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Stoppage time giveth. Stoppage time taketh away. #RCTID

Well that’s awkward…

If not military dictatorship, why military dictatorship shaped?

Trump is testing the boundaries of his power right now. His military escalation in Los Angeles is a rehearsal for what MAGA wants to do across the nation. That’s why we need millions of Americans to join us tomorrow for peaceful protests on #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Haven’t seen someone get dunked on that hard since Shaq posted up Chris Dudley

This is @nytpitchbot.bsky.social caliber content

Because they support Trump and would rather sell books & get clicks than have a functioning democracy or the rule of law

Feel the efficiency!

“Laws? We don’t need no stinkin’ laws!”

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

How is that different from anyone else in this administration?

How to be 1) ageist, 2) sexist, and 3) ineffectual. Look around you and see who's actually doing the groundwork, maybe? If you’re put off by the fact that it’s majority middle-aged & older women, trust me—that’s à YOU problem. Recognize allies when you see them & stop demanding ideological purity.

I oscillate between thinking it’s the Summer of 1788 & the Summer of 1914 Neither brings me much comfort

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Thorns STH here 🫡

It’s important to understand your target audience

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The "No Kings" organizers say that there are more than 1,800 protests planed for tomorrow.: www.nokings.org We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.

Pour rappel, après son coup d'état Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte déploie immédiatement la troupe dans Paris pour empêcher l'opposition de monter des barricades. Et les récits de propagande sur les vils manifestants tuant et pillant lui amènent le soutien des notables libéraux, qui espèrent la stabilité.

"The American regime today arrested a member of the legislative opposition, after declaring it would 'liberate' that senator's province from opposition control using the armed forces"

The head of the department of homeland security announced that she planned to use military force to take over a democratically elected government in the state of California and we are arguing about whether a California Senator properly identified himself at the door.

If what was happening in LA was an insurrection, Boebert & her GOP colleagues would be out there supporting it

There is precisely a 0% chance that this ends well

That would imply that she at one point had grace

The National Weather Service has a chance to do the funniest thing…

Just imagine for one minute that a Republican senator had been assaulted, physically removed, and handcuffed by federal agents for asking a Democratic cabinet member a question at a press conference. That tells you all you need to know about both the legacy media and the party currently in power.

All I can say is that this is a great time to have a senile grifter in the White House, a spineless empty shirt at State, & a raging alcoholic white nationalist in charge at the Pentagon…

No way he was going to let Trump beat him to it

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yes. i think the only thing the white house has accomplished this week is dramatically grow the crowds against them.

Donald Trump told us that there would be no wars if he was President. Not even six months in and Israel just struck Tehran.

Has anyone considered asking the Senator?

It's a truly jarring split screen that Kristi Noem's goons attacking Sen Padilla happened at almost the exact same time as 16 Dem senators crossed lines to vote with the GOP to invoke cloture on the crypto bill, forfeiting any leverage. Dems need to act like an opposition.

Some of their most impressive work yet

A few are rising to the occasion. Priztker, Newsom and a few others are leading the way. Padilla is also a fighter. Party leaders must show voters and the world they are unified and won't back down. No more negotiating. No more confirmations. GOP knows how to obstruct. Now it's Dems turn.

We all know the answer

HERE IS A THING that EVERY American can do: 1. Call your Senator. 2. Say the following: "I am requesting that you place a hold on the nomination of Bill Essayli as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of CA for directing federal agents to assault a U.S. Senator." 3. Call other Senator, repeat

The GOP is definitely a worker’s party now