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Trump uses Royal We to deny being a king... “No, no. We’re not a king,” Mr. Trump said. “We’re not a king at all, thank you very much.”

One thing Newsom has shown is key to effectively deal with Trump & the MAGA propaganda machine: You must respond immediately & call out the lies. You can’t wait until hours/days later, then answer in a press conference, statement, scripted speech. All Dems should learn from it.

NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...

He is just completely disconnected from the reality of how his policies impact average Americans, and he is surrounded my sycophants 24/7 who tell him that he’s the greatest, everything is perfect, and everyone loves him. He lives in a fantasy world.

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Passing a cognitive test doesn't mean you have a great mind, it means we don't put you in an assisted living center today.

Emergency Announcement youtu.be/U1kPW5MGxQQ

It's like he doesn't lack self awareness, he just has a completely distorted sense of self. Or maybe it's more accurate to say he does lack self awareness in favor of an image awareness of an image that is fake.

The White House. The actual White House. This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.

April 9th 2025

The point is to create Mexican terrorists, because a refreshed war on terrorism on our own continent will supercharge state power against citizens.

The pop is coming.

Contrary to Trump's claims, in the last 30 years, the US has surged ahead of all its major competitors. Even the poorest state—Mississippi—has a higher GDP/Capita (2023) than UK, France + Japan www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afsc...

Tariffs don't bring money into the USA, they redistribute money from within the USA because it's a tax on American consumers. It's sometimes hard to know if Trump is lying or stupid. I mean, he's a stupid liar, but on a case by case basis, it's unclear which trait is ascendant.

Elon Musk has always been a lying piece of shit.

Cosigned.

Aggressive Stupidity.

He talks like he was on the ballot.

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

America is in trouble, and we must meet this moment with courage. The time of wishful thinking is over. Now we act. youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8

All Trump supporters must be removed from positions of authority, because if you trust the biggest liar in history, you can not in any way whatsoever be considered trustworthy.

So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth. This is why journalism matters.

🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.

So the administration has just given Jeffrey Goldberg permission to release the entire chat. And he should.