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On tonight's episode, we talked to historian and expert on fascism, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, on how Trump and MAGA are following an authoritarian playbook. Give us a watch! 'King' Trump Calls Zelensky a 'Dictator' zeteo.com/p/king-trump...

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Trump voters wanted the rest of us to suffer to feel great again. They wanted us to experience pain. The ones crying now with "I didn't know Trump would do that" mean they didn't think it would affect THEM. But they were perfectly fine with everyone else suffering. Alas. We're all in it now.

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Trump has been president for 31 days. He only slept at the White House for 19 of those days. The other 12 were at his properties, among his customers. Gift link: wapo.st/434l8fD

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He break it, you bought it www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.

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Exactly right

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Israel says Bibas boys were among the dead bodies returned by Hamas – but not their mother.

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Extraordinary story the Wall Street Journal. X is threatening advertisers that if they don’t spend more, Elon Musk will use his influence in government to block company mergers. That’s extortion.

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Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

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Exciting news from Zeteo! Former Congress/Squad members @coribush.bsky.social & @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social will be launching a new monthly YouTube show for us. 'Bowman and Bush' will spill the tea on what really goes on inside of Congress & the role of big money & special interests. Trailer:

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Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He goes on to ask if we suffered childhood trauma and concludes by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This is my response. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...

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"It’s a sad spectacle to see a reputable law firm render itself into an instrument for lawlessness. It’s also a cautionary tale of how lawyers should not conduct themselves as Trump proceeds with an effort to replace the justice system with one governed by cronyism and corruption."

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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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"Crack-Up Capitalism": Historian @quinnslobodian.com on Trump, Musk & the Movement to "Shatter" the State

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Hugely important investigation from my @propublica.org colleagues here

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Punchbowl News reporting that Trump and Hegseth plan to start firing top generals, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, who was overwhelmingly Senate-approved for a 4-year term back in 2023. No one can say they weren’t warned.

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Roses are red Violets are blue

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New exhibition launching at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, soon! One of the most remarkable artists of her generation, Evelyn De Morgan, is returning to Guildhall Art Gallery this April in an exhibition that premieres two newly restored artworks. Find out more: bit.ly/3QftfhI

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Smart read nymag.com/intelligence...

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What is every other news organization with any integrity going to do in response to this? Nothing? Because unless you are an appeaser, it is only a matter of time until you are next. Trump thinks media outlets will never band together to show a united front. So far, he’s correct.

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Authoritarian/fascist regimes can't exist without them. And they are always there.

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Like watergate on angel dust

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A huge decision from Judge Amir Ali, meticulously reasoned and utterly scathing, finding that Trump’s foreign aid freeze is almost certainly an illegal and arbitrary abuse of power. He orders the immediate restoration of all international assistance. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges. This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.

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i really like @johnpfaff.bsky.social's idea that the council should pass a resolution calling on Hochul to remove Adams and she should defer to it. it'd set a limited precedent which respects local democracy.

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DemocrayNow usually is best known for reporting on discriminatin and human rights violations in 3rd world countries, but now they are focused, it seems more and more on the United States under trump. A Judge has moved to block trump unconstitutional attempt to end Birthright citizenship. Bad time

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In order to do what I can to warn any and all about what may be coming, I share this from DemocrayNow youtube verision. There are armed militia (3%, Oath keepers and Proud Boys) who say they are fighting for liberty but support trump and his anti-liberty authoritarian stance. They are dangerous.

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Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"

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"If this were happening in any other country right now, I promise you, I'd be on the air calling it a coup." Joy on what many are calling a full-on crisis in our democracy. WATCH MORE: youtu.be/DZhtJBfVfFM

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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: Trump "appeared to announce a completely unprecedented American policy towards Gaza and the people that live there that on its face would violate international law and be seen by millions around the world as the U.S. backing explicit ethnic cleansing.”

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Two USAID officials placed on leave because they refused Musk access to classified info (his request was illegal) apnews.com/article/doge...

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A paid post showing some of my trade homework paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-wonkish-...

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The belly is a trap. Do not be fooled. Management cannot be held responsible for what might happen if you attempt to pet the belly. #Caturday

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in addition to musk stealing the data for his own purposes, I imagine that they think they can simply shut off payments to whoever doesn’t comply. I would not be shocked if they tried to turn off Social Security for an entire state of course that’s dissolution of the union territory.

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No one is safe in Donald Trump’s America. And now, America is all alone on the global stage. An international pariah.

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The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?

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Remember when we said Trump is going to do project 2025 and everyone said “no, he’s not.” Turns out …

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absolute madness. please read this story. and be aware this news comes to us from a nonprofit newsroom founded to cover water issues specifically in the san joaquin valley. SUPPORT local news!

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Last night the Pentagon informed NPR, NBC, The New York Times and Politico that they're losing office space in the Pentagon as part of a new annual "rotation program." Several pro-Trump media outlets will be moving in. www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/m...

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So much of this cultural shift discourse reminds me of the propaganda campaign against opponents of the Iraq War

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Twitter (Elon Musk), was the source of a rumor that falsely alleged that transgender helicopter pilot Jo Ellis was involved in the DC airplane crash. Now, Ellis speaks out: "I learned about this at 4:30 AM. Then I received a call from the Daily Mail asking if I was alive."

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Pritzker: Trump had literally the wealthiest people in America standing behind him at his inauguration. He thought they're the ones he should show off. They're the ones who are gonna get the massive tax cuts he's planning that are only gonna be affordable if he cuts services for working Americans.

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“What’s needed is a Democratic Party that sweeps aside the pablum of past messaging and replaces it with an absolute and outspoken commitment to economic and social and racial justice that gives frustrated Americans something to vote FOR.” www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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