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This household supports General Mark Milley -- a true American patriot and defender of our constitution.
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Remember the name Rob Sand. He beat a Republican incumbent in 2018 for State Auditor & is the only Democrat serving statewide elected office in Iowa right now. He just launched his bid for governor of Iowa. He is a rising star & worth paying attention to.
May 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Remember the name Rob Sand. He beat a Republican incumbent in 2018 for State Auditor & is the only Democrat serving statewide elected office in Iowa right now. He just launched his bid for governor of Iowa. He is a rising star & worth paying attention to.
National petition to support Ukraine and Zelensky. Please sign sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
National petition to support Ukraine and Zelensky. Please sign sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular.” — Timothy Snyder
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“We cannot be made to be afraid of these f**king people. I know these people. They are cowards" - Tim Miller
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“We cannot be made to be afraid of these f**king people. I know these people. They are cowards" - Tim Miller
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Democracy Docket now has more than 350,000 subscribers who receive its daily and weekly newsletters straight to their inboxes. Become one today, for free. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
February 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Democracy Docket now has more than 350,000 subscribers who receive its daily and weekly newsletters straight to their inboxes. Become one today, for free. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...
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“We now have a president of the U.S. who subscribes to the same worldview of coercive conquest as the president of Russia.” And one who tramples the Constitution domestically. It’s not too late to turn this around. But the 2026 midterms are our last best hope
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
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Opinion | ‘The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance
We’ve never seen anything like this: a president who appears aligned with a Russian dictator in targeting the weak and the vulnerable.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“We now have a president of the U.S. who subscribes to the same worldview of coercive conquest as the president of Russia.” And one who tramples the Constitution domestically. It’s not too late to turn this around. But the 2026 midterms are our last best hope
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
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“Nothing matters other than the question of whether or not we let the billionaires destroy our democracy. There’s a ticking time bomb inside our body politic right now. It’s very possible this thing could be completely rigged by the summer or fall of this year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Nothing matters other than the question of whether or not we let the billionaires destroy our democracy. There’s a ticking time bomb inside our body politic right now. It’s very possible this thing could be completely rigged by the summer or fall of this year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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In light of the news that Dan Bongino will be the Kash Patel's Deputy FBI Director, I am reposting what I wrote a few weeks ago.
"Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
"Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
There Will Be Retribution
From Marc | Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents.
www.democracydocket.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In light of the news that Dan Bongino will be the Kash Patel's Deputy FBI Director, I am reposting what I wrote a few weeks ago.
"Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
"Donald Trump will insist on using the powers of the state to attack his political opponents." www.democracydocket.com/opinion/ther...
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“Musk is causing people to turn on Trump. Political gravity is real, and Elon Musk is a gravitational wave of karma that is finally pulling Trump back to political accountability.” — Robert Hubbell (Feb. 24, 2025).
February 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Musk is causing people to turn on Trump. Political gravity is real, and Elon Musk is a gravitational wave of karma that is finally pulling Trump back to political accountability.” — Robert Hubbell (Feb. 24, 2025).
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Trump might proclaim himself king, but there is plenty of fight left in Americans and judicial determination in federal courts to repudiate the Mad King Donald. If recent events are any indication, Americans are just getting started.
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The Rising Tide
Americans show their mettle; politicians will follow
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February 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Trump might proclaim himself king, but there is plenty of fight left in Americans and judicial determination in federal courts to repudiate the Mad King Donald. If recent events are any indication, Americans are just getting started.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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"When Vance tells the Europeans that the greatest danger facing democracy is 'the threat from within,' he’s right. But that threat isn’t coming from Europe. It’s coming from the United States." ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-now-...
Trump Now Has His Election-Denial Dream Team
Patel, Bondi, and Vance have helped Trump lie about 2020 and still refuse to concede he lost. That makes them a threat in 2028.
www.thebulwark.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"When Vance tells the Europeans that the greatest danger facing democracy is 'the threat from within,' he’s right. But that threat isn’t coming from Europe. It’s coming from the United States." ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-now-...
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“The storm has arrived. Your country needs you. Get ready to rise.”
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Get ready to rise
There are a few things I’d like to share with you this Sunday morning in America.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“The storm has arrived. Your country needs you. Get ready to rise.”
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#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
Today in history, 1979: Frank Peterson becomes the first African American general in the Marine Corps. Told when he enlisted that he’d make a great steward, Peterson vowed to become a combat pilot and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. /1
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
Today in history, 1979: Frank Peterson becomes the first African American general in the Marine Corps. Told when he enlisted that he’d make a great steward, Peterson vowed to become a combat pilot and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. /1
February 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
Today in history, 1979: Frank Peterson becomes the first African American general in the Marine Corps. Told when he enlisted that he’d make a great steward, Peterson vowed to become a combat pilot and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. /1
#Voices4Victory
#BlackHistoryMonth
Today in history, 1979: Frank Peterson becomes the first African American general in the Marine Corps. Told when he enlisted that he’d make a great steward, Peterson vowed to become a combat pilot and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. /1
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Putin should be pressed to agree that $300 billion of sovereign Russian assets frozen in Europe be used for Ukraine’s reconstruction. I’ve previously explained why those assets must be seized to offset the devastation Putin has wrought by his illegal war of aggression:
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Exclusive-Russia could concede $300 billion frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say
Russia could agree to using $300 billion of sovereign assets frozen in Europe for reconstruction in Ukraine but will insist that part of the money is spent on the one-fifth of the country that Moscow'...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Putin should be pressed to agree that $300 billion of sovereign Russian assets frozen in Europe be used for Ukraine’s reconstruction. I’ve previously explained why those assets must be seized to offset the devastation Putin has wrought by his illegal war of aggression:
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Good for Jack Reed www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump and Hegseth are politicizing the military, Sen. Jack Reed says
"It's the beginning of a very, very serious degradation of the military and politicization of the military," he said.
www.politico.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Good for Jack Reed www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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“The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas. Diversity programs caused a plane crash. China controls the Panama Canal. Ukraine started the war with Russia.
Except, no. None of that is true.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Except, no. None of that is true.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“The United States sent $50 million in condoms to Hamas. Diversity programs caused a plane crash. China controls the Panama Canal. Ukraine started the war with Russia.
Except, no. None of that is true.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Except, no. None of that is true.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I heard my friend Dan here give a remarkable brief talk about this last month. Thankfully, he’s written it up at length to share.
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Fanone: “F*cking traitors” are now running the show
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Fanone: “F*cking traitors” are now running the show
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"More distasteful than President Donald Trump’s incessant lying is what the lies indicate: After years of yelling that the 'Russia hoax' was a witch hunt, Trump is now openly colluding with Vladimir Putin."
@ninajankowicz.com on Trump's Russia disinformation:
@ninajankowicz.com on Trump's Russia disinformation:
A Fool and a Tool: Trump Is Spreading Russian Disinformation
Three years after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Trump is not just siding with Putin, he’s circulating Putin’s lies.
www.thebulwark.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"More distasteful than President Donald Trump’s incessant lying is what the lies indicate: After years of yelling that the 'Russia hoax' was a witch hunt, Trump is now openly colluding with Vladimir Putin."
@ninajankowicz.com on Trump's Russia disinformation:
@ninajankowicz.com on Trump's Russia disinformation:
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
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 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
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Germany’s Nuremberg Trials. 110,000 captured German documents, 30 kilometres of film, 25,000 photographs.
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened”.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened”.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Germany’s Nuremberg Trials. 110,000 captured German documents, 30 kilometres of film, 25,000 photographs.
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened”.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened”.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower