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"The goal has always been clear: destroy functioning government, cripple the nonprofit sector and obliterate the hard-earned bonds and benefits of 80 years of post-war American progress." @guitarwatson.bsky.social www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

submitted 18 days ago • 142 comments

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

submitted 19 days ago • 1694 comments

They have trashed valuable products your tax money paid for.

submitted 18 days ago • 104 comments

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

submitted 22 days ago • 817 comments

"Basic democratic principles and checks and balances will be largely undermined, the legislature, law enforcement and media will be robbed of their independence and misused as a political arm, Big Tech will be given co-governing power." www.reuters.com/world/us/ger...

submitted 34 days ago • 215 comments

Here's an idea: instead of quoting Trump's outlandish remarks, quote the RESPONSES from credible folks, like this response to remarks about a "water shortage" while fighting the California wildfires. From www.latimes.com/california/s... and @hcrichardson.bsky.social

submitted 44 days ago • 33 comments

Reminds me. Back in college I was a research assistant for an incredibly astute historian named Daniel Rodgers. A great learning experience. And one of my first assignments was to find him the text of Carter's "malaise" speech - required a bit more work before google and the internet. And my ...

submitted 44 days ago • 17 comments

Yeah sounds like a plan 😂😂🦋

submitted 55 days ago • 269 comments

A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

submitted 58 days ago • 182 comments

An important point.

submitted 55 days ago • 686 comments

Thanks, Clarence Thomas.

submitted 55 days ago • 230 comments

I’m thinking Democrats would get more votes with a platform of "tax the hell out of the super-rich and give everyone health care" than they got with a platform of "We’re your favorite old sweater from 1995.” The status quo doesn’t sell. Ripping your opponents isn't enough. Do some radical good.

submitted 54 days ago • 44 comments

🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🤦

submitted 54 days ago • 680 comments

Thinking more and more that this may be the most important story of the year -- a denial of service attack on democracy funded by the wealthiest man alive.

submitted 75 days ago • 34 comments

i just emailed NYPD:

submitted 76 days ago • 100 comments

This is a really good thread.

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

MSM failed democracy this election. Now Trump will attack journalism in ways that require real courage of the press. Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social asks newsroom leaders to back reporters willing to tell ugly truths. #USDemocracy #DemCast #Voices4Victory open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

submitted 80 days ago • 36 comments

TRUMP: I’m going to use the FBI illegally to go after my political enemies! BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that. MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!

submitted 81 days ago • 315 comments

Call me crazy, but I think Justin Sun, a Chinese national being prosecuted for fraud by the SEC, sending Trump $18 million should be a bigger story The direct enrichment of Trump by a foreign national weeks before he takes office has merited no coverage in the NYT or Washington Post

submitted 82 days ago • 699 comments

If you voted for Trump, you do not support the military or veterans.

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment

submitted 81 days ago • 1074 comments

Your fight for truth is weakening the tyranny. #NAFO

submitted 83 days ago • 53 comments

The Trumpists who are true believers are despicable, but the Trumpists who know better but go along with MAGAism to opportunistically get their shot at power are perhaps more loathsome.

submitted 82 days ago • 37 comments