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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 12h

Hey, Democratic Party! Y'all swear that you're different now, and you recognize that people who were upset with the death toll in Gaza had a point. You swore you'd do better, right?

Any reaction? Because I'm not hearing much.

Hello?

Israel’s mass killing in Gaza ‘under cover of American complicity’: Hamas

Palestinians describe 'unbelievable horror' as 46 children are among 100 people killed by Israeli bombing.

www.aljazeera.com

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 12h

Of course they say their facial recognition app overrides IDs. ICE officers are rewarded for arrest numbers and never punished for lies during that arrest. I'm amazed they're not just kettling a few hundred people at a time.

They have impunity and civil-right-be-damned quotas.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 13h

Robert Reich wrote:

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 13h

Why is a politician's ability to raise funds their biggest claim to leadership? Why is that all that's mattered for decades? I don't find 'More donations!' very compelling.

Since the Democratic Party is shedding support right now, maybe we should change that when we get a chance.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 13h

I agree completely, Senator, but why are you telling this to *us*? You're the person holding the levers of power. If there's something you want *me* to do, you should speak up.

See, I've had enough outrage farming. Full to here. I don't need more despair. I need Dems to lead.

And they're not.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 13h

Quick question. Does anyone have a strong reason for believing that Trump and Speaker of the Minions Johnson haven't already dissolved the Legislature, and we're just too stubborn to notice?

I can't see either of them bringing the House back in session.

It's a coup, everyone. It's a goddamn coup.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 13h

You say that sarcastically, but Trump means it literally. No, he doesn't want any smart, independent opinions; he hates people of color; and Trump is enraged at anyone else who won a Nobel Prize when he didn't.

He's just this pinched, sweaty old man shouting at kids on the sidewalk.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 14h

John Fugelsang wrote:
"NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE"
— US House Speaker Mike Johnson

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 14h

Trump's people lie to us about everything. Why? Lies work better than the truth, and none of the liars face the smallest consequence. They'd be crazy NOT to lie to us.

Any suggestions more effective than pointing and yelling "Shame!" a lot? Because that shit's not working.

Texas joins Trump’s ridiculous war on Tylenol

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking on the biggest threat to his constituents: Tylenol . On Tuesday, the Republican filed a lawsuit against ...

www.dailykos.com

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking News: Trump's ego requires another round of coddling.

Sources announce that President Donald Trump remains so butt-hurt by the No Kings protests that he will tear down more stuff that America loves and pile rocks on top of the wreckage.

"See what you made me do!" he reportedly screamed.

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects

The move comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

www.washingtonpost.com

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 1d

Trump feels inadequate/ Seven million Americans at No Kings told Trump he's a dick. He knows he doesn't *have* actual balls, so he illegally paid big, potent machines to destroy our stuff. "This is what you make me do!" he screamed.

All hail the Epstein Ballroom.

Next up, he kills the family dog.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will probably never bring the House back in session. But he can't dissolve our democracy by himself. The Rules Committee could also bring bills to the floor without the Speaker.

Lean on them especially hard.

Majority Members of the Rules Committee:
Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)
Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA)
Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA)

Minority Members:
Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM)
Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO)

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 1d

I thing I think a thing that is worth mentioning here that there's a segment of white republicans who are absolutely salivating at a chance to bring back the confederacy and at best indentured servitude, at worst racebased chattel slavery

Ive seen this more time in prepper groups than you'd believe

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 1d

if you're wondering how things are going in texas, the chairman of the Tarrant County GOP is joking that Nov. 1st, the day SNAP benefits are poised to run out, is "National Chimp Out Day"

from @bofrenchtx Bo French SNAP runs out on November 1st. Are you prepared? November 1, 2025 is National Chimp Out Day. It’s going to be lit. 🔥

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans have been on vacation for the last six weeks.

So... it's mostly a no-show job? At least if you're a Republican. Huh.

Big Mob Boss vibes.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Mike Johnson seems even more delighted to keep the government closed. Republicans are actively destroying our democratic system.

Hey, fun fact: But Johnson isn't essential. The Rules Committee could move legislation to the floor, too. Just sayin'.

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 2d

At this point, anyone with common sense knows that cutting social services creates unrest and increases crime.

So. If hypothetically I wanted to create a reason to introduce martial law, an even more intrusive surveillance state and justify military presence, I would
Cut food stamps and Healthcare

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Did Bolton commit crimes? Doesn't matter. This prosecution is the fruit of the poisoned tree. Trump already confessed.

I can't speak for the corrupted SCOTUS, but American jurisprudence has been clear on this in the past.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not fond of John Bolton. The investigation began under the Biden administration, and there's some evidence that he's committed a crime.

But.

We know that Trump pressured prosecutors to indict Bolton because Trump TOLD us. He biased the investigation, the indictment, and the prosecution.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

When Trump is corrupting every prosecution, there is no difference. When his thumb is plainly on the scale, how can any judge allow any case to continue that *began* with prosecutorial bias?

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

So, Trump is ordering more prosecutions, so prosecutors have to find *something* to keep the boss happy.

Now, consider this. A cop pushes into someone's flat without a warrant, but finds drugs and arrests the people there. What next? Simple: the case gets thrown out. The cop corrupted the evidence.

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Why, that sounds terrible, Senator! But why are you telling me? I can't do anything about it from here. I thought you were a full Senator, with power and influence?

Don't be Schumer. Stop anxiety-farming. Start planning what to do going forward. What will you do, and how can we help?

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Will Dems prosecute the Trump corruption? None of the leaders did any of that after Trump's first term, so I'm guessing 'no.'

If we want to change the Democratic Party, we have to elect better people in the primaries. After that, we lose any leverage, and they'll go back to ignoring what we want.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Suppose we find that big investors gave Trump donations to increase food tariffs to bankrupt farmers so they could buy farmland for pennies on the dollar.

Is that prosecutable? Could we convict the officers of those funds and take back the illegal profits?

Just idly wondering...

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is withholding USDA funds for SNAP. Yes, he's breaking the law. Weird, when most SNAP recipients are poor white people in rural areas.

The best possible result is that Trump declares his crisis 'solved,' he blames Democrats, and steals some off the top.

Take the money, but don't be fooled.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

SNAP benefits will end soon, but it's not the budget. There's still $5 billion extra for SNAP.

Trump just won't follow that law. He *wants* starving people. And Republicans are perfectly fucking OK with that crime. They could fix it, but they won't even talk about it.

Cowards. Vote them all out.

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Suppose we find that big investors gave Trump donations to increase food tariffs to bankrupt farmers so they could buy farmland for pennies on the dollar.

Is that prosecutable? Could we convict the officers of those funds and take back the illegal profits?

Just idly wondering...

Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, just give SCOTUS a little time. They'll decide that, while the Constitution is clear, nobody has standing to sue based on it, and the legislature never wrote any enabling legislation, and, you know, some other idiotic horseshit.

There are no laws. Not anymore.

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