"An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.”
Plutarch
Secret agent in the real world with an artistic agenda.
Buddhists stole my clarinet!
Formerly Greetings From Out Of the Blue…State on Twitter
1/ Republicans are fascists.
“Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections”
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
2/ “Former senior advisor to President Donald Trump Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections”
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Let’s take bets that blue states suffering from the same storm Do not get the same support from Trump.
President Donald Trump's emergency declarations allow hard-hit states like Mississippi to tap into federal resources as state and local governments work to restore power, clear roads and lessen the disaster's overall impact.
States Reeling From Winter Storm Encounter a Smaller FEMA
The Trump administration was quick to mobilize initial aid, but it’s not clear how a shrunken agency will handle the long-term recovery costs.
“A Democrat who steps up!
Rep. Ted Lieu: "Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands & thousands of times. In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children."
Raw America (@rawstory)
FINALLY, a Democrat who actually steps up! Rep. Ted Lieu: "Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands & thousands of times. In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump ra...
1/ And we should write free name, Trump’s and Republicans current practice. Fascism. Name it. Say it.
“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” said Socrates.
Hail, Caesar? Hell, No
On Donald Trump and the names of things.
2/ “Nick Cohen, the British journalist, began a column last week with a quotation from Camus: “To name things wrongly is to add to the misfortune of the world.” That, too, is right—a wise observation.”
3/ “President Trump is a namer and renamer of things. There is a long tradition of this, from heads of state. But not in democracies such as ours.”
Stand up, Dems. This is the way.
Dems might also want to introduce a bill that separates out funding for the rest of the year for FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the other less problematic parts of DHS, and say they'll vote for that -- but no $ for ICE or Border Patrol.
Democrats should defund and restrain ICE to the degree possible. And they should insist on this condition at least: No ICE (or Border Patrol) anywhere near the polls or early voting election locations this fall.
“Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen”
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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen
President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus.
This is the way.
“Lawmakers urge Healey to prepare for possible state prosecutions of federal officials”
Lawmakers urge Healey to prepare for possible state prosecutions of federal officials
A group of state senators called on Gov. Maura Healey to create a "rapid response task force" that would respond to allegations of federal abuse.
