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So, it was the right and proper thing to do last week, but now it isn’t? Explain to me like I am five years old…

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Many folks in America claim to revere and honor the Constiutuon and yet support Trump. You cannot do both. Pick one or the other. And if it’s Trump, be clear you reject the Constitution as just a piece of paper that can be ignored, rather than a document that protects all Americans, including you

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U.S. Senator assaulted by ICE in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 351 See, @nytimes that is how you report this… And Secretary Noem has the chutzpah to blame it on him not id-ing himself? When her ICE agents wear masks, no badges, and refuse to id themselves? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...

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Welcome to the gold-plated age of idiocracy by autocracy.

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When did “invented studies” become an “error” They are fabricated studies. They are fraudulent. Call them out for what they are. Fraud. Lies.

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The irony of a U.S. Secretary of Defense who could not name a single member of ASEAN (and appeared to never have heard of it) lecturing folks on security and defense in Asia at the Shangri-La forum is gobsmacking

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The end of US leadership in science, technology, and innovation. All in one little table. A tremendous gift to China, courtesy of the GOP. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

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Trump believes Constitution does not apply to him and ignores his oath of office by refusing to be bound by Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution: the “Take Care Clause,” which states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”

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@nytimes getting back to its “false equivalence” narratives.

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Helping the U.S. gets you banned, being white gets you a welcome mat. Got it.

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Mike Lawler: "We don't want to be straight up accepting any type of gift from any foreign government, certainly not one that can be viewed in a way that obviously has been presented here."

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Ted Cruz: "I also think the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems ... I certainly have concerns."

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In a speech to the cardinals today, Pope Leo XIV confirms he chose his name with Pope Leo XIII's contribution to social teaching in mind, noting that we are in another economic transformation not unlike the industrial revolution that prompted Rerum Novarum. press.vatican.va/content/sala...

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And CNN get it wrong. The Mayor was covered by the access law as a “designated representative”’of the members of Congress. In addition this is a private facility, operating in his city, that contracts with the Federal Government. He has a right under health and safety rules to inspect it.

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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

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Just the UK touting trade deals with a nation threatening to eliminate Habeas Corpus… If you are a foreigner even considering a business trip to America…think again.

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$182 per bed per night for 15 years. Guessing it is probably 2” x 8” or 16 square feet So, $11 per square foot per night. Or $4,000 per square foot per year. Top end office space in Manhattan goes for $120-$160 per square foot per year. So only 25x. Sweet deal if you can get it.

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We are not under invasion. There is no justification for suspending our constitutional rights. Every single American should speak out against this, loudly and forcefully.

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Some expected. Some surprises. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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I want anyone who supported Trump to defend him answering the question, “Must you uphold the Constitution” with anything other than an unequivocal “Yes! That is the oath I swore.” is fit to serve as President. This man does not believe he must uphold his oath of office.

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If you ever wondered what malignant narcissism + megalomania + congenital lying + substance abuse + greed + cognitive decline + 4 hair transplants + orange makeup + heel lifts in an ill-fitting suit looks like, now you know.

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Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

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Meiselas: And then the right-wing influencers tried to pretend those were the Epstein files. Moskowitz: And then they looked at the list that was in the files, and they were like, “Shit, we know half these people.”

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They Believe Poor Americans Have Too Much…

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This is so outrageous and insulting yet the culture warriors who got so easily upset over holiday coffee cups will just laugh this off

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“For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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And there you have it.

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I declare that from this point forward, they shall be called: The Trump Tariffs or TTT When there is inflation, we will say, “Oh, that is due to TTT” Oh, the economy is screwed? Oh, yep, The Trump Tariffs strike again!

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The Trump’s tariffs (TTT) will devour the U.S. economy just like this paradise snake devoured this gecko this weekend.

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The GOP could have killed these crippling tariffs Instead they made the choice - except for Rand Paul, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski - to do nothing. They now own then. 100%. Hammer them every chance! Just like it was, “But her emails…”, now it needs to be, “But his tariffs…”

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Maybe you should have thought about that before workers were furloughed and factories were closed and companies said they were leaving the U.S.? Anyone with half-a-brain knew it would take years to reshore manufacturing to the U.S.

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Yeah, what was that about only those who are in the US illegally needing to worry about being deported? US citizen! 2-Years Old Sure they were a major safety threat! This is why you have due process for everyone!

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Yeah, because Americans believe giving into bullies and tyrants is the right thing to do… But then again, Trump and his sycophants twist this into being a war of aggression by Ukraine, not Russia.

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Amen.

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So, it appears that Trump is trying to recreate the Alien and Sedition Acts via executive order. Someone should remind him there was a reason they were repealed or allowed to expire. And also the cost Adams and the Federalists paid for them.

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Hmmm… So, Alien Enemies Act trivia: It was restricted to adult males of hostile nations. No females No children Hmmm…guess they don’t even know the law they are using…

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Tis interesting to me that most people who are fans of the Alien Enemies Act seems to be unaware they are part of some of the most reviled pieces of legislation in US History: the Alien and Sedition Acts Maybe learn how they were abused and how to contributed to Adams’ loss.

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Wow! I am sure she put so many people at risk and was causing so much harm!

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A great man is gone. RIP.

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Pope Francis has died I wonder what the Catholic Church will do Someone inclusive like him Or a conservative One of the last people he met with was JD Vance. Wonder how that will impact Vance

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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result? Demagoguery and corruption.

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Yep, definitely a “lunatic leftwing judge” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/u...

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Wonder how this judge’s story will be twisted to make him a “Marxist, liberal activist judge”: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

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My gosh, look how dangerous he seems.

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