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[–] lack@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

He's like the brightest lighthouse in the galaxy blasting out the message "I AM TOTALLY GUILTY" with this diversion shit

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 214 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

Look, the Epstein shit is important, and it's important that we keep it in the conversation, but this isn't a fucking distraction. Do people seriously not understand how dire this is? This isn't a fucking joke. We are deep into full-on fascism now.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 51 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

I work at Microsoft and they just did massive layoffs all of this year. Last round I was layed off. 9000 of us in the last round.

I say this, because, I think people might associate tech jobs and education with being more liberal and pro immigrantion. This is not the case at all. The liberals are being offered fascism as a means to deal with their unemployment and will accept it with open arms as their material conditions decline. Most people I know from my job would absolutely join ICE for the paycheck as the tech sector lays off more and more people.

I'm sure we are seeing this in other industries as well. But just sharing for mine. ICE is going to look like an attractive job for a lot "middle class" Americans to be able to make rent. None of them are having class conflict conversations either. These people have next to no idea of what is going on.

We will not just get the hogs joining ICE. You're gonna see a lot of liberals start to justify it as their livelihood starts to get connected to it too. This is how fascism works.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 29 points 4 days ago (13 children)

I watched a documentary a couple days ago about a school counselor who got laid off and needed to join ICE to make his monthly nut.

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[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

thanks man, finally someone else saying it!

We’ve been chasing the dragon since 2016: This is gonna bring him down, that is gonna bring him down, oh no but wait, this is definitely going to finish him off. How is the Epstein story ever going to harm him in any way?

In reality those things are the distractions from the real shit that’s been happening. Now that he’s accelerating his fascist actions in plain sight, how dare anyone say it’s just a distraction? This narrative only works in his favour, jfc.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 38 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As someone watching from out side, no shit. The us has crossed the Rubicon a while ago, no longer a nation based on laws, no longer a place that people have rights, no longer a place with free elections (well this one has been around for a bit with the stupid 2 party system) and no longer a place other nations want to do business with.

The most infuriating part of this has been watching americans (and more of the rest of the world then I would have liked) act like this is all potentially bad and then normalizing just flat out dystopian shit. Like shit this is not even the first place troops have been deployed to put down political "wrong speak".

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 54 points 4 days ago

Release the Trump/Epstein files

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (26 children)

but but but guys, Kamala Harris had a weird laugh….

/s

[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

And the emails.. Bondi will make sure it gets done!

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dumbfuck really wants a ground war.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (7 children)

they dont fear confrontation because they think they have the means to jail, out-shoot, and out-kill the "Left"

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 132 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Martial law is next! I tell ya.

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 102 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is damn near the same thing, without all the fancy steps.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 61 points 4 days ago (49 children)

Those "fancy steps" are the only things that would make this legal. Without them, all he's doing is violating the Constitution. DC presents a unique loophole for this. Anywhere else, and he's breaking the law.

[–] tane69@lemmy.world 62 points 4 days ago (25 children)

Surely this time he’s done for.

Hate to break it to you man but the law does not matter. It really never has for the rich and powerful but he has laid it all bare

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm pre-laughing at those who will be pitching US tourism to Canadians.

[–] MechanicalJester@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Short answer: good luck with that. Deployable up to 100K. Total population you're trying to control is 15 million. So 1 per 150 citizens.

Except it obviously would quickly need to include the Bay Area, St Louis, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle etc

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[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The Epstein files are going to fuck him over. There's probably pics of his naked fat ass and his Fat Bastard baby dick.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Who are you kidding. Those files will never see the light of day. And if the unredacted files ever did - his cult followers would believe any bullshit Trunp said about how it’s all lies and fabrication by Joe Biden or whatever. Nah Trunps never leaving the White House. It’s as plain as day.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Doesn't look like people an mass give a fuck actually. Until he dies of a heart attack, he's gonna be invincible. That comment about shooting people and not loosing support was probably first and only true thing he told in public.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 44 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Getting the military in place for the coup.

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

WTF is in those files???

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 90 points 4 days ago (1 children)

FYI - He tried this in Portland last time:

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892277592/federal-officers-use-unmarked-vehicles-to-grab-protesters-in-portland

Bonus: The guy in charge of it, Chad Wolf (not making that up) had been illegally appointed and had no authority:

https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/dont-shoot-portland-v-wolf/

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 94 points 4 days ago (2 children)

How quickly people forgot that unmarked vans with unmarked personnel were kidnapping people off the streets of Portland during BLM

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 47 points 4 days ago (8 children)

"Trump floats the idea of starting a civil war." FTFY.

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[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 44 points 4 days ago (8 children)

He's getting everything prepared for when he denies the next election. He doesn't want to lose power to a pesky thing called democracy.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's way more than that. We're only 7 months in. This is complete power grab, complete takeover. Democracy will only barely matter by 2026. And there will be no loss to deny.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 66 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Helicopters have been flying low over Houston every couple hours all through the day for the last week.

I hope y'all liked our hard work in Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and Yemen, cause it's coming home

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[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago (3 children)
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