Art: Nikki Friede "The coup is underway, but it is not complete. A dictatorship is possible, but it is not inevitable. Trump and his accomplices are counting on confusion, exhaustion, cynicism and division to finish the work for them" -Michael Jochumhttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtypdqg2wp2tLouise went to the local pharmacy yesterday to get her Covid shot because Covid is climbing in all fifty states right now. She was turned away, because there’s apparently no current Covid vaccine available anywhere in America.26 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypdqg2wp2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyjnjvdtz2tThat is why Trump’s insistence that the “actual polls are tremendous” sounds less like confidence than panic. He knows how to dominate attention, but he does not know how to recover affection once it is gone.26 Aug 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjnjvdtz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyjedkemr2tA note from the author: Following this article, you’ll find the full articles of impeachment we drafted, for anyone who wants to send them to their U.S. House representative and request that they be endorsed and filed.26 Aug 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjedkemr2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyj46ascq2tThe President sued his own government for $10 billion, his own Justice Department declined to fight back, and the two sides walked out with a $1.776 billion settlement paid from your money. A federal judge read all of it and ruled the case was staged.26 Aug 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyj46ascq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydy4zidy2tIf they gain the majority, Democrats’ mandate will not be to find “common ground” with a decrepit autocrat bent on destroying congressional power. It will be to halt him in his tracks, reverse disastrous policies, and exercise exacting oversight. For now26 Aug 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydy4zidy2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydr2jgty2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydr2jgty2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydovg64a2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydovg64a2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydn4dupa2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydn4dupa2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydl5hgba2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydl5hgba2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydjsfhjy2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydjsfhjy2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydil7y7i2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydil7y7i2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyddqxlei2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyddqxlei2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtydbortry2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtydbortry2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyd3iku7a2tCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his nation is not “going to accept” an “attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/canada-retaliatory-tariffs26 Aug 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyd3iku7a2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtycozcx3y2t26 Aug 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycozcx3y2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyco63nba2t26 Aug 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyco63nba2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtycln5cna2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycln5cna2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyck6quoq2t That means Section 3 of the executive order, which involves the Postal Service (USPS) taking charge of who can receive a mail ballot, is still enjoined. It’s a confusing situation, with multiple cases, two in front of Judge Talwani and more in the26 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyck6quoq2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtybjapgva2t26 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtybjapgva2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtybgtd4p62tBrady O’Rourke steps outside his house in Crystal, Minnesota, a few times a week. His mission? To block a Flock license plate camera with a handwritten sign affixed to a pole. But his stubborn act of defiance isn’t a one-off.26 Aug 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtybgtd4p62thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyawgejz62t26 Aug 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyawgejz62thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyarp6vd62tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyarp6vd62thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyaouhl362tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyaouhl362thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyal6b4yg2tFrom Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons26 Aug 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyal6b4yg2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mtyaizbz2k2tBut how much more will be coming? When we talk about Hitler’s last days, as I said, one of his last attempted acts was what’s called the Nero Decree, which was an attempt to destroy as much of Germany’s infrastructure as possible,26 Aug 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyaizbz2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mty7lutynd2tPart 2 The White House Is Preparing to Lose. Why Is Hakeem Jeffries Preparing to Compromise? By Tony Pentimalli House Democrats are already examining Kushner’s foreign financial relationships and possible conflicts of interest, and a Democratic House could bring much greater investigative26 Aug 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty7lutynd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mty6xyezi32tPart 1 The White House Is Preparing to Lose. Why Is Hakeem Jeffries Preparing to Compromise? By Tony Pentimalli Jared Kushner can read an election map, and apparently Hakeem Jeffries cannot read the room. Democrats are26 Aug 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty6xyezi32thttps://bsky.app/profile/conifergirl.bsky.social/post/3mty6a4vxjt2t26 Aug 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:cukyh664zwfwfsi2qo7otdkl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty6a4vxjt2t