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Tom Eblen
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Writer, photographer, cyclist, Kentucky history nerd. Retired newspaper editor, columnist, reporter. Biased in favor of truth, facts, justice, democracy, bourbon.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · Jun 23
This has never been more relevant for Americans to hear. Take 10 minutes and listen. Now.

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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16h
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2h
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1h
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See Pritzker respond to Trump’s jail threat on MSNBC
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
NN: Dems say you won't swear in Grijalva bc you don't want her vote on Epstein

JOHNSON: No. It's scheduling

NN: But there have been Rs sworn in during pro forma sessions

MJ: Only reason was bc they flew in their family

NN: So if she flies in her family you'd do it?

MJ: Again, it's a distraction
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8h
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 7h
A gross abuse of power and waste of taxpayer money. Hegseth is a disgrace.

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Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations
The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 7h
@jamellebouie.net puts today's rolling disaster in historical perspective among America's previous crises. An excellent, well-reported read.

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Opinion | Trump 2.0 Is America’s Worst Moments Redux
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 9h
Convicted felon whose other criminal indictments were dropped only because of his election says what?

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Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE
Trump, providing no evidence, said Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker should go to jail, accusing the two Democrats of “failing to protect” immigration agents.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 12h
Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 10h
Popular reader comment: "Republican leadership, which has all of the power now but doesn't have the guts or pariotism to wield it properly, needs to stand up against this before it's too late."

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How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies
President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 11h
"What Bondi revealed in her smug refusal to engage is the administration’s core conviction—that law is just another instrument of politics, to be bent or ignored depending on the needs of the moment."

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A Ridiculous Attorney General
Bondi’s smug evasions revealed volumes about the Administration
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 11h
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 14h
The problem conservatives have with legitimate news media, universities and organizations like Wikipedia is that truth and facts often have a "liberal" bias. They are not the problem.

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Ted Cruz picks a fight with Wikipedia, accusing platform of left-wing bias
Cruz sends letter demanding answers from Wikimedia Foundation.
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 14h
"Democrats would be wise to make this snarling, racist, and unhinged character the face of the MAGA party. (Which shouldn’t be too challenging, given the advantage of being true.)" @jenrubin.bsky.social

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Stephen Miller is the Poster Boy for the Rabid MAGA Movement
The more voters see of him, the more repulsed they’ll be
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1d
Never forget.

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Guarding Democracy, Not Kings
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1d
"It is a threat to the rule of law that she is the attorney general."

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'Pam Bondi is a fool': Marc Elias blasts Trump's Attorney General
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1d
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Sen. Chris Murphy warns America is 'in the middle' of an authoritarian takeover
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1d
"Today's it's Comey. Tomorrow it could be you."

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Top Dem blasts Bondi hearing as ‘blatant defiance, a coverup and a creep toward authoritarianism’
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Tom Eblen @tomeblen.com · 1d
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‘Trump’s lawyer, not America’s’: Hayes BLASTS Bondi as worst AG in modern history
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Thomm53 @thomm53.bsky.social · 2d
100% THIS!
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d
By all means, indict Jack Smith on bullshit allegations and give him the trial that SCOTUS denied him.

Poke the bear, Donnie. See what happens.
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enuffsaysv.bsky.social @enuffsaysv.bsky.social · 1d
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d
Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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