@ravchief.bsky.social
Exercising my right not to remain silent while I still can. Criminal defense and 1st Amendment attorney. ACLU cooperating attorney. Blue in red state. Cyclist. Weekly blog. Warning: could be satire. No DMs please.
@ravchief.bsky.socialWar Secretary Hegseth sees his role as advancing "end times" dispensationalism in the Middle East, according to the Book of Revelation. Conflicts in the Middle East initiate God’s final act in history. If Trump gives the order to annihilate Iran, Hegseth won't hesitate to make sure it is carried out
@ravchief.bsky.socialHE IS ON THE BALLOT
GOP members of congress long ago surrendered their oaths and independence to him out of sycophancy, fear, and cowardice. A vote for the GOP is a vote for him to continue evading oversight and pushing his agenda — fascism.
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@ravchief.bsky.socialBy undertaking Washington D.C.’s recreation in his image, he is using a claim of executive power to create a legacy to outlast him rather than letting history decide. Branding and self-aggrandizing is what he knows and may be all he is now able to do. History, however, will have the last word.
@ravchief.bsky.socialAsking them to cheat exposed his internal voice - his lifelong mantra to cheat. What a breath of fresh air for those whom he has unburdened from moral and legal shackles, another example of giving his followers permission, and encouraging them, to be their worst selves
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@ravchief.bsky.socialSteinem v. Stepford
“Gloria Steinem is dead. But as long as women believe that we should be able to do what we want with our lives, feminism will live on.”