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This is the President not only purporting to arrogate unto himself the ability to “take away free speech rights,” but also to do so for speech because it “aggravates and irritates.” The bottom line is these people running our country are literally foreigners to the concept of democracy.

See Don. See Don run. Run, Don, run! #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

This is some Putin smelling bullshit right here.

AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE preach

We are living under an aspiring fascist regime that has not yet fully consolidated. This is not difficult to understand unless you get paid to muddy the waters.

yes. this.

I think again about @jamellebouie.net’s piece referring to the Lincoln speech where he was basically like “the South is simply not going to give us any choice about this, there is nothing we can say that will talk them around other than total capitulation to everything they want”

yes

Chris Murphy just offered an extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. "This isn’t a normal time. If you don’t mount a stand right now on behalf of democracy, there won’t be another opportunity. The world [is] watching to see what we stand for." Listen: newrepublic.com/article/2013...

there is a real “guy who has only seen the boss baby” aspect to TCW’s work. the 2020 protests appear to be his only frame of reference for the world, and so everything must be made to fit into his (incredibly stupid) idea of what they were.

Even with a farmer bailout, if there is no market for beans, there is no incentive to plant next year. I’m not a farmer. I didn’t vote for Trump. But the only two businesses we have left in my town revolve around corn and beans. My town will fold. My school will close. It’s over for us.

"Whether you’re telling the truth about the legacy of white supremacy, the treatment of Palestinian people, or the dangers of climate change, everything you say is further proof that you don’t care about the country. All you care about is dividing us by saying words that are true."

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I’d like one newspaper to try out the headline “Republicans fail to attract Democratic votes they need to end shutdown” as a little treat.

I don't think the people expressing surprise about things the Trump administration is doing understand how absolutely fucking crazymaking each of your posts is for Black and Indigenous folks who called *all of this* and sat through people talking about "respecting norms" for years

This was too compelling to pass up. In for two.

I’m fighting for Eric Adams’ voters. Andrew Cuomo is fighting for his donors.

Institute for Justice a pretty conservative-libertarian sort of outfit (and a highly respected one, for good reasons). They've done some anti-qualified immunity police stuff before, but most of their portfolio is pretty right-coded libertarian issues. It is noteworthy they're suing ICE now.

Folks, having a solid crew of comrades you can rely on in real life or virtually is always essential and in the coming years we are all going to need to lean on each other.

Arizona: Our Senators are fighting for YOUR healthcare! They are standing strong, refusing to let the GOP force a shutdown without negotiations to lower our costs. They need to hear your support! #GovernmentShutdown #AZIndivisibles indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

If these people could accept that they were fallible humans prone to make mistakes and that all of us have some unconscious biases and unrigorous positions - and that it is *good* to have them exposed and challenged - we’d all be better off. Instead we just get defensiveness and doubling down.

My friend @fraying.bsky.social said something I think very right about this - that Klein wrote something (“Charlie Kirk did politics right”) that his own side rejected with almost total unanimity, and now is stuck between fighting for it at all costs or admitting his mistake. He cannot do the latter

THIS IS NOT A DRILL, America! Wake up!

How can a society criminalize being unhoused? We are blaming people for being unable to afford housing, for trauma and challenges that lead to housing struggles. The only people who should face criminal charges are the ones setting rent and denying housing. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

850 people in small-town Maine 13 months before the election. Mainers have never been more ready for change.

I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.

"[T]he bill ... contains a provision that would eliminate all of the State Department's reporting requirements, meaning that the department would no longer need to submit reports to Congress on issues like human rights abroad."

On my personal authority as the Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, I have determined to defy the Governor’s order that our colors be at half staff through Sunday on behalf of Charlie J Kirk. 1/4

One of the most annoying parts of this fascist takeover of America is that to fight it I have to be in coalition with this absolute douche canoe

It is entirely possible to be respectful about the death of a person you disagreed with without “honoring” him by vowing to continue his disagreeable, hateful “work.”

The demographics of this crowd are so notable.

LOLZra

I am once again asking you to remember there are at least 2 Ezras who comment on national politics.

It’s almost like my campaign has momentum 👀

Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods

oh shit, a state prosecutor may actually do the thing

starting a new org to recruit centrist candidates called run from something

Kharkiv tonight. People chanting “Putin Khuylo”, which essentially means Putin go f yourself

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

I voted in the August primary in ‘24. I only had three offices on my Democratic ballot. The Republican ballot had eight more offices to vote for. Do you know why? Not one Democrat ran for State Rep, Sheriff, Commisioner, Assessor, Prosecutor, Coroner, County Clerk, or Treasurer. But I’m a dipshit.

I support the vendor’s pierogitive

Big Senate news morning: Roy Cooper getting into North Carolina's open Senate race Mike Collins launches campaign in GOP primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia

LOLSOB

Now this 👀 ⬇️ sounds like a plan! Let’s also then impeach Walters for A. Incompetence (impeachable offense) B. Willful neglect of duty (impeachable offense) C. Possible moral turpitude (impeachable offense) & be done with the 🤡. Keep up the pressure! Our children & teachers deserve much better!!

NEW: New Hampshire firmly rejected the DOJ’s demand for its full statewide voter roll, citing state law, cybersecurity and voter privacy. New Hampshire joins Minnesota and Wisconsin in resisting the DOJ’s push to obtain state voter rolls. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social