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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.

The point here is not to replicate a particular historical episode, but rather to suggest the urgency of breaking with conventional thinking about what is permissible. Lethargy and pusillanimity got us into this mess in the first place.

Removing this toxic force from power requires both the broadest possible anti-MAGA front and a radical contingent aware of just how deep the roots of US fascism run.

Early this morning, House Republicans, rushed to cut not quite $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Today, Medicaid commands not merely a significant voting bloc, but a significant Republican voting bloc.

Ultra-Zionist gentiles are transforming America into something out of Jewish nightmares, pretending they're trying to ensure Jewish safety. The campaign called Project Esther, and it aims to destroy the pro-Palestinian movement in the United States.

Within just a few hours of white smoke rising out of the Vatican, MAGA is already fuming over the new pope. MAGA is in full meltdown mode over the new pope’s tweets.

They say they’re “bringing back jobs,” but what they really want is a desperate, powerless workforce with no healthcare, no unions, and no future — just the way Wall Street likes it…

It’s coming, and we know approximately when. The economy contracted by 0.3 percent, and imports have contracted. Tariffs of 145 percent on China are a trade embargo for many sectors. China’s retaliatory measures are an embargo in the other direction.

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