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cwgrody<p>“On Friday, Alan Rappeport and Tony Romm of the New York Times reported that the Republicans’ proposed 2026 budget would slash federal support for child care, health research, education, housing assistance, community development and the elderly,’ and for foreign aid. Attacking ‘woke’ programs, it appears to implement much of Project 2025.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-27-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-27-2025</span></a></p>
Orrock<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> From Ronald Reagan’s last speech as President:</p><p>He continued: “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people—our strength—from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation. While other countries cling to the stale past, here in America we breathe life into dreams. We create the future, and the world follows us into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we're a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.”</p>
cwgrody<p>“But an executive order is simply a directive to federal employees. It cannot override the Constitution. Trump’s attack on the idea of birthright citizenship as a ‘historical myth’ is a perversion of our history.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-26-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-26-2025</span></a></p>
cwgrody<p>“The rate at which America’s government, health, defense, and economy is degrading shows that reality will not conform to the myth of the American cowboy. The cover of The Economist today shows a battered and heavily bandaged eagle under the caption: ‘Only 1,361 Days To Go.’”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-24-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-24-2025</span></a></p>
Orrock<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> it’s special counsel time:</p><p>This U.S.-backed plan echoes almost entirely the plan Russian operatives presented to Trump’s 2016 campaign manager Paul Manafort in exchange for helping Trump win the White House. Russia had invaded Ukraine in 2014 and was looking for a way to grab the land it wanted without continuing to fight.</p><p>Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 2019 report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election explained that Manafort in summer 2016 “discussed a plan to resolve the ongoing political problems in Ukraine by creating an autonomous republic in its more industrialized eastern region of Donbas, and having [Russian-backed Viktor] Yanukovych, the Ukrainian President ousted in 2014, elected to head that republic.”<br>/1</p>
cwgrody<p>As Nancy Pelosi said, everything with Trump leads back to Putin.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-23-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-23-2025</span></a></p>
cwgrody<p>“Siler explains that ‘[t]he person currently serving as AS-PMB (which in normal times would require Senate confirmation) is DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, the CEO of a Houston-based energy company.’ Jennifer Rokala, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Western Priorities, said in a statement: ‘Elon Musk is now effectively in charge of America’s public lands.’”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-22-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-22-2025</span></a></p>
Lisa<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> On that subject, I recommend watching today’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> video. It’s an hour, but time well spent.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/mSGIR6WafDI?si=Izkw0Qx-LO5MPGPn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/mSGIR6WafDI?s</span><span class="invisible">i=Izkw0Qx-LO5MPGPn</span></a></p>
cwgrody<p>“While the visible side of the administration appears to be floundering, new stories suggest that the less visible side—the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’—has dug into U.S. data in alarming ways . . .”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-21-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-21-2025</span></a></p>
cwgrody<p>“It’s hard not to read desperation in the last days of Trump’s posts as Americans seem increasingly concerned about the loss of the rule of law, as Trump’s tariffs upset the economy, and as Russia’s president Vladimir Putin seemed to taunt his U.S. counterpart—who badly wants to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, as he promised to do with a single phone call—by declaring a truce over Easter and then promptly violating it.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-20-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-20-2025</span></a></p>
Jenny<p>An important perspective on the impact we can make in our own ways against tyranny.</p><p>Sending support and solidarity to those who are protesting today. Stay safe out there. ✊</p><p>Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from an American”:<br><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-18-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-18-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LettersFromAnAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LettersFromAnAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaulRevere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulRevere</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Lexington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lexington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Concord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Concord</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SaveDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericanRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanRevolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OneIfByLandTwoIfByDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OneIfByLandTwoIfByDC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/April19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>April19</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/resistancerallies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>resistancerallies</span></a></span></p>
Yvonne ‘looks undocumented’<p>My wish came true</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-18-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/heatherc</span><span class="invisible">oxrichardson/p/april-18-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18thofapril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18thofapril</span></a></p>
cwgrody<p>“There seems to be a change in the air.</p><p>“Three days ago, on April 14, Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times wrote that the vibe is shifting against the right . . .”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-17-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-17-2025</span></a></p>
Orrock<p>More <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> <br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> <br>“The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it,” Boasberg wrote. Quoting Chief Justice John Marshall, who laid down the foundations of much of America law, Boasberg wrote: “To permit such officials to freely ‘annul the judgments of the courts of the United States’ would not just ‘destroy the rights acquired under those judgments’; it would make ‘a solemn mockery’ of ‘the constitution itself.’”</p>
Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor<p>Robert Hubbell’s Today’s Edition Newsletter on institutions finally finding their spines, and not a moment too soon — plus a roundup of other important news. My daily go-to along with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SimonRosenberf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimonRosenberf</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@jesscraven101" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jesscraven101</span></a></span>’s Chop Wood, Carry Water.</p><p>The center begins to hold.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harvard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harvard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/the-center-begins-to-hold" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/roberthu</span><span class="invisible">bbell/p/the-center-begins-to-hold</span></a></p>
oldguy52 - resist, live, love<p>Dr. Richardson’s Letter this morning gives a little hope, and shows the courage of some in Higher Ed. To quote the last two paragraphs</p><p>“As the administration slashes through the government with charges of “waste, fraud, and abuse,” Harvard’s president Alan Garber has made a stand on what he calls “the promise of higher education.”</p><p>“Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the government’s longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere,” he wrote. “All of us share a stake in safeguarding that freedom. We proceed now, as always, with the conviction that the fearless and unfettered pursuit of truth liberates humanity—and with faith in the enduring promise that America’s colleges and universities hold for our country and our world.” “</p><p>__________</p><p>My take: We all need to stand and fight this onslaught of criminal abuse.</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-15-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-15-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"And then today, across the country, millions of people turned out for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> protests...</p><p>In <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a>, where Buddy and I joined a protest, what jumped out to me was how many of the signs in the crowd called for the protection of the U.S. Constitution, our institutions, and the government agencies that keep us safe." <br>-Heather Cox Richardson<br><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-5-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/april-5-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ProtestSigns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSigns</span></a></p>
Robert Link<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/200</span><span class="invisible">8/jan/14/facebook</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a></p>
Doug Baker<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@wdlindsy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wdlindsy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> is publicly and loudly proclaiming her deep worry (panic, almost) at Trump's threat to democracy. She is THE American historian on American democracy. I wonder if she might be more comfortable here in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>? I hope we can scoop some of these brilliant, concerned people.</p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>Another Reason <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> is the Place to Go!</p><p>Heather Cox Richardson Repports Facebook taking down her posts.</p><p>She notes that they are available for free here (no paywall), and can be received by email (also free-- just don't put in your credit card information).</p><p>"I guess if I'm being banned I'm doing something right?”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/HeatherCoxRichardson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatherCoxRichardson</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zuckerberg</span></a><br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social/post/3llrboir6es22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.</span><span class="invisible">bsky.social/post/3llrboir6es22</span></a></p>
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