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Flannel Wombat

@flannelwombat.bsky.social

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🧩🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦💙 Your weird friend that makes AI art with a flannel heart. Here to trash the current administration. Feel free to use any of the memes I’ve made!

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 12d

Trump 101: Light the match, walk away, blame the victims.

Shutdown strategy: Arson, then accusations.
#WeDeserveBetter #GOPShutdown

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

When “law and order” means silencing dissent, deploying troops for “hurt feelings,” and crowning a dictator with a Truth app, it’s not patriotism, it’s authoritarian cosplay.
Operation Feelings Control is right on schedule

#AuthoritarianAppetite
#OperationFeelingsControl
#GOPShutdown
#TrumpTantrum

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

A strong nation protects its people — not just its power.
#HumanityFirst #JusticeMatters

Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

Power should serve the people — not the other way around.
#Accountability #DemocracyFirst #DementiaDon

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

When voices clash, protect the ones without power.
#RightsMatter #SpeakUp

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

Some lessons from history shouldn’t need repeating.

#HistoryRepeats #FoundingFathersFacepalm

Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 3d

Freedom shouldn’t have an expiration date.
#FreeSpeech #DemocracyMatters

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 4d

It was! I couldn’t agree more about strippers. Especially when you get a full sized one on!But this is the first year in three they’ve opened up the salmon season near me, and I am determined to take (at least) one home! I’ll just have to try again 😂

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 4d

Went sunrise fishing on the American river this morning. Didn’t get a Salmon like we were trying for but we ended up getting bunch of these small stripers. It was a great time with amazing views!

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 5d

Step right up to the Trump Vending Machine: pick your poison — Dictator Dew, Covfefe Cola, Shutdown Soda. No matter the can, the machine is OUT OF ORDER.

#AuthoritarianAppetite #DictatorDew #FastFoodFascism #CovfefeCola

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 5d

The machine — like the government - is out of order.
But the lies, the scams, and the chaos keep coming. #AuthoritarianAppetite #DictatorDew #FastFoodFascism #CovfefeCola

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 5d

The GOP runs the House, Senate, Speaker, and Presidency. The government shuts down.
Trump’s response? The political version of ‘I know you are but what am I.’ We aren’t even talking about the hatch act violations

#PlaygroundPolitics #GOPShutdown #SandboxStrategy

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 6d

America’s future: stuck between a tantrum and a time-out. The world’s biggest economy run like a playpen.

#TantrumPolitics #PacifierParty #PlaypenEconomy #ShutdownShow #ManChildGovernment

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #WombatWednesday!
Did you know wombats have strong, cartilaginous backsides they use to block burrow entrances and protect smaller animals from predators? 💪❤️ Just like wombats guard their communities, democracy works best when it protects the vulnerable.

#DefendTheVulnerable #NatureKnowsBest

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

Because nothing says ‘free country’ like threatening RICO on protesters who shouted in a restaurant.

#CommanderInCheeseburger #FastFoodFascism #SupersizedScapegoating #AuthoritarianAppetite

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

DOJ says Trump protesters could face RICO charges for yelling at him during dinner

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defends Trump’s threat to charge protesters for using ‘vile words and vile anger’

www.independent.co.uk

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

When your battle plan is extra fries and a side of scapegoating. Trump says protesters in a restaurant should face RICO charges - because nothing can interrupt his meal.

#CommanderInCheeseburger #FastFoodFascism #SupersizedScapegoating #AuthoritarianAppetite

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

You’re right! It was right in front of us the whole time!

Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

"It's importing the authoritarian model wholesale. They've read the Putin playbook, dog-eared the best parts, and now they're running it in real time."

It’s the most accurate description I’ve seen!💙

Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

He’s not hiding it anymore.
‘Enemy from within’ = everyday citizens.
Trump’s latest power plays read straight out of the authoritarian handbook.

#WannabeStrongman
#DemocracyVsDictator
#AuthoritarianInChief

time.com/7321940/hegs...

Trump Signals Greater Use of Military in U.S. Cities

In a deeply political address to top generals, Trump warned he would make greater use of the U.S. military in American cities.

time.com

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

When you order Mussolini off Wish and what arrives can’t stop bragging about his Burger King medal.
Trump declared war on the ‘enemy from within’ today - which is just code for everyday American citizens.

#TinpotTyrant #DemocracyVsDictator #AuthoritarianInChief

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 8d

Targeting Chicago, New York, LA and San Francisco doesn’t make him a patriot, it makes him the threat.
#CommanderInOurStreets #FiveStarGeneralOfStarbucks
#DictatorOfDriveThru
#TrumpTargetsAmerica

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 9d

When you draw up a 20-point ‘peace plan’ without Hamas at the table… don’t be surprised when the answer is a hard pass.
20 points on paper, 0 points in reality. Just an excuse to continue the genocide in Gaza.

#PieceOfPaperPlan #PoliticalTheater #TruthOverSpin #MiddleEastReality

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 9d

Trump & Netanyahu: masters of turning ✍️ into 💥.
They checked boxes on a so-called “peace deal,” but Hamas wasn’t at the table.
A treaty with no other side isn’t peace, it’s political theater.
Just another excuse for violence.

#PieceOfPaperPlan #MiddleEastReality #TruthOverSpin #PoliticalTheater

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 9d

The data is clear:

📊 93% of racial justice protests were peaceful.
📊 Over 90% of terror plots in 2020 came from the far-right.

#PeacefulProtestersArentTheProblem

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 9d

Extremism is driving political violence in America — and it’s not coming from the left.

#SpinVsStats #NumbersDontLie

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Flannel Wombat @flannelwombat.bsky.social · 10d

Every shooting in America from just the last 72 hours — incident by incident.
🔗 Gun Violence Archive

www.gunviolencearchive.org/last-72-hour...

www.gunviolencearchive.org

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