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Enough $$$$$ for war games, victory arches and ballrooms, but not enough to feed kids, elderly, and disabled. What are we even doing??? 😭

Today, it is officially the first day of Darkness, the first day of the FO era...😶

Repub math doesnt. Instead of a 45 billion+ budget to detain, imprison, deport ~11 mil migrants, why don't we just give them 2 mil each to leave? It's cheaper.

What if? On the 14th in DC, people would throw eggs at the equipment rolling down Constitution Ave (but NOT at the troops) and chanted "No kings!" Thoughts?

It was never about "they should just come here legally" was it?

No large corporation ever: yeah, we'll support our loyal customers during the tariffs madness by just accepting slightly less profits instead of raising prices. This is why we need to boycott them. 4/7 -4/14

He's ill.

Finally figured out how to pronounce *DOGE*... It's "doosh"

"Learn History" -Bruno Kreisky, former Chancellor of Austria The Logic of Destruction open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK… here’s something you can do…

@sharonabarona.bsky.social Hey there, it's Que. Followed you, got me back?

I have a hunch that jfk jr's confirmation to head HHS doesn't really matter. Their goal is to dismantle all gov't agencies either way. Congrats Jr., but *you're fired*

This language describes a coup. You have to be a government employee, subject to the rules & procedures that bind gov employees, to do this kind of work. This is a blatant abuse of the public trust by the Trump administration, a true 5-alarm fire. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

"We are in a massive massive humanitarian crisis which Trump has inflicted, a man-made crisis... he said 'no more aid' overnight... it should be one of the biggest stories in America... people are going to die because of what Trump, Musk & Rubio have been doing." Me on MSNBC today with Ali Velshi:

“These are the leaders the Democratic Party is looking to and they’re absent...you’re not going to do it, get out of the way and let others lead, please.” @julieroginsky.bsky.social on Democrats lack of action against Elon Musk.

Stand up an org that hires every single FBI agent and DOJ atty fired and put them to work investigating the Trump WH. Put them to work filing lawsuits on behalf of every fed, alien, & LGBTQ victimized. File formal protests against all contractors. Name Elon in every suit

What if the Ides of March happened in February? Wouldn't be a day too soon...

They'll get away with everything because... who's left to stop them?

"Always follow the money!"

Bluesky needs more emojis response options than just a love/like with the stuff going on these days. How can you *like* posts about the death of democracy???

@timothysnyder.bsky.social Can you please repost your article about the need for an opposing "shadow cabinet" Democratic Leadership must act *now,* not in a few months, to create such a team able to instantly govern when the current regime collapses due to sheer incompetence.

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

The felon admin wastes no time to follow the law. Impeach him.

AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.

This is... quite a new way to fight the War on Drugs, isn't it, MAGA voters? Is this what you voted for? When you were pulling the lever, were you telling one another you wanted to see more people connected to heroin distribution on the streets? Is that what you were telling journalists? Or God?

Reminder to all: Please, everyone, stop calling people in Congress our "leaders." They are our Elected Representatives, aka public servants, but NOT our leaders. Leaders follow their own ideas, Representatives must represent the will of their constituents.

"We need leaders not in love with money but in love with Justice "Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity "Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the pressing urgencies of the great cause of freedom." -MLK, Jr #MLKday #WeShallOvercome

What would I ask? "What was your analysis of the Houthi Bombing in October? What counsel would you give POTUS regarding next actions?" "What should the US strategy be in Syria ?" " How would you counter Chinese aggression on the south China Sea ?" "How would you assure civilian oversight of DOD"

"Pete Hegseth: The Short Course – 13 Steps to National Destruction" snyder.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...

All this.

President Zelensky: 150 Ukrainian firefighters are ready to travel to California to help combat the wildfires.🇺🇸🇺🇦

Who else is really looking forward to not watching the Inauguration? 👀 👎

While I truly appreciate bsky, it feels like it's a lot harder to find/see/keep up with just regular posts and daily events from my friends vs. suckbook. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix that? Point in case: the sunrise this am was spectacular but the android cam didn't capture the deep red...

The Judge & DANY prosecutors in court today are American heroes. They've put themselves squarely in the sights of a very powerful man. Their sacrifice & willingness to stand up for the rule of law is something we should all honor. It's a true act of courage. They refuse to obey in advance.

Mike's book "Jewish Space Lasers" explained the centuries-long history of how Marjorie Taylor Greene came to blame wildfires on fictional direct energy weapons instead of climate change. Yesterday, Mike's house burned down from climate-induced wildfires. Please buy his remarkable book.

Jimmy Carter in 2015 on the role of money in American politics. Spot on.

I'm just surprised that the felon attending the funeral didn't just spontaneously explode when he heard an accomplished president and yet a still very humble human life being honored so beautifully. He'll never be that, never get that. Must have hurt his ego to no end.

We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America. A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition. snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...

🚨FORMER CIA/FBI DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT William Webster, the only person to ever lead both CIA and FBI, released a letter warning senators about confirming Trump's picks of Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard. 1/

"Why not use what power is available to erect barriers to authoritarianism, even if it means getting down in the mud to fight with the pig? Please, Democrats, with all the time you have left in power: Play hardball, damn it." ICYMI Paul Rosenzweig: www.thebulwark.com/p/its-time-f...

Discussing blanket pardons draws us off of the real issue, the concern that Trump will pervert the criminal justice system & use DOJ as a political tool, which is forcing the Biden administration into these considerations. Don't forget why we're here.

[South Korea’s struggle is a powerful reminder that] "democracy is not self-sustaining" !!!

Yes it does.

Right on cue Democrats will spend a week eating each other alive over the pardon while Trump keeps setting up the most unfit government in history to rip apart lives on Day 1 unfettered by a coherent opposition.