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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is giving $20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina – to help his political ally stay in power and bail out Wall Street hedge funds – while Americans at home can't afford health care or groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Democrats @democrats.org · 23h

It’s been 22 days since @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her election.

Republicans still haven’t sworn her in.

She would be the tie-breaking vote to release the Epstein files.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 23h

The Trump administration gave Argentina a $20 BILLION bailout as Americans struggle to afford groceries.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Q: What’s your message to the people of Argentina?

Trump: We love them

(He just gave Argentina a $20B handout)

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Lucia Orth @luciaorth.bsky.social · 1d

"If your first amendment rights are threatened, and you don't show up because you're afraid, then you already don't have first amendment rights."

Ezra Levin

#Maddow
See you Saturday, October 18, for No Kings demonstration.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

THIS ⬇️

I've never seen a time when we are facing a true crisis, and the president & GOP leaders won't even TALK to Democrats about a solution.

Republicans can end this shutdown TODAY if they work with Democrats to reopen the government and keep health care costs from skyrocketing.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

4/ Ok, so then the obvious next step is to negotiate a compromise. That's how we've always avoided shutdowns. And Republicans need to convene those talks, bc they're in charge.

But here's the kicker - Trump is telling them to BOYCOTT NEGOTIATING. And they are following orders.

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

Know someone who has ever benefited from a food bank? This is what the Republican Party thinks about the needs of the hungry.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

They also cancelled government data collection about hunger to minimize evidence about their policies

José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 2d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Who was president in 2020? There appears to be a concerted effort to get you to forget

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/p...

‘Who was president in 2020?’ Trump and GOP want you to think it was Biden | CNN Politics

If you asked people what the worst one-year period in recent American history was, it’s a good bet that many would choose roughly between January 2020 and January 2021.

www.cnn.com

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 1d

The authoritarian coup underway has Trump as a figurehead but the Republican Party is fully responsible! Never forget!!

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.

PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 2d

We have no way of knowing if these masked, unidentified thugs are federal employees or right wing paramilitary “Proud Boys.”

Of course this is part of the intention of keeping ICE masked, unidentified and unaccountable.

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Jo 🇪🇺🇺🇳🥂🍾 @jofromeurope.bsky.social · 3d

MAGA.

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 3d

Trump again demonstrates that he is disconnected from reality.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5d

Speaker Mike Johnson just extended the House recess through next week, which means members of Congress will keep getting paid for doing nothing while essential staff like members of the military will work without getting paychecks during the shutdown.
That's Republican leadership.

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s call this what it is: the armed overthrow of our constitutional democracy.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7d

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s call this what it is: the armed overthrow of a constitutional democracy.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 7d

The Constitutional crisis you've been waiting for is here.

The right moment to speak up—that moment of clarity you've been waiting for—that's here too.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 7d

What kind of monsters? The answer: masked thugs sent by the Republican Party. Not one bit of this authoritarian horror happens without the full participation and support of the GOP. Never forget!!

PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 7d

The act of separating everyone by race reveals so much about the mindset of these agents of terror: they see people by their racial identity first and foremost. This Republican agenda is nothing but the confederacy and the KKK refashioned for this moment.

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 7d

Refusing to seat duly elected (Democratic) Representatives is the Republican plan for January 2027.

PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 7d

Proudly brought to your neighborhood by the Republican Party. Never forget!!

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PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 8d

GOP getting America ready for political arrests and worse.

PNW4Democracy @pnw4democracy.bsky.social · 9d

Local police joining in with the masked GOP thugs is frightening. They should be expected to stand against lawlessness not join in.

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