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Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 4d

The point: pre-existing repertoires/habits can only go so far. On that point I was struck by something that Saladin Ambar said in his interview for
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's piece on governors: "Life never fully ceases...new institutions, new alliances, are made..." /end prospect.org/politics/202...

State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d

The ruling blocking National Guard troops from Illinois was prefaced by a host of current and former governors denouncing the deployment, including two current Republicans. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports:
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A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.

Chicago Strikes Back, With an Assist from Republican Governors

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1d

Governors won a temporary victory against Trump’s illegal troop deployments. “The Founders would never believe…that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution,” a federal judge wrote. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/p7Prpj9

A federal judge calls out the Trump administration’s “simply unreliable” portrait of the city, while a group of former governors deconstructs the constitutional threats.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 16d

Trump’s insistence on gutting FEMA is leaving states with excessive loss of life and financial burdens for disaster relief they simply cannot bear. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:
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The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 7d

“The greatest fear of our founding fathers was Donald Trump.” As Congress sits idle, Democratic governors are fighting back against Trump’s attempts to take power from the states. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/gM3X8Ns

State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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Brian @bwianair.bsky.social · 4d

And who wants to see a thunderstorm from above?

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 7d

While Trump illegally seizes power, Congress seems content to do nothing. Democratic governors are stepping up to protect their states from Trump’s interventions. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/LK3l3gO

State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 7d

Govs. Pritzker & Newsom have overtaken Hill leaders in the leadership category, though Pritzker is more the adult in the room.

State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 8d

“My message of alarm is that the constitutional crisis is not on its way. It is here, and we all better start acting like it."

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State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 8d

Trumpian autocracy has forced all governors to make choices about leading. @gurleygg.bsky.social takes a look at how they are faring in this moment.
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State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 8d

“The constitutional crisis is not on its way. It is here, and we all better start acting like it.” Democratic governors are starting to fight back against Trump as he declares war on America’s cities. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/1GeWK36

State power brokers step up as a paralyzed Congress bows out.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 16d

The Trump administration’s zeal to stamp out FEMA has been interrupted by bureaucratic mismanagement after the Central Texas flash floods. Even wealthy states don’t have the fiscal wherewithal to absorb a major catastrophe, but that could be the mission now. From @gurleygg.bsky.social:

The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.

From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 15d

Republicans in Missouri are ramming through a new congressional map that carves up Kansas City. Voters are trying to stop them, but “listening to voters seems to be sort of out of fashion.” From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/8zb0q5D

State legislators have embraced norm-shattering techniques to boldly crack one House district. Voters may have the final say about that.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 25d

The Trump Administration's assaults on D.C. have received little pushback from the District’s one representative in Congress. Norton claims she is running in 2026 but a strong challenger about half her age has emerged. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 16d

Trump’s insistence on gutting FEMA is leaving states with excessive loss of life and financial burdens for disaster relief they simply cannot bear. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:
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The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.

From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 15d

Missouri legislators are attempting to cut Kansas City into three new districts, but a “People’s Veto” could prevent it from happening. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:
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State legislators have embraced norm-shattering techniques to boldly crack one House district. Voters may have the final say about that.

From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 15d

Missouri's governor has signed new congressional maps to obliterate Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City seat, but that's not the end of the story. A referendum is in motion, and if it reaches the ballot, it will pause the maps. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports.
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State legislators have embraced norm-shattering techniques to boldly crack one House district. Voters may have the final say about that.

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gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 16d

The hurricane has been quiet and weird. There are two months to go.

The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 16d

The Trump Administration seems hell-bent on stamping out FEMA and burdening states with the task of responding to their own disasters. It may take another Katrina-esque disaster for us to see the full effects of what’s happened to FEMA. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction.

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gurleygg @gurleygg.bsky.social · 26d

Considering the obvious signs of her political ineffectiveness and physical frailties, there are flashing red lights pointing toward retirement rather than another run for office.

Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 26d

The spectacle of DC being overrun while its sole representative in Congress is 88 and only participates in hearings and speeches by reading prepared remarks is pretty bad! And it's untenable, as challengers begin to assemble for Eleanor Holmes Norton. Here's @gurleygg.bsky.social with that story.

Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 23d

D.C. delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the District’s advocate for more than three decades. She may be firm in her conviction to run for reelection in 2026, but a promising new challenger had emerged. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.