Michael Cavey

Michael Cavey

@mcavey.bsky.social

Historian, retired teacher, fervent believer in democracy, enemy of fascism, student of Early Modern English constitutional and theological history, modern German history and language, lover of European culture

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Scott MacFarlane
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

ALERT: At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned after the office was tasked with investigating the shooting of Renee Good www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

cbsnews.comAt least 6 Minnesota federal prosecutors resign after being tasked to investigate Renee Good killingAt least six prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned after the office was tasked with investigating the shooting of Renee...

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JstReveln
@jstrevelin.bsky.social

Replying to @nocturnamine.bsky.social

When I want to shop online, I often go to Amazon, find the product and the company selling on Amazon. Then, I search the company online and purchase directly from them. And I usually save a few bucks too

Michael Cavey
@mcavey.bsky.social

“[W]hosoever in authority exceeds the power given him by the law and makes use of the force he has under his command…ceases in that to be a magistrate…” John Locke, Second Treatise on Civil Government By this definition, Trump has lost his legitimacy

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze)
@newsjennifer.bsky.social

Credit to @gregsargent.bsky.social for pointing out that Trump's Mexico tariff immigration threat is based on yet another big lie. Other media outlets need to follow his lead and start adding these critical facts to the tariff news coverage.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is *already* doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1888...

newrepublic.comMexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA ScamClaudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.

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The New Republic
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Trump is dangerous, but he isn’t dangerous because, in returning to the White House, he’s finally achieved mastery at working the levers of power. He’s dangerous because, like last time, he won’t have a clue. From @timothynoah.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1887...

newrepublic.comDonald Trump Is a Weakling. That’s the Problem.Yes, he’s authoritarian. But the specific danger he poses is the chaos caused by his lack of discipline, not a triumph of the will.