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Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Dec 2024
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Doesn't matter. He won the presidency. He has demonstrated his entire life that he will just do whatever he wants and dare the world to stop him. (Narrator: They haven't.) Now he also has near-complete criminal immunity once he's inaugurated. He's already stacking up appointees who are going to follow his orders.
"B-b-but Senate confirmation --" Shut the fuck up. Whoever he wants to be in charge of departments is going to be in charge of departments. Don't appoint anyone else, throw "Acting" in front of the title, done and done. What is anyone going to do about it? Fucking nothing.
Of course it matters. It doesn't matter to trump but the public is not trump
If it doesn’t matter enough for anyone to do anything about it, it doesn’t matter at all.
Yes only bloody revolution matters /s
The only way out is through, and the sooner we get to the tipping point the better.
This sounds like accelerationism. It’s all the rage amongst Elon and his ilk. The problem with this is there’s no certainty that we’ll make it through.
France survived the Reign of Terror.
The "public's opinion" is of very little concern without a threat of violence to back it up.
you go first.
I already am... My community, and myself, have already started putting into action plans to help us through this: Bolstering our mutual aid network, doing first aid classes, hitting the range weekly now, planning our block gardens, etc etc.
I meant that if you're going to advocate for violence, you go first.
Wny do you think we are doing weekly range days now?
It might be a good idea not to advertise this online, if true.
Oh noes! A group of neighbors goes to the range weekly, grows food in gardens, and learns first aid... You're right, they'll drop firebombs on us like the did to MOVE.
I mean, it is what it is. My activities have been pretty openly discussed elsewhere, and apparently, it never tripped a background check. Not with the IRS, Dept of Education, Dept of the Treasury, TS-SCIF clearances, etc etc...
You are the one who just made that implication, not me.
15mil who voted last time didn't this time. 40+ declared they give two shits about what kind of person Trump is. The public does not give af.