Michael J RennerDec 4, 2022
George Takei  ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿฝ
Every GOP official, especially party leaders like Kevin McCarthy, should be asked, wherever they go, whenever they appear, whether they condemn Trumpโ€™s call for termination of โ€œall rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitutionโ€ so that Trump can now be declared the winner.
They must utterly reject and walk away from this seditious, authoritarian madman. Now.
Dec 4, 2022 at 1:54pmWeb
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@georgetakei
Show threadBrigite BoboDec 4, 2022
@filmcritic @georgetakei ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Show threadStefan Dembowski ๐Ÿ“ทDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Sadly, they'll ignore it as they want him back and make a mockery of their oath to uphold the Constitution.
Show threadJustineDec 4, 2022

@I_am_Stefan @georgetakei

HE WAS JUST JOKING!

Left has no sense of humor and they don't know how to make funny jokes.

IT'S HILARIOUS, RIGHT?

Show threadStefan Dembowski ๐Ÿ“ทDec 4, 2022
@Justine @georgetakei I be like:
Show threadChai NguyenDec 5, 2022

@Justine @I_am_Stefan @georgetakei

There is literally nothing to suggest he was joking.

Show threadNYC GlueDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei would ask that of all GOP supporters too.
Show threadDebbieDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
Trump never wanted to be President.
He wanted to be King.
Show threadDaniel QuinnDec 4, 2022
@DebbieLough @georgetakei he doesn't know the difference.
Show threadAi ์•„์ดDec 4, 2022
@danielquinn @DebbieLough @georgetakei He just wants the title. He wants none of the responsibility.
Show threadraphaelDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei by all that is right, yes. but good luck on all accounts: 1) having officials of an openly seditious party treated like what they are, not one of two legitimate options, 2) republicans answering questions with the least amount of good will or honesty, 3) republicans not being very much here for theocratic fascism.
Show threadThat Anonymous CowardDec 4, 2022

@georgetakei
That would require a spine.

And considering it looks like Trump followers took out a power substation, by shooting it, trying to stop a drag show in NC what do you think they'd do to anyone who turned on their Mango Mussolini?

Show threadDirkTheDaringDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei theyโ€™re scared of him
Show threadBricinDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei easy question for every journalist to ask - and yet they wonโ€™t. Itโ€™s Sunday morning and no hard questions will be asked or answered.
Show threadMausuDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei The word of GOP officials on these topics can't be trusted. They have demonstrated time and time again that they will say whatever it takes to worm their way out of controversy while continuing to support authoritarian figures and measures by not taking any actions against them, and often taking action in favor of them.
Show threadDavidSE11 ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei why donโ€™t they just arrest him ?
Show threadGrandpa DonDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
They won't, and true patriots MUST vote every one of them out of office. We also should be overtly shunning the maga-cult idiots who continue to support anti-democratic, autocratic, theocratic policies. Don't let them speak on campuses, boycott their businesses, treat them like the pariahs they are.
Show threadh2500Dec 4, 2022
@georgetakei maybe its a first sign that Very Stable Genius realizes that 2024 is not going to happen for him and heโ€™s grasping at straws?
Show threadMike CzerskiDec 4, 2022

@georgetakei

But will it happen?

Mainstream media have both enabled Trump and Brexit... Asking critical questions, seems to be a ting of the past.

Show threadJana Lynne SanchezDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei they donโ€™t care how they get power. They want power at all costs
Show threadEggmont ๐Ÿ˜Dec 4, 2022

@janasanchez @georgetakei

That is not so.

They want to get their power in the discount family pack.

They want power at little or no cost.

They want a discount on the price in the contract and they'd like you to extend them credit and put it on their tab so they can string you along and stiff you later.

They most certainly don't want to pay retail.

Show threadJordan de SocalDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei moreover they should be asked what they plan to DO about it, because inaction is completely unacceptable
Show threadRickDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Trump reminds me of that little guy with the funny mustache during WWII.
Show threadDreamweaselDec 4, 2022

@georgetakei

You know as well as I do that:

- they never will
- it wonโ€™t make a difference to their followers

Show threadC StewartDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei I wouldn't count on that.
Show threadTazzyDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Who will do that? . Not the msm . They have already proven that. Your government is truly one side or the other, rarely meeting in the middle. Instead of governing they play tit for tat and then send everything to a court of law to decide . How will that change with the current elected officials you have now ?
Show threadreally? why?Dec 4, 2022

@georgetakei

people need to shake the make-believe feel of not knowing what's really going on and get on the same page about the domestic insurrectionist terrorist threat, complete with a leader

were the jan 6 pipe bombs not terrorism?

i'm just calling things what they are and the words sound strangely fresh because the discourse has been heavily gaslit going back decades. of course, it severely mutated with the introduction of the internet.

Show threadNoVaTwitrDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei What do all the โ€œconstitutional conservativeโ€ Trump lovers have to say about that? You know, the ones who say sorry your kids are being shot in school but the constitutionโ€ฆ
Show threadStephen MarsicoDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei they will never talk bad about Trump .. I believe the proper term is "Pussies" lol
Show threadtoxtethogradyDec 4, 2022
@Steve3258 @georgetakei Until they find that the Trump constituency is not enough to win elections, they'll keep following him trying to capture some of the magic for themselves...
Show threadAliceDec 4, 2022
It's like he's given up even pretending not to be a fascist.
Show threadtoxtethogradyDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Trump has proven consistently that he only follows the rules he remembers from Organized Crime. He only cites the Constitution for PR value...
Show threadWilliam SimpsonDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei If Trump were trying to be found mentally incompetent to stand trial, this is how he'd start.
Show threadAliceDec 4, 2022
@bill Do you think he's actually clever enough to come up with that idea? Do you think his ego would let him do that?
Show threadSandrunnerDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
I hope the new house leader will be more vocal at BS when they see it.
Show threadTDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
I wonder, if in 10-20 years from now, the story of this time will be equally on how our media failed to perform their role of investigative & true reporting; and instead were focusing on access & click baitโ€ฆ
Show threadBonnie TownerDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei The Republican party are all coward when it comes to 45. You have to wonder what 45 has on them that is so bad they don't want to be found out
Show threadMadCatPeeperz rides againDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei there will probably be a weak denunciation but I doubt any strongly worded condemnations. No one will call on him to withdraw his 2024 bid.
Show threadJabrams29Dec 4, 2022
@georgetakei crazy how they canโ€™t.
Show threadPaul SimeoneDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Unfortunately thatโ€™s not going to happen. That would mean a concerted effort to change their focus. They believe their approach is working for them.
Show threadStevesLowerLeftBallDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei their silence IS their complicity. They want to taje AND retain all powers over the people. Dictatorship
Show threadgavinisdie Dec 4, 2022
@georgetakei that's rather unconstitutional
Show threadSeculoidDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei why do you expect a bunch of racist sickos to walk away from the fascism they want? Lol
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei So, of course, they cling to him tighter...
Show threadR. RebelDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
Show threadBrian SullivanDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Won't happen -- "access journalism" rules.
Show threadGATEKEEPERDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei James Clyburn suggested Dems cross over and help elect Qevin McCoward as speaker. I'm so pissed.
Show threadAngry_gramDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei They are a bunch of proven cowards who will avoid, lie, and prevaricate when asked that question. The fact that they even have be asked the question is, in itself, telling. They should be making unprompted public statements denouncing trumpโ€™s verbal assault on the foundations of this country.
Show threadStormcrowDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Too late for the GOP. Wherever they go, they should be harassed and taunted and driven from public appearance.
Show threadA-A-RonDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei getting rid of the Constitution would be the equivalent of removing our brains.
Show threadNorman WilsonDec 5, 2022
@AARonD @georgetakei So nothing new for the GOP.
Show threadJacihDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei
Show threadBryan Hayes Chicago ๐Ÿ‘“โ›ต๏ธDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei https://youtu.be/9W8IY0Sx1b4
Rise of the Nazis - Full Episode | BBC Select

YouTube
Show threadTopKnotDec 4, 2022

@georgetakei
A majority of Republicans agree with #Trump about everything. A small minority of the GOP are just scared shitless of the 2021 Coup plotter and leader of the #Cult45. And a smaller minority are just cult members doing his bidding.

You can take this to the bank, sorta.

Show threadHal BrownDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei Most will feign ignorance, say they didn't know about it, or just walk away. I suggest all of them carry a printout of his Truth Social post to give to these spineless sycophants when they say they don't know anything about it.
Show threadOverwhelmedhippieDec 4, 2022
@georgetakei EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Show threadMark McElroyDec 4, 2022

@georgetakei

First: I agree.

Second: I know this kind of statement plays well on Twitter, where youโ€™ve had a lot of practice attracting followers.

Third: Here on Mastodon, it would be nice โ€” culturally appropriate, maybe โ€” to label political content with a content warning. That way, those interested can open it and see details โ€ฆ while others who enjoy your work but avoid political content can pass it by.

Just an idea; I mean no offense, and respect you and your work.