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SPW's avatar

This regime is treating this country just as an abuser would their spouse; he’s isolating us from all friends and international family. We will have no one to call for help when we need it the most. We are in dire straits whether we want to believe it or not.

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

Absolutely agree with you. I've thought the same.

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Kathy Hughes's avatar

What does he think we are, Mao’s China? The former USSR? You’re correct. It’s going to hurt our relations with other nations, hurt tourism, hurt Americans, and the economy will take a nosedive. I think the time has come to invoke the 25th Amendment, as he’s totally lost it.

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

People still don't realize that he REALLY hates America and everyone in it that isn't rich.

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Kathryn Ruud's avatar

The most alarming news in this post by Noem is her use of the dehumanizing label "leeches" and with the image of them "sucking dry" the U.S. This echoes the language of Hitlerism, documented here pp. 49-50.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/At_War_with_Words/_EJC-rX8eeYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&fbclid=IwY2xjawOb8gtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFmOEhXa0lqR2lSSkZWNjgxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHopl5_ubGK6ClIdXddMlxS4QvLr6PEr3w9TQ5lufmwgvRDv3Npfx85uQAfDc_aem_2GYalDgYamodafNokgvpOQ

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ajay ess's avatar

these criminals in the trump fascist gang all know 'Mein Kampf' by heart. stephen miller is the #1 nazi in the trump white-supremist regime - yes those same white supremists who hate all jews...(so watch who you play with stephen, they know you are jewish)....but maybe the new jewish identity according to miller and war criminal netanyahu is to reverse roles and play the fascist so they can persecute and terrorize others? there are already fewer people who are prepared to watch holocaust movies, so i think that genre may just get the boot thanks to the role reversal of 21st century jews? it is a mind-f**k to think it's just 80 years since the holocaust and the victims are losing their credibility due to the new jewish fascism headed by the likes of trumps pet, stephen miller, and trump wannabe nyetanyahoo...

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

100%!!

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cro0916@gmail.com's avatar

The international community MUST react by moving the sport events coming up to more hospitable countries!!

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ajay ess's avatar

that would be sad for us sport fans, but it is a justified idea. the only problem is that the wealthy owners of sports events (like the pathetic sycophant 'infantino' of fifa) are all tied in with the fascist trumps 'money for the wealthy' play book. i think the days of moral indignation are over...trump and his 'fake christian cult' are sooooooo over 'morality'. this is what trump voters have enabled....it's all on them...they own it...and i don't give a f**k if they suffer or not in the trump fascist economy due to trump's fascist actions.

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DJT Luvsputin's avatar

WTF does this regime know about freedom... FUCK MAGA

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ajay ess's avatar

thanks Miles, your 'insider' perspective validates the level of disgust i have for all the trump gang, and particularly trumpaholic voters who are the sustenance of the trump virus.

1. are there any 3rd world countries that are white? guess not eh!

2. germany and other europeans may take advantage of trump by giving their fascists like afD a one way ticket to usa, and then we'll be stuck with them...

3. and what will the trump opposition in congress do???? prolly NOTHING. jeffries and schumer (and even obama) will give big speeches, say smart things (that only intellectuals on this substack will understand the nuances thereof), never call trump a dictator, never call noem a racist, in fact they'll never even go to the 'muslims for trump', 'latinos for trump', 'blacks for trump', etc and say THIS IS WHAT TRUMP VOTERS VOTED FOR. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE RACIALLY PROFILED BY TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT, VOTE DEMOCRAT OR ELSE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BE DEPORTED BY TRUMP - WHETHER YOU ARE A CITIZEN OR NOT.

i always knew we had an education problem in our country, but i never fully understood the volume of people who are incapable of thinking for themselves....

and the 'love conquers hate liberals' will stick their heads in the sand and wait for the day when everything will be bright and beautiful again. they are the people we also need to target to make them realise that 'doing nothing but think beautiful thoughts' makes them COMPLICIT.

for F**KS SAKE....how much worse does it need to get for the real americans to wake up and fight to get our country back????

this is a real war.

a war of speech.

a war of our rights.

a war of all minorities.

a war started by white supremist dictator trump.

it's up to us to hear the words of the great human rights activists bob marley and peter tosh who sang

GET UP. STAND UP. STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHT. GET UP. STAND UP. DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT...

i hope more people start coalescing around organizations like https://represent.us/ that you recommended Miles.....anything they can do to kick those fat asses off the congressional gravy train will be a positive.....

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Clarissa Sr, American Grandma's avatar

⭐ “Grandmas & Grandpas in the Info War Fight!” ⭐

Dear Grandmas and Grandpas

From sea to bright sea,

A message is calling

For you and for me—

We’re living a battle

Of truth vs. spin,

Where the lies try to shout

And the facts try to win.

The Fox-MAGA megaphone

Blasts night and day,

With deepfakes and nonsense

All flying our way.

They twist up the stories,

They scramble the facts,

They feed folks confusion

Through digital tracks.

But we have a power

They don’t understand—

A lifetime of wisdom

And hearts that withstand.

So, gather your courage,

Your coffee, your chair—

Let’s jump in the fight

With some digital flair!

“Use ChatGPT?”

Oh yes, indeed do!

It helps write the truth

In a style fresh and new.

It helps draft a comment,

A post, or a share,

It helps check a rumor

For truth hiding there.

Our allies are speaking—

Each brave, steady voice:

Democracy Docket,

Brian Tyler Cohen,

MeidasTouch,

Really American—

All lighting the choice.

They’re naming the dangers,

They’re waving the flags,

While Miller and MAGA

Rev up ICE drag-rags.

But we won’t stay silent,

We won’t disappear—

We’ll speak for our families

With truth loud and clear.

Remember the elders

Who fought long ago—

In France under Nazis,

They whispered, “Let’s go!”

With papers and pamphlets

Passed hand-to-hand fast,

They fought for the future

To outshine the past.

And grandmas in kitchens

Behind Iron Curtain,

Read banned words aloud

Just to keep others certain.

If they held the lanterns

In darkness so grim,

Then surely we rise

When democracy dims.

We’ve keyboards!

We’ve wifi!

We’ve tools they could dream!

We’ve posts, memes, and Substacks

To strengthen the team.

So pick up your laptop,

Your iPad or phone—

Let’s show this new era

We’re not overthrown.

Let’s teach all the grands

How to vet, check, and see,

How to sort out the noise

From reality.

For truth needs defenders,

Not watchers who yawn—

So stand with me proudly,

My Silver Fox Dawn.

If you can scroll Facebook,

You can write what is right.

If you tell a good story,

You can shine someone’s night.

And if you’re still here,

Reading bold, standing tall—

You’re already a soldier

In freedom’s great call.

So onward, dear friends,

With our lanterns of light—

We’ll beam through the darkness

And win this truth fight.

🦅 #ResharingBrigade | #GrandparentsForTruth | #IndependentMedia | #LightInTheDarkness 💙❤️

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Janet Mallon's avatar

If we want to talk about “pirates,” let’s start with the Trump Family, cryptocurrency, and all the gold painted Trump crap that he’s hawking. And don’t forget trying to steal Americans’ Health Care from us.

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TJ's avatar

Have a group of us that have banded together calling, writing and emailing our DC representatives on a daily basis. We call our group the “spunky & grey blue-haired” gang when we are out in protest as well as getting together by whatever means possible to continue fighting against this entire regime. We started out small but have grown into a good size group. Talking with one in our group, she’s a grandmother of an individual in the National Guard that has been dispatched to DC. Her grandson learned they will be there until the end of February since the shooting in DC of the two Guardsmen.

So many in the Guard don’t want to be dispatched in this way. As many have said in their unit this really isn’t what they envisioned they would be called to do. The feeling is they aren’t helping but being used and feel pulled in directions to fulfill orders at the same time seeing these orders as utterly meaningless. Their unit wasn’t expected to be there until February but now they are all having to make difficult adjustments at home. A lot of sacrifices that a large number are not pleased that they are placed in this situation. Many were expecting to be back well before the Christmas holiday and now they will not be. As our grandmother in the group conveyed many of these individuals now in DC who are mother’s and father’s will begrudgingly do their duty and the moral let’s just say is not cheerful. They all have heard how this regime talks about the “leeches” the “vermin” and many were not aware that this was the norm of their language prior. They keep their heads down and try to keep their spirits up, which so many of us are doing daily under these circumstances.

The grandfather of the young man gave him some words to ponder from his own life experience and share if he wanted. His grandfather told him that he never wanted to be drafted to Vietnam but went because that was his duty to this nation. He came back and wasn’t welcomed with open arms due to the circumstances at the time. But he just moved on in life like most do. In time the country realized more about the hidden truths of that war, and sentiment changed. But this time for his grandson is different, the majority if not all in this nation know what this regime is, and doing, even using those Guardsman as pawns. A huge difference. So much can change and be the people we all know you are, keep your humility, empathy and humanity and never obey an illegal order. We will be waiting to see you in February or we may come to DC and take a few of you all out for some holiday cheer. The grandparents are bound for DC sometime in December or the early part of January.

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Floria Libres's avatar

Hopefully FIFA and the Olympic committees will reconsider holding these sporting events in the US if it is not going to welcome foreign visitors and players.

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Kris H's avatar

More crippling of our economy.

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menehune's avatar

ALOHA. From the COCONUT WIRELESS ..................... HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you all ...... Be safe .... Happy happy Joy joy ...... Mele Kalikimaka and Hao Le Makahiki Hou ..... From the land of fire and ice .... ............................. Take care to you and yours ............................................ ALOHA......

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JDV's avatar

Psychological projection by the administration: killers, eeches and junkies

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kenberryinseattle@gmail.com's avatar

That flack jacket makes her look so testosteronic, like some prehistoric lizard.

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Joan Wiersma's avatar

Thank you for all of this Miles. You're a jewel. <3

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