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MAKE IT MAKE SENSE: America wants No Kings

Why Trump’s attempt to seize control of the people’s money isn't just illegal, but counterrevolutionary — and how to build a mass movement to stop it

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Oct 17, 2025
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In today’s letter: Why Donald Trump’s plan to keep military paychecks coming through the shutdown is so dangerous, what it means that even centrist pundits are calling for a mass uprising, and some serious party music for a weekend of action.

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THE GIST: Against kings? Follow the money

How is Donald Trump planning to pay the military during the shutdown? By breaking the law, of course.

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