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Alie Mel's avatar

America has fallen. Military parades in the capital, citizens kidnapped off the streets.

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MAMBAKOBE20's avatar

More like America is under siege from a wannabe dictator/King with no recourse from Congress or Supreme Court! As the incompetent installed President continues with the carnage on America!!! The President of the United States is a disgrace and Traitor-should be arrested.

The military or National Guard shouldn’t be deployed on their citizens from an incompetent drunk and an incompetent evil wannabe dictator!!!

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

This is more distraction.

Heather Cox Richardson: Today, when reporters asked if he planned to send troops to L.A., Trump answered: “We’re gonna have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let this happen to our country. We’re not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden.”

Joyce Vance: "It’s clear this administration wants the fight. They want the legal fight in court over presidential power and authority."

It's all a pretext. Trump's vulnerablility is defeat of his legislatiove agenda, i.e. the Big Beautiful bill. Makes you forget his tarriff BS. Makes you forget the theft. Makes you forget the Musk/Trump dichotopmy. Makes you forget the cards played by Zelinsky last week. Makes you forget the accusations about grift. Makes you forget he's Putin's whore. Makes you forget he's nutsy koo koo.

Providing meat to his base and to firm up his legislative support.

Keep the eye on the prize.

Where I live, immigration is important because we have 3 Republican Cuban American House members who represent majority Dems. 50% of the population is Hispanic.

Here's the news today. A Miami Republican who co-founded the group Latinas for Trump is condemning President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign and blasting recent immigration enforcement actions as harmful. “This is not what we voted for,” State Sen. Ileana Garcia said in a statement on Saturday. “I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane.”

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article308111995.html#storylink=cpy

If we can get those 3 to oppose the Big Beautiful bill, we might be able to stop all this stuff.

We need the Republicans opposed to tariffs, Ukraine policy, grift, national security policy, etc to focus.

We need Murkowski, Collins et al to stop it.

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Holli's avatar

Exactly! While we were being distracted I checked in on some other Substack creators and noticed that Trump is still trying to get this bill to sneak by. They are hoping we don't notice them doing this. I think it's important we keep our eyes on the ball.

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Kathy Tankersley's avatar

The whole insanity of this felonTACO47 regime pushing for the BBB is evident that they are targeting their red state base ( and of course the rest of the country), lying directly to their constituents about the planned attack on rural and disadvantaged communities. And any pushback from magat/republican voters that their healthcare is threatened? Are these senior trump supporters facing decimation of their financial security, access to food assistance concerned at all? Or are they that far down the rabbit hole of brainwashed indifference? FAFO is going to be brutal down the road, but like mindless lemmings, these voters will still vote “R” in upcoming elections because-racism? Ignorance of history and how government actually works? Misogyny on steroids(no woman as president in this lifetime most likely)? White male supremacy is ascendant to the detriment of our society as a whole? Forced religious indoctrination in our society? Punishing POC for their existence? At what point will people in this country begin to realize that the magat/republican ideology is a regressive, deadly cult?

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Kay Moore's avatar

MAKES YOU FORGET THE EPSTEIN FILES. This all happened in reaction to Musk outing him and saying he’s all over the Epstein files.

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MAMBAKOBE20's avatar

I think that was a disturbing distraction too! Now they are back chummy again because both would be considered Traitors of America if they out each other’s corruption.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

Errol Musk is in Moscow right now for a summit. Elon has been offered sanctuary by Putin. Elon would be useful to Putin. Trump has already served his purpose.

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Linda's avatar

First of all common sense says why would Elon need a sanctuary when his home is in South Africa….

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

Apartheid has fallen in South Africa, the Afrikaners no longer enjoy Apartheid, they are fleeing South Africa. Trump just gave a little over 50 of them special 3 month immigrant status. Didn't you see the Oval Office ambush of the South African President? Trump had yet another "eating the cats and dogs" moment. This time it was pictures he claimed were "mass graves of murdered white farmers" which turned out to be a memorial of some type in Congo.

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MrsCQ's avatar

Sorry. I have to ask. Is this a joke or real? Putin offered Elon sanctuary? It's hard to distinguish fact from comedy. Every time I think this can't be real, it is.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

Saw it on Substack this morning.

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Lady Emsworth's avatar

But - where did Substack get it from?

This is the sort of thing you USED to be able to rely on the main stream media to report on - with sources.

Scratched around on Google - and this is the most I can come up with:

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-offers-political-asylum-elon-musk-over-trump-feud-2081887

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MrsCQ's avatar

It says they "could" offer Musk sanctuary and it's more speculation than fact. This clarifies it. Thank you.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

The Guardian, LeMonde, several other British papers, Moscow Times and Daily Kos. Looks like mostly Europeans and Kos, who I have a lot of respect for.

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MrsCQ's avatar

Musk and Trump made up? In other words, did Musk kiss the butt again?

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Karen Rode's avatar

Don't hold your breath for Murkowski. She goes whichever way the wind is blowing, and only votes against the regime when she knows it won't matter.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

She voted to impeach him. Six other Republicans did also.

IMHO he is an outright theif. The last time the House Managers didn't know how to try a case. Didn't even call witnesses.

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Karen Rode's avatar

As an Alaskan, I watch her very closely. The vote to convict the orange turd is one of the very few brave things she has done. She voted for all but 2 of the unfit cabinet nominees. She votes with her party more than 90% of the time. I couldn't find the exact number with a quick search, but I know it is in the 90s. She is totally in the pocket of fossil fuel companies, and does everything to support more drilling. I do not trust her at all. And people praise and thank her for doing the right thing, like around maybe 5% of the time. not good enough for me.

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JMull's avatar

Very good overview of the real distraction happening and important news on a local turning of politicians. Good to know!

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Sunlightintrees's avatar

Not yet it hasn’t. And we WILL fight back and get our democracy back.

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Tombo's avatar

Go ahead and name the democracy we’ve lost. I guess I’m clueless so please educate me.

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Jon Turner's avatar

We haven’t fallen. That is defeatist talk.

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DJT Luvsputin's avatar

Trump may be getting away with a lot of illegal moves and is playing a dangerous game with the military but, he is losing with the American people and most of the world. His tariffs and economy are failing, his big bad bill is not popular, his negotiations are not getting anywhere, China and Russia are eating his lunch, protests against him around the country etc. The majority is fighting back. His popularity is falling. No Surrender!

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Tombo's avatar

DJT Lives Rent Free in this Thread!

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Tombo's avatar

It’s so fun to watch the Left come unhinged when threatened with a dose of reality. The Storm is here and you all did nothing to Stop it. Actually there’s nothing you could do to stop it once your rigged elections were stopped. Paper ballots and one day voting is what you all have to look forward to from now on. Trump 2028!

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Tombo's avatar

Yes you are correct. America has fallen under Joe OBiden to new depths like we’ve never seen before. And to think the left lied to the whole of the world about his condition. I’m sure you are ashamed of the radical left as much as every Patriot out here.

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The Mitz's avatar

Do you have a theory about why your fat lazy stupid fuck waste of skin sucks Putin’s dick?

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Tombo's avatar

I’m sure he would have to wait his turn, til you’re finished wiping your chin, or do you swallow?

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The Mitz's avatar

The world looked on in Helsinki as Trump pathetically prostrated himself at Putin's feet and sided with him over the American intelligence community, in the most disgraceful display of obsequiousness to an American enemy in the history of your shithole contry. Then the fucking chuds who wear red hats to cover their lobotomy scars re-elected him, I guess hoping for a repeat. Chuds like to watch. If you tire of watchiing, try fucking yourself in the face. Then swallow.

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Tombo's avatar

Man that’s really Provocative Sport.

Trump 2028!

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The Mitz's avatar

Suck another dick Sparky. Your fat lazy stupid fuck won't live that long.

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carol's avatar

Oh dear, you have drank too much of the cherry stuff. And to the likes "never seen before!" Your idol is absolutely the most deranged thing, can't stay off the "weave" rambling.

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Tombo's avatar

Stupid is as Liberal does. I would think you lefty Commies would be fine with a Dictator Lol which by the way DJT is not. Let the TDS go and the Riot Clown shows as well.

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Lenni Nyberg's avatar

You really need to get a dictionary my friend.

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Mike MacBride's avatar

Give Dozy Donny a break. Ajudicated rapists, convicted felons and pedophiles all have feelings too. There's good and bad in all of them.

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Tombo's avatar

Dictionary?

MRPIGS. MRNOTPIGS

OSMR

WELLRB,MRPIGS

Make sense Lenni?

Didn’t think so…

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christopher wilson's avatar

Fuck off out of here you fascist piece of shit. Nobody here wants to hear you scumbag. Go over to your account on Un-Truth Un-Social and spew your Nazi diarrhea to someone who gives a shit. Then die.

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Tombo's avatar

A little harsh toward Ben Meiselas aren’t you sport? He has his opinion here as twisted as it is but you are a little out of line. Is conservatives need to show a little more grace don’t you think?

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Kelley Snider's avatar

Sorry about your head injury

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Sunlightintrees's avatar

You need a mental health check or AA. Somethin’ ain’t right in your head, son.

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Tombo's avatar

Maybe too much Sunlight in the Trees ya think?

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