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The Shallow State

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Behavioral science. Politics. Documentary films. Commentary. Snark. Truth. Dogs.* * esp. beagles. #UNFIT (2020). #UNTRUTH (2022/2024). We WILL resist, support each other, AND enjoy life while we do.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · Jan 21

Here's how they report on him in the UK, where their free press has a spine.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 15h

Assuming the Epstein vote transpires, and many GOP cross over to vote for the release, the transition plan will uptick further. Vance will play the key role.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 15h

Keep an eye on JD Vance - the least genuine person in the world. He knows truth about Trump's health and Walter Reed. After Kirk was killed, he extolled their friendship, skipped 9/11 ceremony to bring his body home. Today on Sunday shows, he spoke to the Insurrection Act.
He's preparing to ascend.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 1d

It was reported today that Trump's approval rating fell 16% since the election. Still seemed high. I dug deeper. People who still approve of Trump also approve of root canal, email spam, people driving slow in the left lane, pistachios that don't open, customer call centers in India, and mosquitos.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 1d

RIP, Diane Keaton.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pathocracy.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever wondered if mental health professionals, privately among themselves, marvel and commiserate over the fact that such a significant percentage of our country has become a toxic mix of arrogant, ignorant, and bonkers?
I will answer that for you.
Yes. Yes, we do.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

JFK Jr is dead. Donald Jr's a cokehead.
I'll use it next time. :)

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is a conman, sociopath and fraud. JFK Jr is dead. RFK Jr.'s off in the head. Halligan's a hack. Oz is a quack. Bondi's a traitor. Miller's a hater. Vance is fake. Lutnick's a flake. Gabbard's a spy, Putin's her guy. Hegseth's a punk who's also a drunk. Johnson's a weasel - on Oct 18, we march!

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

This can't be good.
apnews.com/article/domi...

Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

apnews.com

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

There is no Antifa.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

(2/2) Dopamine addicts, peddlers of algorithms, and these corporate capitulators brought us here.

Truth and reality cannot be damned! I don't give a shit what narratives generate ratings. TRUTH and REALITY include this: The emperor is old, ignorant, unwell, in decline, and butt naked.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 2d

(1/2) On Morning Joe and other corporate media today, they're selling us Trump the tactician. They're selling his narcissism as strategy. These same corporate capitulators - when Trump tries to pervert the midterms, will sell the premise that a governmental oligarchy is beneficial to the common man.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

I often call Trump a moron. I don't feel I'm insulting him. I'm being descriptive. Morons are more intelligent than idiots and imbeciles, with a mental age of 7-10. They're troublesome - they're not self-aware of their shortcomings and sometimes pass as normal. Especially among idiots and imbeciles.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder if Trump's annual physical will start happening weekly now.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

Letitia James. Another distraction. For the Epsteinth time.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

You don't have to be a mental health professional to see Trump's fixation with Obama. He hates Obamacare - because of the name. He wants the Nobel Peace Prize urgently - because Obama won it. Beneath the bluster, Trump is insecure, craves respect and legitimacy.
Like Obama has. That he never will.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

I was listening to Trump's cringe-worthy bloviation to the Finnish President moments ago about all the wars he's ended, observing the man's totally expressionless response, and wondered what he might be actually thinking ... it reminded me of this great New Yorker cover from 2018.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

Lucid commentary from Marjorie Taylor Greene, and I just have to ... WHOA! Several pigs just flew by my window!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Marjorie Taylor Greene on polls showing Republicans are getting blamed for the shutdown: "I'm not putting the blame on the president. I'm actually putting the the blame on the Speaker and Leader Thune in the Senate. This should not be happening ... we control the House & Senate & have the WH."

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

Every single tweet, interview, comment, and utterance by Stephen Miller is meant to be a precursor for the invocation of the Insurrection Act.

Every. Single. One.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 3d

Listening to Thune talk about overhauling Obamacare, for the 67578th time, makes my brain hurt. This legislation was significant, protects millions, they've never even proposed an alternative. Solution:
Change the name from Obamacare. Call that an overhaul. When Trump dies, we'll put it back.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 4d

A known sexual predator and adjudicated rapist, who bragged often about his predatory exploits, ordered Pam Bondi to protect pedophiles. She's following that order. The "following orders" defense didn't work at Nuremberg. Let's hope we get to the point where it doesn't work here either.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 5d

When we defeat Trumpism and democracy survives, we do need to amend the provision regarding presidential pardons.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 5d

Man, Trump and his closest minions act like what's in the Epstein files implicates Trump in THE biggest scandal OF ALL TIME.

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 5d

I just rewatched the Bondi hearing. (Oy, the things I do sometimes, contrary to my own mental health.)

I didn't catch it the first time, BUT - while Bondi was prepared to show fangs and make Trumpian body noises in response to almost everything, she was silent and guarded on one topic.

Epstein.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

Broadview police are investigating.

The War Monitor @warmonitor.net · 5d

CBS reports ICE agents have repeatedly made fake 911 calls. Each time, police found no threat. In Illinois, that’s a felony.

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