to fire him, he should resign.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Pete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign
His incompetence is putting America’s security at risk.
www.theatlantic.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Republican Senate is to blame for this. Donald Trump wanted only yes men. It was their job to confirm and consent. They knew Hegseth wasn’t up to the job, but put him in charge anyway. They risked our country’s security to please the mad king and should be punished for it at the ballot box.
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Trump’s attack on the American mind — on education, science, libraries, and museums — is an attack on the capacity of Americans for self-government.
Democracy depends on people knowing what’s occurring around them and having the capacity to deliberate critically about it.
Democracy depends on people knowing what’s occurring around them and having the capacity to deliberate critically about it.
April 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump’s attack on the American mind — on education, science, libraries, and museums — is an attack on the capacity of Americans for self-government.
Democracy depends on people knowing what’s occurring around them and having the capacity to deliberate critically about it.
Democracy depends on people knowing what’s occurring around them and having the capacity to deliberate critically about it.
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We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
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🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🧵DISMANTLING DEMOCRACY
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
I've been keeping track of Trump actions - now up to 192. Here, I dig into 69 actions specifically targeted at undermining democracy, rule of law & suppressing dissent.
It's been 12 weeks of assaults on democracy.
based on
christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...
1/18
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"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this.
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this.
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We are living through the consequences of having an uninformed and ill-informed citizenry. Our founding fathers warned us about this danger.
April 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are living through the consequences of having an uninformed and ill-informed citizenry. Our founding fathers warned us about this danger.
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The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
April 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.
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Elon spends nearly $300 million on getting Trump elected, and now Trump is using White House resources to promote his cars to help Elon boost his stock prices. Not even a speck of ethics left in the Trump White House.
March 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Elon spends nearly $300 million on getting Trump elected, and now Trump is using White House resources to promote his cars to help Elon boost his stock prices. Not even a speck of ethics left in the Trump White House.
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Democrats,
You don't need presidential aspirations to lead.
You don't need the establishment's approval
You don't need to have all the answers
People are anxious for the future of our country. Fearful for the fate of democracy. Angry at the oligarchs and their insatiable greed
Step up and lead.
You don't need presidential aspirations to lead.
You don't need the establishment's approval
You don't need to have all the answers
People are anxious for the future of our country. Fearful for the fate of democracy. Angry at the oligarchs and their insatiable greed
Step up and lead.
March 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Democrats,
You don't need presidential aspirations to lead.
You don't need the establishment's approval
You don't need to have all the answers
People are anxious for the future of our country. Fearful for the fate of democracy. Angry at the oligarchs and their insatiable greed
Step up and lead.
You don't need presidential aspirations to lead.
You don't need the establishment's approval
You don't need to have all the answers
People are anxious for the future of our country. Fearful for the fate of democracy. Angry at the oligarchs and their insatiable greed
Step up and lead.
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The consistent pattern here - SES, civil servants, members of independent boards and judges - is that Trump is declaring he can reverse the law to turn these public servants into political appointees. They either fall in line or are fired.
This is ugly: Trump's DOJ has effectively informed immigration judges in a new memo that they can no longer rely on rules that protect against arbitrary firing. This lays groundwork for removing them if they rule the "wrong" way too often.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1923...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1923...
Trump’s Rage Over “Low” Deportations Suddenly Gets More Unnerving
A new DOJ memo argues that immigration judges can be stripped of civil-service protections. That could lay the groundwork for firing them if they don’t rule the “right” way.
newrepublic.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The consistent pattern here - SES, civil servants, members of independent boards and judges - is that Trump is declaring he can reverse the law to turn these public servants into political appointees. They either fall in line or are fired.
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Something getting lost in the discussion around RIFs and waste: we pay for work from federal employees because that work benefits the country and its people. Starting an occasional series of civil servants in their own words (AI voice for privacy). This person works for the IRS.
February 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Something getting lost in the discussion around RIFs and waste: we pay for work from federal employees because that work benefits the country and its people. Starting an occasional series of civil servants in their own words (AI voice for privacy). This person works for the IRS.
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its almost like government employees make the government more efficient
February 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
its almost like government employees make the government more efficient
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To all of Maryland's federal workers who are being harmed by the actions taken in Washington, we encourage you to visit our Public Servants Support Website and see what resources are available.
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
February 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
To all of Maryland's federal workers who are being harmed by the actions taken in Washington, we encourage you to visit our Public Servants Support Website and see what resources are available.
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
response.maryland.gov/federalpubli...
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The federal government’s whiplash of freezes, pauses, layoffs, and reinstatements isn't just poor business strategy - it's disrupting real lives. Behind every one of these decision are families facing uncertainty, workers uprooting careers, and people whose wellbeing hangs in the balance.
February 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The federal government’s whiplash of freezes, pauses, layoffs, and reinstatements isn't just poor business strategy - it's disrupting real lives. Behind every one of these decision are families facing uncertainty, workers uprooting careers, and people whose wellbeing hangs in the balance.
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The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
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I wonder how many of these employees help Veterans, and how much longer the wait times for appointments will be once they slash the already understaffed VA workforce. Let's see how bad it gets and how many Veterans die. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
Trump administration asks agencies for lists of newly hired federal employees
A new Office of Personnel Management memo also tells agencies to determine whether or not the new federal hires should be retained at the agency.
federalnewsnetwork.com
January 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I wonder how many of these employees help Veterans, and how much longer the wait times for appointments will be once they slash the already understaffed VA workforce. Let's see how bad it gets and how many Veterans die. federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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Former chair of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee 👇🏽
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Former chair of the Libertarian Party of Tennessee 👇🏽
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this honestly goes a long way toward explaining why the coverage of the Biden administration was so egregiously terrible
White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
January 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
this honestly goes a long way toward explaining why the coverage of the Biden administration was so egregiously terrible
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We're now entering the era of the corporate media making money off of reporting on "shocking" developments that the rest of us knew were coming but the corporate media failed to warn us about so they could make money off of reporting on "shocking" developments.
January 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We're now entering the era of the corporate media making money off of reporting on "shocking" developments that the rest of us knew were coming but the corporate media failed to warn us about so they could make money off of reporting on "shocking" developments.
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Earlier hiring freezes actually made government services less efficient, the Government Accountability Office found.
Trump Ordered A Federal Hiring Freeze. Previous Ones Backfired.
Earlier hiring freezes actually made government services less efficient, the Government Accountability Office found.
www.huffpost.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Earlier hiring freezes actually made government services less efficient, the Government Accountability Office found.
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Just in case people don’t fully grasp it. The pardoning of insurrectionists is Trump’s way of building loyalty from militias and domestic terrorists to carry out unofficial acts for him
January 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just in case people don’t fully grasp it. The pardoning of insurrectionists is Trump’s way of building loyalty from militias and domestic terrorists to carry out unofficial acts for him