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Retired, recovering Democratic insider. I tried and obviously failed. Worried about my country.
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On the Polity web site, Marshall says, "The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a Presidental Coup."
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Pete Hegseth is Secretary of Defense *because* he championed war criminals. Literal war criminals convicted of heinous offenses in US courts martial. Got Trump to pardon some in term 1.
Not in spite of, because.
That's what Trump appointed, and what 50 GOP Senators (plus Vance) voted to confirm.
Not in spite of, because.
That's what Trump appointed, and what 50 GOP Senators (plus Vance) voted to confirm.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pete Hegseth is Secretary of Defense *because* he championed war criminals. Literal war criminals convicted of heinous offenses in US courts martial. Got Trump to pardon some in term 1.
Not in spite of, because.
That's what Trump appointed, and what 50 GOP Senators (plus Vance) voted to confirm.
Not in spite of, because.
That's what Trump appointed, and what 50 GOP Senators (plus Vance) voted to confirm.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Pagel's work is invaluable for trying to keep track of the scale and reach of the extremist right wing revolution.
The US is also what rampant populist authoritarianism looks like
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
If you fear state retribution for criticising the state, you are not in a free democracy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Pagel's work is invaluable for trying to keep track of the scale and reach of the extremist right wing revolution.
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The journalists should do a collective "boo" or "shame" every time he does that.
Trump and his lackeys can either throw a tantrum and kick out the whole group or he can stop doing that shit because of how embarrassing it is to have an entire room call him out live on camera.
Trump and his lackeys can either throw a tantrum and kick out the whole group or he can stop doing that shit because of how embarrassing it is to have an entire room call him out live on camera.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Jack White just did some cool shit at half time of Lions-Packers:
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Jack White just did some cool shit at half time of Lions-Packers:
Trump gets out of another case that was open and shut against him. We all heard Donnie break the law on that recorded phone call.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump gets out of another case that was open and shut against him. We all heard Donnie break the law on that recorded phone call.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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I can't think of something less controversial to say about US presidents than that Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history. Shame on the BBC.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I can't think of something less controversial to say about US presidents than that Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history. Shame on the BBC.
Walz had it right: the Republicans are all a bunch of fucking weirdos from Trump to Vance to RFK Jr and on down the line. A bunch of fucking ignorant-ass weirdos.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Walz had it right: the Republicans are all a bunch of fucking weirdos from Trump to Vance to RFK Jr and on down the line. A bunch of fucking ignorant-ass weirdos.
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The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Trump administration inherited an economy that the Economist called "the envy of the world" in a cover story a week before the election and easily could've coasted on that success (again) but instead they set it on fire.
Jeff Bezos is a worldscale coward.
A plutocracy, but also a sociopathocracy.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Jeff Bezos is a worldscale coward.
When did America decide to give up its power and hand it over to Russia and China? Hint: it has something to do with Trump.
The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.
It’s the end of post WWII American power.
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
When did America decide to give up its power and hand it over to Russia and China? Hint: it has something to do with Trump.
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MARJORIE "THREE BRAIN CELLS" GREENE IS HAVING A BIG SAD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE "TOXIC" IN POLITICS. BOO FUCKING HOO. FUCK OFF STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA, MARGE, BECAUSE YOU STARTED IT. NO ONE THOUGHT A POST LIKE MINE WAS POSSIBLE. READ IT, BECAUSE IT'S SEDITION IF YOU DON'T! LINK: bit.ly/4ofLMcC
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
MARJORIE "THREE BRAIN CELLS" GREENE IS HAVING A BIG SAD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE "TOXIC" IN POLITICS. BOO FUCKING HOO. FUCK OFF STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA, MARGE, BECAUSE YOU STARTED IT. NO ONE THOUGHT A POST LIKE MINE WAS POSSIBLE. READ IT, BECAUSE IT'S SEDITION IF YOU DON'T! LINK: bit.ly/4ofLMcC
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“Support Our Troops” crowd is awfully silent about Trump placing soldiers in this position
Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.*
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Support Our Troops” crowd is awfully silent about Trump placing soldiers in this position
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Unclear where this war profiteering plan came from or why it emerged right now, but clear that it is in every way disastrous
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Unclear where this war profiteering plan came from or why it emerged right now, but clear that it is in every way disastrous
Good. Throw away the key .
"Brazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília, amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Good. Throw away the key .
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The US-Russia deal for Ukraine, point by point with comments on each by me.
9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.
Gee, wow, Poland can station its own fighter jets on its own territory, and can allow international partners to station there as well. Thanks for the permission, Moscow.
9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.
Gee, wow, Poland can station its own fighter jets on its own territory, and can allow international partners to station there as well. Thanks for the permission, Moscow.
Trump and Witkoff Try to Get Russia a Win
The joint U.S.-Russia proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, taken point-by-point
www.arcdigital.media
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The US-Russia deal for Ukraine, point by point with comments on each by me.
9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.
Gee, wow, Poland can station its own fighter jets on its own territory, and can allow international partners to station there as well. Thanks for the permission, Moscow.
9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland.
Gee, wow, Poland can station its own fighter jets on its own territory, and can allow international partners to station there as well. Thanks for the permission, Moscow.
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Good example of how an acronym can dehumanize consequences and mask what’s going on. Syntactically, “Diversity slayer,” “equity slayer,” or “inclusion slayer” sounds weird. They aren’t “slaying” these things; they’re promoting and supporting their opposites: segregation, unfairness, and exclusion.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good example of how an acronym can dehumanize consequences and mask what’s going on. Syntactically, “Diversity slayer,” “equity slayer,” or “inclusion slayer” sounds weird. They aren’t “slaying” these things; they’re promoting and supporting their opposites: segregation, unfairness, and exclusion.
Hopefully we don't have to wait 50 years for the next sane president to remove all Trumpist vestiges, including tearing down the Ballroom and the Wall and restoring the Rose Garden and renaming anything that is desecrated with the foul Trump name.
Spain approves a decree for the removal of 'Francoist vestiges'
Spain approves a decree for the removal of 'Francoist vestiges'
The Spanish government has approved a decree to create a state catalogue of "Francoist symbols and vestiges" for their removal or resignification. Minister Ángel Víctor Torres puts the number of items to be reviewed at 4,000.
l.euronews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hopefully we don't have to wait 50 years for the next sane president to remove all Trumpist vestiges, including tearing down the Ballroom and the Wall and restoring the Rose Garden and renaming anything that is desecrated with the foul Trump name.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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"Sabotage is when you damage property. When your intention is to kill people, that's no longer sabotage, that's state terrorism."
–Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, addressing Russia's latest terrorist attacks on Polish territory
–Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, addressing Russia's latest terrorist attacks on Polish territory
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Sabotage is when you damage property. When your intention is to kill people, that's no longer sabotage, that's state terrorism."
–Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, addressing Russia's latest terrorist attacks on Polish territory
–Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, addressing Russia's latest terrorist attacks on Polish territory
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Guest: Trump found a way to actually make MBS look better than him. It was an astounding moment. We had the American president defending the murder of an American journalist. It really made us look small. It made the United States look like a wingman to Saudi Arabia.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Guest: Trump found a way to actually make MBS look better than him. It was an astounding moment. We had the American president defending the murder of an American journalist. It really made us look small. It made the United States look like a wingman to Saudi Arabia.
Why anybody wants to be part of Twitter or use Grok so they can have Elon Musk's personal narcissistic fantasies drilled into them by propaganda bots is beyond me.
*laughs in historian* “… ranks among the 10 minds in history, rivalling polymaths like da Vinci or Newton…”
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Why anybody wants to be part of Twitter or use Grok so they can have Elon Musk's personal narcissistic fantasies drilled into them by propaganda bots is beyond me.