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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Sep 20

One step closer to a military dictatorship? "Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon."

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Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Sep 18

Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves.

The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Sep 18

Trumps says he is declaring antifa a terrorist organization. Also will prosecute anyone who gave money. Looks like Charlie Kirk is Trump's Reichstag.

Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Important history lesson:
In 1933, the Nazis and their coalition partners used the Reichstag fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. Their response: Abolish constitutional protections and pave the way for Nazi dictatorship. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

The Reichstag Fire | Holocaust Encyclopedia

Learn how the Reichstag Fire on February 27, 1933, gave the Nazis and their coalition partners the pretext for emergency laws that led to...

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404 Media @404media.co · Sep 16

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Sep 12

All the rhetoric regarding Charlie Kirk's murder -- one post dubbed the Democratic Party a terrorist group, another called for war -- makes me think the killer hopes to spark a civil war.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Sad.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Jul 13

Food for thought, especially in South Dakota. When the political pendulum swings, those Trump flags could be replaced by foreclosure signs.
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Opinion | Democrats Can Finally Stop Pandering to Farmers

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South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · Jul 6

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Jul 3

GOP Rep. Robert Bresnahan of Pennsylvania voted for Trump’s budget on Thursday, conveniently after he dumped his shares of stock in a Medicaid provider.

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Republican Votes for Budget After Dumping Medicaid-Related Stock

Representative Robert Bresnahan has some explaining to do.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Jun 29

Shouldn't and couldn't.

Should (or Could) Trump Be Added to Mount Rushmore?

Let’s review how we got here, and closely examine what the rock would allow.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Jun 6

Great column from Dana Milbank. Features Kristy FUBAR Noem. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | They are not good at this

Nearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · May 18

Both of Trump's biggest moves of the past week entail the evisceration of a constitutional role the Framers very plainly and expressly wanted Congress to play.

Trump Writes Congress out of the Constitution—and Congress Says Fine

The question regarding the Qatari plane deal isn’t whether it’s corrupt or illegal. It’s both of those. The question is, who will stop it?

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · May 15

Kristi wants a new private jet, which should surprise absolutely no one in South Dakota. GAO should keep a close eye on her DHS credit card. wapo.st/4mhWJui

Trump wants a new plane. Now, so does Homeland Security Secretary Noem.

The Department of Homeland Security is interested in a new Gulfstream V, officials said Wednesday, after the plan spilled into public view during a congressional hearing.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Apr 28

President Trump won't even bother to vouch that his staff isn’t engaging in insider trading.

Trump Dodges Key Question on Team Tipping Off Wall Street Execs

Members of Donald Trump’s team reportedly gave Wall Street executives a heads-up about a coming trade deal.

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Apr 16

Meanwhile, Russia jailed four Russian journalists for working with an anti-corruption group founded in 2011 by the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny.

Is that where we're headed here?

White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires (Gift Article)

The move, which affects The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and Reuters, is another effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over the press corps that covers it.

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The South Dakota Standard @sdwriter26.bsky.social · Apr 7

“I’m looking for an economist who isn’t on Trump’s payroll to agree with the outcome that Trump foresees, an outcome where trillions of dollars of foreign investment in industrial infrastructure come into the U.S. in order to avoid American tariffs.”
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Financial markets are melting, soybean futures are freaking out, tariffs threaten our economy. Why is this man laughing? — The South Dakota Standard

I suppose we all just have to collectively shrug, even as we slap our foreheads with dismay. Donald Trump won fair and square and he gave his supporters just what they wanted – sweeping tariffs t...

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Apr 5

#handsoff

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Apr 5

Big crowd at the Founders Park protest. Good on ya, Rapid City.

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South Dakota Department of Propaganda @southdakota.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Apr 2

"When the range of factors that can get a person arrested stretches from political speech to a paperwork error, we are in territory described by the Russian saying, “Give us a person and we’ll find the infraction.”

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Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article)

Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 31

Discussions about federal spending in the U.S. are difficult because the numbers are so large that they can be difficult to grasp. Our reporters explore what it spends its money on. nyti.ms/3RuWVYS

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Dan Daly @blackhillsboy.bsky.social · Mar 14

Maybe it's time for Democrats to take a new tack.

Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming (Gift Article)

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · Feb 28

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