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Michele McGurrin's avatar

I don’t believe there is not one person in this country who is not affected by this incompetent (small p) president!!!!!

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Robert Israel's avatar

Great summary on the state of our now fascist country -I can guess some of the people that are behind this-it’s obvious the orange monster isn’t mentally capable of carrying this off by himself-Seriously doubt he could run a lemonade stand-

Probably take years if not decades if ever to get this place back on the democratic path-

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John's avatar

The simple truth is that Donald Trump is a criminal and needs to be arrested. That is the simple truth we will continue to stumble over until he is arrested. Anyone who signs on to his program is signing on to his criminality. Criminals are not held accountable by the norms they violate. People who are still part of those norms are the only ones that suffer. He will continue to breach norms until he is locked up.

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Geoff Webb's avatar

Amen. A perfect summary, and pledge to keep our eyes on the ball, demonstrate everyday courage, and see this through until the time comes to pass the baton.

It is extraordinary to discover where the real common ground lies. The author worked for Ed Meese! Like George Conway, who was long a golden child of the Federalist Society and legal Right, we see eye-to-eye. Whatever other differences pale in comparison with the preservation of the opportunity to continue the American experiment.

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Jennifer Anderson's avatar

If only we could blame Trump and when he is gone so will our troubles. The events of the last week up to our VP calling for persecution of perceived enemies shows he is just a figurehead. The power they have been trying to wield for fifty years in in their reach and once they have it we will be wishing Trump was still in charge. His only vision is making money and staying out of jail. His enablers have much grimmer plans.

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Geoff Webb's avatar

Not suggesting an active conspiracy, just an observation:

Now that Trump has secured all this additional power for the presidency, and all the extraordinary content & funding (inc $4 trillion more in debt authorization) in the Big Beautifull Bill, not much more is needed.

At some point, maybe not far from here, Trump will become a liability, an indisciplined lame duck who makes too many stupid mistakes. If you're JD Vance (Peter Thiel) you want to run as an incumbent in '28, pledging to carry the torch for the tragically fallen greatest president this country has ever known.

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The Independent Skeptic's avatar

Thank you.

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MoonDancer's avatar

These are the billionaires/broligarc’s - destroying our democracy and making billions in the process:

R Murdoch, Bezo's/Ackman, Ellison's, Theil, Musk, Tepper, Zuckerberg, R Dalio's Bridgewater, G Soro's, L Page, Sergy Brin - Google/Alphabet, S Ballmer, J Huang, M Dell,

Jim Walton, Rob Walton, Alice Walton - Walmart,

C Koch & (*late D Koch) Koch Industries, Koch Energy, Matador Cattle, Koch Disruptive Tech, Koch Fertilizer

**Many on the above list especially Musk have long lists of criminal cases pending against them (*some conveniently disappeared w/47th, his admin, DOJ, DHS, FBI and gop leveraging)

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Aleithia's avatar

You are right, MoonDancer. It's time for a boycott of US Big Tech broligarc's, as you term them. See -

https://disconnect.blog/getting-off-us-tech-a-guide/

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Geoff Webb's avatar

How is Soros destroying democracy?

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