Voice for the Mighty Ohm. #News, advice and #philosophy of #resistance against #fascism and #authoritarianism.
May we live in less interesting times. Until we do, remember:
1. Do not obey in advance.
2. Defend institutions.
and more at https://snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-lessons-on-tyranny
A bunch of contentious town halls in heavily Republican congressional districts this week are a kind of politics that Democrats have too often eschewed in recent years as consultants told candidates that they couldn't swing voters in culturally conservative areas. This kind of politics is not sufficient to reverse the fascist trend in America, but it is an irreplaceable part of any effort to try.
#Trump is such a dick
#Zelensky says he is willing to give up #presidency if it means #peace in #Ukraine
Ukraine's President Zelensky said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, quipping that he could exchange his departure for Ukraine's entry into #NATO.
Zelensky also said he wanted to see #Trump as a partner to Ukraine & more than a simply a mediator between Kyiv & Moscow.
#geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #StandWithZelensky
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-says-he-is-willing-give-up-presidency-if-it-means-peace-ukraine-2025-02-23/
“Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With #Musk’s Ultimatum
The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/elon-musk-email-federal-workers.html
Question for anyone who still thinks Musk is improving government efficiency and saving taxpayer dollars:
How much would it cost to pay a bad mechanic to tear things out of your engine until it stops working?
Now, how much would it cost to pay a good mechanic to repair that engine until it was working again?
“The likely next PM of #Germany says that after the past week, it’s plain to him that Germany—one of the closest US allies since the aftermath of WWII -🚨needs to cast off from the US.
In a post-election TV appearance, Merz says “there Americans, this admin, mostly don’t care about the fate of Europe one way or another.” Europeans, he says, must now step up.”
-S Inskeep 2/23
#Trump’s presidency has felt like a death in the family, but for many of us, it’s worse…
Institute for the Study of War has a Ukraine fact sheet. It probably will surprise people who -- as they should, morally and strategically -- believe the brave Ukrainian people deserve full US and EU support against Russia's vicious dictator.
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-fact-sheet-february-21-2025
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian forces over 83 years to capture the remaining 80
Read the #resignation letter by #DeniseCheung, a veteran DC federal prosecutor [pic]
She refused a #Trump admin demand to freeze environmental grant assets.
The head of the #criminal division in the US attorney’s office in DC resigned Tues morning after declining to comply with a Trump admin demand to freeze the assets of a multibillion-dollar Biden admin environmental grant initiative & launch a criminal investigation without evidence of wrongdoing.
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