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Retired, recovering Democratic insider. I tried and obviously failed. Worried about my country.
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[Interview] Can democracy survive without America?
Staffan I. Lindberg, the director of the V-Dem Institute, talks to the Hankyoreh about widespread autocratization and what must be done to protect democracy around the world
english.hani.co.kr
I hadn't seen that the head of V-Dem announced the US was officially downgraded from a democracy to an autocracy - congrats my fellow Americans, you squandered your inheritance.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
“The United States...is no longer a democracy...the US is an “electoral autocracy.”
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“The United States...is no longer a democracy...the US is an “electoral autocracy.”
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Avoid the temptation to max out on demands. A better approach: settle on achievable objectives—leave Minneapolis; no more Minneapolises; no DHS election subversion—and work backward. www.offmessage.net/p/after-minn...
After Minnesota
The objectives must be: Free Minneapolis, no more invasions, and insurance against election sabotage.
www.offmessage.net
January 28, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Avoid the temptation to max out on demands. A better approach: settle on achievable objectives—leave Minneapolis; no more Minneapolises; no DHS election subversion—and work backward. www.offmessage.net/p/after-minn...
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The reason Anne Frank's story has resonated with so many people over so many years is not because circumstances have to be exactly the same as her's for anyone to care, but because anything remotely like it is wrong, and societies moving in that direction should oppose it well before they get there.
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The reason Anne Frank's story has resonated with so many people over so many years is not because circumstances have to be exactly the same as her's for anyone to care, but because anything remotely like it is wrong, and societies moving in that direction should oppose it well before they get there.
This is really an excellent -- and short! -- piece by Toby Buckle.
but there are not less liberals now, there's more - & certainly more passionate liberals, more who want to fight
the ideology that collapsed before fascism was conservatism
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-d...
the ideology that collapsed before fascism was conservatism
www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-d...
Liberalism Did Not Fail, Conservatism Did
We are moving from an ideologically multipolar world, to a bipolar one.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This is really an excellent -- and short! -- piece by Toby Buckle.
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Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
With a hat tip to Neil Young, I got the first 2 lines for a new song. Please add some more and repost!
Hey, ICE, did you meet your quota?
Two dead in Minnesota
Hey, ICE, did you meet your quota?
Two dead in Minnesota
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
With a hat tip to Neil Young, I got the first 2 lines for a new song. Please add some more and repost!
Hey, ICE, did you meet your quota?
Two dead in Minnesota
Hey, ICE, did you meet your quota?
Two dead in Minnesota
Gosh darn it, I think Rand might be onto something!
RAND PAUL: What if a country indicts our president for violating a foreign law -- should we extradite him or be okay if they get him by force?
RUBIO: We're always going to act in our natl interest
PAUL: What I'm saying is our arguments are empty. It's a ruse. We do what we do bc we have the force
RUBIO: We're always going to act in our natl interest
PAUL: What I'm saying is our arguments are empty. It's a ruse. We do what we do bc we have the force
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Gosh darn it, I think Rand might be onto something!
The Professional Centrists, like Jentleson and Yglesias, are finally catching up. This is their basic problem: they constantly forego big opportunities b/c of their dogma. Saw it up close and personal myself.
If not for Minneapolis they'd still be talking the same old shit.
If not for Minneapolis they'd still be talking the same old shit.
58% of likely midterm voters want ICE reined in, if not dissolved entirely, per polling done in the field at the height of Alex Pretti’s killing. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
New polling memo urges Senate Dems to ‘play hardball’ on ICE
The memo from the Searchlight Institute think tank, which was circulating among Senate Democrats, emphasizes reforming the agency.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Professional Centrists, like Jentleson and Yglesias, are finally catching up. This is their basic problem: they constantly forego big opportunities b/c of their dogma. Saw it up close and personal myself.
If not for Minneapolis they'd still be talking the same old shit.
If not for Minneapolis they'd still be talking the same old shit.
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We gotta oust these diseased Republicans before they start giving sane people their diseases
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
We gotta oust these diseased Republicans before they start giving sane people their diseases
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Mark your calendars for the next No Kings protest on March 28. We were 7 million strong back in October. Let‘s do even better this time. Bring your family and friends.
The date for the next No Kings Day is set.
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Mark your calendars for the next No Kings protest on March 28. We were 7 million strong back in October. Let‘s do even better this time. Bring your family and friends.
These people are literally brainwashed
Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
These people are literally brainwashed
This is hilarious
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is hilarious
The Boss!
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Boss!
that man must be mentally ill
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
that man must be mentally ill
Took me a while before I got it:
PRESS:
How do you feel about your demotion?
BOVINO:
Well, obviously I’m not HAPPY.
MINNESOTA PROTESTOR:
Which one ARE you, then?
How do you feel about your demotion?
BOVINO:
Well, obviously I’m not HAPPY.
MINNESOTA PROTESTOR:
Which one ARE you, then?
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Took me a while before I got it:
Them's fightin' words coming from mild mannered Jen Rubin
www.wsj.com/us-news/tim-... screw him. He went to the Melania screening after Alex’s execution.
Tim Cook Says He Is ‘Heartbroken’ by Events in Minneapolis, Calls for De-Escalation
The Apple CEO told staff he has spoken to President Trump about his concerns.
www.wsj.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Them's fightin' words coming from mild mannered Jen Rubin
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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Very informative thread
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Since the Trump admin abandoned its initial false claims about Alex Pretti—reportedly authored by Stephen Miller—it has repeatedly fallen back on the position that it cannot comment on the fatal shooting by 2 CBP agents because there is an ongoing investigation.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Don’t Fall for the Bogus Claims That the Feds Are Probing the Pretti Shooting
Morning Memo Live! A small number of tickets are still available for...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Very informative thread
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FA with Ilhan Omar and FO
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
FA with Ilhan Omar and FO
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Always & forever: Only Republicans get to gerrymander in time for the next election
“Virginia state court blocks Democrats’ redistricting push” electionlawblog.org?p=153995
"Virginia state court blocks Democrats’ redistricting push" #ELB
Politico: A Virginia state court blocked Democrats’ plans to redistrict this year, a blow to the party’s hopes of redrawing the state’s congressional lines ahead of the midterms. Jack Hurley Jr., a ju...
electionlawblog.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Always & forever: Only Republicans get to gerrymander in time for the next election
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Oil proceeds are going into a private account in Qatar that US Treasury cannot block. The entire arrangement is grotesquely illegal and corrupt. Rubio's answers are dissembling. And we can't seemingly even get intelligent questions for him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Oil proceeds are going into a private account in Qatar that US Treasury cannot block. The entire arrangement is grotesquely illegal and corrupt. Rubio's answers are dissembling. And we can't seemingly even get intelligent questions for him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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IDK why right-wingers keep bringing up Obama's record deportations, it just shows that if you wanted to have a conservative immigration policy without partisan militias occupying cities and gunning people down in the streets you could do it and a lot of americans would be fine with it
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
IDK why right-wingers keep bringing up Obama's record deportations, it just shows that if you wanted to have a conservative immigration policy without partisan militias occupying cities and gunning people down in the streets you could do it and a lot of americans would be fine with it
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Dangerous domestic terrorist vs patriotic 2A enthusiast
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Dangerous domestic terrorist vs patriotic 2A enthusiast
Omar was about to kick the perp's ass.
Minnesota Strong. She stepped *toward* the danger. This fool was saved from her. The best visual of 2026 so far. Fuck Trump's intimidation tactics, and his pathetic goons who try to carry out his will.
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Omar was about to kick the perp's ass.
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Alex Vindman is running for U.S. Senate in Florida!!
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Alex Vindman is running for U.S. Senate in Florida!!