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#theorangemenace

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THINK ABOUT THIS:

*Even if* you agree with #TheOrangeMenace about #deporting "criminals" ("drug dealers, murderers, rapists") who are in the country illegally...

WHY would you focus on people WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY PAYING THEIR TAXES (despite knowing they won't receive a dime in benefits) simply b/c they believe "It's the right thing to do"?

Of all the low-hanging-fruit of people to target, this would indeed be the lowest of the low. 🤬 msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/

MSNBC · 'It's criminal': IRS officials quit over sharing taxpayer info; Trump cuts worsen crisis By MSNBC
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@HG
As Stein noted in the movie, the Smoot/Hawley #tariffs helped trigger #TheGreatDepression.

After "The Great Recession of 2008", the only thing that saved us from it becoming a full-blown Depression was the protection of an FDIC/FSLIC. As long as we have them, we shouldn't ever have another Great Depression.

So naturally, #TheOrangeMenace is trying to get rid of that too: #DisasterPresidency
npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-53072

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@briankrebs
A lot of us were saying in 2024 that "If #TheOrangeMenace is reelected, we might never have another election again."

It was dismissed as hyperbole. I'm not even sure *I* believed it 100%.

But it's the old question of "who polices the police?" on steroids. They now control EVERY institution that we'd otherwise depend upon to "investigate": The #FBI, #SCotUS... and thanks to a cowed & sycophantic #GOP, not even a "House Oversight Committee" to rein them in. #DisasterPresidency

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@GottaLaff
It is quite insane (and now commonplace) the rate at which #TheOrangeMenace and the #GOP keep passing laws to prevent things THAT AREN'T HAPPENING from happening, while ignoring ACTUAL threats.

Laws to stop "#Trans Athletes" or "#DragQueenStoryTime" to protect kids, but doing NOTHING to stop gun violence in schools.

He is so POSITIVE the 2020 Election was "stolen" (despite ZERO proof) that they are passing laws left & right to make sure it never happens again. #DystopianNightmare

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#TheOrangeMenace is shutting down The #DeptOfEducation and the woman he put in charge of destroying her own job, Linda #McMahon, fired 1,300 people, telling the Media:

"Don't worry. We kept all the GOOD people."

Who are the #GoodPeople? Apparently, white men who attended Conservative Christian universities.

"Not good"? Women and people of color. 🤨 #ISmellALawsuit #DisasterPresidency
msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/

MSNBC · Trump fires 1,300 at Department of Education; programs expected to suffer with staff guttedBy MSNBC
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@ProPublica
During #TheOrangeMenace's first term, I half-joked they didn't care if millions of people died of #Covid b/c The Far Right was exploiting it as a means of #PopulationControl.

But here we are in a second term and two more potential #pandemics. If they WANTED to prevent all those deaths, this would be the perfect "Do Over"... a chance to "learn from their mistakes" and take the #BirdFlu & #Measles outbreaks seriously.

But instead, it appears they are out to kill millions more.

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"I think what he [Pres. #DonnieDumbass] is doing is very smart [negotiating with #Putin & #Zelensky separately.]"

Sen. Mar-Quain Mullen on #ThisWeek

I'M SICK & TIRED of these #Republican sycophants suggesting #TheOrangeMenace is playing 3D Chess when he's actually playing #Russian Roulette... spinning the chamber, taking bows when the gun doesn't go off, and quickly reversing course when it blows up in his face. 🤦‍♂️