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The 'California dream' moved north
January 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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One retiree said he chose to wave an American flag instead of a sign “because people who carry the flag do not hate America and as you can see there are a lot of flags.”

WE ARE TAKING BACK THE FLAG 🇺🇸

#NoKings
The 7 million Americans who took the streets for 'No Kings' made history, and they did something even more important

They got under the skin of Donald Trump and his dictatorial regime, on a day that showed that most Americans love democracy instead

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/no-k...
Then they fight you: How the No Kings protests are winning America | Will Bunch
A massive turnout of 7 million and a panicked White House showed Saturday why the No Kings protests matter, a lot.
www.inquirer.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
How You Can Protect Democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.
protectdemocracy.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Good going! Senior Judge Richard Leon, a George W.Bush appointee, rules for law firm WilmerHale, throws out Trump’s revenge order in its entirety. Permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Every member of the administration should resign; every Republican in the Senate should demand immediate impeachment and removal. It is not an exaggeration or hyperbole to say that he is an authoritarian bent on destroying American democracy.
President Trump has personally ordered the Justice Department to open an investigation of Democrats' primary ways for raising donations.

It is the third time he has personally ordered an open-ended criminal investigation, each against a perceived political foe.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Let's check in our nation's institutions.

One table each for:
Colleges & Universities
Law Firms
Religious Organizations & Leaders
Businesses
Civil Society
Individuals

Special thanks to my research assistant, Claude.
April 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social describes the rise of a fascist dictators like no one else can. It's all here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” - Hannah Arendt
April 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks @algreen . I am honored to hear you speak with moral clarity to protect the constitutional order. youtu.be/CKRhFzVJKMc?...
March 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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While the list disappeared from the General Services Administration website, screenshots show the Vancouver building and several in Portland as on the chopping block.

Vancouver Federal Building on list of ‘non-core’ properties possibly to be sold by Trump administration
The Vancouver Federal Building was identified this week among those federal buildings the second Trump administration has deemed not essential to government operations.
www.columbian.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Vancouver Federal building- on sale? @columbian.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Worth the thirteen minutes.
Video: Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Or perhaps, get to know Arab/Israeli term Fauda
I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”.

It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.

I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.

Because—- *gestures at everything*

See wahala?!???
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”.

It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.

I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.

Because—- *gestures at everything*

See wahala?!???
December 19, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Joseph Goebbels, as (one of the) self-declared enemies of the Weimar Republic
: “The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the means to its own destruction.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM