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Experts: We have to tell the story of how closely the sequence of events we're seeing fits the modern authoritarian playbook
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
Utter failure to grasp what we are facing www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
1. People lack the framework to recognize an attempt to overthrow the constitutional order
2. The lack of elites *acting* like point 1 is true makes it illegible. Without Ds behaving as if it's a crisis, it's not a crisis.
An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of government than during his first term.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Experts: We have to tell the story of how closely the sequence of events we're seeing fits the modern authoritarian playbook
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
People in public life: The president has literally declared he's above the law. It's time to start acting like this is a crisis before it's too late.
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IMPT: Federal Judge Nancy Gertner (rt) frankly and eloquently explain Trump’s recent behavior and the consequences. She speaks for all those on the bench who speak only through their rulings….
youtu.be/UTrWIU5yF90
youtu.be/UTrWIU5yF90
'Very, very illegal': Former federal judge reacts to Trump attempts to defy judicial order
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
IMPT: Federal Judge Nancy Gertner (rt) frankly and eloquently explain Trump’s recent behavior and the consequences. She speaks for all those on the bench who speak only through their rulings….
youtu.be/UTrWIU5yF90
youtu.be/UTrWIU5yF90
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My take, essentially, is that we could be weeks or maybe even days away from the disintegration of the rule of federal law in this country. At some point this administration is going to stop obeying court orders. What then? Nothing good.
If I were the one who had made up the title of this episode, I would have added “—Or Not” to it. And with some emphasis on the “not.”
How to Stop the Dismantling of Our Government
George Conway explains.
www.thebulwark.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My take, essentially, is that we could be weeks or maybe even days away from the disintegration of the rule of federal law in this country. At some point this administration is going to stop obeying court orders. What then? Nothing good.
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“There is no logical stopping point for them, and … the only recourse will be for people to get out and say, we want the rule of law, we want a government that obeys the law, and that's going to require people to go out on the streets, because … there is no other alternative,"
'Mark my words': George Conway predicts alarming showdown that could 'end' U.S. democracy
George Conway predicted that Donald Trump would engage in a constitutional showdown that could spell the end of U.S. democracy.Vice President J.D. Vance argued Sunday that federal courts “aren’t allow...
www.rawstory.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“There is no logical stopping point for them, and … the only recourse will be for people to get out and say, we want the rule of law, we want a government that obeys the law, and that's going to require people to go out on the streets, because … there is no other alternative,"
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This is a genocidal war crime endorsed by the president of the United States
COLLINS: Where exactly are you suggesting Gazans should go? Who do you envision living there?
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
TRUMP: I envision world people living there. The world's people. I think you'll make that into an international, unbelievable place.
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is a genocidal war crime endorsed by the president of the United States
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February 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Folks in state or federal government — is there anything concerning going on, or something you want people to know about? Let me help you.
Please feel welcome to reach me via Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Friends, please boost around, so others know where to go.
Please feel welcome to reach me via Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Friends, please boost around, so others know where to go.