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Please listen to Norm Ornstein!

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Will Trump start calling his sending US armed forces to LA a “Special Military Operation”?

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Are we winning yet?

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

China, Russia, N Korea, and Iran all celebrate as US cuts another vital artery as part of a process of national suicide

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump wants a new Civil War and is determined to provoke one

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“We’re gonna have troops everywhere.” - Trump That is pretty much the definition of a police state, the real goal of Trump, Vance, Hegseth and Miller.

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If Trump's Big Bunch of Bullshit Bill didn't do so much harm to the poor and working classes and provide so much more money to the already quite wealthy, it would not be nearly so popular among MAGA politicians. "Rob from the poor and give to the rich" has been Republican policy for 50+ years

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The more unstable & violent the US becomes, the easier it is for Trump, Vance, Hegseth and Miller to justify implementing a fully armed police state and then arrest and detain anyone they declare to be an "enemy of the state". Think Stalinism, but with a Trumpist flavor. US Gulags are inevitable

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Trump needs a police state to remain in power

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Every fascist regime needs external and internal enemies

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To remain in power indefinitely (like Putin, like Xi), Trump needs to turn the US into a police state well before the 2026 mid-terms. Sending troops to CA to attempt to provoke violence is a step towards declaring nationwide martial law

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Likely scenario: Homan will direct ICE and/or National Guards to instigate violence, blame peaceful protesters. Trump then declares martial law and orders troops to fire on protestors

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Trump, Vance& Miller (TVM) are desperate for violence. If the protesting citizens remain peaceful, TVM may direct troops to provoke violence so TVM can declare martial law and start shooting unarmed Americans. Every dictators needs internal and external enemies in order to justify their rule

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Hegseth prepares for martial law

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If Trump doesn't back off (he won't!), California needs to start talking about secession (and bring in Oregon, Washington and Nevada) www.economist.com/united-state...

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As long as Trump defends/expands white male supremacy, MAGA voters will stick with him ... no matter how bad the economy gets, no matter how corrupt Trump is

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Trump, Vance and Miller must be planning on declaring martial law

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You can argue with conspiracy nuts, but you will never change their minds no matter how crazy they are

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Fuck Iran’s mullahs

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The next step before Trump declares martial law

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In the Trump kleptocracy, competence is disqualifying. So you get morons like this

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Guess who was behind all the UFO stories: That's right, the US Air Force

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Trump’s vandals destroying civilization www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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Trump did this

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Trump did this

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Avoid all Meta software. Avoid Chrome

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Lady MAGA, the dog killer and migrant hunter

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Abolish ICE

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Israel has done this. Many of the most lethal weapons are supplied by the US

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For MAGA, Trump will always be the führer no matter how much money Musk has

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Of course the Trump regime would welcome a global neo-Nazi group

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If you voted for any national Republican, you own this

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments