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LA is in crisis, requiring thousands of federalized National Guard and 700 Marines, said the man who also said immigrants are eating dogs and cats.
June 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
LA is in crisis, requiring thousands of federalized National Guard and 700 Marines, said the man who also said immigrants are eating dogs and cats.
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These desires from the president are, at this point, well known. What wasn’t entirely clear was how Republican senators would respond to them when they were put into action. We’re getting our first taste of that now and it’s distressing.
Senate Republicans to Trump: Sic the Military on L.A.
Plus: A tale of two broken promises.
www.thebulwark.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
These desires from the president are, at this point, well known. What wasn’t entirely clear was how Republican senators would respond to them when they were put into action. We’re getting our first taste of that now and it’s distressing.
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We believe in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship.
What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.
The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship.
What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We believe in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship.
What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.
The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship.
What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.
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My dad got a job at the Department of Defense when I was three months old to provide for our family.
There are tens of thousands of federal workers in Michigan supporting their families just like my dad did, and Trump is putting these families’ livelihoods in jeopardy.
There are tens of thousands of federal workers in Michigan supporting their families just like my dad did, and Trump is putting these families’ livelihoods in jeopardy.
April 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My dad got a job at the Department of Defense when I was three months old to provide for our family.
There are tens of thousands of federal workers in Michigan supporting their families just like my dad did, and Trump is putting these families’ livelihoods in jeopardy.
There are tens of thousands of federal workers in Michigan supporting their families just like my dad did, and Trump is putting these families’ livelihoods in jeopardy.
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"The only answer to a regime which employs armed mobs and uses secret police to disappear people off the streets is love. Love. I am sorry, but that’s a pretty forking radical idea. Certainly a lot more radical than doing a Nazi salute."
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.
www.thebulwark.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The only answer to a regime which employs armed mobs and uses secret police to disappear people off the streets is love. Love. I am sorry, but that’s a pretty forking radical idea. Certainly a lot more radical than doing a Nazi salute."
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Tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into our economy.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
Trump’s tariffs give him a new way to dole out reward and punishment
The president's latest power grab will devastate America's economy—and its democracy.
www.motherjones.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tariffs will be a potent and unilateral mechanism for reintroducing systematic corruption into our economy.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
First, Trump can raise or lower tariffs unilaterally.
Second, he can grant exemptions, forcing people, corporations, localities, nations, and foreign actors to seek reprieve on bended knee.
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Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
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Carney: Canada must be looking elsewhere to expand our trade, to build our economy, and to protect our sovereignty. Canada is ready to take a leadership role in building a coalition of likeminded countries who share our values… If the US no longer wants to lead, Canada will
April 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Carney: Canada must be looking elsewhere to expand our trade, to build our economy, and to protect our sovereignty. Canada is ready to take a leadership role in building a coalition of likeminded countries who share our values… If the US no longer wants to lead, Canada will
billionaire minions are tearing down education in America at break neck speed. The insidious purpose of this endeavor has always been to build a more ignorant and, therefore, more controllable American citizenry.
March 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
billionaire minions are tearing down education in America at break neck speed. The insidious purpose of this endeavor has always been to build a more ignorant and, therefore, more controllable American citizenry.
We are in an era of the dumbing down of America on steroids. The political right have been hell-bent on this mission for more than 50 years. Now, the heritage foundation with their megalomaniacal "leader" (actually puppet) tRumpf and his (cont'd)
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The End of College Life
If they persist, Donald Trump’s attacks on universities will destroy a cornerstone of American life.
www.theatlantic.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are in an era of the dumbing down of America on steroids. The political right have been hell-bent on this mission for more than 50 years. Now, the heritage foundation with their megalomaniacal "leader" (actually puppet) tRumpf and his (cont'd)
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
The One Tool Every Dictator Uses
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
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In just 10 days, TWO vacant House Seats in Florida will be filled.
We need your help in this final stretch to reach Gen-Z voters and get people to the polls for Josh Weil and Gay Valimont! Will you chip in $5 to Forward Blue to help us flip these seats?
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March 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In just 10 days, TWO vacant House Seats in Florida will be filled.
We need your help in this final stretch to reach Gen-Z voters and get people to the polls for Josh Weil and Gay Valimont! Will you chip in $5 to Forward Blue to help us flip these seats?
forwardblue.us/10days
We need your help in this final stretch to reach Gen-Z voters and get people to the polls for Josh Weil and Gay Valimont! Will you chip in $5 to Forward Blue to help us flip these seats?
forwardblue.us/10days
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The world is in chaos. Veterans are being left without healthcare. Judges are being threatened and harassed. Kids with special needs are about to be left out in the cold. People are about to starve because food banks' deliveries are being eliminated.
Donald Trump is golfing.
Donald Trump is golfing.
March 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The world is in chaos. Veterans are being left without healthcare. Judges are being threatened and harassed. Kids with special needs are about to be left out in the cold. People are about to starve because food banks' deliveries are being eliminated.
Donald Trump is golfing.
Donald Trump is golfing.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 85. 3/6/25. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 85. 3/6/25
… The theme of the day was Trump backpedaling on several of his major announcements, executive orders, campaign promises, and policies after intense backlash.
open.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 85. 3/6/25. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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utterly fucking astounding that any Dem would look at what’s happening and think that giving this administration sweeping new authority to prosecute speech on the internet is a good idea
It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.
Sen. DURBIN: Fentanyl often gets to our kids and young people through the internet.
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
Section 230 absolves social media companies from any responsibility. “That has got to end.”
March 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
utterly fucking astounding that any Dem would look at what’s happening and think that giving this administration sweeping new authority to prosecute speech on the internet is a good idea
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Even Elon Musk's own "Grok" AI thinks Trump is a Russian asset.
March 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Even Elon Musk's own "Grok" AI thinks Trump is a Russian asset.
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"You should be hired on the basis of merit."
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
March 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"You should be hired on the basis of merit."
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.
February 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Learn about pUtin's plans for Eastern Europe from in 26 minutes from excellent investigative journalists.
www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73...
www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73...
Putin’s endgame: The stakes beyond Ukraine
YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil
www.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Learn about pUtin's plans for Eastern Europe from in 26 minutes from excellent investigative journalists.
www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73...
www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73...
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
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The world’s richest person, without any actual authority, is infiltrating entire govt agencies and gaining access to sensitive info.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The world’s richest person, without any actual authority, is infiltrating entire govt agencies and gaining access to sensitive info.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
And it's being done in an effort to slash federal spending in the name of "efficiency" so America’s wealthy can get another huge tax cut.
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It's a war. Do all Democrats know that? Some are certainly rushing to the frontlines.
youtube.com/shorts/IlmDU...
youtube.com/shorts/IlmDU...
It’s a War. Do Democrats Get That?
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's a war. Do all Democrats know that? Some are certainly rushing to the frontlines.
youtube.com/shorts/IlmDU...
youtube.com/shorts/IlmDU...
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It’s a coup. Musk and his gang are breaking laws. They should be arrested. This is not complicated.
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s a coup. Musk and his gang are breaking laws. They should be arrested. This is not complicated.
Read some of the comments for more insight.
Judge Kollar-Kotelly seems prepared to block Musk's two DOGE allies detailed to Treasury from sharing any Treasury records with Musk or others outside the department.
She wants a filing from DOJ by tonight to see if the government will agree to that plan.
She wants a filing from DOJ by tonight to see if the government will agree to that plan.
February 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Read some of the comments for more insight.