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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 20h

“voters will side with the rule of law over authoritarian dictatorship—IF they are presented with this as a clear choice.” Too bad Democrats in leadership positions don’t want to fight authoritarianism

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 18h

The genie can’t be put back in the bottle. He said what he said…

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Plenary authority, the dictator phrase that caused Stephen Miller to stop talking

Miller suggests Trump wields absolute power over decisions to send in the National Guard, before suddenly stopping speaking in an awkward interview moment

www.independent.co.uk

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

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

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Banksta @banksta.bsky.social · 18h

Fuck them. 🖕

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 3d

So does that make Univision Pro-Ice? 🤔

www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/b...

Trump calls for YouTube TV to bring back Univision, calls it ‘very bad’ for GOP ahead of midterms | CNN Business

Portraying Univision as a crucial political tool for Republicans, President Trump is publicly pressing Google to restore access to Univision on the YouTube TV streaming platform.

www.cnn.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 7d

Ridiculously, Medicare Telehealth coverage keeps are getting tied to continuing resolutions. Bills could be passed separately. But political bureaucracy. This means Medicare Telehealth waivers are kaput as of today. My latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Another shutdown casualty: Medicare telehealth coverage

It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in funding for Medicare telehealth services.

www.motherjones.com

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 10d

Everything is being attacked at once

www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/p...

Linda McMahon is dismantling the Education Department — but first she’ll help make school ‘patriotic’ again | CNN Politics

Linda McMahon, the US education secretary, has a uniquely fateful task: President Donald Trump wants her to be the last person ever to run the agency, an entity he’s long sought to dismantle.

www.cnn.com

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Oregon says Trump/Hegseth’s deployment of 200 National Guard troops is an unconstitutional abuse of power. The case has been assigned to Judge Michael Simon, an Obama appointee (and nephew of Neil Simon!)

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state’s National Guard in Portland

”Local law enforcement has this under control,” the governor said.

www.politico.com

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Ken Struck @kenstruck.bsky.social · 11d

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 10d

Protecting churches but not schools WTF

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 10d

Mass shootings daily
Trump has the audacity to send troops to Portland

But Trump and Republicans do nothing to address Gun Violence
Mass shooting tracker reports 375 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2025
As of today no mass shootings in Portland 2025
one attempted
(source gun violence archives)

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 10d

We’re going to protect places of worship but not schools?!

This country is fucked

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11d

Portland police say that ICE officers are provoking demonstrators in a reckless attempt to provide a pretext for military deployment in Portland. If there is violence, they are the source of it.

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 11d

Teachers all over the US need to start waging a war right now against this guy.

Turning Point USA chapters and now teacher unions

#teachers #publiceducation #ASD

www.foxnews.com/politics/okl...

Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters leaving for new job where he will wage war against teachers unions

Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters announced that he's departing the role, declaring an intent "to destroy the teachers unions" in a new job.

www.foxnews.com

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 11d

Can we officially say that this is the worst Supreme Court bench in history?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue before t...

www.cnn.com

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12d

“Without evidence.”
Come on.
We always knew he had a “naughty list.”

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 12d

Welp.

Headline from 10/29/24:

Kamala Harris claims without evidence Trump "has an enemies list of people he intends to prosecute" in closing appeal to voters

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 12d

has microsoft told the president to mind his own fuckin business and STFU yet

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Trump demands that Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco. Anybody from the party of small government have an issue with this or nah?

Trump TS post demanding Microsoft fire Monaco

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 12d

Retribution is all this administration can think about.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

FBI fires agents seen kneeling in iconic photo during George Floyd protests five years ago | CNN Politics

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has fired as many as 20 FBI agents, including a group associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of...

www.cnn.com

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 13d

Google bows down to the Trump admin, what a cop out

www.theregister.com/2025/09/24/g...

Google to GOP: Biden pushed us to remove Covid misinfo

: It's all Biden's fault, Chocolate Factory claims

www.theregister.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15d

A couple weeks ago, these blowdried chucklefucks were "joking" about how they should reclaim the word Nazi and now they're "joking" about blowing up the UN or gassing the foreign leaders inside.

But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 15d

Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested bombing and gassing the United Nations over escalator and teleprompter issues

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Curly sue @moocowsue.bsky.social · 15d

Turns Out Trump’s Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Turns Out Trump’s Own Team Messed Up U.N. Escalator and Teleprompter

A U.N. official says Donald Trump’s team was responsible for the “broken” escalator and teleprompter he complained about incessantly.

www.yahoo.com

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Geek in AK @akvirtualgeek.bsky.social · 15d

OMFG, the Department of Homeland Security is using “Gotta catch them all” on the official White House TikTok page.

www.newsweek.com/homeland-sec...

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 16d

Since Trump’s MAGA majority has controlled the Supreme Court, SCOTUS has overturned

42 years of precedent deferring to agencies

50 years backing a women’s reproductive rights

60 years of affirmative action

And-likely-a 90 year old case shielding the FTC

It’s the most radical Court in US history

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 16d

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 16d

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