Leonard Goldberg
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Teacher sharing information.
Human wondering what happened to humanity.
Father believing in the golden rule.
Oh, and an Ironman ;).
Teacher sharing information.
Human wondering what happened to humanity.
Father believing in the golden rule.
Oh, and an Ironman ;).
Please read this by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Files Should Not Have Been Released This Way
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December 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Please read this by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
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December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
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November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New Passport Rule Sends Blunt and Sweeping Message to Trans Americans
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November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Judge Wolf, who served in the Justice Department in the years after the Watergate scandal, wrote that Mr. Trump was “routinely and overtly” doing what President Nixon had done “episodically and covertly.”
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Judge Wolf, who served in the Justice Department in the years after the Watergate scandal, wrote that Mr. Trump was “routinely and overtly” doing what President Nixon had done “episodically and covertly.”
Love this.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Love this.
Mike Johnson:
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I know NOTHING
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November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mike Johnson:
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Not talked about enough: Trump Executive Order 14253 demanding museums remove "improper ideology" is comparable to Gleichschaltung (Nazi cultural purge). Both use state power to enforce a single, "pure" historical narrative and silence critical voices. The function is autocratic control over truth.
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Not talked about enough: Trump Executive Order 14253 demanding museums remove "improper ideology" is comparable to Gleichschaltung (Nazi cultural purge). Both use state power to enforce a single, "pure" historical narrative and silence critical voices. The function is autocratic control over truth.
This. Every word of it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This. Every word of it.
Critics & former officials compare Trump's ICE tactics—masked agents, unmarked cars, aggressive enforcement—to a "secret police" or "Gestapo." The core question: Is ICE becoming an unaccountable, political "goon squad?"
Calls for transparency & accountability are growing. #ICE #Trump
Calls for transparency & accountability are growing. #ICE #Trump
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I continue to be disturbed by the number of people unaware of what is happening in our country. Surprisingly, the Times does an excellent job summarizing it in this piece. Read and share widely. Discuss with friends. Don't remain complacent. #authoritarianism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I continue to be disturbed by the number of people unaware of what is happening in our country. Surprisingly, the Times does an excellent job summarizing it in this piece. Read and share widely. Discuss with friends. Don't remain complacent. #authoritarianism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Thinking it can't happen? Read this piece, free. "Finally, without a real Justice Department, a president holding the reins of a corrupted institution can remain president permanently, free to manipulate election results, with no real threat of being dethroned."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | How Trump and Biden Dismantled the Justice Dept.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Thinking it can't happen? Read this piece, free. "Finally, without a real Justice Department, a president holding the reins of a corrupted institution can remain president permanently, free to manipulate election results, with no real threat of being dethroned."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
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His plan to go after the midterms is clear
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
His plan to go after the midterms is clear
"What separates democracy from authoritarianism, the rule of law from lawlessness and a decent society from an indecent one is not just the goal but the process. The govt can, and should, reduce illegal immigration, but do so in a way that upholds American ideals." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
Opinion | Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime
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October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"What separates democracy from authoritarianism, the rule of law from lawlessness and a decent society from an indecent one is not just the goal but the process. The govt can, and should, reduce illegal immigration, but do so in a way that upholds American ideals." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
Power consolidation continues: House is closed, SCOTUS enables Executive. The systemic crisis is not the Constitution, but political actors neutralizing checks. Autocratic creep stops only when the military or judiciary refuses an unconstitutional order, hitting a structural veto. #autocracy
October 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Power consolidation continues: House is closed, SCOTUS enables Executive. The systemic crisis is not the Constitution, but political actors neutralizing checks. Autocratic creep stops only when the military or judiciary refuses an unconstitutional order, hitting a structural veto. #autocracy
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Kim Davis is entitled to freedom of speech, as are we all. However, her use of a public office to deliberately hurt people by robbing them of fundamental rights has nothing to do with freedom of speech. She is a symbol of the evil of American radical right-wing christianity.
October 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Kim Davis is entitled to freedom of speech, as are we all. However, her use of a public office to deliberately hurt people by robbing them of fundamental rights has nothing to do with freedom of speech. She is a symbol of the evil of American radical right-wing christianity.
The true historical parallel for #Project2025 is the Nazi's 1933 Civil Service Law. Both documents detail administrative takeover: Purging the government of non-partisans (Schedule F) to destroy independent oversight and concentrate absolute power. It’s a blueprint for legalistic backsliding.
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The true historical parallel for #Project2025 is the Nazi's 1933 Civil Service Law. Both documents detail administrative takeover: Purging the government of non-partisans (Schedule F) to destroy independent oversight and concentrate absolute power. It’s a blueprint for legalistic backsliding.
Trump just may, in the end, remind Americans of the vital power of acting together in solidarity with one another. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | There’s a Reason Trump Fears No Kings
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October 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Trump just may, in the end, remind Americans of the vital power of acting together in solidarity with one another. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
You'll see, he's going to paint the White House gold. Mark my words.
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You'll see, he's going to paint the White House gold. Mark my words.
How can the U.S. claim the moral authority to pursue regime change in Venezuela for "undermining democracy" when our own democratic institutions are under sustained attack at home? It's the definition of hypocrisy.
#Venezuela #USPolitics
#Venezuela #USPolitics
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
How can the U.S. claim the moral authority to pursue regime change in Venezuela for "undermining democracy" when our own democratic institutions are under sustained attack at home? It's the definition of hypocrisy.
#Venezuela #USPolitics
#Venezuela #USPolitics
When asked if the president had a comment on the demonstrations, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, gave a brief response in an email, “Who cares?” she said.
As long as he has majorities in both houses and the Supreme Court, nothing will change. We need everyone to VOTE.
#NoKings
As long as he has majorities in both houses and the Supreme Court, nothing will change. We need everyone to VOTE.
#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
When asked if the president had a comment on the demonstrations, Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, gave a brief response in an email, “Who cares?” she said.
As long as he has majorities in both houses and the Supreme Court, nothing will change. We need everyone to VOTE.
#NoKings
As long as he has majorities in both houses and the Supreme Court, nothing will change. We need everyone to VOTE.
#NoKings
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Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.
While the Speaker's official reason is the government shutdown, the prevailing belief is that he is using his procedural power to block a politically inconvenient vote that Grijalva's swearing-in would trigger.
We call this the Epstein maneuver.
Johnson learned at the feet of Uncle Mitch.
We call this the Epstein maneuver.
Johnson learned at the feet of Uncle Mitch.
October 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
While the Speaker's official reason is the government shutdown, the prevailing belief is that he is using his procedural power to block a politically inconvenient vote that Grijalva's swearing-in would trigger.
We call this the Epstein maneuver.
Johnson learned at the feet of Uncle Mitch.
We call this the Epstein maneuver.
Johnson learned at the feet of Uncle Mitch.
As my father said, the fish stinks from the head.
"Vice President JD Vance had a different view and broke with Republicans who broadly condemned the comments within the chat." apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...
"Vice President JD Vance had a different view and broke with Republicans who broadly condemned the comments within the chat." apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...
‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO
POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As my father said, the fish stinks from the head.
"Vice President JD Vance had a different view and broke with Republicans who broadly condemned the comments within the chat." apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...
"Vice President JD Vance had a different view and broke with Republicans who broadly condemned the comments within the chat." apple.news/ARKLphPu0RxK...
In essence, labeling a political movement a "terrorist organization" is a powerful step in the authoritarian playbook. It allows the executive to transform political dissent into a national security issue, thereby bypassing First Amendment protections...
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
In essence, labeling a political movement a "terrorist organization" is a powerful step in the authoritarian playbook. It allows the executive to transform political dissent into a national security issue, thereby bypassing First Amendment protections...