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And the HEIGHT of the Gilded Age! And the nadir of race relations!
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And the war criminals, past, present & future. The message is clear.
He is the law. He said so.
Seriously, in one of those break the 4th wall moments, Id like to ask Thomas, Rice, Cain, Carson, etc if it was worth it. No record.
Was it worth it?
Gen Powell said no, at least.
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We are putting a great deal of hope in the judicial branch. Some judges are allowing the Trump administration to move forward based on the faulty assumption that they are operating under normal conditions.
Look at the Judge allowing Trump and Musk to shut down USAID:
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Can Trump fire Generals? Yes. It is unprecedented, but he is violating norms not laws.
Look at who is being fired: the most senior is a qualified Black male, so he can be replaced by a less qualified three star general who may need a Congressional waiver to serve.
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Why is half the military purge focused on lawyers?
Two reasons:
*Hegseth has complained about lawyers restricting the military, and has defended war criminals
*Broader pattern where Trump is targeting General Counsels, assuming that loyalists will offer a legal rationale for illegal actions
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The implication of Trump being a PATHOLOGICAL liar puts forth a notion that he cannot control himself - he MUST lie anytime he craves a benefit from it or needs to counter an uncomfortable truth. Like the silly Sharpie map. Too bad CNN and others always stop short from referencing Trump's pathology.
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"a system in which they never risk losing but can still pretend they won fairly." That is exactly what's behind this anti-DEI mania.
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ADDENDUM: Also on hand were Mark and Patty McCloskey — of pointing-guns-at-BLM-protesters fame — who are representing some J6ers in civil litigation. The right photo is their business card.
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Every accusation these people have made about "snowflakes" who "can't deal with the world as it is" has been pure projection.
The right wing's hysterical quest to make this country their own safe space is gonna destroy us all.
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Police violence towards minoritized folks? "Back the blue! No questions allowed!" Historical levels of wealth inequality? "Just work harder Bootstraps!" LGBTQIA+ people living their authentic lives? "Ewww I don't like you and neither does Jesus." The descent into fascism? "But we're great again!"
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As a society, we refuse to reckon with anything that makes white conservatives feel bad. Legacies of enslavement and racism? "I got where I am through hard work! CRT is communist" Climate change's cataclysmic threat? "It can't be us! Weather always changes!" The patriarchy? "It's ordained by God!"
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exactly, totally predictable. they'll adopt the nazi salute but add this "from the heart" thing as their wink wink