Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat & Joyce Vance
No one speaks more eloquently about the art of resistance and why we shouldnβt give up than historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of Lucid here on Substack.
Authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains why she believes Americans are succeeding at developing systems to resist the slide into authoritarianism and why we shouldnβt give up. joycevance.substack.com/p/live-with-...
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Thank you. Donated.
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Weβre up against ICEβs $85 billion budget while families are too frightened to leave home for groceries.
Weβre a small team trying to raise $50,000 to keep food on the table.
Chip in $25, $50, $100, $150, $250, or $500 to help us reach our goal and keep groceries moving.
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16.02.2026 04:46 β
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A democratic candidate just won in the *checks notes*
Arkansas state house special election.
Flip from R to D.
04.03.2026 03:22 β
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NEW: the texas state Supreme Court just temporarily BLOCKED a lower court judges ruling extending polling hours in Dallas County. Any votes cast by people not in line by 7 PM will have their votes set aside pending the outcome of the litigation.
04.03.2026 02:57 β
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Is this correct???
04.03.2026 02:23 β
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I did a dance routine to I love a Rainy Night when I was in preschool ππ€£π
04.03.2026 03:39 β
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I want to see the results out of Dallas, but Talarico is clearly in the driverβs seat here. Crockett is not meeting her benchmarks pretty much anywhere.
The second this race is called, we gotta put the infighting to rest and come together to ensure Ken Paxton does not become a U.S. Senator.
04.03.2026 01:59 β
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
βBrutal and traumatizingβ: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. Thatβs not what we found.
After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis.
(Published Dec. 2025)
04.03.2026 02:00 β
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Check out the number of votes.
04.03.2026 02:07 β
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One of my sons is 20 and in college. This really hits home π’
04.03.2026 03:16 β
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This breaks my heart and boils my blood ππ‘
04.03.2026 03:09 β
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My local news posted 4 of the soldiers lost in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1st. They were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
Capt. Cody A.K Khork, 35, Fla.
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, Neb.
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, Minn.
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, lowa.
04.03.2026 02:37 β
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American soldiers are being killed because the president doesnβt want you to know that he raped little children for decades. And if Iβm wrong, sue me, asshole.
04.03.2026 02:04 β
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My sweet girl had eye surgery today. She's doing pretty good, considering!
04.03.2026 02:58 β
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And there it is β¦
04.03.2026 01:04 β
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π¨πΊπΈ Senator Warner: "There is no threat to the United States by Iran. There was a threat to Israel.β
He adds: βIf we equate a threat to Israel as the equivalent of an imminent threat to the US, then we are clearly occupied by israel."
America is COOKED right now.
03.03.2026 03:26 β
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wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
03.03.2026 17:51 β
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It is crucial to remember that America has a regime. The Trump regime. This is not a normal administration.
Every single person who is a member of his administration is there because they have one thing in common.
Lying to and for Trump. Sycophants.
This is the Trump regime.
03.03.2026 14:05 β
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Today's explanation for the Iran War (they shift by the minute) is that Israel was going to attack and so we had to as well. We were "forced" into war by Netanyahu.
That's the definition of weakness - being suckered into a war of choice that no American wants.
03.03.2026 16:29 β
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after absolutely eviscerating Kristi Noem and calling for her resignation, Tillis is applauded. He thens threatens to hold up nominees if she doesn't stop stonewalling him. My God.
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03.03.2026 15:48 β
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He is so nuts.
03.03.2026 18:18 β
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If they could become a target maybe we should just send Trump π
03.03.2026 13:34 β
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YouTube video by Stream Crops
Edwin Starr - War (Original Video - 1969)
'War, huh yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, oh hoh, oh
War huh yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again y'all
War, huh good God
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me'
youtu.be/01-2pNCZiNk?...
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