Not the least surprised by this. I’d hope it might finally wake up some mainstream libertarians to what Smith is really about. But it probably won’t. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreiglqtumshgifik7734wxbjnr7esawxy53nvwykvykzllxj5zydeiq
Absolute failure of our system that a federal judge can be “very concerned” about Trump’s unlawful attempt to send troops into a city, but also powerless to stop it. The default should be to protect us from government abuse, not to protect government from temporary inconvenience. [National Guard deployment move...](
National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois after judge declines state's suit to block Trump call-up — Chicago Tribune
Attorneys for the Trump administration said in court that Texas National Guard units could begin operations by Tuesday, the same day Illinois Guard...
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If Dems win in 2026, we need hearings to publicize the abuses by federal law enforcement. Then pass a bill creating a path to sue for those abuses. Trump will veto it. Let him. Let the public see these videos & hear from victims, & then learn there's no way to hold the abusive officers accountable.
Jeff Landry asking Trump’s permission to deploy Louisiana National Guard troops to New Orleans that he could have sent himself is the epitome of weird MAGA masculinity — powerful men earn social and political capital by by performatively debasing themselves for Trump’s benefit.
This story about the FBI director handing out challenge coins that celebrate vigilante violence came out the same week that he fired an agent for having a small rainbow flag on his desk. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreifbe5rtn5e3t7vtnapundzyfxxl2ckrmxr6jxzgure7gevwt7przy
Gonna have to call in the National Guard to protect blue cities from Trump-supporting celebrities. RE:
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The United States should not be funding authoritarian regimes. [www.theunpopulist.net/p/democrats-...](
Democrats Should Do the Honorable Thing and Refuse to Fund an Authoritarian Administration
Selling out democracy in exchange for petty subsidies is an affront to the Constitution and the freedom of Americans
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Democrats Should Do the Honorable Thing and Refuse to Fund an Authoritarian Administration
Selling out democracy in exchange for petty subsidies is an affront to the Constitution and the freedom of Americans
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Capitulation isn’t going to win them over. Stop doing it. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreidkikdqhkld6z2p76aggnft7hlh52j7jrefbjql7sjubvadqakq3y https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreieya3hm3wtb6iusepograigwoqnmprg3gbzboivpjzw25trepmsf4 https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic&cid=bafkreicdajal45flnwdu37wvu73fs63ovvdecvudlj2rabii2ebfhhugwa
President Pritzker is going to get record ratings when he takes a wrecking ball to that ballroom on prime time TV.