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Political Cartoon Gallery<p>David Pope @davpope on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Trump Watch 👀<p>TrumpMobile is another blatant Trump family scam to loot the White House. With Don Jr. and Eric in charge, corruption isn’t just a risk — it’s the business model. America deserves better than this grifting dynasty. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpCorruption" target="_blank">#TrumpCorruption</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DrainTheSwamp" target="_blank">#DrainTheSwamp</a> <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mobile-cell-phone-profit-off-presidency-1235365459/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mobile-cell-phone-profit-off-presidency-1235365459/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump Mobile Is the First Fami...</a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Here's a gem from 2016. Hmmmmm... <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeopardsEatingFaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeopardsEatingFaces</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GatorsEatingFaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GatorsEatingFaces</span></a>... I'm not seeing much of a difference. Both of them want to eat your face!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FillTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FillTheSwamp</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateInterests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxBreaksForTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBreaksForTheRich</span></a></p>
Mrinappropriate<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> When he said he’d <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/draintheswamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>draintheswamp</span></a> his <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> fans failed to realise he meant that he’d drain it of funds.</p>
Trump Watch 👀<p>“Trump’s meme coin contest is pure corruption. 80% of the $TRUMP token controlled by the Trump Organization means insiders make $900K in two days. This is the kind of shameless grift we’ve come to expect from a conman in office. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TrumpWatch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpWatch</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Resist" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DrainTheSwamp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DrainTheSwamp</a>” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/trumps-memecoin-dinner-contest-earns-insiders-900000-two-days-rcna203071" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/trumps-memecoin-dinner-contest-earns-insiders-900000-two-days-rcna203071" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump's memecoin dinner contes...</a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Trump taps <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilIndustry</span></a> insider to oversee drilling on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLands</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BureauOfLandManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BureauOfLandManagement</span></a> nominee <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KathleenSgamma</span></a> heads a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry trade group that sued the Biden administration over a landmark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> rule.</p><p>By Maxine Joselow</p><p>"President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has nominated oil and gas advocate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathleenSgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KathleenSgamma</span></a> to lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, the agency tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands and waters for the benefit of all Americans.</p><p>"The nomination of Sgamma, who heads a Denver-based oil and gas industry trade group called the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternEnergyAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternEnergyAlliance</span></a>, heralds a seismic shift in the management of roughly 245 million acres of public property — about one-tenth of the nation’s land mass.</p><p>"If confirmed by the Senate, she would be a key architect of Trump’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrillBabyDrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrillBabyDrill</span></a> agenda alongside Interior Secretary and '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergyCzar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyCzar</span></a>' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a>. An MIT graduate who previously worked in consulting, she has advocated for the BLM to prioritize oil and gas drilling, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HardrockMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardrockMining</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/livestock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livestock</span></a> grazing on public lands nationwide.</p><p>"A spokesman for Sgamma did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>"During his first term, Trump tapped conservative lawyer William Perry Pendley to lead the BLM on an acting basis. But Trump never nominated Pendley, a vocal advocate of selling off public lands, to helm the agency on a permanent basis, prompting a rebuke from a federal judge.</p><p>"President Joe Biden in 2021 chose Tracy Stone-Manning, a prominent Montana-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalist</span></a>, to lead the BLM. Earlier in her career, Stone-Manning worked on conservation policy at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWildlifeFederation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWildlifeFederation</span></a> and led Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality.</p><p>"Under Biden, the BLM finalized a landmark rule that sought to put conservation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recreation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> development on equal footing with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResourceExtraction</span></a> on public lands. Sgamma’s Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit challenging that rule, which the Trump administration is expected to overturn.</p><p>"In an interview with The Washington Post in April, Sgamma criticized the regulation for allowing ranchers, renewable-energy developers and other interests to lease federal lands for the purpose of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HabitatRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HabitatRestoration</span></a>.</p><p>"We have no choice but to litigate,' she said. 'These conservation leases seem to be designed to preclude energy development on federal lands.'</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmentalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmentalists</span></a> criticized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sgamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sgamma</span></a>’s nomination.</p><p>"'This choice shows that the new administration will leave no favor ungranted for the oil and gas industry and the wealthy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/executives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>executives</span></a> who funded Trump’s campaign,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlanZibel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlanZibel</span></a>, oil and gas research director with the liberal advocacy group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicCitizen</span></a>, said in an email.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JeffEshelman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffEshelman</span></a>, president and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a> of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, which represents small oil producers, praised Sgamma’s selection while critiquing the Biden administration."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/02/12/trump-bureau-land-management-kathleen-sgamma/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645.0-724.1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/tmTH6#selection-645</span><span class="invisible">.0-724.1</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilKnew</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilCriminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilCriminals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningOnConservationLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMiningOnConservationLands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? More like, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilUpTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilUpTheSwamp</span></a>!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndepdendentPetroleumAssociationOfAmerica</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lazarou</span></a></span> I noticed that on the average, 95% of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Petrochemical</span></a> industry money went to republicans!</p><p>American Fuel &amp; Petrochem Manufacturers</p><p><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/american-fuel-petrochem-manufacturers/recipients?id=D000027874" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opensecrets.org/orgs/american-</span><span class="invisible">fuel-petrochem-manufacturers/recipients?id=D000027874</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oiligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? More like, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilUpTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilUpTheSwamp</span></a>!</p>
The Boxing Kangaroo<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@RealJournalism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RealJournalism</span></a></span> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>"A gov't BY The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Swamp</span></a>, FOR The Swamp." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? T**** IS <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheSwamp</span></a> you idiots.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeAreSoScrewed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreSoScrewed</span></a></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>What if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is actually trying to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drainTheSwamp</span></a> by appointing all the most corrupt criminals in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/washingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>washingtonDC</span></a> to posts which they stand no chance of being approved for in order to shine a light on their crimes?</p><p>I know that's not the case, but what if?</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/tulsi-gabbard-government-watch-list-travel-connections/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/11/22/politics/tu</span><span class="invisible">lsi-gabbard-government-watch-list-travel-connections/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tulsiGabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mattGatze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mattGatze</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldTrump</span></a></p>
Bob Sequious! from Outer Space<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> by turning everyone into a co-conspirator and implicating them in his crimes.</p>
Bruce Mirken<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>? More like <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is filling it with alligators and piranhas. <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/public-citizen-trump-cabinet-picks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/public-c</span><span class="invisible">itizen-trump-cabinet-picks</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>A DONELDERLY OLDIE<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>This is the tune the fat man sings.....</p><p>:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donelderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donelderly</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donelderlytrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donelderlytrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/draintheswamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>draintheswamp</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> </p><p>:::</p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>🧵(92/100) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReasonsNotToVoteForTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReasonsNotToVoteForTrump</span></a><br>A BRIEF LIST of failed promises by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DementiaDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DementiaDon</span></a>:</p><p>o Never released his taxes.<br>o Healthcare For All that was better/cheaper than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a><br>o Build a Wall™ that Mexico pays for<br>o <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LockHerUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LockHerUp</span></a><br>o Balance the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a><br>o Protect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassifiedDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassifiedDocs</span></a><br>o <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> (his Admin WAS the swamp.)<br>o Declared he would protect LGBTQ rights<br>o Every week was "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InfrastructureWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfrastructureWeek</span></a>"<br>o Punish <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> for "currency manipulation" (didn't just not do it, he declared they WEREN'T.)</p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p>A BRIEF LIST of failed promises by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DementiaDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DementiaDon</span></a>:</p><p>o Never released his taxes.<br>o Healthcare For All that was better/cheaper than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a><br>o Build a Wall™ that Mexico pays for<br>o <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LockHerUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LockHerUp</span></a><br>o Balance the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a><br>o Protect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassifiedDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassifiedDocs</span></a><br>o <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> (his Admin WAS the swamp.)<br>o Declared he would protect LGBTQ rights<br>o Every week was "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InfrastructureWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfrastructureWeek</span></a>"<br>o Punish <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> for "currency manipulation" (didn't just not do it, he declared they WEREN'T.)</p><p>So SURE JD, we can take T**** at his word.</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Salon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Salon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@salon/news-politics-vjnjnsc9z" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>news-politics-Salon</span></a></span> </p><p>“they’re not just <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> politicians are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Creepy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creepy</span></a> Corporate Criminal Politicians. That’s right, just start calling them the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCCP</span></a> and see how they like that. I’d love to see <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> start saying they have to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> of this slimy pestilence.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGAWeird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAWeird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreepyWeird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreepyWeird</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a></p>
petersuber<p>Update. Senator <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/BobMenendez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BobMenendez</span></a> (D-NJ) was just found guilty on all counts, among them bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. <br><a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bob-menendez-verdict-reached-bribery-trial/5585178/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crim</span><span class="invisible">e-and-courts/bob-menendez-verdict-reached-bribery-trial/5585178/</span></a></p><p>Fellow <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> are already calling on him to resign from the Senate, preparing to expel him if he doesn't, and showing <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> how to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/menendez-guilty-verdict-reactions-corruption-trial/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/07/16/menendez-guilty-verdict-reactions-corruption-trial/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
शिवदम् Ⓥ<p>Notice how <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> isn't touted much anymore? The drain plug is clogged with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>.</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Special Prosecutor <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JackSmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JackSmith</span></a> compares <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DonaldTheDeplorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTheDeplorable</span></a> to a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BankRobber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankRobber</span></a>. 👉 <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-smith-donald-trump_n_658c3f6ce4b014ec45a2f3aa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/jack-smith-</span><span class="invisible">donald-trump_n_658c3f6ce4b014ec45a2f3aa</span></a></p><p>Very fitting, since we now know that when he said “<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DrainTheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrainTheSwamp</span></a> “ that was coded speech for “rob the Treasury.” 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>
janrif<p>Now we're talking! </p><p>"Donald Trump told a radio show that he is open to considering Tucker Carlson as his potential vice president."</p><p>DOUBLE <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/draintheswamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>draintheswamp</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/nojoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nojoke</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/newsjunkie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newsjunkie</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/VoteBlue2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue2024</span></a></p>