Kerry Tupper

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Creighton fan. Nebraska Democrat. Student of history and theology. Duolingo addict.
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"The metaphor of Trump crushing a portion of the White House as he aims bulldozers at democracy itself is almost too obvious to note. But it’s not just a symbolic parallel: both are rooted in the same indifference to what these American institutions mean to Americans and to America. Both are rooted in Trump wanting to treat those things as his own and now feeling empowered to do precisely that."

~ Philip Bump

#Trump #WhiteHouse #EastWing #ballroom
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https://www.pbump.net/o/the-president-has-never-understood-that-the-white-house-and-government-arent-his/

The president has never understood that the White House (and government) aren’t his

Even if only intuitively, Donald Trump knows that the White House is a storehouse of power. He understands that, like the government itself, it is an institution that our impartial democratic system has spent two centuries nurturing and investing in. And this is why he wants it to be his,...

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7M+ nationwide protested on No Kings Day.

My thoughts were with Melissa & Mark Hortman, assassinated by pro-Trump fascist Vance Boelter on the previous No Kings Day.

This time, millions of Americans raised their voices peacefully, and police nationwide reported ZERO arrests.

I asked my fellow Americans to send me their stories of why they protested. Here are the inspiring stories they shared:

https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/no-kings-protests-in-pictures-nationwide

No Kings Protests In Pictures Nationwide

Powerful stories from around the nation, inspiring signs at the No Kings protests, and a reminder of what's next

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid
Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. 🇺🇸 www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
🇺🇸 @atrupar.com & @nberlat.bsky.social : “Newsom’s threat to retaliate is not a divisive attack on good governance. It is the only hope for democracy— Dems cannot hide behind neutrality & fairness as MAGA incinerates the remaining tatters of our republic.” www.publicnotice.co/p/gavin-news...
⚡️ Trump’s latest election theft idea: Ban mail-in voting after claiming a murderous dictator told him no other countries have it, which is false. 🤥 (P.S. even his own country has it: www.instagram.com/reel/DNdsoMI...)
An @staceyabrams.com clip on Fox: "Trump has been called a tyrant, liar, scam artist… he is also an aspiring dictator, guided like a puppet by a cabal of tech billionaires, Christian nationalists & xenophobes who understand government a lot better than him."
AOC Rips Cuomo After He Fell For Sweeney Deepfake: VIDEO

Just take the L, dude.

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