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Recovering Lawyer. President, @chkbal.bsky.social. Host of the "George Conway Explains It All to Sarah Longwell" podcast on @thebulwark.com.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

OH, THE RAVAGES OF THE WAR ON CARNIVORISM

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17h

💯. At the very least, if a criminal calls you or you call a criminal in the middle of his execution of a criminal conspiracy, you should expect that those conversations may be a subject of inquiry.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 21h

I co-wrote Trump’s first anti-terrorism plan in 2017-18. He’s not trying to stop “left-wing” terrorism. He is staging it.

His troop deployments are a false flag — meant to provoke a response in order to justify harsh crackdowns.

This is now very obvious.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

"We are facing a clear and present authoritarian danger.

In these circumstances, can Democrats in Congress continue to take the position that their demand from the Trump administration is simply to restore health care funding?

I don’t think so."

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-rule-o...

The Rule of Law v. The Rule of Trump

A crisis moment in the defining debate of our time.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 21h

"It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the [NYAG Letitia James]."
By my new @lawfaremedia.org colleague Molly L. Roberts (formerly of @washingtonpost.com )
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: A source shares this message VOA chief Abramowitz sent to workforce following DC Circuit ruling allowing him to remain in his post despite Trump's attempt to fire him:

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: DC Circuit denies Trump admin bid to carry out firing of Voice of America Director Michael Abramowitz. 3-0. Judges Millett (Obama), Pillard (Obama), Garcia (Biden). Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

“Violence is not the cause of Trump and Miller’s desire to use state power to crush their opposition. It is the pretext for which they transparently long.”

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:

Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear, the Judge scheduled a hearing for Thursday, saying she needed the time for the parties to provide her with more information before she made a decision. This is hardly a win for the Trump administration.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: A federal judge declined to immediately block President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois. The judge’s ruling came as a military official said 200 troops from the Texas Guard were headed to the state.

Live Updates: Illinois Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployments to Chicago

Illinois officials had sought to block the deployment as 200 National Guard troops from Texas headed to Chicago. Gov. JB Pritzker called the mobilization “an unconstitutional invasion.”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE DESPERATELY RUNNING 26 MILES, 385 YARDS TO ESCAPE A WAR ZONE

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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It's a lie. And completely teched.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: You called the judge's ruling 'legal insurrection.' Are you recommending the president take action against judges who rule against him?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. It's simply a factually accurate statement

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