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The reason why Trump can’t simply say “no” when asked if he will pardon Ghislaine Maxwell is he needs her to continue to cover for him. Giving her hope for a pardon guarantees she will keep her mouth shut about what she knows.

This is a great time for an entire American shutdown. No spending or working until dumpy and his top goons are out.

I remember when I used to go DAYS—WEEKS EVEN—without thinking about the President of the United States because I wasn’t worried about him starting a civil or world war, making a gestapo police force, or ripping our constitution to shreds.

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

Turning the military on citizens.

Attempting to rig elections.

Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.

Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out.

If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn ) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

LOUD & CLEAR 📣

An unexpected visitor outside the Tesla diner last night.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Who else thinks that everything we’re experiencing with Ice and the National guard is because there were no consequences for the man responsible for the January 6th Insurrection.

NEVER FORGET: Any U.S. Congress or state & local Government member NOT speaking out AGAINST these CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY by ICE & their co-conspirators is JUST as COMPLICIT. YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE PEOPLE!

Exactly! Dems don’t even need to come up with their own messaging. Flood the zone with this shit and Americans will wake up to what’s really happening.

ICE used to consist of federal officers. What we see now are newly hired thugs with sign-on bonuses, salaries & benefits. The "5 Families" would laugh.

Where the fuck is the terrorist assault?! People protesting isn’t it you dick wad.

Let’s admit it. The thugs in power have won. They won because they flooded the zone with lies and hate. Until dems and independents do the same, we’re doomed to sit in their shit. I’m not interested in the gop’s civil war.

Is there anything that we can do legally to get this cock gobbler out of the Oval Office? Anything?

Stephen Miller was not elected, he was appointed.

The people did not choose him.

He’s behind the bombings of Venezuelan boats which have killed multiple people.

Tonight he’s calling for an insurrection.

He’s defying a federal court judge & suggesting people take to the streets in Portland.

I think it's clear now that the most evil, malevolent, dangerous man in the US is Stephen Miller.

A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.

In politics, the party that generates the narrative wins. The party that chases behind with corrections loses.

Dems need to be united and they need to control the narrative with boldness, truth, & standing up to the bullies. Never let them off the hook.

In other words, the alpha messaging wins.

The mind boggling fact is that there are many millions of folks that would disagree with this evil pinhead if they knew he was spewing this hate. Yet, they remain blissfully unaware.

Why doesn't the US have a general strike? Well you can point to culture or whatever but I think structure is of not immediate use here: does the US have organizations and institutions it can use to network, organize and mobilize a general strike? No.

And yet every time I bring it up, there are Americans in the comments aggressively asserting that they will never help with an effort like this, because bullshit reasons.