Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.
It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony#convictions.
That pledge could provoke a dramatic #constitutional showdown, w/vast consequences for how the govt operates. If #Trump returns to office, these efforts are likely to turn typically arcane debates over “#impoundment” #authority — or the president’s right to stop certain spending programs— into a major political flash point, as he seeks to accomplish via #edict what he cannot pass through #Congress.
#StephenMiller, a fmr snr adviser to #Trump [& pure concentrated evil] who still helps guide his thinking on policy, blared out a directive on #FoxNews after a jury found Trump #guilty of falsifying financial records to cover up… his 2016 [#ElectionInterference]. Miller posed a series of questions to Republicans at every level, including local DAs.
#MikeJohnson vowed to use House oversight powers while cutting funds in the #government appropriations process & taking other unspecified #legislative measures.
“We’re going to do everything we can, everything within our scope of our responsibility in the Congress, to address it appropriately,” Johnson said at his weekly news conference afterward.
"All of our human experience shows that no one with absolute power can be trusted to give it up even in part." Louis D. Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice 1916 - 1939 #vote#democracy#election#power#autocracy
The #UnitedStates is actively weighing whether to lift one of #POTUS#Biden’s longest-held precautionary measures of the #Ukraine war: a ban on the use of #US provided #weapons for offensive strikes inside #Russia.
The reassessment is a byproduct of Russia’s renewed cross-border assault on #Kharkiv, a chorus of pressure from #EU ofcls & a visit to Kyiv by Secy of State #Blinken that reinforced the peril facing Ukraine….
Was ich der Autogesellschaft echt übel nehme, ist dass sie den Stadtkindern den Raum zum Spielen und Wachsen gestohlen hat, und die autofahrenden Eltern es nicht einmal bemerken, was sie ihnen mit den umzäunten, armseligen Reservaten der winzigen Spielplätze antun. #autocracy#autogewalt
#Trump doesn't understand the #Constitution, and he doesn't give a shit about upholding it. The government cannot discriminate, or levy punishments against people on the basis of their beliefs, or participation in #protest. The Founders believed this to be such an important principle that they made it the #FirstAmendment to Constitution. #TrumpIsAFascist, and if given the chance he would destroy our republic in favor of a dictatorial #autocracy.
Pepsi or Coke? Both brands are making money in Russia despite promises to unwind operations. For Russia’s war to end, companies must be named and shamed to finally leave the Russian market, and sanctions must be enforced. In this week’s Gaslit Nation, Andrea is joined by Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman and analyst Monique Camarra of the Kremlin File podcast to discuss how to end Russia’s war, not just give Ukraine enough to stay in the fight. Peter Dugas, New England Regional Director of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, also stops by to discuss the common ground behind the headlines of the climate crisis. Young conservatives in growing numbers embrace science and are on the front lines of a bipartisan movement to end our self-destructive dependence on fossil fuels. Want to be part of the movement? Join the Citizens’ Climate Lobby in Washington, DC, June 8-11 to meet with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle – get training on how to demand sensible and urgent climate crisis legislation. Sign up by May 20th here: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-change-conferences/summer/ This week’s bonus show looks at why the average American voter should care about the growing protests in Georgia against a Russian law put in place by Russian-backed politicians. (Sound familiar?) The bonus show also answers questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher. The discussion includes the hypocrisy of America’s TikTok ban, the importance of stating one’s values and goals in the fight for our democracy, how the Israel-Palestine War impacts Ukraine coverage and why that matters, and more! To join the conversation, submit questions to our regular Q&As, bonus shows, get all shows ad-free and invites to virtual events, and more, subscribe to Gaslit Nation at the Truth-teller level or higher! Thank you to everyone who supports the show – we could not make Gaslit Nation without you! Show Notes: Want to plant seeds of change? Join Citizens’ Climate Lobby in Washington, DC June 8-11 to meet with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. Sign up here by May 20th: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-change-conferences/summer/ Join Gaslit Nation and Kremlin File for a live taping on June 18th 12pm ET live-taping! The Zoom link will be sent out the morning of the event to Gaslit Nation’s supporters at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon Find out which companies are still doing business in Russia: Leave-Russia.org Jamala - 1944 (Ukraine) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ Jamala’s Music Video for Mr. Jones (Ціна правди/”The Price of Truth) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6F6P3tTJw8 Eurovision: Isreali contestant booed as thousands protest outside venue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEb1AeRR7Nk French artist disrupts rehearsal at EuroVision to give a speech for peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWU69VCaNjY
From the Republican perspective, this election is not actually about policy or governance. It's about the GOP's project to change the American form of government from democracy to autocracy.
"A massive research undertaking: American Autocracy Threat Tracker
A fully updated, comprehensive catalog of Donald Trump and close associates’ plans and promises for 2025"
By @normeisen, @ruthbenghiat, Siven Watt, Andrew Warren, Jacob Kovacs Goodman, Francois Barrilleaux
#Trump has frequently boasted that he could negotiate peace between #Russia & #Ukraine within 24 hrs if elected, even before taking office. But he has repeatedly declined to specify publicly how….
Trump-aligned #ForeignPolicy thinkers have emphasized addressing threats to #US interests from #China & seeking ways to reverse Russia’s increasing dependence on China for #military, #industrial & #economic assistance. They have also embraced limiting #NATO expansion.
The 2nd to last bullet point on page 214 of the PDF that basically is the project 2025 playbook would have made George H.W. Bush’s terms as VP and President impossible.
That’s 16 years of gop in powerful positions they want to never have happen (because they haven’t thought things through).
Not only is #project2025 undemocratic, destructive and without merit or saving grace, it is also deeply shortsighted, thoughtless and foolish.