Drew Gardner

So he is going to drone strike American citizens?

@jimmyjacktoth This is a good one: youtube.com/watch?v=sNQIax…

Nobody seems to talk much about Barney Kessel these days (maybe Beach Boys fanboys?), which is really too bad. Just dig this unassuming Okie from Muskogee’s phrasing and tone here, yall. What a player. youtube.com/watch?v=cpDAX7…

Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave A Playbook for Countering the Authoritarian Threat: atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-resea…

The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement. These deals risk violating international law. trib.al/BETHoFd

Netanyahu’s extremist government is completely out of control. Not only are they starving children in Gaza, they are now breaking international law by dropping bombs on Qatar, a U.S. security partner. When is enough, enough? NO MORE U.S. MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL.

Feeling hopeless? Here are 5 things you can do this week to fight fascism.

"House Minority Leader @RepJeffries and Senate Minority Leader @chuckschumer, along with other senior Democrats, have not been a part of any concerted effort to voice opposition to the occupation." -@vermontgmg doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-tips…

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

“Working class people around the world have no innate desire to go to war with each other. They have to be conned into it by the sociopaths who will profit from it.” - John Lennon #quote

Trump—a serial draft dodger years ago—is forcing the Army to honor his 79th birthday with a massively expensive military parade in Washington DC, ripping up the roads on Constitution Avenue. This is the president who, when visiting a cemetery in France where World World 2 American soldiers are buried, said to an aide: "What was in it for them?" and called them suckers and losers. And he’s got the Army honoring him tonight. Where are the retired military officials around the country to call him out on this hypocritical, egomaniacal performance? -R

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

It’s not quite a penal colony here, but a halfway house. Once again, when I write a statement or a song, a demon on my left shoulder is whispering: “How much is too much? Will this get you jailed or not quite yet??”. The answer is - idfk. When the law is being used not to protect freedoms, put to punish - selectively and voluntarily - those who speak out, no lawyer can tell you what’s safe, and what’s not. As my Russian lawyer used to say, “Nadya, stop asking me what’s safe - if you want to be safe, leave Russia”.  I refused to leave for years - until it became clear that if I stayed, I’d spend the rest of my life behind bars. Putin promised his people safety and stability in exchange for their freedoms  and many bought into his message of “making Russia great again.” Today, he’s waging the bloodiest war in modern Europe. Russia has become an international pariah, and its best - those honest enough to refuse self-censorship - are either imprisoned or assassinated, like my comrades Navalny and Nemtsov. The promised land an authoritarian leader dangles in front of you like a carrot will never arrive. Unless, of course, you’re one of their besties.

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Wolff Responds: "Why Is L.A. Happening?" Dated June 11, 2025

A word about what’s going on in Los Angeles:

The rule of law doesn’t break down overnight, and checks and balances don’t collapse in an instant. Tyranny takes time. nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opi…