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I've quoted this passage from Trump -- where he states his intent to cause riots and US economic collapse -- so many times. He flat-out announced it on Fox News in February 2014. In my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT I quote my own 2016 essay warning of his plan: www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

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'government efficiency! oh boy, that must be a good thing' never forget that the posting on something like bsky represents people largely in the top, oh, ten percent or so of engagement and information about politics. and then think about how much stupid shit gets said on here.

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On a daily basis, I marvel at how many people in putative positions of power are willing to help obliterate American democracy. The US has faced a series of very easy moral tests in the past decade and it’s staggering how often people in once-respected positions have failed.

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Joe Gallina: If you could speak directly to Donald Trump, what would you tell him? Gov. JB Pritzker: What does Vladimir Putin have on you?

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“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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always wondered if i'd thrive in a failed state

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Senior scholars are cancelling plans to visit US universities out of fear of arbitrary detention

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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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I am so excited to announce It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton, my new podcast. Our first episode drops on March 26th and is available wherever you get your podcasts.

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I have updated my website with more credits, a link to my #kofi shop, and a link to where you can commission me for consultations or AP production. We can negotiate prices of commissions, but also don't hesitate to reach out for writing or design work. carrion-comfort.com

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I think Marco Rubio probably needs to be sent back to school.. When you arbitrarily rip up trade agreements, threaten a country, and say you’re going to break it, that’s an act of war. And Canadians have responded in kind.

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This is not good

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Tomorrow is judgement day for congress. Trump is going close the education department by executive order. If congress is going to stand up to him and not give up their Constitution granted powers to a wanna be dictator, they have to act tomorrow or never.

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One of Professor Musgrave's gravest: #artisanal musgrave.substack.com/p/the-closin...

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i feel so much rage whenever people try to justify LLM use in art by saying well what about disabled people? disabled people make art every day. they often do utilize tools to help them create. but they don't need a machine to make art for them, and that's all an LLM can do for a writer.

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Post something that’s a flex to a niche group, that most folks won’t understand.

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This is the message. It offers solidarity around a shared enemy (and the satisfaction of inflicting punishment). And it sidesteps stickier questions about what to do with the money we spend.

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Last night’s article in the Washington Post about D.C. police responding to a 911 call by illegally letting DOGE onto private property is unlike any news story I have ever read. Every single person should read this article and think about where our society is going.

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Top Tesla investor Ross Gerber has issued Musk an ultimatum: If he is not prepared to quit his government job, he must step down as CEO. He should stop meddling in our government and screwing the American people out of their jobs and benefits and go back to building his coffins on wheels.

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#confidently #wrong www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

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NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.” The savings have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

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I once received an electric shock during torture only for writing for Radio Liberty: I was told that it was "a CIA structure and an enemy of Russia", and for that reason alone I was already guilty. Now, the "enemy of Russia" is being destroyed by America itself, and my torture seems doubly in vain.

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Impressively appalling

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Whoever is doing this in the UK deserves an award.

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Most human thing you’ll ever see a cat do

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The GOP is filled with the worst people.

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Not hypothetical anymore

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This is an extremely important read 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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America is so stupid.

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What Chris said.

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All dragons are strange, but some are much, much stranger - and much older - than people realise. The oldest dragons have been here long before we existed. They are so old that, over the millennia, flesh and bone have become rock and earth. (1/5)

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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows. youtu.be/xu8u9ZbCJgQ

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.” WOW. Planes in air must turn around. A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.

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One of the early signs of authoritarianism is the silencing of dissent. That includes media critical of authoritarian leaders (just yesterday, Trump wrongly said that press freedom is illegal). It also includes protests & demonstrations for progress, for anything those in power seek to muzzle.

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This essay contains truth that is inconvenient for some very powerful people, but it is nevertheless true. Please read it if you have a moment, I put my heart and soul in it.

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History repeats itself

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trump take egg

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ICYMI: “Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website”…in order “to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.”

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🪦 New Yorkers are in front of the New York Stock Exchange for a mass die-in to symbolize how these devastating cuts will destroy families & take lives. Deep spending cuts to programs like healthcare, food assistance, and education is a matter of life & death for millions. Congress: #StopTheCuts!

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That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history! Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.

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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

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