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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, you would assume they went with the largest figure that they could plausibly come up with. So likely way less than this even.

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 3h

Pretty sure prosecuting this case has already cost more than the $18k they claim she saved.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 3h

When has ‘making a deal’ with Trump ever worked out for the betterment of the non-Trump side?

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 4h

No idea. Part of the problem is there is so much stupid happening it’s hard to capture it all.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 4h

Advanced imaging of what is the question.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 4h

A colonoscopy would be difficult to do given the various cabinet members all have their heads so far up Trump’s ass.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 17h

That…is a fair point.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 18h

It would appear they could use a judge, say a member of SCOTUS. No idea why they have not.

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe, I dunno, some like enterprising journalist could simply ask him what the fuck he is on about?

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 21h

China has always had the cards. Trump is just too stupid to see it. As an example, they bought soybeans from us to be nice, not because they had to. But instead of building a reasonable trade policy benefiting both countries, Trump decided to play bully.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 22h

Honestly it’s super-effective and I think should be how everyone is dressed out in front of these ICE facilities. Really hard for anyone in MAGAland to claim ICE is being ‘assaulted’ or whatever by people dressed like that without looking like complete idiots.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 23h

For what, exactly?

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is responsible for over 20% of that debt. But I’m sure he’ll fix it this time, right Mike?

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Why would it not be peaceful, Roger?

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

So…there are going to be Qatari F-15s parked within the borders of the United States? What?

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunate. Hopefully they’ll eventually wake up to reality.

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

The hardcore ones (the ones that travel around to all of his dumb rallies and buy his idiotic merch) probably will. But they’re not the majority of who voted for him and, while way bigger than I’d like, aren’t anywhere near a majority of America.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

That it’s all over the top. The constant weird cabinet meetings where they praise him constantly, the blaming of everything on Biden and the Democrats- they’re also super unhappy about the Argentina bailout and the proposed farmer bailout.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

I have a feeling this kind of blatant bullshittery is going to back fire on them. Have a few MAGA-adjacent friends who are finally breaking out of the bubble due to nonsense like this.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Just don’t reveal where the annual Antifa potluck is this month please.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Dude just cannot ever tell the truth about anything. Semi-annual physical my ass.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Because they need Milei’s dumb policies to succeed to prove Rand right. Which she wasn’t but they never want to admit that.

Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

Largely because the person that is morally worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize would not go around asking for one.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like we need a ‘normally impeachable offense count’. We’ve gotten be up to at least a dozen now? And it’s only been 9 months.

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Ryan Leonard @ryandleonard.bsky.social · 1d

At a school pick up line? What is wrong with these people?