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I call this chart "Oh, we were right all along."
NEW Economist/YouGov Oct 17-20
40% of U.S. adult citizens have a favorable view of Donald Trump
57% have an unfavorable view
Net -17
Last week
42% | 53% | -11
Start of term
50% | 48% | +3
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
I hear #MAGA just ♥️♥️♥️ AI videos of #Trump... 😎
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NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva or that someone else be allowed to swear her in. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Another day of more endless silence from #MAGAMorons who can't seem to brag to anyone how happy & proud they are that #IlDunce is literally tearing the #WhiteHouse apart instead of just figuratively and allegorically. C'mon yall- tell us how this is part of #EverythingYouVotedFor 🤷‍♂️
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Israel bombed Gaza today killing dozens of Palestinians, claiming Hamas violated the ceasefire (despite reports Israel ran over an unexploded IED themselves)… and Trump appears to have no idea it happened.
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FIRED DOJ LAWYER: “I responded up the chain of command - that’s a lie. I cannot sign my name to that.”

Erez Reuveni says he was fired by Trump’s DOJ for refusing to lie that KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA was a terrorist & gang member.
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If you read only one democracy story today, make it this one. While legacy media largely skipped the Texas redistricting hearing, Democracy Docket's Jen Rice was there for all 10 days. Her coverage stands out and sheds insight into how the GOP operates -- not only in TX -- but nationally.
In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
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Or as the New York Times puts it: “Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox…”
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This is what it looks like when your community stands up.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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This is a flex.

He know his rubes will believe any shit he tells them and he wants to see how far he can take it.

Next week he'll tell them everyone in Portland lives in caves now and eats brontosaurus ribs like the Flintstones.
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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this is where Trump is allowing a foreign nation to establish a military base on U.S. Soil
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🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Kat Abughazaleh: ICE lies. That's kind of their thing.
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has anybody ever been more obviously full of shit than Pam Bondi is at the end of this 20 second clip?
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Serious question: has the Fed govt ever arrested so many elected officials in such a short period of time, across multiple cities, and not for legit corruption reasons?

This seems like a distinct degree of anti-democratic escalation.
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
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I wrote a whole thing about Project 2025 over a year ago, and goddammit, I SURE HATE BEING RIGHT.
www.jefftiedrich.com/p/republican...