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"The crowd again started shouting 'tax Elon,' 'tax the wealthy,” “tax the rich' and 'tax the billionaires.'" The county went 68% for Trump www.lagrandeobserver.com/news/local/r...

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(📢) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: The Daily Beast publishes a sourced allegation that Trump has been a Russian spy since 1987 and then—possibly under some form of threat—deletes it. But in an act of unusual heroism, it left it up long enough for Wayback Machine to capture it text. Here it is (please share):

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Nailed it.

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Call today to let your Congressman know what you think about Elon Musk’s DOGE and its slash-and-burn cuts to the federal workforce and vital government programs. Leave a message if necessary. YOUR CALLS REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! ☎️

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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TRUMP: You have a man who has let a country that had the more beautiful cities get demolished. The most beautiful domes. FOX: But that's Russia's fault, Mr President T: 1,000 year old domes. Everything is demolished. It's sorta like Gaza F: That's Putin's fault T: I get tired of listening to it

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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

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“Our closest ally, the United States, is now supporting Russia, removing itself from the defence of Europe and the UK..We've got to make the defence of our country our top priority" @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

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Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 32 MILLION! 👏 LETS DO THIS!

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A former Soviet intelligence officer has claimed Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov" Who would have guessed www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

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This is how dictators talk.

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Pay attention to this. Replacing JAGs with loyalists enables whatever orders Trump and Hegseth issue to be interpreted as lawful.

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It has been a long and grueling week. Thank you to everyone who offered kind words of support. If you want to follow everything happening to democracy in court, while also supporting pro-democracy independent media, please sign up for Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe...

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Congratulations @vicderbyshire.bsky.social and so well deserved. You’ve delivered masterclass after masterclass in how to hold politicians and those in power to account. You are one of the finest journalists we have in this country 👏

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THIS IS A DICTATOR

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The nature of “shock and awe” is that it makes it hard to see or think clearly. What’s playing out through a veneer of chaos is a deliberate tactical program to create a system in which the President has sole authority over the entire executive branch: www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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Putin, Musk, and Trump are working to create a world of brutal dictatorships, aggressive empires, and oligarchs who treat the rest of humanity like their personal possessions.

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FFS, don't just like the post. Repost it! People need to know about tomorrow's SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE protest. And when you've reposted it, write your own post publicising the event.

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Why The Independent will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth and democracy The US president is peddling dangerous misinformation about Zelensky and Ukraine – now is the time to tell the truth and stand up to the bully in the White House www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

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If you want to get a sense of the mood out there, apparently this song from last century is going viral (Yes, the same band that famously did "Tubthumper")

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Politico’s owner liked Vance cozying up to the Nazi-tainted AfD. Good to know.

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well done, @chriswarcraft.bsky.social

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This is not how federal criminal investigations work. —me (former federal criminal investigator)

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The Friday Brief, February 20, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

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SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE February 22nd London. This is getting far too little attention. We must stand with Ukraine and raise our voices in defence of democracy. If we don't act, then in just a few years' time, democracy, freedom, and human rights will be dead. It's as simple as that.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

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IT IS A COUP. In the few days since @carolecadwalla.bsky.social wrote this terrifying article, Trump and Musk have loudly displayed their allegiance to Putin. They are rapidly turning the USA into a Putinist dictatorship. broligarchy.substack.com/p/it-is-a-co...

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"Key congressional Republicans have powers they’re choosing not to use... "Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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'We have to stand up' Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration www.adn.com/politics/202...

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So if you criticize Elon Musk, Trump’s DOJ will send you this letter. Members of Congress must have the right to forcefully oppose the Trump Administration. I will not be silenced.

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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.

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Spineless, yellow-bellied, lily-livered, weak-kneed, pusillanimous chickenshits.

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UK activist takes cardboard cutout of Elon giving Nazi salute to Tesla showroom www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2fhXdN8/

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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.”

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Ruhle: The left-leaning podcast MeidasTouch has just done the unthinkable—dethroned Joe Rogan to become the country’s most popular podcast…

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🚨🚨🚨 PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana. For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5. 1/2

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

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Trump is following the modern-day autocratic playbook to entrench his faction in office and make it difficult for voters to dislodge them. So, what do we do about it? Preserve electoral competition. Read how to understand and stop the Entrenchment Agenda: https://protdem.org/3DaD1ie

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It is time to end the special relationship with Trump Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse centralbylines.co.uk/opinion/it-i...

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Ronald Reagan's portrait is watching over Trump's desk. Reagan was a patriot who defeated Russia. Trump is a traitor working for Russia.

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Those who read this New York Times bestseller in 2019 understand everything that is happening right now just fine

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Spot on

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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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CNN Made FOIA Request About DOGE—Only to Learn FOIA Staff Was Fired "Definitely never seen this type of response to a FOIA request," quipped one journalist. www.commondreams.org/news/cnn-foi...

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