oceanww.bsky.social
English by birth. American by choice. Author and activist. Lifelong vegetarian. Lifelong learner. Animal lover. Mother of incredibly strong daughters. Survived London in WWII and ready to fight evil everywhere.
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Well, hell yes. Of course he did not win legally, and now the GOP are making sure that there is no chance they can be ousted.
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So nice to see something happy.
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And they are surprised?
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I think it is a great pity that these young women did not learn more from their history, i.e. German history. They should start with Germany about 1933, and continue until at least 1950. That might give them a clue.
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Their first mistake was not using birth control!
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Nazi America is alive and well. Can't have gas chambers cluttering up America, someone might leak the news. Better for someone else to exterminate them.
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Oh yeah, and I believe in the Tooth Fairy too.
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11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.
But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.
The people still have the power.
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10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver.
Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.
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9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
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8/ What could Trump demand as part of a quiet loyalty pledge?
Public shows of support from executives for all his economic policy. Contributions to his political efforts. Promises to police employees’ support for his political opposition.
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7/ But the private sector also plays a rule to protect democracy. Independent industry has power.
The tariffs are Trump’s tool to erode that independence. Now, one by one, every industry or company will need to pledge loyalty to Trump in order to get sanctions relief.
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6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.
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5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way.
He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.
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4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent.
Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance.
The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.
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3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature.
Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.
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2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense.
That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.
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It is now up to us - you know, We The People - to make sure we keep American History accurate and in the news.
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That is a good start!
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And there were no damned eggs!!!
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Let us do a better job this time.
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GO LONDON!!!!!!!!!!
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Welcome to Nazi America.
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I saw and lived through what Hitler did to my home city - London. You really want that here in America?
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ROFLMAO!!!! It's those leopards at it again.
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Yeah but we need the eggs!
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Nazi America is alive and well.
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No brainer - the cat of course.
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This is a Must Read. Thank you for sharing.
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It is about time they grew a pair and stood up for the people who GOT them there.