Philip Schaffner
@pschaff47.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist, The enemy within
Is Trump’s mental and physical state a result of dementia or drug abuse? An interesting perspective.
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Trump’s Behavior Isn’t Dementia. It’s Much Worse.
In October 2024, Donald Trump spent twelve minutes at a Pennsylvania rally discussing Arnold Palmer’s genitalia.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Is Trump’s mental and physical state a result of dementia or drug abuse? An interesting perspective.
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It appears the regime may throw Bovino and Noem under the bus, a good start, but insufficient. There should be state prosecutions up and down the line.
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Firing Greg Bovino is BS! We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem!
Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve this!
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January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
It appears the regime may throw Bovino and Noem under the bus, a good start, but insufficient. There should be state prosecutions up and down the line.
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It has been a very long year of implementation of the White Christian nationalist Project 2025 that Trump lied during the election that knew nothing about and would not allow to be part of his administration.
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One Very Long Year
We are one year into the second Trump administration.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
It has been a very long year of implementation of the White Christian nationalist Project 2025 that Trump lied during the election that knew nothing about and would not allow to be part of his administration.
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Glenn Close predicts the awakening of the great American body politic to cast off fascist oppression and destruction of democracy. I hope and believe she is right.
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The Real Glenn Close (@glennclose) on Threads
I can't sit on the sidelines.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Glenn Close predicts the awakening of the great American body politic to cast off fascist oppression and destruction of democracy. I hope and believe she is right.
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The regime expects us to deny the evidence of our eyes and ears to believe their outrageous and obviously false lies. They designate anyone who opposes them, even if just filming or observing, as a domestic terrorist. 1984 is here.
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Multiple Outlets Say Video and Witness Accounts Contradict Trump Administration Narrative in Minnesota Shooting
A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Video shows one officer reaching into the scrum of ot...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The regime expects us to deny the evidence of our eyes and ears to believe their outrageous and obviously false lies. They designate anyone who opposes them, even if just filming or observing, as a domestic terrorist. 1984 is here.
ground.news/article/mult...
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The cavalry is not coming to save us. We are the cavalry and must save ourselves from the terrorism and blatant lies of the Project 2025 Christo-fascist regime by peaceful protests, boycotts, pressure on Congressional representatives, and at the ballot box.
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HarryBro.8647 (@11mona.lisa) on Threads
The US newspaper THE NEW YORK TIMES states: „After the brutal riots in Minneapolis over the past three weeks, it can no longer be claimed that the Trump administration simply wants to run the country....
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January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The cavalry is not coming to save us. We are the cavalry and must save ourselves from the terrorism and blatant lies of the Project 2025 Christo-fascist regime by peaceful protests, boycotts, pressure on Congressional representatives, and at the ballot box.
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This regime is talking and acting like other fascist regimes. Now is the time to stop them and reject Project 2025 and its MAGA enablers.
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Philip Schaffner (@philipschaffner)
This regime is talking and acting like other fascist regimes. Now is the time to stop them and reject Project 2025 and its MAGA enablers.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This regime is talking and acting like other fascist regimes. Now is the time to stop them and reject Project 2025 and its MAGA enablers.
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When will it end? Only when we collectively, peacefully, yet forcefully demand that it end. Twenty five Republicans could stop this fascist madness. Can we persuade that many to stand up for democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law?
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Murder in Minneapolis: It’s even worse than it looked at first
The New York Times has obtained another video of the killing – let’s call it what it is, the murder – of a man who turns out to be not only an American citizen, but an ICU nurse at the Veterans Affair...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:08 AM
When will it end? Only when we collectively, peacefully, yet forcefully demand that it end. Twenty five Republicans could stop this fascist madness. Can we persuade that many to stand up for democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law?
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The violent and deadly attacks on peaceful protesters cannot be allowed to continue. This is not who we are, not who we want to be. Mass peaceful action is required now.
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The Killing of Alex Pretti
What we know so far.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:22 AM
The violent and deadly attacks on peaceful protesters cannot be allowed to continue. This is not who we are, not who we want to be. Mass peaceful action is required now.
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Another ICE execution. They had him on the ground restrained by multiple agents and murdered him.
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Radical Left Scum (@radicalleftscum) on Threads
ICE literally murdered a member of the public in broad daylight. The guy was already subdued by multiple ICE thugs and then 1 of them started shooting whole he was on the ground. As ICE agents get out...
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January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Another ICE execution. They had him on the ground restrained by multiple agents and murdered him.
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We are at war with the forces of authoritarianism. Protests, boycotts, spreading the truth to counter lies, and the ballot box are our weapons.
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📢 America is now at war, and the heroes we’ve been waiting for are us.
ICE attacks, mass layoffs, rising costs, health care cuts, and corruption threaten democracy. People power is our defense against fascism.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We are at war with the forces of authoritarianism. Protests, boycotts, spreading the truth to counter lies, and the ballot box are our weapons.
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The current regime is in no way conservative. They are billionaire oligarchs and Christo-fascists trying to institute a Project 2025 dictatorship. We demand a return to the Constitution and the rule of law!
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January 23, 2026
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans took to the streets today in bitter cold temperatures with wind chills of -20°F (–28°C) to protest the occupation of Minneapolis and St.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The current regime is in no way conservative. They are billionaire oligarchs and Christo-fascists trying to institute a Project 2025 dictatorship. We demand a return to the Constitution and the rule of law!
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Never surrender to a tyrant!
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Memo to Europe: Remember Neville Chamberlain
You cannot appease a tyrant. You must hit back hard.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Never surrender to a tyrant!
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We had plenty of warning about the methods and dangers of fascism. Ignorance prevailed anyway. Let’s wise up and recover from our error.
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
We had plenty of warning about the methods and dangers of fascism. Ignorance prevailed anyway. Let’s wise up and recover from our error.
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Billionaire media is trying to portray independent journalists and commentators as tools of the Democratic Party rather than purveyors of truth. They reduce Heather Cox Richardson to a nameless icon. They are now tools of the oligarchy.
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WashPost Put Dr. Heather Cox Richardson’s Face On It, Then Erased Her Name
You don’t erase a woman this visible by mistake; you do it because her clarity costs you something.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Billionaire media is trying to portray independent journalists and commentators as tools of the Democratic Party rather than purveyors of truth. They reduce Heather Cox Richardson to a nameless icon. They are now tools of the oligarchy.
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An interesting diagnosis tying Trump’s advancing dementia to his underlying malignant narcissism.
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DAMMIT It's Not Alzheimer's! Here's Why It's A Far Worse Nightmare Scenario
You deserve the facts, not conjecture. Alzheimer's diminishes a person. Trump's not diminishing, he's escalating, and you need to know the frightening reason why.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
An interesting diagnosis tying Trump’s advancing dementia to his underlying malignant narcissism.
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Press Onward
To journalists everywhere: fight like hell
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December 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The Paperclip Resistance – A grassroots movement, for the people and by the people
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December 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here’s the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT that CBS pulled from broadcast at the last minute.
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Here’s the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT that CBS pulled from broadcast at the last minute.
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Farewell to "60 Minutes"
It just went the way of the Washington Post's editorial page
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December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
