Bipartisanship sounds nice – like a warm hug between red and blue. But really, it’s just a shiny distraction. A way to water down anything bold until it’s a puddle of nothing. History backs this up. From the Compromise of 1850 to Obamacare, “compromise” just means the status quo wins.
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Trump’s Insane Threats to Free Speech and Democratic Norms
Trump’s threats to defund schools that permit protests mirrors tactics from history’s darkest chapters. In Nazi Germany, universities were among the first targets, with dissenters purged and funding redirected to compliant entities. When a former president leverages $149 billion in federal education funds to silence dissent, democracy itself is at stake.
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