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tblue37

(67,835 posts) Wed Nov 26, 2025, 07:16 AM Wednesday

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". . . The Trump administration is purely performative." [View all]

Himes: "In combination with the Russia plan and the lethal strikes on drug boats, what the world is seeing is that the Trump administration is purely performative. It doesn't matter what really happens so long as in the moment when you're very mad at Mark Kelly, you threaten to Court-martial him."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-26T02:58:53.285Z

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". . . The Trump administration is purely performative." [View all] tblue37 Wednesday OP

It's professional wrestling without the wrestling. Continual out-of-ring- kayfabe. nt Cognitive_Resonance Wednesday #1

Exactly. Just episodes in a reality show. Bread and circus surfered Wednesday #2

Yup, reality t.v. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #4

And yet, the GOP hitches its wagon to this bag of hot air. As long as the voters don't defect, they think all is well. dutch777 Wednesday #3

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