READ THIS by former Ohio Supreme Court Justices O’Connor & Donnelly. Along with 130 lawyers, they're urging their community to plan NOW for if the authoritarian tactics we're seeing across the country come to Cleveland. A model for other cities to follow. www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

"We urge conversations within professional associations, houses of worship, workplaces, and neighborhoods about how lawful, peaceful, and principled responses should occur if democratic norms are threatened." This and other sound advice. Not just a warning; a call to action

READ THIS by former Ohio Supreme Court Justices O’Connor & Donnelly. Along with 130 lawyers, they're urging their community to plan NOW for if the authoritarian tactics we're seeing across the country come to Cleveland. A model for other cities to follow. www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

Two items in a row in my feed: Thune won't publicly back Noem, and George Will says its our patriotic duty to assume everything ICE says is a lie ... To borrow @gelliottmorris.com's line, this really does feel like a tipping point.

Congressional distributional politics reasserting itself … www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...

It’s important to recognize that a core American right is that I can mock a masked federal agent for being a little bitch without fear of being killed. In fact, that is protected by numerous rights in the Bill of Rights. People who don’t get that are ignorant and unAmerican.

It’s important to recognize that a core American right is that I can mock a masked federal agent for being a little bitch without fear of being killed. In fact, that is protected by numerous rights in the Bill of Rights. People who don’t get that are ignorant and unAmerican.

Love you, #Philly. Where the right to assemble and protest was enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. 💚

After this week, any press reluctance to challenge the bald faced lies of Noem, McLaughlin & co. should be changed for Good.

I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.

Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

And feels like compounded sadness as it’s a day when we reflect on the day when it seemed we might have hit a bottom that compelled a degree of introspection; when we could have confronted realities, taken action to hold those accountable and prevent such a thing from happening again. Alas. Sad.

Just a really sad day to be a patriotic American.

I've gotta admit. Trump invading another country to kidnap its leader is scary. My mind races to "If he can use the military to do that, can he use the military to quash protests at home, or even something worse?" but this kind of thinking is exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller types hope for. 1/🧵

… instead of indulging in fear, try mockery. Try ridicule. Indulge in those emotions instead. Our president is a fool who is laughed at by all but his most ardent supporters. Keep laughing. 4/4

These people are too unpopular at home, too undisciplined, and too incompetent to do that. This is a scary time. And you are right to be afraid. Trump is very dangerous as caged animals are. He'll continue to lash out. We'll likely see increasingly alarming actions by this administration. But …3/4

Fear is the fuel of fascism, authoritarianism, or whatever you want to call what's happening here. But we have a choice. Do not be overly afraid. Don't give these people too much credit. They aren't the Nazis no matter how much they wish they were. They aren't going take over half the world.… 2/4

I've gotta admit. Trump invading another country to kidnap its leader is scary. My mind races to "If he can use the military to do that, can he use the military to quash protests at home, or even something worse?" but this kind of thinking is exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller types hope for. 1/🧵

Analyzing Trump’s lawless use of the military without focusing on how it might enable his authoritarian project at home is really naive. It’s like the people who were wowed by Israel’s attacks on Iran and Hezbollah without focusing on Bibi’s precarious domestic situation.

This has been a very hard year for people who believe in this country. And next year may even be harder. But we're still on our feet. And we aren't going down any time soon.

To say Hanukkah hits different this year would be to ignore how fraught it’s felt to be a Jew for some time. Jews, and frankly all of us, are falling back into history to a darker time. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Let the light of Hannukah guide us back to a better world.

To say Hanukkah hits different this year would be to ignore how fraught it’s felt to be a Jew for some time. Jews, and frankly all of us, are falling back into history to a darker time. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Let the light of Hannukah guide us back to a better world.

Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

imagine US political culture if Ford hadn't pardoned Nixon, and instead he went to jail

This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Sounds like coolly calculated contempt to me.

You think Trump asked a pollster if "building the wall" polled well with the Republican party? NO. He LED his followers to where he wanted to go. 2/2

For too long, those in the pro-democracy camp have been bullied into believing that the only thing that matters to the American people are gas prices and inflation and that the public doesn't care about democracy. Not only is this wrong, but it's an utter abdication of leadership… 1/2

For too long, those in the pro-democracy camp have been bullied into believing that the only thing that matters to the American people are gas prices and inflation and that the public doesn't care about democracy. Not only is this wrong, but it's an utter abdication of leadership… 1/2

The Rule of Law is American as apple pie. Those who work to subvert it couldn’t be more unAmerican.

"Thanksgiving will find some units deployed in combat, some in the field training, others in remote outposts that are dusty, cold, dangerous, or little more than sandbagged shelters." That doesn't stop them. lnk.thebulwark.com/3KixnOD

20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.

What really gets me is the people who claim to be the real Americans are the ones who are part of a movement that defies court orders, tries to overturn elections, weaponizes law enforcement, and sides with Russia over our allies, all things which are quintessentially unAmerican.

What really gets me is the people who claim to be the real Americans are the ones who are part of a movement that defies court orders, tries to overturn elections, weaponizes law enforcement, and sides with Russia over our allies, all things which are quintessentially unAmerican.

Honestly I’m not seeing much of a use for Bluesky. To be sure, lots of people I respect post on here. But basically no one I disagree with does.

The amount of anti-American bullshit that this administration and its allies are pushing is extremely dangerous. You might think they can’t succeed at changing the narrative of this country into an nativist, tribal, and cruel place. But give them ten more years and we’ll see.

The amount of anti-American bullshit that this administration and its allies are pushing is extremely dangerous. You might think they can’t succeed at changing the narrative of this country into an nativist, tribal, and cruel place. But give them ten more years and we’ll see.

Happy thanksgiving, America I’m thankful for every one of you who remembers what the task of this nation really is, and how important it is that we continue to pursue the more perfect union (Which I pondered a bit in this recent piece) To the American future 🥂 www.greatpower.us/p/the-sacred...

We should try to figure out why this tragedy happened. That’s not politicizing a tragedy. And assuming there’s fault, holding the responsible parties accountable isn’t politicizing a tragedy. But that’s NOT what the right is doing. They’re weaponizing a tragedy to further their authoritarian project

We must spend the rest of our lives rebuilding what has been so corrupted. It is our obligation as patriotic Americans, but most likely, even under the best of circumstances, we will never be able to get back to a pre-2016 state of affairs. It’s such a great tragedy. 3/3

The Justice Department has been weaponized against political opponents and those otherwise disfavored by the administration. And of course, the peaceful transfer of power has been seriously compromised as a bedrock of our system of government. 2/3

Over more than two centuries, the Rule of Law in America became the envy of the world. And now: The FBI is investigating members of Congress for restating the law. The government defies court orders in an unprecedented fashion… 1/3

Over more than two centuries, the Rule of Law in America became the envy of the world. And now: The FBI is investigating members of Congress for restating the law. The government defies court orders in an unprecedented fashion… 1/3

No matter how weak this authoritarian movement may appear in this moment, the fact is that people who have a vested interest in dismantling our Republic control the levers of power. These are very serious times that call for people of integrity and courage to rise to this moment. 3/3

It is incumbent on all of us, whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent, to take nothing for granted and pour ourselves into preserving our democracy. 2/3