The thing about fascist dictators is that you need to stop them *before* they take over your country. Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices:
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Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices
From law firms and universities to the arts and the press, Trump has targeted these independent actors and tried to bend them to his worldview — ...
What this does: Requires health insurance companies to continue covering preventive healthcare, stops insurance executives from capping coverage for essential benefits, makes sure parents can keep their children insured until age 26, and protects coverage for pre-existing conditions. So if the ACA is repealed at the federal level Pennsylvanians would still have those protections. Pennsylvania House passes bills to keep Affordable Care Act protections in place | https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-house-passes-bills-to-keep-affordable-care-act-protections-in-place/
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I’ve gotten a response on this platform more than once that consists of something like “Kamala Harris had more billionaires’ donations than Trump” and it’s one of the bigger lies I’ve seen. This is why Dems need big donors. They don’t stand a chance without them. Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million • OpenSecrets
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Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million
Elon Musk was the biggest donor during the 2024 election cycle. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Tech mogul and top White House a...
“Blindsided” is an interesting word and proves how clueless some can be if after a decade of tariffs from Trump, they still pretend they don’t know the consequences - higher unemployment, higher inflation, less growth, higher prices, and stagflation. The cost of “American made” cars is going to skyrocket, because no car is 100% made in America anymore. That leads to lack of demand. And layoffs. “Chaos': UAW Local 600 reacts to Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works layoffs:
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'Chaos': UAW Local 600 reacts to Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works layoffs
United Auto Workers leaders say they were blindsided by the announcement of layoffs at Cleveland-Cliffs Dearborn Works, a plant that supplies steel...
MAGA says this make us buy American cars which will increase factory production. This isn’t even logical. Car prices are already high. Consumers will wait for pricing to go down after a potential initial surge from those looking to buy currently. After the surge, spending on cars will tank, factories will take years to build, and car companies and dealerships will close and reduce workforce. Trump announces 25% tariffs on imported cars, ratcheting up global trade war -
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on imported cars, ratcheting up global trade war
The major stock indexes closed down on Wednesday.
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Congratulations, Senator-elect James Malone for PA Senate! This is a huge upset and a historic win for a Democrat in a Trump-won district, and we are leading the way in PA. This is a district Trump won by 15 points and the seat has never been held by a Democrat. THANK YOU to everyone who did the work to make it happen. And don’t say “Democrats will never win another election.” Do the work. Democrat wins special state Senate election in Pennsylvania in major upset: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5214236-democrat-james-malone-wins-pennsylvania-senate/
I’ll tell you right now. Jeffrey Goldberg is a good person. First, he left the chat. (Awkward, though, for the other people reading “Jeffrey Goldberg left the group.”) Second, he told us now instead of saving it for a book sales event.
Pete Hegseth with a phone: