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2. Yes, as he's accelerated his efforts to consolidate power this week

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 05:41 PM

Aug 2025

they've continued to normalize and sanewash. The only thing I see even the slightest pushback on is the firing of Lisa Cook, but then again that involves some of the elites' money.

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He's rented a neon billboard and he is telegraphing it in letters 20 feet high. We need to wake up! [View all] senseandsensibility Aug 2025 OP

press just sucks this up unquestioningly BoRaGard Aug 2025 #1

Yes, as he's accelerated his efforts to consolidate power this week senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #2

You missed the news about the federal judge in MD? sheshe2 Aug 2025 #6

Glad to hear all of this! ShazzieB Aug 2025 #28

Me too! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #30

Trump has met his match all right! ShazzieB Aug 2025 #65

I love it! sheshe2 Aug 2025 #66

Shameful. calimary Aug 2025 #14

yes Skittles Aug 2025 #23

That, or soldierant Aug 2025 #39

well it's kind of a fascist circle Skittles Aug 2025 #41

Imo, it makes them COMPLICIT and B.See Aug 2025 #44

oh absolutely Skittles Aug 2025 #45

Rather than confront him Mz Pip Sep 2025 #73

I think the problem is that the Press' power over ... Whiskeytide Aug 2025 #40

See my post #6 sheshe2 Aug 2025 #43

BUTBUTBUT they have to keep their ACCESS! pansypoo53219 Aug 2025 #47

Yes, they do Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #57

maga zine poozwah Aug 2025 #49

As if ThreeNoSeep Aug 2025 #60

What do you expect them to do? Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #54

The mainstream press isn't going to save us. Klarkashton Aug 2025 #3

It should have been boycotted completely for the last 20 years. ananda Aug 2025 #4

Not too late to start now. senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #5

That's for damn sure Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #37

That isn't its job Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #55

Depends on how you look at it. We would never have been here in the first place if there were an impartial press. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #79

I trust you mean Oeditpus Rex Sep 2025 #82

Echoes of Nixon 1977 2na fisherman Aug 2025 #7

1977? Skittles Aug 2025 #9

That's when the David Frost interview took place where he said that line. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #11

Yeah, I had to think about that too senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #12

I was 10 or 11 at the time so the interview wasn't top of mind for me. Xavier Breath Aug 2025 #15

It's insane to think that the Supreme Court took that Nixon quote and turned it into fucking law in this country. Karasu Aug 2025 #27

The Sinister Six is wholly corrupt. Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2025 #33

The sinister six are connected to and influenced by Opus Dei. SharonAnn Sep 2025 #72

One of the things I thought got settled when we got rid of Nixon: nobody is above the law.. Hekate Aug 2025 #35

The Supreme Court seems a little protective of the Fed senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #38

Much as I despised Nixon... maddiemom Aug 2025 #48

The press gerryatwork Aug 2025 #8

Welcome to DU, gerryatwork! calimary Aug 2025 #16

what he MEANS is Skittles Aug 2025 #10

Thanks to Justice Roberts et al 2na fisherman Aug 2025 #13

That is absolutely true senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #17

Welcome to DU, 2na fisherman! calimary Aug 2025 #19

you know it, 2na fisherman Skittles Aug 2025 #21

Absolutely true. We should start saying "Trump/Roberts". vanlassie Aug 2025 #67

Well if bdamomma Sep 2025 #76

A MAGA fan in my area LITERALLY DID THAT. Brenda Aug 2025 #18

OMG senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #20

Well, I am in a pretty red place. Brenda Aug 2025 #24

He actually put up his own sign? You should have called the City and had it taken down Bengus81 Aug 2025 #62

The most dangerous man on earth is living in the Peoples' House. spanone Aug 2025 #22

And himself LW1977 Aug 2025 #25

Because WmChris Aug 2025 #26

See the post earlier today, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ...... flashman13 Aug 2025 #29

WOW MadameButterfly Aug 2025 #31

If the US media were "bowing down" to Chump, why would he need to rent a billboard? FakeNoose Aug 2025 #32

His friends own the press quakerboy Aug 2025 #34

Name these 'friends' of his Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #58

Yup. Fuck MSM. Watch independent journalist Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #36

And for the record, I want people in my foxhole who are determined to fight... CaptainTruth Aug 2025 #42

In Trump, the Flaming Chicken of Moral Hazard has come home to roost. LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #46

Is This Figurative or Is There A Billboard? WiVoter Aug 2025 #50

And this morning the chat on "Morning Joe" is about what is wrong with the Democrats and why aren't Vinca Aug 2025 #51

A desperate plea in great denial bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #52

The problem is.. ._. Aug 2025 #53

The rapist thinks he's untouchable JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #56

Our democracy is broken Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #59

Trump hand picked press would eat shit sandwiches on sesame seed buns. Historic NY Aug 2025 #61

Then, we need to stop him, yes? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #63

Absolutely! senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #68

And to notice that they absolutely are not. And the little posse can swarm Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #78

Apparently this is what a malignant narcissist believes annielion Aug 2025 #64

Distraction mac56 Aug 2025 #69

where is the billboard, what does it say? orleans Aug 2025 #70

He has gone totally fucking mad with power. He needs to be arrested now. Initech Aug 2025 #71

Yep. Passages Sep 2025 #74

Removal bdamomma Sep 2025 #75

Well, actually pedo Trump hasn't said anything in the last 5 days Farmer-Rick Sep 2025 #77

Yes, this post is from Aug. 26! senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #80

Delusions of greatness Heftylefty Sep 2025 #81