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Retired electric power system engineer. Widower, father, grandfather. For democracy; against fascism, oligarchy, dictatorship. Cleveland, Ohio native.
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Thank you for all you do on the front line, Mr. Elias.
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As a first step, maybe Trump could try to understand the constitution at a grade school level.
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Mom told me that Dad wanted nothing more to do with WW2 for 10 years after it ended. By the time I (b. 1952) was sentient in the mid 1950s, Dad was spending much of his free time reading books about the war. Shirer's book came out in 1960.
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My father, Robert E. Scalley, was an 8th Air Force B-17 tailgunner and Prisoner of War of Nazi Germany for 16 months.
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Excellent video, thank you. I also will buy this book. As an 8 year old in 1961, I noticed my father reading a large book, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich," by William L. Shirer. I have been reading this book and am continually struck by the parallels to our current situation.
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When he wanted this in his first nightmare term, the Washington DC streets were not sturdy enough to support heavy military vehicles like tanks. How has that changed? Let alone the fact that this is not Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union or Russia, North Korea, etc.; yet, anyway.
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He is subservient to Trump.
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It is a shame that he got a "Get out of Prosecution Free" card from our two-thirds corrupt/compromised Supreme Court.
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"These" not "Tiles". Automistake.
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Tiles are like statistics I saw. The results are graphically stunning. Trivial to program if access is achieved.
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Is there any chance that we can send Trump to a military academy to get rid of him for four years like his father did?
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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Also a view of the Detroit Superior bridge near a cgi tower falling, and of the Guardians stadium (whatever it is called today).
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And they want to eliminate retirement, possibly. Most pensions and meaningful bank account interest are gone already, next Social Security and stock market investments are the targets. Work until you die as both my grandfathers did.
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At least four glimpses of downtown Cleveland are visible (Terminal Tower, two of Public Square, The Arcade). Much was filmed here during six weeks last summer. (Superman was created in Cleveland in 1938 by two Glenville High School graduates.)
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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And Thurmond got bathroom breaks, whereas Senator Booker did not.
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I honestly believe that Trump might not be lying when he says that tariffs are paid by the targeted country, that he might actually be so stupid that he doesn't understand what high schoolers learn in school. Depends on one's definition of lying, I suppose.
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You are right, the cruelty is the point as they said about trump 1.0. My Dad was a P.O.W. of the Nazis and told of a sadistic guard the prisoners named "Big Stoop" who enjoyed causing and watching suffering. Most people cannot imagine being like that.
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I completely agree with Tim's rage. Makes one wonder if this is more than sloppy incompetence, perhaps this is a test case to see what the reactions are and how far they can go with migrants and even eventually citizens.
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Follow back if you'd like. (I am new to Bluesky also and don't post much.)
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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From where does Musk/DOGE get the authority to do any of this? From ignoramus Trump? By the way, changing out a complex software system is not easy and takes a lot of time if done correctly.
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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From "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer, Simon & Shuster, 1960, page 32.
"The gullibility of the Germans is a subject which Hitler often harps on in Mein Kampf. He was shortly to take full advantage of it."
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This could be related to the US military war plans against China which Musk almost got last week.
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Marc Elias should be the role model for all those who are targeted by the Putin/Musk/Trump/Nance regime.
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Congressman Swalwell has been one of the small number of Democrats not afraid to speak up against the Putin/Musk/Trump/Vance regime. More need to speak out before it is too late.
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I was going to bring up DeWine's positive behavior during the pandemic. DeWine also did not meet Trump at an Ohio campaign stop in 2020. It's maddening and disappointing that he has now bent his knee like nearly all Republican officials.
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During a campaign rally last year, before a lot of information on Project 2025 was known and it became unpopular, Trump said "I love Project 2025." Someone should unearth the video of this and play it repeatedly.
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