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dutch777

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3. Congress is shirking their responsibility at every turn...National Guard use, tariffs, spending, on and on.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:08 AM

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I get that the Dems cannot enact legislation based on the Repug majority. I am not sure they don't have standing to sue where Trump is overstepping on the rights of the legislative branch.

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"Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism" [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP

The loss of independent journalism is one of my biggest fears. Without that walkingman Monday #1

Congress is shirking their responsibility at every turn...National Guard use, tariffs, spending, on and on. dutch777 Monday #3

Congress is shirking every one of their responsibilities slightlv Monday #5

Searched under "WaPo trump authoritarism," got a bunch of hits like following: Silent Type Monday #2

No surprise there; corporate billionaire owners are weak and corrupt little men by nature. Wealth addiction is grim. Magoo48 Monday #4

I streamed a show last night slightlv Monday #8

Apparently, some kind of massive upheaval is required. Magoo48 Monday #9

Our leading papers/MSM failed at nothing. They were complicit in bringing this criminal back into power. Scalded Nun Monday #6

no shit. barbtries Monday #7

When it comes to media let me raise the name of Freespeech tv rurallib Monday #10