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Dakota Kollar's avatar

thanks for the roundups like this--its overwhelming but I appreciate you all tracking everything into one place so it is easier to take in.

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jose diablo's avatar

All I can say is I just threw up my Saturday breakfast! The current administration is corrupt, vile, vicious! Meanwhile the spineless Democrats appear to be clueless on how to tackle this mess!

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Cheryl Anne's avatar

The term 'spineless' is allocated to the maga party in Congress who are too afraid to do the right thing for the American people. The Democrats are doing whatever they can, with the minority they have, to fight back against trump's fascist takeover. They are holding town halls in the Republican districts where the maga Representatives won't dare go because of the outrage of their Constituents. They are speaking out on the floor of the Senate, presenting all the ways this administration is corrupt, lawless, and anti-Constitutional. They are speaking out publicly on social media, mainstream media, wherever and whenever the opportunity presents itself. They are speaking out at protests. I don't know what you expect them to do that they aren't doing. Their hands are tied in Congress until we take back the House and Senate in '26.

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jose diablo's avatar

Actually the MAGA congressional representatives and Senators are corrupt scum bags! Like TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out)and his cabinet of snakes, they too are undermining constitutional principles, particularly regarding issues like checks and balances, election integrity, and civil rights.

The Democrats, on the other hand, are utterly 'spineless'!

Had they condemned the inhumane treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the illegal land grabs in the West Bank and pushed for an arms embargo against Israel, we wouldn't be in this predicament today. Meanwhile, 'Schmuck Schooner' is busy promoting his book instead of fulfilling his responsibilities, and Hakeem Jeffries seems to be doing absolutely nothing with his aimless hand gestures!

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Steve Woodward's avatar

So now the Federalist society is too left-leanng for Trump? Wow!

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Polly Parrish's avatar

Thank you for such a thorough update. It is such a relief to have somewhere to get the truth in journalism.

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Cheryl Anne's avatar

Thanks to Mehdi and his team for these weekly reports. I will continue to post them on my FB page in the hopes it can open the closed minds of maga and others who have no clue as to what is really happening to our country. Keep them coming, they really are a huge help in keeping track.

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Kevin's avatar

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's essay "On Stupidity" applies.

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Ed Charles's avatar

"Yes, quite a long list. Anti-democratic forces appeared to be hard at work."

Leavitt, Bondi, Miller, Martin, Rubio, Homan, etc.; the rogues gallery needs to be shamed publicly. Alas, there are no Joseph Welch acolytes these days...

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Rob H's avatar

My Filipina wife is always saying how corrupt the BBM administration is in the Philippines-that's really nothing compared to the corruption of the Trump regime act 2, thanks also to the voters who gleefully voted for the current situation and establishment Democrats for doing...nothing.

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