vanillarage.bsky.social
A dreamer, pragmatist, an optimistic pessimist, with one foot in reality and the other in ... the Twilight Zone
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To all MAGAs:
It was never about the price of eggs...rather it's all about the fact that Trump validates your biases and hatred...
"I'm just one of the guys, like you!" His mantra...
Simply put- he hates who you hate...
In a fascist world of "us vs them", you are becoming the "them"!
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Ah, summer on Lake Kraznov.
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So a nation once respected, now running foreign policy like a back-alley shakedown. Treaties? Optional. Alliances? Extorted. Trust? An overrated relic. Step right up, folks, and witness the art of the deal—where principles are sold to the highest bidder like some protection rackett.Shame on you Mark
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So a nation once respected, now running foreign policy like a back-alley shakedown. Treaties? Optional. Alliances? Extorted. Trust? An overrated relic. Step right up, folks, and witness the art of the deal—where principles are sold to the highest bidder like some protection rackett.Shame on you Mark
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Sure Mark, let's make them an offer they can't refuse...and if they don't? Well business is business. Why would ANYONE make a deal with us when we don't even honor our own treaties! Ask Mexico and Canada.
Pardon my Italian, "Marco, ma sei un vero cazzone!"
You need to give your head a shake.
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Yes. With Trump everything is a transaction. Nothing more. He has no sense of history, diplomacy or basic humanity. Ukraine? A real estate deal. Gaza? An urban renewal project....sad.
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Yes. Good point. Indeed that's the way fascism works. It puts up a seductive mirror to tell you how wonderful you are, and that punishment is for others- immigrants, activists, media etc. Until the hungry beast one day turns it's claws inward...
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Meet "Don" Trump, capo of the MAGA crime family.
Truth? Sleeps with the fishes. Hitmen? How about 1500 freed insurrectionists! Disloyalty? You take a trip… under the bus. His message? An offer you can’t refuse- even if it's a lie.
Musk may have more money, but Don? He owns the attention racket!
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All aboard Trump 2.0—same crazy show, but this time, no guardrails.
No Congress to check him, no Court to stop him. A runaway train of grievance, fueled by attention, barreling down tracks of chaos with no engineer, no brakes… and no way off.
Buckle up, my friends...Next stop—the Twilight Zone!
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All aboard Trump 2.0—same crazy show, but this time, no guardrails.
No Congress to check him, no Court to stop him. A runaway train of grievance, fueled by attention, barreling down tracks of chaos with no engineer, no brakes… and no way off.
Buckle up, my friends...Next stop—the Twilight Zone!
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All aboard Trump 2.0—same crazy show, but this time, no guardrails.
No Congress to check him, no Court to stop him. A runaway train of grievance, fueled by attention, barreling down tracks of chaos with no engineer, no brakes… and no way off.
Buckle up, my friends...Next stop—the Twilight Zone!
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All aboard Trump 2.0—same crazy show, but this time, no guardrails.
No Congress to check him, no Court to stop him. A runaway train of grievance, fueled by attention, barreling down tracks of chaos with no engineer, no brakes… and no way off.
Buckle up, my friends...Next stop—the Twilight Zone!
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Ah yes, let's hear it for the Ketamine Kid!
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Treaties torn, allies scorned, aid withdrawn, trust eroding faster than a sandcastle at high tide.
Like a drunk after yet another all night bender we awake to sadly realize...
America is no longer part of the solution -we're part of the problem...
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Meet "Don" Trump, capo of the MAGA crime family.
Truth? Sleeps with the fishes. Hitmen? How about 1500 freed insurrectionists! Disloyalty? You take a trip… under the bus. His message? An offer you can’t refuse- even if it's a lie.
Musk may have more money, but Don? He owns the attention racket!
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Meet "Don" Trump, capo of the MAGA crime family.
Truth? Sleeps with the fishes. Hitmen? How about 1500 freed insurrectionists! Disloyalty? You take a trip… under the bus. His message? An offer you can’t refuse- even if it's a lie.
Musk may have more money, but Don? He owns the attention racket!
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"I love the poorly educated!” Trump at a victory speech after the 2016 Nevada caucuses.
And why wouldn’t he? The poorly educated are a dream demographic for a politician who thrives on emotional appeal, misinformation, and the kind of unwavering loyalty that can only come from not knowing better...
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Witness, if you will, the final act of a long con. Once they pulled strings in the dark—now they sip champagne in the front row of a coronation.
Democracy, a fading illusion, sold to the highest bidder. The American dream? Repossessed.
Next stop… the Twilight Zone.
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The real culprits, the billionaires who perpetuate economic and racial divides, stayed comfortably in the background while Trump's followers marched on cheering their savior!
The fallout? It was reserved for the others- immigrants,media,activists! Not for them"...until now.
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GITMO:Your Ultimate Detention Destination!
Now with 30,000 new beds, premium tent accommodations, and all the charm of indefinite detention. Breathtaking barbed wire views, world-class overcrowding, and a VIP fast track to El Salvador’s CECOT—where human rights take a permanent vacation.
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Mark,if you were dealing with a normal person, negotiation would be possible. But Trump is not that guy. Ask yourself, would you deal with someone who has trashed treaties, he himself negotiated, and scorned allies? I know what my answer would be. With Trump it's a handshake today,a dagger tomorrow.
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Sure Mark, let's make them an offer they can't refuse...and if they do? Well business is business. Why would ANYONE make a deal with us when we don't even honor our own treaties! Ask Mexico and Canada.
Pardon my Italian, "Marco, ma sei un vero cazzone!"
You need to give your head a shake.
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So a nation once respected, now running foreign policy like a back-alley shakedown. Treaties? Optional. Alliances? Extorted. Trust? An overrated relic. Step right up, folks, and witness the art of the deal—where principles are sold to the highest bidder like some protection rackett.Shame on you Mark
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A chilling tale where truth dies, and democracy crumbles. This week: The Art of the Steal—Donald Trump and the Demise of American Democracy. A 5-part descent into the systematic dismantling of a free society—educators, journalists, writers, and comedians. Below is Day 1. All 5 days are on my log.
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French writer, Albert Camus once said-"Be careful, when democracy is sick, fascism comes to its bedside, but not to inquire about its health."
And with a thin smile, it fluffs the pillow, smooths the sheets, and whispers, ‘Rest now—I’ll take it from here."
Checkout my series, continuing all week..
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And so we arrive here, at the precipice of something both terrifying and familiar. A leader who punishes dissent, a press that submits or perishes, and a population that has been trained to believe that only one man can be trusted to tell them what is true. My 5 day series here. Day 3 is below.
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The phrase "Fake News" was more than a dismissive insult. It was a masterstroke of rhetorical warfare.
In just two words, Trump delegitimized an entire industry, creating a world where only he decides what is real and what is fabrication.
Truth was replaced by something more flexible -loyalty!
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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Thanks!! 👍
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A nation on the edge. The walls of democracy tremble, yet its supposed defenders mutter poll-tested platitudes, bar charts, mistaking timidity for strategy.
Meanwhile, the strongman sharpens his axe, unchallenged.
They say there’s a time to govern and a time to campaign? How about a time to fight!
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America’s health system? Gutted. Global watchdogs? Ghosted. Bird flu? Spreading. Public info? Classified.
And now, meet our new health chief—Ole Leatherface, a proud vaccine denier! What’s next? Bloodletting and leeches?
Welcome to The Twilight Zone, where science is fiction and chaos reigns.
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Fascism is a master of seduction,holding up a mirror that flatters it's audience while slipping a knife into the fabric of democracy. Trump followers are willing soldiers in this crusade of "us vs. them". But in the end- the very ones who cheer the loudest may end up becoming the "them", themselves!
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My typewriter can't keep up with this guy. 😉
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Sure looks that way.
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Crazy times indeed.
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5
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You're on a journey where laughter is a crime, where satire is sedition, and where the punchline lands with the force of a gavel.As the laughter dies, so too does liberty, its pulse fading beneath the uniform march of jackboots.Welcome to the final act of a republic on life support. Welcome to Day 5