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GiqueCee

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11. Absolutely...

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 11:18 AM

21 hrs ago

... and anyone who's "not sure" just isn't paying attention.

"POWER" is just shorthand for TOTAL DOMINION OVER THE LIVES OF OTHERS. Trump has demonstrated that a thousand times, the most glaring examples being the periodic assembly of cabinet members and/or broligarchs lavishing saccharine praise on the South End of a Northbound Yak on camera so the world can see, not that they really admire him, but that he can make them vomit up their self-respect whenever he feels like it.

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"...What is happening now is not normal politics...." [View all] babylonsister 23 hrs ago OP

expert on intl relations said that its difficult to know if trumps policies are for USA or his wealth acquisitions BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #1

not difficult at all. It's about Trump and acquisitions for Trump. RockCreek 23 hrs ago #3

Absolutely... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #11

trump takes hitler's ideas, and jacks them with steroids. slightlv 20 hrs ago #16

That tracks. (nt) GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #17

I phrased it wrong. Intl expert knows trump is a mixing USA policies with desire his family to personally benefit. BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #19

Hint... FalloutShelter 23 hrs ago #5

This is why we are where we are. Bluetus 21 hrs ago #14

I phrased it wrong. Intl expert knows trump is a mixing USA policies with personally benefiting BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #18

You are giving Trump way too much credit. Bluetus 20 hrs ago #23

Understatement of the year. marble falls 23 hrs ago #2

Understatement by the media is how we got here. Bluetus 21 hrs ago #15

No shit! 45 years of republican media ownership has done this. BComplex 20 hrs ago #21

We have to be vigilant about the accuracy of "news" from new media Bluetus 20 hrs ago #22

F'kin "water is wet" Brooks. harumph 23 hrs ago #4

Salt of the earth... 3825-87867 22 hrs ago #7

He is only screaming because he must have lost power and money now. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #8

Thank you!!! displacedvermoter 21 hrs ago #12

He covered for Republicans going back 45 years Grins 9 hrs ago #33

Just post election jfz9580m 3 hrs ago #34

Should have been a court jester. Scruffy1 22 hrs ago #6

When Trump is gone they will all be doing this - TBF 22 hrs ago #9

Brooks is a fake intellectual who has always defended the Republican Party no matter how bad their policies for the Martin68 22 hrs ago #10

Very late. Does he not understand what we've been trying to do? MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #25

The reason that Trump is popular among you Republicans Mblaze 21 hrs ago #13

A house divided against itself cannot stand. patphil 20 hrs ago #20

Coming from Brooks, I'd say, yup, we're in deep shit, people. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #24

Took you long enough to notice, Davy... regnaD kciN 14 hrs ago #26

I agree with the aquisition of power statement canetoad 13 hrs ago #27

David Brooks facilitated MAGAts... maspaha 11 hrs ago #28

So did the majority of Republicans and Conservatives. rickford66 9 hrs ago #32

This really nails it... SleeplessinSoCal 11 hrs ago #29

Until we address the capitalism problem, none of this goes away. BlueTsunami2018 11 hrs ago #30

Doesn't it just drive your f*cking CRAZY... Trueblue Texan 10 hrs ago #31

Agree jfz9580m 2 hrs ago #35

It IS normal politics... lonely bird 1 hr ago #36

Party over country has been the Republican way since America first Nazi collaborators JT45242 41 min ago #37