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Forefather fought in the Revolutionary War against a despotic tyrant. America, the republic, and democracy are now ours to defend, again.
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I wouldn’t know. I turned it off after they went to Mar-A-Taco to kiss the …
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Les Misérables" explores themes of poverty, injustice, social class, love, and the struggle for humanity.
It seems that Trump is doing opposition research.
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It’s a parade in honor of the Army and the Flag.
The historical record indicates that Trump will not go out in the rain to honor our military.
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Don’t dismiss the possibility that Trump is instigating ICE activities across the nation this week to justify National Guard callouts in advance of the NO KINGS rallies.
Call me cynical, or check back on Monday.
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The red state minions like Abbott and DeSantis will make weak attempts to appear strong.
Newsom has laid down the gauntlet in opposition, and any fealty play just makes the appear even weaker.
Trump’s order wasn’t limited to LA, and he will use it in blue states.
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Don’t dismiss the possibility that Trump is instigating ICE activities across the nation this week to justify National Guard callouts in advance of the NO KINGS rallies.
Call me cynical, or check back on Monday.
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Don’t dismiss the possibility that Trump is instigating ICE activities across the nation this week to justify National Guard callouts in advance of the NO KINGS rallies.
Call me cynical, or check back on Monday.
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… or you were “educated” in a red state where history is based on bias, not facts.
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The GOP senators can never remove the stink of their support for Trump’s agenda, approval of his unqualified cabinet, and silence over DOGE, the Devastation Of Government Enterprise.
There will be no “We didn’t vote for this” to hide under.
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Trump’s goal in these initial instances is to see how far he can push the line of constitutionality.
Can ICE fire non-lethal shots and tear gas at protesters?
Can he independently call out the National Guard? Will they engage?
How about the Marines?
It’s all a test case.
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EVERY ELECTION, every election, is a referendum of Trump. Federal, state, county, district, ward, school board.
VOTE. Vote like democracy, and your life, and the lives of your loved ones, depends on it.
Because it does.
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With Trump, it’s not about delivering on what he promised.
It’s all about shock-and-awe performative theater to distract the electorate while he destabilizes governmental programs and disenfranchises voters
in an effort to convince state Republican parties to put him on the ballot for 2028.
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For the LAPD officers attempting to hurt civilians …
you are subject to disciplinary action, including felony charges, under state jurisdiction, outside the pardon power of Trump.
Think about that, and how you will explain it to your children.
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Trump’s goal in these initial instances is to see how far he can push the line of constitutionality.
Can ICE fire non-lethal shots and tear gas at protesters?
Can he independently call out the National Guard? Will they engage?
How about the Marines?
It’s all a test case.
Don’t take the bait.
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Federal charges would never be filed by Trump’s DOJ because they are subject to his pardon power.
That’s the reality under Trump - the rules don’t apply.
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These aren’t federal ICE agents, or National Guard - these are local LA cops firing on reporters and stomping surrendering protesters with their horses.
They are also subject to state jurisdiction outside the bounds of Trump pardon power.
#FAFO
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Legally. According to the Constitution.
Unfortunately, the president doesn’t care about that. Military command willing to take orders from a deranged lunatic and his minions, illegally, is the concern. Cross that bridge, and the whole democratic experiment is at risk.
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… AND THEN HIRED THEM AD MASKED ICE AGENTS RUNNING RAMPANT ON OUR STREETS.
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This is the opposite of Trump’s “both sides” argument.
His people can violently protest, beat and kill cops, and be pardoned for it.
Opposing views can protest, be shot at tear gassed by masked ICE brownshirts, be arrested and prosecuted.
He only called out the National Guard for one instance …
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Trump calls out the National Guard to arrest Americans for loudly protesting on a public street against masked brownshirts …
… after pardoning insurrectionists who violently stormed the Capital
That’s Trump’s America
Time to take it back, peacefully at the polls.
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You won’t see that on Fox, as they replay the tear gas tape on a closed loop.
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Donald Trump with a book review? How?
You know he didn’t read it. Not because he’s too busy being president. Most presidents took time reading.
Trump doesn’t read. Anything.
They are literally considering putting the daily brief in Fox video form to hold his attention.
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DOGE staffers cleared out their desks as a precaution.
In other words, SCOTUS authorized DOGE to download Americans personal information, and fearful of being fired, they downloaded it onto personal computers and took it off-site…
… into the wind.
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I would agree to maintain the El Salvador concentration camp payments in return for a return of those illegally interred and the placement of Miller in gen pop.
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“conversation”
interesting codeword to refer to the activities of a convicted sexual predator
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What are the odds that the cuts to clean energy funds the House Republicans want “mitigated” are specifically for projects in their districts?
100%
Their voters are pissed. Jobs in their district are at risk, now including their own.
They didn’t suddenly get “clean energy is the future.”
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Surprise!
The official White House account has been called out for lying.
The Trump White House account.
Lying.
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Trump has a history of defrauding investors, accepting their money, devaluing their equity position, and tossing them to the side
He’s been CONVICTED of financial fraud multiple times
Musk is like a defrauded bank, whose personal equity has been devalued by investing and associating in Trump
#ETTD
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Maybe this is a play to further damage X.
Who is on X anymore?
Democrats are on Bluesky, and the remainder of MAGA will abandon X and isolate on ¬ truth
Nunes is happy
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It is time we all come to the realization that having Vance ascend to the presidency has always been the goal of the oligarchs
Trump was a term limited, electable, 78 years-old candidate
Vance is their 40 year-old malleable clay figure. He has no other base of support
Young, Malleable
Like Gumby
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🎼 And it's 5, 6, 7, open up the pearly gates
🎼 Well there ain't no time to
wonder why
🎼 Whoopie! We’re all gonna die.
- Country Joe McDonald
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The DeSantis Auto Mall has applied for a Tesla dealership.
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Musk is lashing out because, even with a national TV ad campaign, sales at the White House Tesla Auto Mall have yet to materialize.
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With the leasing option no longer available, Trump is waiting on Eric to make a better all-cash offer.
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Based on reports of the food quality at the bitcon bro dinner at Trump Virginia, another inspection may be in order.
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“…and it's 5, 6, 7, open up the pearly gates
well there ain't no time to wonder why
whoopee! we're all gonna die.”
Country Joe should be suing Joni Ernst for plagiarism.
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When you’ve lost Republican John Kennedy on the absurdity of the bargaining position TACO administration in the trade war …
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The plan was always to let the senate “fix it”.
Republican house caucus had a razor thin margin, eased slightly by the deaths of 3 Democrats. Many had to swallow positions they “suddenly” realize are untenable.
MTG probably thinks AI stands for Alien Invasion.
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I’d like to see thousands of individual cases filed and an avoidance of class action. Flood the sniveling “high powered” law firms with pro bono work for the Trump administration.
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Log Cabin Republicans are simply unwilling to vote for their own best interest.
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Everyone knows in any negotiation that you want the other guy to make the first offer.
Trump is saying “not the opening offer, your best offer.”
They don’t know what he wants, and his negotiators have no authority.
Trump’s team also doesn’t have the capacity to get this done in 4 years.
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Davis Richardson is the ACTING head of FEMA, a process used by Trump to appoint unqualified personnel subject to senate approval.
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MAGA is like the crowd rooting for the wrong player at the Poker World Series, realizing that Zelenskyy hasn’t shown his full hand and has just pulled an ace out of his sleeve.
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The only deal announced so far has been with the UK, the only major country we have a trade SURPLUS with, providing increased access to English goods, thereby creating English jobs.
You can’t make this shit up.
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I foresee an expedited confirmation of Mr. Richardson by the Reichpublican Senate.
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The shock-an-awe of executive orders was a specific plan of Project 2025 to wear down the opposition
Trump is using federal resources to fight his battles, hoping the public sector will be underfunded, and that major law firms will bow down and kiss the ring
FIGHT! Like democracy depends upon it
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Obama - Affordable Care Act
Trump - COVID
Biden - Infrastructure Act
Trump - Grift and Graft
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Trump is now lashing out because it appears that the justices chosen by Leo, who lied to the American people in their hearings in order to receive lifetime appointments, are unwilling to ignore the Constitution to facilitate his takeover.
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I was speaking sarcastically about Greta Thunberg
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Clients now have to consider the fidelity of their legal representation in representing THEIR interests, ie. the potential conflict of interest, that one previously expected the law firm to assess ethically.