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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FBI Raids
These are the things we will look back on when we wonder where the groups who help people register to vote have all gone.
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At Will
A government workforce that can be fired for any reason is a government workforce that serves one man.
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State Religion
These are the things we will look back on, when we wonder how it is that we established a state religion.
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Special Guest Extremist
These are the things we will look back on, when we ask how far was too far, and who spoke up?
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UFC White House Fight
These are the things we will look back on and try to explain — how the country’s treasured spaces were taken, one by one, by a single man to mark his birthday.
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32,000 Voters
It is the people turning out that will save democracy.
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The Slush Fund
This system is being constructed before our eyes.
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Enemies of the State
The government has now named its political opponents as enemies of the state.
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ICE Business
Last year’s temporary detention camps are becoming permanent human confinement infrastructure.
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Corruption Pardons
This is what corruption decriminalized looks like.
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Integrity Army
When someone tells us their plans, we should believe them.
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Trump Passport
Dear Leader.
