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Today in two neighboring towns, Wallingford and Manchester VT, I was proud to see anti trump protestors out on the street. Would have been there myself, but having quit Meta SM didn't know of it.
March 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today in two neighboring towns, Wallingford and Manchester VT, I was proud to see anti trump protestors out on the street. Would have been there myself, but having quit Meta SM didn't know of it.
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Other people are still at "is it a constitutional crisis yet?" and I'm at "the crisis was several exits ago, the car has crashed, we're now just seeing how many cars end up in the pileup and how high the casualty count is" or "the house is actively burning down, the question is what's left after."
March 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Other people are still at "is it a constitutional crisis yet?" and I'm at "the crisis was several exits ago, the car has crashed, we're now just seeing how many cars end up in the pileup and how high the casualty count is" or "the house is actively burning down, the question is what's left after."
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So don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings: but DOGE canceled the lease on the facility that processes and stores all the nuclear waste created by the US military. Sorry. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...
DOGE D’oh: Nuclear Waste Facility Edition
As DOGE continues it’s federal government wilding spree, purportedly searching for examples...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So don't want to be the bearer of bad tidings: but DOGE canceled the lease on the facility that processes and stores all the nuclear waste created by the US military. Sorry. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/doge-...
DEMS: BOYCOTT TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS. LET THE REPUBLICANS ALONE OWN HIS CRAZY!
March 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
DEMS: BOYCOTT TRUMP'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS. LET THE REPUBLICANS ALONE OWN HIS CRAZY!
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Great resource from Just Security on the demolition of DOJ norms.
It can be hard to keep straight all of the alarming instances of politicization/weaponization of the Justice Department since January 20th.
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
I created a detailed Timeline, with Audrey Balliette.
We also link to all the publicly available documents.
Read the 25+ entries here:
#Democracy
Timeline: Politicization and Weaponization of Justice Department in Second Trump Administration
A detailed timeline of apparent efforts to politicize and weaponize the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great resource from Just Security on the demolition of DOJ norms.
Khrushchev must be jumping up and down in glee in his grave as the regime does just what he said would destroy the US - rotting from the inside out
February 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Khrushchev must be jumping up and down in glee in his grave as the regime does just what he said would destroy the US - rotting from the inside out
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And millions of Americans will be impacted.
The House GOP passed their crappy budget. Now comes the hard part
House Republicans on Tuesday night passed the budget blueprint that directs House committees to find $2 trillion in spending cuts in order to just partly pay for the $4.8 trillion in President ...
www.dailykos.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
And millions of Americans will be impacted.
In excellent article by Jonathan Rauch in "The Atlantic" the current regime is described not with the usual words but as "patrimonialism." It fits perfectly: the "ruler" thinks himself the personification of the state. The fatal flaws are incompetence & corruption which we must capitalize on. READ!
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
In excellent article by Jonathan Rauch in "The Atlantic" the current regime is described not with the usual words but as "patrimonialism." It fits perfectly: the "ruler" thinks himself the personification of the state. The fatal flaws are incompetence & corruption which we must capitalize on. READ!
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PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
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Trump didn’t launch a coup—he didn’t have to. He just fired top military leaders & lawyers in a Friday night purge, gutting civilian oversight & trust.
Mara Karlin, former U.S. Asst. Sec. of Defense & Brig. Gen. Paula Thornhill, former senior leader in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explain.
Mara Karlin, former U.S. Asst. Sec. of Defense & Brig. Gen. Paula Thornhill, former senior leader in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explain.
We got it wrong: The real crisis in the U.S. military
Thanks to Trump’s Friday night purge, the relationship between the military and the nation has been fundamentally altered
contrarian.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Trump didn’t launch a coup—he didn’t have to. He just fired top military leaders & lawyers in a Friday night purge, gutting civilian oversight & trust.
Mara Karlin, former U.S. Asst. Sec. of Defense & Brig. Gen. Paula Thornhill, former senior leader in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explain.
Mara Karlin, former U.S. Asst. Sec. of Defense & Brig. Gen. Paula Thornhill, former senior leader in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explain.
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There is already a perfectly good Air Force One in place. So why is Trump intent on wasting taxpayer money? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
A Frustrated Trump Wants His New Air Force One Planes Pronto
Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
There is already a perfectly good Air Force One in place. So why is Trump intent on wasting taxpayer money? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Check out: 1. article in The Atlantic “How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days” by Timothy Ryback (paywall: take the free trial) AND 2. “The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption…” book by Frank Vogl
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Check out: 1. article in The Atlantic “How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days” by Timothy Ryback (paywall: take the free trial) AND 2. “The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption…” book by Frank Vogl
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actual civic service
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.
www.theverge.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
actual civic service
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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.