Norm Cook
@normcook.bsky.social
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstance.... Victor Frankl
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
He didn't write this.
In a nearly 500 word rant, President Trump goes after Bill Maher.
1. The dinner he references included Kid Rock and Dana White.
2. He ends it with “thank you for your attention to this minor matter.”
1. The dinner he references included Kid Rock and Dana White.
2. He ends it with “thank you for your attention to this minor matter.”
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
He didn't write this.
This seems sensible from the outside.
There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
February 14, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This seems sensible from the outside.
Truth
The system is rigged — and Trump wants to keep it that way because his own power depends on it.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he and his regime lash out about Epstein, understand why.
What drives Trump is simple: he cares more about protecting the interests of those with power than those with none.
So when he and his regime lash out about Epstein, understand why.
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Truth
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“It’s hard to imagine someone more overtly hostile to justice and more utterly incapable of basic human compassion than the contemptuous Pamela Jo Bondi.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/pam-bondis...
www.americaamerica.news/p/pam-bondis...
Pam Bondi's Utter Contempt for Justice
This so-called attorney general only cares about protecting Donald J. Trump
www.americaamerica.news
February 13, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“It’s hard to imagine someone more overtly hostile to justice and more utterly incapable of basic human compassion than the contemptuous Pamela Jo Bondi.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/pam-bondis...
www.americaamerica.news/p/pam-bondis...
Damn right the world won't easily forget.
Not your fault? Maybe not. But repairing the damage we’ve inflicted on the world is a responsibility in which we must all share, and must meet through democratic engagement beyond our safe spaces and comfort zones. (2/3)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
America Won’t Be Easily Forgiven—Even After Trump Is Gone
The president’s belligerence against Greenland and Canada was no joke to Europeans and Canadians, some of whom say they’ll never trust or visit the U.S. again.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Damn right the world won't easily forget.
Unequivocally
When Trump dies, he will not lay in state at the Capitol. His outcast family will have a wake for him at Mar-a-Lago, they’ll bury him on a golf course, and he’ll go down in history as one of the greatest stains on our nation.
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Unequivocally
It's the same syndrome as banks are too big to fail in 2008
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It's the same syndrome as banks are too big to fail in 2008
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Nothing describes the soul of the Republican Party more than Pam Bondi citing the stock markets as her excuse for not going after pedophile billionaires.
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Nothing describes the soul of the Republican Party more than Pam Bondi citing the stock markets as her excuse for not going after pedophile billionaires.
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Bondi and Blanche should not be practicing law, let alone serving in highest ranks of govt. Those unwilling to pursue justice for Epstein’s survivors and boot out predators, those who facilitated or normalized his crimes, and those who lied or covered up for them, do not deserve to hold power — ever
The Epstein Cover-up Must End
Trump knows more than he has ever let on
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Bondi and Blanche should not be practicing law, let alone serving in highest ranks of govt. Those unwilling to pursue justice for Epstein’s survivors and boot out predators, those who facilitated or normalized his crimes, and those who lied or covered up for them, do not deserve to hold power — ever
Quite a statement
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Quite a statement
And now go after them for an unlawful kidnapping lawsuit.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
And now go after them for an unlawful kidnapping lawsuit.
Harsh but accurate.
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Harsh but accurate.
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Putting a leader’s name and image on everything is an authoritarian tactic. It is a symbol of submission to make the leader seem invincible to subvert opposition. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s obsession with renaming buildings after himself is about more than ego
Cultural omnipresence is a strongman tactic.
www.ms.now
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Putting a leader’s name and image on everything is an authoritarian tactic. It is a symbol of submission to make the leader seem invincible to subvert opposition. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
All true
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All true
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NEW: While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it's time to be honest, writes @marcelias.bsky.social.
It's getting worse.
Trump will use every executive tool to get his way. Those protecting democracy have tools, too. Now is the time to get ready to use them.
It's getting worse.
Trump will use every executive tool to get his way. Those protecting democracy have tools, too. Now is the time to get ready to use them.
Trump has never accepted election results and he is only getting worse
While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it is getting worse.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
NEW: While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it's time to be honest, writes @marcelias.bsky.social.
It's getting worse.
Trump will use every executive tool to get his way. Those protecting democracy have tools, too. Now is the time to get ready to use them.
It's getting worse.
Trump will use every executive tool to get his way. Those protecting democracy have tools, too. Now is the time to get ready to use them.
As expected from a hollow opportunist who only serves herself.
"It has no journalistic value and even less entertainment value."
'Melania' is so, so, so bad
"It has no journalistic value and even less entertainment value."
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
As expected from a hollow opportunist who only serves herself.
After it's all over, R's will claim they never knew him
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
After it's all over, R's will claim they never knew him
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If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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One day this vapid propagandist will be forgotten - only a footnote for an attempted authoritarian takeover.
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
One day this vapid propagandist will be forgotten - only a footnote for an attempted authoritarian takeover.
America: Let's make him president!
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Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 AM
America: Let's make him president!
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A silver lining:
"A sense that the president has lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want."
"A sense that the president has lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want."
"Republicans’ whispers have grown louder in recent weeks: Trump is distracted; he’s focused on the wrong things; the chaos is hurting us. And then a thunderclap from deep-red Texas," @jonlemire.bsky.social writes.
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Is Doubling Down on All the Wrong Things
Republicans are worried about the midterm elections, but the president doesn’t seem to be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 AM
A silver lining:
"A sense that the president has lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want."
"A sense that the president has lost focus on what got him elected as he takes on vanity projects such as the White House ballroom? Well, he’ll see you that and raise you both the Kennedy Center renovation and the construction of a giant arch that no one seems to want."
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Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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How would Fox react if this was Obama.
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
How would Fox react if this was Obama.