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Frankyt

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Retired from 30 years of product and customer support. Avid reader of SciFi, mysteries, history and science to name just a few. Eclectic appreciater of music and art. Stubborn and opinionated and politically independent. Lover of dogs, support adoptions.

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GottaLaff , to random
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“For more than two decades, the U.S. position has been that al Qaeda acted alone on September 11th, but a newly public video has raised questions about whether the Saudi government provided crucial assistance to the hijackers during the 9/11 terror attacks.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bayoumi-video-examined-as-september-11-evidence-60-minutes/

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff This is not really anything new, the Saudi government, or the ruling families have always been suspected of supporting the attacks.

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Via Kyle Griffin:

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats will try to force a vote on a bump stocks ban in response to the Supreme Court ruling.

"I have the ability to allow a unanimous consent vote, and we'll see just what Republican MAGAs do."

"They have two choices. They can cower to MAGA, these right wing Republicans in the Senate, or they can protect the American people."

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff That all sound very impressive but we also know that maga will not support this ban. The congress receives too many “contributions” from NRA and gun manufacturers to allow this ban to be upheld. Follow the money!

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Another day, another…

At least 9 shot, including an 8-year-old, at Michigan recreation center, suspect is ‘contained,’ police say

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/us/rochester-hills-michigan-splash-pad-shooting?cid=ios_app

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff thanks to the Supreme Court bump stocks are “legal” again so look for more LasVegas style shootings with much higher body counts.

Nonilex , to random
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rules govt CANNOT regulate as machine .

Bump stocks modify rifles to fire 800 rounds per minute w/a single trigger pull.

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex How much NRA and gun manufacturers money went into this decision? Follow the money!

GottaLaff , to random
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rules gun 'bump stocks’ ban is unlawful

The ban was imposed by the Trump administration after the accessory was used during the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-gun-bump-stocks-ban-unlawful-rcna154651

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff why do we rarely get the details of which justices for or against issues. There should be a detailed listing of votes and the positions of individual justices. There should also be a “scorecard” of justices votes on a monthly basis as well as yearly.

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff it widely enough to make it commonly available

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Lawrence Tribe:

The great federal judge David Tatel “writes that he stepped down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in January in part because he was tired of having his work reviewed ‘by a Supreme Court that seemed to hold in such low regard the principles to which I’ve dedicated my life.’”

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff I understand the sentiment but that does not solve the problem. One more conscientious justice off the bench, to be replaced by who/what?

GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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About time! But would SCOTUS ban this one too? Or is that just for women… [Folks, that was rhetorical. We know the answer]

“A male birth control gel is one step closer to reality

Researchers at Endocrine Society’s conference in Boston presented encouraging earlystage clinical trial results of a male birth control method that takes the form of a hormonal gel.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/08/male-birth-control-gel

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow Slavery is against the law, at least this week!

GottaLaff , to random
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Unbelievable.

Via Rupar:

46 House Republicans voted to defund NATO two days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff The names of these 46 republicans need to be posted on all social media and billboards. Stop letting these scum hide.

wdlindsy , to random
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"Since the Fascist years, authoritarians have used propaganda and their personality cults to change the perception of violence among their followers. The goal is to remove hesitations about tolerating or participating in violence against one’s compatriots by presenting that violence as necessary and even morally righteous."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#Trump #Republicans #fascism #authoritarianism #violence
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https://lucid.substack.com/p/violence-is-trumps-brand-60e

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy Another surge in gun sales! Maybe we should start importing heavier stuff, maybe from Afghanistan?

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy Sadly yes, and the gun manufacturers and the NRA reap the benefits and the population finds itself no longer safe anywhere, including our homes, places of worship, schools ir any place where people gather.

wdlindsy , to random
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"One statement stands out in all this sound and furor: GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson’s call for SCOTUS to 'step in.'

The morning after the conviction, Johnson went on Fox & Friends to reassure Trump supporters that he has the ear of the justices."

~ Lisa Needham

#Trump #felon #criminal #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump #MikeJohnson #SupremeCourt #corruption
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johnson-trump-conviction-scotus-appeal-fox

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy And that should scare the hell out of everyone who believes in our democracy.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the #Senate will vote on a bill to protect a person's ability to access #contraceptives this Wednesday.

Why it matters:
The vote on the
⭐️Right to Contraception Act ⭐️
comes just ahead of the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down federal abortion rights protections and as Democrats highlight the matter as a key 2024 election issue.

Schumer wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter released Sunday: "Democrats will be putting reproductive freedoms front and center."

in his concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote
that the bench should reconsider
"all of this Court's substantive due process precedents,"
including those guaranteeing birth control access and marriage equality.

Schumer promised in the letter that there would be "more action" after next week's vote on the "Right to Contraception Act"
which is led by by Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii).

State of play:
Schumer noted since the Supreme Court's June 24, 2022 decision in the Dobbs case, that 🔥at least 20 states have imposed near-total bans or severe restrictions on abortion.🔥

"There's no question in the American people's minds that Republicans have brought our country to this point," Schumer wrote.

"And as Donald Trump reminded us recently, he is 'proudly the person responsible' for the annihilation of Roe v. Wade and the grotesque reversal of women's personal freedoms," he added.

"Democrats have been clear we will not stand for these attacks and we will fight to preserve reproductive freedoms.

That is why as we return from the Memorial Day state work period, Senate Democrats will be putting reproductive freedoms front and center."

https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/schumer-contraception-vote-birth-control

Senate will vote on H.R.8373 on Wednesday

🔸The bill would guarantee the legal right for individuals to get and use contraception and for health care providers to provide contraception, information, referrals and services related to contraception.

🔸It would also prohibit the federal government and any state from administering or enforcing any law, rule or regulation to prohibit or restrict the sale or use of contraception.

🔸And it would allow the Justice Department, providers and individuals harmed by restrictions on contraception to go to court to enforce those rights.Justice Department, providers and individuals harmed by restrictions on contraception to go to court to enforce those rights.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4699207-schumer-tees-up-wednesday-vote-on-contraception-bill/

Frankyt ,
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@cdarwin How much of this legislation is just for show, Schumer should know he will never get this through the House with the current political climate.

rbreich , to random
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What will Trump’s conviction really mean? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-will-trumps-conviction-mean?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Frankyt ,
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@rbreich That orange goes so will with his skin color. I wonder if we can get Rykers to paint his cell the same color?

DemocracyMattersALot , to random
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Always remember that Tom Cotton (R-AR) is a modern-day Klansman.

Frankyt ,
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@DemocracyMattersALot Which is why he is in the running for trump VP. If trump’s health fails Cotton is the prefect maga champion to step in and promote the agenda, racist but no too bright, easy to manipulate.

rbreich , to random
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Why are multimillionaires and billionaires like Peter Thiel, Rupert Murdoch, Travis Kalanick, Steven Mnuchin, and others are rallying behind Trump?

Yes, the tax cuts. But there's more.

The more Trump tears down democracy, the safer the oligarchy becomes.

Frankyt ,
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@Npars01 @rbreich Billionaires cannot identify with anyone other than fellow billionaires. How can a billionaire identify with people that don’t own their own super yacht, mega jets, their own island getaways and underground bunkers where they believe they can wait out the “end times”. What is climate change to these people, they view themselves above the laws of man and nature.

Nonilex , to random
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, Former First Lady 's mother, has died at the age of 86.

Robinson became a fixture of the White House when she moved from her hometown of Chicago to help take care of her granddaughters during the administration.

“She passed peacefully this morning, & right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we’ll move on without her,” the family statement said.

💔
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/marian-robinson-michelle-obamas-mother-dies-86-rcna154791

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex Condolences to the entire family.

Nonilex , to random
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8 senators announced Fri they would boycott priorities & nominations as payback for ’s .
In a joint statement, the senators said they would not “allow any increase to non-security related funding for this administration, or any appropriations bill which funds partisan lawfare.”

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex There is an all star team for, how can they possibly go wrong with the likes of Rick Scott and Tommy Tubberville to guide them?

GottaLaff , to random
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’s campaign took in $35 million in fundraising since this happened:

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff His supplicants line up to grovel and throw money at the feet of their orange prophet.

GottaLaff , to random
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Blather, wince, repeat.

“Chief Justice John on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel .”

https://apnews.com/article/dc879158dd42050a9a52c850abfb90b9

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff Don’t forget, the Supremes are above the laws or mortal men. They sit up on their version of Mt. Olympus, handing down their “words of wisdom”!

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff Instructions from chief justice to his clerk “send a letter to these Senate clowns and tell them to “f-ck off”, just clean it up a little and make it sound like I give a “f-ck” about their request.

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McDonald’s CEO Salary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxxGDLjnDP0&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Frankyt ,
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@rbreich Does he want fries and a drink with that as well?

Nonilex , to random
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#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue

Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

#criminal #law #Trump

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex Somehow Thank You for your service just does not seem like enough!

wdlindsy , to random
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Dan Froomkin says that the finding of polls that low-information voters who prefer Trump do not read or listen to news does not let the corporate media off the hook, as many media folks are now claiming.

He notes that "the elite media has a vast influence on the national discourse." The elite media frame stories as important or unimportant, with national influence. They don't merely report news: they make news.


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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/trump-supporters-dont-read-the-news

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy I cannot see any restrictions on all four options being true at the same time!

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy Sadly trump is just the bright shining object to keep everyone’s attention. He is by no means smart enough to orchestrate all of these maga plots and movements, by his own words he has trouble getting dressed. He does not read, he does not listen, he has failed miserably in business all his life. It’s the people behind the curtain we need to worry about. If trump dropped dead tomorrow they would just find some other boob to shill for them, Tom Cotton?, and keep right on.

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Tues 29 May 2024 🧵
Good morning! It’s the last day of the before jury .
Today Justice will give . Then they will discuss the case among themselves for the first time; they have not been allowed to even discuss it w/each other as yet.

Closing arguments took place yesterday, & the lawyers will have no further opportunity to address the jurors before they determine whether is or not guilty of 34 felonies.

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex Okay, so now we know he doesn’t read, now obviously he doesn’t listen, to anything more than his own voice. What an echo chamber it must be inside his orange head.

rbreich , to random
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Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on Supreme Court ethics.

Thomas secretly accepted gifts from a GOP megadonor and his wife was involved in Jan 6.

Alito flew not one, but two insurrectionist flags.

The list goes on.

Is it any wonder Americans don't trust SCOTUS?

Frankyt ,
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@rbreich and unfortunately all of this rhetoric, all these post mean nothing to the justices because they are above criticism, they see themselves as not servants of the law but speakers of the law. Kind of like the oracles of ancient times. Make the appropriate sacrifice or donation to get the pronouncements from the gods that you desire.

GottaLaff , to random
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👀👀👀Via Kyle Griffin:

New: Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss "the Supreme Court's worsening ethics crisis" and have sent a letter imploring Roberts to "take appropriate steps" to ensure Samuel recuses himself from 2020 election and Jan. 6 cases.

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff yah good luck with that, the gods don’t come down from Mt. Olympus to speak with mortals!

GottaLaff , to random
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My reason for moving: When Trump got in, I said to Mr. Laffy, "He'll now have the courts. We can't overcome a lot of that." This is what I was referring to:

: upholds 's congressional map, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the map for racial gerrymandering.

The Court also makes it harder to fight against future racial gerrymandering. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/south-carolina-redistricting-challenge/

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff do you think Canada is far enough away from this upcoming wave of insanity?

Nonilex , to random
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#Biden was plotting to assassinate himself, acc/to the logic used by #Trump & #MAGA #Republicans.

The #DOJ policy statement on when officers can use #LethalForce —misrepresented by Trump & his supporters as proof of an assassination plot at #MarALago —was also in the paperwork for the consensual search the #FBI conducted of #POTUS Biden’s Wilmington home, looking for #ClassifiedDocuments.

#law #gaslighting #extremism #incitement #StochasticTerrorism #NationalSecurity #VoteBlue #BidrnHarris2024

Frankyt ,
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@Nonilex and once again the maga gop can’t get their feet out of their mouth’s and their heads out of their ass’s. Consistently is the hobgoblin of small minds!

wdlindsy , to random
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"Now it turns out that a flag representing the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, that the people should engage in armed revolution against tyranny, and that the United States should be a nation based in Christian theology has been flying over the home of Justice Alito, who is supposed to be defending the United States Constitution impartially."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#insurrection #whiteChristianNationalism #Alito #SupremeCourt #corruption
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-22-2024-ac2

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy Wonderful, they have their own flag now? Does this flag get flown higher than the Stars and Stripes or State flags?

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy There must be some way to hold the Supreme Court accountable, letting them “police” themselves is an obvious joke. Everyone needs to be accountable for their actions, and in the case of the highest court it is absolutely critical.

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy it’s beginning to seem that way, and “god” help us all

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy and that is becoming a very scary proposition.

Frankyt ,
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@wdlindsy 😩😤

futurebird , (edited ) to random
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Wow... Repulicans think FBI agents and cops shouldn't be armed. I mean that's the only way they wouldn't be moaning and crying about the FBI showing up being an "assassination attempt on Trump" ... if agents were simply not armed.

You know?

I agree. Why not.

Frankyt ,
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@futurebird Republicans sound like the robot in the old “Lost in Space” series, arms flapping, head bobbing, yelling “Danger, Danger”!

GottaLaff , to random
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Was there ever a doubt?

#NikkiHaley is supporting #Trump’s 2024 White House bid, she said Wednesday in her first public remarks since exiting the Republican presidential primary more than two months ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump?cid=ios_app

Frankyt ,
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@GottaLaff and these politicians continue to eat their own!

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    Frankyt ,
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    @futurebird is this another example of catch and kill a story?

    Strandjunker , to random
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    So while he was celebrating his 80th birthday with Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, and 75 MAGA guests, Rudy Giuliani was finally served with the Arizona indictment for their criminal conspiracy to overturn our 2020 election. — Now that’s what I call the definition of sweet karma.

    Frankyt ,
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    @Strandjunker Oh I love that sooo much❤️❤️❤️!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    “ suggested that the two candidates could pick some dates, taking a dig at Trump’s ongoing New York hush money trial by noting that the Republican is “free on Wednesdays,” the usual day off in the trial”

    https://apnews.com/article/6b1d1dbb2ed61c7637041b23662d7da8

    Frankyt ,
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    @GottaLaff hopefully not free no Wednesdays much longer!

    Frankyt ,
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    @otownKim @GottaLaff sad but true, but yes, we can dream.

    randahl , to random
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    Mike Johnson drags his own speakership through the mud by appearing at Trump's trial, substituting for Trump by attacking the judge’s daughter — something Trump has been barred from doing.

    Instead of admitting, the Republicans have nominated a criminal, he now threatens to take action against people in the legal system.

    When Johnson goes down with the sinking ship, no one should feel any pity. Lawmakers who do not believe in law and order, have no place in government.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiAWYp3K8E

    Frankyt ,
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    @randahl we are taking up a collection for Johnson, we are trying to raise 30 pieces of silver to reimburse him for betraying his oath to the constitution. It would be nice to present it to him while he is seated at his speaker’s position

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

    Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

    1/…More color from Pagliery:

    Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

    That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

    More...

    Frankyt ,
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    @GottaLaff slavishly trying to get back in trumps good graces, sole for sale!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    2 more tribes ban from South Dakota reservations after drug cartel comments https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4660097-tribes-ban-noem-drug-cartel-comments/

    Frankyt ,
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    @GottaLaff how much more of the state can she be banned from? Maybe that’s a way to get her out of office!

    wdlindsy , to random
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    Why does Josh Marshall think Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders might be on Trump's short list as a v-p candidate?

    "She’s an effective bully. She’s nasty. She’s not nice. …

    In other words, SHS is really the worst American politics has to offer: crooked, a big liar and an enemy of all accountability. But that’s what Trump likes."

    #Trump #SarahHuckabeeSanders #Arkansas

    https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dark-horse

    Frankyt ,
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    @wdlindsy it saves time, if she gets in the white house with trump you can impeach both of them at the same time.

    wdlindsy , to random
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    "For years, media coverage of Donald Trump’s fascist tendencies has typically focused on one question: Is he?

    Yes, he is. We know this. He tells us as much every day, with both words and actions.

    And so it is time — long past time, really — for media coverage to turn to a new central question:"

    ~ Jamison Foser

    #Trump #fascism
    /1

    https://gregolear.substack.com/p/dobbs-democracy-and-days-of-our-lives

    Frankyt ,
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    @wdlindsy how many members of congress are complicit in supporting this maga agenda from the “shadows” hoping for a return to full majority in both houses and the presidency.

    Frankyt ,
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    @wdlindsy 👍

    18+ KiefKanata , to photography group
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    "Lead", or something along those lines...

    #cock #penis #dick #erection #circumcised #balls #scrotum #erotic #nsfw #oc #malenude #hairy #homoerotic #cockart #monochrome @nsfw @cockart @photography

    Frankyt ,
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    @KiefKanata @nsfw @cockart @photography swallow that whole

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