Michael D

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The NYTimes is simply beyond fixing…

Honestly, what kind of bananas frame this story like this? Is shit serious or not, fucken freaks?

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Our demand for the media to examine Trump’s brain failures is now trending! Join our efforts here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/time-for-t...

Time for the Media to Examine Trump’s Brainwww.dworkinsubstack.com It’s Donald’s turn to be under the microscope

Our national media….

Such fine Christian leaders….

The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

Republican-led states are blocking summer food benefits for hungry familieswww.usatoday.com Money for food is especially tight for families in a dozen states where Republican lawmakers declined to accept federal food assistance.

Saw a red cyber trunk on the hwy in Idaho today. God-awful ugly.

I LOVE the French

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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So voting is better than *not* voting when it comes to getting what you want? Huh.

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(Via Ben Ansell from the other place)

The Economist shits the bed

Situation excellent, we are attacking

Marine LePen needs to go away now….FOREVER.

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If they’re comfortable killing other people, they will eventually be comfortable killing you. You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.

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"Look we can't write anything about Jim Jones shooting up that Congressional delegation in Guyana, because his followers just don't want to hear it, or at the very least it doesn't affect his cult popularity. But Jimmy Carter did say malaise, which we now cover for the 874th time." -- NYT, 1978

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These mistakes originalist justices are making aren’t about disputed interpretations of history, with evidence on both sides. They’re pulling quotes out of context to attribute ideas to founding figures that those figures adamantly opposed. (via @andycraig.bsky.social) reason.com/volokh/2024/...

The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munozreason.com Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.

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Just a reminder that Michelle Wolf nailed it at the White House Correspondents Dinner. NYT, I’m looking in your direction especially.

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This is the most disappointing answer of the night, I think. He had every opportunity to say something remotely profound, or at least acknowledging the part of his constituency that is scared of of their minds at the thought, but no. This is a selfish answer.

Every lib you've ever met: This is the most important election in the history of this country, and Joe Biden must win or fascism will reign. Even the suggestion that it doesn't matter is ridiculous and dangerous. He needs our full, unwaivering support. Joe Biden:

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“Aileen Cannon’s repeated delays have one Republican close to Trump calling the judge their “favorite member of the Trump campaign”” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Judge Cannon is aaking for briefs about presidential immunity by July 21st. Then she'll take her sweet time dealing with them. www.forbes.com/sites/brianb...

Trump Scores Another Victory: Judge Delays Classified Documents Deadline—Againwww.forbes.com Trump’s federal classified documents trial had been scheduled to start in May, though a series of delays pushed that date back, as Trump’s legal team continues to push for delays.

Team Trump Says Classified Docs Judge Aileen Cannon Is a ‘Godsend’www.rollingstone.com Aileen Cannon’s repeated delays have one Republican close to Trump calling the judge their “favorite member of the Trump campaign.”

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really great that prominent political journalists won’t just say that trump is lying and here’s why

Huh

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Highly recommend Season 2 of this excellent podcast documentary about the far right in Idaho. Episode 2 in particular clarified for me the challenges of talking about people who are "the baddies" of American democracy but who absolutely do not see themselves that way. www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Extremely Americanwww.npr.org In Season 2 of Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers host Heath Druzin and James Dawson take an inside look at Christian nationalism. The movement aims to end American democracy as we know it ...

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Note this: Mark Robinson's spokesman "did not respond to a question about who the people with 'evil intent' are that Robinson alluded to immediately prior to the 'killing' comments."

Mark Robinson's campaign is now trying to spin away the significance of his violent rant. North Carolina reporter Rob Schofield does a nice job cutting through the campaign's talking points and showing why his comments are so concerning: bsky.app/profile/greg...

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A second insurrection. Stop comparing these people to the founders. They are the Confederacy.

A second American Revolution, this one aimed at unwinding democracy in favor of a monarchy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | The target of the right’s ‘revolution’ is pluralistic democracy itselfwww.washingtonpost.com The president of the Heritage Foundation said, “We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

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I am glad this piece about the Heritage Foundation threatening civil war if the left doesn’t accept a monarchy came out in the WaPo. More like this, please.

A second American Revolution, this one aimed at unwinding democracy in favor of a monarchy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Just as important as analyzing what Project 2025 might do is understanding the power behind it and where it came from, for which @sarahposner.bsky.social, @antheabutler.bsky.social, @jeffsharlet.bsky.social, and @sarahjones.bsky.social would be great reads.

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For the people who don’t have time, here’s your Readers Digest version. You’re welcome.

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an entire movement of wicked people who celebrate wickedness

As a side note, this is John McEntee, Trump's Director of White House Personnel and the primary architect of Project 2025. On Tik Tok he said he gives counterfeit bills to homeless people so they will be arrested when they go to spend them.

OMG. Theses people are insufferable. What garbage reporting.

what

Oh, it WILL happen again….

If you’ve never seen Dorothea Lange’s photographs of the World War II internment camps and the Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned there, today is a good day to see them and to commit to making sure this never happens again. anchoreditions.com/blog/dorothe...

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And in red states, you'll see local thugs terrorizing their election boards and school committees. Happening already.

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Well, happy 4th becuase the new Legal Eagle video and @kenwhite.bsky.social podcast have me shaken to the core and terrified for my future.

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Clarence Thomas works against democracy and works against the USA.

Clarence Thomas takes aim at OSHA www.businessinsider.com/clarence-tho...

Clarence Thomas takes aim at a new target: Eliminating OSHAwww.businessinsider.com Justice Clarence Thomas argued that OSHA's authority was unconstitutional. He dissented from the court's decision to reject a challenge to the agency.