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In a handicraft moment, I made this little list for you. I hope you enjoy it.
Hitler committed suicide. Mussolini was shot and then his corpse was attacked and hung. Pinochet died under house arrest, while facing criminal charges in Europe and in Chile. Idi Amin died in exile. The Shah of Iran died in exile. Pol Pot died under house arrest. Mobutu died in exile. Ceausescu and his wife were executed by firing squad. Saddam Hussein was hung. The Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo was assassinated. The last Somoza dictator was assassinated in exile after being overthrown. Paraguay's Alfredo Stroessner, Colombia's Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and Marcos Pérez Jiménez all died in exile. Argentina's Jorge Rafael Videla died while serving a fifty-year sentence. Ferdinand Marcos died in exile. Only last winter Assad fled Syria; only last summer Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh. That hasn't been the fate of all dictators but for many of them the chapters after their power crumbled were not what they would have written. Nor is this reassurance that justice or democracy always wins or dismissal of the damage each of them did. I was just thinking and then decided to compile a list.
July 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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No Kings, Middlebury VT
June 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS - Middlebury, Vermont” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS - Middlebury, Vermont · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** # NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption. ## Show up for Dem...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Friday Night Musk-acre
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Friday Night Musk-acre
Friday saw some very serious attacks on democracy and the rule of law
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February 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Donald Trump has promised retribution. When you hear that a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read about anonymous leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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How’s the price of eggs in your neighborhood now?
January 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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RIP Cecile Richards — and thank you for believing that all women have a right to reproductive agency in their own bodies.
January 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"Radiant Stars of Love and Brotherhood, Scintillating Beauty" - Dr. King's Letter From A Birmingham Jail
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"Radiant Stars of Love and Brotherhood, Scintillating Beauty" - Dr. King's Letter From A Birmingham Jail
Let's begin this day by honoring and learning from Dr. King
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January 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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“Nobody can embargo sunlight…No cartel controls the sun. Its energy will not run out. It will not pollute the air; its energy will not pollute our waters.” President Jimmy Carter. RIP to a forward thinking man!
January 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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With the resignation of cartoonist Ann Telnas from WaPo, I have cancelled my subscription and signed up for the Atlantic. Mostly reading Substack these days, and International newspapers. Who do you read?
January 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM