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Ran across this passage reading Arendt this morning:

“Nazi officials … prided themselves on belonging to a movement, as distinguished from a party.”

I know folks get up in arms about Nazi comparisons, but there’s an unmistakeable echo of this line in the MAGA “movement”.

And to think Mitch McConnell and a handful of GOP Senators could have stopped all of this in the days after Jan. 6.

Greatest betrayal in American history? They should bury him one day next to Benedict Arnold. Sorry if that's harsh.

Anne Applebaum: Outside the Rule of Law Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 02/04/2025 · 57m

A hard listen. But important. Anne Applebaum tells it straight up. And it’s not good.
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“Don’t give into the lies.
Don’t give into the fear.
Hold onto the truth and to hope”

Jim Acosta

This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats' Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.

The Zuckerberg Meta free speech suppression is in full swing; Hidden hashtags included; democrat, liberal, leftist, progressives, ResistTrump, DumpTrump, StopFascism, ProChoice, Bernie, Jan6, Obama, etc etc etc

DELETE META APPS

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The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’ Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew.

Bishop Budde: “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”

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Article text: And Budde’s detractors may yet find themselves in agreement with broader concerns highlighted by her preaching. During an interview about Budde’s comments, Franklin Graham said he was unaware of Trump’s executive order largely freezing the federal refugee program — a program that, according to faith-based refugee resettlement groups, also welcomes persecuted Christians. News of the executive order, which a cathedral official confirmed Budde was referencing in her sermon, caught Graham by surprise. “I wasn’t aware that this is under Trump, but if it is, I certainly will speak to that issue — privately,” he said, laughing.

Incredible stuff. Evangelical leader Franklin Graham spent yesterday blasting Rev. Budde and claiming the cathedral had been “taken over by gay activists” — unaware that Trump had frozen a refugee program that Graham supports, and was one of the things Budde was referencing in her sermon.

And we still won’t watch.

Mahatma Gandhi figured out that the best way to turn a spotlight back on barbarity is to be the change you want to see in the world. This bishop did that. As many have noted, appeals to kindness, love, decency, and mercy make MAGA outraged because it changes their script. More, please

Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky

Shame on any member of Congress who meets with a recalcitrant, pardoned seditionist. Even if they can't feel the shame, we know this can't be tolerated in a democracy.

Karma always wins. This time it actually moved quickly.

AOC 🔥🔥🔥

I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.

I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.

🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

That was quick.

Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social

It’s the only time my husband willingly goes up and down all three flights of stairs in our house!

Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

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