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David Noll @david.noll.org · 8h

I found this very helpful in understanding what President Miller is trying to do in connection with the National Guard deployments and potential invocation of the Insurrection Act.

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 8h

“Miller is working overtime to polarize the public debate about Trump's increasingly dictatorial abuses of power…He relentlessly depicts Democrats as allied with a vast, inchoate class of violent criminals and insurrectionists…” sharp read of what Stephen Miller wants from @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

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...

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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 8h

Projection, as per usual. Miller is the one invoking stochastic terrorism and having policies enacted of inflicting violence on people and groups he isn’t a fan of.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

thanks @aselrod.bsky.social

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 8h

“Miller is working overtime to polarize the public debate about Trump's increasingly dictatorial abuses of power…He relentlessly depicts Democrats as allied with a vast, inchoate class of violent criminals and insurrectionists…” sharp read of what Stephen Miller wants from @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

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...

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9h

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 8h

“Miller is working overtime to polarize the public debate about Trump's increasingly dictatorial abuses of power…He relentlessly depicts Democrats as allied with a vast, inchoate class of violent criminals and insurrectionists…” sharp read of what Stephen Miller wants from @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

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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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 9h

Have something coming on this and more tomorrow

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

These two things are of a piece, even if the motivations and details differ.

Trump’s justification for his authoritarian crackdown is an America that doesn’t exist.

@lizzieohreally.bsky.social

Lizzie O’Leary quote post of a CNN post that pairs the headline “What is the insurrection act?” with an image of an on fire Winchell’s Donuts from the 92 LA riots.

O’Leary: Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsk... • 57m
This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.
CNN:
@cnn.com • 7h
"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes
Zachary B. Wolf. cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

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Amber @zombieartbrain.bsky.social · 1d

We don't even HAVE Winchell's Donuts ANYWHERE in Oregon since about 2008.
Here's the former Winchells in Portland what it looks like now (according to Google Maps)

photo of a location in Portland Oregon from Google Maps showing "Heavenly Donuts" and more

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JK @miniver.bsky.social · 2d

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Bradley Onishi [says] many of MAGA’s Christian nationalists “want a woman who forgives the man that murdered her husband and a president who’s going to hate him enough to execute him … They want a Christianity based on strife and conflict.”
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www.liberalcurrents.com/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and America’s Authoritarian Apostles

The entanglement of fascist politics and Christian imagery is not new, and it is dangerously powerful.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Casfetera 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @casfetera.bsky.social · 9d

"These evangelicals (...) have led a growing chorus of MAGA-aligned Christians arguing in contravention of the very core tenets of their faith. (...) And it’s a set of attachments that empowered the first generation of fascists in Europe during their rise."
www.liberalcurrents.com/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and America’s Authoritarian Apostles

The entanglement of fascist politics and Christian imagery is not new, and it is dangerously powerful.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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michaellasley.bsky.social @michaellasley.bsky.social · 2d

"This should make our blood run cold. Consider Trump's words alongside Hegseth's declaration that 'You kill people and break things for a living. You are not politically correct and don't necessarily belong, always, in polite society.'" www.liberalcurrents.com/war-fighters...

War Fighters and the Enemy Within: Trump, Hegseth, and the Assault on the American People

Trump and Hegseth are cultivating a military that sees liberals and minorities as enemies to be fought and is willing to follow orders to do so.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

"'We’re training warriors, not defenders,' Hegseth said. And he was eager to dispense with the idea that those warriors should fight with anything like restraint or rules. Those are for sissies, sissies like the women and LGBTQ+ soldiers Hegseth wants out of the uniform."

War Fighters and the Enemy Within: Trump, Hegseth, and the Assault on the American People

Trump and Hegseth are cultivating a military that sees liberals and minorities as enemies to be fought and is willing to follow orders to do so.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 21h

Was very fun talking democracy clubs, the current vibes in Arkansas and the South, and more with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @hollybfletcher.bsky.social

Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 1d

On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social to discuss deployment of the #NationalGuard in US cities, the difference between grassroots & elite political participation, & the importance of just showing up.

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 1d

"Do the majority of Americans actually want to live in a constitutional republic?

Can a constitutional republic function in the absence of shame?"

In The Situation, @BenjaminWittes.lawfaremedia.org is just asking questions.

The Situation: Just Asking Questions

I have a lot of them.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Jeff @jammaj.bsky.social · 1d

On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social to discuss deployment of the #NationalGuard in US cities, the difference between grassroots & elite political participation, & the importance of just showing up.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Just go ahead and delete article 1 entirely while you’re at it.

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

lol an evil version of The Dude is a great image

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

I think Bondi’s behavior was absurd and that she’s nakedly corrupt and authoritarian, but I do think she’s competent. I wouldn’t rate her as the most dangerous but would rate her as competent

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi has not contributed a single good thing to American life in her entire career

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

It strikes me as highly plausible that Pam Bondi should be in jail.

And I hope that that happens someday.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

'as the descendant of early homo sapiens, my family understands what it is to struggle'

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

an underrated part of the Bari Weiss story is that her wife is a California heiress to two different family dynasties.

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 1d

In a well-functioning liberal society with any semblance of self-respect, Bondi would be png in every law firm and office in the country.

What a contemptible joke it is that she is our AG.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Schiff gets Bondi so flustered that she starts blurting things out while he details what a farce this "oversight" hearing has been and the Republican members' lack of interest in doing their jobs

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I'm talking about- Stephen Miller doesn't sound like a confident authoritarian but a hysteric shouting about inanities
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @aselrod.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTmW...

Stephen Miller’s Posts Are Getting UNHINGED

YouTube video by The Bulwark

www.youtube.com

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