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Nonilex<p>Believe it when it happens:</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has told his inner circle, including members of his Cabinet, that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> will be stepping back in the coming weeks from his current role as governing partner, ubiquitous cheerleader &amp; hatchet man.</p><p>Trump remains pleased w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> &amp; his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> initiative, but both men have decided in recent days that it will soon be time for Musk to return to his businesses &amp; take on a supporting role….</p><p><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/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/magazine/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>Roll the footage of Hegseth saying any similar violation, the person should be fired instantly &amp; charged w/ crimes.<br>They chose to destroy the historical discussion, knowing they were breaking the Presidential Records Act. This administration repeatedly flaunts their violation of the law; Rubio tweeting Oopsie too late while Constitutional Crises are adding up. <br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitutional</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/OurPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurPutin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/steals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steals</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interest</span></a></p>
Terry Hunter☑️🌈⭐✌🏼✌🏿✌🏻✌🏽<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/POTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judge</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judges</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Judicial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judicial</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JudicialBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialBranch</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unelected</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DataThief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataThief</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Apartheidist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheidist</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racist</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceJunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceJunk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LeonSkum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonSkum</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>DOGE Has Become What It Claimed To Destroy <br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/10/doge-has-become-what-it-claimed-to-destroy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/03/10/doge-h</span><span class="invisible">as-become-what-it-claimed-to-destroy/</span></a></p><p>"DOGE is the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DeepState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepState</span></a>. Wired’s Brian Barrett made this crucial observation last week &amp; I can’t get it out of my mind. For all the talk during the last decade of the supposed “deep state” of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> bureaucrats controlling the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>, which was never actually true, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has become the very deep state they falsely claimed existed previously."</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/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</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/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</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/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</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/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Jacqui ☘️<p>If some Americans are annoyed at the elected President of Ukraine not wearing a suit in the Oval Office, then why aren't you mad as hell that an <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> foreign born billionare stood in the Oval Office with a baseball cap on and brought his four year old to a press conference?</p><p>PS you do know that <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Churchill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Churchill</span></a> wore a boiler suit to the White House when he was invited during WWII. Was he being <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/disrespectful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disrespectful</span></a> as well???</p><p>PPS wearing suit doesn't mean your not a thug!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/doublestandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doublestandards</span></a></p>
Fan of Shared Truth & Empathy<p>Sure. Why should the richest asshole have to pay for his own security when he can very efficiently pass the bill on to Americans who actually pay taxes. </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FuckElon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckElon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AmericanEmperor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmperor</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unelected</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NobodyVotedForMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NobodyVotedForMusk</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/politics/elon-musk-private-security-deputized-marshals-service/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/02/20/politics/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-private-security-deputized-marshals-service/index.html</span></a></p>
Helianthus<p>USA quo vadis?</p><p>This needs more attention!</p><p>There are armed private security in US federal buildings barring entrance to elected representatives.</p><p><a href="https://www.splinter.com/elon-musk-has-private-security-goons-guarding-the-epa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">splinter.com/elon-musk-has-pri</span><span class="invisible">vate-security-goons-guarding-the-epa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a></p>
Don Hawkins - W7DAH<p>ICE announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kkk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kkk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pig</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scumbag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scumbag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pondscum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pondscum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalStrike</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southafrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoHome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeportElon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeportElon</span></a> <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/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whitenationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitenationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasty</span></a></p>
Martijn 🇪🇺🇳🇱<p>Seriously people... first you elect the old <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiot</span></a> that should've been in a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retirement</span></a> home already...</p><p>And now you all bend the knee to an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deranged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deranged</span></a> rich boy taking over from the old guy?!?!?</p><p>Why aren't you all out on the streets <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protesting</span></a> against a member of a not yet <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inaugurated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inaugurated</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a>'s group of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/henchmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>henchmen</span></a>, who's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> but trying to act as president?!?!?</p><p>sheesh...</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/musk_trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk_trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/flabbergasted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flabbergasted</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> is hardly a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> at all. It is best understood as a third <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> branch of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>, but one that consists of just nine <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> people with lifetime appointments and zero <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</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/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</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/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federalistsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalistsociety</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardLeo</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/graft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graft</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/paytoplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paytoplay</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</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/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/08/30/how-john-roberts-reshaped-the-law--and-gutted-the-voting-rights-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/08/30/how-john-</span><span class="invisible">roberts-reshaped-the-law--and-gutted-the-voting-rights-act/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>WaPo Opinion On this Independence Day, we should reaffirm the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/twinpillars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twinpillars</span></a> of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>: <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voters</span></a> (not the mob) pick their leaders, and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/electedleaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electedleaders</span></a> (not <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/unelected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unelected</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judges</span></a>) make <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> decisions for which they are held accountable. Just as we need to preserve sanctity of elections (by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/prosecuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prosecuting</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/instigators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instigators</span></a>), democracy defenders need to address <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/judicialradicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judicialradicals</span></a>’ <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/gross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gross</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/distortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distortion</span></a> of our system, resulting in current <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>’s subversion of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/04/supreme-court-illegitimate-self-government/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">23/07/04/supreme-court-illegitimate-self-government/</span></a></p>