He’s confirming what we already knew: “Trump told New York Times reporters … that as commander-in-chief, he has only one limit on his power: ‘My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’ He claimed he gets to determine what is legal under international law, and seemed to stretch that authority to domestic affairs, too.” 🤬
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“Five years after the events of January 6, 2021, we are learning what it means to have a president who has demonstrated his determination to overthrow our democracy and who does not have to answer to the law.” 😕
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-5-2026-monday
“Officials in the administration no longer appear to care what the American people want, instead simply gathering power into their own hands for the benefit of themselves and their cronies, trusting that Republican politicians will go along and the American people will not object enough to force the issue.” 😕🤬
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“Russian president Vladimir Putin has sought to replace that rules-based order with the idea that powerful countries will create spheres of influence in their regions. That new world order would justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now the U.S. invasion of Venezuela … means the U.S. has abandoned the post–World War II international order and is siding with Russia’s vision.”
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“Mamdani’s speech was a declaration of a new kind of modern politics that focuses on ‘freedom to’ rather than ‘freedom from.’ … For most Americans, government regulation and investments in social welfare like education and infrastructure guarantee freedom to build a life that is not cramped by preventable obstacles, including those imposed by the wealthy and powerful.”
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