@glynmoody and #MikeLee, a sitting US Senator since 2011, has threatened to move to have the USA *WITHDRAW FROM NATO* if the #EU issues this fine to #Musk.

Naaah, the #republicans aren’t corrupted by corporatism, why would anyone think that?

@GottaLaff
Acc to TPM, #Republicans gave #Trump 'Emergency Powers' to create this fiasco, & could rescind them any f'ing time

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/two-thoughts-on-trumps-inferno-tariffs

"History shows us, over and over again, that ordinary people have immense power. Regimes that look invicible can end up being houses of cards. The appearance of power doesn’t always translate to actual power. …

Tomorrow, April 5, everyone has an opportunity to show up in person, protesting what organizers “the most brazen power grab in modern history.” It’s for all of us."

~ Kristin Du Mez

#Republicans #authoritarianism #solidarity #resistance #April5
/7

https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/showing-up

Commentary by J. J. Sedelmaier about what happened to Musk in Wisconsin, which has now gone viral

#Republicans #authoritarianism #destruction #chaos #CoryBooker #Wisconsin #ElonMusk #solidarity #resistance
/6

https://www.threads.net/@meidas_societyschild/post/DH8xFS4Os6D/meme-of-the-day-winner

"‘Liberation Day’ may have belonged to Trump, but Wisconsin voters offered their own declaration of independence on Wednesday – is it a sign of what’s to come?"

#Republicans #authoritarianism #destruction #chaos #CoryBooker #Wisconsin #ElonMusk #solidarity #resistance
/5

"The momentum is shifting. Wisconsin was a decisive win. Gaps in Florida’s US House districts are narrowing. And Democratic Senator Cory Booker just shattered segregationist Strom Thurmond’s record in congress with a 25-hour protest speech – a symbolic moment, but one that suggests renewed energy on the left."

~ Matt Gallagher

#Republicans #authoritarianism #destruction #chaos #CoryBooker #Wisconsin #ElonMusk #solidarity #resistance
/4

https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/sorry-elon-wisconsins-justice-system

"Authoritarians want us to feel hopeless and helpless. It’s up to us to show them that we will not submit quietly and that we believe in struggle and collective action. Like Sen. Booker, each one of us can do something, using the spaces and means we have, to meet this moment with the same resilient and resolute spirit he showed on the Senate floor."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Republicans #authoritarianism #democracy #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #CoryBooker
/3

https://lucid.substack.com/p/what-sen-bookers-speech-teaches-us

"Republicans are backing DOGE because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to incapacitate the federal government once and for all and forever alter the public’s ability to demand more from their leaders."

#Republicans #authoritarianism #democracy #destruction #chaos #FederalGovernment #DOGE
/2

"GOP leadership has set its sights in recent months on disempowering conservative-coded #women, especially. The state-level laws restricting #ReproductiveRights disproportionately affect Republican-voting women... And there's been a big push to take female leaders down a peg, with #MAGA influencers now openly saying women shouldn't be in leadership."
- @AmandaMarcotte

https://www.salon.com/2025/04/03/mike-johnson-melts-down-after-proxy-vote-failure-exposes-magas-pro-family-lie/