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TommyT139

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1. "Maximalism" makes it sound within ordinary boundaries,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:38 PM

Aug 2025

...just on the broader end.

It's not -- it's grabbing power outside of any norm simply because no one ever thought that a president would want to steal it.

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(Trump) is also trying to give the federal government more power over society itself. [View all] applegrove Aug 2025 OP

"Maximalism" makes it sound within ordinary boundaries, TommyT139 Aug 2025 #1

Mad Maximalism! MineralMan Aug 2025 #2