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Why Dems Must Call Out Trump's Authoritarianism Polls show that voters care more the economy than the fall of democracy, we should try to change their mind

Are they crashing the economy to distract us from all the ways they’re stealing our rights and freedoms, too? I hate seeing my IRA go down in value, but that seems like the least of our problems right now. open.substack.com/pub/messageb...

More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump The firms signed a legal brief supporting Perkins Coie, calling the president’s actions a threat “to the rule of law.” The largest firms declined to sign.

Hope

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What I did this week?
• Spent too much on groceries
• Spent too much on housing
• Spent too much on utilities
• Spent too much on healthcare
• Spent WAY too much time watching an orange clown degrade himself while Elon Musk raids the Treasury

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“A completely lawless realm”

Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

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Impeach-worthy.

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System

All of your most sensitive data and our country’s checkbook are in the hands of an unelected billionaire.

This is the most corrupt administration in history and it’s putting our economy & government in serious jeopardy.

It’s time to speak out and fight back.
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It's hard to keep up with the dizzying madness, for sure. But every single story you'll be interested in, in the future will be affected by the filter that's being constructed today, right now, before our very eyes, if we choose to look.

And, as reported in the NYTimes three days ago, "Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers."

"Budget concerns" threaten to chip away at the collection of government data, as reported on NPR this weekend. We also learned that Trump is helping his billionaire ally Larry Ellison at Oracle buy TikTok.

What's worth knowing? For example, one of Trump's first acts was to direct federal health officials not to make public statements. By Friday, there was a late-night purge of at least 15 Inspectors General (the people who investigate government waste and corruption).

If you're feeling overwhelmed, if you're contemplating a news diet, if you're not ready to engage in politics again yet, if you're quitting WaPo or whatever, I get it. Just please, follow this one story:

Who controls the information that matters to you

Opinion | Trump’s Opening Act of Contempt To open his term with such an act of contempt toward the legal system is audacious, even for Mr. Trump.

Not a beacon of hope. Not a shining city on a hill. Not an indispensable nation. Not even a great experiment. Just a lawless third-rate country slouching toward ruin. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...

Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions | CNN Politics President Joe Biden announced a major opinion Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, enshrining its protections into the Constitution, a last-minute move that some believe could pave the ...

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Let’s nobody overlook this amazing piece of news this weekend. The whole country, and especially my half, has needed White House affirmation of the ERA for a very stinkin’ long time.

Woo-hoo!!!

Now, about those six justices…