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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

His claims of “peace” are hollow when his regime is embroiled in mounting legal defeats, internal distrust, and state pushback.
You can’t manufacture “law & order” by trampling law. #EmpireOfHalfTruths #SmokeAndMirrors

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

He’s suing federal judges in Maryland en masse (United States v. Russell) for enjoining his immigration removals, and a judge already tossed the suit.
When your response to losing in court is to attack the courts, you’re showing weakness, not strength. #JudicialAttack #AuthoritarianDrift

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

His “Liberation Day” tariffs, sweeping economic emergency authority,were struck down by the Court of International Trade as beyond executive power.
You can’t legislate through executive fiat. The Congress you disrespect still matters. #TariffOverreach #SeparationOfPowers

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Trump tried to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook wrongly (“for cause”) courts have enjoined that firing.
Attacking the independence of the Fed for political gain? That’s economic recklessness disguised as authority. #FedIndependence #MonetaryHijack

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

He fired 17 federal inspectors general overnight, a purge of oversight.
Those watchdogs exist so presidents don’t get away with abuse unchecked. He’s tearing down accountability. #PurgeOfWatchdogs #UncheckedPower

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Even judges he himself appointed are ruling against him. For instance, Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) recently blocked his Oregon/Portland troop deployment.
If your own judges aren’t willing to rubberstamp it, it’s a sign your edicts are legally weak. #JudicialIndependence #CheckOnPower

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Even judges he himself appointed are ruling against him. For instance, Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) recently blocked his Oregon/Portland troop deployment.
If your own judges aren’t willing to rubberstamp it, it’s a sign your edicts are legally weak. #JudicialIndependence #CheckOnPower

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s move to send out-of-state troops over the objections of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is being blocked. Multiple federal judges have rejected his push to federalize the Guard.
You can’t bully your way past constitutional limits forever. #RuleOfLaw #Unconstitutional

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) just broke ranks, criticizing Trump’s deployment of the Texas National Guard into Illinois as violating states’ rights.
When Republicans start publicly opposing your “law & order” moves, you know the stunts are collapsing. #StatesRights #GuardOverreach

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Trump didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize (and for good reason). Meanwhile, his sanctions and “state of emergency” plays have sown more conflict globally than diplomacy. #NoNobel #PeaceHypocrisy

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Trump brags he “ended wars” . Yet his regime is launching new foreign conflicts, imposing sanctions, and ramping covert operations. You can’t claim peace while igniting global instability. #FalsePeace #Militarism #BrokenPromises

Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear: I don’t know whether James did or did not commit fraud. But I do know this administration is making it a political weapon.
Until every prosecution is blind to politics, none deserve our trust.
#PresumptionOfInnocence #DueProcessForAll #TrustNoShowTrials

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Comey indicted, James indicted, who’s next?
This is not law enforcement. This is a performance, a show trial in waiting, a circus and plain gross.
We must not sit silent while the fabric of justice unravels.
#FightBack #NoToAuthoritarianism #PowerCorrupts

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

We are watching the dismantling of prosecutorial independence in real time.
When DOJ becomes just another political tool, democracy ceases to function.
This is a shame. This is dishonorable. This is unconstitutional.
#JusticeDeptCorrupted #DemocracyInDanger #EyesWideOpen

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

Letitia James is no stranger to litigation. She took on Trump’s empire. Now she’s charged.
Completely coincidental? Unlikely. This is a warning shot to anyone who dares hold Trump to account.
#SelectiveProsecution #PoliticallyMotivated #Intimidation

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 1d

This is not justice. This is revenge.
Letitia James indicted just one week after James Comey.The timing, the selective targets, the Trump loyalists running the DOJ apparatus, it all stinks of political persecution.
#WeaponizingLaw #PoliticalWitchHunt #Unconstitutional

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to know it. Thank you!

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 2d

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

Followed those I wasn't already following. United we can end this regime.

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

Redford and Jane Goodall died. Dolly Parton is sick, but somehow that Fanta menace, that buffoonish, idiotic receptacle for sodium, trans fats and cholesterol still keeps keeping on 😫. Make it make sense.

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

When a president prosecutes opponents while shielding friends, the Republic is in danger. The Comey case isn’t law enforcement, it’s retaliation with a badge.

#SaveDemocracy #DOJAbuse #TrumpFascism #RuleOfLaw

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

Think about what this means:
– Career prosecutors said no case.
– A key witness undermines the charges.
– Trump demands “justice.”
– Charges magically appear.

That’s not coincidence. That’s coordination.

#CorruptDOJ #EndPoliticalProsecutions #TrumpRegime

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

This case is the textbook example of selective and vindictive prosecution. Trump’s enemies get charged. His allies get pardoned.

That’s not democracy. That’s the death of it.

#TwoTierJustice #AuthoritarianTrump #Resist

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Cannaman @midem.bsky.social · 3d

They’re stretching statutes of limitations, cherry-picking old testimony, and inventing timelines to make the charges stick.

This isn’t prosecution. It’s persecution.

#TrumpCorruption #JusticeForComey #DOJWeaponized