Activating the Citizenry: Why Third Spaces Are the Key to Saving Democracy Democracy requires an active, connected citizenry that can work for common causes but we have allowed the habits and institutions that bring us together to atrophy. NB: Citizen Countermeasures kettering.org/activating-t...

$1 Gold Trump Coin Heads to the U.S. Mint "The first sitting president to put his face on U.S. currency, an action that has long been considered at odds with the Founding Fathers’ rejection of other nations’ monarchies." NB: Malignant Narcissism, Messianic Complex people.com/gold-trump-c...

Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, as well as Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan. NB: Predatory Kinship www.npr.org/2026/07/15/n...

FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs But only Congress can change the ownership cap, per Federal law. NB: Media Capture, Performative Leadership arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Trump dismantled Climate.gov, a federal climate website. These women rebuilt it: Climate.us "Trusted climate information should not disappear when politics change...." said one. NB: Citizen Countermeasures 19thnews.org/2026/07/noaa...

Todd Blanche ripped into Trump’s weaponization czar and directed key prosecutions of president’s enemies RE: the Biden's "weaponizing government" arguments NB: Accusation in a Mirror www.yahoo.com/news/article...

How Trump Steals Midterms Eliminate neutral watchdogs & all constraints on big money. Intimidate voters. Investigate & arrest alleged leftist “terrorists.” Make it harder to vote & control ballot count. Cast doubt on the midterm's outcome. NB: Faux Elections robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-will...

American Caligula: Trump’s assassination paranoia threatens us all *The actual danger to Trump’s life is hypothetical. *The threat to the liberty of all Americans from Trump's spiraling paranoia is real and already underway. NB: Pathologies of Power www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Weaponized Police Drones & Robots Coming to US? Cities and schools look into to using armed drones NB: Panopticon www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Trump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation Part of his "personal financial ties with nearly 30 different business ventures with foreign counterparts worldwide — unlike any other president in modern American history." NB: Crony Capitalism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Trump’s Sons Are Making Billions on Defense Department Contracts Eric and Jr.'s investment funds “invested in more than a dozen defense tech companies and other firms seeking businesses from the Pentagon and federal agencies.” NB: Crony Capitalism newrepublic.com/post/212998/...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Under Scrutiny * Weaponized DOJ against Trump's adversaries * Used DOJ powers in support of 47's personal legal interests * Now advancing DOJ intervention in midterm elections NB: Performative Leadership, Faux Elections www.execfunctions.org/p/the-blanch...

Wisconsin Elections Commission Says Musk Likely Broke Wisconsin Law by Writing 1 Million Dollar Checks to Voters NB: Faux Elections, Crony Capitalism apnews.com/article/elon...

TYRANNUS REX is a field guide to spotting it early and fighting it well: 50 authoritarian patterns, 5 stages, and a countermeasure for every move — drawn from resistance movements that actually won, from Manila to Santiago to Moscow. #Polisky #Politics #BookSky www.amazon.com/Tyrannus-Rex...

A Jury in 2023 Found Donald Trump Guilty of Sexual Assault & Defamation; Trump Finally Pays Settlement to the Victim NB: Citizen Countermeasures www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump Regime Vows to “Dismantle” the International Criminal Court (ICC) Experts analyze the implications of killing a court that tries grave crimes NB: War on Expertise, Accusation in a Mirror www.justsecurity.org/147012/trump...

Pardons for Sale by Trump Regime Historically, the DOJ ran the formal pardon process. Now Trump aids make a list, fostering a clemency economy filled with pardon lobbyists and consequences. NB: Crony Capitalism www.notus.org/trump-white-...

VP Vance & Secret Service vs a Satirical Cat Meme Page Woman attends real VP event; was denied entry. Reportedly waiting in line, security, including armed Secret Service agents, said: “We know where you stand.” She sues re 1st Amendment. NB: Citizen Countermeasures www.jezebel.com/jd-vance-and...

Explosive Diarrhea Across US After Trump Regime's CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite NB: War on Expertise www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-st...

Freedom of Information Act Withering *FEDs balking more at fulfilling FOIA requests *Applicants must file expensive lawsuits to get records *Records that are released often take years to receive and redacted to point of uselessness NB: Constitutional Vandalism www.democracynow.org/2026/7/10/fr...

Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately NOAA was gutted by the Trump Regime's DOGE in 2025: fired 880 NOAA employees; over 1,000 deferred resignations or buyouts = NWS weather balloon less launches at 11 locations & data loss. NB: War on Expertise gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

The Supreme Court is a Corrupting Institution. The last 20 years of Supreme Court jurisprudence have tended systematically to corrupt US democracy re: *Campaign finance *Presidential immunity *The prosecution of political corruption NB: Lawfare www.programmablemutter.com/p/the-suprem...

Trump’s Election Subversion Plans? Which ones are most concerning, and how you can save democracy. Vote! washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/06/t... NB: Citizen Countermeasures, Faux Elections

Well-respected senior leadership keep exiting under Hegseth with little explanation Uniformed military leadership historically stay in place across administrations to preserve the military’s commitment to nonpartisan professionalism. NB: War on Expertise www.propublica.org/article/eric...

NY Times reporters are subpoenaed by Fed. grand jury after Air Force One stories Subpoenas show the use of the Fed. Gov't against journalists Part of a systematic pattern by Trump to attempt to undermine press freedom and nix negative coverage. NB: Media Capture apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump Regime Enables Killing Endangered Species Destruction of habitat now permissible; without habitat a species dies NB: War on Expertise, Crony Capitalism www.commondreams.org/news/trump-e...

Justifications of collaboration with Trump I, personally, will benefit. I must remain close to power. LOL nothing matters. My side might be flawed, but the political opposition is much worse. I am afraid to speak out. + More NB: Rewriting History www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

FBI analysts fired re Trump's Georgia 2020 election probe *DOJ rules require existence of actual or potential federal crime or national security threat for any investigation *No evidence of fraud in the 2020 Georgia election NB: War on Expertise, Institutional Capture www.ms.now/news/fbi-kas...

Trump Political Appointees Put in Charge of Science? The OMB’s proposed rule change would let political appointees decide how to hand out Fed research funds and who can get them....OMB could rescind previously approved research funds NB: War on Expertise www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...

Were government agents, employees or contractors masquerading as members of the working press? A trial run to create confusion and erode the legitimacy of the independent media? An attempt to add credence to gov't misinformation and propaganda? NB: Media Capture www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History, by the Numbers Take notice: Donald Trump and his family are executing corruption at a scale never previously contemplated in the American experiment. NB: Constitutional Vandalism, Crony Capitalism reason.com/2026/07/09/t...

Office of the President: a Trump Grifting Machine Numerous examples of the many ways Trump has used his office for personal gain, some clearly illegal NB: Constitutional Vandalism, Crony Capitalism reason.com/2026/07/09/t...

#Polisky #Politics #BookSky

Olivia Rodrigo Mobilizing Voters & Boosting Midterm Election Turnout Via Her Daisy Chain Fields Festival DHS had used her song in a self-deportation ad w/o permission, which she saw as a “weaponization” of her art, so she acted. NB: Citizen Countermeasures www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

Trump Regime Purges Voting Integrity Commission Gone: the 3 remaining members helping states administer their elections Claim: election system is fraudulent Trump seeks to cast doubt on midterms, add control over how ballots are counted. NB: Gaslighting, Big Lie www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...

Trump's Arch is Exempt from the DC "Height of Buildings Act" says Trump Regime No congressional authorization and tiny public buy-in Required environmental and historical preservation reviews fast-tracked NB: Institutional Capture, Edifice Complex, Malignant Narcissism www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...

Movement in process to have Trump declare a "national emergency" to hijack the midterm vote: * Further limit mail-in voting * Mandate hand counts of ballots * All registered voters must re-register in person * State election machines put at risk NB: Faux elections www.defiance.news/p/the-quack-...

Gutted and Co-opted: Federal Climate Office * 35 year old office was gutted by the Trump regime in 2025 * Now it's remade -- with a climate denialist in charge NB: Performative Leadership, War on Expertise www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him. ICE SOP: Claim its personnel acted responsibly, not wait for an investigation before casting blame on the dead as the true aggressor NB: Brownshirts. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

Chill Your Critical Speech or Face a Federal Warning Notice A common tactic used by the Trump regime: label clearly nonthreatening speech as threatening and retaliate NB: Apathy Trap reason.com/2026/07/07/h...

People Over Papers: Real Time ICE Tracker Collects community-submitted information about possible ICE activity to help inform the public and raise awareness. NB: Citizen Countermeasures iceout.org/en/

Trump Regime Targets Blue States With Holding Back Public Safety Funding Unless States Let Trump Try to Control the Midterm Elections 12 states have already capitulated Scenario: Ohio as example of what happens in Trump's vote rigging NB: Faux Elections, Lawfare www.defiance.news/p/if-you-liv...

New Voting Restrictions and Questioning Election Results Ahead? Argues Trump's promotion of the SAVE America Act as part of a larger plan to sow distrust in the system and possibly challenge the results of the midterms NB: Faux Elections www.npr.org/2026/07/08/n...

Set limits on toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in food? "No" says FDA of RFK Jr. NB: War on Expertise, Performative Leadership www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...,

State Election Officials Threatened by Trump's DOJ Over Extremely Rare Non-citizen Voting NB: Accusation in a Mirror, Gaslighting, War on Expertise www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

#Polisky #Politics #BookSky

FBI top priority: witch hunting Georgia election probe subjects of 2020 election NB: Performative Leadership, Accusation in a Mirror, Gaslighting, War on Expertise www.ms.now/news/fbi-dir...

A Republican Senate Candidate Championing to Quell "Illegal Voting" Likely Voted Illegally NB: Accusation in a Mirror. Faux Elections www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

Afghan man who risked his life fighting as an ally of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan for years is dead one day after ICE detained him for deportation. NB: Enforced Disappearance www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

FIU students protesting the school's working arrangements with ICE face disciplinary charges. * Peaceful and valid protesters get punished. * Why expect future protestors will not escalate to use disruptive protests? NB: Lawfare, Citizen Countermeasures www.wlrn.org/government-p...