One question directly invokes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s demand that allies stay “strong, clear, and quiet” in alignment with U.S. interests.

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    What the fuck is going on here? The next Democratic administration isn’t going to be able to do anything that they’re campaigning on because they’ll have their hands full fixing the mess this one is leaving.

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      Pretty sure that’s part of the point. Either the current admin enriches themselves fucking everyone over for the next 2-4 years, or they get replaced by lukewarm Democrat party of whom half were probably also making bank off the current corruption and this will never prosecute anyone of note, while wasting their whole term either actively embattled with Trump for the rest of his term and unfucking things for the rest.

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      Even if they focus on nothing other than cleaning up after Trump (and his cronies), it will take longer than a single president’s term.

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        That’s been the back-and-forth for as long as I can remember.

        A democrat builds a sandcastle, then a republican comes and knocks it down and mocks the democrat for having no sandcastle, while having no sandcastle of their own. Then next democrat comes and builds a new sandcastle, and it might be better than the last one, but it doesn’t matter, because next election cycle comes around and the republican gets elected and we gotta start all over again.

        Dems can never make any actual progress, because every time they actually have power, they need to spend all of it repairing the shit done by the previous republican. Every single time.

        Except this fucking pres is going a step further and relocating all the damn sand to to the fucking desert.

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        But they won’t Biden didn’t don’t expect the next one to either.

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          Both And.

          Nuremberg type justice, seizing and equitably redistributing the ill-gotten kleptocratic gains coupled with systemic changes-> abolishing Citizens United, universal healthcare and billionaire taxation all MUST happen.

          Anything less will not do.

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          How about Trump hate, and action to strengthen our democracy to never let it happen again?

          His administration is doing everything in their power to make our country theirs. Let’s fix all the loopholes and make all their tricks illegal, with ACTUAL repercussions with teeth and people to hold them accountable. His administration is the first to be so blatant with their corruption. Let’s use it as a blueprint for a path forward.