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Former research biochemist, former sysadmin, now retired. Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.

  1. David Frum: “In this second Trump term, things keep happening that would have seemed outrageous—impossible—just a few months before. Every day there’s a new movement away from the rule of law, toward arbitrary and corrupt personal rule.”

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    America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics, David Frum argues. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enem...

    Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message

    America’s democratic system depends on the public’s understanding that law is bigger than politics, David Frum argues. But now, Trump is sending a clear message that he is willing to go after his enem...

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    Oklahoma voters have expanded the state’s Medicaid program and lowered some criminal penalties. Next year, they'll choose whether to raise the minimum wage.

    But the GOP has now cracked down on citizen initiatives.

    A new law adds to a string of GOP-run states that have undercut direct democracy by piling on onerous new regulations and raising the threshold for signatures.

    Republicans Add New Barriers to Oklahoma’s Dizzyingly Fast Process for Citizen Initiatives

    A new law adds to a string of GOP-run states that have undercut direct democracy by piling on onerous new regulations and raising the threshold for signatures.

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  3. BREAKING: Republicans aren’t releasing all of the Epstein Files. They’re trying to silence Epstein survivors and protect powerful people like Donald Trump.

    We can’t let them.

    Get the truth out! #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

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