Erika Raskin

Erika Raskin | Substack I worry. Therefore, I write. My last book, Allegiance, came out before the election. I called this shit. Click to read Erika Raskin, a Substack publication. Launched 2 hours ago.

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#RESIST ... before it's too late.
#HandsOff

a short #shortstory about the terror of now. www.erikaraskin.com/post/complic...

This is so spot-on it’s scary.

The most that can be said about the present moment is that there is disagreement within the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party about which faces to eat in what order.

Nadler to Relinquish Democrats’ Top Judiciary Post, Bowing to Calls for Change Democrats’ longtime leader on the panel faced a challenge from Representative Jamie Raskin, and pressure from colleagues who wanted a younger, more strategic figure at the helm.

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Raskin Hopes to Lead House Democrats’ Resistance to Trump The Maryland representative is challenging the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, which he promised to make the “the headquarters of congressional opposition to authoritarianism.”

Breaking News: Rep. Jamie Raskin will challenge Jerry Nadler for the Democrats’ top post on the House Judiciary Committee as the party looks to counter President-elect Trump.

Such nice people

sacrifice, and the enduring power of family that could easily be a harbinger of things to come. A deftly crafted and riveting read from start to finish, "Allegiance" is an especially timely and unreservedly recommended pick for community library Contemporary General Fiction collections.MidwestReview

Critique: In a novel whose subject matter could become a reality given the current political divide in America and the present state of our presidential politics, "Allegiance" by author Erika Raskin is a pulse-pounding tale of resistance,

this.

snakes.

How we can meet the challenges of authoritarianism This is not our first rodeo with authoritarianism. Americans have collectively risen to seemingly impossible challenges in the past, and we can again.

Important set of resources here
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Men and Women Perform Handmaid Fails, 1/3

"Christian Reconstructionism is now at the edge of power in the United States, and the attitude of the relevant people towards the female body and indeed towards rape is an essential element of what is happening and what is likely to happen."
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BREAKING: Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, was flagged as a possible "Insider Threat" by a fellow service member due to a tattoo he has that’s associated with white supremacists.
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gotta love a criminal who is tough on crime.

Serious question: What will happen to the federal employees-- and their families -- when Musk et al, close departments, and maybe even whole, agencies?

The same people who have spent years and decades trying to convince you that unqualified people were being hired because of DEI and affirmative action just recommended Matt Gaetz as attorney general and I….

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That’s the quote. I was looking for it. And here it is. Hannah Arendt on the Matt Gaetz as AG announcement

When more than half the country would rather snatch a free lunch out of their own kid's mouth to make sure they don't have to feed anybody else's hungry child, it's time to RESIST.