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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-03-10 02:18:57 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/hauntedhettie At 2025-03-10 03:03:32 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/Lemonpup615 At 2025-03-10 01:24:28 PM | Source

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Was talking to a disabled vet, she was scared like the rest of us and wondered allowed what happened to the guardrails in our system of government, and I realized: WE (the Great Unwashed, the millions of ordinary American citizens) ARE THE GUARDRAILS NOW. Nobody is going to intervene and save the United States except for us. We're it.

EDIT: I meant to add this link (fixed now). If anybody wants to help organize, DM me. You don't have to be in or near DC to volunteer.

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Originally Posted By u/noname999999 At 2025-03-10 03:19:29 PM | Source

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-03-10 04:36:12 PM | Source

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The orange tyrant is on track to spend over $50M this year on security for his many recreational outings (golf, NASCAR, Superbowl) and millions more for his many trips from DC to FL. Based on his record from first presidency, it works out to be about $4M per golf outing for fuel security, etc.. This is outrageous and unfair. Paying for these unnecessary activities with money taken from now jobless federal workers from Parks, NOAA, EPA, etc.. And this hipocrit chided Obama for one golf outing! Why pay our taxes if that is where the $ is going?!
And why is he recreating when he is supposed to be performing an very important FT job for all Americans?! How does he have the time? Perhaps his time would be better spent reading his briefings so he would learn useful information (e.g., where is Lesotho, how gravity works re: water supply, etc.) and stop embarrassing the USA on the world stage.

There are multiple sources of his expenditure data. See the links for examples sources. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/trump-golf-trips

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-178 (2017 data)

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Originally Posted By u/StrehCat At 2025-03-10 12:52:46 PM | Source

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“NEW YORK (AP) — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s pledge to detain and deport student activists.

Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia until this past December, was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody, his attorney, Amy Greer, told The Associated Press.

Greer said she spoke by phone with one of the ICE agents during the arrest, who said they were acting on State Department orders to revoke Khalil’s student visa. Informed by the attorney that Khalil was in the United States as a permanent resident with a green card, the agent said they were revoking that instead, according to the lawyer.”

WE SHOULD BE OUTRAGED! THIS IS NOT OK OR NORMAL!

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Originally Posted By u/transcendent167 At 2025-03-10 04:06:45 PM | Source

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We need to talk about how the term terrorist sympathizer is being redefined to mean political enemy. This isn’t just theoretical—it’s a historical pattern used to silence opposition and justify repression.

The Red Scare (1950s): The U.S. government labeled political dissidents, union organizers, and civil rights activists as “communist sympathizers,” leading to blacklists, job losses, and even imprisonment.

The War on Terror (2000s-Present): Muslim Americans, anti-war activists, and whistleblowers were branded as threats, leading to mass surveillance, secret watchlists, and the erosion of due process.

Today: We are seeing an expansion of these tactics, with protesters, journalists, and political activists being labeled as security threats. The goal? Criminalizing dissent and making opposition illegal.

When the government gains the power to decide who is a terrorist sympathizer, it’s only a matter of time before it’s used against anyone who challenges the status quo.

They want to strip away our right to free speech, our right to protest, and our right to disagree. We need to call this out now—before it’s too late.

We should start by not just calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil but DEMANDING IT! IF WE ALLOW THIS, FREE SPEECH WILL HAVE DIED

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Originally Posted By u/whatatrip444 At 2025-03-10 04:58:34 PM | Source

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The GOP’s approach to politics often suggests they believe Americans won’t notice contradictions, hypocrisy, or outright deception. Here are some glaring examples:

1. Pretending to Care About the Deficit

• When a Democrat is in office, they scream about the national debt and demand spending cuts.
• When a Republican is in office, they pass massive tax cuts for the wealthy (2017 Trump tax cuts) and increase military spending, ballooning the deficit.
• They assume people won’t notice that their “fiscal responsibility” is selective.

2. Fear-Mongering About Non-Issues

• Convincing voters that gas stoves are being "banned" or that the government is coming for their hamburgers.
• Promoting "woke" panic—like saying M&Ms are too liberal or that Bud Light is part of a leftist takeover.
• They assume voters are too distracted by cultural nonsense to notice their lack of real policy solutions.

3. Attacking "Elites" While Serving Billionaires

• They rail against "coastal elites" while taking money from the ultra-rich and passing policies that benefit corporations over working-class people.
• They frame themselves as fighters for the "common man" while gutting social programs, opposing minimum wage increases, and crushing unions.

4. Rewriting History

• Claiming they are the "Party of Lincoln" while enabling white nationalist rhetoric and attacking voting rights.
• Insisting that January 6th was just "tourism" or "peaceful protesting" despite the violent attack on the Capitol.
• Assuming people won’t compare their past statements with reality.

5. Touting "Freedom" While Passing Authoritarian Laws

• Banning books and censoring classroom discussions about race and history.
• Pushing for government control over women’s reproductive rights while claiming to be against "big government."
• Trying to control who can marry whom while claiming to be for “individual liberty.”

6. Pretending Climate Change Isn’t Real

• Saying climate change is a hoax while their own states suffer from wildfires, hurricanes, and extreme droughts.
• Attacking green energy while Texas’ power grid fails under extreme weather.
• Assuming people won’t connect the dots between extreme weather and policy choices.

7. Ignoring Their Own Voter Base’s Needs

• Telling rural voters they care about them while cutting farm subsidies, healthcare, and infrastructure funding.
• Keeping wages low while pretending tax cuts for billionaires will “trickle down.”
• Assuming people won’t notice their policies hurt the very people who vote for them.

The pattern is clear: distraction, deception, and deflection. They rely on misinformation and emotional manipulation rather than real solutions, hoping people won’t look too closely.

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Originally Posted By u/Hikeretired At 2025-03-10 12:31:22 PM | Source

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Robert Reich breaks down how billionaires like Bezos, Musk, and Zuckerberg are tightening their grip on media and democracy—siding with Trump to protect their wealth and power. When they talk about “free markets” and “personal liberty,” they mean their freedom from accountability.

Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/america-billionaires-bezos-zuckerberg-musk.

#50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #50501 #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #Oligarchy #Broligarchy

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Originally Posted By u/FiftyFifty1Movement At 2025-03-10 04:55:44 PM | Source

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This is the line that needs to be spoken to every representative, every police or security person. The reason they follow orders is because they believe that Trumps power will remain. As history has shown us, when heads of state only lead for the benefit of themselves and not their country, they ALWAYS PAY THE PENANCE. Call them all treasoners and terrorists, tell them that when the system fails ( AND IT WILL) There will be no sympathy for their behavior. THERE IS JUST A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE ACTIVE IN THE TAKE OVER. IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT HARD TO ARREST THEM FOR TERRORISM.GROW SOME FUCKING BALLS PEOPLE!!

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Originally Posted By u/RubFuture322 At 2025-03-10 11:56:13 AM | Source

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