Be a Rachel Cohen, not a Paul Weiss

The courts alone won’t save us — but we also can’t afford to lose them. In our latest briefing, we dissect the 4 tactics the Trump Admin is deploying to undercut the judiciary and offer ways to push back. www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/a-farewell...

Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.

Ultimately (meaning as soon as 2032), the Democratic path to the presidency has to involve figuring out the South. The region, which is already the country’s largest, is only going to gain power after the next census.

Interesting post, especially that citizens should pressure their Senators over the next 6 weeks to not only confirm judges but hold hearings exposing how constitutionally dangerous some of Trump’s Cabinet nominees are (especially since Repubs may not do this come new session of Congress).

Totally agree and govt capacity says nothing abt the undermining of norms (e.g., indep judiciary, free/fair elections, vibrant free press) that takes a generation to rebuild. Govt bureaucrats took less $ for career stability but w/o this will we attract good employees?
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Very thoughtful analysis of difficulty of deep cuts in US govt spending and fact that poor households likely to suffer and rich to benefit if “Muskawamy” succeed. substack.com/@donmoynihan...

"Get ready for the attempted purges. Get ready to defend those whom the Trumpists will try to purge. And get ready to explain to the public why it’s important that in the United States civil servants do not swear an oath to President Trump."

Here (peterlevine.ws?p=33013) I respond to Michael Schaffer's Politico piece entitled, “The Resistance Is Not Coming to Save You. It’s Tuning Out.”

Current indicators of demoralization are irrelevant. Resistance is coming. The task now is to build skills, networks, and institutional capacity.

Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
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My experience covering authoritarians around the world led me to conclude that Gaetz is the most dangerous Trump move so far. Here’s why www.vox.com/policy/38532...

“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.”
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There is no ideology, writes Masha Gessen, but there is a playbook for "Autocratic breakthrough" www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...