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In reply to the discussion: Some worthy comments from an Australian: [View all]summer_in_TX
(4,252 posts)33. 36 doctors slipped SOMETHING into the Congressional Record at the end of April.
36 Doctors Just Staged the Quietest Coup in American History
Just before Nixon resigned, he was drinking heavily and talking to portraits on the wall of the White House. Lincoln was his favorite. His daughter and staff were terrified. James Schlesinger was afraid Nixon was in such an irrational state that he could start WWIII. So he quietly ordered those who could receive such an order from the president could only do so if he, Schlesinger, personally cleared it.
Carlyn Beccia doesn't come right out and say it, but apparently they are now on record as warning Congress that Trump is unfit for office. She expects it to trigger consequences. I'm not so sure, but a girl can hope.
Just before Nixon resigned, he was drinking heavily and talking to portraits on the wall of the White House. Lincoln was his favorite. His daughter and staff were terrified. James Schlesinger was afraid Nixon was in such an irrational state that he could start WWIII. So he quietly ordered those who could receive such an order from the president could only do so if he, Schlesinger, personally cleared it.
In January 2021 [while Trump was still president], the grown-ups stepped in again. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, called the four-star commanders into a secure room after January 6 and told them not to take launch orders from anyone including the President of the United States without him in the loop. He had a name for what he was doing.
He called it pulling a Schlesinger.
He called it pulling a Schlesinger.
Now, we are on the third strike. On April 30, 2026, thirty-six American physicians slipped a document into the Congressional Record that every future historian will be forced to reckon with.
As of this writing, not a single mainstream reporter has touched it. The Times has not. The Post has not. 60 Minutes has not called. The MSM has done the math. They looked at what happened to the law firms, the universities, and Jimmy Kimmel and politely said, Not my rodeo.
As of this writing, not a single mainstream reporter has touched it. The Times has not. The Post has not. 60 Minutes has not called. The MSM has done the math. They looked at what happened to the law firms, the universities, and Jimmy Kimmel and politely said, Not my rodeo.
Carlyn Beccia doesn't come right out and say it, but apparently they are now on record as warning Congress that Trump is unfit for office. She expects it to trigger consequences. I'm not so sure, but a girl can hope.
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Thanks for causing this Australia- you created Rupert Murdoch and gifted him to us. By the way, this is global
Blues Heron
Friday
#1
This is global. Caused by who? JFC of course it is global but started by USA and your illustrious president
Bev54
Saturday
#49
are you doing anything about it? It's just so simplistic and condescending to expect us to just oust the guy
Blues Heron
Saturday
#64
You might think the political leadership in both Parties would be talking to each other?
kentuck
Friday
#5
I've seen similar posts on Reddit and Bluesky from people in Canada and other countries.
highplainsdem
Friday
#8
There will always be malevolent actors, but the guardrails, which have never been fully sufficient
Martin Eden
Saturday
#43
Thank you for your clear-eyed perspective. We do need to face up to our collective responsibilites more.....
FadedMullet
Friday
#17
For people having a knee jerk defensive reaction and asking for solutions, think of it this way.
meadowlander
Friday
#30
36 doctors slipped SOMETHING into the Congressional Record at the end of April.
summer_in_TX
Saturday
#33
We had one on May Day - did you participate? No work, no school, no buying?
Blues Heron
Saturday
#41
She is sooooo condescending with that and the dinner party comment. Clearly she goes to a lot of dinner parties.
Blues Heron
Saturday
#65
There is a very distinct first line of responsibility for this criminal president.
GoodRaisin
Saturday
#61