This is incredibly dangerous. If he can get away with this he will open a flood gate of targeted investigations of private citizens. We are stepping through the looking glass of fascism in real time! Congress needs to act immediately.
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This is an amazing accusation for a number of reasons. But one that stands out to me is "how the fuck would Trump know what's in Taylor's book? Trump doesn't read.
Congress should act, but probably won't based on how they've already acted. It's probably time for the people to start acting, right? The only ones who can save democracy now are us.
How about acting on tariffs, something they're responsible for in the first place? How about looking into who benefited from selling and buying stocks in this down then up market? How about making it clear that extraordinary renditions of American citizens will never happen? Congress is bought.
Trump also ordered the DOJ to investigate Chris Krebs, Trump’s election security director during his first term. Trump wildly suggested Krebs was part of an effort to steal the 2020 election as Krebs repeatedly said there was no evidence of fraud that he could find.🤦🏿♀️
It's sad to see a neighbouring country, heralded for centuries as the bastion of democracy, put up such minimal resistance to being led by a man turning them fascist. It will take more than protests.
We are faced with unprecedented failures of ‘normal’ checks and balances and this is novel to us (tho part of history), so we do not have access to standard interventions and this necessitates an unfamiliar approach/response. Think like pandemic: confusion, unknowns, figuring out our own response 👉🏽
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👉🏽affirm your courage, your perseverance, giving up is not an option. Rest as needed. By all means: take action, however small/however large, as you have the capacity to do so. Take Good care of self: hydrate, sleep, consume nutrients. Take notes. Go to protests safety to be Inspired and have👉🏽
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So he saw him on CNN all the time, but he doesn’t remember him being in the office with him? And yet apparently he was present for all kinds of very classified meetings? Is he admitting to being senile? Apparently he’s pretty loose with that classified information too. When will this be stopped?
We all knew when Trump and MAGA blamed Biden of the "weaponization of DOJ" they were normalizing those words because that is exactly what they would be doing.
He said he didn't even know who they were. How can you sign an EO 🙄when you don't even know who they are. And WTH kind of EO is this? Is it a request to investigate/indict someone you don't know? Then, oh, but he does know who they are. The only traitor there is TFG.
Haven't you lot got some kind of amendment or something for exactly this kind of shit? I dunno, I'm not American. But I vaguely remember hearing of such a thing.
Congressional Democrats will "issue a strongly-worded statement". Congressional Republicans, naturally, will not say a word & hide under their desks. Scotus men are proven bootlickers. So there will be no action *against* trump. That's it.
Congress!? They are not going to help you! We are on our own! There is no law - was there ever? There is only power. You must build power with your family and friends and neighbors. That is the only real power. Courts will not save you. Politicians will not save you! All we have is each other.
Congress isn’t going to do anything sadly. He’s going to get away with everything. To many people are scared of being deported for no other reason than he doesn’t like you!
Yes! This needs to be stopped now! Where is the urgency?! What can we, the public, do to get this administration out?! Marching, calling, postcards....we need him, and those compliant, charged with treason!
This is todayʻs "squirrel" to get the press off the Tariff story (that is, that he folded like a paper napkin). Sorry that Krebs and Taylor have to be the victims.
Says the guy who waved around ALL the classified documents in “meetings” with reporters and shuffled all around the closets and bathrooms of the east coast. But now he’s worried about important information about Oval Office meetings???
That's funny I don't remember President Biden writing EOs demanding that the DOJ investigate a previous member of the goverment who tried to commit a coup? Then, we heard nonstop about the weaponisation of the DOJ. Now - crickets.
When are the Republicans in Congress going to pull their heads out of their asses? There’s $45 billion in the Republican budget for mass deportation and concentration camps. They’re gonna go after people who dissent.
I believe that would require Republicans to do something to protect America. And we know that'll never happen. People who couldn't be bothered to vote ended our democracy AND our designation as a developed country (those provide benefits for their citizens, unlike America)
Holy shit!
You are so right Fred! He is pushing hard and fast against folks who don't bend over for him. So we disagree. We have every right!!!
Won't hold up in court, hopefully.
He's projecting again. He entertains himself with pondering about things, like injecting ourselves with bleach to get rid of covid, or taking Panama or Greenland. He's too unstable to have this much power.
So many have already broken Rule #1: Do Not Obey in Advance - Universities, Law Firms, Politicians, the list goes on. I have Timothy Snyder’s book, but it was a pleasure listening to John Lithgow read it. Thank you!
The staunch (small d) democrats among us will gasp (!) and post something on social media to the effect that he "doesn't understand" [fill in the blank]. Truth is, he's a psychotic. Deal with him as such.
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SCOTUS too.
Nobody is safe from a tyrannical madman with no restrictions on his power.
#fmaga #liartrump #smellytrump
#comradetrump #fuckthewhitehouse 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/political-prisoners
Either trump goes or America dies.
#impeach_and_remove #traitortrump
SCOTUS?
GOP?
DOJ??
#SoMuchProjection
IFHDJT.
Let's hope none of them end up in El Salvador, since he's decided they are 'traitors'
Trump is truly insane.
Who knew Fred did standup, too?
If you have the means, flee the U.S. now!
This will only get worse
@repsuhas.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Damn, if we only had something like a legislative branch to stop this
buckle up Republicans. He’s one of yours. That means any if you are next.
2- you still think the Constitution applies to your country
Please tell me this is propaganda.
Jane
On a plane and away they go.
for Trump to Go away forever!
Where's the line? What does he have to do before he's considered compromised, and a domestic enemy?
What is it? What has to happen?
It's hard to even understand how brazen the criminality has been in so many aspects, with absolutely no consequence.
Congress and SCOTUS can do NOTHING. They are poisoned.
Isnt there an amendment for nutjobs like this? 25th? 2nd?
Too bad @repaoc.bsky.social isn’t leading @oversightdemocrats.house.gov
Trump committed treason.
And if we don’t save our country from the traitor soon. There will be nothing left to save.
If anyone in his district thinks otherwise, start calling him.
Nothing else, nothing less, is appropriate any longer
Pot, meet kettle.
Congress won’t.
Congress doesn’t care.
You are so right Fred! He is pushing hard and fast against folks who don't bend over for him. So we disagree. We have every right!!!
Won't hold up in court, hopefully.
Be like @booker.senate.gov
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/mother-daughter-election-workers-describe-lived-trump-backed/story?id=92500318
That’s to chill any current staffers.
They should resign but they won’t because (surprise) they’re too stupid.
Congress is not doing anything. Congress GOP & SCOTUS are rubber stampers.
I hope all the states stand up for their residents.
Irony, along with our democracy, is dead.