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chev_chelios's avatar

here's to all the bumbling idiots, fools and abomination that consist of the tRUMP regime...I raise a toast to their complete and utter downfall and hope when it's time for them to pay the piper, they all get what they mightily deserve.....a big thanks to you Michael, Lev and Malcolm for everything you guys do for us.

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Johan's avatar

Turkey pardoned a turkey.

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Laurie Blair's avatar

Birds of a feather.

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Susan's avatar

Thanks Michael. Good to see that the rest of the world is noticing the incompetence. Great audio on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation this morning reporting on orange man's loss of control. Continuing to cheer you on from Australia.

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Doug miller's avatar

Don't forget Kushner who's about to help totally fuck up the Ukraine ordeal!!!

I'm worried about Ukraine getting kicked to the kirb, sent to the wolves when we must be supporting them 100% to kick Russia out of their country and stomp Russia, Putin into the ground!!!

We simply cannot let Ukraine lose this war!!!

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Kathy Roeske's avatar

And Kushner’s crooked father who, of course, got a pardon. The more despicable they are, the more more likely they are to get a pardon. And I believe if you are rich, Republican and support Trump (and probably pay him a bribe), you can commit almost any crime and you will be pardoned. Disgusting. If Ghislaine is next I hope it’s the last nail in his coffin.

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Diane Brine's avatar

The Pardon power must be evaluated as soon as a Democratic administration takes the helm. There must be some control over the Pardon power in both Republican and Democratic administrations. Perhaps a committee of non-partisan men and women should have the final say after a president determines a pardon is necessary.

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Kathy Roeske's avatar

Absolutely! It’s out of control under Trump and ridiculous because of all the criminals he’s pardoned.

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patti smith's avatar

Absolutely!

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Julie's avatar

Defeat for Ukraine is NOT an option! Thank you

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Vel Santic's avatar

THIS!!

it is NOT!!

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patti smith's avatar

Totally agree! We must find a way to continue to support Ukraine to "close the sky" as Zelenskey begged Biden to do. We cannot allow this bozo of a president to unbalance the world in this way! Surely Congress or someone can find a way to stop any more damage to our country and the world. I bless Al Green for his strong advocacy for impeachment.

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Nancy Richardson's avatar

The incompetence and ignorance of this regime is mind blowing. They haven’t a clue to reality. The sooner they are gotten rid of, the sooner our country can recover.

Thanks Michael. Love your reports and updates.

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Peter Murphy's avatar

Fantastic summary of the Trump Line-Up of Incompetents!

But, how could you leave out STEPHEN MILLER????

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EaB's avatar

I was thinking that Nosferatu would be #1 on the list seeing that he is EVIL INCARNATE, Peter…Michael pls do a lone article on Miller and R Vought who are pulling the strings above the Felon’s flailing (and failing) body! They might just be the worst of the

WORST ‼️

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

Project 2025 and Trump’s links to its authors, PBS, 9-Jul-24 https://tinyurl.com/3avwmkep

Russ Vought and Ed Martin, who helped craft Project 2025, are authors also of the new Republican Party platform. So they're deeply connected to the party apparatus, and as well as Stephen Miller. He is someone who ... remains a top adviser to Trump. And he's tried to distance himself as well from Project 2025, but ... his group, America First Legal, is a part of Project 2025's advisory board.

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Laurie Blair's avatar

America last illegal.

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Laurie Blair's avatar

Trump's "best people".

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Maryooch's avatar

Something about ... "if you say his name three times...."

I think we should ALL leave out Stephen Miller.

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elliemae.padme66's avatar

Or, KKKaroline?????

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Shan Zim's avatar

Thankful for photographer's that take unflattering pictures of trumps neckgina.

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Keifer Allan's avatar

Nope. Not even on satire. Will never be thankful for this hate mongering pile of white trash

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Sharon M. Morrison's avatar

I cannot combutment on the photo attached to this post--the one of Donald Trump that exposes his right side. The ear. My mother had a small melanoma removed from the edge of her ear. It left a semicircular deviation in the line of the outside edge of her ear. It never grew back or became less notice ble, so she always wore her hair in styles that hid that ear. If a bullet really grazed Trump's ear sufficient to draw the amount of blood suggested by photos, that ear would forever have a chip out of it. But it is as smooth as a baby's skin. Now we could verify whether a bullet had ever struck the ear with the medical records. Oh wait, there ARE no medical records. Well, I guess that gives credence to my thinking about the "injury."

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Coop's avatar

Ear today, hope he's gone tomorrow!

Elbow Zupp! 🇨🇦

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The Boston Liberator's avatar

They had to postpone the turkey pardon this year after running out of pardons

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Please don't forget the star of the (Reality TV) show, Trump himself, bumbling along with advice from Voldemort himself (Stephen Miller) on 'How to become a Dictator' and Guest starring at the beginning of the season, the richest man in the world, who took the most popular social media company and destroyed it, the man who took the greatest government on earth and destroyed it... Elon Musk himself.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

Machiavelli to Macbeth, Think Advisor, 1-Aug-07 https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2007/08/01/machiavelli-to-macbeth/

Miller: "When taking a state, a conqueror must arrange to commit all his cruelties at once," writes 16th century Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli, "but benefits should be granted little by little so that they may be better enjoyed by the people."

Musk: Speaking to Antoine de Saint Exupery's "Little Prince," the fox said "I have no need of you,' said the fox, 'and you, on your part, have no need of me. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other.'"

Vought: In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Ken Kesey’s "Big Nurse Ratched represent the [Heritage] institution, and she has all the power [of its backing]."

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Miller, in this context, failed both ways. The cruelty (Tariffs, ICE, SNAP. USAID, Medicare, DoD, HHS - CDC, mass govt firings...) is spread out over long timelines. The 'benefits' to the people are too few and far between with Trumps continous efforts to grab the news cycle - typically with bad news - drowning out ant of his good news. Plus, by lying all the time, especially about good news, people ignore his good news (if any).

Musk and Trump are both far too damaged (personality disorders) for either to properly build a partnership that can last.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

There may be some room for discussion about the immediacy, urgency, efficiency and cruelty of Herr's Mueller's agenda (as a combination of blitzkrieg and siege):

“Stephen Miller re-emerges as an ‘untouchable’ force in Trump’s White House - The ‘president’s id’ is leaving his mark on domestic and foreign policy with knowledge acquired in Trump’s first term and power delegated in this term.” NBC News 15-May-25

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/stephen-miller-untouchable-force-trump-white-house-rcna206180

As for T&M, each is too psychologically dysfunctional to build a meaningful relationship with anyone perceived as a threat (everyone, but in so many ways, mostly each other)

Vought, unmentioned in the reply, is the Kingmaker, drafting and interpreting the rule book and manipulating the pieces to keep pawns like Mueller surrounding the "King"

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

This is not a well run effort to transition to a dictatorship. Way too many emotions are in charge, and while Stephen Miller is fairly bright, as is Vought, they are not bright enough and trump is far too dumb, and far too mentally damaged to be managed enough to make it work even if Miller and Vought were smart enough.

Problem with this crew is they are so focused on tearing things down rather than building anything (other than ICE). 'Mussolini at least made the trains run on time'.

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America Carter's avatar

"Families will gather around tables overflowing with turkey, stuffing, and decades of unresolved grudges; "

The PERFECT sentence for my household today. Thanks for being real.

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Tammy's avatar

This was your best writing! ❤️

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Donavin Johnson's avatar

Animals just hate trump am I right?

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Sarah Larkin's avatar

I raise a glass to toast your most perfect descriptions of the purveyors of Chaos that are destroying the dreams of the Heritage Foundations creators of Project 2025 one after the other in quick fashion! You’re right, they’re doing us a favor and helping to make sure the entire country turns blue next November and we’ll be celebrating that while we make sure plans to take back all 3 branches of government and hold everyone accountable for any of this crime spree they were part of, from the SCOTUS 6 to Trump’s cabinet, ICE, and to the lowest on the totem pole in every state that went along with this inanity. We will get through this, but we have to stay on it every step of the way…… Onward…….

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menehune's avatar

ALOHA. From the COCONUT WIRELESS... ................... Happy Holidays to you and all.. time for pause and take a deep breath and chill, grove to some sounds, watch TV, throw ball after the what meals we had and be really thankful for our families, freunds, community, and country.. We are still alive and together... ALOHA....

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Mary Kreeger's avatar

YESSSSSSSSSSSS spot on!

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