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Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Sun-Times. Co-author of 10 books, mostly on history. Writer of the free Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Intolerant of racism & small-mindedness.
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Her husband is a *state* rep.
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Thanks, B.
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How to fight back? Contact your members of Congress and demand that they oppose Trump’s cruelty and corruption. And attend a “No Kings” protest June 14.
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Pam Bondi is a fascist enforcer who lacks both legal ethics and a sense of decency. I wrote about her in April in my Stop the Presses newsletter.
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That was one of those NYT takes that made me ask: complicit or stupid?
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They paid him, too. Or let him launder their money and/or guaranteed his bank loans.
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It was covert back when they were developing Trump as an ally/operative. By 2015, not covert to anyone who could assess obvious facts.
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Find a protest near you.
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Fascist Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said as much.
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Please explain.
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Here’s my newsletter from Jan. 20. Some of these warning signs are clearly appearing, such as “More public attention to birth rates” and “A powerless Congress.” 2/
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They do have an ability to think this disaster will hurt their enemies but not them. But there’s no sugar-coating higher prices. Which is why Trump’s tariffs are a major misstep.