#Trump promised to be a #dictator on day one. We’re now past day 200.

Trump’s second term has seen a #sustained #assault on #democratic institutions – #political, #judicial, #media, #cultural, #academic – that appears to be only accelerating.

#USPol #auspol #TrumpRegime
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/donald-trump-authoritarian-democracy

By #NormEisen via #TheContrarian Aug 9, 2025

"Now we have another #democracy push-pull, and the outcome will be as important to our future as any of them: #Trump’s attempt to steal five congressional seats in #Texas by making an already grotesque #gerrymander even worse–and Texas #Democratic legislators’ refusal to go along with it. They did so at great personal sacrifice by breaking quorum and leaving the state so that the illegitimate gerrymander could not pass."

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/texas-reps-stand-up-and-stand-tall?utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=true

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/08/us-japan-trade-deal-dispute/. #Trump is as trustworthy as a #mafia boss - anyone with any sense at all wouldn't trust him as far as they could throw him, & that includes the ruling #Liberal #Democratic Party of #Japan.

#Republican OR #Democratic #Gerrymandering DOES NOT restrict for whom you vote! Remember, #Democracy, itself is at risk! #Red or #Blue, #Vote your conscience!

The first five parts of Paul Krugman's excellent jargon-free primer on the runaway inequality in the USA have been released from behind the paywall.

Part 1:
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/why-did-the-rich-pull-away-from-the-rest-paul-krugman-understanding-inequality-part-i/

Part 2: The Importance of Worker Power
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/the-importance-of-worker-power-paul-krugman-understanding-inequality-part-ii/

Part 3: A Trumpian Diversion
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/a-trumpian-diversion-paul-krugman-understanding-inequality-part-iii/

Part 4: Oligarchs and the Rise of Mega-Fortunes
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/oligarchs-and-the-rise-of-mega-fortunes-paul-krugman-understanding-inequality-part-iv/

Part 5: Predatory Financialization
https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/predatory-financialization-paul-krugman-understanding-inequality-part-v/

#economic #financial #inequality
#democratic #crisis #oligarchy

The first five parts of @pkrugman.bsky.social's excellent jargon-free primer on the runaway inequality in the USA has been released from behind the paywall. Part 1: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/why-did-the-... #economic #financial #inequality #democratic #crisis #oligarchy

Why Did the Rich Pull Away fro...

Malcolm Nance predicted this. Mango Mussolini will dispatch federal agents to #Illinois and #NewYork, presumably to dragoon #Democratic Texas legislators back to #Texas. In shackles, for the optics. #fascism #tRump #Republicans

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-cornyn-fbi-granted-request-locate-fleeing-texas/story?id=124446304#webview=1

#FBI Director #KashPatel agreed to join search for #Texas #Democratic #lawmakers who left state to protest new #congressional #maps. Texas #Republicans trying to bring Democrats back so there are enough lawmakers on the floor for a #quorum, which would enable them to vote on new #congressional maps to increase #GOP advantage in state. Texas requires 2/3 of the House or 100 of 150 representatives to be present for a #quorum. #Bomb #threats were made against TX Dem lawmakers who fled to #Illinois

Georgia Gov. Geoff Duncan has ignored GOP to access the democratic party star-news.press/wp

,Georgia Gov. Geoff Duncan has ignored GOP to access the democratic party star-news.press/wp, 2025-08-07 08:23:00 #Georgia #Gov #Geoff #Duncan #GOP #access #democratic #party

https://star-news.press/former-georgia-lt-gov-geoff-duncan-abandons-gop-join-democratic-party/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#Texas Gov #GregAbbott sues to remove TX #House #Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu from his seat amid #redistricting battle between TX #Democrats & #Republicans.

“What is at stake here? Nothing less than the future of Texas. If a small fraction of recalcitrant lawmakers choose to run out the clock today, they can do so for any, & every, Regular or Special Session, potentially bankrupting the State in an attempt to get their way,” Abbott’s suit reads.

#law #gerrymandering
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5437860-abbott-sues-remove-texas-house-democratic-caucus-chair-gene-wu/

Moderate #Democrats change their tone on Israel

#RitchieTorres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.

from #Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT

[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against #Israel. ]

In recent days, a majority of #Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to #Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/moderate-democrats-israel-support-tone-ritchie-torres-00491554

#StopStarvingGaza
#BlockTheBombs
#SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSeaIsNotAntisemitic
#Gaza #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#USA #US #USPol
#news #press #politics @palestine

#Liberals & many supposed #leftist are just parroting #rightwing talking points fed to them through swarms of supposedly #progressive bots in order to fracture the #Democratic party.

What is happening in the #USA is horrifiyng.

Not being an #American, today, is a 'stroke of luck'
Good consequence are that #Democratic countries
will strengthen #Democracy.
#USA is a 'young' naive Nation
The 'principles' were right but not supported by real 'foundations'.
The '#Constitution' has been treated like toilet paper by #Trump
US was not prepared to stop a fascist 'takeover'.
USA lived on 'slogans' but never really understood them
A flag on the porch does NOT make you a 'patriot'.