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As Trump floods the zone, here's my advice to the media on how to push back and still hold him to account without being disoriented or deflected by his 'gish galloping'. An extract from my book, 'Win Every Argument,' published in The Atlantic in 2023:

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Evendale, Ohio, witnessed a powerful stand as local residents confronted neo-Nazi demonstrators with swastika flags on a highway overpass. This historically Black community, burdened by a legacy of racism, rallied together to reject hate and defend their home. www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u...

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All of this is very logical and will only get worse as long as the menace known as the Georgian Dream is in power. #terrorinGeorgia

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Can’t believe I’m typing this but… FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC. If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.

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I’ve tried to understand this but there is simply no good reason at all. Rampant sexual assault remains a problem in the ranks but they don’t want “DEI.” It’s all such bullshit. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

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🚨 The Tipping Point Is Upon Us: Will MAGA Simply Ignore the Courts? Ok folks, we’re three weeks in and have already entered the “constitutional crisis” phase of things… open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

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'He's Building a Concentration Camp': Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo "There's no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don't think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It's easy to put tents in Florida. shorturl.at/KDB5Z

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🇨🇳🇺🇸 China has imposed retaliatory tariffs on the US, hitting about $14bn worth of goods, - FT ❗️China’s measures target US exports of liquefied natural gas, coal, crude oil and farm equipment as well as some automotive goods with levies of 10-15%.

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"Drastic reduction to this funding will not only disrupt the day-to-day important work of the university but will ultimately harm the livelihoods of real people across Wisconsin and the country, harm the innovation economy and will make our nation less competitive." news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-r...

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I've been a meteorologist for 30+ years. This is a horror show without precedent.

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As things now stand, Democrats would only be signing off on a dollar figure that Vought, Musk and Trump would then distribute however they see fit.

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The Trump administration seems to be gearing up to defy a court order, with JD Vance tweeting this morning: “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” The battle lines for our democracy have been drawn. 1/9

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All kidding aside, the reason he is doing this is to establish some kind of culpability by @profgalloway.com and I. We never threatened these people but it is all in service of getting his supporters to think we did. It’s not a random tweet — all planned for a larger effort to silence us or worse.

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Connect the dots

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AG Pam Bondi has made it clear to DOJ workers that they’ll prosecute private entities for embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility policies. This is Project 2025 unfolding. It’s pure fascism, no question. Things are bound to get even uglier. www.qasimrashid.com/p/ag-bondi-t...

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When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10% Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR. For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made. I think it’s worth it.

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Hi all, I pretty much got out of the habit of posting on social media after Twitter became a hellscape 😑 Thanks for all the interest for our new Fifth Estate investigative documentary, The Shadow War on Libraries. So encouraging seeing such thoughtful discussion!

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flip.it/iK_yD2 People need to be told: this money supports many hospitals and medical schools. Also, science made America Great You are being screwed

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Soledad was harvesting strawberries on Friday in Oxnard, CA. She shares, "We are taking a break right now, but we are working harvesting strawberries in the rain. The rows are filled with water, and it is muddy and slippery." #WeFeedYou

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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties. It’s laughable that these people want you to believe that judges can’t restrict the executive, after the last four years, or the last forty. Everything is simply “only we, the Herrenvolk, deserve power.” It is what it is.

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For the love of country, this should be a concern regardless of party. Cost-cutting at DoD. Fine. Needed. But not this way. As President Trump says he is going to dispatch Musk to the Pentagon Recent Bloomberg News: "Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets"

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I wonder if there are any famous historic examples of generals standing trial before judges

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Trump Doctrine: Destroy government program illegally, await lawsuit and TRO temporarily halting destruction, watch case move through courts at taxpayer expense, repeat. Meanwhile, we all pay the price in legal fees and chaos.

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boingboing.net/2025/02/07/r... "Re-captcha takes a pixel by pixel fingerprint of your browser, a realtime map of everything you do on the internet. They essentially get access to any user interaction on that web page,"

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New documentary ‘Summertime in Ukraine’ about American volunteers fighting against russia in the summer of 2024

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BERNIE: “Elon Musk, the richest guy in the world, is going after USAID, which feeds the poorest people in the world. Next, he’ll go after the programs that impact you: Medicaid, Medicare, community health centers, Pell Grants, affordable housing.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DF3FXK6...

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Universities and academic medical centers are reeling from a directive by the Trump administration to slash funding for medical research, which doctors and scientists say will have a devastating effect on studies aimed at finding treatments for diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

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So it's okay? Really?

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Last night Elon Musk moved to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His team is now inside, and he posted “CFPB RIP 🪦” on X. This agency has saved Americans billions. DOGE isn’t about cutting waste—it’s about dismantling the government so Musk and his billionaire friends can take control.

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Inevitable, indeed. In just 16 days, the first felon president has broken the law at least 23 times. tRump’s actions not only violate federal statutes but also trample on the Constitution, showcasing his utter disregard for the rule of law. www.tristansnell.com/p/trump-alre...

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What do they think happens to civil rights lawyers & activists? It just amazes me.

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If your prescriptions are suddenly insanely expensive. Have them sent to cost plus drugs. It really does cut out all the middle men. www.costplusdrugs.com

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The Constitution. The judicial branch. Separation of powers. Checks and balances. A nation of laws. The President of this country is not a king. Please repeat.

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This is what local news orgs should be doing now: "In 2024, the Univ. of Alabama was in the top 1% of NIH-funded institutions. The university, Alabama’s largest public employer, has received more than $1 billion in NIH funding. NIH grants in Alabama supported 4,769 jobs" www.al.com/news/2025/02...

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Afghans who helped US fight Taliban left in limbo by Trump policy www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

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WASH POST: “Private-sector and nonprofits starting to lay off workers from Trump’s sweeping cuts and funding freezes, unleashing a wave of job losses economists say could pick up steam… 7.5 million work in jobs connected to the federal government…” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Air raid alert is crying in Kyiv, I am trying to tell you about my latest Sunday Letter. Key news from Ukraine plus the tragic story of the Dormition Cathedral built between 1073 and 1078 and blown up in 1941. Who did this? Luckily, the Cathedral was rebuilt. More words and beauty ⬇️

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This is not just a musing from a dude with some various ideas. The next step is to hollow out the judiciary and also not follow their rulings, which have been against Musk’s efforts. This is a very obvious coup, for those not paying attention.

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Don't be like Terrie.

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The global battle against unauthorized vapes is already a messy one. Donald Trump’s return to the White House promises to make things even more complicated.

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Vance posted on X: “Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” You mean Trump’s “power” being used to violate our Constitution? The Constitution is not something any president can manipulate for political games.

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Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.” It’s who our government is for. Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires, including the richest person in the world — or for the rest of us?

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I get the instinct to say "it's too late" in response to calls to action (call your reps about thing x, show up to protest thing y). I do. But here's the thing. These are the last tools we have to preserve democracy, short of some very messy options that I refuse to romanticize. Too early to quit.

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The UN warns that Russia is shooting Ukrainian POWs to death on the spot www.rferl.org/a/russia-inc...

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Instead of sanctioning russia for war crimes, Trump is sanctioning the people who prosecute war crimes #NAFO

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