US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is seen in the US Capitol on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) “We will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment,” said Rep. Robert Garcia. BRAD REED Sep 18, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) Democratic lawmakers are vowing… Continue reading
Heather Cox Richardson Sep 18, 2025 From Politics Chat, September 18, 2025 You can watch the full chat here: https://youtube.com/live/wWTZzfCTFYA Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack… Resources: https://redwine.blue/https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/https://www.congress.gov/members/find…
Google AI Overview Laurence W. Britt outlined 14 characteristics of fascism in his 2003 essay, “Fascism, Anyone?” for Free Inquiry magazine. Britt, described as a retired international businessperson, analyzed the fascist regimes of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Suharto, and Augusto Pinochet to identify what he called the “identifying characteristics… Continue reading
“We’re looking at the entire spider web” KEN KLIPPENSTEIN SEP 18, 2025 (kenklippenstein.com) We publish stories the major media overlook. Please support our work by subscribing:Subscribe The Trump administration is preparing to designate transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, two national security officials tell… Continue reading
(From Gwyllm Llwydd) If you are subscribed Disney, Hulu, ABC or any other affiliates that would be a good time to unsubscribe to let them know why. Corporations will always align themselves with fascism if capital is threatened. Corporations are not our friends. Now is the time to let them… Continue reading
Possible slogans discussed include “Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.” There is talk of using Turning Point USA chapters as recruitment centers. Military considering recruiting campaign centered on Charlie Kirk Sept. 18, 2025 (NBCNews.com) By Courtney Kube WASHINGTON — Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage… Continue reading
“She was so anxious that she turned pale,” said the family member of one asylum-seeker by MARIANA GARCIA September 18, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) ICE arrested seven individuals at San Francisco’s immigration court on Thursday at 630 Sansome St. At least two arrestees — a Colombian man and Mexican woman — were not able to… Continue reading
Look Inside The Last American President A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink By Thom Hartmann Paperback Book Description From bestselling progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann comes an urgent autopsy of American democracy, showing how plutocrats, political cowardice, and systemic rot built the perfect runway… Continue reading
Google AI Overview “Now is the time of monsters” is a phrase from the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, meaning the period of upheaval and uncertainty when old orders are failing and new ones haven’t yet emerged, creating space for chaos and extreme ideologies. The phrase has become popular in discussions of political and… Continue reading
Timothy Garton Ash I never thought I’d see fear spread so far and fast. Next year’s midterm elections are now crucial for the Democratic party – and for democrats everywhere Tue 16 Sep 2025 (TheGuardian.com) Illustration: Rob Dobi/Getty I return to Europe from the US with a clear conclusion: American… Continue reading
