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Lord Acton was correct when he stated: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Need proof? Listen to the news. Read the papers.

Lord Acton was correct when he stated: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Need proof? Listen to the news. Read the papers.

In 2025, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé moved to the United States for love, marrying a man she had met decades earlier on a U.S. military base. He husband died in January, and now, Ross-Mahé, 85, is being held in a detention center, a month after immigration agents arrested her at her late husband’s home.

John Adams to Thomas Jefferson in a letter 2 February, 1816: Power always thinks it has a great Soul, and vast Views, beyond the Comprehension of the Weak; and that it is doing God Service, when it is violating all his Laws.

This notion/concern is stated in other religions texts. But for all those 'Christian' Nationalists,Evangelical Fundamentalists and MAGAts of the Trump regime: MARK 5:9 is an appropriate description, "I am Legion, for we are many." Knowing this, We must defeat this evil that attempts to consume us.

The folks in FOFA mode means we all get to participate in FUBAR!

It's all about expectations. Expecting anything rational and valid from this regime is folly. Yet, I find that even in my lowest expectations, this bunch finds a way to go lower, meaner, uglier, and more destructively. Now, I am expecting an occurance of 9/11 events and our nation is not prepared.

Any notion of truth, rationality, or fact should not be in our expectations of every person in the Trump Regime. Not in written statements nor in verbal communication- if lips are moving or comments written- there is zero need to accept the fabrications and outright lies. Prove me wrong.

I guess it's illegal to share secret informationa nd documents in England, while in American you can keep them in your bathroom.

It wasn't in a pizza parlor 'controlled' by Democrats/Left.

Some...not all. Perhaps you could be more specific and especially name 'Christian' Nationalists.

Any notion of truth, rationality, or fact should not be in our expectations of every person in the Trump Regime. Not in written statements nor in verbal communication- if lips are moving or comments written- there is zero need to accept the fabrications and outright lies. Prove me wrong.

com·plic·it /kəmˈplisət/ adjective involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing. "all of these people are complicit in some criminal conspiracy"

A reminder, as you scroll through the current, past and future posts-Trump OWES everything to Putin/Russia. He was funded by that deplorable regime from the beginning of his real estate business, continues. All his 'diplomatic' actions are keyed to Russian demands. He fully and completely OWNED.

It seems Donald Trump is a Muck who has run amuck. (All of his regime is included in this mucking about.)

Thanks to @firedbutfighting.bsky.social for sharing this gem. This is so much better than the Imperial March that has been playing in our heads for months.

Damn good question.

We're approaching the point where it will be mostly bowels that can move.

Does this men that TRump will abide by the results of a 'free and fair' election on watermarked paper ballots....pffffttt! What an absurd thought!

Not just them. ALL Republicans.

In our circle-BigBalls was what we called Elephantiasis, a parasitic disease effecting the extremities. I guess that might hold true here.

Andy is a classic opportunist. He takes his fawning seriously and as a result he has become a minor court jester. He is another McConnell gift to KY and the Nation- a gag gift!

Why would/should any member of Congress trust any nominee 'testifying' about any issue,position, or personal background when EVERY one of Trump's people have LIED UNDER OATH?! All of them. Public trust is dead.

Exactly and precisely: who are the masked people beating up unmasked people? What are their credentials? What is their LEGAL authority?

And the stunning and remarkable response from those in the majority party: clutching pearls and hankie wringing while issuing an incredibly stern 'TSK, Tsk,Tsk!'.

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Not a rhetorical question: what action or event will be the tipping point for elected officials to scream 'ENOUGH' and immediately commit to reclaiming America?! What possible excuse, aphorism, or policy can they have in the face of abject cruelty and purposeful destruction to writhe and winge?!

EVIL. Real EVIL often comes disguised in the form of easy salvation.

Sitting here and wondering: what happens after FUBAR and what do you call it?!

Ohhhh....I instinctively felt his wallet getting fatter while mine is getting thinner.

For the Trump/Muskovites: Epithets and epitaphs will not express noble, glorious, generous sentiments for these self-serving, vile, base and destructive third string players.On the contrary, discussion and exposition will be filled with the strained and incredulous in failed attempts to make sense.

Unfortunately this regime is mired in all the worst aspects of power: greed, malevolence, retribution, willing ignorance, and depravity. Suffering is an instrument of this power. These regimes always have an ugly ending.

Trump's theme for this evenings address to the joint session of Congress is Renewing the American Dream....news to me because it sure looks and feels like a horrific nightmare.

To make the world safer, We asked Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons and we would protect them....now we have short-sighted, inexperienced, bullying braggarts stripping them of weapons we pledged to send them- so We did not have to battle on our ground. It's a marvel of dumbassery!

from today's post — thanks for reading! link to the whole enchilada is here: bit.ly/3EWeq1d

.....with thanks to Tom~ Well, I know what's right I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin' me around But I'll stand my ground And I won't back down Well, I won't back down No I won't back down You could stand me up at the gates of Hell But I won't back down

Absolutely NOT! Ask the Vindman brothers!!

Nope. Vindman wasn't.

A reminder: the current President did not get elected in a landslide nor did the vote provide a mandate. He 'won' by a mere 1.5% of the popular vote.....and about 35% of registered voters took the time to vote.

Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Joni Ernst, etc: You’ve seen Hegseth, RFK Jr, and others give worthless assurances. You’re now seeing the US appease Putin, and DOJ guardrails crumble. Are you going to let Kash Patel use the FBI against his enemies list and further destroy the rule of law?

Think of the American reaction if 2 nations got together, made policies and decisions then decided what they were going to extract from our nation as the price of their efforts? No notion of sovereignty? No regard for independence. Trump/Putin are flat out WRONG. What they are scheming is WRONG.

Uninformed and shortsighted opinion.

The Church needs brave men and women who will say that bigotry wrapped in religion is still bigotry, that Christianity was never supposed to be about power—and that Jesus doesn't give a damn if America is first. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-americ...