Kathy
@katvan62desertrose.bsky.social
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Only if we let him.
Could Trump Really "Take Over" the Midterm Elections?
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Could Trump Really "Take Over" the Midterm Elections?
The short answer is no, but he will try. Here's his strategy.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Only if we let him.
“Pushbutton Clutch” It was a different time. Not one that we need to return to.
1956 here. Remember when you could buy cigarrettes from vending machines. We had a Rambler station wagon with a pushbutton clutch.
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“Pushbutton Clutch” It was a different time. Not one that we need to return to.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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ICE drawing guns on legal observers who pose zero threat is threatening, terroristic, and traumatizing. It's also what you'd expect under a wannabe dictator bent on tyranny.
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ICE drawing guns on legal observers who pose zero threat is threatening, terroristic, and traumatizing. It's also what you'd expect under a wannabe dictator bent on tyranny.
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Anyone with a heart and soul should agree that children and babies do not belong behind bars. Thousands of kids will carry a lifetime of trauma and PTSD, done in our name, funded by our tax dollars.
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Anyone with a heart and soul should agree that children and babies do not belong behind bars. Thousands of kids will carry a lifetime of trauma and PTSD, done in our name, funded by our tax dollars.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
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JIMMY KIMMEL: “It’s worth noting last year Trump made it legal for ICE agents to enter houses of worship and schools…” 🤔
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
JIMMY KIMMEL: “It’s worth noting last year Trump made it legal for ICE agents to enter houses of worship and schools…” 🤔
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
DON LEMON: “Corporate media has been neutered. They are afraid… this is not time for false equivalence - to give people a platform just to lie.” 🎯
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History shows that democracies unravel when leaders recast their own citizens as enemies. That’s the moment we’re living in. My new TIME essay looks at how the Trump administration’s rhetoric is being used to justify violence, dodge accountability, and weaken the meaning of citizenship.
The Danger of Turning Americans into Enemies
In Minnesota, "Trump has redefined dissent not as a civic act, but as an enemy force," writes Andrew Weinstein.
time.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
History shows that democracies unravel when leaders recast their own citizens as enemies. That’s the moment we’re living in. My new TIME essay looks at how the Trump administration’s rhetoric is being used to justify violence, dodge accountability, and weaken the meaning of citizenship.
No kidding.
Its crazy how so many knew this BEFORE the election and just how many have finally started to see the light.
February 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No kidding.
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Hahahahahahaha TurningPoint half time performance headline….. wait for it….. KID ROCK
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February 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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Someone needs to explain to me why TF Iowa is the place that everyone goes to pick a presidential nominee. I drove thru the whole thing. There's like 10 people that live there. The rest is just.... Fields.
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Someone needs to explain to me why TF Iowa is the place that everyone goes to pick a presidential nominee. I drove thru the whole thing. There's like 10 people that live there. The rest is just.... Fields.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Trump said: “The Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
Which outlet do think got it right with its headline?
Which outlet do think got it right with its headline?
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Trump said: “The Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many, 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”
Which outlet do think got it right with its headline?
Which outlet do think got it right with its headline?
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Cruelty is big business
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Cruelty is big business
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So is Congress going to just stand around if Trump rolls in the wrecking balls to the Kennedy Center?
February 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
So is Congress going to just stand around if Trump rolls in the wrecking balls to the Kennedy Center?
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As politicians stoke fear and hatred about immigrants, always remember this...
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
As politicians stoke fear and hatred about immigrants, always remember this...