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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026

They commit brazen crimes in office that could land them in prison for the rest of their lives, and therefore can't afford to lose power, ever: www.propublica.org/series/supre... 15/

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Friends of the Court Archives

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito’s luxury travel with billionaire Paul Singer have raised questions about influence an...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026

Trump didn't invent these creeps, he just emboldened them. If Reaganomics was capitalism with the gloves off, then Trumpismo is Reaganism with the mask off: www.theguardian.com/books/2020/a... 16/

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Reaganland review: Rick Perlstein on Carter's fall and the rise of the right

The finale of an epic history runs from 1976 to 1980 – four years of upheaval and change which seem distinctly familiar

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026

So what happens when Trump strokes out while watching Kid Rock wrestle a Hulk Hogan impersonator in a televised barbed-wire cage match on the White House lawn that one of Trump's cronies has exclusive pay-per-view rights to? 17/

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And yet, ironically, the masks are most definitely on these days…

Kurt Weldon @kurtweldon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yep. I've been saying for years that the main difference between Reagan and Trump is the decibel level.

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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And Saint Teddy Kennedy (uncharged murderer) contributed the most to this.

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