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No one anticipated anything this disconnected from reality. And yet our top journalists still tried to explain what Trump is doing in respectful terms. As a result, they badly misled their readers and viewers.
presswatchers.org/2025/04/main...
presswatchers.org/2025/04/main...
Mainstream media falls for Trump’s insane ‘reciprocal’ tariff talk | Press Watch
Stenography, in this case, badly misleads the public
presswatchers.org
April 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
No one anticipated anything this disconnected from reality. And yet our top journalists still tried to explain what Trump is doing in respectful terms. As a result, they badly misled their readers and viewers.
presswatchers.org/2025/04/main...
presswatchers.org/2025/04/main...
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100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
April 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
70% of these donations went to Republicans.
Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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This image is making the rounds among Wisconsin Dems & progressives this am
April 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This image is making the rounds among Wisconsin Dems & progressives this am
We should all be afraid.
If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like?
Undermine democracy. Destroy institutions. Divide the people. Loot the country. Collapse it from the inside out…
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We should all be afraid.
If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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"If the administration is claiming inherent constitutional authority to ignore court orders whenever it doesn’t want to follow them, not much to the rule of law remains."
Harrowing stuff from legal scholar Matt Seligman on Trump border czar vowing to ignore courts:
newrepublic.com/article/1928...
Harrowing stuff from legal scholar Matt Seligman on Trump border czar vowing to ignore courts:
newrepublic.com/article/1928...
March 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"If the administration is claiming inherent constitutional authority to ignore court orders whenever it doesn’t want to follow them, not much to the rule of law remains."
Harrowing stuff from legal scholar Matt Seligman on Trump border czar vowing to ignore courts:
newrepublic.com/article/1928...
Harrowing stuff from legal scholar Matt Seligman on Trump border czar vowing to ignore courts:
newrepublic.com/article/1928...
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"We are becoming less free and our government more corrupt and abusive. But these changes are rarely perceptible from the vantage point of daily life. At least at the start, before some become too entrenched, too consolidated, too invasive to ignore."
How it happens, via @aselrod.bsky.social:
How it happens, via @aselrod.bsky.social:
As promised, I did write about this for Arc Digital www.arcdigital.media/p/the-unbear...
The Unbearable Normality of Creeping Authoritarianism
The U.S. government is under attack from within, the Constitution isn't really in effect, but if you don't follow politics and aren't directly targeted, you might not notice
www.arcdigital.media
February 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"We are becoming less free and our government more corrupt and abusive. But these changes are rarely perceptible from the vantage point of daily life. At least at the start, before some become too entrenched, too consolidated, too invasive to ignore."
How it happens, via @aselrod.bsky.social:
How it happens, via @aselrod.bsky.social:
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Don't be gaslit:
They are Nazis. This is a Nazi salute. They are not hiding it, or dog whistling, they are announcing it. They have come out as Nazis.
Show the people in your life these images all together. Make them understand this is not an accident, or a fluke.
It is happening here.
They are Nazis. This is a Nazi salute. They are not hiding it, or dog whistling, they are announcing it. They have come out as Nazis.
Show the people in your life these images all together. Make them understand this is not an accident, or a fluke.
It is happening here.
February 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Don't be gaslit:
They are Nazis. This is a Nazi salute. They are not hiding it, or dog whistling, they are announcing it. They have come out as Nazis.
Show the people in your life these images all together. Make them understand this is not an accident, or a fluke.
It is happening here.
They are Nazis. This is a Nazi salute. They are not hiding it, or dog whistling, they are announcing it. They have come out as Nazis.
Show the people in your life these images all together. Make them understand this is not an accident, or a fluke.
It is happening here.
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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.
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These are all excuses. We have had almost a decade of Republicans have their cake and eat it.... supporting Trump in public and whining in private.
It is really pretty simple: if you are too afraid to do your job, find another job.
It is really pretty simple: if you are too afraid to do your job, find another job.
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
These are all excuses. We have had almost a decade of Republicans have their cake and eat it.... supporting Trump in public and whining in private.
It is really pretty simple: if you are too afraid to do your job, find another job.
It is really pretty simple: if you are too afraid to do your job, find another job.
Elon Musk doesn’t understand the type of patriotism and risk it takes to protect and manage the forest. He does not respect public lands. . . That is the only way I know how to explain his cruelty and carelessness.
DOGE Slashed 3,400 Forest Service Jobs open.substack.com/pub/project2...
DOGE Slashed 3,400 Forest Service Jobs open.substack.com/pub/project2...
DOGE Slashed 3,400 Forest Service Jobs
It's Time to Take them to the Woods
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Elon Musk doesn’t understand the type of patriotism and risk it takes to protect and manage the forest. He does not respect public lands. . . That is the only way I know how to explain his cruelty and carelessness.
DOGE Slashed 3,400 Forest Service Jobs open.substack.com/pub/project2...
DOGE Slashed 3,400 Forest Service Jobs open.substack.com/pub/project2...
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"the Trump White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda" www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @chrislehmann.bsky.social
Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows
It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda.
www.thenation.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"the Trump White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda" www.thenation.com/article/poli... by @chrislehmann.bsky.social
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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Nothing to worry about, just an administration official suggesting that the DOJ may prosecute a member of Congress for advising people about their rights.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Homan on CNN suggests AOC is committing a crime by informing people about their constitutional rights
February 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Nothing to worry about, just an administration official suggesting that the DOJ may prosecute a member of Congress for advising people about their rights.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
Happening right now. Right in front of us.
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
Robert Reich is more hopeful than I am but I hope he's right.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Will the Supreme Court constrain the wild Trump?
I wouldn’t bet on it.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Robert Reich is more hopeful than I am but I hope he's right.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
"It’s treason: there is no other way to describe the statements made yesterday by Trump and Hegseth after Trump called Putin to kiss his ass and beg for his approval."
Bowing to the Butcher: Trump Grovels to Putin and Promises to Abandon Ukraine hartmannreport.com/p/bowing-to-...
Bowing to the Butcher: Trump Grovels to Putin and Promises to Abandon Ukraine hartmannreport.com/p/bowing-to-...
Bowing to the Butcher: Trump Grovels to Putin and Promises to Abandon Ukraine
No American leader has ever pledged loyalty to a foreign dictator — until now…
hartmannreport.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"It’s treason: there is no other way to describe the statements made yesterday by Trump and Hegseth after Trump called Putin to kiss his ass and beg for his approval."
Bowing to the Butcher: Trump Grovels to Putin and Promises to Abandon Ukraine hartmannreport.com/p/bowing-to-...
Bowing to the Butcher: Trump Grovels to Putin and Promises to Abandon Ukraine hartmannreport.com/p/bowing-to-...
Bizarre: Today’s Politicians Celebrate Jerks and Ignore Grassroots Genius open.substack.com/pub/jimhight...
Bizarre: Today’s Politicians Celebrate Jerks and Ignore Grassroots Genius
Corporate chieftains are giants, even geniuses – right?
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bizarre: Today’s Politicians Celebrate Jerks and Ignore Grassroots Genius open.substack.com/pub/jimhight...
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I can think of at least eight federal laws that have been broken by Musk and his goons over the last few days, and at least two provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
They must be stopped.
Some thoughts: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
They must be stopped.
Some thoughts: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
How the Muskrat is messing with your social security, your religion, and everything else
He and his goons must be stopped
robertreich.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I can think of at least eight federal laws that have been broken by Musk and his goons over the last few days, and at least two provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
They must be stopped.
Some thoughts: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...
They must be stopped.
Some thoughts: robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-mu...