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jmowreader

(53,616 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:22 PM 8 hrs ago

Scenes from the dress rehearsal for Trump's Thursday speech

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Scenes from the dress rehearsal for Trump's Thursday speech (Original Post) jmowreader 8 hrs ago OP

The first time I saw this, I associated it the 1930's Deuxcents 6 hrs ago #1

Absolutely. Same here. Drum 6 hrs ago #2

Premonition of ICE?? sinkingfeeling 6 hrs ago #3

Goosebumps Wild blueberry 6 hrs ago #4

Deuxcents

(28,532 posts)

1. The first time I saw this, I associated it the 1930's

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:43 PM

6 hrs ago

And what I knew about that history. Watching it just now is disturbing as I’m watching it happen in real time.. in my country. The parallels and symbolisms are too close to home

Drum

(10,853 posts)

2. Absolutely. Same here.

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:46 PM

6 hrs ago

sinkingfeeling

(58,415 posts)

3. Premonition of ICE??

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:55 PM

6 hrs ago

Wild blueberry

(8,436 posts)

4. Goosebumps

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:36 PM

6 hrs ago

Had not seen before. Uncanny, but they were channeling history.
Bless our artists.
Thank you.

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