Z J

Done here. On Bluesky now, same handle.

[Z J @zeejayh]

I was never very active here, just a prolific lurker. But I’m finally leaving. No longer care to dwell in Musk’s toxic waste.

Find me on BlueSky, same name same handle.

Bye! 👋🏻

[Z J @zeejayh]

Within a month of Jan 20 we should be able to tell if we are in a parallel path or not.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

Here is the timeline for how it went down in Germany

Jan 30 1933- Hitler sworn in

2/28- Reichstag Fire Decree kills civil liberties and leads to initial arrests of political opponents

3/8- Ministry of Propaganda created

3/15- Dachau opens for 👆

3/23- The Enabling Act gives Hitler power to legislate without the Reichstag

4/4- The Jewish Boycott

4/7- Civil service purged of Jews and opponents, Jews banned from most professions

4/25- Jews kicked out of schools

5/2- Unions ended

5/10- The famous book burnings

6/1- Germany's Law for the Encouragement of Marriage & Law for the Reduction of Unemployment: goodbye women's lib!

7/14- all opposition parties outlawed

10/4- The Editor's Law kills off the free press. Need Nazi approval to publish. That will soon be extended to books, movies, art, etc.

[Z J @zeejayh]

Don’t obey in advance.

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Gotta hand it to Bill Kristol, who is extremely clear-eyed about our priorities now. The backlash to Trump needs to start immediately. He won an election, by a little. He’s not a king now.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

(1/X) I wanted to do another quick thing about Trump and narcissistic sociopaths, hitting a couple things I've observed from my co-worker. The first is that you simply cannot predict what they will do....

[Z J @zeejayh]

@lawofruby @BarbMcQuade @Magalicious8207 We have to shift how we think about things. Institutions and processes will no longer function as we are used to. A failure of imagination that assumes they will makes us unable to plan effectively to survive an autocratic state.

[Z J @zeejayh]

@lawofruby @BarbMcQuade @Magalicious8207 But: Trump will refuse to comply. Anyone who tried to enforce judgments or even participate in the civil liability process will be subject to violence/harassment from DOJ or vigilantes. Trump will encourage vigilantism and pardon perpetrators. He is truly above all law now.

[Matthew D. Taylor @TaylorMatthewD]

I've tried to approach this election unflinchingly & w/ clear eyes, but this is the absolute worst case scenario.

We're in an epochal shift in American history of the worst sort, &, while it does not spell the absolute end of Amer liberal democracy, MAGA is a fatal illness. 1/

[Z J @zeejayh]

@joshtpm Given that this election would be decided by normal factors like incumbent approval, the failure of our systems to prevent a man who tried to overthrow the government from running for president is the glaring error. It shows a country that is uninterested in preserving itself.

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Very important: 23 states + DC have Election Day registration

You can register & cast ballot at same time in AK CA CO CT DC HI ID IL IA ME MD MI MN MT NV NH NM RI UT VT VA WA WI WY

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Tomorrow, we choose.

[Z J @zeejayh]

Who can sleep? Election in two days.

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

While we may have gotten an extra hour of sleep this morning, it's not worth the hour of sunlight we're losing for the next 6 months.

Let's stop changing the clocks and finally make Daylight Saving Time permanent.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

When we fight, we win.

[Savannah Marie 💙☀️😻🐈🌎 @Skippyjon1]

@benwikler

[Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @MGPforCongress]

The Proud Boys group chat is hyped up about Joe Kent. Too bad for them Southwest Washington is not.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Your vote is your voice, and your voice is your power.

I am in Charlotte, North Carolina for a When We Vote, We Win Rally. Watch now. https://t.co/e1Mb9DzsSk

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

Yesterday’s Wordle in 2.

That’s gotta be a sign, people.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The most devastating editorial endorsement of 2024: “Americans .. should be alarmed by Trump’s words & behavior. The nation must confront the fact that beyond his hateful character, he is crippled cognitively and showing clear signs of mental illness.”https://t.co/7tpscuCIsI

[Z J @zeejayh]

This is a crucial race not just for the residents of WA-03 but for control of the US House. If you live near Vancouver WA, consider helping get out the vote for Marie, and doing the whole country a big favor.

P.S. her opponent is a terrible person

[Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @MGPforCongress]

Join me this week to Get Out The Vote! We're only seven days from the election, and it's critical that every last supporter turns in their ballot on or before November 5th. Learn event details and sign up: https://t.co/7Wsf9FGrtv

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

This election is going to be close. It's time to get out and vote! https://t.co/VbrfuqVy9P