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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social

Well, the veritable capitulation of the judicial and legislative branches as signs of fealty, and the continuous and blatant erosion of the Republic and its democratic processes by an insecure, power-hungry authoritarian wannabe rank right up there, IMO.

aug 11, 2025, 1:30 pm • 5 0

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Eileen Schuyler @eschuyler.bsky.social

I came on to say the same thing. Trump's criming and grifting and lying and masked kidnapping and imprisonment of people in our communities, surrounded by a cabinet that is endangering our health, safety and planet, enabled--encouraged!--by the GOP-led Congress and SCOTUS is pretty high up!

aug 11, 2025, 3:53 pm • 3 0 • view
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rcarmstrong @rcarmstrong.bsky.social

I don't use it often, but this is truly sick & depraved. And I wonder what the proverbial last straw is going to be. This ish has GOT to stop.

aug 11, 2025, 4:15 pm • 3 0 • view
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Eileen Schuyler @eschuyler.bsky.social

Unfortunately, the powers that could stop them are busy ceding their power, and making themselves irrelevant. When the SCOTUS majority finally decides it's a bridge too far, he will simply ignore them or disband them, and they will have given him the tools to do it.

aug 11, 2025, 4:36 pm • 1 1 • view
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Eileen Schuyler @eschuyler.bsky.social

The GOP currently in power--especially the SCOTUS majority--are politicians, not leaders. They view their work through the lens of their desired outcomes instead of their Constitutional duty. They put their personal power first, and when they realize what they have done, it will be too late.

aug 11, 2025, 5:00 pm • 1 1 • view