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Old enough to remember when everyone agreed that Nazis are bad. Always Team Pete.🐝 New Orleans is my beloved home now. Philly always in my heart. Wistfully in search of a charismatic profile statement.
Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime.
But America was founded on criticism.
American democracy was built on dissent.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
I hate when people use this expression, but there's a lot to unpack here. Is any of it shocking? We can each decide for ourselves, I guess. But it's a lot nevertheless.
Check this shit!
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
It was infuriating that nobody even tried.
Because they’re supposed to give the oversight committee some of the Epstein files today. This is some other bullshit in hopes of drowning out the news cycle.
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
Tremendous crossover move right here:
They’re lighting democracy on fire.
That’s careful, intentional, effective word choice, and gameplay. Smart and ballsy. He’s doing a good job. I am occasionally critical of Newsom, but he’s been doing a phenomenal job with all of this mess.
Newsom: We got here because the President is struggling. We got here because the President is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history. We got here because he recognizes that he will lose the election.
"The actions add up to an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to interfere in a critical election before it’s even held, moves that have raised alarms among those concerned about the future of U.S. democracy..."
President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections.
