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I AM still on TikTok. I'm more skeptical of it since the forced sale (I was always skeptical, just moreso now) but it's still the best place for up-to-date news and analysis on all the shit going on, plus the various not-specifically-political content I liked before.

I mean, even if it were true, he's not saving the country... He (and his regime) are what the country needs to be saved *from*.

"Congrats, I'm happy for you.

Now here's a bucket, get to bailing, because we've got a lot of work to do to keep this thing afloat. And I swear to God, if I see you throwing water back in the boat, you're going overboard."

It took me an embarrassing few seconds to get this.

"Dumb-ass, Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, it doesn't have a President. The President would be... Uh, wait. D'oh!"

... I'll see myself out.

I think it's arguable whether or not MAGA actually loves this country. Can you really say you love a country when you hate all of its people, culture, stated ideals and history? If you're willing to see the rights it promises stripped away from 90+% of its citizens?

Carry is what came to mind before reading other comments, but gestate is probably the better term.

Glad to see Justin Jones back in the media, though. That man's got a bright future ahead of him.

that they're unapologetic, or will make excuses. I love my family. I miss them. But if I had to hear Trump support or excuses, it would break what little remains.

I guess it's cowardly, but I just can't.

Are you sorry?

This is the question I would ask my family, if I were still in contact with them. I could be, I guess. But if I don't ask, I can still preserve some good thoughts, that they might say yes. I don't believe it, but it's Schrodinger's Apology. If I don't open the box, I don't know (1/?)

Many of them are just as disgusting as he is, and they don't mind him seizing unilateral power as long as they get a sniff.

The ones that aren't just as bad aren't bothered enough to stand against the current, believing that they'd just be swept away, too. They're cowards.

The big smile that never left his face for the rest of the clip.

TBH, I'm over Kamala.

I would have been happy, not just relieved, to see her as president, but her efforts since Nov 24 have been insufficient.

I still go into threads to block people who blame her for Trump tho'. She was a solid candidate and ran a good campaign; voting against her is why he won.

Technically false. His name is in the released materials thousands of times, but it's mostly news clippings and people talking about him.

Two of his staffers are also connected, though not during their tenure on his staff; One decades before, another years after.

No evidence of collusion.

TBH, Solar could meet all of our energy needs basically forever if we had a safe, scalable and affordable way to store energy.

And if Big Oil were to fuck off with all their lobbying to keep us in the dark ages, too.

There is one.

She was sixteen, a victim, and mocked mercilessly and misgendered when she tried to tell her story.

Look for those who follow the letters in Red, the words of Christ Himself.

Those are Christians. The rest may take and taint the name, but when the day of judgment comes, He will not know them.

In the meantime, your distrust is warranted, but the signs are there if you look for them.

Lookin' good, man. Happy Birthday.

Step 1 to supporting her: Learn to spell her name.

You're on the internet, you can look it up. Google will read your best guess and deliver the proper spelling to you. Other search engines may as well, YMMV.

I'm not judging every misspelling, but FFS spell the name right if you want her in office.

This may be the stupidest take I've seen in a long time.

Politics isn't a sport. We're not an audience. We didn't WATCH Kamala lose, people like you MADE her lose, and handed the win to an authoritarian man-baby in the process.

Yup. Every accusation a confession.

If you have a soul and a brain, pray and work every day to find any other way to get through this, and get the felon in chief and all of his cronies out of power and into prison where they belong.

War may become necessary, but in all cases, it is a cure that is as bad as or worse than the disease.

When/if Trump's regime declares actual war on the people of the United States, we will see death and destruction on a scale no one in this country is ready for, even those of us who've glimpsed the possibilities in other countries.

It may come to that. It may end up being the only way out.

All these fucking idiots saying that we're already at war have no fucking idea what they're talking about.

Where we're at is fucking terrible. I'm not discounting that. But it's not war. In war, you stop getting outraged over individual deaths, and "say his/her name" becomes meaningless.

I think America has many allies. They're just waiting to see if we are willing to help ourselves, first.

Maybe we should get rid of the dictator first, and then releasing the files might actually accomplish something.

"Too big a threat to play defense"

"We must play better defense"

Fuck a warning. Impeach him, remove him. Charge him, convict him, jail him.

Put Vance on notice that we ALL know who he is, and that he can follow in the felon's footsteps.

Then get to work on all of his cronies. Impeach them, remove them, charge, convict, jail, repeat.

And in California, Washington, Oregon, etc.

You voted for a pedo, a murderer, a rapist and a conman. You voted to kill mothers and shatter families. You voted for higher prices and lower pay. You voted for hatred and division.

This is on you.

The Epstein Files *are* the distraction.

Releasing them won't take the felon out of office, or even convince MAGAts not to support him, because they're already convinced it's all a lie (or support it).

But not releasing them gives us a lot to yell about while lives are lost and liberty erodes.

I don't get Bsky. The only things I've posted to get any real engagement was a semi-satirical joke about chess, and a post about Kamala that drew out the shoot-your-own-foot-leftists.

What the hell do I have to post to get engagement from people I actually like or respect?

Not this, I know...