I'm repeating this.
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you can't seriously imagine that the party of white supremacy is open to reason
i've lived here all my life, they do not respond to reason or even self interest, their hate is everything to them
@peachfront I can't imagine that every single one is like those MAGA thugs! @petergleick
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick I mean, yeah, quite literally, but they sadly won't :<
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@peachfront I can't imagine that every single one is like those MAGA thugs! @petergleick
some of them are more polite about it but they all hold the same beliefs
if it makes you feel better, by all means try to use sweet reason, but those who have been using sweet reason for the last century can tell from experience that it simply doesn't work on these people (for that matter, arguing from reason & logic works only on a minority of people even among decent people, most people act based on emotion -- emotion is the driver of human psychology)
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick
What if they have a backbone, and its just the will of the people itself that they are standing against? -
some of them are more polite about it but they all hold the same beliefs
if it makes you feel better, by all means try to use sweet reason, but those who have been using sweet reason for the last century can tell from experience that it simply doesn't work on these people (for that matter, arguing from reason & logic works only on a minority of people even among decent people, most people act based on emotion -- emotion is the driver of human psychology)
@peachfront Then let's write emotional letters! There must be a way to reach at least some of them. @petergleick
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick either they really want it all, and feel safe with their rôle, or they are subject to sufficiently dire and potent threats.
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick so is the search for the six least corrupt, fearful, malevolent, republicans in office under way?
Dennis Skinner MP, the Beast of Bolsover, had a useful exchange in the Commons. -
RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick yet so many democratic politicians still wants to roll over, negotiate and work with that lot...
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick Which'd only get rid of the current fascists, it wouldn't take the fascists out of power altogether. You're looking for a much more fundamental stripping down here, this is the black mould in the framework.
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
GOP billionaires own & operate the entire Republican political apparatus.
The billionaires have achieved their kleptocracy & are no longer in the business of democracy & governance.
They are in the business of manipulating the subjects of a #MadKing
They are not in the business of serving voters, citizens, or American interests.
Billionaires deluding themselves of permanent rule.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/billionaires-politics-money-influence/https://theweek.com/politics/us-election-who-the-billionaires-are-backing
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
That says way more about the elected "Christians" in the House and Senate, than anything else. A Christian Nation, indeed.
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
Exactly and that is not even likely to happen... unbelievable and shameful...
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick I can only think this means they agree with the underlying white supremacy project.
Maybe we should put some resources into pointing this out?
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
@petergleick and if people withdrew their data so MAGA's surveillance state project wouldn't work.
Get yourself away from big tech's surveillance here:
https://blog.rebeltechalliance.org/the-big-tech-walkout-2026/
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/115840252024405576
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
It's partly because the hard right realised some time ago that if democracy continued, they'd be losing elections forever, so when an opportunity to sideline democracy comes up, they seize it
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GOP billionaires own & operate the entire Republican political apparatus.
The billionaires have achieved their kleptocracy & are no longer in the business of democracy & governance.
They are in the business of manipulating the subjects of a #MadKing
They are not in the business of serving voters, citizens, or American interests.
Billionaires deluding themselves of permanent rule.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/billionaires-politics-money-influence/https://theweek.com/politics/us-election-who-the-billionaires-are-backing
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Fund a Fascist & Find Out.
In the critical Kentucky Senate race, billionaires are funding more fascist wannabes.
Boycott them all.
https://archive.ph/yr6Ii
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314530709.html"Here’s a rundown of who helped pad Barr’s fundraising lead. Though donors can give campaigns a maximum of $7,000, only half of that, $3,500, can be used during the primary election.
1. Marc Andreessen, a prominent billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of President Donald Trump ...
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Fund a Fascist & Find Out.
In the critical Kentucky Senate race, billionaires are funding more fascist wannabes.
Boycott them all.
https://archive.ph/yr6Ii
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article314530709.html"Here’s a rundown of who helped pad Barr’s fundraising lead. Though donors can give campaigns a maximum of $7,000, only half of that, $3,500, can be used during the primary election.
1. Marc Andreessen, a prominent billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of President Donald Trump ...
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...in tech circles, and his wife Laura. $3,500 each
2. Jamie Dimon, billionaire and longtime CEO of JPMorgan Chase. $3,500
3. Ben Horowitz, Andreessen’s partner in their Andreessen Horowitz firm, and his wife Felicia. $3,500 each
4. Charles Schwab, billionaire founder of the eponymous financial services firm. $3,500
5. Blake Brickman, chief of staff for former governor Matt Bevin. $3,500
6. Heath Tarbert, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. $3,500
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...in tech circles, and his wife Laura. $3,500 each
2. Jamie Dimon, billionaire and longtime CEO of JPMorgan Chase. $3,500
3. Ben Horowitz, Andreessen’s partner in their Andreessen Horowitz firm, and his wife Felicia. $3,500 each
4. Charles Schwab, billionaire founder of the eponymous financial services firm. $3,500
5. Blake Brickman, chief of staff for former governor Matt Bevin. $3,500
6. Heath Tarbert, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. $3,500
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7. Kara Calvert Campbell, top lobbyist for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. $3,500
8. Ronald O’Hanley, CEO and chairman of financial services behemoth State Street. $3,500
9. John Philip Sousa, IV, great-grandson of famous American composer. $3,500
10. Foris Dax Inc., the parent company for cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com. $1,343,130
11. Defend US Inc., conservative dark money group. $1,070,000
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7. Kara Calvert Campbell, top lobbyist for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. $3,500
8. Ronald O’Hanley, CEO and chairman of financial services behemoth State Street. $3,500
9. John Philip Sousa, IV, great-grandson of famous American composer. $3,500
10. Foris Dax Inc., the parent company for cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com. $1,343,130
11. Defend US Inc., conservative dark money group. $1,070,000
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12. Conservative Agenda for America, a dark money group that changed its name from “Protect Women Ohio,” an anti-abortion group, and is connected with conservative megadonors Dick Uihlien and Leonard Leo. $285,000
13. Friends of Andy Barr, an outside group supporting Barr’s political career since his congressional runs. $157,354
14. Chance Aluminum Corp., a Pennsylvania metals company. $150,000
15. Churchill Downs. $100,000
16. Tamara Gustavson, billionaire storage magnate ...
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12. Conservative Agenda for America, a dark money group that changed its name from “Protect Women Ohio,” an anti-abortion group, and is connected with conservative megadonors Dick Uihlien and Leonard Leo. $285,000
13. Friends of Andy Barr, an outside group supporting Barr’s political career since his congressional runs. $157,354
14. Chance Aluminum Corp., a Pennsylvania metals company. $150,000
15. Churchill Downs. $100,000
16. Tamara Gustavson, billionaire storage magnate ...
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... Lexington area resident. $100,000
17. Joe Cecala, CEO of Dream Exchange, a company that recently lost its bid with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to become a stock exchange. $75,000
18. Bilt Technologies, new credit-card company targeting mortgages and rent payments. $50,000
All of these oligarchs have earned their pickets, protesters, and boycotts.
