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@notsurprised24.bsky.social

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I’m a local elected official in the American Midwest trying to help save democracy and do right by my fellow humans in my small corner of a destabilized nation.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’m still not over the fact that 1,500 traitors were pardoned in January and the whole Republican Party applauded. I’ll never get over this. For me, it’s the moment the United States was lost. In the civil war to come, that was the first shot.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 6h

TPUSA is what happens when all the home-school kids who got participation trophies throughout their privileged childhoods get together with billionaires who are trying to plant seeds for a White America.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 7h

Another wealthy, creepy Republican man is held accountable by the courts. One more down, about 50,000 to go.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 7h

American patriots who attend this weekend's No Kings rallies should proudly fly the flag and talk to the media about how much they LOVE the United States. Just ignore the baiting attempt from Republicans.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 8h

Steve Scalise just called the upcoming No Kings rally, where millions of Americans will protest peacefully against the corrupt and authoritarian Trump regime, a “hate America rally.”

They’re scared

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 23h

Same.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 1d

Trump thinks he has actually achieved peace in the Middle East. I predict another bombing or shooting within a month.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder how many parents, with children in tow, will now avoid Publix and opt instead to get groceries at stores where there are fewer guns.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 2d

Respect, especially for the use of “balderdash.”

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 2d

Invoking the Insurrection Act would be an admission that this new regime has absolutely failed at governing and uniting Americans. It would be a sign of weakness, not strength.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Where I come from, shooting a man who is trying to shoot your dog is considered a justifiable action.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Why aren’t local police pulling them over and issuing citations?

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

This is all the Republicans’ doing. Dems need to hold the line and show voters exactly what they have put into power.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Not in my America, it’s not. And not in yours, either. The First Amendment applies to EVERYONE.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the shout out, Bill. Let’s keep pushing America away from the brink. Together, real patriots can restore democracy and stabilize the nation. First task: defeat and defund Republicans everywhere.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Regime change, hopefully. If he’s uniting real American patriots to defeat Republican fascism, then that’s a start.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Didn’t Trump say he would unite the country?

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 3d

Isn’t Kid Rock, like, 70 now?

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

If a masked man punched me from behind and tried to force me into a van, that man would not enjoy what came next.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

DHS lies as easily as breathing. Trust nothing about what they say about ICE activities.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

And traitor.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

I hear you and I agree.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans don’t even want to govern. They want America to burn, starting with veterans and Christians.

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NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

Why are Americans not firing back when masked gunmen pull them from cars or shoot their dogs?

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

So how do we get farmers to remember their patriotism and break their addiction of supporting Republicans?

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like a broken record, but I have to keep saying it over and over again: a farmer bailout won’t do much of anything because the market is gone. There will be no incentive to plant next year.

The bailout will help payoff farmer debt to the banks. That’s all.

NotSurprised @notsurprised24.bsky.social · 4d

Republicans hate free speech (policing Charlie Kirk comments is Exhibit A) and they will squash the First Amendment the first chance they get.