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Tim Snyder: Today no kings, tomorrow freedom. There is a better America out there. There is a better America underneath. There is a better America that we can see. There is a better America that we can make. History is in our hands.

Obama’s tan suit was “unpresidential.” Trump’s got indictments, convictions, and a multimillion-dollar ego parade down Pennsylvania Ave using the army as props, and somehow still gets treated like royalty. Black man wears beige = huge scandal. White man burns it all down = throw him a parade.

Chicago ✊

ICE round up in Fontana, Calif. Notice what the ICE thugs are wearing. Look at their shirts, look at their shoes. They aren't police. They're Trump's private thugs. There's a paper trail somewhere of who is hiring and paying them.

“𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬: ‘𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬,’ ‘𝐎𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧,’ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ‘𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞.’ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩’𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟔𝟎 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬—𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐱 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.” 𝘽𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙨

Protester: I’m going into fourth grade and I’m 9 years old

America is strong not because of our President, but because of our people. Our flag flies for no dictator. Our nation bows to no king. Today, of all days, we must remember that.

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

Oh, NYC. You inspire me.

We’re at war with Iran, Trump’s gone into hiding, nobody will tell us our objectives, plan or end game, our Sec of Defense is a useless dipshit, our Sec of State lied about it, our DNI loves the leader of Iran’s greatest ally, & tomorrow we’re having a parade for Trump’s bday.

2,169 events across 20 countries. Millions of peope are standing up tomorrow to say with one voice: No Kings!

Look at this map! Let’s go!! #NoKings

I just called this fools office. She was very nice and put me on hold three times. I asked if it was about what he said and she goes...uh huh. So big tough guy is getting a lot of blowback for his shit talk! Here is the number if you want to call him a MF! (321)253-6658. youtube.com/shorts/V-s79...

Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict... https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5348983-trump-e-jean-carroll-verdict/ https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/ejeancarroll_appeal_trump.jpg?w=900

Neo-Stalinist Nazi thugs in Florida

If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121 And call the DOJ comment line: 202-353-1555

#GVerse #PayAttention - Shake a gate and ICE will taze you and bum-rush you. It’s as if ICE is at war with Americans. Is this what you voted for?

From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!

Who else nearly fell out of the seat when you heard Cosplay Kristi accuse Sen. Padilla of “political theater”?

I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

It's SUNFLOWER SEASON! 🌻 The towering ‘Mammoth’ sunflower variety is the traditional giant sunflower, sometimes growing to over 12 feet tall! Its seeds are excellent for snacks and for feeding the birds, too 🌻 Are you growing sunflowers this season? 🌻 Almanac.com/FGH #almanac #gardentips

Yes, the Trump White House and DHS shared a poster first circulated by a white nationalist who has defended use of the n-word and shared material from an explicitly neo-Nazi X account. More very fine people! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

SCOOP: Trump's military parade is being organized by some of the same MAGA political operatives who organized the rally that preceded the January 6 riot. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

There was a lot of news yesterday. Here's a scoop you might have missed about the new private, ultra-exclusive Trump club in DC that is partly owned by Donald Trump Jr. and that is very swampy.