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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 1h

Authoritarian Drift and the Normalization of Extremism
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Authoritarian Drift and the Normalization of Extremism

How silence, loyalty, and spectacle move the boundaries of the possible until extremism becomes ordinary

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 1h

Did You Know Newborn Screening Lost Its Federal Oversight?
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Did You Know Newborn Screening Lost Its Federal Oversight?

The small test that’s saved thousands of newborn lives faces an uncertain future

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 4h

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A Court Tells Trump No (Again), While SecDef Clamps Down on the First Amendment

Today, a federal judge granted a motion for a temporary restraining order, enjoining the government from firing employees during the shutdown.

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 20h

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Move to Fire Federal Employees During Shutdown

The ruling deals a setback to the Trump administration’s move to slim down agencies and pressure Democrats to agree to reopen the government.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
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The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 21h

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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Layoffs During Federal Shutdown

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 21h

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China Has Overtaken America

And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 22h

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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

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Lethal injection jesus @25-17ezekiel.bsky.social · 1d

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 1d

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Trump’s TIME Cover Tantrum, Alex Jones’ Billion-Dollar Loss, Letitia James’ Defiant Roar, and Obama’s Prop 50 Push

No filters. No lies. Just the raw truth.

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maristisblue.bsky.social @maristisblue.bsky.social · 1d

The mist interesting thing about this photo is the lack of scarring to the ear.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

"[T]he book leaves a powerful impression. It forces readers to confront how profoundly the liberal order’s instruments—aid, education, culture, and commerce—have been retooled by its rivals."
@moisesnaim.bsky.social reviews "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis.

Authoritarian Politics Goes Transnational

A review of Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, “Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics” (Oxford University Press, 2025).

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Lisa E @lisaeells.bsky.social · 1d

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There’s Something Weirdly Familiar About This New GOP Argument

Republicans’ latest attempt to win the shutdown fight shows they still don’t get it on Obamacare.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: The Republican National Committee filed suit Tuesday accusing Hawaii’s Office of Elections and its chief election officer, Scott Nago (D), of unlawfully refusing to release public records about how the state maintains its voter registration lists. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC Sues Hawaii for Access to Voter Roll, List Maintenance Records