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Richard Halliday
@rthalliday.bsky.social
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Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy. Husband. Parent. Believer in defending democracy and loving your neighbor (which includes strangers), and vehemently against fascism.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 20m
“Yesterday a second Republican governor, Phil Scott of Vermont, opposed the administration’s deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago and to Portland, Oregon.”2/2
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 20m
In today’s Letter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social shows that in spite of the desperate scrabbling of the authoritarian regime to keep control, cracks are showing. 1/2
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5h
October 10, 2025
October 10, 2025
All of President Donald J.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 17h
Imagine calling democracy loving Americans terrorists. Oh wait...
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 17h
Perfect.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h
Jeffrey Epstein once dug into his safe to take out photos of Trump posing with topless girls on his lap. The photos became the subject of controversy earlier this week when AG Pam Bondi dodged Sen. Whitehouse’s questions about whether the FBI found the images during a search of Epstein’s belongings.
I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author
Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d
Fantastic. Did she said "pedophiles?!" Maybe start at the White House. Then Congress.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d
More of this. @govpritzker.illinois.gov protect your protestors. The police should be facing ICE, not the demonstrators.
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✊Larry Colvin✊ @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 2d
Portland PD threatens ICE with arrest! More. Of. This. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d
Keeping it consistent. Buy all the mechanisms for democracy and then squeeze out the results you paid for.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d
The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.
Republican Buys Dominion Voting Systems to ‘Restore Trust in Our Elections’
The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d
Give me a break. Voters are currently ruled by emotions because that's what MAGA has done to the political landscape and what corp dems have done to their own party. Either deliver on the fundamentals or get out of the way. Commit to no private money in politics, standing against fascism, & the law.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 1d
incredibly important-- why not so much attention? BIG restraint on ICE: www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Federal judge further limits ICE ability to arrest without warrants, probable cause
A federal judge's ruling is a legal win for people wrongfully arrested in recent ICE and Border Patrol sweeps.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 1d
As Holly Baxter of The Independent pointed out, “it is absolutely true that there were anti-fascist protesters in the Weimar Republic. If you’ll remember, those were the people taking issue with the early versions of the Nazis.”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d
October 8, 2025
October 8, 2025
Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d
People ask what they can do in this moment: here's a crucially important election. There are 52,000 elections taking place next month, many of which will be determined by turnout.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 3d
Dispatch from Pennsylvania on a highly unusual state Supreme Court election—one of the few most consequential matters on the ballot anywhere in the country next month. New from me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 2d
States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan
States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater
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Capt Chris @capt-chris.bsky.social · 2d
If you aren't following Robert Arnold on YT, you are truly missing out.

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On “Law & Order”
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d
Despite strong objections from Governor Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, and the people of Chicago, the Trump regime is preparing to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago today.

If you are in Chicago and need guidance on how to interact with the Guard, here’s a helpful guide:
bit.ly/resistancetoolkit
Responding to Federal Occupying Forces
Click here for another version of this document optimized for readability and accessibility. Table of Contents (click to jump ahead) We the People are PISSED: statement/intro Situation Report: current...
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 2d
That's not Plan B. Plan A was always the Insurrection Act. Stephen Miller said it on a CNN interview yesterday. "Plenary power." They will never leave office willingly or peacefully.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 2d
In today's Letter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social gives us both historical reference for how this is going to go (economically), and the telegraphing messaging of a rabid MAGA. We should believe them, and act.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d
October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 2d
It's amazing how many fundamental flaws in our democracy have developed over time preventing people who love democracy want to prevent fascists from maintaining absolutist control. Constitution will need some amendments.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d
He might not like the reception...
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d
ANOTHER one?! At this point it feels a lot like a prerequisite.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d
Stick to it. Hold them accountable. We're headed for soft secession anyway. Make the MAGA enablers go on the record.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d
"But just because I am scared does not mean I am helpless." @marcelias.bsky.social draws all the parallels. This is not the first time in history a country has been subordinated by fascist regimes. We have a choice to stand now or fall forever. There are so many of us. Let's stand together. Be loud.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d
I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...
I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?
Read more here.
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Richard Halliday @rthalliday.bsky.social · 3d
"Vought advocates what he calls “radical constitutionalism” to destroy the power of the modern administrative state and instead elevate the president to supreme authority." We're certainly seeing that play out with Trump/Miller/Vought driving Project 2025 relentlessly and without regard for anyone.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d
October 5, 2025
October 6, 2025
If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...
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