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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 10h

No greater union than the United States of America, the one that values rule of law, equal rights, checks & balances, our democratic birthright now under threat. Rise up.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I think SNL may have invented the Botox filter, sort of the antithesis of the Kari Lake filter.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder: Nobody elected Stephen Miller OR Russ Vought, but they are the puppet-masters in this administration.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to Sunday with you & Andy, Allison.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

And exactly what qualified her to be in the Cabinet (along with her Mount Rushmore advocacy).

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

After many years of being a regular subscriber, I'm paying $30 for this crap because that's been the "don't unsubscribe" response & hey, the remaining actual reporters are actually worth reading. I just tried to respond negatively to Thiessen's piece, & it was rejected ~ not for the first time.

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

From Farm Action: "a nonpartisan, farmer-led watchdog organization advocating for accountability from both our government and large corporations within the agricultural sector."

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

So, in effect, we're supposedly bailing out our farmers to compensate for China zeroing out its soybeans purchases AND, by bailing out Argentina, we've helped them become a major source of soybeans for China.

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

From Farm Action: "a nonpartisan, farmer-led watchdog organization advocating for accountability from both our government and large corporations within the agricultural sector."

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

"We're purchasing more buildings" = Forward Operating Bases.
H/T Robert Pape, specialist in political violence & international security affairs, University of Chicago.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 4d

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 5d

A "temple of corruption," eh?
Trump's temple of corruption has a ballroom attached.

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 6d

Miller tipping his hand on his wet dream: invoking the Insurrection Act.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 6d

I will make every effort to remember this story after we lose our democracy, Peter. Sheesh.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 7d

Notably, a judge appointed in Trump's first term.
Never thought I would *miss* the Federalist Society!

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 7d

"If you can't see that since we've taken office, there's been an organized, systemitized campaign to delegitimatize, dehumanize, threaten, impede, obstruct, & physically assault immigrants & US citizens of color, then I can't persuade you of it."
Fixed it.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 7d

"Criminal elements, eh?"
Let's put Senator Rick Scott on the case, forthwith.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 7d

Huzzah, John! So happy for you!

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 8d

Yep. Was 30 minutes late at Quantico.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 8d

"The politicians are afraid for their lives."
Certainly, pretty much true of every Republican in Congress.
Meanwhile, he obviously has a twitchy finger on the Insurrection Act. Prediction: Circle October 31 on your calendars.

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gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 9d

Jennings never departs from the White House line. But it's remarkable how ~ in the Chicago case ~ he assigns agency *only* to the purported Tren de Aragua members. Apparently, ICE & its mob of goons had no agency whatsoever in the situation they created.

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 10d

That last sentence above is a keeper, specifically "it has been more than a century since a branch of our government has made as concerted an effort as the Executive Branch now makes to deny Americans their birthright."

gmsantamonica.bsky.social @gmsantamonica.bsky.social · 11d

I've come to the conclusion that the *key* qualifying criteria for Congressional Republican leadership is the ability to FAIL polygraph tests. Cf. the Trump Cabinet.

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