“After taking power, Hitler and the Nazis turned Germany into a dictatorship. Time and again, they used legal means to give their actions a semblance of legality. Step by step, Hitler managed to erode democracy until it was just a hollow facade.”
Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November
“Has anyone read the ‘Thou shalt not steal’? I mean, has anybody read this incredible stuff? It’s just incredible,” Trump said at the gathering of the Faith & Freedom Coalition.”
I’m emerging from my social media hiatus to share recent comments from Ken Burns. I’ve chatted with him a few times over the years, always to my benefit. He’s very worried about American democracy — I think with good reason.
Here’s a video excerpt from his speech at Brandeis:
OK, time for me to pull the plug on my social media self as I enter the hermit phase of my life. Look for me in a cave in Tibet (or a diner in Virginia that has a senior citizen discount).
I leave you with a photo of two of our foster kittens who have clearly attained enlightenment.
“Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor”
“The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency. He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power.”
“Trump stays silent on detained U.S. reporter as he avoids criticizing Putin Trump has consistently gone out of his way to avoid criticizing the Russian president and routinely demonizes reporters”
GOP official who claimed 2020 election was stolen voted illegally 9 times, judge rules
“Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, as well as investigative costs, and be publicly reprimanded.”
I dunno, but to me it seems kinda important to mention in the headline and in the lede that the thing BLEW UP. And that two test flights last year also BLEW UP.
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