Kim Ratner
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“The American democratic republic is survived by a country of the same name, the United States of America, now a presidential dictatorship.”
The American democratic republic has died. It was 236 years old
The U.S. is survived by a country of the same name, the United States of America, now a presidential dictatorship.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
“The American democratic republic is survived by a country of the same name, the United States of America, now a presidential dictatorship.”
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Prison without due process is called a concentration camp.
April 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Prison without due process is called a concentration camp.
250 years since Paul Revere’s ride. We’ve been here before.
April 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
250 years since Paul Revere’s ride. We’ve been here before.
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
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This is a very big deal. Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against foreign (e.g. Russian) interference in our elections.
April 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is a very big deal. Trump is systematically dismantling the protections against foreign (e.g. Russian) interference in our elections.
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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This is a real exchange I just had:
April 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is a real exchange I just had:
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Chicago tells trump and musk and the rest of the Hitler youth to FUCK OFF
www.youtube.com/live/6faEOSr...
www.youtube.com/live/6faEOSr...
Chicago "Hands Off" rally in protest of Trump and Musk | Full Rally
YouTube video by CBS Chicago
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April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Chicago tells trump and musk and the rest of the Hitler youth to FUCK OFF
www.youtube.com/live/6faEOSr...
www.youtube.com/live/6faEOSr...
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
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WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
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Elon Musk couldn't buy the people of Wisconsin. Good day for democracy.
April 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Elon Musk couldn't buy the people of Wisconsin. Good day for democracy.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
“This is not a partisan moment; this is a moral moment. This is not a Left or Right moment; this is a right or wrong moment.” - @booker.senate.gov
April 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“This is not a partisan moment; this is a moral moment. This is not a Left or Right moment; this is a right or wrong moment.” - @booker.senate.gov
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Cory Booker is displaying true leadership right now, and every elected Democrat needs to be meeting this moment like this.
This is NOT business as usual and your actions need to reflect that.
This is NOT business as usual and your actions need to reflect that.
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Cory Booker is displaying true leadership right now, and every elected Democrat needs to be meeting this moment like this.
This is NOT business as usual and your actions need to reflect that.
This is NOT business as usual and your actions need to reflect that.
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Good morning. Cory Booker has now been speaking on the Senate floor for 12 hours straight. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor
A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m....
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Good morning. Cory Booker has now been speaking on the Senate floor for 12 hours straight. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
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Chris Murphy has confirmed he’s joining Cory Booker in solidarity on the Senate floor all night to protest Trump’s lawlessness and corruption.
April 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Chris Murphy has confirmed he’s joining Cory Booker in solidarity on the Senate floor all night to protest Trump’s lawlessness and corruption.
This is exactly the energy & leadership we need right now. Every Democratic Senator should be joining him, supporting him, & doing the same thing.
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is exactly the energy & leadership we need right now. Every Democratic Senator should be joining him, supporting him, & doing the same thing.
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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Adding Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat is good because then there’s one person who actually cares about national security
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Adding Jeffrey Goldberg to the chat is good because then there’s one person who actually cares about national security