11-11-25 Meidas+
“A Different Kind of Patriotism” by Ken Harbaugh
Today, more than ever, America needs its veterans to remember that their oaths to the Constitution do not expire.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/a-different-kind-of-patriotism11-10-25 e pluribus cartoonum
“Pardoned But Not Forgotten” by RJ Matson (editorial cartoonist)
https://rjmatson.substack.com/p/pardoned-but-not-forgotten
11-11-25 The Bulwark Morning Shots
“Pardon the Corruption” by Kristol, Egger & Swift
Trump’s blanket pardons for stop-the-steal illegality aren’t only about settling scores from past elections. They’re about laying the groundwork to subvert future ones.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the-corruption-trump-commutations-january-6th-election-subversion-authoritarianism-truth-social-ai11-11-25 Hopium Chronicles by Simon Rosenberg
“Republicans Come Out Of The Elections And Shutdown Battered and Weakened, And Will Now Have To Defend The Defensible” by Simon Rosenberg
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/republicans-come-out-of-the-elections
11-11-25 Daily Dose of Democracy of the Day
11 ½ - minute YouTube video recording featuring Brian Tyler Cohen
“BREAKING: Democrats who CAVED get surprise bad news”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtirAYhHZ2I11-11-25 Lincoln Square Media | Fourth & Democracy
“Schumer Caves, NFL Mental Health Back in the Spotlight & Dear Leader Demands a Stadium” by Evan Fields
https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/fourth-and-democracy-schumer-caves
11-11-25 The Existentialist Republic
“Is There Already a Plan to Remove Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader?” by Christopher Armitage
The conversation is here and the calls are coming from more than just the progressives.
https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/is-there-already-a-plan-to-remove
11-10-25 The Conversation
“Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common good” by Robert B. Talisse
https://theconversation.com/blame-the-shutdown-on-citizens-who-prefer-politicians-to-vanquish-their-opponents-rather-than-to-work-for-the-common-good-26904111-11-25 The DownBallot
“New poll shows Democrats’ best path in 2026: Remind voters the GOP’s in charge” by David Nir
Who do independents want next year? It all depends on how you ask the question.
https://www.the-downballot.com/p/new-poll-shows-democrats-best-path
11-10-25 The Grassroots Connector
“Flipping a Red District Blue” by Marti Burt, Constance Mussells, & Rochelle Williams
https://grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/flipping-a-red-district-blue11-11-25 Popular Information
“Trump’s solution to the housing crisis is a lifetime of debt” by Legum & Sims
https://popular.info/p/trumps-solution-to-the-housing-crisis11-3-25 The Conversation
“The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals” by Jeremiah Favara
https://theconversation.com/the-militarys-diversity-rises-out-of-recruitment-targets-not-any-woke-goals-267205If you want to rip the heart out of a democracy, you go after the facts. That's what modern authoritarians do. You lie. All the time. Then, you say it's your opponents and the journalists who lie. ~Maria Ressa