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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 59m

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Yup. Game-plan is clear.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

75% of Labor Department workers are furloughed during Trump’s shutdown.

That means millions of workers will have fewer watchdogs on the beat to ensure job safety, crack down on wage theft, and enforce labor protections.

And the so-called “pro-worker president” is to blame.

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Secret? It’s written all over his fascist face.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4h

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

He’s crazed.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h

Once again @nytimes.com heds and subheds are failing to convey to readers what is actually happening. The casual reader will come away with the impression that this is a genuinely held rationale on Trump's part, rather than a corrupt pretext for lawless, authoritarian threats.

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Presidential.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Wes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 4h

The Senate just voted to invalidate every permit written on public land since 1996. wessiler.substack.com/p/the-senate...

The Senate Just Voted To Break Public Lands

Every permit written on public lands since 1996 may have be rendered invalid

wessiler.substack.com

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Californians: Vote YES on Prop 50–stop the rigged elections!

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National Democratic Redistricting Committee @democraticredistricting.com · 4h

Republicans just can’t stop cheating, and voters are paying the price.

In this episode of DTL, @johnbisognano.com & @marinakjenkins.bsky.social unpack the current redistricting battles, an update on Utah's maps, and a SCOTUS case in Louisiana that could reshape our democracy.
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'It's Extortion': Inside the Republican War on Fair Maps

YouTube video by National Democratic Redistricting Committee

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Anita zx @omi684.bsky.social · 4h

🚨HOLY SHIT: Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego just confronted Mike Johnson as he walked by - and grilled him for “covering up” for predators by pushing Adelitta Grijalva’s swearing in.

This is how you confront COWARDS - with the truth and cameras rolling.

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Johnson lies. Lies. Lies.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4h

Missouri Attorney General Subpoenas Planned Parenthood for Records of Abortion Patients

Missouri's attorney general has subpoenaed Planned Parenthood in an effort to obtain medical and other confidential records of abortion patients. Planned Parenthood Great Plains, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers and the ACLU of Missouri have said in response, “Politicians have no place in…

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Deny!

Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Hurting Americans is Donnie’s top priority. Second is enriching the wealthy. Not the other way around. He’s being eaten alive by hatred and revenge.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4h

Trump Admin Reportedly Looking to Privatize $1.6 Trillion in Federal Student Loan Debt

Politico: Trump Admin Looking to Privatize $1.6 Trillion in Federal Student Loan Debt

Politico reports the Trump administration is considering options to privatize some $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt. Officials with the Education Department and Treasury Department have reportedly been looking for private buyers to sell off a massive portion of…

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 4h

🔴 Three people were killed and five wounded in Russian attacks on Kherson today, local authorities report.

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Wicky @vigeo93.bsky.social · 1h

Because…Putin.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 4h

⚡️ Russia’s stock market suffered its sharpest drop in three years after its Foreign Ministry said hopes of ending Russia's war against Ukraine have “practically vanished.”

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