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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1h

“Native self-governance was so evident and persistent that it became a source of colonial frustration…seen as a threat to colonists, who had begun to envision their own claims to the same lands as necessary to their independence and sovereignty.”

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How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 15h

🇺🇸Freudian Slip of the Day
After saying the President has “plenary authority”…crickets 🦗
Stephen Miller suddenly silent.

🤡Sleight of Hand (Not) of the Day
CNN “The Most Trusted Name in News" uploads EDITED version of interview.

🤔Uhhh…what happened to the “plenary authority” comment?
Uber sus 🤨

Jeff Moyers (@moyers.jeff) on Threads

"Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. The plan wasn’t to be made public. Clearly someone hit the panic button in his earpiece. It get...

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 16h

“The almost-five-hour hearing was a portrait of an attorney general as the president’s loyalist rather than as a constitutional officer with the appropriate respect for a coordinate branch of government.”
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Pam Bondi, Loyal Servant

At a congressional oversight hearing yesterday, the attorney general followed her north star: pleasing the president.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1d

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Still We Rise (@_stillwerise) on Threads

MORE OF THIS

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1d

“To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military.”
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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1d

“…because “heritage American is more palatable to the public than ‘white.’” ~Scott Greer

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Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1d

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 2d

“There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country…well organized and funded…” Miller wrote on X.
“The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.” To
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Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 3d

“The moment Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth began berating the military officials assembled at Marine Corps Base Quantico last week, he set Saturday Night Live up for an alley-oop.”

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‘SNL’ Wants to Meet You at the Watercooler

The show opened its 51st season by making a case for its pop-culture savviness.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 3d

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

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Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

Vought’s vision:
Reject a century of jurisprudence
Dismantle the modern federal bureaucracy
Gut civil service-repopulate with presidential loyalists
Politicize/eliminate independent agencies
Concentrate absolute control of the executive branch in the Oval Office.
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The Visionary of Trump 2.0

Russell Vought is advancing a radical ideological project decades in the making.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

Not “May be different.”
It IS different.
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Why This Shutdown May Be Different

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the fight to fund the government.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 5d

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 6d

“We’d be laying off a lot of people that are going to be really affected, and they’re Democrats; they’re going to be Democrats…get rid of a lot of things that we didn’t want. And they’d be Democrat things.”

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The Project 2025 Shutdown Is Here

It’s become another avenue to turn power into partisan gain.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 7d

Hegseth”…called out ‘fat generals,’ decried the punishment of troops for minor mistakes, and promised to reverse what he falsely said was a lowering of unit standards to accommodate women and people of color.”
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Hundreds of Generals Try to Keep a Straight Face

Pete Hegseth gathered commanders from around the globe to unveil new physical-fitness standards.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 8d

“Trump started rambling right out of the gate. But first, the president channeled his inner Jeb Bush, asking the officers to clap—but, you know, only if they felt like it.”

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The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay

Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 8d

Trump’s dilemma—“Although the presidency is a powerful weapon in the hands of an aspiring tyrant, it is not all-powerful…He may wish to place large media outlets in the hands of loyalists, but he can’t prevent audiences from taking their business elsewhere.”
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Trump’s Campaign of Vengeance Is Already Backfiring

As the president knows too well, efforts to censor or convict foes can often make them more popular.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 10d

“The prosecution of Trump’s political enemies requires the assent of a jury of their peers, and their peers can say no.”

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Trump’s Politicized Prosecutions May Hit a Roadblock

When the president puts his political enemies on trial on pretextual grounds, jurors have the option of refusing to convict.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 11d

COMING SOON. To your state.
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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 11d

President Trump has ordered U.S. troops into Portland, Oregon — authorizing “Full Force, if necessary.”
State and city leaders say they never asked for troops, and that there's no national security threat in Portland despite Trump's narrative.
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Trump Orders Troops to Portland, Authorizes ‘Full Force if Necessary'