Notes to My Future Self
by Brad Rourke
Shining a light on the things we will want to remember when we wonder what happened.
THE RECORD
EARLIER NOTES
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Trump Coin
Today a coin celebrating our independence carries the face of the man in power.
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Trump Blacklist
On his first day in office, the president signed an order that purported to end federal censorship. A government blacklist now punishes journalists for telling the truth.
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First Amendment Holds?
For now, the First Amendment held. But states are falling all over themselves to out-MAGA each other and others have passed similar laws. One wonders for how long it can be withstood.
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Trump Election Takeover
Elections run by the ruler are elections in name only.
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Warning Notice
In an autocracy, people measure their words. Americans now must begin to measure theirs.
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Celebrate What?
I am celebrating with hope that they still exist.
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Trump Plane
Our nation celebrates its birthday this week while the president flies in a gift from a royal court.
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Fire at Will
They had fought a king to escape that power, but today the Court handed it back.
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Bible Required in Texas Schools
State-required Bible reading in public schools. It seems state-sponsored religion is already here.
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Vote By Mail Attack
The federal government is trying to control who gets a ballot.
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Reflecting Pool Criminals
One wonders how much state power is now being exerted simply to keep one man from ever having to admit that he was wrong.
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Votes for Women
Old, terrible arguments, it seems, never die; they simply wait for new keynote speakers.
