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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

I heard they screened SAVING PRIVATE RYAN at the White House and Trump cried over all those poor soldiers who sacrificed their lives defending Normandy Beach.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 9h

I’m leaving in January for Netherlands. But I have kids and need to get them far away, where they can get vaccines and avoid civil unrest.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 9h

The following is going to happen a year from now:

1. Democratic Wave.
2. Trump challenges election results.
3. Dem majority barred from being seated due to fraud findings concocted by the regime.

At that point, the American people will have 2 choices: Accept the dictatorship or remove it.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 10h

The energy surrounding this argument is like when people insist we are a Republic and not a Democracy.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 12h

I am not saying we need to panic. What I’m saying is that calling people who are worried about fascism happening in this country “hysterical and panicked” as Tom does, is smug, pedantic and counterproductive.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 12h

Neither Tom nor you knows what it's like to live under fascism. Please spare me the academic theories. We have citizens being snatched out of their homes by masked gestapo and more. It's self-indulgent pedantry to fixate on whether to call it authoritarianism or fascism at this time.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 12h

How so?

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 13h

And calling people who don’t care to thread the needle on that distinction “hysterical” is smug and elitist bs.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 13h

The Constitutional order is being destroyed by a fascist. On that we all agree. Arguing about whether we are or aren’t living under fascism just yet is stupid and pointless.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 13h

When the plane is going down and someone tells me not to panic because I’m being a doomer I will just assume they are fine with things crashing.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13h

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 13h

Enjoy your pedantry. It’s a waste of time.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 14h

I’m not advocating for panic. What I’m saying is that people who lecture “Don’t panic” during a rolling crisis are usually the last people to understand what’s happening.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 14h

He is taking tax money from tariffs and using it to fund WIC. It's happening RIGHT NOW.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 14h

It's illegal. Where's the enforcement mechanism?

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

What are you talking about? Trump is exercising illegal recissions of Congressionally-mandated spending RIGHT NOW. He is ignoring Congressional statutes RIGHT NOW. He is lying to courts and ignoring court orders RIGHT NOW. This is not a theoretical. It’s happening.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

Courts don’t have a way to enforce their rulings. It’s literally an honors system. If Trump ignores a ruling, then what?

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

Trump has violated multiple laws since returning to office and is repeatedly violating the Constitution. Tell me, who is going to stop him from continuing to do so?

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

The regime is destroying our Constitutional norms but, sure, I’m the one who’s delusional for pointing that out.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

And I’m almost certain at this point that you are a MAGA shit poster.

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

The President is at this moment controlling government spending, contra the article 1 powers of Congress. Is that how Congress is supposed to work?

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

Okay, at this point I can only conclude that you’re a MAGA account gaslighting me. This is utterly delusional.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

Which military leadership? The ones that Trump appoints?

Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

I’m sorry you are still under the illusion that the Trump administration is going to abide by Constitutional norms and that Congress and the courts will force him to.

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Tongue Stud Window @tonguestudwindow.bsky.social · 15h

Read: www.thebulwark.com/p/dirty-proc...

The Dirty Move Republicans Could Pull to Keep the House

Election-denying Trump allies could use a rare procedural maneuver to overturn a Democratic midterm win in 2026.

www.thebulwark.com

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