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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · Sep 7

I will happily be wrong if I'm mistaken about how bad things are going to get in a fascist America.

Will you be as happy thinking I'm being hyperbolic if I'm right?

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Bill Conroy @bconroy.bsky.social · 39m

Trump's demolition crew is busy working during a government shutdown — just like the demolition crew at work during the government shutdown of 1812. Is there a distinction here without a difference? In both cases, it's the work of kings against democracy. In Trump's case, a corrupt pretend king.

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1h

Not to be a dick but what will that do?

Trump has the largest armed domestic force in the world at his beck and call totally committed to him and ignoring the Constitution.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1h

Lol the idea that there's going to be information that comes out that finally ends a guy who controls a massive armed force totally committed to ignoring the law is ludicrous. If you need proof just look at Putin or MBS or that asshole we're bailing out in Argentina (or any other dictator...)

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 2h

Welp, the #Rapture didn't save him, so...

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1h

Gen x is on their lows it's the millennials on the chart that he's rebounding with or am I reading that wrong?

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 2h

Graham Platner hasn't left the race has he?

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 2h

I'll bet 100 bucks that none of how they say this happened is true.

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Lankford is a straight up fucking liar.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Lankford: "I think now history has proven that Russiagate was a hoax. It was actually formed by James Coney and Brennan and others that were behind the scenes to push a narrative they knew at the time was false." (This is a lie -- would've been nice for Kasie Hunt to point that out.)

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Good!

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 7h

NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Standing with Immigrants
Oct. 21, 2025
My dear brothers and sisters, today I speak to you as your shepherd, but also as a fellow pilgrim who shares the pain of many of our immigrant communities. Families are being torn apart. Children are left in fear, and communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants.
We stand with a mother who crosses borders to feed her children. We stand with the father who labors in silence to build a better future. We stand with the young person who dreams of safety and a better future. Our parishes and schools will not turn away those who seek comfort, and we will not be silent when dignity is denied in the enforcement of the law, it is essential that we respect the dignity of every human being.
Now I want to say something directly to those immigrants without documents. Most of you have been here for years. You have worked hard. You have raised families. You have contributed to this nation. You have earned our respect. As the Archbishop of Chicago, I will insist that you be treated with dignity. Americans should not forget that we all come from immigrant families.
You are our brothers and sisters. We stand with you.
God bless you all.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Good. Because at this point there are no policy changes of value that can happen until the villains are fucking annihilated.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

It's up to us, Chris. And, not to put too fine a point on it, the time is almost past for us to recognize the fight we're in will require making choices we're loathe to make, but without which we're doomed to lose everything good and decent in this country as we wind up permanently under a dictator.

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Yes

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Slava Ukraini!

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 6h

🔥 Two oil refineries owned/controlled by Russia and used for refining crude delivered through the Druzhba pipeline from Russia exploded in the European Union:
1) Petrotel Lukoil refinery in Romania owned by Russia.
2) MOL Danube refinery in the Kremlin puppet regime Hungary.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 5h

OMG THEY CALLED IN HIS MOM TO TRY AND EXPLAIN TO CONGRESS HE ISN'T A NAZI

SAD!!

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 5h

Uh... WTF?

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 10h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 8h

I don't really know what Trump means here. Charlie Kirk walked around with a red MAGA hat. It didn't stop him from being shot.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 8h

I'm pretty sure ICE deliberately shot a priest in the face with a pepper ball a few days ago didn't they?

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Daily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.social · 21h

Lindsey Halligan Is Saying "Off the Record" the Right Way

by Ezra Klein

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 13h

As predictable as sun after rain...

How it started/how it's going showing that Kash Patel posted a tweet celebrating Diwali the festival of lights and, predictably virulently racist MAGA let him know that he was not welcome in "Christian" America.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 1d

Demolition of the White House’s East Wing facade started today.

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1d

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 1d

Lindsey Halligan = Lionel Hutz

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1d

Well this is worse than what they did to the Capitol on J6

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Clearly Trump lied when he said his $250 million ballroom wouldn’t “interfere” with the White House.

So who’s watching this mess; the White House Historical Association or the Office of the Curator? Because someone needs to make sure he’s not bulldozing history for a dance floor.

Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1d

Dude took 10 fucking years of this shit to find a conscience? lol

I mean I'm glad he's on the right side of history finally but this is not heroic shit.

The problem with you former GOP types is you want a medal for doing the BARE MINIMUM of what is considered the decent thing.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

think of establishment U.S. media like a Ken doll with all the controversial bits sanded off to a smooth hump

toothless journalistic simulacrum custom built to avoid offending ownership, advertisers, sources, and a big chunk of readership

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

I intellectually understand why corporate media is scared of Trump and why they regularly pull punches, though I find it deeply cowardly. But I do not understand why they refuse to describe in plain, factual terms the things he says and does

www.404media.co/trump-no-kin...

News Outlets Won't Describe Trump's AI Video For What It Is: The President Pooping on America

Major outlets said the President dumped "brown liquid" that "appeared to be feces" in an AI-generated video. They refused to call a spade a spade, or poop, poop.

www.404media.co

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Craig @thelordgod.bsky.social · 1d

I don't have AI glasses but thankfully I can accurately identify a dog when I wear my regular glasses.

(AI is fucking dumb in 99% of the cases for which it is currently being used, everybody. Just saying.)