What are Your thoughts here? Is TSF doing all this just to increase his worth? Doing it for Russia?

[bluestarone]

Money means a lot to TSF, BUT i honestly think all this bullshit is about complete control of our democracy. Hate to say it, but he's gotten stronger since he was elected. At first i had no idea that he could have MASKED bastards doing his dirty work. Also the supreme court is solidly becoming MORE into his corner. I have to believe that IF he gets funds for MORE ICE bastards, there will be NO rules he will follow. He will become so much more stronger by the next election, that NO ONE will be able to stop him from destroying everything American. Decisions have got to be made to STOP his power growth. Citizens of this country need a LEADER with a plan to peacefully get together and PROTEST like we have never protested before. Time is of the essence. We CANNOT wait much longer.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Control, power, revenge, money, sadism, Russia.

[bluestarone]

2. So, how to stop him?

Any thoughts there?

[Irish_Dem]

7. We have the greatest moral collapse and civic duty failure in US history.

An entire political party consisting of domestic terrorists and Russian puppets.

What is the solution? IDK.

Some ideas:

People power, we are still theoretically a democracy.
Make it a priority to understand how Trump and Musk steal elections, and stop them.
Dem leadership.

[bluestarone]

10. yes. First thing (i feel) is somehow ORGANIZE these protests.

WHO? HOW? i don't know. We need a LEADER like (hate to say it) underground like France had. Somehow ICE needs to be STOPPED in their tracks. I mean IMMEDIATELY!! We cannot allow them to hire million more ICE people! Somehow we need mass people show up when these yahoos arrest people with MASKS, no identity, no warrants. How do we get lawyers for the ones they arrest? We gotta figure this out.

[Irish_Dem]

11. I think the protests were very well organized.

No violence, congenial, co-operative, etc.
Effective messaging.

But they had no impact whatsoever.
GOP congress still backs Trump 100%.

Trump does not care about unrest or protests.
He is either not going to run again or will steal the election like last time.

The only ones who can stop Trump are Congress or Supreme Court.
And we know they will never stop Trump.

[Bread and Circuses]

17. The demonstrators do have value ...

They’ve been upbeat and positive. Like a Festival vibe, people smiling and talking. As you said, peaceful all the way.

That was the purpose. About 13 Million people last time, we showed that we are lawful, nonviolent and care about our communities. We did it for ourselves and we will continue continue. It’s not for the republicans, they reject the Constitution, we defend it.

The impact? To ourselves it is positive and joyful. The republicans see that and they hate us more because we show our faces! Yes, you’re correct. Republicans are still dirtbags . They see us gathering and they die inside because they know that they are pushing us to an autocratic criminal dictatorship. We gather to point out their crimes.

[B.See]

18. Exactly, Irish. If it's the

WRONG THING TO DO, we can be certain Trump will DO it.

[marble falls]

3. Purely because he can, and for obscure reasons.

[bluestarone]

4. Think religion is part of it?

I kinda do, because for some reason i cannot explain the religious right, (not all of them) feel God selected him. There is no way to change their minds.

[marble falls]

9. Not because of his vapid lip service to the deity. But because he is a psychopath and he measures his actions ...

... to what whims he feels at the moment, always considering his own advantage.

[PatSeg]

12. I think some fundamentalists believe

Trump is fulfilling biblical prophecy about the End Times and perhaps they think he could be the anti-Christ. There are quite a few who take all these prophecies very seriously and literally. So in that sense, they may believe he was sent by God.

[questionseverything]

14. The anti christ supposedly fools the entire world 🌎

So not *rump but he could be the “great deceiver “ who ushers in the anti christ

[PatSeg]

19. Ah yes, that could be

Perhaps like John the Baptist. Though I think those scripture authors had a tendency to exaggerate. Meanwhile, today's true believers tend to interpret the bible to fit their own delusions.

[returnee]

5. Those two things do not have to be mutually exclusive

I would add kompromat as well. I believe Putin has him by the balls on his financial and sexual history.

[bluestarone]

6. That's part of it as well.

Russia also has many RETHUGS closets opened as well.

[returnee]

8. Agreed.

A lot of them. It would seem to explain would at first glance seems unexplainable.

[PatSeg]

13. Yes

And of course, there is the whole staying out of prison explanation as well.

[Bread and Circuses]

15. Revenge and Greed, built on a narcissistic rage

[WiVoter]

16. I Think A Lot Of It Goes Back To His Early Life

Mary Trump’s first book has many examples. First thing I think of is when his brother dumped mashed potatoes on his head when the family was at the dinner table & everybody laughed at him. Seminal moment in my opinion.