Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

Democrats are in DC working to lower costs, cancel the cuts, and save health care. Where are congressional Republicans? It’s the day before a government shutdown... and they’re on vacation.

Three responses I'm hearing a lot of here: 1. "Aha! Any excuse to hide the bad numbers!" 2. "The numbers were cooked anyway so who cares?" 3. "Fine, we'll just rely on private data." Let's address all three in a 🧵:

No, it’s not.

The fundamental freedoms of belief, thought, and speech are no longer recognized in America. This is what the maggots want and what the “he’ll lower prices” assholes enabled.

Some critical context about Trump's troops to "war-ravaged Portland" that most folks don't know: Any conflicts there between protesters and ICE agents are happening because ICE agents ARE PROVOKING THEM (From that "radical left-wing group," the Portland Police Department) bsky.app/profile/mock...

I am and have always been exclusively a #ravens fan. The ravens are not a good footballl team this year. With everything else falling apart around me, this collapse is sub-optimally timed.

We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes. That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.

Covid is gonna shape American politics for years and years because it was the first time most Americans were asked to make sacrifices and they lost their minds because of it.

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

This is fascism. We're in it, folks.

It is the job of the Democratic party to sell and defend the policies that most Democratic voters want, not to present a candidate slate that is palatable to moderate Republicans who might switch if they hate their own candidate enough.

They’ll use this as an excuse to militarize campuses to quell dissent and ensure compliance.

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

Somehow, a hate monger being shot while spewing ignorance is going to be a BIG DEAL for the fascists but a Dem legislator, her husband, and dog being executed in their home and another being shot along with his wife was not even worth mentioning.

No. This fight is about protecting democracy and the institutions staffed by Feds that are currently fighting for our existence and the missions of our agencies, which are being bulldozed by fascists who hate us. Use the power you have to push back on their systematic dismantling of the government.

In particular, if any dems do anything but obstruct the fascists while blue cities are occupied against their will by invading military forces, they have declared their collusion and agreement with the complete dissolution of the republic.

Senate Democrats: DO NOT FUND the government when the current continuing resolution expires at the end of the month. SHUT IT DOWN unless DC is funded, the troops are withdrawn from our cities, elections are protected, the Epstein files are released in full... SHUT IT DOWN.

Oh no! Graham Green was wonderful in Northern Exposure 😢

J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

If I hear “boys are falling behind!” one more gd time FINISH THE SENTENCE falling behind WHOM, motherfuckers? SAY IT SAY AND OWN THAT YOU THINK IT’S UNNATURAL FOR GIRLS TO BE BETTER AT SHIT THAN BOYS

“This is about the President of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.” – Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Of all the things that didn't happen, this didn't happen the most

I still don’t think we talk enough about the fact that Trump’s secret police has a larger budget than most countries’ militaries

Where’s the economic productivity in America?

Please no. Keep your fascist orange ass out of our city.

James Madison was elected in 1812 during the War of 1812. Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1864 during the Civil War. FDR was elected in 1944 during WWII. JBJ & Nixon were elected in 1964 & 1972 during the Vietnam War. George W. Bush was elected in 2004 during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

A key challenge for BLS is adequate funding for data collection and modernization. During my tenure I tried to identify the causes. One person told me, ‘your problem is that while BLS has no enemies you also have no friends’ meaning no powerful interest groups advocating for economic data.

This is basically saying that saying that someone who breaks into your home, kills your family, and holds you hostage should get your TV in exchange for leaving because they did the hard work of kicking down your door. Fuck off.

James Madison: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive & judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elected, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

Just to note, Baltimore had 68 total homicides through the first half of 2025. If that rate holds, the per 100k rate for the year will be 23.9, placing us well outside the top 5. www.baltimorepolice.org/news/baltimo...

Baltimore literally just broke records with low crime rates. Their new young Black Mayor did that in record time. Almost kind of like how this felon fucked the economy in record time

Please help disseminate the following stats on how very far reduced is all crime in DC. A couple of anecdotes about white victims mean *nada*. For one thing, because the city is only 39% white.

Breakthrough the noise: This step in DC is a pilot project for militarizing other American streets. President Trump just said so.⬇️ Even when DC violent crime is down 26 percent. Reminder of August leaked memo (via @gregsargent.bsky.social): newrepublic.com/article/1987...

Breaking News: Trump implies that he will in the future "go further" by taking over additional American cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Oakland—an unmistakable assertion of an intent to become a dictator over the United States

Breaking News: Trump says that under his control the Metropolitan Police Department will be free to do "whatever the Hell they want" to protesters, confirming that one of the primary purposes of his taking over the capital is to prevent people protesting him

What these cult members don't understand is this is if Dem leaders were fucking kids, we would like to know about so we can be rid of them. That's the fundamental difference between a cult and a political party.

Note to self: Buy stock in gold Rust-o-lium ASAP.

You might be hearing the term “civil society” a lot more lately. But what exactly does it mean? Our CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social offered insight for @npquarterly.bsky.social on how Democracy Forward is protecting—and is part of—a nongovernmental collective that helps communities thrive.

Too much energy and media is being spent on Sydney Sweeny that should be spent against real issues like Trump’s corruption, Epstein files, or the other criminal activities happening. The jeans commercial is a symptom not a cause, sweeny is an actor, not your government.

🚩 The BLS commissioner has been removed without any shred of evidence simply because Trump didn't like the jobs numbers. This is unprecedented. It's also a slap in the face to all of the dedicated feds who work across administrations to produce accurate data without political interference.

Found this absolute gem. Word of the Day! (alt text has account name)

Wages have been rising faster than inflation since February 2023. www.statista.com/statistics/1...

Trump destroyed 60 years of American generosity— aid that fed families, kept girls in school, saved 26 million from AIDS, and now puts 14 million lives at risk. He wants your tax dollars for raids, cages and terrorizing our communities. If you mean it, don’t just like it. Repost it!

Solidarity with my colleagues at the late, great DRL. Thank you for your service 💝