Ronald Reagan said it. #NoKings tomorrow 10/18

Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.

It’s fun how they’re suddenly good at using the singular “they” when it’s to help obscure the identity of an ICE officer

But for now, if you happen to witness an ICE attack, please take video! You may save someone from false assault charges, and someday, maybe, just maybe video evidence of an ICE assault will finally get an ICE thug thrown in jail!

Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.

a sitcom called 2B or Not 2B, where schrödinger & hamlet rent an apartment together & hilarity ensues or maybe it doesn’t idk somebody write that down

it’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between who’s kidding and who’s stupid

ME: what are you doing TOM PETTY: falling ME: did u have to pay for it TOM PETTY: no

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Proof, as my father used to say, that money can't buy class.

If you're feeling powerless and looking for something to do, here's a training to teach you how to phonebank for science funding. tinyurl.com/UAWphone7-16

The first thing I read this morning. Not gonna lie, it made me tear up a bit. Maybe more than a bit. I thought we learned a lesson when COVID shut down the arts - that we need them. I guess not...

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Oh, thank you. @theladyhamlet.bsky.social is a fantastic narrator! @prhaudio.bsky.social

Just finished listening to The Jackal’s Mistress this afternoon - absolutely loved it!

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11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.

10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver. Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.

9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry. As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.

8/ What could Trump demand as part of a quiet loyalty pledge? Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.

7/ But the private sector also plays a rule to protect democracy. Independent industry has power. The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.

6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.

5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way. He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.

4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent. Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance. The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.

3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature. Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.

2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense. That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness

Some signs from the DC Hands Off protest.

One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months. I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.

History, #mystery, & #menopause! Oh, my! Mood swings & insomnia are one thing, hot flash-induced psychic visions are quite another. If you enjoy #cozymysteries, listen to Flashes of Insight by @lyndaallen.bsky.social, expertly narrated by @theladyhamlet.bsky.social. amzn.to/3XWLNYp #audiobooks

Cedar Key Progress supporters have sent over 21,000 letters to Congress at hegsethresign.org. Add your name now!

Our hegsethresign.org protest truck in Washington, DC, at the Commerce Department and Washington Monument.

Our hegsethresign.org protest truck in Arlington, VA, home of the Pentagon and thousands of defense contractors.

Our hegsethresign.org protest truck at the US Capitol, where over 100 members of Congress are demanding Hegseth resign or be fired.

Our hegsethresign.org protest truck went to Washington, DC and Arlington, VA after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared top-secret war plans on Signal. We went to Fox News, where Trump saw Hegseth on TV and decided to nominate him over literally anyone competent... 🧵

If you haven't read Flashes of Insight yet, why not order the audiobook? Then you can listen to book 1 while you read book 2, Flashes of a Dying Hour! 😂 Even if you have read Flashes of Insight, I hope you'll check out the audiobook. @theladyhamlet.bsky.social did a fabulous job with the narration!

Are we sure he didn’t just watch the Gerard Butler movie and thought it was real?

Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites. Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote

Republicans control every part of the federal government. They’re unpopular people who have been doing unpopular things — if you can’t make the obvious case that any shutdown is yet another misstep of their own making, you should get the hell out of politics

Isn't it kind of ironic that MAGA has to buy electric cars now?

Come on down to the White House Tesla Auto Mall!