Meritous Exodus

@shipwreckedcrew And to think, all of this was predicated on a throwaway line. When Trump jokingly said maybe the Russians can help find Hillary's missing emails.

The Mueller Special Counsel's Office brought two indictments that went into great detail about the supposed Russian "interference" in the 2016 election. Both were long "speaking indictments" laying out the ALLEGATIONS made by the Mueller prosecutors. Those allegations were dutifully reported by the press and Dems as "Facts" -- something they continue to do to this day. The Mueller SCO those documents publicly, with all the names of Russian defendants there for everyone to see, guaranteeing that none of those people would 1) travel to the US or 2) travel to any country that might extradict them to the U.S. They could have kept them sealed until they had an opportunity to arrest the named defendants -- many of whom had lived in the U.S. at one time or another. But instead the Mueller SCO had grand press conferences where they treated the ALLEGATIONS as fact. But then a strange thing happened. One company named in one of the indictments had a US law firm appear on its behalf. With the Law Firm standing in as a Corporate Reprensentative -- as is allowed by law -- the Russian company pled "Not Guilty" and announced "Game On". The Mueller SCO resisted having to prosecute the case on a variety of grounds -- losing each time. The Mueller SCO then closed up shop and handed the burning bag of dog poop to the U.S. Attorney for DC. Within months the U.S. Attorney dismissed the case. What I typed above is the ENTIRETY of what the Mueller SCO "proved" about Russian "collusion" in the 2016 election -- exactly nothing.

@towgc @shipwreckedcrew There was nothing to charge Trump with because Trump didn't do shit. It's that simple.

@shipwreckedcrew There was a mountain of circumstantial evidence suggesting trump was up to his eyeballs in Russian conspiracy. However, mueller wasn’t allowed to follow the money and Trump obstructed. Because trump was a sitting president, he was not charged. It’s that simple.

@jenvanlaar They don't. Only the plebes that are too stupid or stubborn to leave will pay it.

How do they propose to charge people who don't live here but drive in to visit?

There is a familiar pattern in modern public life: when reality becomes inconvenient to Democrats, history is not debated, it is rewritten. Not corrected or refined but reshaped into something more politically useful for the present moment. We are watching that process unfold once again, and this time the subject is Cesar Chavez. For decades, Chavez has been held up as a near-sacred figure on the American left—a patron saint of labor organizing, celebrated for his Alinsky-style tactics and his role in unionizing farm workers. There has always been an inconvenient truth beneath that mythology: Chavez was firmly opposed to illegal immigration because he understood that it depressed wages for the very workers he claimed to represent. That fact alone makes him a problem in today’s ideological environment. So, it is time for Chavez to get the E. Jean Carroll treatment. When an icon no longer aligns with current priorities, the response is rarely to confront the contradiction. Instead, the narrative begins to shift. In Chavez’s case, that shift appears through a combination of selective memory and late-emerging accusations that conveniently reshape his legacy decades after his death. Whether those claims are true or not almost becomes secondary to their usefulness. The timing invites skepticism. When a historical figure’s real views begin to complicate a preferred narrative, something often emerges to tarnish, soften, or displace the original story. Chavez, once useful as a symbol, now requires revision because his actual positions clash with modern orthodoxy on immigration. The reality is that Chavez did not merely oppose illegal immigration in theory—he acted on it. His concerns were rooted in economics, not abstraction. He believed that an unchecked flow of illegal labor would undermine wage gains for American workers, particularly minority workers already competing at the margins. To address this, he supported organized efforts to deter illegal crossings, often with chains and clubs, driven by a conviction that protecting workers required limiting labor supply. That version of Chavez—a labor leader prioritizing economic leverage over ideological purity—is deeply incompatible with the modern progressive framing of immigration as primarily a moral question. Inconvenient history must be changed. It also tells you how important the continuance of illegal immigration is to Democrats. This phenomenon is not unique to Chavez. It reflects a broader pattern in which public figures are split into two versions: the fictionalized icon and the inconvenient reality. The fictional Chavez becomes a generic “champion of immigrants,” stripped of his actual positions. The real Chavez, who saw illegal immigration as a direct threat to American labor, fades from view. The same transformation occurs elsewhere. Che Guevara is romanticized as a freedom fighter, while the historical record shows a man involved in executions. Ira Einhorn is loosely remembered as an environmental figure tied to Earth Day, rather than as a murderer who composted his girlfriend and fled justice. Mumia Abu-Jamal is portrayed by some as a political prisoner, while others point to his conviction for killing a police officer. Assata Shakur, aka Joanne Chesimard, was celebrated in certain circles as a revolutionary, while her role in violent crimes, including the killing of a state trooper, is often minimized. In each case, inconvenient facts are subordinated to a more useful narrative. Complexity is flattened, contradictions are ignored, and the past is reshaped to serve present needs. This is not accidental. History has become a tool for defining what is acceptable to believe. If Chavez can be reimagined as aligned with modern immigration ideology, then opposition to that ideology can be framed not as a legitimate disagreement, but as a moral failing. The past becomes a mechanism for enforcing the present. What makes this process particularly effective is the cultural context in which it occurs. In an educational system that often emphasizes narrative over depth, many younger Americans may have only a vague understanding of figures like Chavez, if they recognize the name at all. That absence of knowledge creates an opening. If the original story is not widely known, it becomes far easier to replace it with a revised version that better aligns with current priorities. The result is a culture in which historical figures are remembered less for who they were than for how useful they can be made to appear. The past becomes a flexible resource—something to be curated, edited, and, when necessary, discarded. And once that shift occurs, it does not remain confined to history. When history becomes negotiable, so does truth itself. George Orwell wrote a book about it.

While I await 'evidence' of Chavez's criminal debauchery, the impulsive removal of his public imagery is disturbing. If Chavez must be erased, shouldn't Islam's 'Prophet' be so considered? Polygamist, pedophile, slaver, warrior/violent colonizer... he qualifies for such rebuke.

@leighalexandra4 @stephdixie @MeghanMcCain Now do California and every other blue state.

@stephdixie @MeghanMcCain No, we just gerrymander. Y’all conservatives that just stick up for these trash men….

He said peacefully and patriotically proceed to the capitol. BTW, I don't think anyone on your side took issue with months of violent and destructive protests in the 2020 "summer of love" or at any of the other thousands of violent protests the Left has waged. I did not hear a single Democrat call for their protests to be peaceful. In fact, people like Chuck Schumer and Maxine Waters have consistently called for Leftist protesters to "get in the faces" of peaceful folks. When your side can deal with its consistently violent tendencies, we can talk more about a single incident in which less than 1% of the people acted badly. And because I feel sorry for you, I will explain that Trump used the word fight, like you would use it in the sentence, I will fight for custody of my children. Trump was directing his supporters to peacefully and patriotically utilize the legal processes of government procedure to fight for justice in our elections. Justice was delivered when he was re-elected.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So he did or did not say right like hell or you won't have a country anymore? It's a simple question. You heard it. Can you confirm he did say that?

A Georgia Republican official illegally voted NINE times while on probation. This was in a state that requires photo ID to vote, by the way. When Republicans accuse Democrats of supporting voter fraud, it's just a confession.

@mc_reason1 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar You're the one that should be embarrassed. The fact that you cannot understand peacefully and patriotically tells me that you don't have 2 brain cells to rub together.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So the fight he was referring to at the stop the steal rally where he continued to talk about how we needed to take control was actually about an election in 2024 🤣🤣 God damn that's embarrassing as fuck

How do we know these were all Trump supporters? Ray Epps pretended to be a Trump supporter. We know there were many government employees among the crowd. How many people were there to ensure the narrative was fulfilled? And how did Capitol Hill police contribute to the mayhem? Reports are now coming in that police indiscriminately used tear gas on the crowds which only contributed to the chaos. This goes back to the fact that Nancy Pelosi did not order up sufficient manpower despite the President making the request. Again, why be so thickheaded? Admit you were duped.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So you can't tell me what they would have needed to keep some trump supporters from committing felony assault? It's not a hard question. You said they weren't prepared. What preparation would they have needed? You're gonna rage quit any time now, bitch. This is too easy.

@mc_reason1 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar Man, you're just gonna beat this horse until it's pulverized aren't you? Too proud to admit you were fooled.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar Ok so what would it have taken for your proclaimed 1% to not commit felony assault and smash up the place? You've already said the police in riot gear and using crowd deterrents wasn't enough. What was needed that day?

@mc_reason1 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar The problem with liberals is that they pretend to not understand easy to understand concepts. That fight he was referring to was won when he was re-elected. Get a clue.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar "We're gonna fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country any more" c-span.org/clip/campaign-… He did or didn't also say to fight like hell? To "take back our country" What does that entail?

I'm fascinated by the emerging consensus that having your navy and air force destroyed, your leadership killed off, and having lost complete control of your air space is actually evidence that one is winning. Crazy that we are only now discovering this new military strategy.

@WallStreetApes It's beautiful to see people that wanted a Communist nannystate getting to find out what living in a Communist nannystate really means.

@mc_reason1 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar 99% of the people who went to the capitol did so peacefully. But you are too stupid to understand this. You have been bamboozled and are too proud to admit you were wrong.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So if trump supporters did that to police in riot gear what do you think was necessary exactly to keep them in line? Be specific. Is lethal force justified by law enforcement? Or how do you control people who did this I'm sure you have a great answer. Let's hear it

@mc_reason1 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar Peacefully and patriotically. Why do you losers always fail to mention these were Trump's instructions?

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So the J6 committee lied to us for multiple months about a stolen election? Set up a rally called stop the steal and said fight like hell or you won't have a country anymore? Or was that Trump. Answer the question if you can weakling

It doesn't matter who supported the COVID vaccine, it didn't work and has created serious health issues for those who took it. I don't forgive Trump for his involvement. It is the one issue that gave me pause ahead of the 2024 election. I wish he would acknowledge the reality of the situation. The COVID vaccine is not safe or effective. Now, where is your mea culpa?

@Meritous72 So you're telling me he lied to us that it saved us? Or did it actually work so well he needs to take annual Biden boosters now

There need to be consequences for people like Dr. Fauci, who turned 200 years of sound, proven virus intervention on its head and instead directed pandemic policies that—just to name a few—placed sick COVID patients in elderly care wards; forced citizens into isolation from family, co-workers, care providers, and even their own doctors; compromised the mental health and education of the young; torched the economy; and removed election standards and guardrails, deepening skepticism about the integrity of our elections. He also convinced millions that staying indoors and away from others, rather than being outdoors and active, was “based on science”; discouraged the use of novel and proven virus-fighting therapies; and supported the rollout of an untested and scientifically dubious “vaccine,” enforced through mandates that further divided families, derailed careers, and contributed to increases in previously rare forms of heart disease, cancer, and blood clotting.

No, dummy. But you need an organized and reasonably sized response to what everyone knew was coming. Because of the failure of Nancy Pelosi and Capitol Hill management, a small handful of miscreants were able to produce the narrative the media was gunning for. You've been deceived and you seem proud of the fact.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar So you need hard barriers and the military to keep trump supporters from committing felony assault? That's kinda wild don't ya think

Everything you think you know about January 6th is wrong. This was a manufactured crisis made to be an even bigger crisis by selective investigation. By concentrating on just 1% of what happened that day, the unselect committee and media pulled the wool over your eyes. You should be ashamed that you were so easily manipulated.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar Ah yes ray Epps told people the day before that they need to go IN to the Capitol and that made people commit felony assault of law enforcement. Checks out. If only the cops had harder barriers these maga wouldn't have assaulted and maced them 🤣 Right to shoot ? Or nah

@mc_reason1 No it didn't. But then again, Trump didn't mandate it so cannot be blamed for any of the horrific COVID policies we saw from Fauci and especially once Biden took office.

@Meritous72 Are you telling me Trump's medical miracle COVID vaccine didn't save us?

What you see in that video is like 1% of what went on that day. 99% of the people who went to the Capitol did so peacefully. Additional investigations have determined that Capitol Hill police were not properly staffed or trained. And instead of hard barriers, they used bicycle stands as barricades. Nancy Pelosi is on camera admitting that she could have done more to secure the Capitol building that day. Then there is the issue of Mr. Ray Epps. He was later charged with a misdemeanor and pleaded guilty. Though he was not found to be government employee, his comments the day before and on January 6th suggest he was trying to incite a mob. President Trump on the other hand, never said to go into the capitol but to go TO THE CAPITOL peacefully and patriotically. All of this was obvious to anyone who watched all of this unfold over time. The biased January 6th committee played upon your biases to make you think January 6th was something that it wasn't. Many people who were escorted into the capitol, milled around for a bit and then left had their lives ruined in the effort to stand up a lie.

@Meritous72 @johnhawkinsrwn @RepShriThanedar I couldn't be a leftist I hated trump attacking the 2A. You retarded seals clapped for it. That wasn't a peaceful transfer of power. The magats believed the lie and committed felony assault of law enforcement

@AlyssaSelogie I breezed through both DFW and LAX TSA last week. No lines, even for the non-pre-check plebes.

Tbh, the whole system needs an overhaul. Both London & Dublin airports allow up to 2L of liquids in carry-on luggage, shoes below the ankle don’t need to be removed and devices can stay in your bags. It stream lines the process significantly. By all means pay the TSA employees what they are due, but we need to upgrade our technology as well.