Joseph Morales
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Trump wants to destroy a democracy to appease his war criminal, child-kidnapping buddy Putin.
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Trump wants to destroy a democracy to appease his war criminal, child-kidnapping buddy Putin.
Every day, the Trump administration continues his efforts to end democracy in this country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
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November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Every day, the Trump administration continues his efforts to end democracy in this country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut... In any sane world, Mike Johnson would be impeached for this.
The Dangerous Precedent Behind Johnson’s Refusal to Seat Adelita Grijalva
On September 10, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva won her Arizona special election, and nearly a month later, Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut... In any sane world, Mike Johnson would be impeached for this.
open.substack.com/pub/michaeld... Trump Is telling our military that Americans are the enemy, and that they should commit atrocities against us.
Trump to Generals: It's Your Duty to Fight the "War From Within" on American Soil, Against Americans
Let that sink in
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October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
open.substack.com/pub/michaeld... Trump Is telling our military that Americans are the enemy, and that they should commit atrocities against us.
Trump Is moving to monitor us all for signs of dissent, so he can punish anyone who doesn't worship him. open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Trump Is moving to monitor us all for signs of dissent, so he can punish anyone who doesn't worship him. open.substack.com/pub/olgalaut...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Trump's ongoing destruction of the economy may undermine his ambitious to be dictator for life.
Is the Jimmy Kimmel Saga a Sign that the Tide is Turning?
Why we may not be Russia or Hungary
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September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... Trump's ongoing destruction of the economy may undermine his ambitious to be dictator for life.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o... This overlooks the obvious point that Trump is planning to stay on past the end of his term. He's not creating an imperial presidency, he's planning to be emperor.
Opinion | Will Trump’s Imperial Presidency Last?
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September 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/o... This overlooks the obvious point that Trump is planning to stay on past the end of his term. He's not creating an imperial presidency, he's planning to be emperor.
“This president believes he’s above the law. He doesn’t believe the law applies to him. He doesn’t believe the Constitution applies to him, and if we act like that’s normal, then we just encourage the continued illegal constitutional behavior.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.
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September 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“This president believes he’s above the law. He doesn’t believe the law applies to him. He doesn’t believe the Constitution applies to him, and if we act like that’s normal, then we just encourage the continued illegal constitutional behavior.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/c... The Trump administration chooses ignorance again. To pretend a problem doesn't exist, they delete any sources of inconvenient information.
Two Valuable Satellites Are in ‘Perfect Health.’ They May Be Scrapped.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/c... The Trump administration chooses ignorance again. To pretend a problem doesn't exist, they delete any sources of inconvenient information.
youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI?... Here’s one way to have a more representative government: a combination of ranked choice voting and multi-representative districts. Thanks to @dracoverdi.bsky.social for sharing this video.
Politics in the Animal Kingdom: Single Transferable Vote
YouTube video by CGP Grey
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August 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI?... Here’s one way to have a more representative government: a combination of ranked choice voting and multi-representative districts. Thanks to @dracoverdi.bsky.social for sharing this video.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Another excuse to lock people up without due process. Terror is the goal.
How Trump’s executive order could criminalize homelessness: ‘Terrifying’
Broad language could allow cities to lock up unhoused people as aid is cut and housing costs soar, experts warn
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August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Another excuse to lock people up without due process. Terror is the goal.
open.substack.com/pub/michaeld... Turns out the current set of 2024 election fraud claims don't hold water. It seems a plurality of U.S. voters really did fall for Trump's con. Sad!
New Starlink Election Fraud Claims: A Deeper Look and a Fact Check
Fact Checking a New Round of Claims
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June 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
open.substack.com/pub/michaeld... Turns out the current set of 2024 election fraud claims don't hold water. It seems a plurality of U.S. voters really did fall for Trump's con. Sad!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Trump's goal: military rule as dictator for life, and death to all his critics.
I was disappeared under Argentina’s dictatorship. I know how autocracy begins | Miriam Lewin
Foreigners treated as enemies, judges under attack: the signs are everywhere in the US. But there are still reasons to hope
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June 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Trump's goal: military rule as dictator for life, and death to all his critics.
When officers won't identify themselves, anyone can pretend to be an officer and disappear people.
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Opinion | The secret police descending on Small Town, U.S.A.
Masked immigration officials are storming towns and arresting people.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When officers won't identify themselves, anyone can pretend to be an officer and disappear people.
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Trump is planning a military parade in DC on June 14, but the biggest story of that day will be the actions we take everywhere else. I'm rallying on No Kings Day to reject strongman politics and corruption. app.sosha.ai/s/iRnkz6jl
Join me on June 14
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June 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Trump is planning a military parade in DC on June 14, but the biggest story of that day will be the actions we take everywhere else. I'm rallying on No Kings Day to reject strongman politics and corruption. app.sosha.ai/s/iRnkz6jl
Trump uses crypto to accept bribes from foreign powers.
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Trump’s crypto ventures may be his most dangerous moneymaking scheme | Mohamad Bazzi
The US president is leveraging his position for personal gain by exploiting an industry known for lack of transparency and fraud
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June 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump uses crypto to accept bribes from foreign powers.
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It seems both Hamas and Israel are committed to annihilating each other. And both sides view the Palestinian civilians as disposable. Hamas hides behind civilians and then Israel kills them all to get at Hamas.
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Opinion | A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so.
We can no longer hide the uncomfortable truths of Israel’s destruction of Gaza.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It seems both Hamas and Israel are committed to annihilating each other. And both sides view the Palestinian civilians as disposable. Hamas hides behind civilians and then Israel kills them all to get at Hamas.
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The assault on research and teaching is part of the larger assault on truth.
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Opinion | We are witnessing the suicide of a superpower
The president’s assault on science dangerously undermines America’s superpower status.
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June 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The assault on research and teaching is part of the larger assault on truth.
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Our public education system works. An inconvenient truth for those who want to use taxpayer money to subsidize religious indoctrination schools instead.
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Opinion | We don’t have an education crisis in America
American students are learning at normal levels by international standards.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our public education system works. An inconvenient truth for those who want to use taxpayer money to subsidize religious indoctrination schools instead.
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The Constitution does not permit the president to use extortion to prevent free speech.
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Opinion | No, Trump can’t force his agenda on U.S. entities. They have rights.
The government cannot withhold benefits because it doesn’t like how people exercise their rights.
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May 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Constitution does not permit the president to use extortion to prevent free speech.
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