The Republicans running don't want to solve problems, don't want to govern they want to be part of the mob
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Orban, Trump, Putin out of power not an exhaustive list not necessarily in that order
The Republicans running don't want to solve problems, don't want to govern they want to be part of the mob
Every Republican candidates for office, up and down the November ballot - federal, state, local is running to be a Trump accomplice, to give him their vote not to govern
Saddam Hussein built the Victory Arch in Baghdad — two enormous bronze hands cast from molds of his own forearms, holding crossed swords it was widely viewed as a cartoonish monument to his vanity and his need for a cult of personality
Primaries use the same voting infrastructure and procedures as the general election where are the claims the primaries were rigged
Today’s politically motivated and abusive prosecutions are textbook “abuse of power” and are grounds for impeachment
DEM turnout looks a little Hungarian wouldn't you say
Performative opposition, gesture politics when it doesn’t actually matter is now known as a Collins' Dissent
Retaliatory prosecution of everyday Americans fires up the base
Congress currently has the power to 'zero‑fund' settlements, payouts, or any category of payments the Attorney General would make This constitutional power remains after the upcoming midterm election
The retaliatory prosecution of everyday citizens fires up the base
Used to think this was Citizen Kane turns out it’s The Wizard of Oz except the Wizard spends all his time hiding his starring role in Boogie Nights
“My students are the ones I think about when I'm at the capitol. They are the criteria that I use to evaluate public policy” - James Talarico
The inevitable choice is break the law or break with him
A government blocking a woman’s access to healthcare is asserting control over her body that's incapacitation, coerced confinement, and imprisonment—the state is dictatating what she may or may not do with her own physical self
'Citizens United' should’ve been called Billionaires, Corporations, Foreign Interests, Super PACs, Industry Coalitions, and Churches United Against Citizens
These new ex-Trumpers are like ex-smokers always telling you they smell it everywhere
Todd Blanche described the President as the DOJ’s “chief client” and referred to himself as “I’m his lawyer” He’s removed prosecutors and agents involved in Trump‑related cases Confirmation shifts the department’s priorities to defending Trump, not upholding the Constitution
A government blocking a woman’s access to healthcare is asserting control over her body that's incapacitation, coerced confinement, and imprisonment—the state is dictatating what she may or may not do with her own physical self
Within a year of taking power, Hitler’s own government declared him fully tax‑exempt wiped out past tax debts and shut down all ongoing, future tax‑crime investigations
Trump opened the Taj Mahal Casino in April 1990 It was bankrupt just 16 months later—so really any time now
Like Trump, measles can linger in the air for up to two hours after the infected person leaves the room
Within a year of taking power, Hitler’s own government declared him fully tax‑exempt wiped out past tax debts and shut down all ongoing, future tax‑crime investigations
Acting officials are not Senate‑confirmed officers Senators cannot directly remove an acting cabinet official They can only remove executive‑branch officers through impeachment, and impeachment applies only to appointed officers, not to temporary acting officials like Todd Blanche
Have they even thought about dropping JD Vance on Iran
Minnesota hacked the Water Services because Trump said so what more proof do you need
The Reflecting Pool was vandalized because Trump said so what more proof do you need