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“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
A Rogue Nation on the High Seas
Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.
bit.ly
September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“if he can order the Navy to operate as a presidential hit squad on the high seas, any number of grim hypotheticals could become reality sooner than Americans might expect,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Stewart is right ✊🏼 #firstamendment #notofascism
September 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Stewart is right ✊🏼 #firstamendment #notofascism
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In reference to today's executive order, this is just martial law without calling it martial law.
April 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
In reference to today's executive order, this is just martial law without calling it martial law.
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Who else is just sick and tired of the lying, bullshit, and grifting. It’s shameful, and pathetic, and just really really sad. For the first time in my life, I no longer believe in the goodness of the United States.
April 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Who else is just sick and tired of the lying, bullshit, and grifting. It’s shameful, and pathetic, and just really really sad. For the first time in my life, I no longer believe in the goodness of the United States.
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“‘Pretty soon, within the next couple of weeks, everything regarding IT and cyber at the department will start to operationally reach a point of no return,’ one source, who was part of a team that managed these systems at HHS for a decade before being part of the RIF, alleges to WIRED.”
Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
wrd.cm
April 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“‘Pretty soon, within the next couple of weeks, everything regarding IT and cyber at the department will start to operationally reach a point of no return,’ one source, who was part of a team that managed these systems at HHS for a decade before being part of the RIF, alleges to WIRED.”
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I will not roll over to these monsters.
Last July, Project 2025's Kevin Roberts said “the second American Revolution ... will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
It was a declaration of war against the American people, a demand for our surrender. Some cowards in law, academia and business have submitted. Many of us never will.
It was a declaration of war against the American people, a demand for our surrender. Some cowards in law, academia and business have submitted. Many of us never will.
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I will not roll over to these monsters.
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"What surprises me most is how the political press generally fails to inform the public that Musk is taking a systematic approach, one that has been outlined in public forums for years." @gilduran.com TheNerdReich
www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-...
www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-...
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”
www.thenerdreich.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"What surprises me most is how the political press generally fails to inform the public that Musk is taking a systematic approach, one that has been outlined in public forums for years." @gilduran.com TheNerdReich
www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-...
www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-...
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honestly seems like a pretty appropriate spiritual advisor for Trump
Robert Morris, the former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump spiritual adviser, has been indicted on child sex crimes.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
"After almost 43 years, the law has finally caught up with Robert Morris for the horrific crimes he committed against me as a child," his alleged victim told me.
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway — one of the nation’s largest megachurches — has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.
www.texastribune.org
March 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
honestly seems like a pretty appropriate spiritual advisor for Trump
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Note the first sentence. Russia's idea of peace is Ukrainian surrender. Russia rejects a ceasefire every single day. Do NOT fall for the gaslighting coming from the Trump admin that Zelensky and Ukraine reject peace and compromise.
Russia rejects peace and compromise. For over a decade already.
Russia rejects peace and compromise. For over a decade already.
Russian State TV host: “No, there won’t be any ceasefire. Our idea of peace is everything happening the way we see fit.”
He then plays a clip of JD Vance “slamming” Ukraine to emphasize his point.
Full, from @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
He then plays a clip of JD Vance “slamming” Ukraine to emphasize his point.
Full, from @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
March 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Note the first sentence. Russia's idea of peace is Ukrainian surrender. Russia rejects a ceasefire every single day. Do NOT fall for the gaslighting coming from the Trump admin that Zelensky and Ukraine reject peace and compromise.
Russia rejects peace and compromise. For over a decade already.
Russia rejects peace and compromise. For over a decade already.
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Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Help us fight back and elect Susan Crawford: PeopleVMusk.com
Bluesky, to all the Xitter refugees.
a man with long hair and a beard says breathe the free air again my friend .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard says breathe the free air again my friend .
media.tenor.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky, to all the Xitter refugees.
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Wrote a thing looking at yesterday's dissent from Alito, comparing it to SCOTUS rulings he joined in the past two years, and highlighting how there's only one principal for Alito about exec power: GOP Presidents have absolute power. Dem Presidents have none. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/a...
Alito “Stunned” By Court Exercising Judicial Power He Championed & Expanded Just Months Ago
Here’s a puzzle: When does a Supreme Court justice believe courts can review executive branch decisions? The answer, at least for Justice Alito, appears to be “whenever a Democrat is pr…
www.techdirt.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Wrote a thing looking at yesterday's dissent from Alito, comparing it to SCOTUS rulings he joined in the past two years, and highlighting how there's only one principal for Alito about exec power: GOP Presidents have absolute power. Dem Presidents have none. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/a...
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Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
March 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Pitch-perfect response to Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin from @georgetownlaw.bsky.social Dean Bill Treanor.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
It’s always a privilege and honor to be part of the GULC community (and to be Bill’s colleague), but *especially* today.
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(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
(🧵) How Elon Musk betrayed America: a thread from a Musk biographer and former federal criminal investigator.
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
Please share widely, here and elsewhere. This will be long.
Author bio: www.sethabramson.net/bio
Latest book: sethabramson.substack.com/p/proof-of-d...
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If Trump was president in 1940:
“Britain, Germany has all the cards. Your Army fled like a dog in Dunkirk! You don’t have any cards and you need cards!! I just want peace and i don’t care who has the advantage! CARDS!”
“Britain, Germany has all the cards. Your Army fled like a dog in Dunkirk! You don’t have any cards and you need cards!! I just want peace and i don’t care who has the advantage! CARDS!”
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If Trump was president in 1940:
“Britain, Germany has all the cards. Your Army fled like a dog in Dunkirk! You don’t have any cards and you need cards!! I just want peace and i don’t care who has the advantage! CARDS!”
“Britain, Germany has all the cards. Your Army fled like a dog in Dunkirk! You don’t have any cards and you need cards!! I just want peace and i don’t care who has the advantage! CARDS!”
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Tonight, the Hirschhorn, Washington DC
March 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tonight, the Hirschhorn, Washington DC
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Just in case you forgot, Musk spent at least $250 million to get Trump elected.
FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal.
www.rollingstone.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Just in case you forgot, Musk spent at least $250 million to get Trump elected.
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New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.
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“They threaten you with arrest if you’re not loyal; they will let you get away with crimes if you are loyal. That’s what’s happening in America today.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“They threaten you with arrest if you’re not loyal; they will let you get away with crimes if you are loyal. That’s what’s happening in America today.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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For those following the story of unidentified men violently dragging a protester from a local Idaho GOP meeting, it turns out they were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management. But neither the sheriff (who watched it all go down) or the GOP will take responsibility for hiring them.
UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed
A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from th...
cdapress.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
For those following the story of unidentified men violently dragging a protester from a local Idaho GOP meeting, it turns out they were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management. But neither the sheriff (who watched it all go down) or the GOP will take responsibility for hiring them.
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No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
"A great purge is necessary to cleanse the government of those who sabotage progress"
- Stalin
"We don’t want generals who are too good at their jobs. We want generals who are loyal."
— Stalin
"I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." - Trump
- Stalin
"We don’t want generals who are too good at their jobs. We want generals who are loyal."
— Stalin
"I need the kind of generals that Hitler had." - Trump
February 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
No doubt last night’s purge reflects racism and misogyny.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
But those wrongs are just a cover for the far more serious evils and dangers that exist here.
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AOC has a giant target on her back and yet she spends every day shouting to anyone who will listen about the threats to our democracy. These people need to grow a spine
February 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
AOC has a giant target on her back and yet she spends every day shouting to anyone who will listen about the threats to our democracy. These people need to grow a spine
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"even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"
"Tillis told people that the FBI warned him about 'credible death threats' when he was considering voting against Pete Hegseth’s nomination"