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@nytopinion columnist Ezra Klein argues that if you look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term, you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. #nytopinion
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
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Ezra Klein says it well, "If you make people believe something is true, you make it likelier that it becomes true." Stop believing #Trump's lies; stop manifesting power for him.
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
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WOW! Cory Booker isn't holding back!
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent." 🤘🔥
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
"There can be no bystanders in this fight. It is time that we understand the only thing necessary for wrong to triumph is for right to do nothing, for right to be silent." 🤘🔥
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
February 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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An important first-person account from someone inside OPM:
I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.
We’re as freaked out and angry as everyone else.
slate.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An important first-person account from someone inside OPM:
Why do you suppose the grandson of a #draftdodging #immigrant and son of a #gaelic speaking #scottish #immigrant mother hates immigrants so much?
The Trump Family's Immigrant Story | HISTORY
For decades, they denied their German roots, claiming to be of Scandinavian origin.
www.history.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why do you suppose the grandson of a #draftdodging #immigrant and son of a #gaelic speaking #scottish #immigrant mother hates immigrants so much?
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Taking the piss out of Trump might be the best way to get him. Ridicule him til he squeaks.😹
February 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Taking the piss out of Trump might be the best way to get him. Ridicule him til he squeaks.😹
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🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
February 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.”
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣
Ezra Klein says it well, "If you make people believe something is true, you make it likelier that it becomes true." Stop believing #Trump's lies; stop manifesting power for him.
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
@nytopinion columnist Ezra Klein argues that if you look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term, you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see. #nytopinion
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
www.tiktok.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ezra Klein says it well, "If you make people believe something is true, you make it likelier that it becomes true." Stop believing #Trump's lies; stop manifesting power for him.
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
Fight! Call your elected officials and help them see they have the power to win!
I saw a post lamenting the lack of protest songs. Where are Baez, Guthrie and Dylan? Who is today's Jane Fonda, Chicago7? Maybe NYT bestseller @lauralippman.bsky.social. Takeaways from her protest article, "I must commit to doing whatever is necessary, every day ... until that fucking lid cracks."
I Don't Know Why #5
"It was only three months ago—do the math—that I lost my ability to open a pint of Talenti." The fifth installment of an, occasional Oldster Magazine column by bestselling novelist Laura Lippman.
substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I saw a post lamenting the lack of protest songs. Where are Baez, Guthrie and Dylan? Who is today's Jane Fonda, Chicago7? Maybe NYT bestseller @lauralippman.bsky.social. Takeaways from her protest article, "I must commit to doing whatever is necessary, every day ... until that fucking lid cracks."
At least it's something!
35+ Dems plan to hold the Senate floor all night to oppose the confirmation of Musk-Trump funding freeze architect Russ Vought. THIS is how we fight back while in the minority.
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
(via @schatz.bsky.social)
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
At least it's something!
What's with egg prices?!
The Georgia-based company says that an unprecedented rise in egg prices is forcing a surcharge on its most popular item. via @wabe.org
Waffle House now charging extra 50 cents per egg due to rising prices
Georgia-based Waffle House has issued a temporary surcharge of 50 cents per egg due to rising prices of eggs nationwide.
www.wabe.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What's with egg prices?!
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Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
Fearing encounters with ICE, tribal leaders offer guidance to their members
Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
Definitely watch the entire piece by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
For all Trump's talk of manufacturing jobs, you didn't see the CEOs of GE and Caterpillar sitting in the prime seats today. You saw the CEOs of Amazon and X and Meta and Google and TikTok.
It's the attentional oligarchs whose power he cares about.
It's the attentional oligarchs whose power he cares about.
January 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Definitely watch the entire piece by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Ezra Klein says in his opine on the exchange of power that we think of America's system of government as a solid thing, but it "is just a pile of norms in a trench coat."
What we are seeing now is that pile of norms being pushed at and washed away.
#feloninWhiteHouse
What we are seeing now is that pile of norms being pushed at and washed away.
#feloninWhiteHouse
The Message of Trump's Inauguration Was Clear | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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January 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Ezra Klein says in his opine on the exchange of power that we think of America's system of government as a solid thing, but it "is just a pile of norms in a trench coat."
What we are seeing now is that pile of norms being pushed at and washed away.
#feloninWhiteHouse
What we are seeing now is that pile of norms being pushed at and washed away.
#feloninWhiteHouse
I wish we had a Costco in my town. I'd join immediately! Brave, decent decision by shareholders! 💙
www.axios.com/2025/01/23/c...
www.axios.com/2025/01/23/c...
January 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I wish we had a Costco in my town. I'd join immediately! Brave, decent decision by shareholders! 💙
www.axios.com/2025/01/23/c...
www.axios.com/2025/01/23/c...
Navy veteran Jason Riddle also declined Trump's pardon. In a WMUR interview, he said, "Just because the guy who started the riot said, 'It's OK,' it means absolutely nothing. ... in fact, it's making it worse." He believes this will lead to more violence.
www.wmur.com/article/nh-m...
www.wmur.com/article/nh-m...
New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty in connection with Jan. 6 riot reacts to being pardoned
More than 1,500 people were pardoned Monday night, and more than a dozen others had their sentences reduced.
www.wmur.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Navy veteran Jason Riddle also declined Trump's pardon. In a WMUR interview, he said, "Just because the guy who started the riot said, 'It's OK,' it means absolutely nothing. ... in fact, it's making it worse." He believes this will lead to more violence.
www.wmur.com/article/nh-m...
www.wmur.com/article/nh-m...