Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Right. As long as you have a penis. Women don't count when we want to force them to have babies.
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Right. As long as you have a penis. Women don't count when we want to force them to have babies.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
They're like little boys, cosplaying GI Joe.
Alex Aronson (@alexaronson.bsky.social) reposted
White Christian Taliban shit right here. Time to stop tiptoeing around it. These people are fanatics pursuing a Holy War. It’s a critical piece of the threat assessment that should inform our strategies. (Psst. They’re not just going to hand back power.)
teddyfan.bsky.social (@teddyfan.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
“Tepid legality?” Translation: we are ignoring the law.
D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) reposted
📌GET THIS: The Florida surgeon general who put his state's vaccine death plan in place associates with a group of whacko militants called “America’s Frontline Doctors” which is led by a nut, who believes that sperm from alien or demon sexual visitations are responsible for much of what ails us.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
This is awful. And this is going to get people killed. Trump is responsible.
Will Stancil (@whstancil.bsky.social) reposted
JD Vance said he doesn’t care if the US commits war crimes. Did it make the news? Donald Trump said he’s declaring war on Chicago. Did it make the news? Executive agencies keep posting Nazi blood-and-soil propaganda. Did it make the news?
Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) reposted
The executive threatening the Fed that it can only remain independent if it makes the choices it wants, is equivalent to eliminating Fed independence.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Blowing up a boat that allegedly had drugs in it and killing alleged gang members in international waters without any due process is pretty clearly not legal. Vice President of 🇺🇸: “I don’t give a shit” A lawless regime.
d.c. O'Brien (@wolfggurl50.bsky.social) reposted
T* has wandered into a dark closet of fiction where he makes up about 75% of his achievements, problems, successes and agenda out of whole cloth. Even when he's not fantasizing, it's hard to understand what he's talking about. But yea, Biden was old.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, of course. But he'll tell his gullible fans that someone else is paying for it. And they'll believe him.
Will Stancil (@whstancil.bsky.social) reposted
How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny
Łink. (@spacelawshitpost.me) reposted
The the United States Department of Energy does not understand renewable energy or how batteries work.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, I'm sure he'll start charging some sort of membership fee, like he does at Mar-a-lago. That might cover some of it.
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
His military flyover of the Epstein Survivor's Press Conference was like when a little kid puts their fingers in their ears, saying "Nyah, nyah, nyah I can't hear you!"! Pathetic, hugely expensive & hilariously ineffective. #TerrifiedOfTheEPSTEIN_Files 😨
Rep. Chuy García (@chuygarcia.house.gov) reposted
The court ruling is simple: sending the National Guard to Los Angeles—and possibly Chicago—is illegal. This isn’t about safety; it’s an authoritarian power grab. I stood with colleagues and the ACLU to make it clear that we will not stand for this.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
I thought the story of Trump being an FBI informant was a joke. Can you imagine thinking that ANYONE would buy this ridiculous fantasy? They should be publishing everything in the files to show how Trump was a hero, then, right? They're flailing desperately to keep anyone from knowing the truth.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
So sorry, farmer's aren't important enough. Trump only helps people who are rich and influential.
Jay Cannon (@jayc180.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
In a normal constitutional republic, Congress would be starting impeachment proceedings on the basis of this alone never mind the seemingly unlimited abuses of power he’s committed. Alas, our institutions have failed us.
Rebecca Ingber (@becingber.bsky.social) reposted
I know people are overwhelmed by too much news from every angle, and maybe people are distracted by the "terrorist" language, or just plain exhausted. But this is the President of the United States saying he is going to go around killing people because he thinks they're criminals. And already did.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
I find it astonishing that all these adult people don't seem to comprehend the concept of BATTERIES.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
🚨Trump drops all pretense and openly admits the mass raids in Chicago are about ICE raids and deportations (not crime), and essentially declares that he’s going to war with the city.
Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) reposted
I have read Trump’s “war department” EO. This is nothing. He changed nothing. He added pretend secondary titles with no power under the law. He will make the government spend hundreds of millions for vanity labeling purposes. If you’re in the media and you don’t harp on that, you’re failing.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Why? The president has absolutely no ability to change the name of a department. That belongs to Congress. I can’t believe people just went along with this shit.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
He is so pathetically tacky.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
What the hell is wrong with these people? This is pathological.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, that is about his level of competence, I guess. He's trying to punish or oust Maduro by attacking a sovereign country. That sounds about right. Without proof of anything, of course. Just his "vibe". Gah. I'm so tired of this.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
If indeed Trump was an FBI informant (he wasn't), then the DOJ should DEFINITELY release the Epstein Files, right? It reveals Trump's hard work in exposing pedophiles and the deep state! He's a hero! Let him show his work!
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
He's going to start a fucking war (illegally, I might add) to distract from what's in the Epstein files, isn't he? They've already murdered 11 people who they "claim" are drug dealers with no proof whatsoever.
Netty Bo Betty (@jnetty.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Can an American president other than Trump become an FBI informant? No, an American president other than Trump cannot be an FBI informant. The FBI operates under the direction and authority of the President, making it a legal impossibility for a President to be a subordinate informant. 🥸
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Where are the 2nd amendment fetishists? Why aren't they freaking out?
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I think he hears/sees what it being said about him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be flailing so impressively to distract from the latest criticism. But that's why he has 3 hour "cabinet" meetings for people to praise him effusively (and grossly), and why he calls in to friendly shows to babble.
Ghost of Lepa Radić (@ghostofdonknotts.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Wow, I would love to hear that pedophile enabler's excuse for why, in this fantasy world, trump is trying so hard to hide the files showing how hard he worked to stop Epstein!
Aletheia S.R. (@aletheia225.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
It's definitely their dumbest attempt to date. 😵💫
Nick SomethingGreek (@nicksomethinggreek.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Someone's gonna have to walk me through the logical leaps behind Trump as an 'informant'- by virtue of the word itself, he obv knew something malicious was afoot, right?- claiming the same files he no doubt contributed to in some capacity is.....a hoax. This Dipshittery is so exhausting.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I bet he'll back down. He can't keep a single thought going for more than a few days, and he hates to be criticized and mocked. He'll TACO this, like everything else.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
And just who is making the money from this increase in detentions?
The Shallow State (@ourshallowstate.bsky.social) reposted
Trump prefers sitting now, so that cameras don't show his waddling gait. Trump also prefers hiding his hands from the cameras now, so that we don't see his IV bruises. Trump prefers making meaningless proclamations laced with testosterone now, so we don't harp on his frailties. Or ... Epstein.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Oh, what a load of steaming crap.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
RFK, Jr truly believes that he is political royalty. How dare the peons question his magnificence? How dare they suggest that he isn't the smartest person ever? I am SO tired of these less-than-mediocre assholes thinking they are superior to everyone, and demanding that we don't question them.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
What a thin skinned moronic little prick.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Because paying you something means, they respect you? I don’t think that works the way he thinks it does.
lynn0908.bsky.social (@lynn0908.bsky.social) reposted
Let’s be clear, there is no department of war just like there is no gulf of America. Just because he scratches his KKK name on a piece of paper doesn’t make it so. This is more performative nonsense for insecure weak men.
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
There is no democratic justification for withholding these files. This is a coverup.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Why does Trump always get a different set of rules applied?
Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser.bsky.social) reposted
Joni Ernst on Obama, 2014: "he is producing executive orders in a threat to a Congress that won't do as he wishes. So he has become a dictator...and unfortunately we have leaders who are not serving as leaders right now, they're not defending the Constitution and they're not defending you and me."
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
What a fucking moron. A racist, stupid, babbling moron. What is ‘wokey’? Just the latest buzzword to mean he doesn’t like it and can’t claim credit for it.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
His brain is so badly broken that he really thinks rebranding the Department of Defense would've led to outright victories in Korea and Vietnam. He's hawking the Pentagon like it's Trump Steaks. Probably going to place a glossy ad in Sharper Image next.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
He cannot arbitrarily change this. Congress has to. But he likes to babble about it.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I think he comprehends maybe 20% of what is said.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
He can’t just do it by fiat. It required Congress to vote. He isn’t a king, no matter what he thinks.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
Trump orders return to the US 'War Department' reut.rs/3VBCpI6
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
Name is statute law. Trump can't change it. He can paste a new sign on the pentagon. the name is dept of defense
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
There is ZERO EVIDENCE that is true. They don’t know. So they blew up a boat—without any legal authority involved—for a ‘possible’ crime. This is lawless and illegal.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Illegally. His order is illegal and wrong. Can we charge him with war crimes? He wants to be a murderous dictator. We can’t let him.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
He’s a moronic psychopath. He has some bizarre drunken GI Joe fantasy. We don’t need a murderous military force willing to follow his illegal orders.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Who are willing to kill indiscriminately on command, on illegal orders. What a fucking idiot.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
I don’t think he even understands the question. Not that he could answer it anyways, there is no legal authority that allows them to murder people on a boat without due process. But I think he doesn’t understand what legal authority means.
@LemonSlayer (@lemonslayer.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven't heard a peep from the second amendment fetishists. I wonder why....
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
What possible reason to NOT swear in testimony, unless they knew he was going to lie and they're ok with it? Pathetic.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
Rfk Jr is and was a crank. Completely unqualified. A rich, deranged man who believes in harmful conspiracy theories. And Republicans voted for him.
Stephen Gutowski (@stephengutowski.bsky.social) reposted
Not sure what this means since this isn't a thing the Justice Department can just do? It would require a new federal law and likely be unconstitutional.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Wyden on RFK Jr: "This committee's unwillingness to swear in this witness is basically a message that it is acceptable to lie to the Senate Finance Committee about hugely important questions like vaccines."
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Only come up with a good story to explain things when you know you fucked up royally. There is no legal authority. This was lawless and they know it.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Jesus Christ. This admin is just fucking evil.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
That is not the citation of legal authority. It's bluster to cover up that they had no authority. This is lawless. This is thumbing your nose at the law as if it's a quaint thing other people have to pay attention to. They acted unilaterally, without evidence, without due cause, and illegally.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
He must be in the videos we've heard about. His panic is palpable. He knows just how bad it is and thinks he can just bluster his way out of it. We cannot let him.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
What a moron. And he's ostensibly a doctor?
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
He sounds like he just wants all those people with chronic illness to just die off to make his numbers look better.
The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted
The House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein released another batch of documents as part of the so-called “Epstein Files”—but journalists were quick to notice it was mostly duplicate pages and old documents. “This tactic is a recurring effort to deceive the public.” trib.al/APRkvki
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
And just think, this fucking lunatic has the ear of the president. She has wormed her way into the inner circle and is spreading this sort of vile bullshit.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
SCARBOROUGH: We do Republicans keep promising to release these files and then keep releasing the same things and making fools of their followers? REP. ROBERT GARCIA: Because there is a massive White House coverup going on right now
Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) reposted
Moments after the press conference with Epstein survivors concluded, Trump is once again calling it a “Democrat hoax,” saying the Epstein matter is “Totally irrelevant.” Ask yourself: why is Trump so desperate to stop the American people from seeing the Epstein files?
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
His projection of his own weakness/illness/bad decision/whatever on someone else is is primary tell that he's hiding information about himself. It's almost as good as "many people say", "sir, sir", "nobody knows this", and "believe me". Whatever follows is a lie and an admission.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
What trade deals? A letter of demand is not a "deal". A blanket tariff statement is not a "deal". There's nothing to unwind.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I think he's compelled to mention hands in his daily list of grievances because he has been embarrassed by the speculation about his own bizarrely rotting hand. He can't help it. He always talks about the thing that most bothers him, projecting it on others. The mockery is what drives him.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
He really can't help mentioning the things that bother him the most--questions about his hand and its obvious bruise/decay have embarrassed him. His fragmented mind just dwells on it, so he's driven to mention 'hands' over and over because he can't stop thinking about being embarrassed.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
He's just a fucking lunatic. The lies are bigger, more brazen, and more ridiculous every day. We need a better way to remove an objectively insane potus. The current scheme doesn't work.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
How many times can Trump and Bondi release the same years-old publicly available Epstein documents in the name of transparency?
The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted
This is not transparency. Nearly everything the GOP just “released” has already been released. This is a pathetic attempt by Republicans to buy them more time to bury this crisis. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Trump threatening members of Congress not to sign the Epstein files discharge petition saying it would be a “hostile act” against him is definitely something an innocent person would do. And scheduling a military flyover in the middle of the survivor press conference is also totally normal behavior.
Dr Deb K (@drdebk.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Where are all the GOP "pro-life" people now?? Normally the US would seize the boat, crew, and drugs. Not blow people to smithereens with zero evidence or justification. This escalation of anti-Hispanic hatred from kidnapping to murder should worry every American.
Joe Walsh (@walshfreedom.bsky.social) reposted
It’s as if he’s a Russian asset, trying to destroy America from within.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course he uses a teleprompter for speeches. Even then, he tends to fuck it up and meander around with meaningless word salad. How can anyone say this with a straight face? He is the LEAST comprehensible public speaker ever. He babbles. He can't finish a thought. "Clearly"? Bwaaahahaha.
Adam Isacson (@adamisacson.com) reposted
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
But they went for Trump in the election, so that sort of mail-in voting is GOOD.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I was much happier when I thought he was dead. C'mon, karma!
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
I see he backed off the claim that it was ten. Can someone ask him just which wars he "settled"?
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social)
Entirely ignoring that fact that the constitution quite specifically forbids using the military for such a purpose. It's illegal to have US military doing local law enforcement. But this asshole doesn't care. It makes him feel powerful. He's a pathetic jackass.
Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) reposted
No mention of Epstein, no real explanation as to why Trump was MIA this week, all lies about the sinking economy and rising prices, more racism and hate against blue cities and liberals... This is red meat for the hardcore base, but that is a minority.
Phoukaco (@phoukaco.bsky.social) reply parent
Are there qualified people in the red states to do the jobs? I have my doubts.