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We are definitely not safer.

We are now alone. Isolated. Pariahs on the international stage. He did that in less than 6 weeks.
USA promised to defend Afghans if they helped us against Taliban—then Trump backed out

USA Promised to help Kurdish allies in Syria—then Trump backed out

USA promised to defend Ukraine if it gave up its nukes—now Trump is backing out

Trump has further turned the world against us. We are not safer
March 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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America,

This is our Germany 1933 moment.

Decide who the f*ck you're gonna be, what you stand for, what you want your legacy to be—and how you are going to respond.

This is beyond party, beyond country.

This is about our collective humanity.

#Ukraine
March 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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This is Illinois Gov. Pritzker speaking on C- Span about the similarities between Trump and the Holocaust. It’s kind of long but worth it.

www.c-span.org/clip/state-l...
Illinois Governor Pritzker Warns Against Threats to American Democracy in State of the State Address
In his annual State of the State address Democratic Governor JB Pritzker warns Americans against the threats to their democracy and says if they don't want to repeat history, they should be strong eno...
www.c-span.org
February 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Here's one of the warnings I gave in an article before the US election. It's devastating to see it all happening.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Now indeed is the time.
February 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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There used to be this thing where it was like "ugh why does any discussion of anything on the internet always get to Hitler in like 4 seconds?!?!" and now the answer is "because the majority party in America is constantly doing Hitler things or talking about how much they like Hitler"
January 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM