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bigtree

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9. 'tender hearted'

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 09:00 PM

Aug 2025

...republicans went with Trump because he was their ticket to power.

But they were ultimately Trump's step stool to ultimate power.

Funny how he gave republicans the recipe for bringing in the rubes, and maga legislators have yet to realize that they're actually his rubes.

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There seems to be a new sense of urgency among many Conservatives against Trump's takeovers in wake of the Bolton raid [View all] bigtree Aug 2025 OP

Didn't these very fine white men retain anything from their history classes? Biophilic Aug 2025 #1

they need to bone up on German history bigtree Aug 2025 #7

The snake struggle4progress Aug 2025 #2

'tender hearted' bigtree Aug 2025 #9

Sorry, I disagree. progressoid Aug 2025 #3

fear is insidious bigtree Aug 2025 #4

TY especially OP paras 4 - 6, and your reply... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #5

Perhaps Metaphorical Aug 2025 #6

the panic in David Frum's voice today bigtree Aug 2025 #11

The only bitching I've heard is how the price of groceries keep going up. tavernier Aug 2025 #8

oh, lookee here bigtree Aug 2025 #10

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