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The Silence of the Generals

Tom Nichols The Atlantic
As Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense. He led soldiers in a display of behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army strove to imbue in the armed forces.

It’s About One Thing: Trump’s Thirst for One-Man Rule

E.J. Dionne Jr. The New Republic
The tariffs, the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the DOGE moves—they’re all fundamentally about the same thing. It's time to shed flawed assumptions about who Trump is and make sense of what he is doing.

We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid

Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurence H. Tribe The New York Times
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants... If the government can disappear any people it wishes, we all should be very, very afraid.

Tidbits – Mar.6 – Reader Comments: Trump: Ambush in White House; War on Workers; Gut Medicaid; Spread Measles and Bird Flu; Techno-Fascism; Anti-Semitism in Oval Office; No More Medicare Telehealth After Mar 31; Stand Up for Science Mar 7

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Reader Comments: Trump: Ambush in White House; War on Workers; Gut Medicaid; Make Apartheid Great Again; Spread Measles and Bird Flu; Techno-Fascism; Anti-semitism in Oval Office; No More Medicare Telehealth After Mar 31; Stand Up For Science Mar 7

Tidbits – Feb.27 – Reader Comments: Fighting the Coup; Support for Public Employees Rising; Trump’s Tax Proposals; Texas Measles Outbreak Was ‘Inevitable’; Trump/Netanyahu Crime of the Century; ‘Stand Up for Science’ Rallies March 7; Lots More;

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Reader Comments: Fighting the Coup; Support for Public Employees Rising; Trump’s Tax Proposals; Texas Measles Outbreak Was ‘Inevitable’; Trump/Netanyahu Crime of the Century; ‘Stand Up for Science’ Rallies March 7; lots more and Cartoons;

Tidbits – Feb.20-Reader Comments: A Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; for Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ a Reality. For Palestinians, a Crime

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Reader Comments: It Is a Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; For Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ Is a Reality. For Palestinians, It’s a Crime...

A Coup Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes. Here’s What You Can Do

York Dispatch Editorial Board York Dispatch (PA)
Editorial from the York, Pennsylvania York Dispatch - Donald Trump and his shadow president have worked to undermine our country's founding democratic principles. Here are some things you can and must do.

Tidbits – Feb.6- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington; ICE Raids and Resistance; People’s Guide to Project 2025; More.

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Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Refused To Leave Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington (and in the Capitol); ICE Raids and Resistance; People's Guide to Project 2025

Tidbits – Jan.30- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024

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Reader Comments: Stop the Deportations, Stop the Layoffs, Stop the Administrative Coup!; Here Are 10 Things You Can Do To Resist; Longtime ‘Loyal’ Dem Voters Fed Up With Party’s Inaction; "Innocent Gesture"; 16 Million Workers Were Unionized in 2024;
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