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EO 5/23/25 “(i) encourage the open exchange of ideas; (ii) provide for consideration of different or dissenting viewpoints; and (iii) protect employees from efforts to prevent or deter consideration of alternative scientific opinions.” Part 2/3 is how they will confuse the public-alternative!

Because republicans exist only in their news bubble, and, all the other MSM outlets have already bent the knee.

“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.” - Carl Sagan

The GOP do not care about the economy, only ideology. They will burn down the USA to kill a spider. And yes, it IS the GOP, they let this happen, they continue to support these actions. They all say”hail to the king” and Trump’28. Now Trump is telling Americans to suffer. Oligarchy at work.

When I read about Ancient Greek rhetors practicing parrhesia, speaking truth candidly and boldly, I cannot but have this kind of speech in mind.

House Republicans escalated their rhetoric around how exactly they may act to help Trump in his efforts to defy constitutional checks and balances.

Pull up a seat Americans 🇺🇸🫡

Freeland: "If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... your grocery prices are gonna go up, bc you know what you need to grow food in the US? You need fertilizer. 80% of it comes from Canada and you're gonna be a 25% tax on it? ... the WSJ is right. This is dumb."

Once again, the quiet/lawsuits/don't rock the boat publicly strategy is a category mistake in this moment & R1 university presidents need to be out in front of microphones, now, in DC, collectively & loudly speaking out against the existential threat to 🇺🇸 higher education: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

www.advocate.com/politics/tru...

Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds. Gov Mills: See you in court

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

🚨 The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. www.propublica.org/article/usai...

#resist #poliart

Yes. They are. Maybe a rapid response team under the age of 75 would be a start. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

Attributed to Napoleon, who ended democracy in French, this quote was also used by Anders Breivik, the far-right anti-immigrant terrorist who murdered 77 people