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“Common sense can almost replace any degree of education, but no education can replace common sense.” Arthur Schopenhauer (*22.02.1788 / †21.09.1860)

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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Process matters more than labels.
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Someone who speaks truth to power. I’m far from the U.S., but I care deeply about what happens to democracy there. It shapes the world we live in. Voices like Major (Ret.) Richard Ojeda remind me what civic courage still looks like. www.youtube.com/@ojedalive898 #Democracy @meidastouch.com
Major (Ret.) Richard Ojeda during a live broadcast, wearing headphones and speaking with focused intensity. Behind him, military medals and service plaques reflect his years of duty. The image captures an authentic moment of conviction — speaking truth to power.
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Democracies differ — some decide who decides, others decide together. 🇨🇭 In Switzerland’s direct democracy, people vote often — on local to national issues. 🇺🇸 In the U.S., most could vote every two years. Most important in EVERY democracy: make yourself heard — and VOTE!
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
In the end, leadership is measured by how we treat those who depend on us. Some seem to have forgotten that — or never learned it. #Leadership #Empathy #Democracy
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
H. L. Mencken, 1920 “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last — and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” He saw it coming... #Mencken #Democracy #USA #HistoryRepeats #AmericanPolitics #Truth
Black-and-white portrait of American journalist and cultural critic H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), known for his sharp wit and skepticism toward mass democracy. The quote below, published in The Baltimore Evening Sun on July 26, 1920, reads:

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
This prophetic remark became one of the most cited warnings about populism and democratic decline in American political history.
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Is anyone really surprised by that outcome? Give me a break... Worth seeing for yourself. #Politics #Media #ComeOn #GiveMeABreak www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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DOJ memo dismissing Epstein conspiracy theories sparks conservative anger
The memo said an internal review found no evidence of a Jeffrey Epstein “client list.”
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Tack Warren: Ego adepto stercore factum 🐸✌️😱👊🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋 @realtack.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 01/07/2025
A letter from one of my constituents: “There is simply no way we would have been able to afford the lifesaving care that our child received because of Medicaid.” Republican Medicaid cuts are cruel and shameful.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Wow – what a day for Alaska. What a day of betrayal! Senator Murkowski fears the MAGA GOP more than her own constituents. Says one thing, votes another. She had her chance. Get rid of her! mustreadalaska.com/murkowski-ho... #Murkowski #Alaska #Senate #Betrayal #VoteThemOut #GOP #MAGA
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Murkowski holds the line, then votes 'aye' and Big Beautiful Bill moves to final vote
On the Senate floor Friday evening, all eyes were on Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who emerged as a pivotal vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill,” holding out for hours before ultimately casting a decisive “Aye” th...
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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 26/06/2025
As always, @davidpakman.bsky.social brings out the most serious version of myself! We spoke to several lawmakers yesterday and touched on a host of important topics, which you'll see soon on both our channels.
David Pakman and Jesse Dollemore with the United States Capitol building in the background.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
FULL PAY, ZERO OUTPUT Let’s forget the $400,000 Trump gets for making your life harder. Cabinet secretaries make $250,000+ - not doing their job. Congress members earn $170,000+ - yet Republicans just follow Trump. You ’d be fired working like this. So, FIRE THEM! #DefundTheDefunct #FireTheGOP
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
GERMANY, 1935. The highest administrative court ruled political detentions were NOT subject to appeal NOT open to legal review NOT protected by due process That’s HOW the RULE OF LAW was DISMANTLED — from the BENCH. #HistoryMatters #DueProcess #SCOTUS @meidastouch.com @legalafmtn.bsky.social
Translation (excerpt):
“…these measures do not fall under administrative legal review; only supervisory complaint remains.”

Excerpt from the 1935 ruling by the Prussian Higher Administrative Court (OVG III C 43/35), published in "Staatspolizei und innere Verwaltung" 1934–1936, pp. 219–220.

Full text (PDF): 
https://www.ifz-muenchen.de/heftarchiv/1965_2_5_plum.pdf
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
June 23, 2025. A 6 to 3 Supreme Court ruling grants the executive branch the power to deport migrants to third countries. WITHOUT notice WITHOUT hearing WITHOUT judicial review This is the JUDICIAL SUSPENSION of DUE PROCESS – in PLAIN SIGHT. #SCOTUS #DueProcess #RuleOfLaw @meidastouch.com
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
If you voted for Trump: – maybe you were just naive. – maybe just angry. – or maybe you knew exactly what he was. Didn’t vote? Maybe you just couldn’t be bothered. He just sent Marines to LA! NO REBELLION, NO MANDATE, JUST POWER! This is how civil wars begin. #CivilWar @MeidasTouch @patriottakes
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Just f-ing UNBELIEVABLE! And that “man” represents the once bold United States of America. What an embarrassment to the country—before the entire world. #Trump #OvalOffice #Reuters #Embarrassment @dollemore.com @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Utterly disgraceful! www.youtube.com/live/G28XbYm...
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Live: South Africa's president Ramaphosa visits US president Trump | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Imagine your senator siding with a German party led by guys who praise the Waffen-SS. That’s where Tom Cotton positions himself — with people like Björn Höcke from the AfD? Der Spiegel warned us: spiegel.de/a-1130551.html #TomCotton #AfD @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social @taskforcebutler.bsky.social
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Meinung: Björn Höcke: Rede offenbart Gesinnung, Kolumne von Sascha Lobo
Wer meint, die AfD sei wählbar, weil sie die Flüchtlingspolitik der Regierung kritisiert, muss den Auftritt Björn Höckes in Dresden sehen. Danach kann keiner mehr sagen, er habe nicht gewusst, was Höc...
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Just put on a red MAGA hat the moment you leave the plane… 🧐🥸 On some top airlines, they might even hand you one during the safety briefing. ✈️ But don’t forget to take it off right after you clear the airport. 🥳 #ICE #TravelWarning #RedHatRules #LandOfTheFree
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🆕 SOME SHIFTS JUST NEED A WORD vance (v., informal) To shift one’s values to align with power. “He totally vanced.” Vancer (n.) “She’s a real Vancer.” vancish/vancy (adj.) “That’s vancish, if ever.” Origin: You know the one. #JDVance #TheLincolnProject #Vancer @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
Official portrait of JD Vance as U.S. Senator, sourced from the U.S. Senate website (public domain). He wears a dark suit and red tie, facing forward in front of U.S. and Ohio flags.

Source: vance.senate.gov (archived)
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Stephen Miller wouldn’t be a U.S. citizen - if America hadn’t once welcomed Jewish refugees fleeing pogroms in Belarus (1903). Now he wants to close that door for refugees. Sad how fast the ladder disappears once you’re safe! #AmericanValues #StephenMiller #GOP @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
Portrait of Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor in the Trump administration. 

Advisor Text overlay reads:
“Sad how fast the ladder disappears once you’re safe.”
His great-grandfather fled antisemitic pogroms in Belarus in 1903 and was granted refuge in the U.S.

(Source: Newsweek, Jan 2019. Photo: Jewish Virtual Library, Public Domain)
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
What has been voted for. Sad but true… Sometimes a cartoon says more than a long explanation. #TheButcher #WakeUpCall #WorthSharing #PoliticalSatire @meidastouch.com @dollemore.com
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If you swore an oath, look in the mirror. Can you truthfully say you’re upholding it? They’re not just ignoring the Constitution - they’re trying to erase it. — Silence isn’t neutral ! — It’s a choice ! #Constitution #RuleOfLaw #Project2025 #SelfRespect @dollemore.com @meidastouch.com
A raised hand taking the oath before a faded U.S. flag. 
In the background, a looming Capitol distorted by oversized executive symbols — symbolizing the threat of unchecked power to constitutional democracy.
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Isn’t it always the same damn thing? 30% fanatic idiots, 70% too distracted or gutless to speak up - then BOOM! Now guess who’s running the show. Think this time’s different? SPEAK OUT or enjoy the ride to perdition. #HistoryMatters #MeidasTouch #Authoritarianism #RoadToPerdition #FoxNews
Historic photo from March 10, 1933: 
A Berlin-based lawyer is publicly humiliated by SA members after filing a complaint with the police. 

He is forced to walk barefoot with a sign reading: ‘I will never complain to the police again.’ (Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R99542)
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
So true… And clearly forgotten by so many church leaders who bow to Trump. Did they trade JESUS for a golden idol — or is Trump their new god? So DISGUSTING! #FalseTeachers #Christianity #JesusSaid #ReligiousHypocrisy #WakeUpChurch
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“Radical left.” “He’s a lunatic.” That’s what a conservative, federal judge gets called by a U.S. president — for upholding the law. For not surrendering to threats. What a shame! And what a warning! #RuleOfLaw #DueProcess #MeidasTouch #Judiciary #ChecksAndBalances #Authoritarianism
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
👏 THIS is how you set the record straight! The Supreme Court ruled 9:0 - not “kind of” - not “unclear” It was ILLEGAL! And yes: Miller, Bondi & Leavitt are pushing false claims. Read it. Share it. Know the facts. #SCOTUS #24A949 #TruthMatters #RuleOfLaw #MeidasTouch #Constitution #DueProcess
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
“Home grown criminal”
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Charlie Kirk Started Turning Point to recruit young conservatives. Tells students “not everyone should vote.” Funded by megadonors like Uihlein & Marcus. Spreads pro-Trump lies across campuses. He’s not informing. He’s training loyalists. #Kirk #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Jeffrey Clark Trump nearly made him Attorney General. Clark had a plan: send fake letters to states, flip the election. Top DOJ leaders threatened to quit. That stopped him. Now on trial for conspiracy. He wasn’t enforcing the law. He tried to steal it. #Clark #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: John Eastman Law professor turned coup architect. Pushed fake electors in 7 states - so Trump could have stayed in power. Now facing charges for lying to officials and faking documents. He broke the law. And tried to break the system. #Eastman #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER Steve Bannon Built Trump’s rise - then built a machine to tear it all down. Convicted for defying Congress. Promised donors “every cent to the wall” - then pocketed it. Calls for “revolution” - but brings chaos. He doesn’t fight for you. He feeds on your anger. #Bannon #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Roger Stone Learned from Nixon. Weaponized for Trump. Convicted of obstructing Congress & witness tampering. Claimed the 2020 election was rigged - before a single vote was cast. Told the crowd to “fight until the bitter end.” He doesn’t just lie. He incites. #Stone #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Mike Waltz Green Beret turned national security adviser. From the battlefield to the Situation Room. Made millions off Afghan war contracts. Then voted on where to fight next. Added a journalist to war plans. Then blamed his contacts. #Waltz #Strings #SignalGate
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Pete Hegseth Fox News host turned Pentagon chief. Pushes wars abroad, ignores threats at home. Deploys troops to Panama, stirs global tensions. Neglects rising extremism within our ranks. He doesn’t defend America. He endangers it. #Hegseth #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Matt Gaetz Born into power. Built for headlines. From mocking Trump to doing his bidding. Helped shut down Congress. Wanted to run the DOJ - while scandals trailed him. Delayed military pay. Blocked disaster aid. You needed help. He wouldn’t care. #Gaetz #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Marco Rubio Called Trump a fraud. Said he’d rather vote for Hillary. Now he defends Trump abroad. Silences dissent. Deports critics. He lost his principles - and got power in return. #Rubio #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Elon Musk Billionaire. Boss of the feed. Shows Nazi gestures, then laughs it off. Bans reporters. Hides critics. Boosts hate and lies. He’s not defending speech. He’s deciding who speaks. No vote gave him this power. But now he decides who gets heard. #Musk #Stringsalle
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WIERDOS IN POWER: Peter Navarro Harvard-trained economist. Obsessed with China. Addicted to conflict. Designed Trump’s trade war. Lied about tariff rollbacks the White House confirmed. You pay. He calls it winning. He builds chaos into strategy. Then calls it strength. #Navarro #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WIERDOS IN POWER: Laura Loomer From online agitator to Oval Office guest. Fueled by vengeance. Rewarded with access. Branded Trump’s security chiefs as traitors— got him to fire them without proof. She decides who’s disloyal. You just hope it’s not you. #Loomer #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: Stephen Miller White House aide turned enforcer. Fueled by fear. Obsessed with control. Lied recently about a Supreme Court ruling. Denied the wrongful deportation of Kilmar García — ignoring the facts. He lies with purpose. Not to hide — but to control. #Miller #Strings
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
WEIRDOS IN POWER: JD Vance Rust Belt anger. Yale polish. Now Trump’s #2. Called Trump “America’s Hitler.” Wants to purge civil servants, install loyalists. Teachers told what to say. Judges picked for loyalty. Speak up? You’re gone. Not protecting your voice - erasing it. #JDVance #Strings
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This isn’t fiction – it’s real. This isn’t a warning – it’s a mirror. And doesn’t it look way too familiar? #SCOTUS #Constitution #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #DemocracyMatters #TrumpWatch
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Well, 77% of voters in the most farm-dependent counties backed Trump. They were promised better deals, more buyers, fairer trade. What they got instead: tariffs, market loss & a quiet shrug. investigatemidwest.org/2024/11/13/t... #USAg #Farmers #MeidasTouch #Tariffs #RuralAmerica #BrokenPromises
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GRAPHIC: Trump support grew in America's top farming counties despite first-term trade war - Investigate Midwest
America’s most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election by an average of 77.7%.  Trump has appeared on three presidential ballots, beginnin...
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Ray Dalio saw 2008 coming. Now he warns: this time, it could be worse. Debt exploding. Trust eroding. Tensions rising. Here’s what that could mean — based on his own words. (see graphic below) #RayDalio #Recession #PriceHike #DebtCrisis #SystemRisk #MeidasTouch #NoTrust #SystemFail #DollarCrash
A vertical bar chart titled “The Risks the Man Who Saw 2008 Coming Sees Now.” It shows four stacked blocks with warnings:
	1.	No rules, every country alone – too much debt, no fix in sight
	2.	Tensions between big powers – trade stops, risk of conflict
	3.	Bills soar, paychecks don’t – inflation hits, money weakens
	4.	Trust breaks down – protests, radical shifts
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
China ain’t just raisin’ tariffs — they’re targetin’ producers like soybean farmers. They know where to hit! Taxes were promised to bring back jobs… But instead, it’s raisin’ prices and hurtin’ the folks who make ends meet every day. #TradeWar #Tariffs #RisingPrices #PriceHike #WorkingClass
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"..the only thing we export is services..” Yeah, right..! 2023, the U.S. exported $1.6 trillion in goods & $993.8 billion in services (acc. Bureau of Economic Analysis). Thanks a lot for the support, but looks like you missed the numbers! #TradeWar #Tariffs #RisingPrices #MeidasTouch #PriceHike
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at a press conference during the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4th, 2025.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
You work long hours. You ain’t got time for that paperwork. You’re not alone. That’s not your failure. That’s how the system works. #VotingRights #Democracy #MeidasTouch #MidTerms #YourVoteMatters #ProtectDemocracy
A middle-aged man in a denim shirt and cap sits on a porch at sunset, filling out a printed form by hand. Warm porch light and fading daylight create a calm, reflective atmosphere.
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SideSpeak @sidespeak.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Worldwide, all democracies register citizens automatically – except the USA (~UK). Once registered, you’re a voter. For life. In the US? You move? You’re out. Change your name? Risk losing your vote. It hits the poor. Women. Minorities. Not by accident. By design. #VotingRights #MeidasTouch #USA
Upside-down American flag on a tall flagpole in a rural landscape at sunset. A barn, field, and wooden fence in the background. Large text reads: “Who’s meant to vote?”
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Absolutely right! This isn’t isolating China - it’s isolating the US. And it’s forcing longtime allies to look elsewhere. 80 years of trust & leadership drifting away. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Like something’s going on that just doesn’t make sense. #FoxNews #TradeWar #China #Maga #MeidasTouch
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Chris(tian) @swiss-contemporary.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Worse, and worse, and worse… while the rest of the world watches – and retreats, not because it wants to, but because it must. #SocialSecurity #Medicare #Veterans #TradeWar #PriceHike #Tariffs #FoxNews #MeidasTouch #Medicaid
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