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Trump said Friday he has “never heard about it.”
Of course, this means he approves of it, just like Project 2025
The language of all these stories bothers me. Executive orders don't "grant" any power at all. They Claim power but are not a law. States run elections. States with fascist governments can point to an EO and play pretend that it has some force and weight and then choose to do what Trump wants.
Media is framing this like if Trump signs this BS EO, that it will give him control over anything - and it feels like their framing is designed to soften the ground, trying to get people to go along with it
Media is framing this like if Trump signs this BS EO, that it will give him control over anything
that is exactly how it has worked for trump in both terms… at this point it's not the media trying to fool you; you are fooling yourself
Manufacturing consent.
That's what the media is doing.
I mean, you're right and the media is right. How can anyone stop these mother fuckers? For real. The republicans won't even slow him down much less stop him. Everyone left in the military to stop him seems to have left. I hope there are some sleeper ones that can still stop him, but I don't see it. I don't want to be like the trolls and be pessimistic, but what can a normal person do?
Bullets.
Torches and pitchforks.
Cocktail party.
they also don’t claim power. they wield power, or perhaps shape power
Nothing says national emergency like going editing a draft about it for a year. its hard to word something blatantly illegal as legally sounding as possible.
It's OK! It's Unconstitutional and as we Know the Supreme Court cares DEEPLY about the Constitution and ONLY makes Decisions based off that Document and NOT who Gives them the Best Yacht!
Muricans: wE aRE noT THerE YEt