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Octopus’s Garden

Our memories are long. All power to the people.

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Jamie Raskin says Republicans appear strangely absent from the campaign trail as Trump tightens his grip on U.S. intelligence. His fear: the real midterm strategy may be unfolding somewhere voters cannot see. #DonaldTrump #Midterms2026 #JamieRaskin

The Missing Campaign Signs That Left Jamie Raskin Fearing Something Far More SinisterSomething was missing as Rep. Jamie Raskin traveled through upstate New York—and its absence disturbed him more than a sea of Republican campaign signs might have. There were no visible signs of an…wp.me
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"The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to dismantle and discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering. We should see the campaign against empathy by Trump supporters for what it is: a flashing red light warning of fascist intent."

A. Rascal

“Empathy is not a sin, a toxin, or an evolutionary dead end. It is a tool, and like all tools it can be a weapon. We are going to need it.”

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Valuable thread. Trump disaster w Iran is unique. Not (yet) nearly as many (US) casualties as GWB disaster w Iraq. But even less provocation or justification. By comparison, even Vietnam was"rational" step-by-step, tho leading to catastrophe. This time, pure impulse. No rational veneer at all.

Elizabeth N. Saunders

Many point to Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, a natural instinct and there are indeed many parallels. The US track record is appalling (as I've written abt all of them). One key difference w/ Vietnam/Afgh at least: other presidents (even Trump 1.0!) decided not to attack Iran (and Iraq's regime). 1/

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