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here is a cartoon from 2017 about falling into the "it's just a distraction" trap

Summarizing Elon Musk's government takeover thus far in under 60 seconds:

for my "explaining the right" column for @dailykos.com i looked at one of their key obsessions Why conservatives are obsessed with phony masculinity www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Every Republican administration in the post-WWII era has committed crimes. Nixon got busted & punished for his. While he was in the midst of it, Roger Ailes came to his office & pitched him a RW media outlet. The explicit goal was to prevent the kind of social consensus that yields accountability.

we literally had a revolution because the founders didnt think all the power was in the motherfucking executive.

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

This administration is simply an enemy of the public.

Eliminating the possibility of anti-racism is more important to them than national security, human rights, or anything else (besides enriching themselves).

Democrats should be calling it the Trump Crime Spree but they aren’t amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...

1. Trump's immigration crackdown is premised on the idea that the US is experiencing a massive surge in violent crime According to Trump the crime wave is especially severe in cities THIS IS A LIE New data shows crime is LOWER than when Trump left office in 2020, and below pre-pandemic levels

Know Your Rights resources (via @austinkocher.com) austinkocher.substack.com/p/a-survey-o...