@rbetsysmith.bsky.social
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The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
June 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
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ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
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If any marginalized group has to fight for equal rights…then our systems and laws are NOT equal.
Read that again. Take all the time you need.
Read that again. Take all the time you need.
June 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
If any marginalized group has to fight for equal rights…then our systems and laws are NOT equal.
Read that again. Take all the time you need.
Read that again. Take all the time you need.
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When Americans put on the uniform, what matters is their ability to do the job.
Being transgender has no bearing on their dedication to our nation or their commitment to their unit.
Decisions like today's aren't just deeply concerning, they set our armed forces back.
Being transgender has no bearing on their dedication to our nation or their commitment to their unit.
Decisions like today's aren't just deeply concerning, they set our armed forces back.
Divided Supreme Court allows Trump administration to begin enforcing ban on transgender service members | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military.
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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There's only one person who's allowed to enter someone's home without a warrant, and that is Santa.
April 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There's only one person who's allowed to enter someone's home without a warrant, and that is Santa.
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“Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.”
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
April 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Al Gore ripped the Trump administration to shreds in a speech Monday at a climate week event in San Francisco.
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Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Harvard professor offers a grim assessment of American democracy under Trump
Steven Levitsky studies how healthy democracies can slip into authoritarianism. He says the Trump administration has already done grave damage: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime."
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Harvard's Steve Levitsky, coauthor of How Democracies Die: "We are no longer living in a democratic regime." Must-listen interview - remarkably clear about the severity of the situation we now face www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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7. Call to Action
Wanna fight back against the rising tide of American authoritarianism?
Start here.
🔍 Red Wine & Blue just launched a Project 2025 Tracker—with the brilliant Heather Cox Richardson’s help.
Use it. Share it. Organize with it.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
👉 redwine.blue/project2025/
Wanna fight back against the rising tide of American authoritarianism?
Start here.
🔍 Red Wine & Blue just launched a Project 2025 Tracker—with the brilliant Heather Cox Richardson’s help.
Use it. Share it. Organize with it.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
👉 redwine.blue/project2025/
The Reality of Project 2025 - Red Wine and Blue
With many of its authors in top level positions, Project 2025 is being implemented. Keep track and find recommended actions to fight back!
redwine.blue
April 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
7. Call to Action
Wanna fight back against the rising tide of American authoritarianism?
Start here.
🔍 Red Wine & Blue just launched a Project 2025 Tracker—with the brilliant Heather Cox Richardson’s help.
Use it. Share it. Organize with it.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
👉 redwine.blue/project2025/
Wanna fight back against the rising tide of American authoritarianism?
Start here.
🔍 Red Wine & Blue just launched a Project 2025 Tracker—with the brilliant Heather Cox Richardson’s help.
Use it. Share it. Organize with it.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
👉 redwine.blue/project2025/
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Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
April 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Certainly worth repeating in the times we are in..
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Donald Trump betrayed working families by enacting one of the largest tax increases in history. In the process, he destroyed the stock market, and now he’s acting like chaos was always the plan.
He does not know what he’s doing.
He does not know what he’s doing.
April 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Donald Trump betrayed working families by enacting one of the largest tax increases in history. In the process, he destroyed the stock market, and now he’s acting like chaos was always the plan.
He does not know what he’s doing.
He does not know what he’s doing.
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SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
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There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
There are no tariffs being put on Russia. Hmmm
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March 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
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“It’s not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it’s the stupidity,” writes former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"As a businessman, [Trump] bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
"As a businessman, [Trump] bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“It’s not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it’s the stupidity,” writes former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"As a businessman, [Trump] bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
"As a businessman, [Trump] bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,” one U.S. veteran said.
www.msnbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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March Madness is gonna be so good this year everybody’s mad af
March 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
March Madness is gonna be so good this year everybody’s mad af
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The battle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. And we're sliding faster than I ever thought possible into the latter.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
My kiddo protesting today who is about to graduate college with a degree in science!
March 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My kiddo protesting today who is about to graduate college with a degree in science!