February 3, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson
The replacement of our constitutional system of government with the whims of an unelected private citizen is a coup. The U.S. president has no authority to cut programs created and funded by Congress, and a private citizen tapped by a president has even less standing to try anything so radical.
This is important. A must read if there ever was one.
All of this (waves hands around), the justice system, the three branches, the checks and balances, the constitution, heck, even the United States itself is nothing more than a bunch of agreements. And, as soon as any of the sides decide to disagree — to no longer trust those they are in agreement with - and there is no real consequence to doing so, all of these things effectively cease to exist…
How to Do a Museum | The Art of Manliness
Ignore the the name of the blog, these are some excellent tips on how to plan and do a visit to a museum for any gender or lack there of.
Another BlueSky link (sorry)
What Democrats in Congress Can Do
Anyone telling you that Democrats in Congress can’t do anything to fight back > against Trump because they’re in the minority is one (or all!) of these things: a. Lying to you b. Wrong c. A Democrat in Congress
So, I’ll add to the voices of former congressional staffers to set the record straight.
This is important.
Made a list of the contact info for my congresscritters in Notes.app to make it easier to call daily.
Today’s issue: This is a coup. Start calling it that.
Was expecting voicemail as usual but got a human at the DC office of one of them (Sen. Amy Klobuchar) which was a pleasant surprise.
A few BlueSky threads very much worth your time to understand what has happened in (checks watch) just the last 48hours or so…
Not to be alarmist but this moment calls for every single alarm to be pulled.
I will not be terrified. Terrified is what they want. I refuse to give them what they want.
I will not be hopeless. Hopeless is what they want. I refuse to give them what they want.
I will turn anger into action. I will turn horror into hope. For any plot against us, I’ll plan.
“Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?”
I agree 100% with Stancil here — it is so completely obvious what Trump and the Republicans are trying to do (they are not hiding it!) and it’s maddening to watch the media and Democratic politicians treat this like any other political situation: “that this is all about policy differences”. They are trying to destroy American democracy and amass power for themselves and the oligarchs that support them — that’s what autocracies are for and it’s why Trump and Republicans want one.
Every word and link is important.
Donny Dictator wants what Putin has.
As I’ve said before, the first rule of using a computer is to never trust a computer with anything you want to outlive you. Or even outlive the next 10 years.
Very. Much. This.