Founder and editor of The New Civil Rights Movement, an award-winning news & opinion site. Est. 2008. | Luck is the residue of design thenewcivilrightsmovement.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3mj5rvz5ogk2wThinking back to December when Trump's advisors said he would be traveling the country this year to promote his economic agenda — because he felt he wasn't getting enough credit for it. Instead, he started a needless war, skyrocketed inflation, and pummeled consumer sentiment.10 Apr 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rvz5ogk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3mbtvfcwlbs2e!!! Johnson Set to Jet to UK as Shutdown Looms and Majority Shrinks https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2026/01/johnson-set-to-jet-to-uk-as-shutdown-looms-and-majority-shrinks/07 Jan 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtvfcwlbs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3mbfte625nk2v“California will miss billionaires when they’re gone.” The best part of this Washington Post editorial is the comments, which are exactly what you’d imagine. wapo.st/4pVbOmW02 Jan 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfte625nk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3m4qks2vvtk2rSome experts believe the justices won’t take up Davis’s case at all, while others say they will, and see it as a vehicle to overturn marriage equality and toss it back to the states — which the Court did in Dobbs — removing the constitutional right to abortion. https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/11/same-sex-marriage-in-america-what-happens-if-the-supreme-court-takes-up-kim-davis-case/03 Nov 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qks2vvtk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3m4g7s2qawc24"But, you know, from Trump's perspective, I'm sure, it means he thinks that, this is a real tough thing to do to really show the world that we're not afraid to test our weapons, maybe we're not afraid to use them," WaPo's Josh Rogin told CNN. https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2025/10/how-authoritarians-rule-national-security-experts-blast-trumps-new-nuclear-fear-show/30 Oct 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g7s2qawc24https://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3lxxsvelkh22sOh look — my favorite Apple accessories maker, Woolnut, in Sweden, is currently not shipping to the U.S. Thanks, Donald Trump. #Tariff #Insanity03 Sep 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxsvelkh22shttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3ltaywbx7g22kIt just hit me: This is the last summer we will live as a free people in a functioning democracy, for a long time. Now that Trump has signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law, this weekend feels like a demarcation point—the moment in time we’ll remember as the line where freedom fell.06 Jul 2025 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltaywbx7g22khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidbadash.bsky.social/post/3lsyhlcrd2s2pTrump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” shovels billions to the ultra-wealthy—and it’s about to pass. The Rockefellers, the Carnegies, the Vanderbilts built libraries, hospitals, and universities. They at least bought some redemption. 1/202 Jul 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:zzeqltppzn4mxrbaon6b7j2h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyhlcrd2s2p