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Biophilic

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4. Definitely not a "restoration of what was".

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:52 AM

18 hrs ago

If nothing else trump and the gop has shown us the deep weaknesses in the Constitution as well as the dark corners of our national soul.
We can no longer pretend that our nation was moving towards that Arc of Justice. We know better now and we must face racism as well as the major faults of capitalism. Otherwise our children have no future except hate and misery.

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America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance - Jamelle Bouie @ NYT [View all] In It to Win It 19 hrs ago OP

The Trump toxin must be purged from our government dalton99a 19 hrs ago #1

If we can get Trump out of power, we should try a complete rollback nuxvomica 17 hrs ago #7

Expand the USSC UpInArms 19 hrs ago #2

Impeaching the Supreme Court feels like a fool's errand ITAL 18 hrs ago #3

I'm for both. You may be right or you may not be Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #6

It's just math ITAL 17 hrs ago #12

What about the next democratic president using this unlimited executive power and give the fascist 6 a week to resign. LT Barclay 14 hrs ago #28

I wouldn't joke about that ITAL 12 hrs ago #30

With a new court and congress better guardrails could be established. Right now, we are in a post-constitutional state LT Barclay 8 hrs ago #33

I'm not saying many haven't broken already ITAL 8 hrs ago #34

Definitely not a "restoration of what was". Biophilic 18 hrs ago #4

And I'll go to my grave believing he/they cheated. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #5

As will I. All the swing states going for Trump by very narrow margins... 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #14

Narrow, but just enough YodaMom2 16 hrs ago #20

Precisely. 3catwoman3 15 hrs ago #26

I'm with you Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #17

Musk has admitted to cheating Botany 16 hrs ago #22

Read: The Conyers Report. Chemical Bill 28 min ago #37

America broke itself. CaptainTruth 17 hrs ago #8

Yes. Martin68 17 hrs ago #9

Isn't it funny that the NYT never said a word about this in 2024 during Chump's campaign FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #10

Jamelle Bouie did. In It to Win It 16 hrs ago #19

How you know the NYT "never said a word"? Do you have a subscription? A print subscription? maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #21

Not just the New York Times, Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #25

Their "radical constitutionalism" is the destruction of constitutional checks & balances Martin Eden 17 hrs ago #11

The entitlement and arrogance of the Heritage Foundation is off the charts dlk 16 hrs ago #13

They think they own the world Farmer-Rick 16 hrs ago #18

Indeed dlk 13 hrs ago #29

Restoration of what was is the sure way to death o the country. intheflow 16 hrs ago #15

The arrogance and entitlement of the Heritage Foundation is off the charts dlk 16 hrs ago #16

We have the chance to improve it bigtime!! justaprogressive 16 hrs ago #23

American Broke Something when it gave Trump the FIRST chance. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #24

Hopefully, it broke the republican party Mysterian 14 hrs ago #27

You have a lot of people who have been stabbed in the back by repukes sakabatou 11 hrs ago #32

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 12 hrs ago #31

handing the entire fucking government over to repukes Skittles 3 hrs ago #35

Biophiliac...I respectfully partly disagree w you.... electric_blue68 1 hr ago #36