Mark W

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Trump appears to be selecting his senior appointments not for their ability to advance any particular policy agenda, but simply to maximize recklessness and damage.

There's a new outbreak variant of EQUESTRIAN RED SIRLOIN. Someone notify the duty officer!

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Artist: https://www.timandraka.com/

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Criminal Trump nominates monstrous Gaetz to oversee criminal justice in America.

The Washington Post calls Gaetz an "outspoken ally" of Trump, and the NY Times calls naming him attorney general a "provocative move".

Now THAT is how you normalize the criminals and fascists in charge of the next U.S. government.

Please spend your news dollars on real journalism, not the pathetic drivel these organizations are feeding you.

"We ... imagine that a dictator would owe us something. But the vote you cast for him affirms your irrelevance. The whole point is that the strongman owes us nothing. We get abused and we get used to it."

https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-strongman-fantasy

The Strongman Fantasy (updated)

And Dictatorship in Real Life

Thinking about...

A quote from "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder (https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny)

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On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder - Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a call to arms and a guide to resistance, with invaluable ideas for how we can preserve our freedoms in the uncertain years to come.

Does he not know how many of his voters voted for W at the time? I wonder if any W voters are having second thoughts right now.

I've had plenty to say in the past about Dick Cheney and his penchant for torture. Having said that, this election is really close, and from a strictly mathematical perspective, the Cheney family is helping Kamala Harris close the deal.

I hope enough Republicans come to their senses and help make it happen.

https://apnews.com/article/election-trump-cheney-war-hawk-14e2037b4fd8d22acf64c8b888ce296d

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Trump says Liz Cheney might not be a 'war hawk' if she had rifles shooting at her

Kamala Harris says it was “disqualifying” for Donald Trump to say former Rep. Liz Cheney should have rifles “shooting at her” to see how she feels about sending troops to fight. Harris on Friday called Cheney “a true patriot” and said Trump “has increased his violent rhetoric.” Cheney says Trump is a “cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.” Trump made the comment at an event late Thursday in Arizona with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Harris has campaigned extensively with Cheney while Trump has attacked the former Wyoming congresswoman over the Iraq war and foreign military interventions.

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Growing fears of Trump fascism as election nears

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According to this, John Kelly's comments about Trump being a fascist have landed solidly into local TV news, and there has been a shift in public awareness just as apathetic voters start checking in about politics.

She acknowledged that the polls are close, but she's laser-focused on paths to 270 electoral votes right now, and is "very confident" that they can close the deal in the next 9 days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYMRu_DHaSg

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‘We’re going to win this’: Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon on why she's 'very confident'

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#Doonesbury: "What am I supposed to do about it, lock him up?"

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Entire strip here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/10/27

Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 27, 2024 | GoComics.com

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