#Democracy

Trump is impeached & disgraced, soon to slink away in shame. He leaves behind him as he departs a deceitful Big Lie about voter fraud that gravely threatens our democracy.
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1. Been excited about @JoeNBC's sustained convo today about @KBAndersen's new book Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America which explains how the Republican Party radicalized OVER ECONOMICS over the past
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On the Road Ahead and where we go from here—what to do with the Trump’s and the permanent damage they’ve caused for our Democracy and our Nation, I call on
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Signing this seditious, anti-democratic, anti-American document should be their political obituary—and the first line of their real obituaries.https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1337470383205855234 History is written by the winners
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whenever I see tweets from media people saying stuff like “the gop needs to look at itself long and hard” and I always wonder “do you mean party leadership?” in
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We’re going to be honest:Too many Leftists lack an understanding for what Capitalism is, not as an abstract socioeconomic system, but as a MODE OF PRODUCTION.Move past LABELS and watch
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THREAD: My response to Martin Niemoller (z”l), 11-15-16:First they came for Transpeople and I spoke up--Because God does NOT make mistakes!They came for the African Americans and I spoke up—Because
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Honestly, the most irresponsible and reckless thing I've ever seen besides Donald Trump himself, is his party and his media universe, including veteran politicians like Newt Gingrich and "don't trust
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Batman, world’s greatest detective here with 17 state attorney generals advancing a meritless case for Donald’s benefit. #TexasLawSuit @NatlAssnAttysGn 202-326-6000There’s bad actors in regional leadership and committee chairs. Remove
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Today the UK government has published the details of its “once in a generation” overhaul of England’s planning system. The proposed reforms confirm many of the fears I outlined here,
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Signing onto this Amicus brief is not a legal act. It is a political act. Think about it as essentially repudiating and unsigning the Declaration of Independence. They want a
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1/7. Out of office and in disgrace, Trump hurts Republicans, not Democrats. 2/7. Since Trump is a doomed presidential candidate in 2024, his presence is a distraction for Republicans. 3/7.
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The “let him have his legal process and then it will be over” crowd in the GOP isn’t going to win. We’re going to get the full spectacle of successive
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I hope we do eventually discover what really ties Johnson & Gove to #CummingsYou can see the Cummings watermark on everything Johnson's govt doesThe man seems set on destroying UK
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The events of January 6 were an advertisement of threats:Of rising militant violenceOf people spurning democracyOf rising extremism in the Republican PartyOf racism in law enforcement (what would have happened
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We're doing something different with our end-of-year roundup at @Oaklandside. You won't just find our stories. We wanted to celebrate and preserve great Oakland journalism across the board, from indie
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