@counterintuit

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October 18, 2025

Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an administration apparently bent on replacing that democracy with a dictatorship.

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act

The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.

The Nation

I found this image of the leaders of the original "No Kings" movement. Remember this when you hear Republicans claim this is a terrorist movement.

These Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in opposition to a king. They said:

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

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Placing my hopes for a more sane conversation in #Mastodon, so that this never happens.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ruling-social-media/
A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media

A Trump-appointed judge imposed limits on the Biden administration's contact with online platforms, potentially opening the floodgates for unregulated misinformation.

The Nation
Largest-ever wind project off U.S. shores just got a green light

Ocean Wind 1, which could power hundreds of thousands of New Jersey homes, is the Biden administration's third approval of a large offshore wind energy project.

The Washington Post
Today, 6 Supreme Court Justices in desperate need of white robes and pointy hats.
MIX 559 - July 2023

MIX 559 - July 2023

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Trump criminal indictment is unsealed, shows he faces 37 charges

Trump, the first former president to face federal charges, was indicted after a special counsel probe into his handling of hundreds of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

The Washington Post

Elon Musk is launching the presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis, the man working to make The Handmaid’s Tale a reality in the US.

At least the Germans had guns to their heads if they opposed the Nazis. What exactly is your excuse for continuing to support this man and his social network?

https://www.inkl.com/a/XYJygRUYwaY

#ElonMusk #RonDeSantis #Twitter #fascists #fascism

With DeSantis campaign event, Musk seeks to shore up a sinking Twitter

The social network has floundered since the tech billionaire took over – political live streams may give the platform relevance

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#misquote
When your loved one dies from complications preventable by a banned procedure,
When your children are shot at school,
When your house burns to the ground in a wildfire or floats away in a flood,
When the #economy tanks and you can't buy food, shelter or medication,
Remember.
It's the Republicans, stupid.