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3. When regimes fall, the leaders wind up hanging upside down at a gas station.

Mon May 25, 2026, 12:16 PM

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DURec leftstreet Yesterday #1

A perfect line malaise Yesterday #2

I tend to favor "Mob" or "cabal", but I see the point. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #4

Our government is the mob boss barking out executive orders dalton99a Yesterday #5

They are a crime syndicate. Trump is the mob boss. Irish_Dem Yesterday #6

+1 dalton99a Yesterday #7

More like a Royal Court bif Yesterday #8

Crime syndicate. That's what I call them. CousinIT Yesterday #9

I like kakistocracy but regime or crime syndicate are pretty good malaise Yesterday #10

..... A Political Junta run by a circus clown,... magicarpet 23 hrs ago #17

THIS malaise 19 hrs ago #21

In November of 2024 I started saying: The Kleptocracy will be televised. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #20

You were right malaise 19 hrs ago #22

Often, I so regret being right. yellow dahlia 18 hrs ago #24

Corruption,Inc. BattleRow Yesterday #13

Indivisible has referred to them as the Regime since day one. Amaryllis Yesterday #11

Yes malaise Yesterday #12

Junta seems more appropriate Wicked Blue Yesterday #14

Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #15

Regime is the term that I use. With the description of... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #18

This needs to be amplified. Nothing they do resembles governing. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #19

Add misogyny, racism and fascism malaise 19 hrs ago #23