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Three things that make the U.S. the envy of the world: 1) Professionalized military with strong norm of civilian control 2) Higher education and cutting-edge scientific research 3) Ability to welcome immigrants and attract the “best and the brightest” All three are under threat.

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W.E.B. Du Bois on the white takeover of southern public schools after Reconstruction. Not a coincidence that the chapter, "Back Towards Slavery," follows his analysis of the eventual dedegration of the public school system. Attacks on education are vital to (re)instituting authoritarian rule.

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Turns out the Dow doesn’t love it

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It's tragic the American experiment is being undone. It's embarrassing it's being undone by a bunch of aggressively unfunny Nazi drug addicts in eyeliner.

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For the record, the idea of the entire federal workforce flooding an OPM email inbox with their weekly task reports is insurmountable stupid.

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Powerful. Tomorrow’s front page of the most influential weekly publication in Germany. “BETRAYED. First Zelensky, Soon Us? The radical departure of the US from its allies.”

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This is the text of the bullshit email all federal government employees just received from the Office of Personnel Management (or are about to receive).

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C-PAC is a cult gathering, not a convention! This “Third Term Project” poster at CPAC is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. The same people who were screaming about “the deep state” are now openly fantasizing about a dictator-for-life.

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Seen at CPAC. Ceasar is crossing the Rubicon

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This gets my vote for tweet/post of the year. This is a RED ALERT post. This is exactly why he’s doing it.

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If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

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NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

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DOGE claims it "saved US $50B" Not sure if that's a one time or annual savings It's roughly $2.75 a week per American Not even enough for a small Starbucks latte 🤦🏻‍♂️ In the meantime, National Parks & museums have closed; VA & FAA employees have been fired; and people are dying overseas

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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He nails it.

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“Americans are getting a crash course in what the federal government does and how it intertwines with their lives.” www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-is-real...

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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

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The Joint Chiefs don't change with a new president. Supposed to be impartial, nonpartisan. Until now. Trump fired the Chair, Gen. Charles Brown (because he's Black), Navy chief Lisa Franchetti (for being a woman), and the 3 top Army, Navy, and Air Force lawyers (because they say follow the law).

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My new favorite drug is Republican members of Congress getting yelled at in their districts by constituents who hate Musk.

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"Six weeks ago, we had the strongest economy, employment, and stock market in history. ..All gone in 30 days."

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What's the difference between firing someone "for DEI" and firing them because they are Black?

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“What merit means to them” General Brown’s record, which Hegseth questioned for obvious reasons: www.af.mil/About-Us/Bio...

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He was fired because he supported diversity. This is only the beginning of the purge. This sends a signal to all senior military leaders, to entire military - If you are not aligned with us, loyal, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲! Read my warning here:⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/proudnav... www.npr.org/2025/02/21/n...

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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This is in fact a real picture and it will work nicely in the ads next year about the military families devastated by Elon's illegal firings.

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Democrats have a choice: they can ramp up anti-Trump anger by elevating more forceful voices—or they can let the Schumer/Jeffriesleadership drag their party down to future defeat.

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okay, it’s time for me to finally weigh in: it’s probably a bad sign that guys are just doing sieg heils in public again

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A little commentary. Watch to the end youtu.be/_lzZMVbLoW0?...

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It is so weird living in a new reality that most people can't even see. Million of people think they're still living in a world that no longer exists. Wildly disconcerting times.

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It’s amazing how many Republican politicians, Fox hosts, & commentators have come out to strongly disagree with Trump’s statements about Ukraine while none of them even mentioned his name while doing so. Their level of fear and terror of Trump is something to watch.

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The dildo of consequence rarely arrives lubed.

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I think this part of Super's essay nicely captures the power that's being asserted on behalf of the president: a power to ignore any statute that imposes a procedure on the office. I wonder whether when all this is done we will finally see our presidential APA balkin.blogspot.com/2025/02/emer...

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Stop Analyzing Trump's Unhinged Ideas Like They're Normal Policy Proposals, by @ParkerMolloy www.readtpa.com/p/stop-analy...

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This.

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They only care when it happens to them or someone they know. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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I would like this to be going at the speed of social media, but it is going

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