Nonilex<p>Gregory Garre, representing the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oklahoma</span></a> AG, who sued to block the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a>, replied that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CharterSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharterSchools</span></a> are different.<br>
Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, he said, charter schools “come into existence when they are approved & become part of the state, & they’re established by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a>.” He pointed to the OK Supreme Court decision along those lines & said “virtually every state in the country & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> has understood charter schools to be.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
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Joshua McNeill<p>Anyone else notice that <a href="https://h4.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, despite all his admin's activity and despite his party controlling <a href="https://h4.io/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, has not been trying to achieve anything whatsoever through <a href="https://h4.io/tags/legislative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislative</span></a> means? Like, the <a href="https://h4.io/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> has been completely sidelined as less than an afterthought. He's acting as if Congress doesn't exist and doesn't need to exist, ya know, like <a href="https://h4.io/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> do.</p><p><a href="https://h4.io/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p>Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? 30 Days Until Martial Law...? (By Jessica Wildfire • 20 Mar 2025.) <a href="https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-now-30-days-until-martial-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">the-sentinel-intelligence.net/</span><span class="invisible">should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-now-30-days-until-martial-law/</span></a> Salacious title, but worryingly possible. </p><p>She links (Safe Travel Trans Americans Passport Policy) <a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/03/safe-travel-trans-americans-passport-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/03/safe-trav</span><span class="invisible">el-trans-americans-passport-policy/</span></a> <br>(TGNC Checklist under Trump) <a href="https://lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checklist-under-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checklist</span><span class="invisible">-under-trump/</span></a></p><p>(Travel State gov page on passport help on sex marker) <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/passport-help/sex-marker.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">travel.state.gov/content/trave</span><span class="invisible">l/en/passports/passport-help/sex-marker.html</span></a><br>(Reddit thread A Guide for Americans to Leave) <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmerExit/comments/urwlbr/a_guide_for_americans_that_want_to_get_out_of/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/AmerExit/comments</span><span class="invisible">/urwlbr/a_guide_for_americans_that_want_to_get_out_of/</span></a> </p><p>(SF Chronicle on the Insurrection Act) <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/insurrection-act-president-trump-20201819.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo</span><span class="invisible">rum/article/insurrection-act-president-trump-20201819.php</span></a></p><p>"Meanwhile, corporate media asks, “Can he do that?” These stories are engineered to distract the public with technicalities. While everyone’s debating what they can and can’t do, they are doing it.</p><p>We know this administration’s pattern of loose interpretation when it comes to law and historical precedent. There’s no reason to believe he’ll stop here, instead using this act to use force against anyone his administration considers a threat, regardless of their status or what they’re protesting.</p><p>You also have to remember this country has a long, established history of censoring speech and leading witch hunts. During WWI, god help you if you didn’t buy enough liberty bonds or called yourself a pacifist.</p><p>We’re the land of moral panics.</p><p>Every single one of this administration’s actions have been building toward this moment, when the president suspends our civil and human rights. It explains why they’ve taken such aggressive action toward federal agencies, firing tens of thousands of workers and purging their ranks of anyone who might say no. They’ve already been testing boundaries, daring courts to stop them as they shut down government operations and kidnap U.S. citizens." </p><p>(some bullshit from an insecure asshole puppetted for power) <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac</span><span class="invisible">tions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states/</span></a><br>(How to move out of the USA) <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2024/11/04/how-to-move-out-of-the-us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybl</span><span class="invisible">oom/2024/11/04/how-to-move-out-of-the-us/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/pol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pol</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USA2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA2025</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/holiday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holiday</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/vacation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vacation</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/trip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trip</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passport</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/getaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>getaway</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/weekend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weekend</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USApol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USApol</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USApolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USApolitics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/contract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contract</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/TipsAndTricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TipsAndTricks</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tips</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ideas</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/suggestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suggestion</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/suggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suggestions</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/GetOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOut</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/fantasticMovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasticMovie</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Horrifying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horrifying</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/butFantastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butFantastic</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>I agree with Maya Sen who said, “The fact that the world’s richest man works at the behest of the executive & can buy out the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> is massively outside the scope of what the framers could have imagined. there’s is simply no constitutional measure that can guard against something like this.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judiciary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConstitutionalCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeparationOfPowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"The best we've had in our lifetime"</p><p>GOP lawmakers defend <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> snatching <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>' power<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/02/23/the-best-weve-had-in-our-lifetime-lawmakers-defend-musk-snatching-congress-power/?in_brief=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2025/02/23/the-best-</span><span class="invisible">weve-had-in-our-lifetime-lawmakers-defend-musk-snatching-congress-power/?in_brief=true</span></a></p><p>"Congress' constitutional power to set the budget... Still, it's shocking to see the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> grunts actively argue for their irrelevance on national <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a>...</p><p>they were happy to fanboy out while the Dept of Government Efficiency stripped the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> of its purpose."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</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/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</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/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Legislature considers measures beyond sports that would affect transgender people <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/768887/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/768887/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a></p>
WINGS_radio<p>Ari Berman reports for Mother Jones:</p><p>The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) top targets for the 2025-2026 elections include defending one-seat majorities in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.</p><p>DLCC wrote in a recent strategy memo. "Majorities in many states will likely come down to just a few districts and hundreds of votes."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a></p>
Liberal Currents<p>"When a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> starts ignoring the laws passed by his <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> itself is very much at risk. When he starts making budgeting and spending decisions in defiance of that legislature, democracy is actively threatened." <a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-and-musks-illegal-and-undemocratic-attack-on-the-power-of-the-purse/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liberalcurrents.com/trump-and-</span><span class="invisible">musks-illegal-and-undemocratic-attack-on-the-power-of-the-purse/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>The core problem with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> sowing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FUD</span></a> - even if they ultimately were to be have all that shit canceled retroactively - is that their actions <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FloodTheZoneWithShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloodTheZoneWithShit</span></a>"</em> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FirehoseOfLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirehoseOfLies</span></a>"</em> will have at tleast one <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForeseeableConsequence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeseeableConsequence</span></a>, and that is the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LossOfTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LossOfTrust</span></a> into the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> as a <em>"very stable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>"</em> and a place with <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a>"</em>.</p><ul><li>Cuz in the end that's the reason why people ad corporations even in vest in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> and not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergingMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergingMarkets</span></a> like say <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somalia</span></a>: They rely on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executive</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> to be predictable, eith <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/conseqiences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conseqiences</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Whereas it seems everyone who isn'f under the protection of <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/warlord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warlord</span></a>" Musk</em> has to,fear for <em>if not their lives</em>, at least for their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a>|s!</p><ul><li>These <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Investors</span></a> will now turn to places like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, where even the most unlikely <em>"Left" Party</em> is aware that it would be <em>socioeconomical "suicide"</em> to irresponsibly do some random populist bs! </li></ul><p>At this poibt I expect Trump to crash the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USD</span></a> so hard that it gets the worst <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ExchangeRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExchangeRate</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EUR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUR</span></a> ever, with 2,5:1 5:1 or even $ 10:1 €, making the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USdollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USdollar</span></a> <em>"worthless toilet paper"</em> by comparison to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a>!</p>
Jason Beets<p>Last year, I solicited donations for several Kansas Democrats, including McDonald, to try to break the Republican Supermajority in the Kansas Legislature. </p><p><a href="https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/08/key-races-to-determine-balance-of-power.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">8/key-races-to-determine-balance-of-power.html</span></a></p><p>78/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</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/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>In 2024, only one Democrat won a Kansas House race by less than 5%.</p><p>Nikki McDonald won by 1.2%, or 148 votes.</p><p>McDonald (D) received 50.6%, and Kurtis Ruf (R) received 49.4%.</p><p>McDonald represents Dist. 49, located in Johnson County, in the Kansas House. </p><p>77/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NikkiMcDonald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NikkiMcDonald</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</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/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Kansas Legislature </p><p>The Democratic Victory Fund includes one Democrat in the Kansas House, Nikki McDonald.</p><p>Elections will be held in 2026 for the Kansas House of Representatives, but not for the Kansas Senate. </p><p>76/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</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/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>My latest article discusses 10 Democrats running in important and competitive races in 2025 and 2026. </p><p><a href="https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/02/democratic-victory-fund.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">2/democratic-victory-fund.html</span></a></p><p>1/x </p><p><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/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a></p>
Okla.Social<p>Long Story Short: Stitt Aligns with Trump Administration, Proposes Tax Cuts and Government Efficiency Plan <a href="https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/02/04/long-story-short-stitt-aligns-with-trump-administration-proposes-tax-cuts-and-government-efficiency-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oklahomawatch.org/2025/02/04/l</span><span class="invisible">ong-story-short-stitt-aligns-with-trump-administration-proposes-tax-cuts-and-government-efficiency-plan/</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gov</span></a>.KevinStitt <a href="https://okla.social/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://okla.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a></p>
Moani<p>ʻAha ʻōlelo == legislature <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/hwotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hwotd</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/hawaiianWordOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaiianWordOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/HPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPR</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/HawaiianPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HawaiianPublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/LeilaniPoli%CA%BBahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeilaniPoliʻahu</span></a> <a href="https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-january-29th" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian</span><span class="invisible">-word-of-the-day-january-29th</span></a></p>
Steven Hilton<p>What will the incoming <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>/#MAGA/#GOP regime do in the next two years to prevent losing control of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> in the 2026 mid term elections? </p><p>We have to prepare to counter that as a top priority or we truly no longer have <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/progressives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p><p>It's already started. The NC GOP <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislature</span></a> has stripped its incoming democratic governor of the ability to appoint people to the State Board of Elections.</p>
Jason Beets<p>Things look bleak in the Kansas Legislative races. </p><p>Republicans have won all five of the competitive Kansas House races that have been called so far. </p><p>44/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</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/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Rick Kloos (R) has won the Kansas Senate election for Dist. 3, which is spread across Osage, Douglas, Franklin, and Shawnee counties. </p><p>This is one of the competitive Kansas Legislative races on my radar tonight. </p><p>36/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</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/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>Republican incumbent Mike Thompson has been reelected in Wyandotte County's Kansas House Dist. 33, according to the AP. </p><p>This is one of the competitive Kansas Legislative races on my radar tonight. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-kansas.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/interactive/2024/1</span><span class="invisible">1/05/us/elections/results-kansas.html</span></a></p><p>28/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wyandotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wyandotte</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>No calls yet in the competitive Kansas Legislature races that I'm watching. </p><p>20/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Legislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislature</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
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