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Bread and circuses are all MAGA has to offer the public. And not even much bread.
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All this, two and a half months before a federal election.
The timeline alone should be reason to suspend any new restrictions on voting.
But... #ThisIsAmericaNow with a #CorruptSCOTUS and #AmericanClownEmperor
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I do not believe Trump's "overall motive" is trade with Russia. Sure, oil is a factor but not the main one.
Rather his stuck-in-the-1970s brain still sees Russia as a great superpower and he wants to divide up the world with Russia and China. A modern day Yalta.
The man is a fantasist, brain rotted by decades of "positive thinking".
He must bolster Putin (and harm allies) to make his fantasy true.
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When your objective is submission or destruction, it really is a no-lose scenario.
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The cultists know not to look to hard at any of the insane claims.
They love the feeling of righteous anger too much to risk facing reality.
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You'd think so, but no, the US Constitution and its amendments say nothing about the right of citizens to vote.
In fact, it only says that states set the rules for elections. Of course, various states have set very restrictive rules over the ages.
Recognising the problem, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1964. But 60 years of attacks and a #CorruptSCOTUS have undone that.
So here we are, racing to destroy the foundation of democracy.
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True
But Trump was raised on "power of positive thinking". He has always lived a life of delusion, facilitated by his family's wealth and connections.
Now, we are all stuck in the delusion with him 😩
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IMO, there won't be a civil war in America. There are no clear geographic dividing lines.
What is likely, IMO, is the violent suppression of various public uprisings. That risk goes up dramatically if Trump and his cronies try to overturn elections - most likely in urban, minority-majority areas.
Recall the 2024 split screen of "count the vote" protest in Detroit while Arizona had "stop the count" protests. Now add armed federal forces.
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Two and a half months before the election, we already have signs that Trump is going to steal elections.
No one can say we weren't warned.
#ThisIsAmericaNowTrump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust
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The #MAGA GOP (which is now all of them) have turned against democracy. They plan to control who can vote and how votes are counted.
It doesn't matter how many they kill or what their political leanings are.
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"Just the criminals" was always a lie.
And it could only be believed by people determined to look away from the cruelty. The numbers promised *required* this level of cruelty (and worse).
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Way to normalise the corruption.
Democrats House leader meets #POTUS son-in-law.
SMH. How can they not know better? The progressive takeover of the Dems cannot come soon enough.
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Isn't this the third or fourth trade crisis Trump has provoked with #Canada in only 19 months?
They truly understand that there is no reliable deal to be made with this wannabe mob boss.
I wish more Americans could see this madness from the eyes of our allies
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And 2024 wasn't a high watermark for free elections either.
Many (mostly red) states were gerrymandering, closing polling places, restricting drop boxes, purging registration rolls, encouraging absurd disputes, adding voter ID restrictions and more.
And, of course, the #CorruptSCOTUS had already gotten quite far in crushing the Voting Right Act.
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@chris
💯No deal with Trump can be relied on, because Trump's grift relies on a constant stream of mob-like shakedowns.
Even when Trump is gone, Republicans have shown the world that America is unreliable.
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In today's #NotSanewashedNews
"As markets close for the weekend, Trump torpedoes trade talks with Canada"
Subheading:
"If the past is a guide, expect a weekend of tough talk and a Sunday night 'breakthrough'"
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#AmericanClownEmperor #TACO #TACOTrumpCanada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-no-deal-carney-canada.html
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So, the Feds can raid Swawell's house for a sex assault claim, but raiding Mar-A-Lago to get classified documents that Trump refused to return is political persecution?
Just today's proof, there is no bottom.
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So the Feds will raid #Swalwell 's house for sex assault claims, but not #Epstein 's New Mexico ranch where dozens of women claim to have been trafficked (incl some underage).
Got it.
#ThisIsAmericaNowFBI raids Eric Swalwell’s home amid sexual assault claims inquiry – report
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Another day, another #TACO
Trump'swild claims have grown tiresome.
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#AmericanClownEmperorTariffs on Hold as Trump Claims Deal With Canada Is Near https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/tariffs-trade-trump-carney.html
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Because then safety can only come from obedience (and payment) to him.
It's Mob Boss 101.
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So, North Korea helping Russia bomb Ukraine has no impact on his decision-making.
But South Korea failing to help him attack #Iran (who he has repeatedly said was "obliterated" and not needing any help) is the deciding factor.
Once again, allies CANNOT trust Trump's America
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The US military has a $1 trillion budget, yet sailors are served rotten food and are jumping off ships to get away.
Where is the scandal?
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With American troops in the Middle East in a war with #Iran and short on surface-to-air defense, Trump takes some SAMs to go golfing (see 👆)
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If Dems retake the Senate, you can be sure the GOP will jam through two replacement SCOTUS justices on the way out.
The top priority of Senate Republicans for decades has been to build the #CorruptSCOTUS
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PPE during the pandemic, solar panels now or even basic affordable homes ...any of those would save thousands of lives if the US Government leaned into accelerated production.
Crickets.
But running low on bombs to hit countries that we aren't even in a declared war with? Well, it's a fricking national priority!
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Nailed it!
Searing analysis shows how #Trump 's lack of knowledge, and determination not to gain knowledge, has trapped him in a futile spiral in the #Iran war.
It would be a black comedy or a farce, if it were a movie.
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#AmericanClownEmperorBluster and backdown have turned Iran war into Trump’s own Groundhog Day
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The best thing about incredibly corrupt #Blanche getting confirmed (of course) is that the clock has now started on Trump firing him like every other AG stooge he has appointed.
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Horrible, horrible choice!
Jeff Sessions WS bad.
Bill Barr was worse.
Pam Bondi was even worse.
Todd Blanche is horrific!Justice no longer exists as a concept in the US Federal Gov.
#ThisIsAmericaNowTrump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed by Senate as US attorney general
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Why fix wealth inequality when you can just declare it gone?
Same strategy the GOP has used to eliminate racism.
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#RepublicansAreAProblemBessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/business/bessent-wage-gap.html
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It might not be as dramatic as a deadly shooting on the street, but here is another #ICE death ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
#ThisIsAmericaNowFamily to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/ice-death-pittsburgh-daphy-michel-haiti