Trump’s Next Coup Attempt has Already Begun

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Let’s just remember politics is sometimes just pushing stuff you know you won’t actually have to do just to curry favor. McConnell complains about debt then gave the Dems the votes they needed.



SCOTUS refused to hear it in 2020. Thomas could be dead by the time 2024 comes. Variables.

One or two could have done that in 2020 and they didn’t cross that line. Some of the blustering is just political.

I think we all need to remember these state legislatures aren’t the same make up as the Gym Jordan/ Cawthorne sycophants. Trump appointment judges still turned him down in court.

I meant win in terms of successfully throw out a Dem state win, not win SOS.

If you say so. I don’t see the point in downplaying the threat. I thought Trump was going to try and stay in office somehow if he lost his whole first term and most of the pundit/editorial world thought it was fantastical at the time.

We’ll see what happens, but i think at the very minimum we should acknowledge Trump or Desantis or whoever will be better positioned at the state level in 24 than in 20.

 

[Json]

I meant win in terms of successfully throw out a Dem state win, not win SOS.

If you say so. I don’t see the point in downplaying the threat. I thought Trump was going to try and stay in office somehow if he lost his whole first term and most of the pundit/editorial world thought it was fantastical at the time.

We’ll see what happens, but i think at the very minimum we should acknowledge Trump or Desantis or whoever will be better positioned at the state level in 24 than in 20.

I think the Republicans will be in position to win fairly just because of being on the outsider position with an unpopular president.


They way they are pumping Desantis or even Youngkin as alternative means to me they don’t want to test those boundaries either.

There’s just a lot of appeasement of Trump and his ilk going on.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

I think the Republicans will be in position to win fairly just because of being on the outsider position with an unpopular president.


They way they are pumping Desantis or even Youngkin as alternative means to me they don’t want to test those boundaries either.

There’s just a lot of appeasement of Trump and his ilk going on.

It’s not about Trump though. That’s the point. The whole right is becoming increasingly authoritarian. Do you really think Desantis is that much less of an authoritarian than Trump? Every morning he wakes up it seems he finds a new way to try and be king of Florida.

 

[Json]

It’s not about Trump though. That’s the point. The whole right is becoming increasingly authoritarian. Do you really think Desantis is that much less of an authoritarian than Trump? Every morning he wakes up it seems he finds a new way to try and be king of Florida.

When I see authoritarian, I’m thinking of Erdogan or Castro where opposition is jailed or power is concentrated to into one hand.

Trump and DeSantis are bad governance masquerading as strength cause they don’t expect to be challenged. Both of them are beatable.

Like I said. I see the threat in the right wing sphere. I just see it more among the rank and file.

The Michigan militia wanting to kidnap Big Gretch. The Oregon militia who went into the capitol with help from an official (Republicans and Dems removed him from office). The Texas dudes who tried running the campaign bus off the road. Fox News amplifiers the Big Lie.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

When I see authoritarian, I’m thinking of Erdogan or Castro where opposition is jailed or power is concentrated to into one hand.

Trump and DeSantis are bad governance masquerading as strength cause they don’t expect to be challenged. Both of them are beatable.

Like I said. I see the threat in the right wing sphere. I just see it more among the rank and file.

The Michigan militia wanting to kidnap Big Gretch. The Oregon militia who went into the capitol with help from an official (Republicans and Dems removed him from office). The Texas dudes who tried running the campaign bus off the road.

It all goes together. The attempts to decertify elections, voter disenfranchisement, replacing nonpartisan election officials with party stooges, the violent militias who are the shock troops, it’s part of the same same right wing authoritarian current and you can’t parse the components.

 

[Json]

It all goes together. The attempts to decertify elections, voter disenfranchisement, replacing nonpartisan election officials with party stooges, the violent militias who are the shock troops, it’s part of the same same right wing authoritarian current and you can’t parse the components.

Republicans have been doing disenfranchisement for over a century. Ignoring federal voting laws.Overturning elections and violent mobs have been there too. We fought a war about it.

The difference being now we have people believing lies about pedophiles and fake ballots. Not because I hate black people and believe there are inferior.

 

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flexghost. (@flexghost@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 video This is what a coup looks like Democratic members of Congress are being denied access to Department of Education Rep. Maxwell Frost: “They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people...? "ILLEGAL,”

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@flexghost@mastodon.social
This is what a coup looks likeDemocratic members of Congress are being denied access to Department of EducationRep. Maxwell Frost:“They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people...?"ILLEGAL,”

https://files.mastodon.social/media...841/684/966/568/original/e25318e6c92b0631.mp4

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@ChrisHolladay
@flexghost Someone should have him arrested and call it a day.

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@ropetin@me.dm
@ChrisHolladay @flexghost Exactly! I'm not sure how 'one dude with a boo-boo on his neck' can stop everyone getting in.I know they're old and want to be seen doing the right thing, but based purely on numbers they could overwhelm him. It's giving Elon and Trump all the power without any pushback.If they try to get in and get stopped by a real federal law enforcement agent or security guard, then they can have a legitimate conversation with that person.

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@CiaoBruno@newsie.social
@flexghost Is the Sponge Bob Bandaid on his neck covering his Matrix type Nurolink? I believe you just bull rush this Nazi and go in for God’s sake.

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@flexghost
@CiaoBruno that was my thought too!

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@j_g_fitzgerald@c.im
@flexghost USA democracy R.I.P.

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@rightsprung@c.im
@flexghost C'mon, internet. Show us who he is.

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@dfl@chaos.social
@rightsprung @flexghost Thread by @HackingButLegal on Thread Reader App

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@rightsprung@c.im
@dfl @flexghost Thank you!!!!

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@Utah44
@flexghost I’m deeply confused by why one skinny a$$hole is stopping all these people from walking through that door. Just move him aside ffs. I would personally tase him

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@flexghost
@Utah44 BC its theater! Yes, there is a razor thin margin and they don't want to lose members but at the same time they are just here with cameras, virtue signaling I guarantee they will be releasing fundraising emails shortly

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@Utah44
@flexghost it reeks of theatre if they wanted to get in there is literally nothing stopping them more fodder for the masses to keep them outraged bc nothing gets the donations flowing in like pure unadulterated outrage

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@mcpinson@mas.to
@flexghost I'd have a Federal Marshal there so fast. "I am a member of Congress Constitutionally bound to oversee this agency. You will not stand in my way."

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@hambonehead@c.im
@mcpinson @flexghost All that should be required is an ambulance.

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@flexghost
@mcpinson this makes it kind of sus since they just had cameras instead

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@mcpinson@mas.to
@flexghost Of course, everyone on both sides was there to create a photo op, but the Muskovites need to be called out for the unconstitutional acts they're committing.#USPol #YesItsACoupDÉtat

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@classwario
@flexghost Realistically though, one guy holding back a horde of people who are trying to reason with him is pretty on the nose for Dems right now.

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@flexghost
@classwario lol yep. But we have a razor thin margin in the house so having some of them missing for a few days might not be the greatest. Yet dems are Schumer-ing their response, finger waving and asking for donations so .... on brand

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@heafnerj@mstdn.social
@flexghost I’m just baffled. Why the complacency? Are security guards not doing their jobs? Call the police. Hit him. Tackle him. Shoot him.

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@Allkinds
@flexghost Why did they not call the capital police and have that man removed from the door?

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@flexghost
@Allkinds Bc of who the capitol police work for

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@burgerpocalypse
@flexghost just move him, he cant weigh more than 25 pounds

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@mcnado@mstdn.social
@flexghost y’know, the folks who founded the US used to beat the piss out of people during debates.

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@virtualbri@mastodon.online
@flexghost Whoo, that's my rep Maxine Waters, giving him the business. But I do wonder why they don't just attempt to go past him?

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@xs4me2
@flexghost A coup indeed. Unacceptable…

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@ShrikeTron@mstdn.social
@flexghost Another day of hot-air dramedy virtue signaling from Dems in a gun-fight.

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@aardvark@ioc.exchange
@flexghost Maxine!

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@slotrak@hachyderm.io
@flexghost who's the skel keep them out? Mr. Rainbow bandaid?

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@Petr90@mastodonczech.cz
@flexghost

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@hllizi@hespere.de
@flexghost why don't they just put him somewhere else?


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flexghost. (@flexghost@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 video This is what a coup looks like Democratic members of Congress are being denied access to Department of Education Rep. Maxwell Frost: “They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people...? "ILLEGAL,”

mastodon.social

Spoiler: full text & large images

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@flexghost@mastodon.social
This is what a coup looks likeDemocratic members of Congress are being denied access to Department of EducationRep. Maxwell Frost:“They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people...?"ILLEGAL,”

https://files.mastodon.social/media...841/684/966/568/original/e25318e6c92b0631.mp4

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@ChrisHolladay
@flexghost Someone should have him arrested and call it a day.

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@ropetin@me.dm
@ChrisHolladay @flexghost Exactly! I'm not sure how 'one dude with a boo-boo on his neck' can stop everyone getting in.I know they're old and want to be seen doing the right thing, but based purely on numbers they could overwhelm him. It's giving Elon and Trump all the power without any pushback.If they try to get in and get stopped by a real federal law enforcement agent or security guard, then they can have a legitimate conversation with that person.

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@CiaoBruno@newsie.social
@flexghost Is the Sponge Bob Bandaid on his neck covering his Matrix type Nurolink? I believe you just bull rush this Nazi and go in for God’s sake.

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@flexghost
@CiaoBruno that was my thought too!

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@j_g_fitzgerald@c.im
@flexghost USA democracy R.I.P.

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@rightsprung@c.im
@flexghost C'mon, internet. Show us who he is.

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@dfl@chaos.social
@rightsprung @flexghost Thread by @HackingButLegal on Thread Reader App

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@rightsprung@c.im
@dfl @flexghost Thank you!!!!

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@Utah44
@flexghost I’m deeply confused by why one skinny a$$hole is stopping all these people from walking through that door. Just move him aside ffs. I would personally tase him

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@flexghost
@Utah44 BC its theater! Yes, there is a razor thin margin and they don't want to lose members but at the same time they are just here with cameras, virtue signaling I guarantee they will be releasing fundraising emails shortly

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@Utah44
@flexghost it reeks of theatre if they wanted to get in there is literally nothing stopping them more fodder for the masses to keep them outraged bc nothing gets the donations flowing in like pure unadulterated outrage

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@mcpinson@mas.to
@flexghost I'd have a Federal Marshal there so fast. "I am a member of Congress Constitutionally bound to oversee this agency. You will not stand in my way."

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@hambonehead@c.im
@mcpinson @flexghost All that should be required is an ambulance.

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@flexghost
@mcpinson this makes it kind of sus since they just had cameras instead

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@mcpinson@mas.to
@flexghost Of course, everyone on both sides was there to create a photo op, but the Muskovites need to be called out for the unconstitutional acts they're committing.#USPol #YesItsACoupDÉtat

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@classwario
@flexghost Realistically though, one guy holding back a horde of people who are trying to reason with him is pretty on the nose for Dems right now.

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@flexghost
@classwario lol yep. But we have a razor thin margin in the house so having some of them missing for a few days might not be the greatest. Yet dems are Schumer-ing their response, finger waving and asking for donations so .... on brand

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@heafnerj@mstdn.social
@flexghost I’m just baffled. Why the complacency? Are security guards not doing their jobs? Call the police. Hit him. Tackle him. Shoot him.

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@Allkinds
@flexghost Why did they not call the capital police and have that man removed from the door?

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@flexghost
@Allkinds Bc of who the capitol police work for

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@burgerpocalypse
@flexghost just move him, he cant weigh more than 25 pounds

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@mcnado@mstdn.social
@flexghost y’know, the folks who founded the US used to beat the piss out of people during debates.

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@virtualbri@mastodon.online
@flexghost Whoo, that's my rep Maxine Waters, giving him the business. But I do wonder why they don't just attempt to go past him?

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@xs4me2
@flexghost A coup indeed. Unacceptable…

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@ShrikeTron@mstdn.social
@flexghost Another day of hot-air dramedy virtue signaling from Dems in a gun-fight.

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@aardvark@ioc.exchange
@flexghost Maxine!

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@slotrak@hachyderm.io
@flexghost who's the skel keep them out? Mr. Rainbow bandaid?

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@Petr90@mastodonczech.cz
@flexghost

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@hllizi@hespere.de
@flexghost why don't they just put him somewhere else?


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That shyt ran me hot. This whole situation is beyond outrageous

 

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Aral Balkan (@aral@mastodon.ar.al)

Who could have predicted that a country that doesn’t give two shyts about international law would eventually also not give a shyt about domestic law?

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@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Who could have predicted that a country that doesn’t give two shyts about international law would eventually also not give a shyt about domestic law?

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@brad@1040ste.net
@aral Rule Of Law - as long as it's the laws I like. "I" being whichever king-in-all-but-name is sitting in the chair.

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@f4grx@chaos.social
@aral surprise, eh?

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@Sh41@androiddev.social
@aral shocking, right?

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@jbiserkov@mas.to
@aral Laws in the US were always selectively enforced. 30 years ago my father's colleague was rear-ended while stopped at a red light. Police arrived, said "this is the deputy-district attorney's car" and left the shocked family of four in the middle of the intersection, with their totalled car, no accident report, not even making sure everyone was alright. And they were white (although recently immigrated from Eastern Europe). So yeah, American rule of law 101.


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