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Sunday thought
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Sunday thought
Moral clarity in a time of monsters
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May 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Sunday thought
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This could be anyone of us
This could be anyone of us
Airport Detentions Have Travelers ‘Freaked Out’
Fears of being detained are in overdrive, even if the Trump administration insists that they’re overblown.
www.theatlantic.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
This could be anyone of us
This could be anyone of us
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
This is terrifying stuff. They are coming for us!
This is terrifying stuff. They are coming for us!
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy: DOGE’s Construction of a Surveillance State
DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
This is terrifying stuff. They are coming for us!
This is terrifying stuff. They are coming for us!
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The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan may be Trump's most authoritarian move yet, capping off nearly 100 days of chaos and cruelty.
Heather and I discuss what this means for the rest of Trump's term — and for America — on today's Coffee Klatch.
https://youtu.be/go-gae-y2To
Heather and I discuss what this means for the rest of Trump's term — and for America — on today's Coffee Klatch.
https://youtu.be/go-gae-y2To
100 Sh*tty Days | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan may be Trump's most authoritarian move yet, capping off nearly 100 days of chaos and cr
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April 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan may be Trump's most authoritarian move yet, capping off nearly 100 days of chaos and cruelty.
Heather and I discuss what this means for the rest of Trump's term — and for America — on today's Coffee Klatch.
https://youtu.be/go-gae-y2To
Heather and I discuss what this means for the rest of Trump's term — and for America — on today's Coffee Klatch.
https://youtu.be/go-gae-y2To
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
This is just the beginning. If you think you are immune from arrest and disappearance think again. This will happen to Americans too.
This is just the beginning. If you think you are immune from arrest and disappearance think again. This will happen to Americans too.
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived.
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
This is just the beginning. If you think you are immune from arrest and disappearance think again. This will happen to Americans too.
This is just the beginning. If you think you are immune from arrest and disappearance think again. This will happen to Americans too.
Why we need a new free speech movement
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Why we need a new free speech movement
And why universities should sue the Trump regime for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students
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March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Why we need a new free speech movement
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... well since Trump is a predator it is not surprising he worked out a deal to get Tate released to the US
Opinion | Andrew Tate, Accused Sex Trafficker, Is Trump’s Kind of Guy
The president ushers in a new age of aggressive male impunity.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... well since Trump is a predator it is not surprising he worked out a deal to get Tate released to the US
www.npr.org/2025/02/25/n...
This is a good thing. Hopefully more will do the same
This is a good thing. Hopefully more will do the same
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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This is a good thing. Hopefully more will do the same
This is a good thing. Hopefully more will do the same
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...
We are in distress
We are in distress
Protesters Display Upside-Down American Flag at Yosemite
Organizers said the inverted flag, historically used as a sign of distress, was meant to draw attention to the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...
We are in distress
We are in distress
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
This is a really good idea.
This is a really good idea.
Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment
There’s nothing Democrats can legitimately do to stop Trump, so we need a tactical pause in our fight to plan for the future.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
This is a really good idea.
This is a really good idea.
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This is not a drill
February 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This is not a drill
We need to support each other!
February 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We need to support each other!
They’re Fighting For Us
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They’re Fighting For Us
Democrats have more talent than they’ve had in a generation.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
They’re Fighting For Us
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The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.
February 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.
Putin Agrees to Negotiate with Musk over Ownership of Trump
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Putin Agrees to Negotiate with Musk over Ownership of Trump
The negotiations are proving contentious.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Putin Agrees to Negotiate with Musk over Ownership of Trump
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There is no legal architecture that allows Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to remake the entire federal government without running afoul of criminal conflict of interest laws.
In other words, there's no way that his role is legal, constitutional, or compatible with democratic governance.
In other words, there's no way that his role is legal, constitutional, or compatible with democratic governance.
There's no way Elon Musk’s job is legal
"Checks and balances, at the moment, seem to be neutralized.”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There is no legal architecture that allows Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to remake the entire federal government without running afoul of criminal conflict of interest laws.
In other words, there's no way that his role is legal, constitutional, or compatible with democratic governance.
In other words, there's no way that his role is legal, constitutional, or compatible with democratic governance.
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You can see how subservient Trump is to Musk. How embarrassing for him 😂
You can see how subservient Trump is to Musk. How embarrassing for him 😂
Analysis: Musk shows why he’s such a powerful ally for Trump and would be an even more menacing enemy | CNN Politics
Elon Musk’s Oval Office address showed why he’s a menacing foe for the federal government and why President Donald Trump is playing with fire by ceding him so much power.
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/p...
You can see how subservient Trump is to Musk. How embarrassing for him 😂
You can see how subservient Trump is to Musk. How embarrassing for him 😂