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Capitol Insurrection
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Trumpin’ Lumpen Republicans
The transformation of the GOP has been half a century in the making.
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Several U.S. Attorneys Vow to Prosecute Seditionists
But ones in jurisdictions with residents who stormed the Capitol did not initially commit to use their authority under the law.
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The Endgame
Once again, American democracy survived Donald Trump, but barely. Now, let’s get Trump out before he does more damage.
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What It Means to Never Forget
The Republican Party is an Insurrection Party, and the insurrectionists should be tarred with that for the rest of their lives.
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The New Progressive Left Shows How to Deal With Sedition
The Squad, both old and new, immediately drafted a series of steps to deal with Republican insurrectionists directly, rather than hoping they’d just be nicer.
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Trumpism in Action!
Trump’s Republican Convention, armed and dangerous, convenes at the Capitol to overthrow democracy.
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