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Graphic Granola
@graphicgranola.bsky.social
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Graphic Designer for NPs, Childless Cat Lady, Progressive & WOKE AF, Political Junkie, Feminist, Hippie/Punk Dichotomy, Oxford Comma Fan. Need bio & original content to follow back (🚫 just reposts). #RESIST #4amClub #SomethingIsWrong2024 #WakeUpAmerica
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · Jan 19
How cool is this? All my fave #4amClub brethren in one place. Woo-woo, #BlueLulus. Love all y'all!

#Lotus4Potus #EO13848 #KamalaHarris2025
#14thAmendment #ElectionIntegrity #ElectionFraud #RiggedElection #BeatTheCheat #SomethingIsWrong2024
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 14m
Ingrassia’s nomination to police whistleblower & discrimination cases exposes Trump’s pattern of promoting extremists, abusers, and sexual predators. His elevation epitomizes the regime’s rot, where power is prized over ethics, & accountability no longer exists.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...?
Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment
Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...
www.politico.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 16m
The IRS rescinded its promise to guarantee backpay for furloughed workers, with guidance from Russ Vought’s OMB.

Defying federal law to deny pay is part of Project 2025’s broader plan to gut federal agencies. Using the shutdown to break morale, force attrition, & remake the gov't in its own image.
IRS Suddenly Says It’s Following Trump’s Plan for Shutdown Back Pay
The IRS initially said its employees were guaranteed back pay. Then the agency flipped.
newrepublic.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 20m
The campaign continues the right’s ongoing effort to rewrite January 6, casting insurrectionists as victims & investigators as criminals. By weaponizing law enforcement for revenge, Trump’s allies are erasing accountability & rewriting history to punish those who defended democracy.
Calls for retaliatory prosecutions are the next phase in the right’s rewriting of January 6
www.mediamatters.org
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 21m
The takedowns expose mounting collusion between Big Tech and Trump to silence dissent. By erasing tools that document government overreach, Apple and Google are helping enable repression.

www.wired.com/story/apple-...
Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up
“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.
www.wired.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 22m
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Trump administration buying Chicago property for more ICE operations, Noem says
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Donald Trump "we’re gonna be in more parts of Chicago" to expand ICE operations.
chicago.suntimes.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 22m
Noem is expanding ICE in Portland and Chicago, overriding local governance, marking a new phase in Trump’s domestic occupation strategy. By fusing law enforcement with military power, the regime is dismantling constitutional limits & normalizing federal force as a tool of political control.
Noem praises federal efforts, plans to buy additional ICE facilities in Portland
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to purchase buildings in Chicago and Portland, despite opposition from local officials.
katu.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 26m
Trump ordered DHS video of Noem blaming Dems for shutdown to play at airports nationwide, weaponizing tax funds for partisan propaganda. By turning TSA checkpoints into campaign platforms, the regime is normalizing state-controlled messaging in public spaces, a hallmark of authoritarian rule.
Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN
Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.
www.cnn.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 31m
OK Gov. Kevin Stitt’s rare pushback exposes fractures within the GOP as Trump weaponizes state militias to extend his reach. His warning strikes at the core of the constitutional crisis. Trump’s assault on state sovereignty is turning America’s federal system into a tool of control.
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 32m
The probe fuels suspicions that Trump’s bailout wasn’t about rescuing Argentina’s economy but enriching politically connected investors. Warren’s push to curb deals spotlights growing alarm over how Trump has fused foreign policy, Wall Street profit, & crony corruption into a self-serving machine.
Warren Asks Hedge Fund Group If It Played Argentina Bailout Role
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren asked a group representing hedge funds and other asset managers to describe what role, if any, it played in the Trump administration’s deliberations over how to ext...
www.bloomberg.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 35m
Ver’s deal is another sign that the DOJ is gutting financial oversight for politically connected crypto elites. By turning justice into pay-for-favor clemency, the regime continues normalizing corruption, all while Trump’s shady cronies profit off brokering these deals.
Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 45m
• Litigants seek a friendly venue for challenges to Trump
• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine in focus
• Judges in these states rule overwhelmingly against Trump
• Supreme Court often backs Trump despite lower court rulings

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
New England courts become a battleground for challenges to Trump
A federal judge in Boston had some pointed words for Donald Trump as he issued one of the dozens of decisions by courts in four New England states against the Republican president in challenges to the legality of his policies.
www.reuters.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 47m
Correction, MAGA Mike. This is the #EpsteinShutdown

www.economist.com/in-brief/202...
Republicans get nervous about the shutdown | Latest US politics news from The Economist
The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.
www.economist.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 49m
Surprised.

www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...
Live updates: All living Israeli hostages released from Gaza; Trump, world leaders sign peace deal in Egypt
Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.
www.nbcnews.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 50m
democracyproject.org/posts/must-a...
Special Feature: Must Administrative Officers Serve at the President’s Pleasure?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 51m
“Bombshell!” William Baude, a law professor at the Uni of Chicago who himself is a prominent originalist, wrote on social media. “Caleb Nelson, one of the most respected originalist scholars in the country, comes out against the unitary executive interpretation” of the Constitution.

See comments
Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials
www.nytimes.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 54m
• US companies, consumers bear brunt of US tariffs
• Some foreign sellers are raising prices
• Further price hikes likely in coming months

www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs
U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.
www.reuters.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 11h
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 12h
The ‘dual state’ framework explains how a dictator can exercise power while life appears mostly ordinary.

Republican appointed justices prefer a hidden authoritarianism to one that is out in the open.

“There’s no explanation…that’s one of the frightening things about the shadow docket.”
The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.
Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.
www.motherjones.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 13h
So no, Peter. Greta Thunberg isn’t the Antichrist... The Antichrist sits in a boardroom surrounded by screens, running a gov't contract to predict our sins before we commit them. The Antichrist smiles when we talk about freedom, because he’s already monetized it.
PETER'S PROPHECY
Oh, Peter Thiel.
www.closertotheedge.net
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 16h
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History suggests institutional capture of this depth requires confrontation, persistence, and sustained pressure. The question then becomes, are we up for the task?
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 16h
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Final paragraph:
The path forward requires abandoning the assumption that the system will correct itself. Some tools at our disposal include states investigating corruption, coordinating interstate compacts, and refusing cooperation with federal programs.
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 16h
Hey MAGA. Guess who is coming for your guns? Hint: It ain't Obama.
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 16h
YES! I've been wondering about this since SCOTUS crowned the King with Criminal Immunity & every other rubber-stamped pocket ruling since.

Solution: mass mobilization & internal fracture. Meaning states asserting independence & citizens demanding their state gov'ts act when the fed gov't will not.
What Can Be Done When the Supreme Court Is Fully Corrupted?
The answer cuts to the heart of democratic fragility
medium.com
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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 17h
Anyone is #AntiFa
Everyone is #AntiFa
You are #AntiFa
I am #AntiFa
They are targeting ALL OF US.
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