Jeff Timmer

Jeff Timmer

@jefftimmer.bsky.social

Strategist. Michigan. Erstwhile GOPer. Senior Advisor @ProjectLincoln, Co-Host A Republic, If You Can Keep It. Skilled in smartassery.

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As the week starts, remember to VOTE EARLY! I just walked by my local library and snapped these pics. Vote in person inside or drop the a mailed ballot of outside. No line, no hassle. Safe and secure. Easy peasy.

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What gives us hope? Movements that expand democracy instead of shrinking it. We support fusion voting, which gives voters more choices, encourages coalition-building, and creates a politics that’s less polarized and more representative. @msifry.bsky.social theconnector.substack.com/p/what-gives...

theconnector.substack.comWhat Gives Us Hope?Seventeen organizers, politicians, academics and media makers from my "This Old Democracy" on how they are coping with our challenging times.

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I’m in London while so many of you are marching in #NoKings. But when I saw this bust of George III, it put everything in perspective. Declaring “No Kings” today is as American and patriotic as it was 250 years ago. Democracy is a never ending struggle and each of you is protecting it today.

After my youngest son died, my dad bought a new Subaru SUV, and he and I set off on an epic road trip that I chronicled on Twitter under #2DudesisaSubaru. My co-pilot seat is now empty, and I've gotta log the rest of my journey solo, but having learned from a master how to navigate the road ahead.

Kirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer Focus By blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression. - my latest column @lincolnsquare.media open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

open.substack.comKirk’s Assassination Brings Trump’s Authoritarianism into Even Clearer FocusBy blaming his enemies, Trump seeks to mobilize his followers, discredit his critics, and justify repression.

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Everywhere I go right now, I hear the same thing: “I’m exhausted.” People who care about democracy feel like they’re in a permanent crisis loop. But here’s the truth: Democracy building isn’t regime change. It’s a long-term investment in a better world. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

open.substack.comYou don’t win democracy like you win a campaign. You sustain it like you build a forest.The Long-Term Game: Democracy as a Generational Investment

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In the early 2000s, I worked in countries where democracy was fragile, new, or still just an idea. We didn’t talk about “election years” or “get out the vote.” We talked about survival Strategy. Coalition Courage We didn’t always win. But we learned what worked open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

open.substack.comThe Democracy-Building Toolbox — And Why We Need It Here NowTools we used to export. Now we need to use them to save ourselves.

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What is the title of the new Maxwell show? How about: "Pedo is the New MAGA" Thoughts? Suggestions?

The Lincoln Project@lincolnproject.us

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted Epstein sex trafficker, has been moved to a luxury minimum-security prison. Why is Trump’s DOJ giving special treatment? Rick Wilson breaks down the political cover-up behind this shocking move. youtu.be/FcdasroszGk?...

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Spot on @jefftimmer.bsky.social ! You nailed it!! “This piece isn’t about the true believers. It’s about the Quisling converts. The ones who once winced when Trump called the press “enemies of the people,” and would now cheer if he arrests them.” open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...?

open.substack.comThe Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway BarnaclesThere is no Trump 2.0 without these Vichy collaborators.

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“…They checked the wind, saw the authoritarian weather forecast, and chose to sell umbrellas…” Gold. Incredible piece by @jefftimmer.bsky.social Wake up America. 🇨🇦

Jeff Timmer@jefftimmer.bsky.social

My latest column is at @lincolnsquare.media. Read and subscribe. Now would be good. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 'The Complicity of the Gutless, Self-Gelding Beltway Barnacles' www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-compli...

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Stillbirth is a different kind of loss. You’re not just grieving a child — you’re grieving the future you imagined. The milestones never come. There’s no timeline to anchor the pain. It’s a life unlived, and a version of yourself that disappears with it. open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

open.substack.comMy daughter's Life was Never Lived, and Today she would have Turned Nineteen.For Vilte — And For Anyone Who’s Lost a Child Before They Were Born

$4 trillion in new debt spending. On top of $8.4 trillion in first term. Thats a whole lotta trillions. Fiscal responsibility. Huzzah! All while closing 90 trade deals in 90 days and ending the war in Ukraine. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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See the hypocrisy here? They wear masks and no identification so they don’t get doxxed … So that people wearing masks and without identification don’t show up at their doors, beat them, and drag them away from their families. This circular logic is what happens when #RuleOfLaw dies.

Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com

If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge. Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden. This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy. It’s not America. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...

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Let's be clear: this is a red state healthcare executive telling people that rural red states will be gutted. “The further the cuts that are made, the more devastating it is,” said Shantel Krebs, president and CEO of Avera St. Mary’s, a hospital in South Dakota. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

politico.comHospitals stunned by Senate GOP’s Medicaid planRepublicans want to curtail taxes states have imposed to increase payments to hospitals.

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I was in Littleton, CO for #NoKings. Unlike Denver, it is a small town, suburban area with lots of Trump supporters and MAGA. There was nothing small about that crowd, though. Here are some of my favorite signs/pictures.

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Did we invent a Time Machine to bring back the same armed men who hunted Jews in Germany? Because that is EXACTLY what this looks like.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

They wanted max cruelty. Shock and awe for the cameras. But all they did was traumatize a bunch of poor kids who’ll never forget it. An L.A. mom, US citizen, watched as unmarked vehicles rolled up. Masked, heavily armed ICE agents, guns drawn. And Cosplay Kristi Noem right there playing warlord!