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Hekate

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27. JD is owned outright by technocrat billionaire Theil. Tech-Bro Musk dismantled the government...
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:14 PM
8 hrs ago

…and by the way afaict his flying monkeys are still in residence. Li’l Pervy, the House Speaker, is run by the Evangelical wing.

MAGA dumbshits may collapse in shock when Trump goes to his eternal reward and they realize their gov’t benefits are gone and no one’s left to answer the phone — and JD may have all the charisma of a mangy dog — but plenty of brains and outsized influence will remain to stir the rubble of our ruined republic.

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More like MAGA-ism. GOPers will still be there n/t leftstreet 10 hrs ago #1
Very true. Where there's money to be made ruining the US mdbl 8 hrs ago #16
Billionaire backers will ALWAYS be there. There is no other party for them. They built this one & they own it. nt eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #21
No. There is too much money and power to be had for it to be tied to one person. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #2
That's interesting..... BigmanPigman 10 hrs ago #3
I was sure it would collapse when TSF leaves bronxiteforever 8 hrs ago #17
Collapse may be too strong a word, but I have no doubt the MAGA "movement" will be significantly weakened. Wiz Imp 8 hrs ago #19
Vance will certainly try. But if you've seen him buying donuts, you know how well that's going to work. eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #24
Yeah, like the collapse of the Reagan Revolution... Hugin 6 hrs ago #40
JD is owned outright by technocrat billionaire Theil. Tech-Bro Musk dismantled the government... Hekate 8 hrs ago #27
Timothy Snyder refers to "power ministries." And if shady vance knows he controls them, nothing will collapse, ancianita 7 hrs ago #32
There's still the underlying problem of the propaganda that led to this that need to be dealt with. Initech 10 hrs ago #4
Yep - that is a big problem - also people who don't pay attention to any political stuff. kerry-is-my-prez 10 hrs ago #6
Your math is off Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #9
There are Greg_In_SF 9 hrs ago #13
Your numbers add up to over 400 million Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #14
As long as the clueless get markodochartaigh 7 hrs ago #34
There is no one who has the evil charisma of Trump out there. kerry-is-my-prez 10 hrs ago #5
Looks at watch Marthe48 10 hrs ago #7
It will be glorious Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #8
We have some chance of the road to restoration bc no one has the "follow power" of drumphf electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #10
Wishful thinking IbogaProject 9 hrs ago #11
There was MAGA before Trump Bluestocking 9 hrs ago #12
maga before trump was leaderless but was manipulated (tea party). tRump captured them Bernardo de La Paz 7 hrs ago #36
I thought that after W n/t hibbing 8 hrs ago #15
If the maga sheep find a shit-for-brains like Trump charismatic Mysterian 8 hrs ago #18
Magatology will endure WhatTheFlux 8 hrs ago #20
When Timothy Snyder talks, people should listen. I know I do. Hekate 8 hrs ago #22
So all that prep work J.D.'s been doing for Peter T. , Opus Dei, and the Heritage Cabal is for nothing? Ford_Prefect 8 hrs ago #23
It depends on how long Trump is in power nuxvomica 8 hrs ago #25
Well for whatever it's worth Hegseth is undermining *rump's Nobel Peace Prize chances and Uncle Joe 8 hrs ago #26
Okay sure. But I love sound of " Trump out of the picture" FailureToCommunicate 8 hrs ago #28
I won;t even guess. It could be as staid yet vicious as Moscow in '53 Torchlight 8 hrs ago #29
Have you seen markodochartaigh 7 hrs ago #35
Can't wait until he fucking dies. Orrex 8 hrs ago #30
Dr. Feelgood prescription for doing nothing? gulliver 7 hrs ago #31
When he's gone, the left will no longer trust government, and MAGA never did. bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #33
I agree that when TSF dies, it will be a huge blow to RETHUGS. I gotta wonder WHO will be their next leader? bluestarone 7 hrs ago #37
Disagree... it's the Party of grievance and hate. WarGamer 7 hrs ago #38
There's a world of difference between mega and republicanism, I think. Maru Kitteh 6 hrs ago #39
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