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This article is written under the premise that Trump and Musk are truly trying to do the "right thing" and reform our government, when, in my opinion, they are doing neither.

To me it seems they are trying to replace our democracy with an autocratic Fascist state.

And, writing articles like this that give them the pretext of doing the right thing to me does more harm than good. Paint them for what they are, red Autocratic Fascists!

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My two cents—Stier should add Corruption to the end of the title—Department of Government Ineptitude and Corruption (DOGIC). DOGE is fundamentally corrupt. Do we need to know anything other than that Trump fired 17 inspector generals? If we’re serious about waste, fraud and abuse, DOGE should be shut down ASAP. Describing DOGE as inept does give them a pass, as if they can learn and do better. Heather Cox Richardson provides details of DOGE corruption in her Feb. 25 letter. DOGE is an illegitimate takeover of government functioning with corrupt purposes at its core. See also “It’s the corruption, stupid,” by Alex Aronson in The Contrarian.

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Love it! Doggy dick. You are so right. We must stand together. I am doing post cards for Wisconsin Supreme Court election, comebackalive.org support for Ukraine as recommended by Anne Applebaum and supporting spanberger for governor in VA. What else are you doing to save a democracy? Be well. I want to know :)

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Marie, Thanks. I plan to reach out to my family members to encourage them to subscribe to The Contrarian. Not sure it will be everybody’s cup of tea, but it has the added value of supporting legal cases against the Trump administration. I will write my elected representatives to thank them for holding the line by making Republicans responsible for the budget. I will go to my alderwoman’s office to ask how I can serve the ward as a volunteer (Chicago’s neighborhoods are organized into wards, which are represented by alderpeople on the City Council.) I live in a very diverse ward with a lot of immigrants. I will look into your Ukraine suggestion, and being so close to Wisconsin, I can do something for the Supreme Court election, even if it’s just giving money.

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Could not agree more. What more evidence do you need to see before you call the lawlessness for what it is?

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