"How liberty dies" --
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
— Prof Christina Pagel (@chrischirp.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Afflicting the afflicted, while comforting the comfortable --
BREAKING: House Republicans have released their budget resolution. They are aiming to cut Medicaid by at least $880 billion, and cut SNAP by at least 20%.
— More Perfect Union (@moreperfectunion.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The more distractions the better for the fascists --
"There are two reasons to keep 'asking questions' that have been answered a million times. "To distract from a real conspiracy to wreck the federal government and to increase the stupefaction of the American people that led to Trump's November victory." www.salon.com/2025/02/13/m...
— Amanda Marcotte (@amandamarcotte.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Bad chaos vs. good chaos --
The natsec blob’s anger over the Afghan withdrawal leading them to enthusiastically collaborate in tanking Biden’s approval to level it never recovered from is one of the dumbest fucking moves in modern political history.
— William B. Fuckley (@opinionhaver.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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What's that Musk-y smell? The heists and the formative years --
Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)
— George Pearkes (@peark.es) February 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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If Leon found evidence of waste and fraud, don’t you think he would be sharing the EVIDENCE EVERYWHERE? He is a reckless liar who is stealing from YOU and fulfilling his revenge fantasies on the institutions in our government who are INVESTIGATING HIM.
— 💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 (@mommamia.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Elon Musk was raised in apartheid South Africa. He and his family observed, endorsed, and enjoyed apartheid. Until the age of 18, Elon was completely immersed in a wildly racist, homophobic, whites-only culture. These were Elon’s formative years, and as a result, bigotry is firmly embedded in…
— Stephanie Kennedy (@wordswithsteph.bsky.social) February 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Leverage for Ukraine and Europe as Trump "negotiates" with pal Putin --
Trump appears to be seeking a deal over the head of Ukraine & Europe. This is the moment for Europeans to seize the frozen Russian assets and use them to give Ukraine leverage; leverage to shape a deal & to walk away from a rotten one if necessary. www.hoover.org/research/fre...
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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We don't need no stinkin' independent agencies! --
“Hey guys…I know you said you were all about settled law before but can you just toss out this 90 year old ruling! It’s super getting in the way of our fascism. That would be great. Mmmm…kay…thanks!”
— Fred Wellman (@fpwellman.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Culture war update: Caligula in charge of Kennedy Center --
Vice chair is Caligula's horse
— Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Trump University law degree? --
You’d think the damned attorney general would know the difference between criminal charges and a civil suit.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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"Do something! Like, give me your money while I do nothing" (satire(?)) --
‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson
— The Onion (@theonion.com) February 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Bluebirds of happiness --
Bluebirds huddling for warmth.. 😊
— amazingnature ☘️ (@amazingnature.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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