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PhillyPhan

@rickchancellor.bsky.social

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Husband of 43 years to my best friend, father of 3, grandfather of 4, with multiple grandcats and granddogs. Passionate pro-choice liberal. Lover of books, my Philly teams and hanging by the ocean. Vote Blue up and down the ballot for a better tomorrow. 💙

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, I have to disagree with Molly (and that’s a rare thing).
She’s doing her job as a Trump defender very well. Refusing to answer questions from Dem Senators and attacking them with specious claims and internet rumors.

She has proven herself to be the WORST Attorney General ever.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

I would LOVE to be in the courtroom for discovery, it would be SO entertaining and enlightening.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

Get Pete Hegseth on the phone! Donuts make for fat soldiers and then how will they wage war?

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

And this spurred OUTRAGE in the GOP! “Jack Smith tapped my phone” fumed Josh Hawley. Chuck Grassley cried its “spying” and an “abuse of power”.

In truth, the FBI got call logs on 9 Republicans with a grand jury subpoena.

No spying.

No tapping.

Why are they acting so guilty?

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. This looks very bad and it’s setting a dangerous precedent. The normalization of troops (they’re ICE but dressed as military) in our cities is pretty far down the list on the road to authoritarianism and nine months into this regime we’re getting close. October 18 take to the streets. HANDS OFF

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently it’s the Democrats fault for not bending the knee and giving this regime everything it wants.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 2d

My biggest fear is that enough Dem Senators are going to cave to pressure and vote to pass the CR. If this happens Meek Chuck needs to resign his leadership position because Democrats will have gotten nothing to show for taking this stand except for a black eye.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 2d

I would have killed for a setup like this. Mine was much more basic since I didn’t have a lot of money back then but I still enjoyed laying back, smoking a joint and letting the music take me away.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 2d

The simplest answer: because Trump’s a fucking idiot.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 2d

His new hat is telling.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 2d

That bastion of liberalism, NFL owners, made the Super Bowl halftime show decision to try and expand their product to Latino audiences. Every decision they make is based on increasing revenue and attracting new fans. I’d be shocked if more than a handful of owners even KNOW who Bad Bunny is.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 4d

When Democrats regain power it’s time to pack the court with four more liberal justices and begin to undo the damage caused by this corrupt court.

When history is written, John Roberts will go down as one of the worst Chief Justices of all time.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 4d

The only problem with her solution is she wants John Thune to use the nuclear option in the Senate. She doesn’t want compromise, she wants the Senate to break tradition and completely eliminate the filibuster.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 4d

When the Democrats take power again I hope that he flees to a country that has an extradition treaty with us. Miller and all the Trump sycophants must be brought to justice either here or overseas for their crimes.

I’m appalled that any American would do or support the actions of this regime.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 5d

I’m afraid that most aren’t even aware of it and won’t know until they get the bill. The apathy that the majority of Americans have about what goes on in Washington is astounding. Their knowledge of important issues that directly affect their lives come from Fox or social media.

Ignorance rules.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 5d

GOP leadership should march into the Oval Office and tell Trump that the Legislature is taking its authority back or he will be impeached, convicted and removed from office. He would then have a choice to get his authoritarian urges in check or lose his grifting opportunities.

They’re cowards so…

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 6d

This is exactly what I want to see. Take the fight to where the conservatives are. Fox, Newsmax, podcasts, wherever you can, to push back on the lies and propaganda that this administration is spreading.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 6d

Voting for Fetterman is probably the vote that I regret the most.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Ahh, The Hatch Act. It’s not shocking in the slightest that this lawless regime would use government resources to lie about the opposition party.

And who, pray tell, in the Office of Special Counsel is going to enforce any punishment for violations of the Act? Nobody, because the GOP is feckless.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Personally, I like this idea.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Is this why America is great?

As a country, we need to stop deluding ourselves with shouts that “America is the BEST country in the world” because we’re not.

By any metric you choose America lags behind a lot of other countries. Healthcare in particular has become a bottomless money pit for many.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Waiting for the applause.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Democrats need to go on any conservative media platform that they can and explain EXACTLY why the government is shut down. Going on liberal and left leaning media is preaching to the choir. There’s so much disinformation and confusion spread by this regime that the truth isn’t getting to the people.

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PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Somehow, when Democrats cave to the pressure (and they always cave), the rise in healthcare costs will be blamed on Democrats.

PhillyPhan @rickchancellor.bsky.social · 7d

Is the President responsible for the shutdown?

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