In 1949, during Stalin's reign as dictator of the Soviet Union, obituaries in the Communist-controlled newspapers stopped including the ages of those who died, "presumably for fear of revealing a declining life expectancy," Jonathan Daly writes in The Man Who Knew Russia, his new biography of Richard Pipes. The post 'In the End I Was Right': How a Harvard Historian Helped Reagan Topple Soviet Communism appeared first on .
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The number one complaint I hear from liberals is that Democrats “aren’t doing anything” to push back against the illegitimate Trump regime. I understand why they might feel that way, but it also bugs me when people complain without offering solutions.We’ve needed a dedicated Democratic Press Secretary out there every day since January 2025 to tell the truth about what’s going on in our government, or to tout their accomplishments amid the most insane political environment in modern history. Since we STILL don’t have one, we have to do our part to keep the truth at the top of the news cycle. Everyone should be hammering the worst VP of our lifetime, JD “Vladimir Futon” Vance. There are plenty of failures to ask him about, but I’m mostly focusing on that secret Situation Room meeting where they discussed covering up the Epstein Files to protect Trump when they should be bringing justice to the victims and survivors. As my Senator, Ron “Chutzpah” Wyden (D-OR), told me after a Juneteenth press conference in Portland last week, Democrats don’t need to wait to get our majority back to hold Trump and his remaining loyalists accountable. And he wasn’t just blowing smoke, my friends.While he and other Senate Democrats prepare for his mid-July confirmation hearings, Acting Attorney General Todd “Trumpsimp” Blanche is now facing serious charges for violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act.You can thank an unelected Democrat, lawyer Katie Phang, for this. Katie deserves all the praise for her tireless work on exposing everyone involved in the Epstein cover-up scandal. Congressional Democrats are doing all they can while the GOP clings to its razor-thin majority in both chambers. A major Blue Wave is predicted for November, with a solid chance of a Democratic sweep to literally clean House (and Senate). Once the new Congress is sworn in, you can expect A LOT of accountability. Impeachment for Trump and his co-conspirators is absolutely on the table in the wake of the endless Epstein Files scandal, among other crimes committed by Trump and his cronies. That’s why Trump is scrambling to privatize the Postal Service and ban mail-in voting. Republicans know they can’t legitimately win enough elections, so they’re doing the same preventative kinds of cheating they tried in 2020. What we’re seeing now is what they planned to do in 2021, but they failed thanks to so many of us voting by mail from our locked-down homes. Democrats are hip to their ways by now, and Oregon, where we’ve been voting by mail since the mid-90s, is leading the national fight for our voting rights. Trump’s loss in 2020 is why January 6th happened, which Democrats know all too well. We’ll have plenty of work to do starting in January 2027, starting with impeachment and bringing all of Trump’s loyalists to justice. Democrats running for office this year need only use the visuals from the “America 250” celebrations as a reminder of what Trump has done to DC. His vandalism of our landmarks was all part of his plan to weaken us on the global stage, and instead, he’s the one who looks even weaker.But that doesn’t mean Democrats can’t accomplish anything right now. Elsewhere, Democrats are demanding accountability for the deliberate destruction of the government agencies that are meant to take care of Americans, not make things worse for us. Democrats continue to push back against NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s happily making Americans vulnerable to airborne diseases or a chemical attack from a foreign enemy. I’m especially looking forward to his Nuremberg-esque trial once a Democrat is back in the White House. But let’s get back to what we’re doing this week.Democrats are laser-focused on exposing Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education. This was a major part of the Project 2025/2026 plan; re-educating America’s whitest kids to become an obedient army of Christian drones so they could begin implementing their Final Solution. Therefore, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), who happens to be my Congressperson, took major action and stood on the House floor on Thursday to introduce Articles of Impeachment against Education Secretary Linda “Pile Driver” McMahon. Trump put The Wrestling Lady in charge of educating America’s next generations because she donated a bunch of money to his campaign, and also because both of them are greedy traitors who don’t care about anyone but themselves.Democrats deliver on their promises despite the obstruction from Trump’s compromised co-conspirators. “I got involved in politics as a mom advocating for public education, and it’s what led to my run for public office,” Rep. Bonamici told me via email. “Congress created the Department of Education and gave the Department the responsibility to administer programs, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and to enforce the civil rights of students through the Office of Civil Rights.
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As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, it is confronting a reality that Alexander Hamilton would have recognized immediately: the so-called "rules-based international order" was never a neutral system. It was a political construction, shaped by power, sustained by incentives, and increasingly misaligned with the interests of the country that built it.
The leftist purity test has claimed another victim: California State Senator Scott Wiener. Democrats continue to eat their own in their quest to venture further and further […]
Washington Examiner White House reporter Naomi Lim suggested that pressure from President Donald Trump to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act may fall short of delivering electoral gains for Republicans heading into November’s midterm elections. The SAVE Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, would require proof of citizenship and a valid ID before registering […]
President Donald Trump‘s immigration agenda has notched several key wins as the Supreme Court‘s term draws to a close, but a key loss appears imminent on one of the high court’s final opinion days. The Supreme Court is wrapping up its 2025-26 term with likely two opinion days beginning Monday, when the justices will issue […]
CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins pushed back on President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the rise of democratic socialism in the U.S., which Trump has incorrectly conflated with communism, following several victories from progressive House candidates in New York primaries. During “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” on Friday, the CNN anchor aired remarks Trump made…