Evening Roundup, August 19
Featuring Tom Malinowski, Heather Boushey, Abbe Lowell, Stephen Richer, Michael Franklin, Nick Anderson, The Democracy Movement, and The Contrarian Podcast!
From Alaska With Love: Tom Malinowski on the Trump-Putin summit, diplomatic theatre, and the European Avengers
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit concluded last week with little more than a handshake and a press conference that offered no real progress and no ceasefire agreement for Ukraine.
Trust the process, trust the data
Trusted data sits at the heart of the U.S. economy, and it is essential that federal data releases are transparent and consistent. Each Thursday, the Department of Labor releases data showing the number of Americans who have applied for unemployment benefits that week; about four weeks after a quarter concludes, we receive the first of three estimates…
The real weaponization of justice: Abbe Lowell on Trump's campaign of retribution
In April of this year, Trump signed an executive order singling out Former Homeland Security officer and whistleblower Miles Taylor after publishing an anonymous op-ed in the New York Times critiquing Trump.
Breaking down Trump's fever dream on mail-in voting
By Stephen Richer
We should demand better from our president.
The credibility crisis no one names: Democrats keep elevating losers
By Michael Franklin
Experience only matters if it delivers.
Shiny things
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy.
What's next for Ukraine with Tom Malinowski
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit concluded last week with little more than a handshake and a press conference that offered no real progress and no ceasefire agreement for Ukraine.
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Thomas Jefferson
The MAGA coup we’ve been witnessing since 2016 brazenly seeks tyranny over liberty. At this point, what act of the Trump regime and its enablers isn’t based on a Big Lie with the malicious intent to destroy the constitutional Republic?
We the people are like the proverbial frogs in boiling water, and opportunities to jump out seem fewer by the day.
It’s sad. The world’s wealthiest country increased taxes on and stripped benefits from the poor—to feed the wealthy. Gerrymander-elected government does not serve its people. Tear this house down. Give heathcare, food, and living wages to everyone. Here are 108 protest signs for your protests. Protesting is now critical for Occupied D.C. There is time to get signs printed for your protest group. Fill the hands of the signless. FreeDC!
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/protest-sign-sign-everywhere-a-sign