@dgal201.bsky.social
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Today is Day 9.
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April 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Today is Day 9.
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We are a little over a week away from an election at a time where our sovereignty is still at risk and our economy has been attacked by an “ally” and Pierre Poilievre is focusing on the hard hitting issues like <checks notes> plastic straws
April 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We are a little over a week away from an election at a time where our sovereignty is still at risk and our economy has been attacked by an “ally” and Pierre Poilievre is focusing on the hard hitting issues like <checks notes> plastic straws
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It can be true that both tariffs are bad and denying due process is also bad
April 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It can be true that both tariffs are bad and denying due process is also bad
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I have confidence that Madison, Hamilton, and Jay would have agreed with us that a far better name for Sean Davis’s publication would be “The Fascist.”
April 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I have confidence that Madison, Hamilton, and Jay would have agreed with us that a far better name for Sean Davis’s publication would be “The Fascist.”
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So here we are—it’s Easter Sunday. We are not yet at the 100-day mark of the disastrous presidency. What have we learned? What lessons can we share today about the Trump regime? Here are some observations.
👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-fou...
👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-fou...
April 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
So here we are—it’s Easter Sunday. We are not yet at the 100-day mark of the disastrous presidency. What have we learned? What lessons can we share today about the Trump regime? Here are some observations.
👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-fou...
👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-fou...
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From 2020: Jill Lepore on what we can learn from the upheaval of the 1930s.
The Last Time Democracy Almost Died
Learning from the upheaval of the nineteen-thirties.
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
From 2020: Jill Lepore on what we can learn from the upheaval of the 1930s.
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Dear leader clearly understands the Easter message. And dear leader’s Christian supporters will shout “Amen!”
April 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Dear leader clearly understands the Easter message. And dear leader’s Christian supporters will shout “Amen!”
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"This is much more than just some sort of paid protest movement. This is people who are truly worried and panicked about what is happening to our 249-year democracy whether we're going to survive one more year to our 250th anniversary." @julieroginsky.bsky.social on the massive anti-Trump protests.
April 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"This is much more than just some sort of paid protest movement. This is people who are truly worried and panicked about what is happening to our 249-year democracy whether we're going to survive one more year to our 250th anniversary." @julieroginsky.bsky.social on the massive anti-Trump protests.
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It’s an overcast day in New York so far — but the place is blooming its hiney off.
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s an overcast day in New York so far — but the place is blooming its hiney off.
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This seems like a VERY BIG rebuke of Trump’s use of the alien enemies act 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Just before 1 a.m., #SCOTUS stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation with a (remarkable) ruling that suggests, among other things, that a majority of the justices is tiring of the Trump administration’s Calvinball.
For more, see the latest “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-su...
For more, see the latest “One First”:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/144-the-su...
144. The Supreme Court's Late-Night Alien Enemy Act Intervention
Just before 1:00 a.m., the justices (aggressively) stepped back into the Alien Enemy Act litigation—in a decision suggesting that a majority understands that these are no longer normal circumstances.
www.stevevladeck.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This seems like a VERY BIG rebuke of Trump’s use of the alien enemies act 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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I think the Filet-O-Fish cross necklace is my favorite one so far.
April 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I think the Filet-O-Fish cross necklace is my favorite one so far.
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“When an aspiring autocrat comes to power the second time, he is much more dangerous than the first time,” the historian and philosopher Jan-Werner Müller says.
How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook
The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both.
nyer.cm
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“When an aspiring autocrat comes to power the second time, he is much more dangerous than the first time,” the historian and philosopher Jan-Werner Müller says.
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PUTIN DECLARES AN EASTER TRUCE -
I’ll believe it when the see it and it’s almost certainly only because the new offensive is crapping out.
I’ll believe it when the see it and it’s almost certainly only because the new offensive is crapping out.
April 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
PUTIN DECLARES AN EASTER TRUCE -
I’ll believe it when the see it and it’s almost certainly only because the new offensive is crapping out.
I’ll believe it when the see it and it’s almost certainly only because the new offensive is crapping out.
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We have two Supreme Court Justices—Thomas & Alito—who have come out of the closet about their contempt for the Constitution.
April 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We have two Supreme Court Justices—Thomas & Alito—who have come out of the closet about their contempt for the Constitution.
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Mer·ce·nar·y
/ˈmərsənˌerē/
adjective
1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives"
/ˈmərsənˌerē/
adjective
1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives"
April 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Mer·ce·nar·y
/ˈmərsənˌerē/
adjective
1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives"
/ˈmərsənˌerē/
adjective
1. primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics: "the crime was committed out of mercenary motives"
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Notice how they want to prosecute and deport those who they think are gang members, but are completely silent about the Proud Boys?
April 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Notice how they want to prosecute and deport those who they think are gang members, but are completely silent about the Proud Boys?
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"This is all about getting us to hate each other. It is all about division and stoking fear and resentment so that he can amass more power." Congresswoman @balint.house.gov gets to the heart of Trump's deportation plan.
April 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"This is all about getting us to hate each other. It is all about division and stoking fear and resentment so that he can amass more power." Congresswoman @balint.house.gov gets to the heart of Trump's deportation plan.
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When I go door knocking I leave behind a half sheet with my contact info if no one answers the door. Today two of my constituent appointments (I hold open office hours on Fridays at Midland Library) were from people who got my sheet and wanted help with accessing resources
IT'S WORKING AS PLANNED 🙌🏾
IT'S WORKING AS PLANNED 🙌🏾
April 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
When I go door knocking I leave behind a half sheet with my contact info if no one answers the door. Today two of my constituent appointments (I hold open office hours on Fridays at Midland Library) were from people who got my sheet and wanted help with accessing resources
IT'S WORKING AS PLANNED 🙌🏾
IT'S WORKING AS PLANNED 🙌🏾
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So the Trump administration is claiming that they went to war with Harvard by accident
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
April 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
So the Trump administration is claiming that they went to war with Harvard by accident
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...
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Who do you blame for the war?
Trump: “Joe Biden”
Why is Russia murdering children?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t you deliver Patriot systems?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t Russia agree to a ceasefire?
Trump: Biden
Why can’t you easily broker a peace deal like you promised?
Trump: Biden
Trump: “Joe Biden”
Why is Russia murdering children?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t you deliver Patriot systems?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t Russia agree to a ceasefire?
Trump: Biden
Why can’t you easily broker a peace deal like you promised?
Trump: Biden
April 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Who do you blame for the war?
Trump: “Joe Biden”
Why is Russia murdering children?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t you deliver Patriot systems?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t Russia agree to a ceasefire?
Trump: Biden
Why can’t you easily broker a peace deal like you promised?
Trump: Biden
Trump: “Joe Biden”
Why is Russia murdering children?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t you deliver Patriot systems?
Trump: Biden
Why won’t Russia agree to a ceasefire?
Trump: Biden
Why can’t you easily broker a peace deal like you promised?
Trump: Biden