Articles of impeachment, except it's just a summary of Trump's presidency lnk.thebulwark.com/4qoQ3we

A poem by Amanda Gorman For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026

The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made

I’ll be surprised if it’s something besides “We hope our republican colleagues will work with us, otherwise we’ll be forced to write a strongly worded resolution opposing this.”

If they cannot do this, they need to leave. Regardless of their previous merits. This is a new era. Concerned words are not enough @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Welcome to America, where we’ll arrest YOUR president for crimes but not OURS

Trump has never worn a black bracelet. He has never prayed for a deployed son at the start of a Christmas meal. He has never crumpled in the aisle at the BX when he gets the call on why his sailor missed muster. But he’ll still send our people unilaterally to “run Venezuela.”

The president unilaterally decided to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, and now he says he's just going to run that county himself for a while too. Call your representatives now and demand they impeach him.

In a healthy democracy, there would bipartisan Articles of Impeachment on the floor of the House by tonight But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore

Thomas Merton 1961

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ICYMI: Today, the United States of America, under the direction of a mentally unstable president, attacked Venezuela, a sovereign nation, kidnapped its leader and his wife, and declared they are now running the country. It’s exactly as insane as it sounds.

What the hell are you going to DO about it @moulton.house.gov!?! This authoritarian regime has eviscerated Congress, the Constitution, morality, international law, truth, & integrity. Time for concerned statements and performative offense is over.

When America abdicates its role as a defender of freedom and becomes the oppressor, it emboldens dictators everywhere. We are about to learn some hard lessons. One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.

More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

Trump’s military actions against Venezuela last night were unconstitutional. Period. This was reckless and risked American lives with no plan for the aftermath.

You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.

Trump voters have turned the most powerful country in the world - the longtime leader of the democratic West - into a violent rogue state. In doing so, they have smashed any semblance of international law and order. This ‘might is right’ world MAGA have inflicted upon us endangers all of humanity.

Every American should be ashamed of who we are and what we have become as a nation today. We have a long history of military misadventures and even crimes but the attacks we have been conducting on Venezuela are among the most wanton, egregious and least defensible acts we’ve ever conducted.

A Mad King has usurped the power of Congress—which represents the American people. That is, he has seized power that belongs to you and me collectively. He has declared war without consultation with or approval from Congress. And with no imminent threat. This is a profound betrayal of the republic.

Where’s Congress?

Kidnapping the leader of a foreign state without any declaration of war and announcing it via social media is full-on rogue state stuff. From the world’s number one superpower.

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We have to impeach him.

Even if Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro somehow led to a positive impact on Venezuela’s future, it would not make these actions by the United States legal, moral or wise. Normalising and legitimising this behaviour endangers all countries - democracies and dictatorships alike.

The Convicted Felon who has taken at least three cognitive exams & falls asleep during official meetings just bombed Venezuela and kidnapped its leader.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

A baseline platform commitment:

An essential piece of our current catastrophe, the social lionizing of ignorance construed as virtue and disparaging of knowledge construed as vice:

youngkin ending his term as virginia’s worst governor of the 21st century thus far, with a political career that has gone down the toilet

Spot-on comment by UVA Professor @cwellmon about this ridiculous move by the Republican-controlled UVA Board of Visitors bluevirginia.us/2025/12/uvas...

Leaving Congress didn’t give me all the answers. It forced me to ask better questions. Here are the first ten things I’ve learned about myself, politics, and humanity since the lights went out. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Absolutely essential to our current quagmire:

In line to become U.S. citizens, they were asked what country they’re from. If they were from certain countries, they were pulled out of line. Just horrible. The very antithesis of what America is. Every Republican should lose in 2026 bcuz of this. Every single one.👇 www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

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Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.

As bishops remain mostly silent on Fuentes’ growing influence, Catholic media leaders and scholars are left to explain what his rise says about the church’s shrinking authority online. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/n...

Political scandals and uproars then and now! “Both sides” are the same!

Universities need a reckoning too:

Riveting, consequential new updates extracted out of the #UVA presidential resignation disgrace. Thanks to @creighdeeds.bsky.social for tireless efforts to get the truth and defend this great community. @abigailspanberger.com: www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

This administration fundamentally despises the constitution:

If you’re looking for a good summary of the many things that happened this week regarding UVA’s BOV, Jim Ryan, and the governors, @infocville.bsky.social has an excellent write up: open.substack.com/pub/communit...

#supineschumer has to go for the sake of our democracy:

I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?

If you ever wondered what you would do in 1930s Germany, you have your answer. This is a spiritual emergency and we have to summon all our courage. We know what happens inside #Broadview is torture. For me it’s simple - I wouldn’t stay silent if they locked Jesus up there, and I won’t be silent now

To Pope Leo, we will follow you. To the Church, we will unite with you. To our migrants brothers and sisters, will protect you. To Donald Trump and every godless MAGA tyrant who commits violence in our name, we will defeat you.

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