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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 13h

“American culture is no longer synonymous with the aspiration to freedom, but with transactionalism and secrecy.”
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 13h

“For the United States, the question of the decade is: Why hasn’t a resistance movement materialized here?”
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America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 1d

A longtime scientist who received the email with
“Rescission of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
in the subject line said her short-lived firing “felt like the culmination of eight months of abuse” under the Trump administration.”
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You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 2d

“Democrats and Republicans in Congress—who are still getting paid—have made little effort to broker an agreement to reopen the government.”
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Americans Are About to Feel the Government Shutdown

Airport delays and IRS closures are just the beginning.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 2d

“When we understand what it feels like to be an outsider, we cultivate a radical compassion for others who have been marginalized or dismissed. We stumble upon the blessings that come from inhabiting the heart of a stranger.”
~ Angela Buchdahl

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‘I Love Death More Than You Love Life’

The terrorist at the synagogue

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 3d

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Tracey Parker Willetts (@twilletts) on Threads

Portland protest. TIME's person of the year: The Portland Frog.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 3d

“'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre”
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"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 3d

“Since Donald Trump and his top aides directed a cavalcade of government agencies and tens of billions of dollars toward their effort to deport immigrants en masse, the advocates defending them have become targets, too.”

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‘It’s Never Been This Bad’

Immigrant advocates face escalating consequences and threats from the president.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

“Trump has made it no secret that his campaign against his enemies is essentially a tit for tat.
‘They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING,’ he wrote on Truth Social.
‘JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!’”

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Trump’s Revenge Tour

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

“Trump has made it no secret that his campaign against his enemies is essentially a tit for tat.
‘They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING,’ he wrote on Truth Social.
‘JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!’”

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump’s Revenge Tour

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

www.theatlantic.com

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

“BREAKING: MIT rejects an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration's education agenda, the first university to do so.”

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MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

UPS destroying packages
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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 4d

MTG wants the ACA extended, “breaking with her party over the central policy issue of the current government shutdown and creating ripples of anxiety throughout the broader MAGA movement.”

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What’s Going On With Marjorie Taylor Greene?

The Georgia representative is finding a new voice.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 6d

“Native self-governance was so evident and persistent that it became a source of colonial frustration…seen as a threat to colonists, who had begun to envision their own claims to the same lands as necessary to their independence and sovereignty.”

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How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 6d

🇺🇸Freudian Slip of the Day
After saying the President has “plenary authority”…crickets 🦗
Stephen Miller suddenly silent.

🤡Sleight of Hand (Not) of the Day
CNN “The Most Trusted Name in News" uploads EDITED version of interview.

🤔Uhhh…what happened to the “plenary authority” comment?
Uber sus 🤨

Jeff Moyers (@moyers.jeff) on Threads

"Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. The plan wasn’t to be made public. Clearly someone hit the panic button in his earpiece. It get...

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 6d

“The almost-five-hour hearing was a portrait of an attorney general as the president’s loyalist rather than as a constitutional officer with the appropriate respect for a coordinate branch of government.”
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Pam Bondi, Loyal Servant

At a congressional oversight hearing yesterday, the attorney general followed her north star: pleasing the president.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 7d

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Still We Rise (@_stillwerise) on Threads

MORE OF THIS

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 7d

“To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military.”
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The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 7d

“…because “heritage American is more palatable to the public than ‘white.’” ~Scott Greer

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Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 7d

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 8d

“There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country…well organized and funded…” Miller wrote on X.
“The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks.” To
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Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 9d

“The moment Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth began berating the military officials assembled at Marine Corps Base Quantico last week, he set Saturday Night Live up for an alley-oop.”

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‘SNL’ Wants to Meet You at the Watercooler

The show opened its 51st season by making a case for its pop-culture savviness.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 9d