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America Must Hope Trump Is Not a New Caligula

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/06/america-must-hope-trump-is-not-a-new-caligula/

> The Economist: “America’s founding fathers brooded about the decline of the Roman republic into a corrupt and brutal empire. They feared such tyrannical emperors as Caligula, who renamed temples in his honour, had golden statues of himself erected, and revelled in humiliating Rome’s former elites, including the cowardly senators who handed him supreme powers."

Save Lavender Menace: “It’s much more than just an archive”

https://diva-magazine.com/2026/04/30/save-lavender-menace-its-much-more-than-just-an-archive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=save-lavender-menace-its-much-more-than-just-an-archive

> This vital queer archive could be forced to close its doors; this is how you can help…

Keep Android Open

https://keepandroidopen.org/

> Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

A Complete Strategic Failure

https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/08/a-complete-u-s-strategic-failure/

> Phillips O’Brien: “Donald Trump yesterday showed how few cards the USA had to play in his war of choice, when he went from threatening to destroy Iranian people, culture and history, to agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and talks based on an Iranian ten point plan.

Our Darkest Hour

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-darkest-hour

> Damned if I know what’s going to happen. I mean, at some level, I think that the civilization that may be destroyed tonight is our own. I mean, are we civilized if we do this kind of thing? If America as a nation doesn’t stand up against this, what are we?

The Next Coup Attempt

https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-coup-attempt?r=3srfc&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

> We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in the history of the United States. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.

> A coup attempt is not at all unthinkable; Trump has done it before, and he makes it very clear that he is thinking about it now.

Donald Trump Isn't Sounding Like Himself

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-isnt-sounding-like-himself

> And that's terrifying

Is everyone else who ever donated money through ActBlue just getting completely spammed by texts from random Democrats and lefty orgs asking for money?