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As a whole, trump's statements are BS to everyone, I fear, except him. I don't think he's capable of the maneuvering Applebaum writes about, so it's highly likely his ego's being fed this from another source. Even as a useful idiot, he's still extremely dangerous.

Guess what my Christmas wish is?

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Much of what Applebaum describes has already occurred in significant numbers.

Twitter has been a 2-year mass propaganda effort to discredit expertise, Fox has been a generational effort to sow distrust in institutions, the GOP has been fully captured by MAGA, and disseminates lies at the state and federal level.

The capitulation of corporate media and the leadership void in the Democratic party has fed into the disillusionment of left-leaning voters. Many are tuning out completely from the political process.

Finally, Project 2025 will carry out substantive portions of Trump's agenda, as Trump distracts with 24-hour chaos, tweets and rallies.

It's not just Trump this time.

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Agree! And the monkeys know how to to turn the wheels.

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“As Donald Trump prepares to retake the presidency, a critical question looms: Are we entrusting the country to a man whose erratic behavior is fueled not just by ego but by an alarming combination of dangerous drugs?”

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Trump’s Drug Use: A Chemically Compromised Commander-in-Chief

How His Reckless Substance Abuse Fuels Paranoia, Impulsivity, and Threatens National Stability

https://patricemersault.substack.com/p/trumps-drug-use-a-chemically-compromised

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And you thought you had your hands full with Ohio, David. Thank you for expanding your reach.

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He’s insane! Just completely out of touch with reality!

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Oh, it's about a lot more than you think.

Jeff Tiedrich's post this morning ties Trump's musings about annexing Canada, a soft invasion of Mexico, acquiring Greenland and stealing the Panama Canal together with a big red bow

Its all about controlling current and future shipping channels.

A really stellar piece of real journalism from Jeff.

open.substack.com/pub/jefftiedrich/p/oh-look-elderly-golfer-is-a-geopolitical?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1gwgym

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And the 2 year old's are about to take control. I want, I want, I want, I want...........It's mine, It's mine, It's mine, It's mine...........But people might get hurt - We Don't Give a Damn!! (The Billionaire Blood Suckers and their Billionaire Financial Rape of America and the world has begun.........)

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I have to agree with you completely on this! It’s like watching spoiled little brats!

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Things will be fine…in 10,000 years. So say some philosophers.

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Thanks David for weighing in on the Canal crap. I swear,as insane as this is, it's only going to be worse once he's back in the White House 😱 Horrifyingly and will reStack ASAP 💯👍

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