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When martial law just looks lame
Trump tries to act tough — and fails again
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“Trump is what happens when an imbecilic Facebook meme turns into a human and then is granted unbelievable amounts of power.
“Triggering the liberals” is all these MAGA fools have left, now that the Viagra stopped working.”
“Triggering the liberals” is all these MAGA fools have left, now that the Viagra stopped working.”
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While we welcome this ruling, we also are clear-eyed that the Trump Administration’s pursuit for unchecked power is continuing across the country.
Illinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.
Illinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
While we welcome this ruling, we also are clear-eyed that the Trump Administration’s pursuit for unchecked power is continuing across the country.
Illinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.
Illinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.
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Today is a big win for Illinois and American democracy.
I am glad the Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump did not have the authority to deploy the federalized guard in Illinois.
I am glad the Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump did not have the authority to deploy the federalized guard in Illinois.
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Today is a big win for Illinois and American democracy.
I am glad the Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump did not have the authority to deploy the federalized guard in Illinois.
I am glad the Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump did not have the authority to deploy the federalized guard in Illinois.
“During these ethical swamp years, Trump’s denizens have fallen back again and again to excusing his evil as a matter of manners. Sorry, no. This is not a matter of style. The man is a moral abomination, and so are his defenders.”
The Psych-Ward Presidency
The president has no moral core. And, according to his own chief of staff, he’s surrounded by amateurs, opportunists, and drug users.
www.thebulwark.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“During these ethical swamp years, Trump’s denizens have fallen back again and again to excusing his evil as a matter of manners. Sorry, no. This is not a matter of style. The man is a moral abomination, and so are his defenders.”
“Designating fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ is just the latest example of the state twisting the plain meaning of words to expand its power. Like ’emergency,’ ‘terrorist’ and ‘defensive’ — all stretched to near-limitless scope to justify almost any executive overreach.”
"Twisting the meaning of words": Trump declares fentanyl a "weapon of mass destruction" - Salon.com
The executive order comes as strikes on alleged drug boats in the continue
www.salon.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Designating fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ is just the latest example of the state twisting the plain meaning of words to expand its power. Like ’emergency,’ ‘terrorist’ and ‘defensive’ — all stretched to near-limitless scope to justify almost any executive overreach.”
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Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
“It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad. Trump likes to present himself as the reckoning for decades of elite failures, but he’s in for a reckoning of his own.”
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
www.thebulwark.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“It has become increasingly clear what unrestrained Trumpism means for the country: corruption and cruelty at home, incompetence and anarchy abroad. Trump likes to present himself as the reckoning for decades of elite failures, but he’s in for a reckoning of his own.”
“Do you know anyone as malevolent? At your place of work? On your campus? A colleague? A teacher? Much less someone whose impulses and furies in no small measure dictate the direction, fate, and temper of the country? Have you ever in your life encountered a character as wretched as Donald Trump?”
Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation
On a weekend of terrible violent events, you would not expect a President of the United States to make matters even worse. But, of course, he did.
www.newyorker.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“Do you know anyone as malevolent? At your place of work? On your campus? A colleague? A teacher? Much less someone whose impulses and furies in no small measure dictate the direction, fate, and temper of the country? Have you ever in your life encountered a character as wretched as Donald Trump?”
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Rob Reiner was an acclaimed actor & director but he was also a vocal critic of Trump
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
He warned the American public that they only had a year to save their democracy
That year is almost up
Honour his legacy by fighting fascism. Fight for democracy. Fight for what’s right. Fight against tyranny.
1/4 “In recent decades, the Supreme Court decided that the Second Amendment means something that it plainly does not mean. It is clearly there to help “provide for the common defence” by way of a “well regulated militia.” The Second Amendment is part of a larger document that is meant to establish
What a terrible thing it is
Mass shootings as regime change
snyder.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
1/4 “In recent decades, the Supreme Court decided that the Second Amendment means something that it plainly does not mean. It is clearly there to help “provide for the common defence” by way of a “well regulated militia.” The Second Amendment is part of a larger document that is meant to establish
1/3 “Three quick points about Trump’s response:
First, this angry, partisan message is utterly inappropriate to the tragedy that has engulfed the Reiner family and the community of people who care about them.
First, this angry, partisan message is utterly inappropriate to the tragedy that has engulfed the Reiner family and the community of people who care about them.
Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
1/3 “Three quick points about Trump’s response:
First, this angry, partisan message is utterly inappropriate to the tragedy that has engulfed the Reiner family and the community of people who care about them.
First, this angry, partisan message is utterly inappropriate to the tragedy that has engulfed the Reiner family and the community of people who care about them.
If there’s a God, he’s created a very special place much worse than Hell where he’s going to send trump when he dies. Which can’t happen soon enough!
Trump’s post on Rob Reiner sparks outrage from lawmakers and celebrities
President’s statement blaming acclaimed director’s death on his dislike of him described as ‘disgusting’ and ‘vile’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If there’s a God, he’s created a very special place much worse than Hell where he’s going to send trump when he dies. Which can’t happen soon enough!
1/2 “The St. Susanna Parish recently set up a Nativity scene that includes all the usual elements, including shepherds, hay and sheep. But in the place of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus, who are conspicuously absent from the display, is a large sign that reads “ICE WAS HERE” in all caps.
This Church Is Protesting ICE in a Really Clever Way — And Of Course, Conservatives Are Pissed
Some of y'all have conveniently forgotten who Jesus actually was, and it shows.
www.huffpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
1/2 “The St. Susanna Parish recently set up a Nativity scene that includes all the usual elements, including shepherds, hay and sheep. But in the place of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus, who are conspicuously absent from the display, is a large sign that reads “ICE WAS HERE” in all caps.
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President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he has issued a “full pardon” to Tina Peters — the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state sentence — even though presidents have no constitutional authority to pardon state-level crimes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Grants Tina Peters a Legally Meaningless 'Pardon'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he has issued a “full pardon” to Tina Peters — the Colorado election denier serving a nine-year state sentence — even though presidents have no constitutional authority to pardon state-level crimes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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All I want for Xmas. 🙏
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
All I want for Xmas. 🙏
1/2 “Voters want Democrats in general to talk more about the bigger issues facing the economy, like inequality. “One of the top performing policies or issues that were motivating for the skippers was strengthening enforcement against wealthy tax cheats and making the wealthy pay what they owe.
A New Report Reveals the Real Reason Democrats Lost in 2024
It wasn’t because Biden voters shifted to Trump—but because so many of them stayed home. Here’s how Democrats can motivate them once more.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
1/2 “Voters want Democrats in general to talk more about the bigger issues facing the economy, like inequality. “One of the top performing policies or issues that were motivating for the skippers was strengthening enforcement against wealthy tax cheats and making the wealthy pay what they owe.
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We didn't release the video because we don't trust the military. We released it because of the words coming out of the mouth of the Commander-in-Chief.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We didn't release the video because we don't trust the military. We released it because of the words coming out of the mouth of the Commander-in-Chief.
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Talk about the feds trying to boss the states around and commandeer them, which the Supreme Court has made clear violates the 10th Am. This is a down-the-middle state function that the feds have no business monkeying in, let alone trying to control.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
Republicans announce the entire state of Indiana will be defunded if they do not obey Trump by gerrymandering their state.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop.”
December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Talk about the feds trying to boss the states around and commandeer them, which the Supreme Court has made clear violates the 10th Am. This is a down-the-middle state function that the feds have no business monkeying in, let alone trying to control.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
and by the way, Cong has the funding authority.
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I've warned that a Warner Bros. merger could mean higher prices.
But don't take it from me. The CEO of Disney just said Netflix buying up Warner Bros. could increase Netflix's "pricing leverage" over consumers.
Translation: Higher prices for you to watch your favorite shows.
But don't take it from me. The CEO of Disney just said Netflix buying up Warner Bros. could increase Netflix's "pricing leverage" over consumers.
Translation: Higher prices for you to watch your favorite shows.
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal May Give Streamer ‘Pricing Leverage’ That ‘Might Not Necessarily Be Healthy’
Disney CEO Bob Iger said there were potential regulatory concerns with Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros.'s film and TV studios and HBO Max.
variety.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I've warned that a Warner Bros. merger could mean higher prices.
But don't take it from me. The CEO of Disney just said Netflix buying up Warner Bros. could increase Netflix's "pricing leverage" over consumers.
Translation: Higher prices for you to watch your favorite shows.
But don't take it from me. The CEO of Disney just said Netflix buying up Warner Bros. could increase Netflix's "pricing leverage" over consumers.
Translation: Higher prices for you to watch your favorite shows.
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
He is objectively pro-crime.
He is objectively pro-crime.
Trump, and his son Barron, helped get another accused child rapist free.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
He is objectively pro-crime.
He is objectively pro-crime.
“The grand jury’s refusal marked the second time in two weeks that panels have refused the government’s efforts to indict James — a highly unusual occurrence in a justice system in which the threshold to indict is low and grand jurors rarely decline a prosecutor’s case.”
James: 34
trump: 0
James: 34
trump: 0
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“The grand jury’s refusal marked the second time in two weeks that panels have refused the government’s efforts to indict James — a highly unusual occurrence in a justice system in which the threshold to indict is low and grand jurors rarely decline a prosecutor’s case.”
James: 34
trump: 0
James: 34
trump: 0
1/2 “What this helped reveal was how unintended consequences of these Supreme Court decisions are not actually all that unintended — and in fact the court builds its deregulatory campaign finance jurisprudence through the downstream effects that flow from its decisions.
Supreme Court Gets Roasted To Their Faces Over Mess They’ve Created
“Our tinkering causes more harm than it does good,” Justice Sotomayor said of the court's interference over the past 20 years.
www.huffpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
1/2 “What this helped reveal was how unintended consequences of these Supreme Court decisions are not actually all that unintended — and in fact the court builds its deregulatory campaign finance jurisprudence through the downstream effects that flow from its decisions.
“The court will kill independent agencies. In doing so, it will have — yet again — handed Trump unprecedented autocratic power to assert his will across the government. The consequences of this monumental decision can already be seen in Trump’s increasingly authoritarian administration.”
The Supreme Court Is About To Hand Trump His Most Coveted Crown Jewel
The decision will hand Trump even more autocratic power than he already has.
www.huffpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“The court will kill independent agencies. In doing so, it will have — yet again — handed Trump unprecedented autocratic power to assert his will across the government. The consequences of this monumental decision can already be seen in Trump’s increasingly authoritarian administration.”
What a joke! Sycophancy on steroids.
Trump awarded inaugural Fifa peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
US president receives new Fifa honour as scrutiny grows over Infantino’s political alliances and Trump’s disputed record on global conflicts
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What a joke! Sycophancy on steroids.