Trump’s Ambush of Zelenskyy Was an Attack on the United States Betraying Our Alliances, Trump Again Betrays the American People, and Shows Us Again Why His Presidency Violates the Constitution. And Why We Cannot Allow It to Continue.
That's Why Known Insurrectionists Aren't Allowed to Be President Someone who previously tried to overthrow the constitutional system was unconstitutionally permitted to become president again and is now… trying to overthrow the constitutional system. Who could have imagined that might happen? Also, be skeptical of the courts.
Who Actually Caved After Colombia Rejected Those Deportation Flights? Petro? Trump? Definitely the Media. Trump deported migrants in shackles aboard U.S. military planes. Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro turned the planes away, demanding dignity for deportees. Trump threatened severe tariffs, and Petro buckled. Or so we were told. Then the migrants were returned, unshackled, in Colombian planes.
Oppose Me and Be Prepared to Die: the Message of the Security Detail Revocations By pardoning the J6 insurrectionists, Trump empowered a violent base of loyalists. By stripping security details from his perceived enemies, he leaves them exposed, including to threats of his own making.
Invitation: An Evening for Democracy on October 20th Hello! If you're on Democratism's email list, you may have received an invitation like this yesterday. If so, apologies for the duplication. If not, consider adding yourself to Democratism's list. It's not a lot of duplication. Either way ... Democratism Action and bestselling
Your Vote Doesn't Count. Make Your Vote Count. We need to be open about how broken our system is so we can fix it.
Happy New Year & EOY Guest Post Hello! I thought you might be interested in these year-end thoughts on the midterms and what it could signal about a positive new direction for our democracy. I wrote it as a guest on Paul Greenberg's Medium column. Happy New Year & best wishes for 2023! Best, David
The Right Kind of Hope (part 3½) This is how we should respond to Trump's announcement that he's running for president again.