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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5h

I always believed that faced with unlawful orders the American military would not turn against American people.

Trump purged the military brass and feeds the troops vile propaganda. New recruits are likely to be attracted to the MAGA movement. It will be a new army.

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'Disgusting': Critics Rip Trump's Chilling New Threat Against Democrats

The president told thousands of members of the military that Democrats are "gnats" that "we have to take care of."

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

The President of the United States just called for the Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson and the Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker to be jailed. Pam Bondi will have a busy morning.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Nichols: “This administration, all of the things we are talking about today are meant to smother democratic behavior on the part of American citizens. That’s the thing we have to keep saying out loud.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Nichols on the situation in Chicago: “This story really isn’t about immigration… It’s about getting the American people used to idea that Donald Trump is an absolute ruler who can put the military in streets at will, and intimidate everyone, including citizens.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Nichols: “This administration, all of the things we are talking about today are meant to smother democratic behavior on the part of American citizens. That’s the thing we have to keep saying out loud.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Nichols on the situation in Chicago: “This story really isn’t about immigration… It’s about getting the American people used to idea that Donald Trump is an absolute ruler who can put the military in streets at will, and intimidate everyone, including citizens.”

@radiofreetom.bsky.social

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

“The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, which promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.”

Let’s hope the term will be consequential in a good way.

www.npr.org/2025/10/06/n...

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

www.npr.org

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing shocks anymore.

On the same day that the Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell’s bid to overturn her conviction, Trump, when asked whether he would pardon Maxwell, said he would speak to the Department of Justice. “I haven't heard the name in so long.”

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump says he'll speak to DOJ about Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

www.newsweek.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

American democracy needs grand experiments like those of a century ago: new institutional forms that provide a way for increasingly alienated Americans to connect to one another and to the prosperity of the richest nation in the world.

@johnfabianwitt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said today that he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy troops despite any court orders to the contrary. “We have an Insurrection Act for a reason,” he said.

Yes, just not the reason that Trump plans to use it for.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Use Emergency Powers to Bypass Courts and Deploy Troops

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is creating a false narrative of “burning cities” and “enemy from within”, to justify invoking the Insurrection Act. The Act empowers him to deploy the U.S. military, to imprison his opponents, and to suspend elections.

A warning from @rbreich.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

open.substack.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

“The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, which promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.”

Let’s hope the term will be consequential in a good way.

www.npr.org/2025/10/06/n...

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

www.npr.org

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing shocks anymore.

On the same day that the Supreme Court declined to hear Maxwell’s bid to overturn her conviction, Trump, when asked whether he would pardon Maxwell, said he would speak to the Department of Justice. “I haven't heard the name in so long.”

www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Donald Trump says he'll speak to DOJ about Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

www.newsweek.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

American democracy needs grand experiments like those of a century ago: new institutional forms that provide a way for increasingly alienated Americans to connect to one another and to the prosperity of the richest nation in the world.

@johnfabianwitt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said today that he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy troops despite any court orders to the contrary. “We have an Insurrection Act for a reason,” he said.

Yes, just not the reason that Trump plans to use it for.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Use Emergency Powers to Bypass Courts and Deploy Troops

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is creating a false narrative of “burning cities” and “enemy from within”, to justify invoking the Insurrection Act. The Act empowers him to deploy the U.S. military, to imprison his opponents, and to suspend elections.

A warning from @rbreich.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

open.substack.com

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d

In Chicago, children were paraded outside in the thick of the night, zip-tied and alone, while ICE rampaged through their homes — all at Trump’s request. He talks about an “enemy from within” but the biggest enemy is him and his lackeys.

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’

He’s in the White House

contrarian.substack.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

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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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

If you work in academia, this will ruin your Saturday.

The Trump administration is forcing nine top universities to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”. The Compact imposes Trump’s ideological dominance over America’s top universities.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A Deal That Would End Universities’ Independence

The free-speech provisions of the so-called compact are an exercise in contradiction.

www.theatlantic.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

A federal judge in Nashville ruled that there was a “realistic likelihood” that the indictment filed against Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, after his return from El Salvador amounted to a vindictive prosecution by the DOJ.

What are the chances that SCOTUS will agree?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

Trump and WH budget director Vought are taking advantage of the shutdown to halt funding for Democratic-run states and cities. They are withholding $2.1 billion in approved funding for Chicago to supposedly stop “race-based contracting.”

These people are evil.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes

www.nytimes.com

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

A legal victory for our Overpass Brigade! After months of being prohibited from attaching our signs to the fence based on an obscure 1896 RI law, the prohibition has been lifted!

Thanks to our State and local leaders, and RI ACLU for your support!

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

RESIST

Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 10/4/2025

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 5d

What a wonderful sound of honking cars! Palpably more energy today! Probably in response to the escalating aggression of the Trump administration against the American people.

Today’s messages:

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
NO KINGS 10-18
PROTECT FREE SPEECH

Overpass Brigade
Rhode Island, 10/4/2025

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