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stukrusell.bsky.social
This is very bad. I will be out on the 18th and I am a fmr GOP state comm member, GOP candidate, and worked for IRI. It is about freedom and democracy. The Speaker needs to face reality or be part of the destruction of the US.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?
atrupar.com
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
stukrusell.bsky.social
We were counting on the courts to save us. Instead we are getting very bad case law that makes the President an absolute ruler in contradiction to the very soul of the Constitution. "We the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve" President Eisenhower
stukrusell.bsky.social
Dogs are asking you to not whistle so loud
stukrusell.bsky.social
No one I know born in ‘64 is retiring now. Can’t afford to.
stukrusell.bsky.social
The U.S. Flag Code says, “The Flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.”
lawrencehurley.bsky.social
No.
dbernstein.bsky.social
Oh he can just unilaterally pass unconstitutional laws now huh ok
stukrusell.bsky.social
If it is bad, why don't you join them in fixing it. Their "constituents" are US citizens who every US Senator should care about (and yours don't want to lose their healthcare either)
atrupar.com
really notable how much Republican leaders like John Thune sound like mobsters right now: "Chuck Schumer is leading them down a path that's gonna be a really bad outcome for them and their constituents."
stukrusell.bsky.social
So, if we need to stop “fat” in the US military, do we start with the Commander in Chief?
stukrusell.bsky.social
Hope I am wrong, but it seems like the Hegseth Cluster will be the move towards deploying domestically and any resistance will mean removal. Too many preliminary moves happening to ignore.
stukrusell.bsky.social
And make them here so we can tell you not to take them or take them off the market because Bobby says they are bad
stukrusell.bsky.social
If they do - will they be like the Lincoln of Jefferson memorials and have some of his quotes? Ex. “There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.”
sethabramson.bsky.social
They are f*cking lunatics
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ignotumaliquis.bsky.social
Ken Burns (yes, that one) has pointed out recently the obvious parallels between our current politics and another Frank Capra classic, "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946).

Yes, the American people, in their infinite wisdom, have elected to live in Pottersville, rather than in Bedford Falls.
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rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”
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trygveolson.bsky.social
Whether you are on the Left, Right, or Center, Free Speech Isn't a Punchline.

Ask yourself:

Do you want to live in a country where you are afraid to say what you believe?

Where your children or grandchildren never know how to speak their truths, because those with power fear their voice?
Free Speech Isn’t a Punchline
And it Does Matter Which Side of the Political Divide You Are On
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stukrusell.bsky.social
Good way to remember him is to post direct quotes of things he said
axios.com
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Senate passes "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk," to take place on the slain activist's October 14 birthday
Senate passes "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk"
The resolution moves to designate October 14th, Kirk's birthday, as the remembrance day.
trib.al
stukrusell.bsky.social
Like all those flame out Cabinet picks?
atrupar.com
KEILAR: What do you think the message is to NBC when you have the president of the United States putting a target on those other hosts, singling them out for being next?

REP. BARRY MOORE: The message is you hire good people for your shows
stukrusell.bsky.social
and how - exactly - did he "celebrate" it?
stukrusell.bsky.social
Does that mean that he is resigning along with the rest of this destructive regime?
mmasnick.bsky.social
Sure looks like Stephen Miller is saying to do away with free speech to silence, jail, and crush those who speak out against his efforts. And the "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk is agreeing with him.

Can't believe so many people still claim that he's a "free speech absolutist."
Stephen Miller tweet: The path forward is not to mimic the ACLU of the mid 90’s.

It is to take all necessary and rational steps to save Western Civilization.

Elon Musk reply: Yes
stukrusell.bsky.social
While we ignore Poland
mmasnick.bsky.social
Can someone ask Rubio why the US needs to "respond" to this thing that appears to be a wholly domestic judicial issue in Brazil?
reuters.com
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro reut.rs/4piCG0f
stukrusell.bsky.social
"But here’s the truth: leaders aren’t judged by what they say when violence happens on their side. They’re judged by how they respond when it happens to the other side."
trygveolson.bsky.social
When Violence Comes Home — we have to start with asking ourselves who are we and what do we want us to be as a nation.

My latestest on Substack.

open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
When Political Violence Comes Home
We all need to take a moment to reflect on who and what we are and want to be.
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