This piece by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social is piece is a must-read. So, read it. Now would be good. Il Duce Ha Sempre Ragione open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

I’m in London while so many of you are marching in #NoKings. But when I saw this bust of George III, it put everything in perspective. Declaring “No Kings” today is as American and patriotic as it was 250 years ago. Democracy is a never ending struggle and each of you is protecting it today.

This is more true today than it was when I wrote it in June. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

World Leaders Laugh at Trump; Escalator & Teleprompter Join in www.blueamp.co/p/world-lead... Sinclair/Nextstar ICE Shootings James Comey Zelenskyy

Melania is all of us.

After my youngest son died, my dad bought a new Subaru SUV, and he and I set off on an epic road trip that I chronicled on Twitter under #2DudesisaSubaru. My co-pilot seat is now empty, and I've gotta log the rest of my journey solo, but having learned from a master how to navigate the road ahead.

Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression. - my latest column @lincolnsquare.media open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

When Violence Comes Home — we have to start with asking ourselves who are we and what do we want us to be as a nation. My latestest on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

Navy SEAL Dan Barkhuff shreds the clownish faux-toughguy facade of insecure, weak fools like Trump and Hegseth and their lethality-war fighte-buzzword-spewing delusions about what makes the US military the most powerful and deadly force the world has ever witnessed. open.substack.com/pub/dbarkhuf...

Hey Dems and others in the pro-democracy majority in the U.S., read this by @stuartpstevens.bsky.social . Right damn now would be good. My Plea to Democrats: Stop Being Polite, Go Nuclear www.lincolnsquare.media/p/my-plea-to...

Putin meets alone with Trump. A week later, US intelligence is gutted by Tulsi Gabbard. FBI goes after John Bolton. Had Putin ordered it through Amazon, could not have been more efficient.

Everywhere I go right now, I hear the same thing: “I’m exhausted.” People who care about democracy feel like they’re in a permanent crisis loop. But here’s the truth: Democracy building isn’t regime change. It’s a long-term investment in a better world. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea. We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.” We talked about survival Strategy. Coalition Courage We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

My latest for @lincolnsquare.media is a reminder why we can't let the Epstein scandal die, based on personal experience. Please consider giving it a read and a share. ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

One Thing That Made America Great For all our flaws, one of the things that truly made America exceptional — and made us trusted — was this: We didn’t cook the books. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

What is the title of the new Maxwell show? How about: "Pedo is the New MAGA" Thoughts? Suggestions?

www.youtube.com/live/ksg_m8p... Great show with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social & David Shuster! Check it out, and get John's great new book, "Separation of Church and Hate"(!!) (Epstein Lindsey Graham)

RIP Ozzy. Apparently there can be only one Prince of Darkness at a time and it seems Stephen Miller has locked up the title. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...

Spot on @jefftimmer.bsky.social ! You nailed it!! “This piece isn’t about the true believers. It’s about the Quisling converts. The ones who once winced when Trump called the press “enemies of the people,” and would now cheer if he arrests them.” open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...?

“…They checked the wind, saw the authoritarian weather forecast, and chose to sell umbrellas…” Gold. Incredible piece by @jefftimmer.bsky.social Wake up America. 🇨🇦

The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles: Read the latest from @thelincolnprojects.bsky.social COO @jefftimmer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

A sneak preview from our forthcoming podcast: Guest @perrybaconjr.bsky.social gives his take on better ways to bring new parties into our democracy than just a party in Elon Musk's image.

Stillbirth is a different kind of loss. You’re not just grieving a child — you’re grieving the future you imagined. The milestones never come. There’s no timeline to anchor the pain. It’s a life unlived, and a version of yourself that disappears with it. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

My latest column is at @lincolnsquare.media. Read and subscribe. Now would be good. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 'The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles' www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

It's officially day 90 of Trump's '90 deals in 90 days' bullshit tariff policy. He has 0 deals implemented.

What This Series Is This isn’t a primer on AI. It’s a field manual for people trying to protect democracy from the systems that now threaten it, digitally and psychologically. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

Our freedoms and liberty are receding. It isn't too late. Yet. My latest column. The Chimes of Freedom Grow Faint www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-chimes...

$4 trillion in new debt spending. On top of $8.4 trillion in first term. Thats a whole lotta trillions. Fiscal responsibility. Huzzah! All while closing 90 trade deals in 90 days and ending the war in Ukraine. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Alligator Alcatraz is more than a prison. It’s a demonstration project. Read the latest from @therickwilson.bsky.social :

Authoritarians erode democracy by isolating people from their values — and by mocking the idea that we still share any. They win when people say, “We’re too divided.” They lose when we demonstrate that shared values still exist—and still matter. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

Three Things You Can Do Today 1. Get brutally honest about your own purpose. Ask yourself: What are you actually trying to do? Are you trying to feel good? Be right? Or win power for democracy again? Reframe your work around that. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

Lesson #3 Trump Sucks IS Not A Winning Platform Democratic opposition groups all agree ‘(Insert Dictator’s Name) sucks.’ Unfortunately, I can’t think of how to turn that into a winning campaign motto in any country open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

Survival is not a strategy. Unity is. If fear isolates, unity is the antidote. If chaos fragments, unity gives form. If the regime wants you to fight each other, your first move is to stop handing them the win. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

See the hypocrisy here? They wear masks and no identification so they don’t get doxxed … So that people wearing masks and without identification don’t show up at their doors, beat them, and drag them away from their families. This circular logic is what happens when #RuleOfLaw dies.

Trump doesn't know what the fuck he's doing. He's old, weak, and out of his depth.

I didn’t show up on June 14 because I discovered a late-in-life love for pithy signs or patchouli. I’m not suffering from adult-onset hippie syndrome. I showed up because the stakes have changed. This isn’t politics as usual — it hasn’t been for a decade. open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

Let's be clear: this is a red state healthcare executive telling people that rural red states will be gutted. “The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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I was in Littleton, CO for #NoKings. Unlike Denver, it is a small town, suburban area with lots of Trump supporters and MAGA. There was nothing small about that crowd, though. Here are some of my favorite signs/pictures.

We the People will have #NoKings @lincolnproject.us

Did we invent a Time Machine to bring back the same armed men who hunted Jews in Germany? Because that is EXACTLY what this looks like.

Lesson 7 — Hope is a Choice and so is Extremism. Extremism says, “You can’t.” Hope says, “We still can.” Extremism demands purity. Hope invites complexity. Extremism justifies cruelty. Hope insists on humanity. You don’t get to pick both. You never could. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

When Trump heard Do You Hear the People Sing, he ordered the National Guard into Paris.

It's time once again to thank all Never Trumpers. They were right then. They're right now. It takes something to stand firm when your side breaks bad. And to the Never-Again Trumpers who joined them: it takes something to admit you were wrong. I'll never forget it. Respect

Lesson 4: Dehumanization First, you fear them Then, you blame them Then, you define yourself against them And finally, you strip them of humanity At this point people justify things they never thought they would. Cruelty feels earned. Violence feels necessary. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

The Soviets lost the Cold War, but now Trump is surrendering to them 35 yrs later. The Confederate traitors lost the Civil War, but now Trump is surrendering to them 160 yrs later. The only flag Trump and MAGA should fly is a white one.

Los Angeles is a dress rehearsal for Trump. His "Big Beautiful Bill" would allow him to create this chaos any time he wants, in any American city he wants.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Musk is suddenly calling for a third party—cute. But it's not money that blocks new parties, it's rigged rules. Want real change? Support rules reform that enables constructive new parties to form. Visit @centerforballotfreedom.org and help fix the system.

You voted for lower groceries and taxes… you didn’t get either. But you do get military in your streets, infighting in the White House, exorbitant spending and manufactured chaos.