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Fiendish Thingy

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48. Thanks for your support!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:20 PM
12 hrs ago

I’ve found a number of like minded progressives in my 20+ years at DU, but my outspoken nature has also been a source of friction with those who prefer recreational outrage and doomerism to reasoned resistance.

C’et la vie…

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this is the plan to stop the midterms. Javaman 21 hrs ago #1
Yes, but we are all 'crazy' and 'overreacting' and 'not being objective' and all the other reasons. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #2
Nationwide martial law is a physical impossibility Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #3
never said anything about martial law. nt Javaman 16 hrs ago #5
You agreed with the OP, that martial law was the plan to cancel the midterms Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #22
I agree that there is a plan to cancel the midterms Javaman 16 hrs ago #23
Think it through to the end result Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #25
after everything that has happened so far Javaman 15 hrs ago #28
It's not as simple as you imagine it might be Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #31
You still act like you think he is trying to do good, he's not questionseverything 15 hrs ago #34
You NAILED it FT...... democratsruletheday 12 hrs ago #46
How would that stop them? leftstreet 16 hrs ago #6
how did he attack Venezuela without congressional approval? nt Javaman 16 hrs ago #7
Not sure how that's related n/t leftstreet 16 hrs ago #10
it's completely related. Javaman 16 hrs ago #11
States run elections, not Trump leftstreet 16 hrs ago #13
close Javaman 16 hrs ago #17
Okay n/t leftstreet 16 hrs ago #18
That still doesn't answer HOW elections would be cancelled in all 50 states Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #27
I guess you missed this part... Javaman 15 hrs ago #30
He has been stopped numerous times Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #32
Trump cannot cancel any elections in states VMA131Marine 15 hrs ago #33
The court ruled the Epstein stuff should be released over 3 weeks ago, it hasn't happened questionseverything 15 hrs ago #35
Command of the executive branch is not equivalent to control of 50 state governments. Nt Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #26
Ask yourself this one question ScratchCat 16 hrs ago #15
Can you imagine millionaire Senators rolling over? leftstreet 16 hrs ago #16
see my answer to the other poster. nt Javaman 16 hrs ago #19
Because under the War Powers Act he has the power EX500rider 13 hrs ago #43
Nope. There is little evidence of a feedback loop stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #4
One of his former DHS officials, Miles Taylor, was on Jen Psaki's show last night talking about how the hellbeast LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #8
It Was That Interview With Taylor That Motivated My Original Post......nt global1 16 hrs ago #12
What a truly evil, sadistic psychopath we have in charge. Initech 16 hrs ago #9
Pedo emulates Putin's 'model' of governing. Justice matters. 16 hrs ago #14
If we were in normal times, we'd be banding together to bomb Putin back to the stone ages. Initech 16 hrs ago #20
The only questions i have on elections are bluestarone 16 hrs ago #21
Answers: Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #29
Can i go a little further here? bluestarone 15 hrs ago #36
Hmmm Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #37
TYVM! for the responses. bluestarone 14 hrs ago #38
Glad I could help Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #39
+1 and TY onenote 13 hrs ago #41
Listen and rally around posters and Dems like FT folks..... democratsruletheday 12 hrs ago #47
Thanks for your support! Fiendish Thingy 12 hrs ago #48
Unfortunately, we HAVE TO think this way if we're gonna thwart his ambitions. calimary 13 hrs ago #40
Some seem hell-bent on B.See 13 hrs ago #44
We Learned And Got Under His Skin - By Somebody Calling Him A 'Pedo Protector'........ global1 15 hrs ago #24
Hey, it's the end of the world again? MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #42
No, no, the SKY IS FALLING!! nt EX500rider 13 hrs ago #45
He can't organize a cook out on the South Lawn Norbert 11 hrs ago #49
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