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      Limiting interstate travel, is the argument I’m hearing. The tolls are (currently) being taken at the borders into other states, is what they’re saying.

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          There’s another one listed here in this post about accepting federal funding for road management. Even if the state were to resist, Trump would then withhold federal funding for… everything if needed. To include road maintenance.

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            This is the biggest one when a lot of these state issues come up.

            How can the federal govt stop X from happening in Y state?

            They can’t.

            But they can threaten to drop and withhold funding for any of the numerous programs the state gets federal money for.

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    A lot of people are shaking their heads, but I’m fucking GRINNING. I love it. The more of this King shit, the better.

    The center right and even some of his followers are starting to question this stuff. I say why stop him when he’s on a roll?

    I hope those SS agents are getting paid well, because they might have work to do soon.

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    I know that there were a significant amount of people that voted republican because of the lies that were told saying he’d fix the economy. Shit like this is something only the hardcore Republicans wanted. They are always boasting about winning, but if we had an election after all this shit came out I’m almost positive Trump would lose by a landslide. We’re already seeing some Republicans getting their faces eaten and are questioning their loyalty.

    Basically what I’m saying is that I’m pretty sure the majority of the US does not want this. And I’m sure there are plenty within MAGA that are shitting themselves right now as they sit there afraid for their lives to go against any of this. Especially those that aren’t straight white men.

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      Bold of you to assume. The ones who voted Trump either wanted all this or are dumb as fuck to not see it coming. Don’t put your hopes on them.

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      He legally cheated through gerrymandering and voter suppression. I wouldn’t be surprised if he illegally cheated as well.

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        the voting machines, the extremely close call on all blue counties, never ordered a recount.

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      Lol, none of this is a surprise or new. Leopards and face eating was planned and expected. The majority of the US voted or abstained for him. This is the outcome. This is what they implicitly wanted. If what they voted for is different to what they thought, they haven’t been duped. The information was available. They have been wantonly ignorant. That’s not to say we should blame voters. That’s to say, hopefully people become more informed and accept that when Republicans allow the deplorable a to take over, this is what happens. When democrats try to take the high ground but don’t prosecute insurrection and treason and fix the supreme court, this is what happens.

      History teaches us these patterns. It is why they are trying so hard to erase and rewrite history.

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        Absolutely. WE ALREADY DID THIS. IT WAS REALLY FUCKING AWFUL

        Aaaaaaannnd here we are again.

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      Anyone that didn’t bury their head in the sand saw this coming, none of it was hidden, who cares what the majority wants it changes nothing

      Rise up or shut up

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        they listened to joe rogan, and twitter and that was thier decision for them, also MSM blasting him 24/7 on air helped oto.

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    Okay… so in less than a day, any plausible deniability that Trump thinks himself the dictator of the USA has completely evaporated.

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      You would think so, wouldn’t you? I have had the distinct displeasure of viewing Reddit’s r/conservative subreddit though, and to them this is just Trump “trolling.”

      What’s that narcissist’s prayer again? “He didn’t say that. And if he did, it wasnt that bad. And if it was, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, that isn’t his fault. And if it was, he didn’t mean it. And if he did, America deserved it.”

      I legitimately cannot get out of this country fast enough. I already have a plan in motion to escape, as a minority I can’t escape the constant anxiety that something terrible is going to happen to me here…

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      He already said that’s what he wanted. He said it before voting even happened. There was no reason to doubt that’s what he wanted.

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        And the people voted for him (or didn’t bother to vote) anyway. America as a whole deserves the shit that we’ve brought down on ourselves, which is really too bad considering how the people that are most actively anti-fascist are going to bear the brunt of the consequences.

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        There was a lot of humming and hawing about what Trump “really meant” about “dictator for a day”.

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      While you’re not wrong, I think it’s funny to say “How dare they stop us from getting taxed! Anarchy!!”

      Cause it is technically a tax, just one with a great purpose lol

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      Putin seems to be well guarded. I see no reason why Trump wouldn’t be the same.

      This is not an endorsement of violence against any government official.

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        putin also periodically moves between his bunkers in the urals and foritfied palaces often, and alway keep his staff at a 40m table.

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      I mean you guys can try voting him out next election if the assassination idea doesn’t work out

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        Well, he did just take over the Federal Elections Commission and every red state has pledged undying loyalty to him… so… yeah… not sure how great our elections are going to be in the future.

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        If American democracy still exists in four years, he won’t be eligible to run in the next election to begin with.

        If it doesn’t, voting him out obviously wouldn’t work.

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            I was full of sympathy for that kid until I found out he’s possibly been torturing and killing animals. From his supposed former behavioral therapist. It seems like he might have been lying though. He does have a photo of him with Barron and some other kids. I’m not going to link because I don’t have to spread possible misinformation.

            I don’t know what to think. I hate living in the post-truth world.

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              The sad part for me was hearing his “I like my sootcase” viral clip. That kid has a strong Slovenian accent, and the only person around him with that accent is his mother. Even if she was his primary caretaker, his accent would have been dulled by the fact that he’s around so many Americans with American accents… But nope, that accent is every bit as strong as his mother’s. The poor kid likely never gets attention from anyone except Melania. He has almost certainly been isolated from everyone around him for a long time, because he has really only picked up on his mother’s accent.

              And that kind of isolation will wreak havoc on a developing child.

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          lol as if he could carry any more weight and not just topple the fuck over like a traffic cone stood on its head

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      He wont be, because every american, whom isn’t trying to do it or organizing the deed, is either a pussy and/or a moron. If an american reads this and think “surely danekrae doesn’t mean me, I voted against the rapist”… Yes, you.

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        Just so you’re aware, people aren’t downvoting “to show you.” They’re downvoting because your comment is stupid. You can try to make yourself think the downvotes are actual validation if you want, but they aren’t. It’s people who think you’re an idiot. Whether it happens are not, it isn’t because there’s no one in the US (or world) who isn’t a pussy who’d be willing to do it. There’s plenty of reasons people won’t/haven’t/shouldn’t assassinate him.

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      That’s a terrible awful thing, don’t give people ideas. Don’t keep posting that everywhere and getting it in people’s heads. Don’t remind people that there is so few billionaires compared to common folks that it would be almost trivial to accomplish with large majority support

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      Problem is, it won’t be someone trying to restore democracy. It’ll be someone else trying to take the throne.

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    It’s the deal he’s really working on the return of the guillotine industry and public executions? It sure seems like that’s his end goal with posts like this.