Charlie Davidson
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Federalist 51 (1788)
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Facinating that over two centuries ago the founders clearly saw today, but today, few see today, for what it is.
Federalist 51—titled “The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.”
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Federalist 51—titled “The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.”
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I think we have a constitutional crisis when we have a government that willingly defies the law repeatedly.
And, when the executive branch has eviscerated any independence of our DOJ + misuses our tax dollars as if it were his personally retained lawfirm to use against We the People. #ImpeachTrump
And, when the executive branch has eviscerated any independence of our DOJ + misuses our tax dollars as if it were his personally retained lawfirm to use against We the People. #ImpeachTrump
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I think we have a constitutional crisis when we have a government that willingly defies the law repeatedly.
And, when the executive branch has eviscerated any independence of our DOJ + misuses our tax dollars as if it were his personally retained lawfirm to use against We the People. #ImpeachTrump
And, when the executive branch has eviscerated any independence of our DOJ + misuses our tax dollars as if it were his personally retained lawfirm to use against We the People. #ImpeachTrump
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The president bulldozed the East Wing to make way for a Trump ballroom. Paved over the rose garden for a Mar-a-Lago patio. Plans to print his face on a US coin.
…and now he has superimposed his name on another president’s legacy.
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…and now he has superimposed his name on another president’s legacy.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The president bulldozed the East Wing to make way for a Trump ballroom. Paved over the rose garden for a Mar-a-Lago patio. Plans to print his face on a US coin.
…and now he has superimposed his name on another president’s legacy.
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…and now he has superimposed his name on another president’s legacy.
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Merry Christmas. King Drumpf has decided to lower the axe this season.
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, according to an internal memo, #VA staffers and congressional aides.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, according to an internal memo, #VA staffers and congressional aides.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Merry Christmas. King Drumpf has decided to lower the axe this season.
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, according to an internal memo, #VA staffers and congressional aides.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, according to an internal memo, #VA staffers and congressional aides.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Take Noem to The Hague for child endangerment. This is unconscionable.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit.
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations & compel them to leave.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit.
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations & compel them to leave.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Take Noem to The Hague for child endangerment. This is unconscionable.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit.
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations & compel them to leave.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit.
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations & compel them to leave.
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Odd, coming from a rural state. Meanwhile, Montana hospitals face severe financial risks due to low reimbursements, staffing shortages, & potential Medicaid cuts from recent GOP legislation. Hospitals in Poplar, Hardin + Polson at risk of closures threatening essential services.
Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says their plan is to “REDUCE OVERALL CARE” 🤔
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
December 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Odd, coming from a rural state. Meanwhile, Montana hospitals face severe financial risks due to low reimbursements, staffing shortages, & potential Medicaid cuts from recent GOP legislation. Hospitals in Poplar, Hardin + Polson at risk of closures threatening essential services.
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The law of war is fine to discuss and Sen. Reed makes salient points, but I must ask: What war?
What the hell is Trump doing? No consultation with Congress, no authorization for use of force, just an emotionally unstable POTUS making rash decisions along with a Fox News lackey at Defense.
What the hell is Trump doing? No consultation with Congress, no authorization for use of force, just an emotionally unstable POTUS making rash decisions along with a Fox News lackey at Defense.
Sen. Jack Reed: "I must remind everyone that we follow the law of war, and because of that, we expect other countries. So that when our service members are in distress, they're not shot up in the water or if they're wounded, left to die. If we don't do it, then we can't expect other countries."
December 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The law of war is fine to discuss and Sen. Reed makes salient points, but I must ask: What war?
What the hell is Trump doing? No consultation with Congress, no authorization for use of force, just an emotionally unstable POTUS making rash decisions along with a Fox News lackey at Defense.
What the hell is Trump doing? No consultation with Congress, no authorization for use of force, just an emotionally unstable POTUS making rash decisions along with a Fox News lackey at Defense.
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Yes. Republicans are well aware of the political implications of the agenda. That is why we should all be vigilant about what comes next to control the political processes. The does anyone believe the party that murders for propaganda or and openly defies the constitution is going to allow change.
Enten on Trump being 40 points underwater on healthcare: "That is gosh darn awful! It's horrendous ... the bottom line is Americans very much dislike Donald Trump on healthcare ... this is just awful politics for Republicans ... they don't buy the Republican spin at all"
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yes. Republicans are well aware of the political implications of the agenda. That is why we should all be vigilant about what comes next to control the political processes. The does anyone believe the party that murders for propaganda or and openly defies the constitution is going to allow change.
No pardon power. Raise the stakes. Why would a country that supposedly is base on the rule of law sanction a court of law? Further isolation and the walls will eventually close in.
The threats by Trump against the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a clear indication that he KNOWS he and members of his administration are violating international law, committing war crimes, and vulnerable to prosecution.
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Commit crimes? Threaten judges.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
No pardon power. Raise the stakes. Why would a country that supposedly is base on the rule of law sanction a court of law? Further isolation and the walls will eventually close in.
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MAGA can keep Kid Rock. We'll take Em.
December 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
MAGA can keep Kid Rock. We'll take Em.
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I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
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"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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True to form, this is the kind of case that gets on the corrupt SCOTUS docket. Who was behind getting it there? Peter Thiel? Musk? Stay classy GOP.
Supreme Court could topple yet another campaign finance limit.
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Supreme Court could topple yet another campaign finance limit.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
December 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
True to form, this is the kind of case that gets on the corrupt SCOTUS docket. Who was behind getting it there? Peter Thiel? Musk? Stay classy GOP.
Supreme Court could topple yet another campaign finance limit.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Supreme Court could topple yet another campaign finance limit.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
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Jason Lee Van Dyke was once a leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
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Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
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He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
He was once leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jason Lee Van Dyke was once a leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
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the republican party has nothing to offer that helps the citizens or the economy. all they do is steal from others - ideas, bills, projects, money....
the party of thieves
#republicans #gop #republicanparty
the party of thieves
#republicans #gop #republicanparty
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
My impression is that the strategy to murder people in order to create a distraction from accountability for sexual predation of young women is having some success. Unfortunately.
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My impression is that the strategy to murder people in order to create a distraction from accountability for sexual predation of young women is having some success. Unfortunately.
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Actually, the likelihood is 100%. In US jurisprudence, accused people are innocent until proven guilty. Hegseth's victims were not proven guilty; they were not even tried. Therefore they were ALL, to the last man, legally innocent. Hegseth ordered the murders of several dozen innocent men.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Actually, the likelihood is 100%. In US jurisprudence, accused people are innocent until proven guilty. Hegseth's victims were not proven guilty; they were not even tried. Therefore they were ALL, to the last man, legally innocent. Hegseth ordered the murders of several dozen innocent men.
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nypl book of the day
The Arrogant Ape
Christine Webb
Using animal behavior and cognitive science, Webb challenges human superiority by revealing nonhuman intelligence and argues that rejecting human exceptionalism can foster a sustainable future for the planet.
The Arrogant Ape
Christine Webb
Using animal behavior and cognitive science, Webb challenges human superiority by revealing nonhuman intelligence and argues that rejecting human exceptionalism can foster a sustainable future for the planet.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
nypl book of the day
The Arrogant Ape
Christine Webb
Using animal behavior and cognitive science, Webb challenges human superiority by revealing nonhuman intelligence and argues that rejecting human exceptionalism can foster a sustainable future for the planet.
The Arrogant Ape
Christine Webb
Using animal behavior and cognitive science, Webb challenges human superiority by revealing nonhuman intelligence and argues that rejecting human exceptionalism can foster a sustainable future for the planet.
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NEW VIDEO: We uncovered footage showing Pete Hegseth in 2016 saying the military won’t follow unlawful orders — the same point he has recently criticized Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, for making - and which Trump has said is punishable by death.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
NEW VIDEO: We uncovered footage showing Pete Hegseth in 2016 saying the military won’t follow unlawful orders — the same point he has recently criticized Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, for making - and which Trump has said is punishable by death.
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