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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 2h

It'd be hilarious if every time people in Chicago see a National Guard member, they'd say "thanks for coming here to protect us from ICE, those guys are getting out of hand."

Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 14h

Does CNN Sanitize Fascist Rhetoric?

Historians say Miller’s ‘plenary authority’ language echoes the legal framework Hitler used.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 2d

Mother Jones mentioned my work, so I guess I have that going for me 🌲🌲🌲

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It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 2d

Bending the knee has never stopped autocrats. Not once.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 3d

Has SCOTUS Become a Republican Tool to Move Us Into Dictatorship?

The Supreme Court has granted presidents criminal immunity, dismantled federal agency constraints, and weakened electoral oversight.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 5d

Letting law enforcement become a right-wing monoculture, then allowing that monoculture to radicalize, will be remembered as a critical American failure in the run-up to our current disaster.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 6d

Defund Fasicsm

Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?

Within 72 hours of the October 1st government shutdown, the Trump administration weaponized federal funding against Democratic states with surgical precision.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans Are an Invading Force: What Are Our Options?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally published this article several weeks ago.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 9d

Corrupt SCOTUS members belong in a cell.

Will the Courts Stop Fascism?

What do you do when SCOTUS is openly partisan and Republicans ignore the Courts.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 9d

Anti-Consumption is Anti-Fascist

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine a casino where the house edge grows through invisible changes: parking shrinks near transit, ATMs vanish, bet minimums rise unpredictably, IDs demanded selectively, windows close early. No signs announce changes. Each justified as "operational efficiency" or "security enhancements.

The Long Coup: How 23 States Are Killing Democracy

Donald Trump and the Republican Party have systematically dismantled free and fair elections in America.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 13d

Simple fix to corruption:

If you take corporate money, you don't get on the ballot. Period.

Want corporate donors?

Fine. Run as a write-in.

Let voters decide if they care enough about corporate-backed candidates to literally write their names.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 13d

If you live anywhere in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, or Oklahoma, you can amend your state constitution. Your legislature is irrelevant. Pick your issue.

Republicans Broke Democracy. Here's How to Fix It Without Them.

In November 2023, Ohio Republicans watched in horror as 57% of their voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 10d

The most powerful message you can tell a politician:

"If you don’t take this seriously then expect us to begin contacting all of your donors to ask if they are aware of your compliance.”

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

It's the people’s duty to create a political environment where failure to comply with the public will is untenable.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

Bending the knee has never once stopped an autocrat.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

Republican states have ignored federal authority for years without consequence.

Democratic states must be equally willing to act first and litigate later.

We must dare the federal government to try enforcing its unconstitutional will against half the country at once.

What Happens When Trump Tries to Cancel the Election?

Here's how we stop it from happening.

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Minnesota Indivisible Alliance @mnindivisible.bsky.social · 12d

GOP controls the House.
GOP controls the Senate.
GOP controls the White House.
If the gov't shuts down, every missed paycheck, every closed office, every crisis?
That's their fault.
Every bit of it.

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IndivisibleLasVegas ❌👑 @indivisiblelasvegas.org · 12d

On tariffs….
This idiot cited “national security” as the legal justification for tariffs on kitchen cabinets, faucets, furniture, and bathroom vanities.

FFS y’all, is he at war with Ikea?

#FDT

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

States must act NOW.

If Trump attempts a 3rd term or cancels elections, your state needs laws ready that automatically ban any party nominating constitutionally ineligible candidates from the ballot.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

Republican states have ignored federal authority for years without consequence.

Democratic states must be equally willing to act first and litigate later.

We must dare the federal government to try enforcing its unconstitutional will against half the country at once.

What Happens When Trump Tries to Cancel the Election?

Here's how we stop it from happening.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

Bending the knee has never once stopped an autocrat.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 12d

It's the people’s duty to create a political environment where failure to comply with the public will is untenable.

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 13d

There is some hope there but I don't think we can count on having federal elections again. We need to plan accordingly and proactively.

Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 13d

Completely agree. They're parasites.