Identification as a member of Congress is sufficient. They have the right and the duty of oversight. The courts do not need to “authorize” the people’s representative.

Lutnick says administration considering taking stakes in defense companies Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday the president should consider stakes in companies where the U.S. adds “fundamental value.”

Looks like the GOP is having an identity crisis. Maybe they should consider a name change… Republican-Socialist Party? The WH already acquired 10% of Intel. 🧐

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REMINDER: 2 months ago Trump promised to have troops everywhere. He’s just getting started.

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The Nonviolent Revolution of Jesus How three small commands still topple systems today.

the third way…redemptive mischief

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I believe the “conspiracy” refers to the cover up of his supposed suicide?

Why didn’t Pam Bondi as Florida AG investigate Jeffrey Epstein?! Everything Bondi does is to protect Trump.

And there’s more… hope MAGA looks further into her history.

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Sadly, it appears they can have it both ways. Might makes right for MAGA.

Trump: Well, we're going to have troops everywhere. 

Reporter: What’s the bar for sending in the Marines 

Trump: The bar is what I think it is.

I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.

You’ve answered your own question. Trump does not possess moral clarity.

There would be immediate retaliation, possibly lethal. My heart aches to know this is now a real consideration in the USA.

Opinion | How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or literature or learning.

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Gag

YES!

That was the plan from day 1.

Right!? I know nothing about finance, and that was my first thought when I heard about DT’s capitulation. Also—doesn’t the marketplace need stability to prosper? How does a 90-day reprieve provide that? 🤔

It’s drilled into us from childhood that America is exceptional—superior to all other nations. What happens elsewhere cannot happen here. This is a lie from the pit of hell. The Project 2025 guys are trying to rewrite history. They have to preserve the lie at all costs.

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It’s hard to believe, but I think there a lot of people who are OK with this.

Oh, we’re not surprised. Some of us care, and some do not.

The Hollow Men It takes a special talent to betray an entire worldview without missing a beat.

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2024 election => Orwell’s 1984 in real life. As a teen, I threw that book across the room when I finished it. I must have sensed the possibility.

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Yes!

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BINGO. No coincidence here.

Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer on Substack When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins. When you worship power, the harsher the treatment towards your "enemies," the more righteous it will look. When you worship power, t...

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Spot on.

Jamie Raskin Just Showed The Way To Stop Trump's Illegal Presidency In a letter to Trump, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told the presidency that members of his administration don't have immunity and defying courts could be exempt from pardons.

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YES!

Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

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Looking forward to reading the book.

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Laws are whatever this Republican administration says they are. They’re burning it all down.

It’s been at least a decade of work “deconstructing” my culture, and my faith is stronger for it. Reading “Practicing the Way” by John Mark Comer — finding a lot of truth here.

Please elaborate on that.

And pretty sure most of the world would rather not have Americans visit them. I’m heartbroken.