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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?

RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition

PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!

Seeing all these masked “federal agents” on horses, clearing out an empty park is the result one of the most brilliant political tactics I’ve seen in years. Starve them of their fascist, authoritarian photo ops and turn them into a joke. This should be repeated often.

Better get Maaco

Need a Link Tree just for the handles

Bigger picture: Trump is finding as many ways to break the rules in the constitution as possible. With each constitutionally forbidden crime that he commits without going to prison, the nation gets weaker, the constitution transitions into obsoletion, and Trump gains authoritarian power.

I don’t want 80+ year olds making ANY decisions that could impact me.

Call me ageist if you want, but congress should pass an upper limit on the age of presidential/congressional candidates. I’ll propose 75 to get us started. If you’re a (presidential) candidate at 76 you’d be in your 80s for at least part of your term…

But the audience they are delivering these talking points to won’t (and/or doesn’t want to) sort that out . . . So it DOES own the judges for their viewers.

The scientific method is the scientific method.

What could go wrong? Also @alt18f.bsky.social was doing things smartly and carefully (you know, the right way) before Elon wasn’t elected. Maybe hire that team back and let them tackle any of the dev ops projects? You know, the right way.

How do I get Kenny’s job?

This is what many of them likely voted for, whether they knew it or not.

Zelenskyy is like FDR and Churchill combined. Knows right from wrong. Builds consensus. Calls out bullshit. Doesn’t compromise his values. Won’t be bullied.

Hey Elon, when we said we wished the government could run more like a business, we meant “a regular business where profitability exists, and people get to keep their jobs if they have good performance reviews,” not “a Musk business where humanity is sacrificed for the benefit of the investors.”

Ralph! Where have you been? This hits deep in the feels.

Or even more fantastical, “John will be LATE for dinner…”

Elon learned how to SEO 🤣

What federal workers can do to protect themselves - Protect Democracy A list of resources for civil servants navigating attacks on the federal workforce, including actions to take ASAP, knowing your rights, and where to find legal or other support.

For civil servants you know who have questions about the frontal assault they are facing and where they can find guidance and help, we just posted a new resources page here. Please share: protectdemocracy.org/work/what-fe...

OR, after four more years of indoctrination, they will have grown in numbers and become even more brainwashed.

And now we see what that BS is really about: 1) control and manipulation (of the press and anyone else who doesn’t drink his cool aid) 2) forced capitulation that looks like mainstream adoption of a bogus agenda point

Oh, there is at least a third: /pagename.*** But those wolves are much older.

Now, I'm not in the weeds like @hcrichardson.bsky.social or @chrislhayes.bsky.social - but it seems like we should be focusing on some low hanging fruit during the mid-terms, instead of fighting the crazy. Would love to see a legitimate, competitive 3rd party come into the mix.

Here are a couple stats that I find VERY interesting about the 2024 election.
1) 34% of voters said they were independents -- more than the number who identify as Democrats.
theconversation.com/in-2024-inde...
2) 44% of independents voted for DJT
www.prri.org/research/ana...

8 down 1,452 left to go. One scenario that seems like a possibility is that he f*#%s with so many people that we get a super majority out of the midterms. This is how I will stay hopeful.

Does this track? @hcrichardson.bsky.social @atrupar.com

Marked up NYT headline screenshot: Trump <Wants YOU to> See the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story

Fixed it

Why?

My dog in her dog bed sleeping bag - because she gets cold.

How about posting a pic you took with just alt text.