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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · Jun 23

We are Lincoln Square: Where powerful voices become powerful forces against authoritarianism. Together with
@lincolnproject.us, we’re transforming how the media fights against autocracy, and the flood of attacks on truth and our democracy. Join us: lincolnsquare.media

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 4h

ICYMI: @eisendrath.net hosted @meredithshiner.com to discuss the government shutdown and how the Democrats need to stop pretending that the normal way of doing politics is possible during abnormal times.

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The Forever Shutdown? | It's the Democracy, Stupid Edwin Eisendrath & Meredith Shiner

This is not your normal government shutdown.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 6h

ICYMI: @sjdemas.bsky.social hosted Scott R. Levy, a school board member and a lecturer at Harvard University to discuss the battle for American education and why it starts at your school board.

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Why your School Board Is a Battleground | Scott R. Levy Joins Susan Demas LIVE

Back when I was a local government reporter in the Midwest during the early 2000s, I covered my fair share of school board meetings.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 7h

ICYMI: @Maya May and @Michael Fanone were back for episode 3 of Protect & Serve. This week they looked at recent video and pictures out of Chicago, including a priest being shot by a “less than lethal” projectile.

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Trump’s Insurrection Act: The Blueprint for a Police State | Protect & Serve with Michael Fanone & Maya May

“They’re trying to elicit a violent response."

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 7h

@eisendrath.net is back with a new episode of It’s The Democracy, Stupid — this week with Meredith Shiner, former political and congressional reporter whose work has appeared in Politico, Roll Call, and more!

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 8h

Join us live at 12 PM ET as the legendary @joetrippi.bsky.social and Alex Shashlo take your questions!

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 9h

How did a party that once prided itself on principle become in thrall to the most unprincipled president in history?

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What Trump Understood about the Republican Party

How did a party that once prided itself on principle become in thrall to the most unprincipled president in history?

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 23h

When you're a horrible person and run the government like a bad casino, everyone loses, especially the workers.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

ICYMI: @timwhitaker.bsky.social and @aprilajoy.bsky.social were back with another episode of The Tim & April Show. This week: what the government is doing is not Christian, as much as they tout it as such.

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ICE Raids, a Government Shutdown, and Christian Nationalist Mayhem | The Tim & April Show

Hypocrisy is killing us.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Empathy is one of our greatest assets.

ICYMI: @lcsenecal.bsky.social was back with @davidpepperoh.bsky.social to discuss the Democrats finally fighting back, and how mocking rural communities in not a winning strategy.

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The Cruelty’s Contagious — Even on the Left | David Pepper & Lisa Senecal

Don't give in to the temptation to mock the pain Trump is bringing to his own voters. Empathy is one of our greatest assets in this fight.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Join us tonight at 6 PM ET for episode 3 of Protect & Serve with hosts @mayaonstage.bsky.social and @michaelfanone.bsky.social! This week: Trump and the Insurrection Act against blue cities.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Our health care system is in crisis.

ICYMI: @sjdemas.bsky.social hosted doctors @Christopher Ford and Farhan Bhatti to discuss the current state of our health care system.

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The Coming Health Care Disaster | Drs. Farhan Bhatti & Christopher Ford Speak Out

Our health care system is in crisis with Medicaid cuts, ACA subsidies expiring, rural hospitals closing, scientific research cuts, and rampant information from HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

ICYMI: @sjdemas.bsky.social was back with another episode of First Draft. This weeks guest was Lisa Graves, who argues that Roberts’ court has become a legal arm of Trump’s authoritarian project.

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Is John Roberts the Worst Chief Justice in History? | First Draft with Susan Demas & Author Lisa Graves

John Roberts’ carefully crafted “umpire” persona has masked a radical remaking of American democracy.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

ICYMI: @mayaonstage.bsky.social nstage hosted a round table of Chicago activists and comedians (Steve Tapas, Liz Minnella, Lauren Lehman Carter, John McCombs, and Janice Rodriguez) to discuss what Chicago is really like.

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Trump's Lying about Chicago | Punching Up with Maya May

Forget about Trump's lies about crime in the Windy City. Hear directly from Chicago activists and comedians about what's really going on.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Join us live at 3 PM ET for a discussion between @sjdemas.bsky.social and Scott R. Levy - School Boards Association member representing Byram Hill - on how School Boards are going to save public education in America.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

➡️Like and/or share if you agree: Military pay should never be held hostage to protect predators! Call Congress back, swear in Adelita Grijalva, and release the files!
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Join us today, live at 12 PM ET for The Tim and April Show with hosts Tim Whitaker, founder of the New Evangelicals and April Ajoy, author of Star-Spangled Jesus.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Subpoenas, indictments, and Supreme Court rulings converged to shield the presidency and target its critics, revealing a constitutional rupture.

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The Collapse of Guardrails: America’s Rapid Democratic Erosion

In September, subpoenas, indictments, and Supreme Court rulings converged to shield the presidency and target its critics, revealing a constitutional rupture.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month as factories dealt with the fallout from the Trump regime's import tariffs, with some manufacturers describing the current business environment as "much worse than the Great Recession."
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1d

Our resistance is peaceful, but it is not weak. We will not stop until Donald Trump gets his masked battle-armed thugs off our streets.

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Chicago Is the Frontline in the Battle for American Freedom

Our resistance is peaceful, but it is not weak. We will not stop until Donald Trump gets his masked battle-armed thugs off our streets.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

Weaponized DOJ + Enabled Corruption = End of the Rule of Law.
Is this the future you want for America?

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

ICYMI: Bobby Jones was back with Anchor Watch. He was joined by Executive Producer Sam Osterhout to discuss what it really means when a military (foreign or American) occupies an American city.

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How Close Are We to Martial Law? | Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones

ANY military occupation of ANY American city brings us closer to the brink.

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

Join us for a special discussion where @sjdemas.bsky.social welcomes doctors Farhan Bhatti and Christopher Ford to discuss The Trump Death Bill and the cuts that will be made to ACA Credits (Affordable Care Act).

Don’t miss it! See you in the chat!

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

Live today at 5 PM ET for this weeks episode of Punching Up with @mayaonstage.bsky.social and guest, Steve Tapas. Tune in to hear how Steve is punching pp against this administration the way they punch down: stating misinfo as fact!

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

ICYMI: Sam Osterhout sat down with Andra Watkins to discuss the possible soft-secession blue states might already be doing, what life will be like for you if you aren’t following their rules and how to prepare for that way of life.

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You Will Be A Target. What to Do NOW to Prepare. | Andra Watkins & Sam Osterhout

Is a soft-secession in the works already?

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 2d

There's one thing you can always count on with Donald Trump: He ALWAYS stiffs those who work for him.

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