@AmenZwa@mathstodon.xyz avatar AmenZwa , to random

Regardless of whether one is aligned with , , , , or whatever, one cannot help but see a glaring crisis in today’s self-serving .

@w7voa@journa.host avatar w7voa , to random

President Trump says he’d consider using the Insurrection Act to deploy the military if federal courts prevent him from deploying the National Guard. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/06/trump-insurrection-act-national-guard-00595241

MugsysRapSheet ,
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@w7voa
Over our 249 year history, politicians have written into law SO many loopholes & exceptions that it was only a matter of time until we elected someone SO criminal they wouldn't hesitate to exploit every one of them in order to amass unchecked power.

@dustcircle@mastodon.social avatar dustcircle , to random
@Gargron@mastodon.social avatar Gargron , to random

Please remember that Mastodon doesn't have a marketing team or budget. Whatever media coverage Mastodon gets is from inbound interest from journalists. The growth of the platform has been predominantly through word of mouth. If you want the fediverse to grow, tell your friends.

markuswerle ,
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@Gargron I am not sure if I want the Fediverse to grow. I never felt welcome. The cancel culture is worse than on Twitter before Elon, and the post deletion mechanisms are not compatible with a . I wish social media not to fail, but Mastodon has a long way to go before it contributes to a solution for our current problems.

@w7voa@journa.host avatar w7voa , to random

Washington Post - Christian nationalist who was Trump's OMB chief is helping write the blueprint for a 'Radical Constitutionalism' second term. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/

FinchHaven ,
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@w7voa

Ancient Twitter boilerplate:

"Remember all that and crap?

All lies

The cares about the US about as much as it cares about the

Find one passage they need right now

Misinterpret it

Ignore all the rest

Throw that interpretation away when it's no longer needed

And basically do the bidding of and the "