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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

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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 Yesterday OP

The Trump toxin must be purged from our government dalton99a Yesterday #1

If we can get Trump out of power, we should try a complete rollback nuxvomica 23 hrs ago #7

Expand the USSC UpInArms Yesterday #2

Impeaching the Supreme Court feels like a fool's errand ITAL Yesterday #3

I'm for both. You may be right or you may not be Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #6

It's just math ITAL 22 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 19 hrs ago #28

I wouldn't joke about that ITAL 18 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 14 hrs ago #33

I'm not saying many haven't broken already ITAL 13 hrs ago #34

Definitely not a "restoration of what was". Biophilic Yesterday #4

And I'll go to my grave believing he/they cheated. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #5

As will I. All the swing states going for Trump by very narrow margins... 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #14

Narrow, but just enough YodaMom2 22 hrs ago #20

Precisely. 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #26

I'm with you Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #17

Musk has admitted to cheating Botany 21 hrs ago #22

Read: The Conyers Report. Chemical Bill 6 hrs ago #37

America broke itself. CaptainTruth 23 hrs ago #8

Yes. Martin68 23 hrs ago #9

Isn't it funny that the NYT never said a word about this in 2024 during Chump's campaign FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #10

Jamelle Bouie did. In It to Win It 22 hrs ago #19

How you know the NYT "never said a word"? Do you have a subscription? A print subscription? maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #21

Not just the New York Times, Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #25

Their "radical constitutionalism" is the destruction of constitutional checks & balances Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #11

The entitlement and arrogance of the Heritage Foundation is off the charts dlk 22 hrs ago #13

They think they own the world Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #18

Indeed dlk 19 hrs ago #29

Restoration of what was is the sure way to death o the country. intheflow 22 hrs ago #15

The arrogance and entitlement of the Heritage Foundation is off the charts dlk 22 hrs ago #16

We have the chance to improve it bigtime!! justaprogressive 21 hrs ago #23

American Broke Something when it gave Trump the FIRST chance. hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #24

Hopefully, it broke the republican party Mysterian 20 hrs ago #27

You have a lot of people who have been stabbed in the back by repukes sakabatou 16 hrs ago #32

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 18 hrs ago #31

handing the entire fucking government over to repukes Skittles 9 hrs ago #35

Biophiliac...I respectfully partly disagree w you.... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #36