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applegrove

(131,393 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 04:19 PM Yesterday

The first step to dealing with Trumpism is to ignore everything they say and only watch what they do.

The first step to dealing with Trumpism is to ignore everything they say and only watch what they do.

Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-02-21T01:49:45.660Z
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The first step to dealing with Trumpism is to ignore everything they say and only watch what they do. (Original Post) applegrove Yesterday OP
Advice that Americans -- and corporate media most of all -- have been failing to follow RockRaven Yesterday #1
Even reporting doesn't always do the trick. ificandream Yesterday #3
Yeah, they're just kidding about the detention centers. Permanut Yesterday #2
Well ignoring what they say and only watching what they do applegrove Yesterday #4

RockRaven

(19,022 posts)
1. Advice that Americans -- and corporate media most of all -- have been failing to follow
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 04:21 PM
Yesterday

for over a decade. Will that ever change? Outlook is grim...

ificandream

(11,811 posts)
3. Even reporting doesn't always do the trick.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 04:41 PM
Yesterday

Trumpers can't read or understand anything above a first grade level.

applegrove

(131,393 posts)
4. Well ignoring what they say and only watching what they do
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:00 PM
Yesterday

is looking at the concrete and should be another skill we develop and have in our toolkit. Language and the abstract are human constructs that can manipulate or be manipulated.

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