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Mary Schweitzer's avatar

I do not understand why everyone isn’t up in arms over the kidnapping of law-abiding immigrants, whatever their status. Leaving kids alone and traumatized. Putting immigrants in private prisons modeled after the worst overseas and nobody can get in to see them. And what are they going to do with that giant budget?

I know the Epstein files gets everybody good ratings, but this is the most egregious thing taking place in Trump’s America.

And you don’t have to be a Zionist if you are Jewish, and you don’t have to agree with the slaughter in Gaza to have been a Zionist. Where is the outrage? I don’t mean from the administration - I mean from the American people.

I am sure you are well aware that the term “antisemitism” originally referred to ALL Semites, which would include Palestinians.

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Robert Jaffee's avatar

Forget the Pierce interview, the guy before him is a revisionist historian who’s clearly off his meds. How could Pierce sit there with a straight face? Oh yeah, he agrees with the guy. I’d love to see a debate between Mahdi and That Guy!

Honestly, Pierce Morgan lacks any semblance of self-awareness. His answers to Mehdi speak volumes.

First off, Pierce claims that by using fascism we’re diluting its meaning, even though everything Trump is doing is authoritarian fascism: defying court orders, attacking places of higher education.

Secondly, Trump is forcing corporations and the media into silence or complicity. Ignoring the rule of law, due process and birth right citizenship. Destroying faith in our institutions and replacing all our bureaucrats and technocrats with unqualified loyalists.

Not to mention, sending military troops for use domestically. And using tariffs as a weapon to punish his adversaries, while rewarding his friends with exemptions.

And it’s not like he’s already trying to rig the 26 midterms with redistricting in the middle of a decade.

That said, excellent as always Mahdi, although I’m not sure any of this will make a difference. Trump may be an authoritarian fascist kleptocrat and serial rapist to boot; but he’s MAGA’s fascist, rapist and crook, and that’s all that matters! IMHO…:)

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