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06.12.2025 17:41 β π 45 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0@dearlstephens.bsky.social
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06.12.2025 17:41 β π 45 π 12 π¬ 1 π 0That's because they aren't.
06.12.2025 17:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Don't disagree with any of that.
06.12.2025 17:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If you read the piece (you obviously didn't), I'll just count you as satisfied with what we got, wish you strength and peace of mind ... and good day.
06.12.2025 17:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 2 π 1So plug in any old leaders in there, and just hope for the best?
Why have leaders then?
Why are we satisfied with the same old thing when we KNOW it isn't woking?
I'll never get it ...
πIn less than a yearβs time, we will find out if Americaβs democracy survives, or we have descended into an authoritarian state.
So an honest question, that deserves honest answering:
Have we equipped ourselves with the best leadership to ensure we win this battle β¦?
It really is astonishing what a pathetic, insecure, needy asshole this guy is β¦
06.12.2025 03:10 β π 429 π 86 π¬ 53 π 6We already know the Trump administration has been lying about ICE βtargeting the worst of the worstβ β the actual numbers tell the truth.
The governmentβs own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
A noble cause, but what are you are missing is wrecking America.
05.12.2025 21:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0πTrump and his grotesque Republicans aren't possible without Rupert Murdoch's Fox propaganda station.
Watch even 15 minutes of it, as I just did, and it defies belief. It's the same shit Putin is feeding Russians.
THE EXACT SAME SHIT
Lots of interest here, and I will write about it. But what jumped out at me was ZM's observation that the laws we need are already on the books. We just need to enforce them. I mean, OF COURSE, but... it needs to be said.
05.12.2025 02:49 β π 2055 π 475 π¬ 34 π 10The Conservative United States Supreme Court is a morally busted, bought-off group of proven liars who stand against America.
They are dangerous as hell.
Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Letβs be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
πStay strong, Letitia James, and a million thanks for your work standing up for the rule of law, and against one of the most lawless, vile, dishonest, traitorous, and racist lowlifes in American history.
If only everybody had your guts, fortitude, and dedication to this country.
Even Trump is getting tired of it ...
04.12.2025 22:56 β π 45 π 12 π¬ 2 π 1Blaming Biden for every damn thing has gotten really old.
Trump swore heβd fix everything on βday one,β and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
Love hearing that.
04.12.2025 20:59 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0True enough ...
04.12.2025 20:59 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0How about EVERY American sees the video then?
04.12.2025 20:13 β π 73 π 16 π¬ 2 π 0πSo MAGA is protesting against Costco, because Costco is standing against Trump's absurd, costly tariffs, so they can hold prices down that would benefit MAGA.
It's a cult.
πYou have to be legitimately NUTS to trust this FBI.
04.12.2025 17:05 β π 181 π 30 π¬ 10 π 3True story ...
04.12.2025 16:34 β π 104 π 40 π¬ 2 π 3Money talks. At least most will listen.
I hope.
You do realize you are following me like one of these lobotomized hordes, right?
-Cheers
πI see my healthcare costs are rising an insane 30% this year.
πWhen more people start seeing what Trump and his gutless Republicans are doing to their healthcare costs, it will result in one of the biggest blowouts in midterm history.
To get candidates who are attuned to the needs of their voters instead of candidates who bow to to their damn donors like Jeffries and Schumer.
To get candidates who don't appease lowlifes like Trump like Jeffries did AGAIN yesterday, they oppose them.
Is my little click-bait power scheme working?
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS
Special elections swung double digits toward Democrats. Thirty Republicans are sitting on margins of 13 points or less, and Tennessee just delivered a 13 point swing toward Democrats in an R +22 district.
If GOP leadership isnβt sweating, they should be.
Sounds like thereβs seldom been an aesthetic thatβs needed more disrupting.
04.12.2025 01:49 β π 247 π 7 π¬ 7 π 0βThe decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.β ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
πRemember when journalists literally wrote books about Joe Biden's age and energy?
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