The Fracturing of Democracy - A Chronicle of Continuing Trauma

By: Thomas  •  History Before they can rewrite it  •  14 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  3 hours ago

“Welcome home, Orwellianism. Trump will lawfare the lawfare right out of you.”

Step Right Up! Step Right Up!  Look right here at the wholesale fracturing of Democratic ideals, the Rule of Law, and the common decency to mind your own business.  This Multipart Drama has not yet completed playing out. The show is already in progress so hurry up and buy your tickets at the...

Brooks and Capehart on how voters are reacting to federal cuts

Via: Thomas  •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  67 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  yesterday

“There will be a time where everybody has to hold together and stand up and say, no, no more deals.”

It is finally sinking in just how dire our circumstances are right now.

History Professor Answers Dictator Questions

Via: Thomas  •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  6 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  one week ago

“Early on, Joseph Goebbels, who later became Hitler's propaganda chief, he realized that Hitler was terrible in a studio, he was wooden. He needed...”

Yet more clear parallels between dictators and Trump. I wonder when he is going to pull off the blindfold for his supporters?

The 10 tactics of fascism | Jason Stanley

Via: Thomas  •  Broliver Stagnasty's Hat Stand  •  11 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  2 weeks ago

“Fascism is a cult of the leader, who promises national restoration in the face of supposed humiliation by immigrants, leftists, liberals,...”

My youtube feed kept suggesting this so I had to look. It is a short video of about ten minutes, but I don't think that will raise the viewership that much. For those of you who do not have the desire or ability to watch, I have included both a link to the transcript and the transcript itself....

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She's Fighting President Trump's "Illusion of Power" : Up First from NPR : NPR

Via: Thomas  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 weeks ago

“Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, says she thinks Republicans have begun making mistakes... and her party is resolved...”

This is a Transcript of the "Up First" Podcast that was made after the NPR interview with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. If you would rather listen to the podcast,  it can be found at at the seed. If you would like to watch the full interview, Here it is.

AOC Tells Off GOP Stooge With A MASTERFUL Takedown Of DOGE & Musk

Via: Thomas  •  News & Politics  •  52 Comments  •  14 Likes  •  3 weeks ago

“Elon Musk is not a scientist. He is not an engineer. He is a billionaire con man with a lot of money. He does not have this kind of background.”

At least there are some good human beings like AOC out there. Bernie, AOC and lots of other good folks out there who don't have the wool pulled over their eyes by the president and elon and the language that they use around this totally unprecedented hack job on the functioning of the government....

Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct | Trump administration | The Guardian

Via: Thomas  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  one month ago

“Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offline”

Well, looks like another win for the police state...

Brooks and Capehart on Republicans facing backlash over federal cuts

Via: Thomas  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  one month ago

“This is pretty revolutionary. You can say goodbye to NATO, built around Article Five, where we promised to defend each other. I think the bigger...”

This seed is commentary, not news itself but a discussion thereof. From the linked page: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, town...

AOC's Speech at NY Rally with Federal Workers

Via: Thomas  •  News & Politics  •  31 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  one month ago

“Understand that there are millions of us at work at the same time. We are in the ...we are in the business of creating conditions. There's not one...”

I think that AOC is one of the rising stars of politics. Not one of the rising stars of either party, but of the political sphere in general. Here is the evidence: She came from waiting tables in a bar to being a Representative in Congress against the political machine that was in place. She...

The Rise And Fall Of Adolf Hitler In 3 Hours

By: Thomas  •  History  •  6 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  one month ago

“Gosh there are so many good quotes”

This is a brief overview of the the life of Adolf Hitler, how he rose to power, and how he fell. While it doesn't dive that deeply into the weeds, I think it is an accurate synopsis. The first hour is on his rise.