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I think the destruction of the White House East Wing resonates because it is so viscerally permanent.

But the ongoing destruction of Constitutional order and international law is no less permanent.

There is no repair. We must build anew.
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NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
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White House changes course and will now be demolishing the entire East Wing.
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The ballroom will need to be torn down, the west wing repaired and the rose garden rebuilt by the next president.
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit created by Congress to help preserve historic buildings, said Tuesday that Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom would 'overwhelm the White House itself,' which is about 55,000 square feet..."

www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
Trump's Ballroom Will 'Overwhelm' White House, National Trust Warns
Preservationists fear for how Trump's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom will sit alongside the White House itself, which is about 55,000 square feet.
www.huffpost.com
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AZ voter here!! There is no low to which Speaker Johnson won't sink. The GOP is scared to death of the Epstein files. Adelita will vote to release them.
🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
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Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House
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Especially when the lies are about the government terrorizing Black & Brown kids happening across the country. It's why we wrote this op-ed
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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an FBI official says the alleged NBA gambling ring involves the "Toronto Rangers" (not a real team), which doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the quality of their investigation
The biggest lie of all is that Republicans are fiscally responsible.
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It is what you think it is… they mean to starve the poor folks.
No one is surprised by this. Hypocrisy is their middle name.
Things like this keep happening.
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“Once you elect or appoint someone who has no moral core — who then appoints people with no moral core and fires those who do — nothing else in the system of checks-and-balances turns out to matter.”
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co
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Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.

This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
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Ballroom Backlash: National Trust Calls For Halting Of East Wing Demolition, Warns Trump’s New Structure Will “Overwhelm” The White House
Source: Deadline
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YES IT'S TIME
If only they abided—

Under House Rule IX, any member may file a Motion to Vacate the Chair. Lawful process to remove a Speaker who abuses power or obstructs oversight.
It takes just one line-Resolved, That the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant.
One ritual I am aware of is making a memory box. Take a shoe box, put photos of the person in it, a letter you write telling what you loved about the person, items the person gave you, and a small item (if you can) like a glove, tie, or sock. Open it once a week and spend time remembering.
So sorry for your loss of this precious soul.
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I'd say eating the chips is sadder
Since they have no food value at all.