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Bread and Circuses

(1,750 posts)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:41 PM 5 hrs ago

Talk with your children, NOW. Younger people with kids need to get ready to escape.

This is the reality , we have a class of aspiring trillionaires obsessed with billion-dollar toys and Botox brides, ruthlessly advancing their own interests while the world burns. This is the unmasking of a global crime syndicate that is untouchable—and they are proving every day that they can do whatever they want.

Citizens United must be smashed. It has paved the way for this total seizure of control. Meanwhile, our political "leadership" offers nothing but theater. Watching House Democrats advance budget bills while treating DHS funding as an inevitable conclusion proves the promised "safeguards" are just part of the circus.

I have stopped looking for leadership and solutions from the Democratic establishment. We need a Lech Wałęsa personality to fire up the nation; after the events of this past month, we should be on a total national strike. We’re in a fascist state , it will NOT be stopped by judges, congress or the constitution,

I spoke with my adult children this week and asked them to make plans to leave the country before it gets worse.

Speak to your family now. Get out if you can.

I will not back down. I will continue the work—peaceful protest, donations, and advocacy.
I will join you in the streets!
I will live and die courageous and free, in honor of my relatives who escaped fascism and fought in both World Wars.


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Talk with your children, NOW. Younger people with kids need to get ready to escape. (Original Post) Bread and Circuses 5 hrs ago OP
Citizens United is the key. nt Ferryboat 5 hrs ago #1
Worst SCOTUS decision ever. Initech 2 hrs ago #6
Well, this court messed with Roe vs wade, so after November bluestarone 1 hr ago #9
Nothing, including CU, will change until the court is expanded Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #2
The court can be shrunk too... hunter 3 hrs ago #3
Shrinking the court wouldn't take effect immediately Fiendish Thingy 3 hrs ago #4
I meant none of those guys will live forever... hunter 2 hrs ago #5
Not necessary Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #8
Thanks, I think we'll stay. tavernier 2 hrs ago #7

bluestarone

(21,609 posts)
9. Well, this court messed with Roe vs wade, so after November
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:45 PM
1 hr ago

Well,change that back and also citizens united!! We HAVE TOO!!

Fiendish Thingy

(22,436 posts)
2. Nothing, including CU, will change until the court is expanded
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 05:13 PM
4 hrs ago

As for an escape plan, my town of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island is hosting a gathering on April 24-26 for people curious about moving to the area.

It’s specifically targeting American healthcare professionals, but all are welcome.

Google Tod Maffin and “healthcare infusion” for more info.

Tod is also on Facebook and Discord.

hunter

(40,450 posts)
3. The court can be shrunk too...
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 05:27 PM
3 hrs ago

... hopefully not while the Republicans are in power.

I've no doubt some of those guys are criminals.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,436 posts)
4. Shrinking the court wouldn't take effect immediately
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:12 PM
3 hrs ago

And wouldn’t make any sense.

A law reducing the number of seats in the court would take effect through attrition, whereas a law expanding the court could create immediate vacancies for the current president to fill.

hunter

(40,450 posts)
5. I meant none of those guys will live forever...
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 06:47 PM
2 hrs ago

... and people do leave before they die, not just to retire but for other reasons as well.

We've got to ferret out those other reasons, the bodies buried in their backyards, so to speak.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,436 posts)
8. Not necessary
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:33 PM
1 hr ago

Court expansion would immediately neutralize the MAGA majority, and some might decide to retire just because of that.

But if Clarence should happen to appear in the Epstein files, then sure, milk it for all its worth.

tavernier

(14,360 posts)
7. Thanks, I think we'll stay.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 07:10 PM
2 hrs ago

My family was thrown out of one country during WWII. Lost careers, homes, family, friends, futures. I think we will stay.

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