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Five key ways Congress can ensure accountability during a lawless era - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington The Protecting Our Democracy Act must include a stronger framework for executive branch accountability to ensure presidents follow the law.

NEW: In the past few weeks, President Trump has exposed and exploited the cracks in our democracy.

Here are five key reforms that Congress could pass to ensure real accountability during what's shaping up to be a lawless era:

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The White House Financial Disclosure page has been WIPED. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics mandates public financial disclosures for high-level federal officials through the OGE Form 278e promoting transparency and ensuring compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

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Why do they all look like Disney villains and villainesses?

And Catholics and Orthodox…

Thank you for everything you do, Rep. Goldman!

And we are about to lose that freedom. TYVM

Deep State... Which means anything left of the democratic process or anything that displeases the orange menace. We need to publish a 1984 "Ministry of Truth" lexicon.

Yes, I am seeing the same.

Thank you. Exactly.

Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice…

Giant shame and betrayal.

Important to remember that the Nazis never formally abolished the constitution of the Weimar Republic. As a functional reality, its laws just had no authority when they conflicted with Hitler's will.

Exactly.

Oh yes.

Democratic Governors Join Forces to Resist Trump’s Extreme Policies California and the other powerful Democrat-led states will be the first line of defense under Trump’s new administration.

Another stronghold for democracy: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Excellent.

Well, landslides can be frightful anyway, Take a look at your number 3 on the list: Nixon (1972). Majorities can be horribly wrong.

The corruption of politics. The absurdity of pop culture. It's all about ads. People equal ratings. People are expendable. Max Headroom was right.

Are City Governments the Last Bastion Of Democracy? - Western City Magazine Cities are not just the laboratories of democracy; they may well also be its salvation.

I have been thinking about this since the election. My city of Akron OH has a democratic mayor (as many do). www.westerncity.com/article/are-...

There is always something comforting about Hannah Arendt, who saw the full force of tyranny. She was able to see its devices for what they were and expose them.

Zuckerberg Seems Genuinely Alarmed by the Explosive Growth of Bluesky Bluesky has apparently become such a successful X-formerly-Twitter alternative, even Mark Zuckerberg is anxiously taking notice.

Well, naturally. futurism.com/the-byte/met...

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Peace and love.

Yes.

Yep. Peddling poison.

We Are So Back… Meidas Beats Fox in Digital Views Written by Ben Meiselas

🚨BREAKING: MeidasTouch now leads Fox News on the YouTube charts. CNN and MSBC trail far behind.
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I just deactivated my X account. I joined Twitter in 2010. I am done with that cesspool.