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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

now do jan 6th

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Firing workers in order to fly private. Our modern economy.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

I love how Johnson is doing all these mainstream DC shows to obscure the fact he has the rest of the Republican caucus in the witness protection program.

He knows that if his people are in DC getting questions on health care and Epstein, instead of hiding, they will break.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Out of control.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

it’s all just a grift

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Step 5 of the plan:

Rig the rules and the information. Tilt the election playing field your way and destroy the idea of truth.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Step 4 of the plan:

Seize control of Congress's spending and tax powers to use those powers to reward loyalists and punish opponents.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Step 3 of the plan:

Use the military to perform political intimidation in places with high levels of opposition to the regime.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Step 2 of the plan:

Use government power to compel the media to tell only the regime's narrative and to silence critics.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

Step 1 of the plan:

Turn the justice system into a political witch hunt operation that punishes critics for free speech and immunizes loyalists for actual criminality.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Why does Trump think he's going to get away with jacking up health premiums on families by 75% in order to fund a giant tax cut for his billionaire pals?

Because he thinks his campaign to repress free speech will keep us quiet.

But he's wrong. We are fighting back.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

This is out of hand. These agents are there to cause trouble and violence, not to keep people safe. These are the scenes that play out in war torn, destitute countries - not America.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Last week I did my first Reddit Ask Me Anything. It was great. Lots of candid questions about Democrats' priorities in this shutdown fight.

(also do not pay attention to the embarrassing range of super unhealthy drinks on my desk and focus on the substance pls)

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

When Democrats controlled the White House, Senate and House there were no shutdowns because we acted like adults and negotiated with Republicans.

Now Republicans control everything and they're refusing to even show up for work. Because they think the chaos of a shutdown is fun.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning.

The government is shutdown and Republicans are hiding. They aren't even in Washington.

Why? Because Trump thinks he's king. He's told his sycophants to boycott budget talks so he can act lawlessly and steal people's health care to pay for his billionaire tax cut.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

Her contempt is extraordinary.

Trump thinks he's a king. He believes he's accountable to no one. Not Congress. Not the American people.

And so when his people testify before the Senate, they act like they are bound by no rules and no laws.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

DURBIN: You won't even say whether you talked to the WH about this?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any internal conversations with you

D: They're going to transfer TX Guard troops to the state of Illinois. What's the rationale?

B: I wish you loved Chicago as much as you hate President Trump

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

The fight to save our democracy - and the fight to refuse to vote for a budget that funds corruption, hands our government over to the billionaires, and kicks millions off their health care - is a righteous fight.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

What's important is to understand the cumulative effect of it all. To not just see today's outrage.

See the silencing of Kimmel, the arrest of Comey, the harassment of Soros, the troops in our cities, the seizure of spending power, as all part of a plan to end our democracy.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.

Federal judge halts Trump administration’s call-up of National Guard in Portland

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.

www.politico.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

Understand what they are doing: using the massive power of the state - including military power and the power to imprison - to carry out a campaign to eliminate their political opposition.

It's growing in seriousness by the hour.

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