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James McHenry, a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention, wrote in his journal on September 18, 1787: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin “Well Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic”, replied the Doctor, “if you can keep it.”
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Excellent piece!!!!! substack.com/home/post/p-...

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NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

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that Trumpers think the US Postal *SERVICE* should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

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Two special elections on April 1 could end Trump's control of Congress. If there was ever a race that needed even your smallest donation... it's this one. @joshweil.bsky.social is running against Trump/DeSantis' hand-picked ultra-maga extremist, Randy Fine, who will be a Trump rubber stamp.

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Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

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200 million dollars of waste.

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📉📉📉

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We see you Bannon,acting so tough Like you wouldnt just hide if things got rough You smell like shit and talk plenty too When you Nazi salute We know what to do

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He nails it.

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"Marriott adds, those who are cheering the rise of autocracy in the United States “have no serious understanding of what it means to live under an autocratic government.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff. Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.

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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.

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The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

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I am very politically active and write/call my congressman often. I have lived in his district for almost 2 decades. I have never seen him in person and it’s not for a lack of trying. No town halls. No visiting his district. I’ve never seen hide nor hair of Sam Graves.

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Anyone else see that Cybertruck stuck in the snow while the Honda Fit drives right past it? Pretty much sums up America vs rest of the world.

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"The increase to Musk's wealth since Trump was elected president three months ago is greater than all of the American aid given to Ukraine over the last three years."-- @timothysnyder.bsky.social

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Such hostile nonsense from Americans in power just now. I wish we would listen to people who have suffered for reporting the truth, like Stanislav Aseyev, combat veteran and survivor of a Russian torture camp.

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THIS!!!! Trump Admin piling the shame on America.

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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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Helpful explanations here. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

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Vance’s culture-war tirade against the Europeans was not only pointlessly confrontational and ill-informed; it was also delivered at a moment when lectures on democracy from America have inevitable “Physician, heal thyself” overtones. ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:

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We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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This is America!🤮 I mean, what the actual hell...

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Of the Chiefs of Staff, vice chiefs of staff, and judge advocates general of the three branches, Trump fired all the women and Black people.

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About the British Army's readiness for war #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💪🏽🇬🇧 ...more troops please ... more air defense for the UK proper #ShowTime 🇪🇺💪🏽🇬🇧🇺🇦

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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

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I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

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Laguna Beach is an art colony. We support the arts. Chip Bok is the brilliant award-winning political cartoonist that created this artwork.

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