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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 3h

"Even 'alarmists' . . . underestimated just how evil this administration would be. . . .

"We didn’t expect America to become a country where masked secret policemen smash down your door in the middle of the night and take you away. Yet that's where we are."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social

State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 3h

"Even 'alarmists' . . . underestimated just how evil this administration would be. ...

"We didn’t expect America to become a country where masked secret policemen smash down your door in the middle of the night and take you away. Yet that's where we are."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social

State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

paulkrugman.substack.com

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"Based on Trump's statements Monday afternoon, turning to the Insurrection Act could be his next move if he keeps losing when he tries to federalize National Guard troops."
-- @joycewhitevance.bsky.social | joycevance.substack.com/p/portland-a...

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 2d

“ICE uses bureaucracy and location transfers to isolate detainees from both their families and their lawyers.” In this era of immigration enforcement, due process rights are being ignored at every turn. From @emmarjanssen.bsky.social:

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How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers

‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn
) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

Elie "Wiesel taught us that 'We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor.'

"Did we not listen? Do we not care? Or, as Anne Frank suggests, is everyone just too scared?"
-- @marcelias.bsky.social, atty. & @democracydocket.com founder

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

@thedanrather.bsky.social on a critical turning point:

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"The Insurrection Act is reserved for extreme situations like rebellions or invasions.

"Trump is fully capable of spinning a narrative that would claim one of those preconditions, even while having no resemblance to the truth. We're seeing that happen now."
— @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Portland And Beyond

This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"It is increasingly clear that the cuts [budget director Russell] Vought & the MAGA Republicans are making to gov't programs are hitting a wide swath of Americans. . . .

"Members of the administration appear aware they are unpopular with a large part of their own base."
— @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"We seem to have learned very little from history. We are prepared to ignore the plight of others as long as it does not impact us.

"We are not immigrants, so we do not speak out. We were born in this country, so we say nothing. We do not live in Portland or Chicago, so we stay silent."

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

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.

www.democracydocket.com

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

My German-born mom made my brother and I wear sports jackets and ties . . . 'cause Broadway show. ☺️

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

Same for this NYC native -- very relatable and humorous memory!

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

Unsubtle Oval Office set design is a mirror into his vanity, literally.

[Photo by Kent Nishimura for @reuters.com | h/t @semafor.com]

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"A Trump loyalist has taken personal control of making legal judgments for the agency as acting general counsel while continuing to help lead it."
— @nytimes.com

What could possibly go, wrong?

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"A recent White House memo directs the FBI to investigate groups as potential domestic terrorists based on incredibly expansive criteria, including 'anti-capitalism' and 'anti-Christianity' views.

"This would basically empower going after any kind of dissent."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social

State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 1d

"'Keep your head down so it doesn't get shot off' used to be a coward's metaphor. Now, for some, it just might be good business. ...

"But ... leadership and silence are not an effective pairing."
-- @mattfrieds.bsky.social, Mich. communications agency co-founder
tannerfriedman.com/blog/a-diffe...

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

In her weekend ruling disallowing deployment of the Oregon Guard, Judge Karin Immergu of U.S. District Court in Portland (a Trump appointee) quoted these prescient lines from James Madison 238 years ago.
[h/t @thedanrather.bsky.social]

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

From Barack Obama's education secretary (2009-15):

Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 3d

How do we win?

Faith over fear
Courage over silence
Action over passivity
Resistance over complicity

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 2d

Casual reminder that our nonprofit newsroom has a team of reporters in DC who grind for you on the daily with free access and no ads

Headline from a story that says "Trump cancels blue state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on"

Headline from an article that says "Fake video of Dem leaders posted by Trump draws fire amid shutdown fight"

Headline from an article that says "How the federal shutdown is playing out across the government"

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

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Since resigning last December after 24 years as a New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman has been an unrestrained flame-thrower -- rising to the urgent challenge of our time.

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

"Right-wing terrorism is way down this year, possibly because potential terrorists don’t feel the need to act when the Trump administration is doing it for them.

"Some people who might have engaged in terrorist assaults may well be working for ICE instead."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social, on fire again

State Terror, American Style

Forget about “soft autocracy”

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

Big respect, Kelcie and @statesnewsroom.com team.

Will repost your on-point reminder.

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Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

FTW!

Alan Stamm @alanstamm.bsky.social · 2d

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". . . including fears that just a year ago would be in the 'that would never happen' category. Fear of losing federal funding. Fear of a Truth Social post. Fear of an ICE raid in their place of business. Fear of a Department of Justice investigation."