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usonian

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19. WAG THE DOG

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:26 PM

Friday

He's reading the script.

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So we all get it. It's another ginned-up emergency [View all] bigtree Friday OP

We are witnessing the very reason the founders gave the authority to Gaugamela Friday #1

Yes, nail-head meet hammer. pandr32 Friday #2

Straight out of a tyrant's playbook PatSeg Friday #3

Absolutely PatSeg popsdenver Friday #4

We tend to just focus on Trump, PatSeg Friday #8

You can bet your sweet bippy popsdenver Friday #11

Most definitely PatSeg Friday #14

Since Trump and his followers and upper 1% backers wnylib Friday #24

I wish I could disagree with you PatSeg 23 hrs ago #28

I wish I could disagree with myself. wnylib 21 hrs ago #29

That's what I'm envisioning as well PatSeg 21 hrs ago #30

This is not the work of Trump alone. wnylib 20 hrs ago #31

Sounds about right to me PatSeg 19 hrs ago #32

Agree with your assessment. wnylib 19 hrs ago #33

Yes, I agree PatSeg 19 hrs ago #34

Dump and Nosferatu have their own little meth lab where they're cooking up some toxic evil shit Blue Owl Friday #5

An emergency declaration is a favorite tool of every dictator. dalton99a Friday #6

And the endless popsdenver Friday #12

You misspelled "Executive Odors" usonian Friday #18

You owe me a new keyboard usonian popsdenver Friday #20

Howard Nutlick is next. usonian Friday #22

Thought this was leading to his need to bomb Iran... lame54 Friday #7

Such a move will result in liberalgunwilltravel Friday #9

Fully agree! problem as i see it is bluestarone Friday #15

We have several major Narcissistic Psychopaths popsdenver Friday #21

K&R UTUSN Friday #10

Ginned Up Emergencies gfarber Friday #13

Can anyone say "Reichstag Fire"? Ray Bruns Friday #16

more epstien distractions . AllaN01Bear Friday #17

WAG THE DOG usonian Friday #19

The only national emergency is joshdawg Friday #23

Trump's claims of rigged elections aren't so much an accusation as an ANNOUNCEMENT. Beartracks Friday #25

but there WAS and IS "an outbreak of irrepressible crime on American streets"--- Jack Valentino Yesterday #26

Mission accomplished! I've been watching MSNOW and CNN: ... JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #27

who? onethatcares 18 hrs ago #35