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Retired attorney. J.D., LL.M., CPA Just eating marshmallows. πŸ˜‰

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The US Federal government is not functioning well. Getting money, lobbying, and corruption out of the government would go a long way towards fixing the problem. Also, creating an independent branch whose sole job is to make sure the government follows the Constitution and the laws would help. IMHO

11.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is clearly fine with the GOP.

11.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 10966 πŸ” 4681 πŸ’¬ 462 πŸ“Œ 201
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10.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 962 πŸ” 410 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 36
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Does Trump even know what’s happening in Iran? | CNN Politics President Donald Trump has often had a complicated relationship with the truth, but it’s striking to see that play out in the context of a war.

Does Pedo Trump even know what’s happening in Iran?

CNN is now openly asking the question.

We have a president launching strikes, spending billions, risking American lives β€” while appearing confused about the facts on the ground.

War by ignorance is not leadership.
www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...

10.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

It now appears clear that Jeffrey Epstein did NOT off himself, based on staff talk overheard by inmates, independent bank reports that large deposits of money were made to the guard in charge at the time, and 2 suspiciously nonfunctioning cameras.
(Source: Julie Brown, Miami Herald)

10.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 5912 πŸ” 1711 πŸ’¬ 339 πŸ“Œ 91
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Trump doesn’t have the ability to dictate when the war is over.

10.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 6885 πŸ” 2544 πŸ’¬ 266 πŸ“Œ 97
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This is how our government has been corrupted:

1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat

We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

10.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 11737 πŸ” 4822 πŸ’¬ 511 πŸ“Œ 281

Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

10.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 18896 πŸ” 4308 πŸ’¬ 1486 πŸ“Œ 360
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NBC’s Richard Engel: β€œThe White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

09.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 16591 πŸ” 6920 πŸ’¬ 973 πŸ“Œ 503

The War is highly unpopular, yet Congress voted to not require the President to appear befor Congress and explain the rationale for the War. This is good evidence that your Congressional representatives do not represent their constituants but, rather, represent some minority interest.

09.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1151 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 16
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Hatred, ignorance, fear, greed, and discrimination are viruses, magnified by suffering, carried in buckets, spilled onto the world.

We cannot eliminate them by actions that magnify hatred, ignorance, fear, greed, discrimination and suffering - only by actions that relieve them.

08.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 11175 πŸ” 2807 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 95

So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.

That's $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

Thousands of lives lost.

People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

09.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 15326 πŸ” 5615 πŸ’¬ 664 πŸ“Œ 276
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TAPPER: You know that if you vote against an additional $50 billion of funding for operations in Iran, that vote will be cast as you voting against the troops.

CHRIS MURPHY: Come on. The American people do not want this war. If you support the troops, you should be voting against this war.

08.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 17179 πŸ” 4036 πŸ’¬ 1593 πŸ“Œ 865

i think that one of the things that nobody in the mainstream talks about (yes i know we complain about it on here all the time if you think this is the mainstream oh boy) is how successfully politicians have divested themselves of any responsibility for anything at all

07.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 3488 πŸ” 614 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 30

Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.

07.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 14518 πŸ” 2956 πŸ’¬ 569 πŸ“Œ 150

When more heat is put into the atmosphere, the atmosphere gets hotter. Who woulda thunk?

07.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

06.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 24591 πŸ” 7054 πŸ’¬ 525 πŸ“Œ 425

Exactly!

06.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1417 πŸ” 594 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 19
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🌳Los Γ‘rboles: protagonistas silenciosos πŸ’š

05.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1666 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

A CNN poll shows that 59% of US residents disapprove of the war on Iran. Yet Congress failed to require the President to make his case for war. This evidences the failure of our representatives to support the will of the people. Whose will do they represent?

06.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just remember, everything he says is BS.

06.03.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A problem Dems have is that they often follow the Constitution and the laws. The GOP simply ignores such things except to the extent they can use them as weapons against their opponents.

05.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haven't you heard? It's not a war, it's a quilting bee.

05.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's hard to maintain faith in our Republic when Congress chooses to allow unconstitutional activity. The Constitution and our representatives' oaths become a punch line.

05.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, we would not have launched unprovoked wars with no explanation against Venezuela and Iran if Kamala were in charge. Trump is much worse than Kamala. Trump is much worse than even the despicable Cheney/Bush war machine. What's wrong with you people?

01.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 2064 πŸ” 288 πŸ’¬ 114 πŸ“Œ 29
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Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

02.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 15253 πŸ” 5947 πŸ’¬ 831 πŸ“Œ 355

Did the Navy hospital boat make it to Greenland yet?

02.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 8508 πŸ” 1028 πŸ’¬ 473 πŸ“Œ 77
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Eisenhower

02.03.2026 00:12 πŸ‘ 15651 πŸ” 5861 πŸ’¬ 373 πŸ“Œ 338