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applegrove

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Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:18 PM 14 hrs ago

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump and sabotage:

Fascism expert warns Trump may use emergency powers to cancel the election President Donald Trump, his team, and his allies are "saboteurs" who are "wrecking" all the institutions that brought America prosperity and prestige, says a fascism expert who warns that the president may take action to disr

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump and sabotage: (Original Post) applegrove 14 hrs ago OP
It no one is elected in November, then there's no House and only 2/3 of the Senate in 2027? Tim S 14 hrs ago #1
Yup. And a bunch of states would be without governors and legislators Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #2

Fiendish Thingy

(22,456 posts)
2. Yup. And a bunch of states would be without governors and legislators
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:41 PM
14 hrs ago

No congress means no budget, which means government shutdown and default on the debt, which will crash the US economy into a depression.

Which is why elections cannot, and will not, be canceled.

But be prepared for other forms of ratfuckery.

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