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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 Wednesday OP

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

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

Expand the USSC UpInArms Wednesday #2

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

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

It's just math ITAL Wednesday #12

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

I wouldn't joke about that ITAL Wednesday #30

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

I'm not saying many haven't broken already ITAL Wednesday #34

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

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

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

Narrow, but just enough YodaMom2 Wednesday #20

Precisely. 3catwoman3 Wednesday #26

I'm with you Farmer-Rick Wednesday #17

Musk has admitted to cheating Botany Wednesday #22

Read: The Conyers Report. Chemical Bill Yesterday #37

America broke itself. CaptainTruth Wednesday #8

Yes. Martin68 Wednesday #9

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

Jamelle Bouie did. In It to Win It Wednesday #19

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

Not just the New York Times, Wednesdays Wednesday #25

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

The entitlement and arrogance of the Heritage Foundation is off the charts dlk Wednesday #13

They think they own the world Farmer-Rick Wednesday #18

Indeed dlk Wednesday #29

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

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

We have the chance to improve it bigtime!! justaprogressive Wednesday #23

American Broke Something when it gave Trump the FIRST chance. hamsterjill Wednesday #24

Hopefully, it broke the republican party Mysterian Wednesday #27

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

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Wednesday #31

handing the entire fucking government over to repukes Skittles Wednesday #35

Biophiliac...I respectfully partly disagree w you.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #36