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"Dictator on day one" . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 19 hrs ago #1
"OH YOU KNOW TRUMP DOESN'T REALLY MEAN THAT; HE'S SPEAKING IN METAPHORS!!" Blue_Tires 19 hrs ago #4
This does not bode well for anyone... NotHardly 17 hrs ago #49
And we all know how many "dictators on day one" ever relinquished dictatorial power. patphil 17 hrs ago #60
Better a national emergency to get rid of drumpf. greatauntoftriplets 19 hrs ago #2
But not those from England or Western Europe? Sequoia 19 hrs ago #3
Or South Africa?? Blue_Tires 19 hrs ago #5
White ones from Africa are fine.. LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #33
I have to remind myself Blue_Tires 17 hrs ago #39
The Asians and Indians will need to remember their place as the U.S. might be turning the way back machine LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #43
Not the engineers and computer geniuses AkFemDem 17 hrs ago #63
Not necessarily. They have no problem at all sending them back where they came from and do a LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #75
In S. Africa, "Asian" was one of four classes of people Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #81
It was in the U.S. also. Oh and Indian (meaning those redskins). At least in Arkanstan LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #93
This message was self-deleted by its author geardaddy 17 hrs ago #67
Except probably cannabis_flower 17 hrs ago #52
i was just thinking about this . AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #78
45 months and counting republianmushroom 19 hrs ago #6
You know what will happen jmowreader 18 hrs ago #7
There will be a nationwide phone hotline for reporting "illegals"...... groundloop 18 hrs ago #9
This time, Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #17
Which could be even more abusive jmowreader 18 hrs ago #32
Same as is happening IbogaProject 17 hrs ago #53
Don't even mention IBM... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #108
And if you piss your neighbor off rambler_american 16 hrs ago #79
Germany had the Great Depression to deal with VMA131Marine 11 hrs ago #105
The more hubris they show off, the more inept they prove to be, the better off our democracy. Magoo48 18 hrs ago #30
Wishful thinking... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #111
One of the biggest maga I know is Mexican. louis-t 17 hrs ago #51
Wait until Trump issues his executive order to ban "birthright citizenship"... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #109
Oh don't worry about that just yet. OldBaldy1701E 12 hrs ago #104
I've been telling my wife... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #107
How will the US force other countries to accept these deportations? Eureka 18 hrs ago #8
My guess.... if tRUMP can't deport people they'll be housed in concentration camps groundloop 18 hrs ago #10
I guess this is "no pricetag" part of the solution. nt Eureka 18 hrs ago #22
They will also alexjohn1965 17 hrs ago #35
...until they can come up with "the final solution to the immigrant question." regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #112
Potential mechanisms? Blackjackdavey 18 hrs ago #15
Oh, slavery! Eureka 18 hrs ago #23
They will take them back Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #19
So a new war for the history books... they'll have to start working on the branding Eureka 18 hrs ago #27
Some will die in custody. Hope22 17 hrs ago #44
Well I suppose he will at least have the labor force to wield the shovels nt. Eureka 17 hrs ago #55
It's crazy that we have to imagine these things. Hope22 16 hrs ago #73
He will sell the marketable ones. Hope22 17 hrs ago #41
THIS +1 Dan 17 hrs ago #65
We already do this all the time- AkFemDem 17 hrs ago #66
Interesting, thanks..... in pondering your response I had a nose around and found this article Eureka 16 hrs ago #70
It may all just end at the camps. hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #72
"accept the people back" PSPS 13 hrs ago #99
Biden needs to call a preemptive emergency SupportSanity 18 hrs ago #11
Yes! brakester 15 hrs ago #91
or he should step down and let Kamala do it! SupportSanity 13 hrs ago #102
Time to lay in plenty of popcorn. This is going to be a clusterfuck of epic proportions. Vinca 18 hrs ago #12
The Muslim ban failed PortTack 16 hrs ago #76
Uh...actually, no, it didn't... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #113
Trump will deputize the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Boogaloo Bois, Patriot Front and Atomwaffen Division sop 18 hrs ago #13
You called it. Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #20
J6rs Traildogbob 18 hrs ago #34
Just like Iraq! Hope22 17 hrs ago #48
Russia too Traildogbob 17 hrs ago #50
Wonder, don't wonder! Remember when T crashed through Turkey leaving our bases and everything else behind for Putin. Hope22 16 hrs ago #82
The "Wonder" was sarcasm. Traildogbob 16 hrs ago #85
I totally understand that! Hope22 16 hrs ago #86
Wow, I missed that Traildogbob 15 hrs ago #87
The gun and ammo manufacturers are also looking forward to this. erronis 17 hrs ago #36
How is Chump going to pay the new quasi-military groups? FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #88
Mexico will pay for it. sop 15 hrs ago #90
if this is truly what happens . . . people 18 hrs ago #14
The orange monster uses the language of genocide & holocaust Hekate 18 hrs ago #16
Here's what a CA farmer told ABC's Martha Raddatz people 18 hrs ago #18
And for saying that Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #21
Thats a feature, not a bug..... getagrip_already 18 hrs ago #28
I don't think you are wrong. It is part of the plan - maybe not in the official Project 2025 erronis 17 hrs ago #38
The "survivalist" group is very very small, and just as vulnerable...don't kid yourself PortTack 17 hrs ago #68
Really? getagrip_already 12 hrs ago #103
Maybe President Biden should call a national emergency right now Wicked Blue 18 hrs ago #24
Or taken into custody for safe keeping! Lol Hope22 15 hrs ago #89
Oh, goodie. liberalgunwilltravel 18 hrs ago #25
By the time the economic devastation hits their beer cash the damage will be done erronis 17 hrs ago #40
...and the consequences of refusal? EarthFirst 18 hrs ago #26
Read Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts Easterncedar 18 hrs ago #29
Will they also Traildogbob 18 hrs ago #31
Is trumpty dumpty gonna put the Rittenhouse shitstain in charge of armed militia round ups? Ziggysmom 17 hrs ago #37
Actually I don't think you need the sarcasm thingy. GoYouPackersGo 17 hrs ago #46
Sad but true!!! Ziggysmom 17 hrs ago #64
You should read this 2019 article from The Atlantic that lays out the scope of presidential emergency powers. LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #42
Your papers please. D. Spaulding 17 hrs ago #45
So he will declare martial law on day one. Kablooie 17 hrs ago #47
You're one of the very few people who understand what's really going on. Frank D. Lincoln 17 hrs ago #59
So he is ordering us to remove him by any means necessary, in other words. Orrex 17 hrs ago #54
I worry that is what it may come to. hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #80
Then he'll go after Muslims, Asians and LGBTQ people Owens 17 hrs ago #56
Why this criminal lunatic is not incarcerated is a national disgrace Evolve Dammit 17 hrs ago #57
My husband is waiting ... cannabis_flower 17 hrs ago #58
"...without legal permission." J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #61
Yes, he will have broad powers...not sure if it will be successful. Remember the muslin ban? PortTack 17 hrs ago #62
Where will he deport them to? Mexico can refuse them at the airports and the border stations. keithbvadu2 17 hrs ago #69
Exactly...the newly elected FE president of Mexico said Mexicans are welcome, all others are not. PortTack 16 hrs ago #74
it just never fails barbtries 16 hrs ago #71
Blue governors will have the last word on THAT. SCOTUS won't overrule them in any way, shape or form. ancianita 16 hrs ago #77
Our real problem is the J6 monsters that will be let loose. . Hope22 16 hrs ago #83
Grab the go-bags and head to the libraries! ancianita 16 hrs ago #84
I'm in your corner about the blue Govenors, BUT i fear bluestarone 15 hrs ago #92
Ain't gonna happen.The U.S. Military JAG will warn them that if they follow illegal orders they can be court martialed. ancianita 15 hrs ago #94
Like i said i 100% hope your right. bluestarone 14 hrs ago #95
Gotta trust in the righteousness of the ancianita 14 hrs ago #96
Back at you. TY bluestarone 14 hrs ago #97
It won't be long until some get shot, when it happens law enforcement doc03 14 hrs ago #98
WTF is he talking about? "Conquered"? maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #100
Tesla sales would plummet, so Elon better make sure this doesn't happen. Doodley 13 hrs ago #101
cf. Trump tells his MAGA base to be patriotic speak easy 9 hrs ago #114
If you think, when Trump sends in the military, that he's only going to target "illegal immigrants"... regnaD kciN 11 hrs ago #106
What emergency will he make up? travelingthrulife 11 hrs ago #110
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