The party of free speech absolutism, ladies and gentlemen!

There is a way to show all the whining is sincere, but it will require the far right authoritarian party to stop acting like far right authoritarians & embrace actual democracy reforms:

Characterizing something as “fascism” is now grounds for suspension on X??? So much for their supposed love of “free speech”.

Virginia: Vote YES Tomorrow Virginia's Redistricting Referendum and Why I'm Passionately In Support

Trump ordered Texas to redraw its maps mid-cycle — not because the census required it, but because they know they can't win a fair fight in 2026.

Virginia votes tomorrow. Matching the GOP isn't enough —
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and handing politicians more control over which species get protected. These changes would weaken the ESA at every stage slower listings, faster delisting before recovery is real, and less accountability. Please call your Reps: (202) 224-3121

H.R. 1897 is moving fast in the House and could hit the floor for a full vote as soon as tomorrow. This bill would gut the Endangered Species Act forcing economic impact considerations into listing decisions, limiting your ability to challenge bad science in court,

Most of his cabinet is already hallucinating, so why not? I

Whoa:

ZOHRAN: “TBH, I don’t think too much about how Republicans portray me. The power of an ideology is judged in the worth of its delivery— to be told a city-run grocery store is implausible but $500 MILLION/day to kill ppl in Iran & Lebanon is necessary speaks to a broken politics.”

Just got back from an amazing time in DC with the magnificent @karenattiah.bsky.social . Next stop on the book tour is Cornell University, where I’ll be speaking this Tuesday 4/21

Once again delivering for the constituents of the Facing Eating Leopards Party!

Senator Wyden can’t say it plainly without losing his security clearance, but this raises the alarm that Kash & crew have decided they can illegally surveil Americans without a warrant.

Clarence Thomas ruled in favor of Citizens United.

Harlan Crow's political contributions then went up 862%.

Then we later find out Thomas let Crow take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house, and help fund his wife's conservative nonprofit.

But go on about how "progressivism" is a problem...

No religious test for holding office.

No government establishment of religion.

No government interference with the free exercise of religion.

There's a reason Jefferson coined the phrase, guys.

This is a favorite strawman of the Religious Right, asserting that the exact phrase "separation of church and state" isn't in the Constitution.

They ignore that there are only three references to religion in the entire Constitution, all three of which work to separate church and state.

Again, the authoritarianism extremism of the American Republican Party far exceeds that of...Viktor Orban & Fidesz, who just immediately conceded an election without any of the shenanigans, coups, nonstop lies about nonexistent voter fraud, or endless litigation of the GOP after every US election.

J.D. Vance as Death going down a series of doors marked Pope Francis, Iran negotiations, Viktor Orban’s re-election and U.S. midterms.

Of course he will Pardon all of his staff. They are robbing us blind and will continue to do so as long they are in office!!!!

#Iran

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Repost. My response is the same. They're going to have to put limits on numbers of executive orders and pardons too.

When you post AI photos that show Epstein, Melania, Trump etc in compromising positions, all you're doing is giving them ammunition to say *actual* photos of them are clearly fake.

The actual perpetrators love AI because it helps their argument that *any* incriminating photos are fake.

On Sunday, Hungary will hold parliamentary elections. These elections loom large the world over. Viktor Orbán is a central figure in the international far right and his loss would be blow to familiar figures like JD Vance and Donald Trump, who are his pupils.
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Here's How To Counter Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS Sue him!

Here's How To Counter Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the IRS robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-counter-trumps-...

And there was nothing Trump could do about the crew who were put together long before he repossessed the WH.

The idea that it would “distract” from a “focus” that has reached very few people to begin with is absurd. People need to reckon with the Dem party leadership’s overarching desire to protect the status quo at all costs, even when it ultimately costs us everything

Except we’ve spent $50 billion, the Strait is closed and 3000 people are dead.

@bloomberg.com
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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

If you go to Facebook you can comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s recent post. They’re calling out our movement because major businesses are now speaking up and that’s got them rattled. They’re spreading lies to sell you on their demolition of the Forest Service. Don’t buy it.

He *ahem* perhaps doesn’t understand methodology.

Justice Department Attempts to Shield Its Lawyers from Accountability for Misconduct The department’s proposed rule restricting state bar ethics investigations of DOJ attorneys is its latest effort to dismantle checks on its abuses of power.

The Justice Department’s new proposed rule would restrict state bar ethics investigations of DOJ attorneys — another attempt by the Trump administration to dismantle checks on its abuses of power. bit.ly/4c741wB

For the historical context, going beyond Weimar Germany, see these great books by @dziblatt.bsky.social and @gcapoccia.bsky.social