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Big fan of liberal democracy.

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A cult of personality has limits, though they are often psychological and systemic rather than immediate or legal. The leader may seem to have "absolute" power, but these cults typically collapse when their foundational myths are shattered. Human fallibility and the savior narrative are weak points.

10.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

History was already written in our favor after WWII.

09.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just endless excuses and never taking responsiblity.

09.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. The comment was satirical.

09.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I recently watched kids wearing "God has a Plan" boldly stenciled on their t- shirts file out of a van and go into a neighbors house. They seemed happy and very confident.

09.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Noem associate Madison Sheahan bought 2,500 marked vehicles for ICE Despite ICE employees seeking to keep a low profile in public, ICE official Madison Sheehan placed a bulk order for marked vehicles.

DHS made a massive purchase of 2,500 new custom marked ICE vehicles that are now sitting in parking garages because nobody wants to use them: β€œICE has never had marked vehicles. We don’t want to use these - we can’t.” www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...

09.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 3888 πŸ” 1765 πŸ’¬ 560 πŸ“Œ 228

Blue maga.

09.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lawrence thinks the leopard won't come for him.

09.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Americans have no idea how much the world is shook, folks. Here in Thailand they have a running tally of how many days' worth of fuel the country has left.

09.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3008 πŸ” 800 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 40

The OCD diaries. πŸ˜‰

08.03.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's an oxymoron.

08.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Big picture blindness. Beware the ideologue or true believer.

08.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

What is there left to say.

08.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iran has updated its target bank following overnight U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure saying Tehran will no longer limit itself to military targets and may also target key U.S. assets and interests across the region.-Fars News

08.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8

Ostracizing them creates even more cognitive dissonance, but that pain forces a reckoning, in the redeemable, eventually.

08.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump took Peales message of positive thinking and malevolently perverted it into Nietzsche's "Will to Power"

07.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Repugnant not funny?

07.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When this is all over, sounds a bit presumptuous. I just hope we get through each day.

07.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That can be intercepted.

07.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jfc. He's going to shake down our allies endlessly with loyalty tests.

07.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Houthi official warns group is ready to join regional war, says US β€˜will be the biggest loser'.-i24 News

07.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9
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American Nazis.

06.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 1960 πŸ” 477 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 29
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The leopards came for Dan.

07.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 6504 πŸ” 975 πŸ’¬ 478 πŸ“Œ 85

Also very predictable: he will follow this war with another war and another.

06.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Proxy wars will escalate to a global conflict.

06.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Bible without the woke Jesus shit.

06.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The U.S. Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise for the 82nd Airborne Division’s headquarters element, fueling speculation within the Pentagon that the unit’s rapid-response force could be deployed to the Middle East, potentially including ground operations.-WaPo

06.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 22

Like he's 14 and just took his first toke, every single day.

06.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This guys stoner perma-grin.

06.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That old hole was comfortable and rarely ever hurt.

06.03.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0