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Welcome to Blue Sky, Chip!

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“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.” By NYT Greg Jaffe www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

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He nails it.

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It's an honor to provoke Hegseth to be rude! (Not that he appears to require any prodding to be rude to women)

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Agree. In some ways that's even more chilling than firing the four stars. It's what you do when you're planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down

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Dow plummets 800 points, top military leaders purged... just an ordinary Friday evening here in the land of King Donald and Prince Elon.

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Putin and Xi laughing their asses off right now, as they watch Donald Trump decimate the US military. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Agree. In some ways that's even more chilling than firing the four stars. It's what you do when you're planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down

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New tonight 1. AP sues on press pool band 2. NYC sues for $80m FEMA funds 3. Judge issues preliminary injunction against anti-DEI policies 4. Judge blocks DOGE from Treasury 5. Judge denies plaintiffs prelim injunction in USAID case 6. SCOTUS rejects Gov on Special Counsel firing TRO appeal

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This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty. The US is dead last. #Poverty #USA

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Recent statements and meetings between Russia and the US suggest Trump is ready to throw Ukraine under the bus. @rosabrooks.bsky.social @edwardluce.bsky.social @kschake.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social explain why this is calamitous. youtu.be/0YIRtLKYa_s podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong # 9968: Trump fires thousands of Forest Service and National Park Service workers. Because no one ever visits Yellowstone or Yosemite.... From cbsnews.com

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong #9967: Trump fires hundreds of Federal Aviation Agency employees, because who needs aircraft controllers, engineers or technicians? From nbcnews.com

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong #8796: "Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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After a strange White House visit from Elon Musk, we're left asking: Does this count as a constitutional crisis? @rosabrooks.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, @edwardluce.bsky.social, and @djrothkopf.bsky.social deliberate on The DSR Podcast. youtu.be/pQtZcYH77A8 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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For those not familiar with how financial markets work, US Treasuries are the ultimate safe asset, used as collateral for everything. Even a hint that some Treasuries might not be honored could bring everything to a screeching halt 1/

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This is the kind of thing totalitarian regimes say. “[E]very action of the Trump-Vance administration is completely lawful,” said Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman. “Any legal challenge against it is nothing more than an attempt to undermine the will of the American people.”

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There are two competing storylines about Trump right now. One, that we’re in the middle of a constitutional crisis. Two, that Trump and Musk want you to believe this is a coup. Both of these stories are true and here’s what to do about it: 🔗 protdem.org/3Qu3zyl

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The erasure of the Jan. 6 records comes while the administration is also seeking to whitewash the teaching of U.S. history, threatening to withhold funds from schools that teach about America’s troubled history of racial and gender discrimination. By @alecmac.bsky.social

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Chris Murphy: "I think this is the most serious constitutional crisis the country has faced, certainly since Watergate. The president is attempting to seize control of power, and for corrupt purposes ... he's trying to crush his opposition ... this is a red alert moment ... our democracy is at risk"

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Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

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Coming soon to a theater near you: Trump admin flat out rejects the obligation to comply with court orders.

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The Trump/Musk approach to governing: "Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out."

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With the near total destruction of USAID, it’s clear this administration has one goal in mind. @rosabrooks.bsky.social and @kschake.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social on The DSR Podcast to discuss how we can stem the tide of destruction. youtu.be/377Yrgl_IGY podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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if anyone ever again utters the term "guardrails of democracy" in my presence, i will punch them in the nose

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Updates to Litigation Tracker. New cases today against: 1) DOJ purge of FBI personnel (2 cases) 2) “Fork Directive” of deferred resignation for USG employees 2) Ban on gender affirming care for under 19 yr olds 3) Removal of HHS information on “Gender Ideology Extremism”

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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?

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Holy. Fucking. Shit. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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ok, so basically I'm trying to make this post go viral.

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if anyone ever again utters the term "guardrails of democracy" in my presence, i will punch them in the nose

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As we approach 2025, what can we expect in the new year? Join @djrothkopf.bsky.social @kschake.bsky.social @rosabrooks.bsky.social and David Sanger in theorizing what the new year will hold for the country and the world. YouTube: youtu.be/mb4Zc7E988s Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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In our final episode of the year, and part 2 of our holiday special, @djrothkopf.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, @rosabrooks.bsky.social, and David Sanger look at what we can expect in 2025. YouTube: youtu.be/mb4Zc7E988s Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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This week, reflect on the biggest news stories from the past year, and hear who @djrothkopf.bsky.social, @rosabrooks.bsky.social, @kschake.bsky.social, and David Sanger think had a good year and who had a bad one. YouTube: youtu.be/zlfzxqmmymk Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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"It is dishonorable and disappointing that Biden pardoned his son. A better president would not have done so. Meanwhile, the incoming president of the United States has signaled that he intends to fire the director of the FBI." Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social:

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In 1859, Sarah Josepha Hale wrote an editorial advocating for Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Why? “Everything that contributes to bind us in one vast empire together, to quicken the sympathy that makes us feel…we are one family…is worthy of being cherished.” That was her hope for America.

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AP has done some really good reporting on the issue of extremism in the military. The extent of extremism in the military is likely very low, but an unwillingness to examine the extent of the problem is troubling. apnews.com/article/pent...

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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the DSR Network! 🦃 🍁 To celebrate, join @edwardluce.bsky.social, @rosabrooks.bsky.social, and @djrothkopf.bsky.social as they share why they're thankful for our next president... YouTube: youtu.be/tL1mjQnwd2Y Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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A poem for Thanksgiving: WS Merwin, “Thanks” www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57937/...

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The men and women of the United States armed forces - and 1500 nuclear weapons on a short fuse - will be controlled by Donald Trump and a guy who sells soap shaped like grenades.

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fuck this guy on behalf of the women i personally know who served their country in combat roles

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In a sign he has been making his cabinet selections while watching TV, Trump picks Fox anchor Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense.

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Anyone can re-introduce wolves - bring back the 7ft tall soul-eating Irish Elk, you cowards

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Trump comes for the generals. And he will win. newrepublic.com/article/1812... www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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And it will be bad. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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Well that sure didn't take long: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

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Last spring, the Democracy Futures Project gamed out how a Trump presidency might unfold. We learned some lessons about what will, and will not, be useful in the coming years: newrepublic.com/article/1881...

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