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Tonight on the nightly news, a report that TSF is considering a draft allowing him special powers for the midterms (Original Post) Deuxcents 6 hrs ago OP
Okay, so when... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #1
No self-respecting dictator can be without emergency powers. dalton99a 6 hrs ago #2
Or a personal army Renew Deal 6 hrs ago #3
Is t it funny D_Master81 6 hrs ago #4
I'm not sure which network you saw senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #5
I had ABC nightly news on..our local news just finished and that story was highlighted so I watched it. Deuxcents 5 hrs ago #9
The facts are it ain't gonna happen Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #6
Scary times BlueWaveNeverEnd 5 hrs ago #7
We are just one supreme court decision away from this bluestarone 5 hrs ago #8
Trump drops a turd every once in a while Red Mountain 5 hrs ago #10

GiqueCee

(3,786 posts)
1. Okay, so when...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:01 PM
6 hrs ago

... do we get to call his treachery actual treason? This cannot be allowed to go on.

D_Master81

(2,455 posts)
4. Is t it funny
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:19 PM
6 hrs ago

Funny in a sick way that this is being reported like it’s just normal. “Trump is considering….”

senseandsensibility

(24,680 posts)
5. I'm not sure which network you saw
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:21 PM
6 hrs ago

but on CNN it was something like Trump "urged" to use executive orders to exert control over midterms. Who is urging him?

Deuxcents

(26,355 posts)
9. I had ABC nightly news on..our local news just finished and that story was highlighted so I watched it.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:18 PM
5 hrs ago

Fiendish Thingy

(22,690 posts)
6. The facts are it ain't gonna happen
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:52 PM
6 hrs ago

But it sure bumped Epstein out of the headlines, didn’t it?

Red Mountain

(2,294 posts)
10. Trump drops a turd every once in a while
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:25 PM
5 hrs ago

just to see how it floats. And who might react and how.

I'm actually a little bit encouraged to see them putting out their batshit crazy unconstitutional plans this early on.

It means they lack a consensus internally.

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