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civic-illiterate Americans Voted-in their own collective demise. It seemed only right

"Worse Than McCarthyism": Historian Ellen Schrecker on Trump's War Against Universities & Students

feckless cowards thaat are not those who have already given over their congressional duties to the executive Cos they Can't Stand the Heat of their RESPONSIBILITIES

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“We don’t need to throw out the old to usher in the new. They can co-exist. That’s why I’ve signed this petition—to protect our right to live in a society that values both digital and non-digital ways of life. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

This is such a good example of "turn every page" journalism - nothing less fun/glam than clicking through every footnote. And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.

"You see it in the carefully planted stories and apparently tossed off quotes." @joshtpm.bsky.social doubts any storyline that frames Elon as "someone who tried to tame government spending but was simply over-matched by 'Washington’s ways' and finally failed." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...

I'm really pleased with how our Golden Age of Scams series turned out, you can read all of the stories here. Learn about the growth industries in separating people from their money, which could be the beginnings of the next financial crisis. prospect.org/topics/golde...

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identity politics of empire youtu.be/IAANDu9zUOA?...

timely ‼️ spoilers for the Jeopardy! desk calendar hive ‼️

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Practically the only decent person in our political system. tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...

“As the meritocratic model of what higher education is for comes under more and more pressure in light of its evident failures, these offerings tell us what the conservative response will be: raise the drawbridge, keep out the rabble.” @econmarshall.bsky.social

THE PLOY USED BEFORE. (easily done amid a newer journalistic culture divided between laziness or collaboration) indicative of, not limited to

Elon Musk will not be fully exiting DOGE As a tool of the US coup his celebrity as Wealth is irreplaceably useful (as is Trump, for his own specialist purpose)

There’s little to nothing new in NYT profile on Musk’s debauchery. Much less comment that Trump let this man destroy US soft power, kill children, and access US person data unfettered.

He is the face of WEALTH'S WAR on civic society worldwide. Their soul sickness is staggering

"Miller has trained Trump’s rubes to believe that migrants should have no due process. But this time around, Miller’s puppet Leavitt is saying that small business owners are not entitled to due process."

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🚨BREAKING: The SEC just dropped its lawsuit against Binance—days after the crypto exchange listed the Trump-backed stablecoin USD1. me, for @forbes.com

Donald Trump: We can't spent Federal $$ on antisemitism. Also Donald Trump: Except for Paul Ingrassia. We'll spend Federal $$ to put him in a position ensuring no whistleblowers will come forward to report antisemitism.

BOOST attacks on Science!

SCOOP: I spoke with a fired DOGE staffer about what it was like inside the organization, and what might come next now that Musk is departing. www.wired.com/story/fired-...

Elon claims his time at DOGE (which, again, the government has sworn in court he doesn't work for) is coming to an end, even though he basically denied this just a few weeks ago, promising to continue working on DOGE two days a week.

evil walks among us

This idiot has no idea what the subway is like. It works very well. It’s safer than driving. NYC’s murder rate isn’t even in the top 100 cities.

Madness

These maniacs are driving us into a ditch. RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals wapo.st/43sc0Bz

Hero www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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It can't happen here (Oh wait, it can. A cautionary tale from way back in February) www.forbes.com/sites/digita...

Failure of the NY Electeds to Ostracize him!! THIS-- proof of Conservative's Dem party collaboration in this US coup

Ann Telnaes resigned from the Washington Post after editors rejected her cartoon. She said, “I will not stop holding truth to power through my cartooning, because as they say, 'Democracy dies in darkness.'" A conversation: May 29 at 8pm ET on Zoom Sign up: tiny.cc/Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social

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This would never have gone to court if the tariff announcements weren't so haphazard and destructive that libertarian groups decided they had enough and would challenge it