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History is blunt: once fascists win power through #Democracy, they’ve never been removed by it. Not once. This thread draws on a FB essay shared by Karl J. Martin, attributed to “Chris Armitage.” I couldn’t verify the author, but the history is sobering 🧵

As of the most recent 2026 polling averages, Trump’s support/approval sits roughly in the 35% to low-40% range among U.S. adults. Is that what one calls “winning”?

It's a free speech issue wrapped in “I don’t like this so remove it”. Nobody is forced to watch. That’s literally what the off button is for. Personal responsibility seems to have been replaced with demands for cancellation the moment someone disagrees - especially when it comes from the Trump administration.

Melania senior adviser Marc Beckman: "Kimmel needs to go. It's time that ABC stands up and terminates his employment. This isn't a freedom of speech issue. The issue is purely commercial in nature. He enters the homes of Americans every night, 50% of them don't agree with his perspective, but yet ABC stands behind him."

AI is being used as a justification lever for restructuring, while the revenue side is still undefined. The workforce carries the cost through uncertainty, shifting roles, and delayed clarity in decisions. Do people inside these companies even recognise this as “transformation” at all?

All y’all are missing the point. The way he looks is irrelevant. He’s 80. Not the fine physique he thinks he is. None of that makes a difference. The OP asked “what do you see”. Oh, there’s lots to see and hear that’s warped and twisted, in that interview. I’m as anti MAGA and against Trump as can be. It’s that shit-eating smug look that he pretty much always has, one ya just want to slap him for, that I was referring to. So sit down.

@BraddrofliT The man is 80. Like him or not, one must cut him some slack for physical issues caused by age and weight gain (puffiness, swollen feet, rashes, …). But it’s his smugness that’s front and center.

60 Minutes released a photo of Trump ahead of their interview. What do you notice?

The White House response to the shooting, proposing an "enemies within" rhetoric, smells of a prepared response.

@mark_slapinski Of course. How could they not?

Serious question Do people ACTUALLY THINK Donald Trump would fake an assassination just so he could justify building a ballroom And to distract away from the Epstein files?

Disgusting behaviour from Trump during his 60 Minutes interview. Doesn’t like the reporter’s questions and insults her endlessly. Yet he touts freedom of the press… as long as it favors him.

@UnitedCanucks26 🇨🇦

I should be able to post that I love Canada without getting backlash. Our country needs improvements,yes, but we have a lot to be grateful for. I will not stop showing my pride for my country! I will keep defending Canada’s sovereignty, and speaking my mind. Who’s with me! 🇨🇦

@LucasSa56947288 Another re-direction. This “crack” Secret Service team didn’t detect the threat until it got that close? Guessing this will get swept under the rug like the last one.

Question! Do you think the WH correspondent dinner was a fake staged assassination attempt? (A: Yes (B: No

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

@politvidchannel Although it’s not a full senate investigation, it’s about time! Conflict of interest much?

BREAKING: US Senators Just put Trump’s Son-in-Law Jared Kushner under Investigation for getting Billions From Middle East While Shaping U.S. Foreign Policy

@JamesDueck No. Not “collapsing.” They’re comparable democracies facing shared pressures: housing shortages, post-pandemic inflation, aging populations, and strained public services. Different countries, similar global shocks. “Collapse” is rhetoric, not analysis.

Why are Canada, the UK, and Australia, despite being thousands of kilometers apart, all collapsing in the same way?

@ImBreckWorsham Sorry, but the signs were all there BEFORE the election. You know, the first time he was elected, then threw a hissy because he lost? Naw, girl, you knew what this was and ya got EXACTLY what you voted for.

The weakest comments in my social media are "You voted for this." That is SUCH a weak, pathetic comment. Yes. I did. Yes, I worked this guy's campaign. I OWN it. But have you NEVER made a mistake? Never broken up with someone because you realized you were dating the wrong person? Never quit a job that wasn't right for you? Never bought something and had to return it because it didn't work? Sit down.

@N2D3W @ImBreckWorsham And electing a pedo and rapist is better?

@ImBreckWorsham BTW, I don't think Trump was the wrong decision in 2024. The alternative was a candidate pushing open boarders, wild sex change surgeries on young children, lawlessness on the streets, and a proxy war in Ukraine. To think Harris would have been any better is insanity too.

@MeRobertMines @LibertyNut1 Well, sadly, history kinda lines up that…

@LibertyNut1 The plans include mass production of white flags. #France how ever does not participate as it already has enough white flags for the next 100 surrenders

Europe has reportedly drawn up plans for a new NATO without the United States, per Daily Mail. Are you happy about this ?

@Stephen36905208 @LibertyNut1 Don’t come to the aid of the USA? Wow you really are far gone and are clearly incapable of independent thought. Remember this little teeny tiny blip in American history called 9/11? NATO invoked article 5 to come to your aid.

@LibertyNut1 Good, they can go fuck themselves, they don't come to our aid anyway, good riddance I say 😉

@glenn_tunes Just cause one has money doesn’t mean they have taste. Or class.

IT TRULY LOOKS LIKE A CHEAP RUSSIAN WHORE HOUSE 😬🙄

@highbrow_nobrow @atrupar Rubio is a yes-man, “how far up” type of guy. What he conveniently forgets is that Canada and its citizens can think for themselves. And they say, “not a chance in hell!”.

NBC News: Does the US still want to make Canada the 51st state? MARCO RUBIO: I think the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state. @atrupar (2025)

@_InfoGram_ On the verge…? He passed that goal post a long time ago!

BREAKING 🚨: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump is on the verge of becoming the most stupid President in American history.