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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · 18d

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down newrepublic.com/article/2013... via @newrepublic.com

Excellent piece that all who love freedom should read.

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

Trump Tells the Navy to View Half the Country as the Enemy

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · 18d

Trump Tells the Navy to View Half the Country as the Enemy newrepublic.com/post/201373/... via @newrepublic.com

Donald Trump is determined to turn the military against the American people.

Camerawoman Captures Scott Bessent’s Texts, Exposing White House Panic

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · 25d

From the Department of Oops!:

Camerawoman Captures Scott Bessent’s Texts, Exposing White House Panic newrepublic.com/post/201064/... via @newrepublic.com

Why we all need screen protectors, feat. Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 22

It’s Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracy

Trump’s prosecution order to Bondi gives up the pretense. And the country is headed swiftly into unknown territory.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 22

Other than, maybe, the 50G's in cold hard cash Homan took.

Something is seriously wrong when we live in a society wherein this is somehow Ok.

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 21

The Offer Kimmel Can Make to Disney

Negotiations are apparently taking place.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 20

Trump just said the quote that should go down with him in history. There is nothing else about him you need to know.
#FreeSpeech

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 11

After Kirk’s Murder, a Looming Danger

And the weird thing about Trump’s address no one is talking about.

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Have Made Republican Senators Look Like Chumps

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Trump's Chumps: the worst kind of enablers

RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, and other Cabinet nominees assured senators such as Susan Collins that they wouldn’t act on their most controversial opinions. And yet, they’ve done just that.

Trump’s FBI Raid of John Bolton’s Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trump’s FBI Raid of John Bolton’s Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire” newrepublic.com/article/1994... via @newrepublic.com

Excellent article by Greg Sargent. A lot of people better wake up.

Thus far, little is known about Friday’s law enforcement action against a top Trump critic. But we’re seeing an escalation of authoritarian power on many fronts that has grown unmistakable.

Politocast #1: Trump, Young White Men, Diffident Democrats, and How We Got Here

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jul 23

“Six months into office, while I’m struggling to deflect from my fascist actions, the devastation of my cruel and inept policies, and my close relationship to a child sex trafficker, I’ll threaten to have you arrested. How’s that for funny?! Thank you for your support.”

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 29

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Would definitely appreciate it if you give a listen. And I welcome feedback!

Plus a little humor, a bit of history, and a considerable amount of fighting words.

Trump Plots Revenge on the Biggest “No Kings” Cities

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Just sick and disturbing.

The president says ICE will go after a number of cities that held large protests against his presidency over the weekend.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 16

Democrats, Get Off Capitol Hill and Go Get Arrested

Alex Padilla found himself in the right place at the right time—and took advantage of it. Now other Democrats need to seek confrontations with the Trump administration.

Democratic Senator Violently Dragged Out of Kristi Noem Presser

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 12

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This is both classless and fascist. And disgusting.

California Senator Alex Padilla was kicked out of a press conference with the homeland security secretary, who declared Trump will soon “liberate” the state.

This Is Not the Time to Lecture Protesters

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 11

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Maybe save more criticism for the brutality of those restricting free speech.

Some pundits are urging protesters in Los Angeles not to resist the militarization of their city. That’s easy to say when ICE isn’t snatching up your friends and family members.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 7

“This is What American Justice Looks Like.” -Pam Bondi

Yes. Yes, it is.

Trump’s Vision of Government: Members Only

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · Jun 5

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If you're not in the MAGA Club, you just don't matter.

The right is busy creating two Americas: one for MAGA and one for the rest of us. Those of us who aren’t in their big club won’t have the same rights—and will undoubtedly suffer under this regime.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 25

Bill Maher’s “Uncancelable” Network Canceled by Bill Maher

No one told him he would need an actual audience.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you so much for informing me. I hope you get help with your reading issues.

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 20

Hey, thank you for reading. Nothing in life is a sure thing. But I think we have to focus on defeating Trumpism rather than just Trump. Trump would be a weak candidate in 2028. I worry, though, about the shenanigans Trump and the GOP are pulling with our voting system, as I wrote about for TNR.

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 20

Trump Was Lying—He Deported a Lot of Legal Immigrants to El Salvador

A new report reveals that Trump sent dozens of legal immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador.

How Trump’s “Emergency” Powers Could Become Permanent

Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 15

The only real emergency is Trump himself.

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The president is declaring emergencies on everything from an “invasion” of immigrants to a mythical shortage of fossil fuel production. But it’s all just a ploy for him to act like a Roman emperor.

Here’s the Deranged MAGA Propaganda Coming to Voice of America

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Ross Rosenfeld @rossrosenfeld.bsky.social · May 9

The Trump administration isn't just looking to stifle free speech; they want to take over speech and drown out the rest of us.

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Kari Lake announced a deal to feed content from One America News, the pro-Trump network, to the government-funded international news outlet. It won’t cost anything—except the truth.