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Nikolay Patrushev: To achieve success in the election, Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations....he will be obliged to fulfill them. CNN: Why the US president would choose the Kremlin over America’s traditional partners remains the subject of intense speculation.

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"However grievous the other depredations, they are, at least in theory, reversible. Abandoning world leadership is not." ICYMI @monacharen.bsky.social on America's heel turn: www.thebulwark.com/p/america-jo...

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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

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Rebecca Solnit on the necessity of forming broad alliances

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Keep those lawsuits coming: Thirteen state attorneys general are filing to stop DOGE from accessing fed payment systems. Thank you AGs from: New York, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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This is also a valuable resource for sky users theblue.report

submitted 25 days ago • 1280 comments

ALL OF THIS. Trump and Musk “are trying to instantiate an anti-constitutional theory of executive power that would make the president supreme over all other branches of government.…And the longer Congress stands by, the more this is fixed in place.” @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

submitted 26 days ago • 18 comments

"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power" www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...

submitted 30 days ago • 120 comments

If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.org

submitted 29 days ago • 347 comments

“Their cruelty made them feel good, it made them feel proud, it made them feel happy. And it made them feel closer to one another.” From Adam Serwer’s unfortunately still relevant Atlantic piece, “The Cruelty Is the Point,” 10/3/18.

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Called all my members of Congress and said "this is a constitutional crisis" a lot. I encouraged the senators to use quorum calls & deny unanimous consent to block nominees. Suggested to my representative that if nothing else, she can walk to the White House and nail a list of concerns to the door.

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