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Bogeymen and Trojan Horses How to identify and call out Trump and Musk’s fascist tactics

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19.03.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge blocks Trump's executive order barring transgender people from the military U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled in favor of transgender active-duty service members and transgender people in the process of enlisting.

God bless the judiciary.

www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-b...

19.03.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Going Down Swinging The Point of Putting Up a Fight

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18.03.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
X post by Timothy Snyder (@TimothyD
...),  posted 6 hours ago. The post reads, "The people Attorney General Bondi is calling 'terrorists' have had no trial and no chance to defend them. We do not know they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril."

X post by Timothy Snyder (@TimothyD ...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads, "The people Attorney General Bondi is calling 'terrorists' have had no trial and no chance to defend them. We do not know they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril."

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

17.03.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 60880    πŸ” 17196    πŸ’¬ 1011    πŸ“Œ 485

We are fighting like hell to stop Musk’s staffers. They come into our buildings, forcibly removing us with the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and police. This coup must be stopped.

18.03.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 17176    πŸ” 3399    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 136
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Adele Lewis on Substack Truth to power, yet Marjorie Taylor Green, was never censored for her outrageous behaviors in the same setting. Hypocrisy is the rule of the GOP.

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18.03.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jamie Raskin Just Showed The Way To Stop Trump's Illegal Presidency In a letter to Trump, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told the presidency that members of his administration don't have immunity and defying courts could be exempt from pardons.

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18.03.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Bison, his cape covered in snow, walking along the road in front of a scattered pine forest.

Bison, his cape covered in snow, walking along the road in front of a scattered pine forest.

Today needs more Bison

06.02.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6445    πŸ” 560    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 37
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Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is AMAZING news!
Fuck Amazon

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

05.02.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 17843    πŸ” 3878    πŸ’¬ 248    πŸ“Œ 215
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

04.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 84745    πŸ” 20191    πŸ’¬ 4206    πŸ“Œ 1581
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Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens, and such a move would be legally challenged.

After Rubio spoke, a U.S. official said the Trump administration had no current plans to try to deport American citizens but called Bukele’s offer significant.

The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens, and such a move would be met with significant legal challenges. to.pbs.org/4hzCq8y

04.02.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 13
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Hakeem Jeffries lays out 10-part war plan for Democrats to take on Trump Jeffries previewed plans to use the government funding process as leverage to reverse some of Trump's moves.

I’ve been wondering what the Congress is doing to respond. Here’s some action. They haven’t laid down: they do have significant obstacles though.

www.axios.com/2025/02/03/h...

04.02.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unions Sue to Block Elon Musk’s Access to Treasury Payment Data The suit was the latest effort by unions representing federal workers to push back against Trump administration directives aimed at undermining the federal bureaucracy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

04.02.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Sowing Chaos In National Park Service Personnel files disappear and seasonal jobs cancelled as β€œFork in the Road” email upends NPS staffing

Call your reps & scream bloody murder
202 224 3121
We want our parks open and fully staffed
We want an increase in budgets to help with the increase in visitation
We want MORE L.E. Rangers in the parks to better protect them
We need our parks now more than ever

wessiler.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

03.02.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1958    πŸ” 510    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 24
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pushback works, part infinity:

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03.02.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23283    πŸ” 4297    πŸ’¬ 552    πŸ“Œ 172
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This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully.
Thank you Brian Driscoll!πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

04.02.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 76602    πŸ” 11585    πŸ’¬ 1362    πŸ“Œ 666
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February 3, 2025 I’m going to start tonight by stating the obvious: the Republicans control both chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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04.02.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N.Y. Moves to Shield Doctors Who Send Abortion Pills to States With Bans Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...

03.02.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care A White House executive order threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for trans youth. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James sa...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...

03.02.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

03.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are πŸ“‰

30.01.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 190326    πŸ” 41728    πŸ’¬ 3661    πŸ“Œ 1940
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Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze: Who Was Behind It and How Did It Unfold? The order that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans was published without vetting by key officials in the White House.

Never forget that bullies back down when confronted head-on. Expect this MO on repeat - setting things up to see what we let them get away with, then pulling it back when challenged.

Stay in their faces. Don’t let them get away with lawbreaking, even for a minute.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...

30.01.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bird! A blue jay. Sitting on a bent branch of a dogwood tree, the branch mounded with snow, the dappling of late day sunlight behind. The blue jay is in the left of frame, facing right, its tuft slicked back and catching the golden light. In its mouth -- er, it's beak, is the beak its mouth, or is the mouth inside the beak okay never mind whatever -- IN THE BEAK is a peanut. A treasure. A prize. A little snack. The blue jay looks quite pleased at what it is found in the snow -- taken before a squirrel could get it. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

Bird! A blue jay. Sitting on a bent branch of a dogwood tree, the branch mounded with snow, the dappling of late day sunlight behind. The blue jay is in the left of frame, facing right, its tuft slicked back and catching the golden light. In its mouth -- er, it's beak, is the beak its mouth, or is the mouth inside the beak okay never mind whatever -- IN THE BEAK is a peanut. A treasure. A prize. A little snack. The blue jay looks quite pleased at what it is found in the snow -- taken before a squirrel could get it. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

ANYWAY, sorry, here's a bird. Pause and regard the bird. The bird is happy, for the bird has found a peanut. May we all find the small joy of finding a tasty snack today.

(photo by me)

29.01.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14363    πŸ” 1023    πŸ’¬ 272    πŸ“Œ 60

Go Bills!!!

26.01.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My NewYear’s resolution is to spend more time with plants and animals.

24.01.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s statements about H-1B visas reportedly upset Donald Trump and played a factor in his exit from Elon Musk’s DOGE Ramaswamy said in a post that American culture prized mediocrity.

Well, that didn’t hardly take any time at all.

FAFO

fortune.com/2025/01/21/v...

24.01.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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