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Jack Hopkins: Democracy is taking one step forward and two steps back
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
As someone who worked the flight deck of the USS Nimitz while deployed in the Persian Gulf, I have to admit, I find it disturbing (and I'm very suspicious) that two U.S. military fighter jets were recently lost from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during its deployment in the Red Sea. 1/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
I find it troubling that these kinds of things are happening while Pam Bondi has been working to secure a jetliner for the President of the United States from Qatar, worth more than $ 400 million. No. I do not find it "troubling." I find it to be an indicator that the...2/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
... the likelihood of having a free and fair election in 2026 is incredibly unlikely.
The idea that these foreign countries are collectively kicking in what is very likely a number in the billions of dollars to Donald Trump, only to have him lose seats in 2026, and the White House in 2028...3/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
...yeah, that's not even remotely in any plans that either Trump or the foreign investors have drawn up.
I just want to communicate something that most of us see, but so few people are talking about: Democracy is taking one step forward and two steps back...and we're looking at...4/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
...one step forward and three steps back....like...tomorrow.
We are being dismantled, and I don't see many D's with their hair on fire...calling this what it is and telling us that it's every bit as fucked up as it appears.
We need to hear it. We already know it....but we 5/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
...need them to admit it. We need our lawmakers to step forward and confirm our worst fears, from the top down...so we can prepare for the future...accordingly. 6/6
May 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
As someone who worked the flight deck of the USS Nimitz while deployed in the Persian Gulf, I have to admit, I find it disturbing (and I'm very suspicious) that two U.S. military fighter jets were recently lost from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during its deployment in the Red Sea. 1/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
I find it troubling that these kinds of things are happening while Pam Bondi has been working to secure a jetliner for the President of the United States from Qatar, worth more than $ 400 million. No. I do not find it "troubling." I find it to be an indicator that the...2/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
... the likelihood of having a free and fair election in 2026 is incredibly unlikely.
The idea that these foreign countries are collectively kicking in what is very likely a number in the billions of dollars to Donald Trump, only to have him lose seats in 2026, and the White House in 2028...3/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
...yeah, that's not even remotely in any plans that either Trump or the foreign investors have drawn up.
I just want to communicate something that most of us see, but so few people are talking about: Democracy is taking one step forward and two steps back...and we're looking at...4/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
8h
...one step forward and three steps back....like...tomorrow.
We are being dismantled, and I don't see many D's with their hair on fire...calling this what it is and telling us that it's every bit as fucked up as it appears.
We need to hear it. We already know it....but we 5/6
Jack Hopkins-The Original
@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
...need them to admit it. We need our lawmakers to step forward and confirm our worst fears, from the top down...so we can prepare for the future...accordingly. 6/6
May 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
...need them to admit it. We need our lawmakers to step forward and confirm our worst fears, from the top down...so we can prepare for the future...accordingly. 6/6
— Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) 2025-05-13T01:47:36.545Z