🧵 Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"

1/ "This is the pivot point in the energy transition folks. Fossil chaos drives people to electrotech, as this is the first oil shock with a superior alternative. " says @ember-energy.org @kingsmillbond.bsky.social
We argued similarly last week at Wesleyan (slides here)
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Gonna spend the next two years spamming every elected Dem about the concept of "damnatio memoriae." Chisel his name off every inscription. Build over the various Trump Towers like they're Nero's Golden House. Remove him from physical memory, not to forget but as a sign of disrespect to the man.

Cannot even begin to estimate how many times I taught Plato (Symposium, Timaeus, Republic esp) and so many other works that could now get me in trouble if I hadn't retired.

My university was plagued by TPUSA zealots but I managed to avoid being targeted. I fear for my friends & former colleagues.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned today, a week after this:

Important point! Why is US media so deeply uninterested in this critical context?

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain.

Taxpayers are paying a million dollars a day for what??

The NG have "responded to medical emergencies, assisted with arrests, helped local police enforce the city's juvenile curfew and carried out beautification projects. The D.C. Guard helped with snow removal during a major storm in January." 🙄

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

What a lovely tribute! My mother is one of those special people— a gardening visionary who is always happy to share her knowledge, flowers, and produce. Didn't inherit the green thumb myself and I'm grateful for all the gardeners out there as well!

📌MEDIA: Stop calling Jared Kushner a "high-level negotiator." He's a damn thief operating in his repulsive family's best interests not ours.

Unreality is our reality:

"The same characters appear across multiple accounts: a blonde in braids and a billowy dress on a farm at golden hour, a woman in a purple top seated in a wheelchair, a Black woman in a red MAGA hat and aviator sunglasses. Several of the accounts follow one another."

I feel like I'm missing some critical context here...

👇🎯 Today in “neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party”

I'm not a huge fan of Slotkin but isn't she saying this deployment of the CIA, FBI etc. is alarming and un-American in this clip? I feel like I'm missing something.

26% 😬

Looking forward to the day when our avenging reconstructionist government repos Mar-a-Lago, Trump Tower and every piece of golden bullshit twisted into the shape of this man's cursed name.

Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry Iran war briefing was painful to watch The louder he shouts about the Iran war, the less convincing he sounds. And now Pete Hegseth has reduced himself to vaguely threatening the press about their coverage of this disastrous conflict, writ...

Key point: "A truly popular government doesn’t need to shout about how popular it would be from a podium every day, if everyone just stopped criticizing it."

Trump Voters Are Over It A shocking number of the president’s supporters have turned against him.

"These days, a shocking number of the president’s supporters have turned against him. Some of Trump’s fanboys in the libertarian-leaning manosphere have spent the past year baffled by his actions on the Epstein files, immigration, and now Iran."

So much for his "historic coalition." RIP MAGA

Norm Eisen (and Mark Elias, and countless other legal heroes) continue to safeguard our fragile democracy, one filing at a time. We the people are so grateful!

We won’t stop fighting for accountability.

The White House doesn’t have a Ballroom (No Taxpayer Money!), which Presidents have desperately wanted and desired for over 150 years, but a Trump Hating, Washington, D.C. District Court Judge, a man who has gone out of his way to undermine National Security, and to make sure that this Great Gift to America gets delayed, or doesn’t get built, is attempting to prevent future Presidents and World Leaders from having a safe and secure large scale Meeting Place, or Ballroom, one with Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital and Medical Facilities, Protective Partitioning, Top Secret Military Installations, Structures, and Equipment, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Columns, Roofs, and Beams, Drone Proof Ceilings and Roofs, Military Grade Venting, and Bullet, Ballistic, and Blast Proof Glass —which all means that no future President, living in the White House without this Ballroom, can ever be Safe and Secure at Events, Future Inaugurations, or Global Summits. This Magnificent Space will allow them to carry out their vital duties as the Leader of our Nation. Furthermore, the Ballroom, which is being constructed on budget and ahead of schedule, is needed now. Almost all material necessary for its construction is being built and/or on its way to the site, ready for installation and erection. Much of it has already been paid for, costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars. If somebody, especially one with no standing, had a complaint — Why wasn’t it filed many months earlier, long before Construction was started? The Public Record was open for all to see. Everybody knew that it was planned, and going to be built. This highly political Judge, and his illegal overreach, is out of control, and costing our Nation greatly. This is a mockery to our Court System! The Ballroom is deeply important to our National Security, and no Judge can be allowed to stop this Historic and Militarily Imperative Project. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Trump rants his ballroom will feature "Bomb Shelters, a State of the Art Hospital & Medical Facilities,Top Secret Military Installations, Protective Missile Resistant Steel, Drone Proof Ceilings, Military Grade Venting, & Bullet, Ballistic, & Blast Proof Glass"

Dafuq kind of ballroom is this?

Europe has 'maybe six weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns Flights could soon be cancelled if supplies from the Gulf remain blocked, says the International Energy Agency.

Trump's war continues to hold the entire world hostage and the Republicans are ONCE AGAIN voting down a War Powers resolution to rein him in.

Shameful.

Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States.

Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay.

Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.

West Virginia dad dies after insurer denied his $50,000 cancer treatment 4 times — 93% of patients face the same delays The vast majority of patients who require prior authorization from their insurer face delays, which can result in permanent disability or even death.

His oncologist recommended the treatment, his insurance carrier said no.

This country is spending billions on a no-reason-for-it war, yet Americans are dying, going hungry and homeless.

This cannot stand. Call your representatives in Congress, no matter their party.
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The Dark Prediction Trump Will Make After His MAGA Ally’s Big Loss in Europe An election rout in Hungary should leave Trump’s stomach rumbling—with nerves. But he’s got a play ahead of him.

Orbán's defeat may prompt Trump to invoke classified Presidential Emergency Action Documents.

PEADS "grant virtually unlimited powers to the executive in the wake of a major disruptive attack (terrorist or nuclear) on the homeland. They... require no congressional action or judicial review."

Why aren't students protesting?

News is rough these days. Take this as a reminder that it doesn’t have to be.

Riley Gaines Declares ‘I Love the President’ After Previously Criticizing Trump’s Jesus Meme Riley Gaines made it clear she's still in Donald Trump's corner after previously criticizing the president for posting a meme where he was depicted as Jesus Christ.

Right after Trump said he was "not a big fan" of Riley Gaines (bc she wasn't a fan of his AI Jesus) she posted "I love the President and I'm so grateful he's in the Oval Office. Of course, I'll continue to support him and the America First agenda."

Many really do worship him; he can do no wrong.

Huge congrats, Canada!! 💜💜