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Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...

And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I am not being hyperbolic. Our insistence on segregating our histories, in encapsulating the struggle for voting/civil rights as a Black struggle and not an American one, has helped bring us to this moment. We did not have representative democracy until 1965. W/o the VRA, it is unlikely to survive.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 22/04/2026

The Trump administration's targeting of civil rights groups is a dangerous abuse of power. Law enforcement, including the DOJ, should never be weaponized because the administration disagrees with its advocacy. We stand with SPLC.

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Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for insid...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/03/2026

Chad Bianco is polling No 2 in the CA governor’s race and loves to talk about “waste, fraud, and abuse.” In 2023 - total compensation as Riverside sheriff was $593,518, a huge leap over his predecessor’s salary and much higher than the current governor’s salary. Does waste include his bloated pay?

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A sista will always tell it straight, no chaser

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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Excited to welcome two amazing guests back to the program. Both @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @staceyabrams.com join me on the show today beginning at 4p ET /1p PT. Lots to discuss. See you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

“No longer serves in such a position.” Such a Floridaesque thing to say 😣

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We shouldn’t make fun. Probably just his outfit for his ICE position interview. 😮‍💨

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A couple had the clarity to hang their heads, presumably, in shame. Can’t make this up 😂😂

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

NASHVILLE BANNER: “Last spring, ICE and @TNHighwayPatrol targeted Nashville’s Latino population… 600 traffic stops… profiling and often demeaning… a pattern of profiling suspected immigrants…” nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/19/i...

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2026

If the sole purpose of ICE were to instigate a civil war, they would behave exactly like this.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

If ever advertisers needed boycotting. cf Tatget

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CNN @cnn.com · 16/11/2025

A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. cnn.it/48iwvTi

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Needed this on an otherwise somber morning with a faulty gas valve (aka no heat) and a painting job that sucks and requires me to engage another painter 🫶🏽

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

When has extortion ever benefited the extorted

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Possibly feeling pressure, “proof of sanity,” from the Cabinet🤔

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

This may be worse than anyone expected. Failing badly in every endeavor, department, initiative, geez. And that’s just the shit we know about.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/06/2025

NEW: Trump recently pardoned a Virginia sheriff who was convicted of bribery and let donors dodge gun laws and traffic tickets. It's another move by the Trump administration to reward political loyalty at the expense of public trust, @jesspish.bsky.social writes.

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Pardoning Corrupt Sheriff, Trump Undermines Democracy Again

Read more here.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 02/05/2025

Presidents ≠ Kings. That's it.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Deepest condolences for the loss of your good friend. An amazing talent😞

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Soul crushing. Shows on Rubio’s face every day. The others seem to enjoy their servitude 😒

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Why kid ourselves, they’d already have it. 😒

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Sitting here reading, enjoying and being inspired by your book so much. Thanks for sharing your journey 🙏🏽🫶🏽

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I don’t believe that SCOTUS has never had to enforce one of its rulings, but today would be a great day to prove it’s capable and willing to do just that. Otherwise what is the point.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

F45 and his administration are being empowered by the oligarchs who are benefiting from its policies. Identity them, call them out and hit them where it hurts. Don’t support fascism.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Sadly this is one of the last chances these folks have to redeem themselves in the eyes of the whole world, but they will fail to meet the moment and be consigned to the trash bin of history

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jerome i guess. @jeromecylin.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It's happening in the churches.

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thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social @thinkinoutloudog.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The abdication of responsibility to their oath among the Republican Congress is deeply unfathomable! WTAF?!

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 10/04/2025

In a real democracy, insider trading is a crime—even for a president. But when power protects the corrupt, it’s not justice—it’s the rule of law in free fall. Europe sees the scam. The world is watching. So tell us—how many Republicans cashed in while the rest of the world played by the rules?

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