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Hello and welcome to my first newsletter, “Eliev.Us.” You can subscribe to our newsletter and receive it every week here. By shredding the structure of American-style democracy faster than the Donald Trump/Elon Musk administration could type “Once upon a time, Rome was a republic,” it seems useful to do a weekly summarization of some stories, events and developments that I can’t write. Most people have legitimate bends, but some may surprise you. Think about my desperate attempts to create a record for my children when they ask me why Breathable air costs 25 dogecoins per bottle for 5 hours.

Bad and ugly

• Representative Al Green (D-TX) Condemned by the Congress It confusing Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session between Congressional Sicofans and co-conspirators. Many Democrats I protested the blame (As my colleague Joan Walsh pointed out), however, 10 Democrats have joined the Republican denunciation vote. I am going to list them here because these are 10 Democrats who should never be able to raise a dollar from other Democrats, ever again: Ami Bera (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Jim Himes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), and Tom Suozzi (D-ny).

•Hampton Dellinger, Inspector General Director, He dropped his case Stops him from illegally firing him after Trump loses his case before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court will ultimately have everyone they want kill Trump and Musking for some reason they want. I’m surviving for now.

• Obviously, some people don’t care about fired federal workers, but they need to know their US employer We will cut more jobs in February More than any month since the Great Recession. Feel free to remind people when they tell you that your oligarchs in charge are only interested in firing black people.

•On the other hand, it appears that Elon Musk is using his new federal forces. Bully Advertiser Join Xitter again to enrich him even more. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the Department of Justice to investigate conflicts of interest in this rank, but she knows that DOJ is not working for the American people. It’s now a legal goon squad of masks.

•The Supreme Court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency and decided to allow cities to dump more human feces into the oceans and waterways than experts consider them safe. literally enshittification The American stage continues.

Inspired take

•No one should be surprised that Elon Musk’s attack on federal judges is racist. But it’s possible that people don’t realize how dangerous they’ve become. This work by Jay Willis It provides a great explanation of how crazy the mad mask attack has become.

•Everyone knows Republicans say “hard R” and “day” Here is a useful listedited by all Michael Harriot, whom Maga considers to be “Dei.” This piece reminds people of the literal historical fact that Republicans no longer want to learn from people.

• Trump is explicit Come for social security now. This work NationJohn Nichols explains why it’s so wrong.

•This is a few weeks ago, but I still see this as my first newsletter, but I still think Adam Serwer’s “Big repetition. ” Please.

The Worst Discussion of the Week

•Elissa Slotkin gave me something slimy Republican Party Trump’s democratic response to the Netflix series for hours was his address to Congress, during which she was able to praise the well-known democratic hero Ronald Reagan. She followed I’m sitting for an interview with Atlantic OceanTim Albertashe outlined her priorities. Her answer was a normal thin gr that passed the points of the Democrats, but one line really stood out to me. She said, “To speak only to the party’s foundations will not win the election… If so, Kamala Harris will become president.” First of all, we really need Becky in the 80% white council district to keep Kamala Harris’ name from her mouth. It’s easy to slug the democratic “base” that was a lifelong black Slotkin when you’re not inviting you or your potato salad to cook out anyway. It’s a bit difficult when you’re running to represent the whole of America, not just white people who think they should own that place.

But more importantly: what kind of universe do you think she lives in the place where Harris only spoke to the Democratic base? Why is she doing an interview that lies straight up about Harris’ campaign focus? If anything, Harris was getting too in the way of Republican voters with a modest appeal with Liz Cheney and the now familiar “Never Trump” Republican assortment. She desperately concentrated white female voters, but the majority of them rejected Harris and got voted for the arbitrary sexual aid. The only way she could have appealed more to women like Slotkin is whether she was asked to meet Donald Trump’s manager.

I’m tired of the death of a white Democrat who acts like the most trusted voter in their coalition.

What I wrote

• I asked the Democrats to boycott them. Trump’s speech to Congress. They didn’t. Instead, they brought a small plazado wrapped in a political message, as if they were on a silent auction for fascism. We live in hell.

•The Supreme Court ruled that Trump must resume funding in USAID. He doesn’t. I I explained the reason.

News that have absolutely nothing to do with the ongoing chaos

•Luigi Mangione, currently in prison awaiting trial for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is said to hold a stash of (OK, highly suspicious) “movie quality.” Sex tape. Possibility of these tapes I sent the internet in a frenzy.

Friends, this whole situation of Luigi begins to remind us of the trial of the Publius Clodius Pulcher from ancient Rome. In 62 BC, Julius Caesar’s second wife, Pompeia, threw a party that the men were not invited, but Pilcher sneaked up with the aim of seducing Pompeia. The party was a religious festival, and Pilcher was charged with his indiscretion, but Pilcher was like a playboy with many fans among young Roman men. At the trial, Caesar (also considered “cool” by the young Romans) refused to produce evidence against Pulcher, and Pulcher was eventually acquitted. Caesar then divorced Pompeii like a hypocritical and misogynistic stab (which leads to the famous proverb: “Caesar’s wife must be beyond doubt” – of course not his poor wife. However, his refusal helped Pilcher cement Caesar’s status as a man of people.

My point is for Democratic candidates I defended Luigi Mangione, who will likely win the 2028 primary election on a walk. Another point of my point is that American republics like Julius Caesar’s Rome are in their death spiral and will fall far more violent by the end.