Steve Katz

Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”

Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.

The Supremacist Court in their "shadow docket" helps end American democracy--overrule lower courts on "emergency basis" without reasoning cases of grave national crises and import on a "temporary" basis while the actual cases make their way through normal procedures. But the damage is already done.

Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship! Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

Post 2 Modication

For instance (examples are made up), someone might read/write: “Epstein is kryptonite to Trump. He was convicted and committed suicide in prison.” Here the pronoun is a problem.

Post 2 Modification

For instance (these examples are made up), someone might read/write: “Epstein is kryptonite to Trump. He was convicted and committed suicide in prison.” Here the pronoun is a problem.

Post 5: Modification

My examples are insignificant. But in complex political material, is this inattention to style—in this case the order of ideas and words—simply carelessness, or something more? A craze? A political tactic? Or rhetorical insanity on my part? Words matter; so does word order.

Post 4: Modification

This problem is endemic, particularly in the so-called “legacy media”— newspapers, written and reviewed, and television news, much on teleprompters, and thus written. Oral speech is excusable, but not written text, which can be reviewed and revised. It’s driving me nuts!

Post 3 Modification

Or: “She was interviewed in prison, talking for two days.” This is a more classical dangling modifier.

Post 2: Modification

For instance (examples are made up), someone might read/write: “Epstein is kryptonite to Trump. He was convicted and committed suicide in prison.” Here the pronoun is a problem.

Post 1: Modification

Is there some connection between the political situation, esp. re media, and misplaced or ambiguous modifiers

Why does the real goal seem to be to make the US sicker, weaker, and poorer?

English is a dominant language in most of the Western world. Many people in Europe speak English. The USA is moving the other way. But in a better, ideal world, US students and citizens should need to learn Spanish and French… the language if our neighbors

The American version is a little different, but the only upside to the current circumstances is that we can finally understand how this occurs, how it has happened in other countries in the past. We have not learned.

Our dictator…

YouTube video by The Democratic Coalition Maher: This is a slow-moving coup

A “slow moving coup” is clearly in the works. Trump is normalizing the police state he is creating in our nation’s capital to prevent Democrats from taking power even if they win the midterms!

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Ha!! :)

I’m afraid so! What they “value,” what they leave out!!

He’s trying to get her killed…

Assuming it still exists in reasonable form, how will history review this period of American and world history?

Judge rules Trump administration can not withhold funding from Harvard

An important step (if so many dances) in restoring American democracy 🇺🇸

BREAKING Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules. 2 min read Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

the two americas

Saving The Idea Of America Will we abandon our constitutional order in silence?

Today’s post is from guest Michael Wood, a patriot and veteran who bled for this country and now wrestles with a question: Will America remain only an idea? His words are raw, honest, and urgent—reminder of what’s at stake in this moment

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This also may be an attempt to create or even provoke another national emergency--a state of war with Venezuela, where we now have warships of their coast--to justify deportations.

Received this message from Texas Representative Gene Wu.

There are many, but this is a real huge flashpoint.

I am trying not to get too distracted (or upset) by the flood of the shiny objects constantly poured into the media stream.

Personal message to me from Texas Representative Gene Wu, thanking me for my support in the fight over gerrymandering in Texas.

One Hundred Days of Republican Complicity Read more here.

Donald Trump is an aspiring despot intent on destroying American democracy. The people with the power—and the constitutional obligation—to stop him are the Republicans in Congress. Their failure to act is a constitutional crisis and a stain on their legacy that will never be removed.

Mohsen Mahdawi is free!!!

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🚨BREAKING: Full Fourth Circuit DENIES Trump admin motion to stay order blocking Musk/DOGE access to personal data at Social Security Admin. Data will remain out of Musk/ DOGE’s hands. A BIG win for @democracyforward.org and its clients!

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