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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4h

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 2h

No state should use voting machines from a company owned by an election denier

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Rebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 7h

No King's Day!
Here we go!! 🗽⚖️🇺🇸

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 4h

I caught a miserable cold (not Covid) at a completely outdoor wedding 2 weeks ago.

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 4h

What do you suppose Trump is getting in return?

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder if the White House has the authority to unilaterally close a road

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h

MAGA thought they elected Trump to save America, but instead he’s saving Argentina. $40 billion now going to Trump’s buddy Javier Milei, while Americans can’t afford groceries, gas, or basic healthcare.

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 9h

The U.S. government is completely corrupt

Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe at some point in the future that building can become the Museum of Fascism

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

Expand the Supreme Court.

It's corrupt and rancid and taken over by right-wing hacks groomed by billionaires.

What more do you need to see?

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 9h

The emergency would be to protect the U.S. economy from Trump

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 9h

The Founders never counted on the President, VP, majority of the Supreme Court, Speaker of the House, and 51% of Congress all becoming utterly brazenly corrupt all at the same time.

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 12h

All of the MAGA shooters instantly disappear from the news. Almost as if by design

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 13h

This man should never be president

Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 13h

Stay strong Jamie. You’re doing the work to defend the democracy

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 13h

Is this America or Beirut?

How does this not escalate?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

Good

Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

We’d be a whole lot better off if more people watched Schoolhouse Rock and Hamilton musical. And read the Declaration of Independence to understand what King George was doing (spoiler: exactly what Trump is doing)

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

As I recall, someone previous to these events had said, repeatedly, NEVER TRUMP.

Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats need to vote against any budget bill that doesn’t include measures to stop recissions by the White House. Otherwise the budget isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

International Criminal Court, crimes against humanity

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 1d

It is a very short step from the military killing alleged drug traffickers off the coast of Venezuela to the military, ICE, or others killing people inside the US for crimes, real or imagined, as directed by the president.

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Elizabeth Pearce @elizabethpearce.bsky.social · 1d

Remarkable trend of MAGA turning on each other.

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