The MAGA Red Caesar is My Roman Empire
Clearing My Tabs #55: Here are seven of the things that have caught my attention as I’ve been browsing the internet.
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Do Democratic Leaders Think this is Resistance? (#115)
In this edition: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start actually resisting the Trump regime. That means embracing conflict, not defending a broken system, and ceasing to help confirm Trump’s nominees. (Seriously!) Also, how to support Minneapolis and how the Insurrection Act actually works.
Defending the Memory of Renee Nicole Good and January 6 (#114)
In this edition: the Trump regime is trying to rewrite the history of Renee Nicole Good’s murder in Minneapolis and the January 6, 2021, insurrection. We must oppose the regime’s authoritarian command that we reject the evidence of our eyes and ears. Here we go. I’m glad
America Is a Rogue State (#113)
In this issue: we should not sane-wash what Trump did in Venezuela, Democratic leaders fail once again to meet the moment, Europe needs to understand the dangers it faces, and Cory Doctorow outlines one action that would effectively hit back against Trump and his tech-bro supporters. Here we go. I’
Wrapping Up 2025 (#112)
In this edition: thinking about being more optimistic about the state of everything as we enter 2026 than I was a year ago. Plus some quotes and ideas to which I keep returning from articles and books I’ve read over the past 12 months. Here we go. I’m