Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
Shameless Democratologist. Army Veteran and Florida man. Just working to keep us on the rails. No filters. No Tact. MAGA is the new U.S. Fascist party. Know how your Representative voted! Believe their actions, not their lies!
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Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
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J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections. If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
CNN vs Democracy Docket. Why does CNN simply repeat Trump's lies without noting he has ZERO authority to do this?đ Support pro-democracy independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
MAGA is the new confederacy. All of their actions stem from the foundational beliefs of this core principle. They need fascism to assault immigrants and minorities, re-establish a strong white Christian power over all others, and repress women. The new Confederacy - MAGA.
Pete Hegsethâs move to reinstall a Confederate statue is, at worst, a move to show that âhe and the Trump administration are making common cause with apologists who believe that the wrong side won the Civil War,â Mike Nelson argues.
"The lunatics are running the asylum."
Heâs providing them with valuable mulching experience though.
A federal appeals court ruled 7-4 that President Trumpâs tariffs were illegal, and that he did not have the authority to impose most of his broad tariffs on foreign products. However, Trumpâs tariffs will be allowed to remain in effect for now.
BLUF: Trump tariffs are illegal, violating Congress authority. Trump is a felon, fraud, and (openly stated) wants to be the first US dictator!
The truth: MAGA is the new Confederacy and no longer even try to hide that truth.
"The American Slavery 2.0 project is a brilliant conceit precisely because it dovetails so many MAGA governing principles into a single, big and beautiful policy." â @schaller67.bsky.social
Reminder: Trump is destroying freedom is speech and expression, both protected by the 1st amendment. He and is cabinet are unfit, operating illegally, committing felonies daily. Congress must act to deny the fascist MAGA takeover of the US!
Pam Bondi fired a DOJ paralegal who she says bragged about flicking off a National Guard member.
MAGA cowardice has become a familiar sight across America. They know Americans are growing angrier each day because of their destructive policies, incompetent governance, and want them out of power. Watch JD Vance try to avoid protesters in Wisconsin. Keep forcing them to see us, America! đ„
People are often surprised to learn that Lee was an officer who never made it past colonel. The purported promotion to general was awarded by a treasonous cabal calling itself the "confederate states of america" which was put down by force by the Union army, which also had superior generals.
âI was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island⊠and I was not the only girl on that island⊠Ghislaine must die in prison, because Iâve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.â Listen to the survivors.
Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files
Did Trump just give Ghislaine Maxwell a "get out of jail free" card? Katie Phang reports on the latest developments.
Every day, my former political party shows you who they are and what they want. Every single day.đ
Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland
The legendary singer had harsh words for the âbillionaire fascistsâ in the White House.
Republican Rep. Barry Moore was heckled during a townhall in Alabama before leaving out the back door.
Fraud waste and abuse are sufficient to start impeachment hearings on a Secretary. Letâs get it started!
DoD has already sent an open call for GS civilian volunteers to do temporary (paid) duties for DHS and ICE. I have the email. Failed MAJ Hegseth is already enacting the new white nationalist agenda with full military support!
Portugalâs President Rebelo de Sousa: âThe top leader of the worldâs foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset.â
If anyone violates HIPAA because their bullshit faith or savage political agenda compels them to, they should be sued into poverty.
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Heâs laying the groundwork to fuck with & overthrow the 2026 election. Heâs laying the groundwork to stay in the White House after the 2028 election. Donald Trump is Americaâs enemy. It must be said. He is an enemy to this country. And he must be stopped.
If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: âGun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings âMore guns don't make us safer âA majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.
The scam and illegal grift of the Trump family and administration is open, obvious, and blatantly in violation of laws on the presidency. IMPEACH NOW!
American Bitcoinâs co-founder, Eric Trump, his brother Donald Trump Jr. and Hut 8 will own a combined 98% of the newly formed entity, which will retain the name American Bitcoin and trade under the stock code ABTC.
If you really want to seriously minimize or eliminate mass shootings in America, then everyone needs to face some hard truths. I mean everyone. Todayâs show, 11am ET/8am PST, here.đ m.youtube.com/@socialcontr...
Shuler: Thirteen billionaires in one pictureâfour of whom now run agencies of our federal government. If youâve ever met someone who says the word âoligarchyâ is too confusing or too complicated, well, you can explain it with that one photo.
It's time for poetry
"should concern democrats and republicans alike." It SHOULD concern all of us, but the fact that almost NO GOP member is concerned should be MORE concerning to the rest of us. Republican members of Congress have foregone almost any resistance to Trump and given up on democracy writ large.
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends weâve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
What is the GOP doing? - Assaulting peaceful immigrants who only want a safe and secure home - Bowing to construction lobbyists and destroying the ability to insure homes - Pushing a white religious extremist agenda instead of uplifting all Floridians We need GOP OUT and more Dems in!
Florida ranks 10th worst in the nation for home foreclosures, with more than 9,600 properties at risk statewide. What are Florida Republicans doing to fix this housing crisis? Nothing. Instead they are painting over rainbow sidewalks. www.fox4now.com/news/local-n...
Gov. Gavin Newsom tells @karaswisher.bsky.social heâs launching a memecoin â the âTrump Corruption Coin.â Full episode drops tomorrow!
AMERICA: âItâs a mental health issue.â REST OF THE WORLD: âWe have those. But donât have mass shootings.â AMERICA: âItâs video games.â WORLD: âWe have those too. But donât have mass shootings.â AMERICA B: âItâs cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.â WORLD: âGod, youâre stupid. It's guns.â
âWe know whatâs worked in other countries, we know what could work online to check for some of these things, and yet everyone is just stymied.â
I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns donât kill kids, antidepressants do. Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children. The first step is acknowledging the problem.
DeSantis built this to assault immigrants and spread fear in FL! FL has NOT requested any reimbursement from DHS! How much has this cost the FL taxpayer?? How much will FL pay to restore the facility back to its' reduced footprint? How much will FL pay to remediate damage to the Everglades?!
BREAKING: An email shared with The Associated Press shows "Alligator Alcatraz" will likely be empty within days.
David Strathairn: âAuthoritarianism is a very frightening concept when it comes to the artsâ
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back. "The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
Reminder: 435 days until Midterms (Nov 6, 2026). Remember how YOUR politician voted! - GOP voted against: Veterans, Teachers, Disabled, Social Security, Medicaid, Immigrants - GOP BIG BILL to give more to the rich - Trump: EPSTEIN, Iran Strikes, tariffs, foreign bribes, ICE attacks, & stock fraud.
California finally excluded $20k of military pensions from state income taxâbut itâs still one of the most limited policies in the nation. Iâm urging Gov. Newsom to go further and fully eliminate this tax. Our veterans have earned it.
I'm not sure which is the chicken and the egg. Religion tends to influence or suppress education to manipulate populations. Plus, how do we explain China's (primarily atheist) fascination with authoritarians?
That so many Americans who voted for Trump actually WANT a dictator, an authoritarian, a strongman to rule over them & rule over this country has never surprised me. Bcuz for yrs, his voters have told me they wanted this. Yes, itâs hugely disappointing, but not at all surprising.
My assertion: The wish for a dictator or authoritarian ruler is tied directly to the education of the populace. No highly educated society has ever turned to authoritarianism as a solution. MAGA's belief in dictatorships is a direct result of the decades-long attack by GOP on public education.
Rep. John Larson was was right: Republicans waved away the risk to Social Security data back in March. Now, a whistleblower has bravely come forward, confirming Trump and DOGE recklessly copied YOUR DATA to god knows where. What do Republicans have to say about that?? đ€
I cannot, in good conscience, like nor repost such blatant stupidity expressed by one so credibly insane. Also RFK Jr: - Vaccines contain 'aborted fetus debris' - Worm ate his brain, but he is 'better now' - Convicted felon (15 yrs of heroin) - People shouldn't take medical advice from me.
A judge once said any good prosecutor could indict a sandwich. Well, the Trump DOJ just failed to indict someone for throwing one.
At least the new DOJâs malevolence and corruption is mitigated by its incompetence. They canât even get an indictment on the Subway guy. meidasnews.com/news/d-c-res...
We have a president who rejects any checks on his power, and who is trying to normalize the view that dictatorship isnât so bad. An emperor president surrounded by a sycophantic cabinet is dangerous. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social:
By that logic, all MAGA voters should be charged under RICO for their violent overthrow of democracy in the US.
'Sec Duffy echoed Trump, who said he wants $2 billion from Congress to beautify DC as part of his crackdown on the city.' I suspect that if Congress gave DCPD and Capitol Police, along with DC infrastructure, a $2 BILLION budget increase, all this would have been solved without the military.
BREAKING: President Trump extends his control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak.
"The CBO report Trump is so proud of makes a never-gonna-happen projection about tariff revenues in 2035, but issues all sorts of warnings about the effects weâre seeing *right f*cking now*."
The NAACP, the nationâs largest civil rights organization, asked a court Tuesday to block what it called a âracially motivatedâ congressional map that dilutes the political power of Black voters.
Is anybody really surprised an adjudged rapist is blaming the victim of an attack?
âTrumpâs pretense to ownership of public goods and public spaces isnât some quirk to be ignored or waited out â âthere goes our Donald!â â but a direct expression of his autocratic ambitions and despotic cast of mind.â
Denmark's main national broadcaster reported that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. https://cnn.it/47KZFL6
Reminder: 436 days until Midterms (Nov 6, 2026). Remember how YOUR politician voted! - GOP voted against: Veterans, Teachers, Disabled, Social Security, Medicaid, Immigrants - GOP BIG BILL to give more to the rich - Trump: EPSTEIN, Iran Strikes, tariffs, foreign bribes, ICE attacks, & stock fraud.
Pretty bizarre to watch the President of the US and Secretary of Transportation use official government accounts to try and put a huge corporation out of business while they are being extorted by a right-wing protection racket and a MAGA competitor. A grift op using govt power.
Trump: "The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, 'You know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator.'"
When someone shows you who they are, believe them; the first time. - Maya Angelou How many times must he refer to himself as a dictator before Congress takes action? Before the people take action? Reminder: 437 days until Midterms (Nov 6, 2026).
Trump: So the line is Iâm a dictator, but I stop crime. A lot of people say, if that is the case I would rather have a dictator
When someone shows you who they are, believe them; the first time. - Maya Angelou How many times must he refer to himself as a dictator before Congress takes action? Before the people take action? Reminder: 437 days until Midterms (Nov 6, 2026).
Someone give the baby back his pacifier. He is rambling...
Trump: "Windmills -- we're just not gonna allow them. They are ruining are country."
NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Crockett, Jayapal are pressing âBorder Czarâ Tom Homan over his apparent conflict of interest regarding his past paid consulting work for troubled immigration detention conglomerate GEO Group, which has already secured $1 billion in new federal contracts under Trump.
Whenever I think about Trump supporters and wonder, "How could they be that stupid?" I remember this and recall, yes, easily, they *can* be that stupid.
Constituent: You talked about abuses in the medicare and medicaid system and I found interesting that the president pardoned someone that defrauded the medicaid system for $1.3 billion
đ„ MISSOURI voter to @RepMarkAlford: âYou talked about abuses in the Medicare & Medicaid system⊠Trump just pardoned someone who defrauded the system for about $1.3 BILLION. I find that curious.â (Esformes was then arrested for domestic violence)
Donald Trump, an unhinged buffoon, is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War and claimed he threatened to bomb both Moscow and Beijing. And the delusional idiot *still* thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
Breaking news: A federal judge dismisses the Justice Department's lawsuit against all 15 of Marylandâs judges over their handling of deportations.
"Fall in line with the prevailing narrative or risk your career. That is how echo chambers form, how groupthink metastasizes, and how the nation stumbles into folly."
Illinois political leaders and Chicago municipal officials are raising alarms over President Trumpâs threat to deploy National Guard troops to the city. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster spoke with Illinois Gov. Pritzker, who insisted there is âno emergency" that warrants troops being sent to the city.
BREAKING: DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says Trump and DOGE are putting YOUR data at risk. As we said in May, working people will pay the price. Identity theft could cost working people $39.4 BILLION/year Learn more: www.epi.org/publication/...
The head of the Defense Innovation Unit â the Pentagonâs in-house tech incubator â has abruptly stepped down, severing a key link with Silicon Valley.
Rolling Stone: âTrump has been ruling like an authoritarian⊠repeatedly thumbing his nose at Congress, the Constitution, and any other check on presidential power. On Monday, Trump appeared to tease the notion of đșđž becoming a full-fledged dictatorshipâŠâ www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Bar Marco in Pittsburgh replaced tipping with a $35,000 base salary, along with bonuses, health care, shares, and paid vacation. Within two months of adopting this model, their profits tripled, proving that fair wages and employee benefits can boost both staff satisfaction and business success.
The legal chaos around the nomination of Alina Habba for the U.S. Attorneyâs Office in New Jersey is a âglimpse into the dubious methods by which Trump has bent the rules to stock his government with loyalists,â Quinta Jurecic argues.
No Governor should deploy their state's National Guard to support Trump's armed patrols of American cities. Instead, let's attack crime by demanding Republicans in Congress restore Trump's funding cuts for law enforcement. Time to fight crime, not communities. www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/p...
Trump issued an unhinged threat against countries he claims donât show the U.S. enough ârespect.â
The case against Kilmar Ăbrego GarcĂa is a study in sadistic absurdity | Moira Donegan
Our gerrymandered congressional maps are creating all kinds of problems. Redistricting assassin Dave Daley has a solution. Watch him explain on an all new LP Podcast, out NOW: https://youtu.be/k-bL8JHdoJQ
Americans broadly hate all of this, and we all gotta remember that when it feels like things are spinning out of control
New in PN: Trump's red state army threatens America's cities "What this latest executive order purports to do is to allow Trump to send red state guard members into blue states, shattering the entire concept of state sovereignty."