trish09.bsky.social
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For those of us warning about democracy's potential disintegration, the decision by CBS to pull an exhaustively researched 60 Minutes piece, critical of Trump, is another red alert moment.

When truth disappears as the media gets coopted by the regime, there's little left.
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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June 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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"President Trump's federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days compared to the same time period last year."

Good breakdown here of how federal spending is up so much even with all the DOGE cuts.
Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year
Despite President Trump's promise of cuts, the federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days than the same time period last year.
www.cbsnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
April 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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A perfect example of how tariffs increase prices on things that don’t have tariffs on them.
Used car prices *had* been falling. And then Trump announced fat car tariffs. CarGurus data shows almost every brand (with notable exception of Tesla) seeing higher prices on used cars in last 30 days: www.cargurus.com/research/pri...
April 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Donald Trump’s Putinization of America

My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Donald Trump’s Putinization of America
It’s not just in foreign policy that the President is turning Russia’s way.
www.newyorker.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM