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Evening Shade--Resistance Rising-- Thursday [1]
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Date: 2025-03-20
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Greetings all! I hope you were able to enjoy our first day of Spring! Our weather went from mild 60s and 70s to strong storms overnight ushering in windy 40s today with rain showers mixed with snow! Happy Spring, indeed! 😄
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x The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE! Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin Visit www.takedowntesla.com
[image or embed] — Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) March 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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x “Polestar wants to deliver the final blow. … Polestar is offering anyone who owns or leases a Tesla $5,000 off a lease on a brand new Polestar 3. Combined with their latest $15,000 Polestar Clean Vehicle Incentive, any Tesla driver can buy a Polestar 3 for a whopping $20,000 off.”
[image or embed] — George Conway (@gtconway.bsky.social) March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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The felon has no f*cking clue about anything. Another great read if you’d like to click the link.
paulkrugman.substack.com/…
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What got Tooze going were multiple news analyses that tried to portray the vague concept of a “Mar-a-Lago Accord,” an attempt by the U.S. government to restructure the world financial system supposedly to its advantage, as reflecting a serious rethinking of international economic policy. If the plan, or maybe concept of a plan, or whatever doesn’t seem to make sense, that must be because Trump officials are playing some kind of deep game.
But why would you think that? Everything we know about the Trumpists’ approach to economic policy, or policy in general, suggests both that Trump himself has no understanding of economics — that he has prejudices rather than ideas — and that he surrounds himself with people who cater to his prejudices, that as Tooze puts it, the policy visions we’re getting from Trumpland have more in common with
a facelift pandering to the ignorant vanity of an old man than with economic policy as we have hitherto known it.
Look, I understand that it’s more fun to write an article about the supposed emergence of a new economic philosophy than to write yet another article about how ignorant men are, once again, saying stupid things. And I guess some journalists are uncomfortable at the thought that people with great power to shape policy have no idea (or rather nothing but false ideas) what they’re doing.
But trying to put an intellectual gloss on Trumpist international economic policy is sanewashing that misinforms readers rather than helping their understanding. ✂
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heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/...
✂ On the Fox News Channel’s The Five yesterday, the panel of Fox personalities expressed outrage that federal judge James Boasberg had ordered the Trump administration to stop its deportation of migrants based on the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. That act permits the president to arrest and deport citizens of other countries that are at war with the U.S. or invading it. If Trump’s claim that Venezuelan gang members are acting in concert with the Venezuelan government to invade the U.S. stands, it gives the president extraordinary scope to take power over immigration away from Congress by declaring any foreign country is invading the United States and thus making its citizens subject to deportation without going through the normal legal process. The Fox News Channel hosts were also unhappy that when President Donald Trump called for Boasberg’s impeachment, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts issued a relatively mild statement that did not mention the president by name but criticized his call for Boasberg’s impeachment by saying: “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose.” Roberts was nominated for his position by Republican president George W. Bush and was the author of the Donald Trump v. United States decision establishing that a president cannot be prosecuted for crimes committed as part of his official duties, a decision that upended centuries of precedent to allow Trump to avoid criminal prosecution. Roberts can hardly be considered a member of the radical Left. And yet, on The Five, Greg Gutfeld exploded: “Maybe a guy in a robe in D.C. can follow all the protocols, but Trump is the ‘f-ing’ president of the United States who protects 300 million plus people. He is a leader who does not have the luxury of opening up his little books to read ‘Oh my god, maybe he didn’t do it the right way.’ Roberts, shut the ‘f’ up. This is something that a president has to do. He HAS to do this.” Gutfeld’s outburst shows just how far today’s right wing has slid toward autocracy. It is a grim marker for our democracy, when a commentator with a wide audience openly calls for the replacement of the rule of law with a dictator. ✂
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x Rubio’s position seems to be: - We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us. - Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges. - After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.
[image or embed] — Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Around the world, people are fighting for democracy and against the felon and his minions. So sad for America, but hopefully this will be the final nail in the coffin of the maga movement.
x Less than 100 days in, & Trump’s lawlessness is driving pro-democracy mobilization Intimidation tactics only add fuel to our movement for democracy Opposition to Musk and Trump is booming
[image or embed] — Norm Eisen (@normeisen.bsky.social) March 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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We HAVE to win this one!
Also of note: Elon Musk has pending litigation in Wisconsin over whether he can open up car dealerships in the state, and that case might end up before the state Supreme Court. No wonder he has poured $6 million of his own money into this campaign, which for him is just a drop in the bucket. (Source: The Hill)
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There is no low too low for these imbeciles. Cruelty that needs a stronger word.
x “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell
[image or embed] — Joyce White Vance (@joycewhitevance.bsky.social) March 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This maladministration is so evil, so corrupt and so stupid, but we MUST continue our protests and speaking out. Future generations will look on this time just as we reflect on our American revolution of the 18th century or our victory with our allies over nazis in WWII. The odds seem impossible with the R congress abdicating their duty, the SC under R control, and the propaganda media committing malpractice every day. In the end, our voices and our actions will decide. The American experiment must not end on our watch. Please continue to call and email your senators and representatives, perform acts of resistance when you can, donate if you can, write postcards, send a FOIA request to doge, … and please stop fighting our own. The internal squabbles are distracting us from the ultimate goal of crushing this autocracy.
By making our voices heard, we must and will prevail. 💙💙💙
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I could get on board with President Pritzker!
contrarian.substack.com/…
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Pritzker has not announced his intentions for 2028, although many expect him to run. He can authentically and emotionally espouse his love of country to a large crowd. He choked up while telling the audience that America is still the greatest country on earth, and one worth defending for the freedom, security, and world leadership it offers. To read it, that might sound hokey or trite. In person, it was moving. These days, Democrats could surely use a plain-spoken politician who can take on the MAGA billionaires—with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye that tells the audience they are all onto the Trump scam and can overcome it. Democrats could do a lot worse than seeing a 2028 matchup between Pritzker and any one of the off-putting Trump imitators.
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I have just now discovered The Blue Print. A new weekly publication from the DNC keeping us up to date on what our Dems are doing. I think this may be a good start and have subscribed. I hope we all find this helpful.
Week 3 newsletter is here: Taking on the Republican Disinformation Machine
dnctheblueprint.substack.com/…
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Good evening, everyone!
Happy Thursday and Happy International Day of Happiness!!! Isn't it a happy coincidence that this day of happiness coincides with the Vernal Equinox? Happy Spring!!!
Another happy and important observance today is World Rewilding Day.
This is a wonderful 7-minute video about rewilding 3500 acres of a British estate. I encourage all of you to watch because it is incredible!! The animals are amazing and beautiful. 🥰😍🥰
And World Storytelling Day
(we’ve talked about my inability to post videos. Omg, what the heck? This is a very short video of a cat mom telling her very adorable and attentive kitteh a story. You should watch to see how cute the kitteh is. 😊)
International Astrology Day
The vernal equinox is recognized as International Astrology Day because it marks the first day of the astrological year. The Earth spends its first full day in the astrological sign of Aries on the spring equinox.
And World Oral Health Day
(What a good and patient doggie.)
This is National Ravioli Day
Close enough. I’m really poor at finding good videos. 🙄
Tomorrow is National California Strawberry Day among many, many others!!
Welcome to the comments, shady people! 😁
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