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“Action is the antidote to despair.” -Beto O’Rourke #quote

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He will burn down whatever he can, however he can Our systems of governance, rule of law, global alliances, even the Constitution. Consumed by vengeance and greed, he is the greatest threat to our Republic since its founding. We must meet this moment with the force of a thousand suns. Or perish.

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Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

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He stood over Trump while the president sat behind the Resolute Desk, “delivering a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen—the most powerless image of a president of the United States ever created by a camera.” Lawrence O’Donnell

submitted 10 days ago • 32 comments

Sure, there are occasional moments of resistance from senators not facing reelection, but they are fleeting and ultimately meaningless if those same individuals fold when the stakes are high. My latest adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-coward...

submitted 10 days ago • 383 comments

File this under “we tried to tell you.” 🤦‍♀️

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Let’s do this. 😊💙

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Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from Trump that his federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 20 days ago • 357 comments

Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

submitted 20 days ago • 145 comments

In other words “he’s moving as fast as a leopard intent on eating everyone’s face”.

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“Do not go gentle into that good night…Rage, rage against the dying of the light” -Dylan Thomas

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www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

submitted 19 days ago • 34 comments

“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the F.B.I. and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and F.B.I. policy.” -- James E. Dennehy, NYC’s top FBI agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

submitted 19 days ago • 484 comments

First Jim Acosta. Now Chuck Todd and Norah O’Donnell. Is anyone else a little concerned about this new outflux of reliable news sources? Is every news outlet going to turn into Fox now?

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