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David Durant

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Librarian, avid reader, background in history, "Never-Trumper human scum."

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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · Feb 14

I'm reminded of James Madison's famous quote:

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

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Image 1 of James Madison to W. T. Barry, August 4, 1822.

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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 9h

Because they're the only ones who'll do his blatantly illegal and unconstitutional bidding:

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

There is no shortage of brilliant lawyers in the US, of all political perspectives. So why does Trump surround himself with grifters and losers with a law degree and a gross disrespect for professional rules of ethics?

The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far

Welcome to the Rocket Docket, Lindsey Halligan!

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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 9h

As a former Republican voter I fully endorse and recommend this thread:

Kevin Young Propagandist @jfloyd314.bsky.social · 10h

I've alluded to it before, but serving as a GOP county delegate was the most depressingly eye-opening political experience I've ever had.

I expected a few wackos, but I thought most of the delegates there (people from my community, many of them members of my church!) would be smart and engaged.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10h

I've sometimes tried to explain how I found my old party, the Republican Party (especially in New York), becoming increasingly full of awful, shallow, vicious people I just didn't want anything to do with, whether I agreed with them on policy or not. The texts illustrate that perfectly.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 10h

The Roberts six basically decide the outcome up front and then work backwards to contort a collection of legal theories and contradictions which allow them to decide the justification for it.

The Constitution is not a central player in their decisions.

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Roberts is saying that the court's own precedent from a couple of years ago, where it ruled that Alabama had to draw racial fair maps, doesn't apply to this (identical) case, essentially because the Alabama case was poorly argued.
It's a terrible argument, but the hill Roberts is gonna die on.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"This is what you get after a decade of Trumpism’s ascendance: a young-activist base that has self-selected for the most amoral and psychotic political strivers, and has held them up as a professional ideal." www.thebulwark.com/p/its-gettin...

It’s Getting Worse.

The Trump administration’s assault on the rest of us is intensifying.

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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 16h

Montana, if you had kept Jon Tester as your Senator, you would have had a Senator fighting to keep jobs in your state instead of a guy who will never oppose anything Trump ever does and who tries to gaslight you.

Choose better next time.
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Kaitlan Collins Stuns GOP Senator With Fact Check On Major Funding Cut to His State

“Well, actually, Chris Wright, the Energy Secretary—I asked him about that project specifically, and he said they would have done that even if the government wasn't shut down"

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David Durant @ddurant.bsky.social · 14h

The drive to impose white nationalist dictatorship continues:

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

A dark batch of headlines tonight.

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