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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑶𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓 - 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎 𝑱𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 -

Le Guin leans on an essay by William James, but what does that have to do with all our garden talk? It's about our blind spots and our privilege. We dig into the key question in James's essay and worry a bit.

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#Trump faces #bipartisan blowback in #Congress on #Iran strikes Why it matters: While most #congressional #Republicans some pro-Israel #Democrats are praising President Trump's strikes on #Iranian #nuclear facilities, pockets of #opposition are already emerging over whether he needed congressional #authorization for such a #provocative use of #military #force. Yes, he did need Congressional #authorization..why is there even a question. #warpowers #foreign #policy #retaliation #democracy #war

Just got an email from the #Democratic National Party that many of you may have gotten too. The party is seeking donations to show Trump what he is up against. But what is that? The email centers on opposition. That's fine, even good. Trump needs to be opposed. It is the "how" that gets me with these emails. How are they opposing him? Where are the plans to fund healthcare for all, to fight climate change, to wrest back our rights from corporations? Where are the plans to impeach Trump and finally hold him accountable for his crimes? What about standing against genocide? Where are the plans, or at least the excitement for these sorts of initiatives?

#DemocraticNationalParty
#democrat
#opposition
#Trump

click.actionnetwork.orgDon’t let Donald Trump politicize the Government Donald Trump’s administration has a new plan to replace the dedicated civil servants who make our government run with MAGA loyalists. We only have until May 23 to stop it! The Trump Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule straight out of Project 2025 that would supercharge Trump’s efforts to fire the workers who have made sure Social Security benefits were paid in full and on time and replace them with more DOGE loyalists. It would allow Trump to politicize the doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The last thing Americans need is a government staffed with people whose qualifications come from their partisan loyalty, rather than their training. Right now, OPM is collecting official comments on this proposed change. If we are able to submit enough, we might be able to stop it. Can you use our simple tool to submit an official comment to oppose this rule? Click “START WRITING” to get started. We’ve provided a sample comment.
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“So far, the most energetic #opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example. A #collective #defense of #democracy is most likely to succeed when prominent, well-funded individuals & organizations — those who are best able to absorb blows from the government — get in the game.”

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“…The administration’s #authoritarian offensive has had a clear impact. It has changed how Americans behave, forcing them to think twice about engaging in what should be constitutionally protected #opposition. Consequently, many of the politicians & societal organizations that should serve as watchdogs & checks on the executive are silencing themselves or retreating to the sidelines.”

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“…Remarkably, these attacks against opponents & the media have occurred w/even greater speed & force than equivalent actions taken by elected autocrats in Hungary, India, Turkey or Venezuela during their first years in office.”

“…For many American citizens & organizations, then, the cost of #opposition has risen markedly.

#Quotes #Opposition #HarryTruman

I think Harry means the US right now.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. -Harry S. Truman, 33rd US president (8 May 1884-1972)