A rickety dictatorship Trump's hand of cards is weaker than it appears.

New in PN: A rickety dictatorship

"Trump’s increasingly desperate attempts to incite a civil war in advance of the midterms and the rejection of his party’s healthcare evisceration each demonstrate growing vulnerabilities of the nascent MAGA tyranny."

Columbia, MD

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

We are America!

HCR has shared – as she characterizes it – a very important thread of which we all ought to be aware when reading ANY Trump 2.0 policy position statements.

Read the threaded ‘conversation’ and the article for which the correspondent was seeking information from DOJ.

This is next-level new speak.

Thanks to both New Jersey Senators for speaking out in support of trans youth

What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.

Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment.

In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community.

You have a home here always.

While you're drinking your Sunday coffee, enjoy this long thread from Doug Landry on the advance planning failures of Trump's birthday party.

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Here it is. A timetable of 100 days of corruption.

Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.

We cannot let this stand.

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.

I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.

1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.

Yes.

"It is....antisemitic for politicians to use antisemitism as an all-purpose excuse for enacting authoritarian policies like demanding control of university curricula and suppressing protest."

The ranks of American political refugees, fleeing certain states, growing by the day. “They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.” @maddow.msnbc.com @djrothkopf.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social

5 Lessons From Hungary: How to Fight Authoritarians - The Forge Lessons from a convening between pro-democracy organizers from the U.S. and Hungary. Gordon Whitman explains how grassroots organizations can adapt as authoritarians change the rules of the game, and ...

Fighting back in the early stages is crucial. I found this insightful bc DT is using the same strategy as Orban

Count the Dead by the Millions From HIV and tuberculosis infections to millions of dead children, the deadly impact of Rubio, Musk and Trump’s agenda has been quantified.

“A new study models the impact of the implosion of U.S.-funded disease treatment and prevention in the developing world — and suggests that Elon Musk and Marco Rubio will go down as among history’s greatest monsters if funding and effective administration are not restored.”

A thread worth reading

this is great and gets to what might be the defining attribute of this administration which is that trump himself is barely aware of what is happening

You Are Going to Have to Tell Them the Truth Speaking in the Heartland

Case in point: Social Security.

I know that Musk and Trump can’t just rip money away from people, but I knew the move they would use to get at it — destroy the system from the inside. Just like what Missouri Republicans did to Medicaid: Don’t answer the phones…

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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Today, tons of Marylanders rallied at the Lincoln Memorial with Dr. Francis Collins, Bill Nye the Science Guy and thousands of others to tell MAGA to let our expert civil servant scientists get back to work, pursuing facts and conducting critical research for the common good.

We cannot confuse our allies for our adversaries. We must be clear-eyed about this. We must stand with the people of Ukraine against the barbarism of Vladimir Putin.

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

"'Women' is a banned word": Trump uses trans panic to strip rights from all women Under the guise of "protecting women," the military, schools, and labs are forced to take women's safety away

Trump's flurry of anti-trans executive orders is justified as "protecting women."

In reality, they are an attack on all women and girls, cis and trans. They make sexual abuse easier. And they're targeting research into women's health care for defunding.

www.salon.com/2025/02/10/w...

In case folks are interested in contacting their congresspeople about the NIH indirect cuts with some estimates of what they would mean for institutions in their state, here are some estimates based on published F&A rates and funding ... let me know if you want a particular state

As governor of Illinois, I’ve made it my mission to make our state the best to call home including for our LGBTQ+ community.

No matter who you are or who you love, everyone deserves dignity and equality.

Hate has no home here.

This is a fabulous tool.

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.

Big counter salvo!

Quintessential Trump

Come across a problem you don’t comprehend

Propose a “solution” with all the nuance of a 6 year old

Which solves nothing and-worse-merely creates additional problems

Try to convince everyone that it works and then claim “victory”

While everyone is worse for the wear