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Friday, October 03, 2025

President Trump is seizing on the government shutdown as an "unprecedented opportunity" to consolidate control in the Oval Office, accelerating a trend toward unchecked power.

The bottom line: Government shutdown or not, Trump has spent his presidency methodically erasing the independence of institutions that once served as checks on executive power.

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USURPER. OUTLAW.

This Will Not Stand.

MAGA are Fake Americans, Imposters, like the Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

They Take over like, Kudzu.

Where's the Roundup.

Giddyup.

#1 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-10-03 08:44 PM | Reply

Spraying him with Roundup is a great idea!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-03 08:48 PM | Reply

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