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Exactly.

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far: A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.

We are facing a serious threat to democracy, law, and liberty. The abuse of prosecutorial power to intimidate, investigate, and detain political opponents is upon us. It is a constitutional crisis. I will keep speaking out until public outrage overflows. I just hope it’s not too little, too late.

Shouldn’t the NY Times headline note that this new policy breaks the law?

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It has now become a pattern for the MAGA regime to arrest elected public officials such as Senator Alex Padilla and others, if you are still waiting too see if fascism has descended on the United States, well the wait is over, it’s now here and if you chose this, go fuck yourself.

Why accountability matters: “Civilians have impersonated ICE agents while committing robbery (Pennsylvania), kidnappings (Florida, South Carolina), sexual assault (North Carolina) and other forms of public intimidation (Washington state, California). Opinion”

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What in the world...? apnews.com/article/orla...

While discussing the protests in Los Angeles Greg Gutfeld found a way to make it about transgender people and bathrooms - no really he did that.

It's quite possible that Whiskey Pete 1) is too stupid and 2) has no aides to figure out he needs to coordinate with LAPD, in which case this will become a clusterfuck very quickly. is he going to feed the Marines? Or are they supposed to live off the land?

Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

Posting this for no particular reason. #CocoGauff, French Open champion, on her grandmother who desegregated schools in Delray Beach, Florida: www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1...

I loathe Musk as much as anyone else but for a sitting president to openly threaten a private citizen over what political donations he or she chooses to make is a reminder of how authoritarian this country is becoming by the day - by the hour even!

NEW: Texas lawmakers quietly rejected a proof of citizenship bill for voter registration in a surprise move for the deep-red state. Advocates say Republican lawmakers backed off when they realized it could disenfranchise their own voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

What happened yesterday should radicalize you The LA ICE raid was full-on fascism The Abrego Garcia case is an abomination. We have a government that concocts charges against anyone it doesn't like, and pardons any criminal that supports Trump. And they are just getting started Free Kilmar!

Elon Musk’s team at the U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House communications experts worried about potential security breaches when DOGE personnel installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex this year www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inexperienced hacks politicizing the FBI and forcing a brain drain. What could possibly go wrong?

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In Florida no less! Kudos!! We all need to be calling pur representatives!!

Department of Homeland Security officers invading a congressman's offices and arresting a staffer who tried to stop them is very, very bad. gothamist.com/news/homelan...

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Elon Musk Made Your Life Worse The billionaire may be on the outs with Trump. But the damage, much of it cruel and at times life-ruining, will continue to unfold. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump is selling the White House at a rate of roughly $1 billion a month (!) - the biggest scandal in US history, 10X worse than Watergate This needs a name: Cryptogate This needs a complete guide, which I've written This needs us to demand action My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

I’m sure all Senate Republicans will agree with this sound and reasonable position.

Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.

New in PN: Law for lawlessness "In a brisk 4 paragraphs, the Court’s six GOP justices all but demolished the legal basis for the independent agencies. The decision highlights the lawlessness of the Court and is likely to further embolden a president who is very keen to place himself above the law."

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Remember This Memorial Day🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 This is Officer Caroline Edward's.💙 The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists cracked open her head & gave her permanent brain damage as she tried to protect The Capitol.🇺🇲

He’s such an idiot. Good Lord. A mental midget.

He got into Wharton as a transfer student, but—according to his sister!—only after paying someone to take the SAT for him. wapo.st/3F9jVKH

If DOGE were a private company it would be facing multiple class action lawsuits for FRAUD and false advertising. Almost everything they’ve stated has been full of lies — one giant SCAM.

At 9:00 AM this morning the entire Pentagon got an email inviting them to a “Christian prayer and worship service” from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A Cabinet member directly violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.