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I can’t even begin to think about a world where the federal government takes away people’s medication. There is an endless stream of very bad things that will happen. I try to keep this one far back because I just don’t know what I would do. And there are so many who need them to function.
This person calls this out from an 1882 op-ed. 1882!!! scratchpost.news/bearing-arms...
They could see it back in the 1800s. scratchpost.news/bearing-arms...
Op-ed “The Right of a Citizen to Bear Arms” Hebron Journal (February 2, 1882) An 1882 editorial warns that the unregulated sale of firearms, especially to boys, threatens law and order and urges restrictions on weapon sales.
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵 Today's thread contains material that you will find disturbing, and rightfully so. Lynching Black people was horrific in and of itself, but what happened during & afterwards was gruesome. Pull up a seat.🪑 #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
I see so many articles from those days and think the same thing.
More on what it looked like in this 1933 article: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
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Need more on what it looked like in the 1930s: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
This is what it looked like. No negotiation. scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
More on what Hitler’s rise looked like scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
This is what Nazi Germany was like from those watching its rise in the early 1930s: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
To travel in time, here is an article from 1933: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
More on what this was like in this article I found from 1933: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
Here’s what it looked like in the words of those living it in 1933 scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
More about what it was like: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
Here is what history looked like from those living it at the time: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
If helpful, here is what it looked like — from this 1933 article: This is what his rise looked like in 1933: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
For those interested, this 1933 UK article discusses what they were seeing in the rise of Nazi germany: This is what his rise looked like in 1933: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
This is what his rise looked like in 1933: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
For more from those living through the rise of a dictatorship, in their words: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
For more from those living through the rise of a dictatorship, in their words: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
For those interested in hearing what the ride of Nazi germany was like from those living through it: For more from those living through the rise of a dictatorship, in their words: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
Praise to Gov. Pritzker for standing up. This is what happens when we stay silent: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
For more from those living through the rise of a dictatorship, in their words: scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
In 1933, one UK newspaper wrote: “The iron grip of Hitler over Germany tightened still more firmly yesterday, with the suppression of many newspapers, the arrest and assault of political opponents, and the storming of government buildings by the Nazi brown shirts.” scratchpost.news/hitler-tight...
“Hitler’s Grip Tightens” Birmingham Post (March 11, 1933)
In 2006, 51 governors pushed back against a Bush administration plan to federalize the National Guard during domestic crises, warning it would erode state authority and worsen resource shortages from Iraq and Katrina. 🔗 Read at: scratchpost.news/national-gua... 🔖 #NationalGuard #Trump
I love how her argument turns to “kids being afraid to go back to school in fear of an active shooter is a real problem.” YOU THINK??
“Senate Shouldn’t Reward Bullying” The Republican — April 19, 2005 A 2005 op-ed criticizing the Senate for considering John Bolton’s nomination despite his history of bullying and reckless behavior.
My feed is quickly filling with how concerned people are about Trump’s FBI raiding John Bolton’s house. I wholeheartedly agree. And while I’m no John Bolton fan, he is very intelligent and calculated. I can easily see him going to war with Trump and MAGA on this and standing up to it all.
“Party of anarchy.” That’s how Harper’s Weekly described Democrats in 1868. The language feels familiar — proof that branding opponents as a threat has always been part of the political playbook. 🔗 scratchpost.news/the-democrat... 🔖 #history #politics #news
I can’t 🤣
And Trump wants Russia’s approval and a win. Because he’s been fighting for it since the 1980s and they just. keep. playing. him. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Russia…. Owning Trump since the 80s: scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
He is *obsessed* and I will never understand why. Like if they stood me up 40 years ago and then I met a Gorbachev impersonator and thought it was actually their leader… that would’ve been it. Done. Nope. Not him. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
I need to do some more reading about what he did after getting stood up by the Soviet Union in the 80s and then meeting a Gorbachev impersonator but not realizing it. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Trump loves having Russia make him look like an idiot. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
And Russia has been an Alpha over Trump for nearly 40 years. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Maybe Trump thought this was his opportunity to make up for the time Russia stood him up in the 80s. But still got played. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Nothing new. Sigh. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Here’s another reminder. Or historic clip rather on the time Russia played him hard in the 80s. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Russia loves exploiting Trump. And he just lets them walk all over him. For decades. He doesn’t put up with it with most people…. But he sure will w/Russia. Like the time they stood him up in the 80s and then Gorbachev impersonator came up to him and he bought it. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Trump: continuing unprofessionalism and hurting America by going out of his way for Russia since the 80s. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Russia just keeps trolling Trump and Trump isn’t getting it. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
I will never understand why Donald Trump tries so hard. For decades. Like almost 40 years of trying to appease Russia. And getting nothing. For being “such a good businessman” he sure isn’t. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Not the first time Trump went all out for Russia and they came back with a big nothingburger. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Russia has been grabbing Trump by the p for decades. Like why does Trump keep trying? scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
And so desperate. I forgot about this from the 80s. scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Russia has been playing Trump for decades. Why can’t he quit him girl… scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
#Russia playing Trump isn’t new. In 1988 he thought he met Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at Trump Tower… but it was a TV show impersonator, and he had to be told after the fact. 🔗 scratchpost.news/trump-gorbac...
Nothing changes, except the terms the racists use. 😵💫 #RepublicanRacism
Just Trump continuing to get Putin’s approval. scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
Not surprised though 🤬 Especially given how desperate Trump is for Russia’s approval. scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
After seeing this article, I really wonder how much Trump wants their approval after Trump Moscow never happened. And Putin knows he can keep playing him. Which I knew. But it’s interesting. (Not a good interesting)… scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
They are in a long game and Trump just wants their approval. I wonder after seeing this article if Trump Moscow never happening has something to do with this pandering. And Putin knows this and can just string him along. scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
Forever trying to get approval for this 80s failure, I wonder? scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
I wonder if this has anything to do with Trump’s never ending attempts to get Russia’s approval. scratchpost.news/trump-moscow...
like a reaction I couldn’t control. That happened during Trump’s first term. He isn’t the 100% cause but she sure as F emboldens racists to be more openly racist.
He didn’t harm anyone. And my heart just broke. The waiter told a group of us that he experienced racism but hadn’t been straight up called that. And you could see his strength but how much pain that caused him. I went to the bathroom and broke down. I’m not an emotional person either and it was
We were sitting outside. The man was clearly unwell but that’s no excuse. He was screaming at everyone and getting in faces. He got in the waiter’s face and straight up called him an n-word. And the waiter remained calm but said “excuse me?” The man lost it and pulled out a knife.
Indianapolis is making news for a group of masked nazis parading around with flags. As a Hoosier, who lives in Indianapolis, I’m disgusted. And I’ll say this — our downtown gets so much sht because of crime. The only time I genuinely felt unsafe was from a white man who attacked our black waiter
Donald #Trump’s 1987 claim that the Soviets courted him for Moscow luxury may explain why he’s still chasing Russia’s approval after never getting it. https://scratchpost.news/trump-moscow-1987/
Donald Trump…. Seeking #Russian approval since the 90s? In the late 1990s, Donald Trump sought to redevelop Moscow’s aging Moskva Hotel as his first overseas project, but city officials rejected his Manhattan-style vision to preserve the site’s historic character. scratchpost.news/russian-hote...
Here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
Fighting 🔥 with 🔥 While we wait for this press conference, here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
I guess we will find out? While we wait, here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
And can you imagine if more dems do this? It’s stupid we even have to but here we are. This is 2025. I found this article from 1840 about gerrymandering and I wonder what they would have thought. scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
Fighting fire with fire is probably the only way to win this because going high isn’t working. While we wait on this epic presser, here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
It is and I can’t wait for this press conference! While we wait, here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an interesting 1840 article about the origins of gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
As we wait for this press conference, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
If anyone is interested, here’s an 1840 article about gerrymandering. “Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
“Any party which puts gerrymandering into operation is doomed, sooner or later, to entire overthrow.” They knew it was wrong in 1840, yet here we are… scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
It is fire 🔥🔥🔥
In 1840, the Buffalo Daily Republican recounted the origin of “gerrymander” and issued a warning: “The thing has never permanently benefited any party that has tried to keep itself in power by these means.” Read more and view the 1840 #gerrymandering article at: scratchpost.news/origin-of-th...
And if anyone is interested — lawmakers knew gerrymandering was wrong as far back as the century it was created. The 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
And if anyone is interested — lawmakers knew gerrymandering was wrong as far back as the century it was created. The 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
How gerrymandering works
Way too long. I found this from 1890, but there were many critical articles about it from even the early 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
And if anyone is interested — lawmakers knew gerrymandering was wrong as far back as the century it was created. The 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
Something lawmakers have been using or trying to ban since the 1800s. Sigh. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
And if anyone is interested — lawmakers knew gerrymandering was wrong as far back as the century it was created. The 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
Keep up the work dems. Make these 1800s lawmakers proud for the work they wanted to do and tried to do. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
And if anyone is interested — lawmakers knew gerrymandering was wrong as far back as the century it was created. The 1800s. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
If only they were able to stop this at the time this article was written. In 1890. Sigh. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
And if anyone is interested, it’s interesting to see what they had to say about gerrymandering in the 1800s. Spoiler: they knew it was cheating then. scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
Gerrymandering, coined in the early 1800s, was seen as cheating from the start. This 1890 article is one of many from its first century in use calling it out. “It is simply a method of perpetuating in power a party that may be a minority in actual votes.” scratchpost.news/gerrymanderi...
Aaand we’ve known this for centuries. Here they are talking about it in 1820. scratchpost.news/tariff-bill-...