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"Attorneys, he said, 'don’t resign because you disagree with the policies, but because you are being asked to do something you believe is ethically, morally or legally improper'...”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era
The Trump team has rarely if ever faced such resistance from within the government, a move that may pave the way for further defiance.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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WHAT IF I THINK I’M SAVING MY COUNTRY - FROM TRUMP? Or you think you are? Or if everybody thinks THEY are?

It’s one small flaw in Trump quoting “He who saves his country violates no law”

Means lotsa saviors

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February 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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With the prologue stage of the Trump administration wrapping up, Trump’s "laws do not constrain the People’s Emperor" post feels like a thesis statement for what comes next. It's just getting started.

Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
Breaking Things Faster Than You Can Read About It
Plus: Where have all the Democrats gone?
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February 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Can't spell "Homan" without "Ho"
VARNEY: The administration said the worst of the worst would be held in Gitmo. But there's an article in the Post saying the families members of those detained say they're being falsely branded as members of Tren de Aragua.

HOMAN: That's the Washington Post ... no one is off the table
February 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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"JD Vance’s solemn pledge that the Trump administration, as the 'new sheriff in town,' will never seek to “silence people for speaking their minds” and will even 'fight to defend' their right to do so surely qualifies for a chutzpah award."

@cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
JD Vance’s Free Speech Hypocrisy in Munich
He berates Europe about the “threat from within” and questions liberal democracy.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This is the Washington Post story with the most underreported nightmare yet: not just Trump loyalty tests at FBI/DOJ but proof you'll lie for him. It has already slid off the front page www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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EMERGENCY PODCAST: Trump FBI applicants must answer “Who is your REAL boss?” Others must confirm '20 election was “stolen;” Jan6 an “inside job,” per WaPo

Democracy is, symbolically, over

Musk hints at ignoring court orders

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BULLETIN: DEMOCRACY ENDS. FBI APPLICANTS MUST LIE ABOUT JANUARY 6TH - 2.9.25 - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
SEASON 3 EPISODE 96: EMERGENCY EDITION A-Block (1:45) (AN EMERGENCY PODCAST): Trump is having them ask candidates for jobs in his administration’s FBI field stations away from D-C what is probably th...
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February 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Every Democratic Senator, Rep, Governor, Mayor and liberal commentator must use language like this
Chris Murphy: "We have days to stop the destruction of our democracy ... we are taking back this country from Elon Musk."
February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM