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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

Neither the law nor morality means anything to Trump.Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has rightly accused Trump of spreading “disinformation,” after Trump, pretender to the presidency of Elon Musk, claimed that it was Ukraine that started the war with Russia three years ago. What the hell is wrong with Trump? Responsible politicians, including Secretary of Defense Marco Rubio (don’t hold your breath), must denounce this obvious lie from the mouth of Putin's ass-kisser-in-chief:

“Speaking late on Tuesday, Trump said: ‘Today I heard, ‘Oh well, we weren’t invited. Well, you been there for three years. You should’ve ended it after three years. You should’ve never started it. You could’ve made a deal.’” https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/europe/zelensky-trump-reaction-intl/index.html

Trump was referring to Zelenskyy as not having been invited. Of course, Trump did not invite anyone from Ukraine to the “peace negotiations” because he isn’t negotiating, he is giving Putin everything he wants.

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MARY's avatar

DJT is a demented sociopath. Tragically this and what's to come was all completely predictable.

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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

"...this and what's to come was all completely predictable." Precisely. That is why I was amazed when the NYT's called Trump's position "head-spinning." Any idiot following the news knows that Trump admires Putin and wants to ally with him

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Mark McInerney's avatar

i just spoke with a friend from the UK who entered the US yesterday via Dulles. He said he never waited in line at customs longer than he had. Over two hours, just two officers were on duty. His comment "is this making america great?"

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Pam Rhodes's avatar

Perfect poster, thanks Steve!

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mary M keymer's avatar

It's a great poster. I went to the protest march in West Palm Beach on Monday. It was heartening to see all these angry people ..Signs on everything. His latest with Ukraine is making me more upset then I could imagine. To gaslight and say Ukraine started the war is horrible. I hope and pray Europe does what Zelinsky suggested which is to have it's own European military in addition to there individual militaries. They need to act now, not in the future, because Trump is not going to do the right thing.

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John's avatar

I also was at the WPB Courthouse protesting this abomination on Monday. We need more voices to get the word out to more people about these events so the crowd size keeps growing. I just now learned of a protest on Saturday 2/22 at the Ft.Lauderdale Tesla show room right in this very comment section. Thanks James Vander Poel. Tell as many people as you can about it as will I so our numbers keep growing. Keep fighting the good fight!

https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/756912/

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Carl Selfe's avatar

We need to call out the fraud at every turn where we see it.

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/doge-savings-another-con-game?r=3m1bs

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

We do try and will keep n track. You are right sir.

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Robbie Roberts's avatar

More than 1,000 (and maybe 2,000) folks at the State Capitol in Raleigh on Monday. More than a 1,000 during the first 50-50 day a couple of weeks ago. North Carolina has plenty of folks ready to march their displeasure.

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Gisele Dubson's avatar

Love it!

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Anthony j. Santo's avatar

Musk and his puppet Trump believe in the fuhrerprinzip, or Nazi leadership principle, which held that absolute obedience to the fuhrer was demanded because he was infallible and embodied the will of the German people. What else could this mean?:

“If the will of the president is not implemented and the president is representative of the people, that means the will of the people is not being implemented and that means we don’t live in a democracy, we live in a bureaucracy." Elon Musk, last night with Trump on Fox News.

https://www.joemygod.com/2025/02/musk-being-a-democracy-requires-obeying-trump/

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Buzz Roberts's avatar

Love the graphic. I would like to have it made into a poster I can carry while demonstrating. Will I be violating any copyrights?

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Steve Schmidt's avatar

No! Please do.

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Buzz Roberts's avatar

Thanks. As I watch our alliances crumble I am reminded of a time when my father was glued to our black and white tv in mid October of 1962. I was a sophomore in high school in Buffalo NY. I knew something was wrong but I wasn’t paying attention to the news back then. I was probably trying to get up the nerve to call a girl I liked to ask her to a school dance.

What my father was so worried about, I learned quickly, was the Cuban missile crisis. Our country was on the verge of nuclear war. The bravery of John F Kennedy saved us from the threat.

While the threat of Russia has diminished, it has not ended. Together with North Korea, China and others of that ilk, it remains a threat to freedom. To see toadies like Rubio, Vance and Trump sell out Ukraine and our allies makes me sick to my stomach. It is a betrayal of our country and the memory of my father.

My father was with the FBI when WWII started. He wanted to leave and join the armed forces but J Edgar Hoover prevented it for fear of that no one would remain. Instead my father was sent to Santiago to keep an eye on the large German presence there. I bring this up only because my Dad remained a patriot throughout his life and I am happy he does not have to see the spectacle of the traitors who are selling us out.

I am on vacation now in Arizona. Yesterday I met a couple from Ontario. Jim was with the Canadian armed forces for over 30 years. He served several tours in Afghanistan as a part of Canada’s effort to help us after 911. He reminded me that Article 5 of the NATO charter has been invoked only once in its history. It was invoked by our allies in response to the 911 terror attack. Traitor Trump is spitting in the face of our friends and allies who came to our aid such a short time ago. I am both stunned and furious.

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Jim Jorgensen's avatar

President John F. Kennedy demonstrated tremendous leadership both at the national and international level in his public declarations and his depiction of the USSR's deployment of missiles in Cuba. He utilized back channels coordinated by his brother Robert F. Kennedy. The situation was critical as later depicted in an account titled "Thirteen Days": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Days_(film)

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James Vander Poel's avatar

Staples, here we come.

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Friedrike Merck's avatar

Great graphic, thank you! Will distribute widely.

I wonder if Stephan Miller is annoyed that his prosaic line for the history books, right up there with Give me Liberty or give me Death, Don't Tread on Me... Arbeit Macht Frei, is being attributed to tRump. I'm convinced it's a Miller creation.

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

trump's statement, "He who saves his country does not violate the law," should be the new battle cry of the public, when opposing this fascist scum.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

Perfect analogy.

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Ken1's avatar

Nixon must be smiling from Dante’s Hell.

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JOEL's avatar

“Making Americans Gag Again”

…..and again and again and again.

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May Ng's avatar

Putin has no friend except for Trump. And he is willing to buy American presidency at any cost for Trump. In this era with Trump crypto currency and DJT stocks, the one who can plow a lot of cash into these control Trump’s heart and it is no question, Vladimir has Donald’s heart and balls in his palms. Watch out, this horror show part two has just begun. Yes seeing is believing and this poster is a perfect depiction of the bloody state we got ourselves into despite Steve Schmidt’s plenty warnings.

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John D.'s avatar

I listened to Senator Whitehouse yesterday discussing the looming home insurance crisis. It is real and it will be terrible. While Ron DeSatan stokes his culture wars, the housing market in Florida is collapsing. We could end up with a crash nationally that would make 2008 seem like a pimple on an elephant. I cannot think of a better time for it to happen than now. BOOM.

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Richard Dopierala's avatar

How can we find out about local protests. Any advice? Might as well try to be peaceful before getting violent.

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James Vander Poel's avatar

Find your local Indivisible group. Mobilize (https://www.mobilize.us) also has lists of actions that can be searched by zip code.

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Richard Dopierala's avatar

Thanks, I will check into this.

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Friedrike Merck's avatar

MoveOn is doing an excellent job organizing locally. They have a map of the country with MoveOn events/protests. I've signed up for two this week.

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Richard Dopierala's avatar

Thanks. Like I wrote, be peaceful first. Hope it never comes to violence.

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