I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent. Will you? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/i-re...

I'm not a conservative commentator. Billionaires won't pay me $150m. No major network is making me the editor in chief. But I am a lawyer who fights for democracy. I did build Democracy Docket from scratch. And, for $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

The Education of Ms. Marjorie. A Sign of Hope.

They still haven’t found all the missing children from the floods. Why are they more worried about Illinois than about the children in Texas?

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

I keep seeing people dooming with "they're not acting like people who ever think they'll be out of power" and I keep thinking maybe, but they're also acting like they're terrified of what will happen to them when they do lose power.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

When President AOC federalizes the National Guard in 2029 to protect abortion clinics, Ilan is going to magically discover an English treatise written in 1610 that proves Matthew Kacsmaryk can issue a nationwide injunction against her.

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Two-pronged assault: 1. Russia wages asymmetrical warfare against European democracies (our allies) through “populist” proxies (militant anti-immigrant fascists cosplaying traditional Christians), openly assisted by U.S. government. 2. Trump attacks U.S. cities & dismantles democracy at home.

The view from an ANTIFA landing craft June 6th 1944

Two-pronged assault: 1. Russia wages asymmetrical warfare against European democracies (our allies) through “populist” proxies (militant anti-immigrant fascists cosplaying traditional Christians), openly assisted by U.S. government. 2. Trump attacks U.S. cities & dismantles democracy at home.

We’re at the point where American leaders realize, and GOP does not dispute, that the only way to survive the illegal, unconstitutional, retaliatory wrecking ball the Trump regime represents, is by appealing to his undisguised allegiance to his own perceived constituencies- EXCLUSIVELY. It’s SICK.

Does the president actually have legal authority to designate domestic political groups and fundraising operations as "domestic terrorists?"

#thisIsTrumpsShutdown #everythingTrumpTouchesDies #GopOwnstheShutdown

Wishing Jews around the world a meaningful fast this Yom Kippur. May it be a day of reflection and renewal.

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

Fat Man and Little Boy bombed.

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

Hegseth puts us all at risk open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

When the Power of the Purse Disappears: open.substack.com/pub/davesecr...

Back from a beautiful silence retreat… “Silence is the language of the mind; everything else is a poor translation.”

It finally occurs to me Justice Roberts knows that once that inevitable point is reached when the Court rules against Trump, if Trump simply ignores the ruling, the Supreme Court will lose all credibility, authority, respect and meaning. So Roberts simply refuses to rule against Trump. Sub-optimal!

Everything that is wrong with the GOP can be explained in these 4 charts The principles of Abuse The failures of racism The Special Snowflake chart The Virtue/Abuse Quadrant chart redloraine.wixsite.com/website/post...

"Exhibit A" in Tylenol's upcoming lawsuit against our irresponsible nitwit president.

How to recognise fascism when you see it, by the the Italian humanist and author Umberto Eco. This 14-point guide is taken from Eco's 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism' – informed by his own experiences of Nazism in the 20th century.

When American fascist Gerald LK Smith, the leader of the "America First" party, gave his 1946 speech in Viroqua, he devoted most of his time to decrying how "communists" had taken over American universities and were brainwashing students there.

I hear the President has decreed that it is possibly a crime to refer to Americans as "fascists," but "fascism" is a word that has a relatively clear meaning that's worth understanding. Here's how an official publication of the US Army defined "fascism" in 1945.

In 1935 German leadership called a surprise meeting and informed their previous oath to uphold the Weimar constitution was now void and they instead must swear a personal oath to the Führer. Many claimed they didn’t like the order, but they did it anyway. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We shall see if one of the most unpopular presidents in American history who is presiding over an economy he’s trying to wreck and the poisoning of our diplomatic relations can consolidate a dictatorship. I’m pretty skeptical he has the juice, especially in his decayed state.

You cannot trust information coming from Kash Patel's FBI. You cannot trust information coming from ICE. You cannot trust information coming the Trump administration. You cannot trust information coming from Republicans.

So you’re saying there’s a chance!! #49ers #Chargers

Which show was threatened by the government before being pulled? The answer might (not) surprise you.

Here are some interesting historical quotations. Just for reference…

🤔 The simplest answer to the question of “why” just sayin’

The Groyper Wars

We said that Trump would not be able to end the war in Ukraine quickly and easily like he claimed. We said he would never sanction or punish Putin for aggression. We said he would weaken NATO. Republicans in Congress assured us that would not be the case. They were wrong.

GO GIANTS🧡🖤⚾️🖤🧡GO GIANTS

Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.

*extremly gritted teeth*

The red line is when Republicans gleefully allowed President Clinton’s assault weapons ban to expire

Warfighters demonstrating leafality.

The thing about arrogant guys who are frequently wrong is that they are so dependable in their arrogance and wrongiosity.

1. Trump openly shills for Fossil Fuel Oligarchy that funds his Fascist enterprise 2. Decimates American competition w/ global competitors, U.S. energy grid infrastructure 3. Accelerates climate death, suffering for billions 4. Personally pockets billions in bribes from Oil Oligarchs #AmericaLast