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Here are 29 things you can start doing today. Start with one. But get started. protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
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Good going! Senior Judge Richard Leon, a George W.Bush appointee, rules for law firm WilmerHale, throws out Trump’s revenge order in its entirety. Permanent injunction. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Every member of the administration should resign; every Republican in the Senate should demand immediate impeachment and removal. It is not an exaggeration or hyperbole to say that he is an authoritarian bent on destroying American democracy.
President Trump has personally ordered the Justice Department to open an investigation of Democrats' primary ways for raising donations. It is the third time he has personally ordered an open-ended criminal investigation, each against a perceived political foe. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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Let's check in our nation's institutions. One table each for: Colleges & Universities Law Firms Religious Organizations & Leaders Businesses Civil Society Individuals Special thanks to my research assistant, Claude.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o... Decided to do some research about this after listening to the most recent listener Q&A with Ezra Klein.
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@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social describes the rise of a fascist dictators like no one else can. It's all here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
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Thanks @algreen . I am honored to hear you speak with moral clarity to protect the constitutional order. youtu.be/CKRhFzVJKMc?...
Impeachment Announced by Congressman Al Green: Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere (MLK). Injustice in Gaza is a Threat to Justice in America. Watch Rep. Green's floor speech online: youtu.be/N2xG1K0izqs?...
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While the list disappeared from the General Services Administration website, screenshots show the Vancouver building and several in Portland as on the chopping block.
Vancouver Federal building- on sale? @columbian.com
Here’s an interactive map of the “for sale” government buildings that GSA briefly posted and then pulled yesterday — see where they are, what they’re used for, and what Congressional districts they’re in. www.wired.com/story/map-fo...
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Or perhaps, get to know Arab/Israeli term Fauda
I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”. It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck. I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work. Because—- *gestures at everything* See wahala?!???
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Joseph Goebbels, as (one of the) self-declared enemies of the Weimar Republic : “The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the means to its own destruction.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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