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Donald Trump’s rhetoric has shifted from grievance to a direct assault on the mechanics of our democracy.
What were once threats are becoming actions — a dangerous signal of what's to come for the 2026 midterms.
What were once threats are becoming actions — a dangerous signal of what's to come for the 2026 midterms.
‘We want to take over’: All the (recent) times Trump has talked about controlling elections
Trump's allies are starting to translate his anti-democratic statements into actions.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Donald Trump’s rhetoric has shifted from grievance to a direct assault on the mechanics of our democracy.
What were once threats are becoming actions — a dangerous signal of what's to come for the 2026 midterms.
What were once threats are becoming actions — a dangerous signal of what's to come for the 2026 midterms.
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His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
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There are sunsets that are less predictable than him doing this.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
There are sunsets that are less predictable than him doing this.
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“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
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reminder that green day some real ones
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
reminder that green day some real ones
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I, too, am a partisan of snow. This is beautiful & agonizing.
"The quietest place I’ve ever found myself is in a windless snowfall...Last week, when the full moon came out on the snow, Vermont was so bright it looked enchanted...Does it get me heated that we’re losing winter? It does."
"The quietest place I’ve ever found myself is in a windless snowfall...Last week, when the full moon came out on the snow, Vermont was so bright it looked enchanted...Does it get me heated that we’re losing winter? It does."
Notes on winter
When the world turns whimsical
billmckibben.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I, too, am a partisan of snow. This is beautiful & agonizing.
"The quietest place I’ve ever found myself is in a windless snowfall...Last week, when the full moon came out on the snow, Vermont was so bright it looked enchanted...Does it get me heated that we’re losing winter? It does."
"The quietest place I’ve ever found myself is in a windless snowfall...Last week, when the full moon came out on the snow, Vermont was so bright it looked enchanted...Does it get me heated that we’re losing winter? It does."
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
All predictable.
When experts like me tell you Project 2025 rigs future elections in Republicans’ favor, this is a good example of what we mean.
We’ve seen multiple abusive and illegal efforts, including eliminating mail-in voting; taken together, these measures will ensure elections that matter, go to Republicans.
We’ve seen multiple abusive and illegal efforts, including eliminating mail-in voting; taken together, these measures will ensure elections that matter, go to Republicans.
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 AM
All predictable.
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Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yes we are. We’re going to stop them
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At this point, some leaked videos might help.
February 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
At this point, some leaked videos might help.
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The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Garcia: I want to remind the American public of Stephen Miller. There's probably no single person in this government that has done more damage and more harm to people across this country than this man right here. It's our job to hold him responsible
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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Jeff Bezos's murder of the Washington Post is a plutocratic crime of the highest order.
https://bit.ly/3ZPQUKt
https://bit.ly/3ZPQUKt
Jeff Bezos’s Destruction of “The Washington Post” Is a Disgraceful Plutocratic Crime
It turns out that democracy doesn’t die in darkness at all—it succumbs to repeated group muggings at the hands of the moneyed power elite.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Jeff Bezos's murder of the Washington Post is a plutocratic crime of the highest order.
https://bit.ly/3ZPQUKt
https://bit.ly/3ZPQUKt
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February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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If Jeff Bezos had any strength of character he would pay someone to take the newspaper he's destroyed off his hands and contribute money to a trust to restore it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
If Jeff Bezos had any strength of character he would pay someone to take the newspaper he's destroyed off his hands and contribute money to a trust to restore it.
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Trump is trying to seize our elections. We must remain vigilant and respond. Democracy doesn’t defend itself.. we do!
Our rights, our fight.
Our rights, our fight.
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Trump is trying to seize our elections. We must remain vigilant and respond. Democracy doesn’t defend itself.. we do!
Our rights, our fight.
Our rights, our fight.