13 years ago today.

As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.

A sitting "president" in his second term doesn't need a "rally" as - legally - he's no longer eligible for re-election. So, either he's running for a third term - Constitution be damned - or he's doing it as a distraction from the unreleased Epstein files... or both. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But teach a man how to fish and Pete Hegseth will murder him.”

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night. Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim. Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen. Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

Release the unedited and unredacted Epstein Files.

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” George Orwell-Animal Farm

Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

Who did it "better"... King George or King Donald?

In Arlington, Texas, no one showed up to the ICE Gestapo Event. Only Protesters showed up 🤣😂🤣😂🤣. #iceout #texas

Status of Project 2025 Project 2025 Tracker – A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025’s policy proposals. Overall Progress is now at 47%. Total Objectives – 317 Agencies Involved – 34 Time Until End of Term – 1243 Days www.project2025.observer/en

Well, we didn't have to wait long to find out what a psychopathic war criminal would do after being emasculated by a pathetic birthday "perade" as ten million marched in protest. Alas, after this "FA" moment, it is the rest of us who will suffer during the "FO" phase.

In the first major statewide election since Trump’s return, oligarchy lost and democracy won. Progressive candidate Susan Crawford handily defeated Musk-backed candidate Brad Schimel to preserve the liberal majority on the Wisconsin high court through at least 2028.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social “Let’s get in good trouble. “My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.” According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.

*sending hiking directions to Leon*

Take note DonOld. This is leadership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExBb...

Dear Leon:

GQP Strategists: "Be careful nt t be too overtly Fascist." Elon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xnN...

From the UK Ministry of Propaganda...

noun graft (noun) practices, especially bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business; corruption: "sweeping measures to curb official graft" gains secured by corruption: "the report says the problem of corruption goes beyond bribes and graft" ----- www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...