Eric Chenoweth

Remember #Georgia (the country). The resilience of its society gives hope, even as the regime tries to quash it.

A very good suggestion.

The latter.
(By the way, it doesn't need to be a deep dive. There are easily obtainable facts to challenge Trump's wild claims even in shallow waters.)

Some Dems are figuring out the politics of gerrymandering. (All 212 should be out there and Jeffries should be leading.)

Well done Forest Hills Indivisible!

Justice delayed is justice denied.
This SCOTUS specializes in denying justice.

cc: all the foreign policy realists arguing for the US to form an entente with Russia in order to break Russia from its alliance with China.

Ditto that.

Most rational people could have come to this conclusion ahead of time. The problem with 95% of companies is they operate on "exuberant irrationality" as a late-stage mode of capitalism. Happily, they look at profit margins and returns.

True. It applies to many in the administration.

But expand to see J.D. Vance be evil in the stupidest way possible for the purpose of selling out Ukraine to Russia.

the indivisible pack is missing @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social.

Correct.

I would rather that, upon reflecting, they recognize the threat Trump poses & act in defense of our democracy for themselves and for their kids & grandkids. (They can beg forgiveness from the kids & grandkids for how they were way too slow to act later. But acting now could still make a difference.)

This editorial alone shows how Bezos/Amazon will use his riches to serve Trump. See below to join #BoycottAmazon.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Democracy dying in darkness.

I would put it differently. He abandoned Ukraine. Period.

Yes, this article gets closer, but still a ways to go to the self-evident analysis. Truly, one wonders how ending federal civil rights enforcement, et al. might be reported generally if @nytimes.com established factual standards for news reporting instead of ordering euphemism as editorial policy.

just thinking about it makes me so angry. the worst kind of open race baiting in american politics since george wallace.

For civics teachers, this ruling should be the second thing taught after covering the Declaration of Independence and its meaning. Although muddled by so many then and even today, the Massachusetts Supreme Court got it right from the get-go.

Macron has the better understanding of Putin. And Trump's "optimism" is not to be taken seriously in regards to reaching real peace. Indeed, Macron ought to be very pessimistic about Trump's "optimism." It indicates the U.S. is not on the side of Europe but on the side of Putin.

Again, European leaders who went to the WH yesterday who thought, somehow, that they had brought Trump "back" to the alliance's position fool themselves. At some point they will awaken to the reality that Trump trapped *them* yesterday to accept his terms for negotiating on behalf of Putin. 👇

A proper response.

...to press for an immediate cease fire, European leaders came begging for Trump to agree to vague "security guarantees." Immediately, he announces on Fox that there will be no US troops involved. This is not how to deal w/ Trump, much less Putin. Both see only weakness in Europe's leaders. 3/3

Instead of pressing the case for Ukraine's membership (the only clear possibility for long-term security), Rutte truncated the program for European leaders to applaud Trump. Now, after Trump rolled out the red carpet to applaud *Putin* & immediately breaking an agreement made *the day before*...2/

From Jan 21, 2025, Trump negotiated "peace" on Putin's terms. Early, he broke a NATO agreement by announcing a new US position that Ukraine cannot belong to NATO. What is striking is how European leaders reacted. Instead of challenging him, SecGen Rutte organized a NATO summit on Trump's terms. 1/

Given Trump negotiates on Putin's terms, there can be no real security guarantees for Ukraine. So long as 20% of Ukraine is occupied, there is *no* security (especially for the millions trapped in Russian-occupied territory). There will be no security for Ukraine except by Russian withdrawal. 3/3

As we saw in Alaska, Trump sides w/ Putin. He applauds Putin. He lies for Putin ("he wants peace"). Indeed, yesterday he trapped European leaders into agreeing to Putin's terms for negotiations. Only Mertz was willing to hint Trump had broken w/ European leaders by not pressing for a cease fire. 2/

This is Trump bringing peace to Ukraine.

European leaders fooled themselves yesterday if they thought they brought Trump back to the alliance. They didn't. (NYT Today: "Trump Weighs Aims of Europeans & Russia"). One hopes Zelensky is not fooled by the trap of a "trilateral" meeting. 1/

Here they are: building plans for the gulag. You’re in for surprise if you think only non-citizens are going in there.

Today especially, stand with President Zelensky. Stand with #Ukraine.