Vic Woods
@vwoods.bsky.social
Progressive lawyer living in a deeply red state.
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Senator Jeff Merkley on the backlash against Chuck Schumer for capitulating on the CR:
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Senator Jeff Merkley on the backlash against Chuck Schumer for capitulating on the CR:
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
"I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."
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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
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Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
January 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.”
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.
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“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.”
From the @wsj.com
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From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are lining up to fund Donald Trump’s inauguration.”
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
From the @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/tru...
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Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
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“Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.”—Gore Vidal
December 21, 2024 at 10:48 PM
“Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.”—Gore Vidal
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South Korea's version of General Milley - which is why Trump hates Milley so much.
The chief of Korea's Army Special Warfare Command said Friday he defied an order from then Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun to drag out lawmakers from the National Assembly building during martial law operations this week. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2024...
Army special warfare commander says he defied order to drag out lawmakers | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Army Special Warfare Command said Friday he def...
en.yna.co.kr
December 6, 2024 at 7:59 PM
South Korea's version of General Milley - which is why Trump hates Milley so much.
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Kinda feel like an oligarch trying to shut down an anti-corruption agency should be phrased that way
Elon Musk called Wednesday for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s most powerful watchdog agencies, signaling it could be scrapped as part of a planned review of government spending ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
“Delete CFPB,” the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency” said in an early-morning post on X.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Kinda feel like an oligarch trying to shut down an anti-corruption agency should be phrased that way
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MAGA spent almost ten years furiously railing against people it pretended trafficked children. #Pizzagate And now Matt Gaetz, someone who genuinely traffics children, is nominated for Attorney General and they can't yawn hard enough.
Fakes, liars, and hypocrites, the lot of them.
Fakes, liars, and hypocrites, the lot of them.
November 20, 2024 at 1:26 AM
MAGA spent almost ten years furiously railing against people it pretended trafficked children. #Pizzagate And now Matt Gaetz, someone who genuinely traffics children, is nominated for Attorney General and they can't yawn hard enough.
Fakes, liars, and hypocrites, the lot of them.
Fakes, liars, and hypocrites, the lot of them.