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tblue37

(67,837 posts) Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:24 AM Wednesday

Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an "iron fist,":

"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an â€œiron fist,â€ according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."
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— George Conway âš–ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2025-11-25T12:22:00.137Z

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Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an "iron fist,": (Original Post) tblue37 Wednesday OP

Former Gulag slogan from Stalin era GusBob Wednesday #1

GusBob

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1. Former Gulag slogan from Stalin era

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Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:58 AM

Wednesday

Posted over the gulag entrance. ‘With an Iron Fist , comes freedom’

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