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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 2h

And we’re just sitting here,letting it happen? This is deliberate psychological assault on the people who keep our government alive. These are our neighbors, our friends, our public servants and they’re being weaponized for politics. How is this legal? When did cruelty become a governing strategy?

A reminder that Russell Vought previously said he wanted government workers "to be traumatically affected. When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains...We want to put them in trauma."
This isn't a government shutdown; it's government sabotage.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 3h

It’s devastating to witness, and it makes you wonder how we drifted so far from the country we thought we were. A nation built on justice, decency, and compassion now allowing this it’s not just a policy failure, it’s a wound on our soul that should outrage every citizen.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 3h

50,000 people running through Chicago this morning total war zone,right? I mean,dodging bullets/bombs while trying to finish a marathon? Incredible bravery. Meanwhile,the rest of us are just surviving potholes,L train delays,the occasional overcooked hot dog absolute chaos. Hats off to those heroes!

Still can't believe 50,000 + people braved the "war torn" hellhole formerly known as Chicago to run this morning's marathon. The incredible bravery it takes to dodge bullets and bombs to win the race!

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

Memes aren’t resistance. They’re a way to vent, signal outrage, or feel part of a tribe online and for some people, that’s all they’re capable of doing.
Maybe some of them are also organizing, donating, or showing up in other ways

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

It’s heartbreaking to watch, and the tragedy is that no one seems to be keeping score, no one is fixing what’s broken and the rest of us are left to navigate the wreckage.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile, ordinary people are trying to hold their lives together in a country run like a reality show, where chaos is celebrated and reason is ignored.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

Congress feels like a Zoom call where everyone forgot to unmute, and the Supreme Court is filing paperwork in crayon. Even the GPS seems to have given up, quietly saying, “Recalculating… no, never mind. Just surrender.”

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

THIS COUNTRY IS OUT OF ORDER like someone unplugged the Constitution, spilled coffee on democracy, and handed the nuclear codes to the guy who thinks “bipartisan” is a flavor of ice cream.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

Yet here’s the twist: America’s not falling for the sequel to January 6. We’ve seen the movie. Same clown, same circus but this time, democracy’s not leaving before the credits roll.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

But the thing about chaos is, it doesn’t age well. The lies get old, the outrage burns out, and eventually people see the scam for what it is a tantrum in a flag pin. They’ve run out of policies, voters, and even excuses, so now they’re trying to break the system that keeps score.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

When he loses, it’s “rigged.” When he breaks something, it’s “patriotic.” And when all else fails, he whispers about “law and order,” which now means no law, and their order. The GOP isn’t governing anymore; they’re auditioning for chaos. Fear is the only product they still know how to sell.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 4h

🍊💩 didn’t just crash the economy he crashed the concept of accountability. Every disaster becomes his campaign ad: wreck the country, blame someone else, and declare himself the victim.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

youtu.be/ScGOmXF6lAk?...

Hear what Rep. Jim Jordan said about back pay for furloughed workers

YouTube video by CNN

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Maybe the real question isn’t how these people got elected it’s why we keep pretending they’re fit to lead.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Americans doing more problem-solving in a week than some of these elected officials have done in their careers. Meanwhile, Jim Jordan’s biggest contribution to public service is proving just how far you can get in Congress without reading a single bill.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Confuse the public, dodge real questions, throw red meat to the base, and pray no one notices the substance is missing. Spoiler: we notice.
We have teachers working two jobs, nurses juggling 12-hour shifts, and everyday

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

He’s the physical embodiment of what happens when outrage replaces intellect. He doesn’t argue, he yells. He doesn’t legislate, he blames. His superpower? Knowing nothing, confidently.
And it’s not just stupidity it’s strategy. These guys bank on chaos.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

We’ve reached a point where “serving in Congress” doesn’t mean understanding policy, facts, or basic logic. It means being loud, loyal to the circus, and allergic to accountability. The more clueless the performance, the bigger the spotlight.
Jim Jordan isn’t alone he’s just the poster boy.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

You ever watch a moment on live TV so embarrassing you feel secondhand shame?
That was Jim Jordan getting verbally body-slammed by a CNN anchor who simply… asked him to make sense. And he couldn’t. Not even a little.

CNN Anchor Leaves GOP Rep Momentarily Dumbfounded After Exposing Hole In His Story

A simple question spiraled into a heated exchange.

www.huffpost.com

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

So next time Jordan tries to baptize bureaucracy, remember: no scripture justifies cruelty. The Lord’s work is about love, not intimidation.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Let’s be clear: helping people, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick that’s the Lord’s work. Creating fear, chaos, and trauma at the border? That’s politics masquerading as piety. And it’s infuriating.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Rounding up immigrants, tearing families apart, and holding people in cages is not charity. It’s cruelty. If this is divine work, heaven must be running a detention center.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 5h

Leave it to Jim Jordan to take a cruel, federal bureaucracy and turn it into a sermon. Claiming ICE agents are “doing the Lord’s work” is not just wrong it’s grotesque.

GOP Rep Claims ICE Agents Are ‘Doing The Lord’s Work’

The GOP rep called the “pushback” ICE has been getting “interesting.”

www.huffpost.com

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 8h

Civilian oversight exists for a reason: to ensure that power is exercised responsibly, not theatrically. In short, the military is not a prop, and democracy cannot afford to treat it as one.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 8h

Misusing the armed forces in this way not only violates democratic principles but risks eroding public trust in institutions designed to safeguard the nation.

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