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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 6h

Any affiliation with Mr. Trump is politically potent in Srpska, said Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, whose family is of Serbian descent. (Rod Blagojevich was impeached for abuse of power as governor.) This is all Putin's money. The entire world is being undermined from Moscow.

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Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)

James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 8h

Things are not ok. When the GOP, which is just a pit crew for trump, is pulling in +40% of the vote in races across the country, I suspect we have already crossed a threshold where the country is wrecked. The worst human being (sex offender, felon, traitor, idiot, degenerate). +40%. Should be 10%.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 14h

My sense of the average U.S. voter is that until they actually cast a ballot their position on candidates is a jump ball. It often comes down to the most recent thought or feeling about the candidates. Extreme irrationality, apathy, and myopathy. We got a weak populace.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 14h

This is the era of disinformation and distraction. The tools of the social sciences, which had been intended to improve lives, have been weaponized against populations; rendering them helpless rather than empowered.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 14h

The USA is far away from the baseline for good governance. We don't collectively posses the concept of what good governance is anymore. It has been vilified. We have had our brains screwed over by authoritarian and corporate messaging. We have to imagine it, but how do you coordinate imaginations?

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 15h

The mainstream news are deliberately missing the thread. A malignant narcissist sex criminal and white collar felon is actively undermining and overthrowing the USA on behalf of foriegn dictators, in particular Vladimir Putin, who helped install him in the White House. Should that be a lead story?

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 15h

How any meaningful % of people in the USA can support the GOP is baffling and will be the subject of research and discussion for generations. Unprecedented act of self-destruction, delusion, and mass mental illness. Nothing compares well to it.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 16h

Chuck Schumer is a problem too. We need fighters, not corporate cosplayers. He is wet ammo.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 16h

Why the hell is Chuck Schumer still a thing? Is he hoping Rahm Emmanuel will pick him as a running mate so they can build a blanket fort to hide in and pretend it's 1996 again?

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 16h

If trump could wave a magic wand the USA would be a land of sadistic violence, brutality, fealty, and enslavement. If you don't see this as true, you don't understand the depth of his derangement and the mental illness he elicits in his cult.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kirk Cameron doesn't understand that doing drugs in the 80's was, unlike today, actually just a lot of fun. That was why we did it with our wonderfully uncool friends. And the sudden staredown from everyone in that crowded room is no way to treat a kid tripping balls on LSD. That's my PSA for ya'll.

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Kirk Cameron Drug PSA

YouTube video by Matt Bennett

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Rahm Emanuel?! That's funny. Nice try buddy. Buh-bye.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you are a Democrat running in an election to help trash Donnie Trump, you should have the Democratic and reasonable independent vote all locked up. You need to go on Fox News and bring the heat to them. Not to appease them, but to truth-bomb them about all the corruption, blood, lies and treason.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't want my the next President to be someone I could have a beer with. I've got my own friends. I DO want the next President to have the guts to crack a bottle of beer over the heads of the MAGA scum.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The banality of evil. This Washington State initiative that has no chance of passing. Will be curious to see what % of the State are ignorant enough to support it, given only .003% of the richest people in the State are called upon to pay it. Even among these, only the most greedy would support it.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Im hoping the polls are wrong and there are no 'close races'. That those saying 'GOP' to a pollster will either stay home or quietly do something different with their vote and those openly in opposition will turn out with passion to vote no matter what.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Someone can be a hero to the world. It's right there waiting to be done.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

American football is cool. But the NFL sucks and is just a rich guys hobby we pay to see - Packers as an exception. That said, all the guys complaining about a female owner being on the sideline also likely complain about a female seldom or never sharing their bed.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I seldom speak to MAGA folks, on principle. If I ever do, all I say is "I don't support child rapists and I don't speak with those who do. Bye now." That's it. Nothing more. No eye contact either, because it sucks out your soul to look into the eyes of people like that. They deserve nothing.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When someone drops a political 'both sides' argument, my initial opinion is: 'They are not interested in politics and use this simple heuristic performatively. Lacking information, they have low discernment, and perhaps should say less and listen more.' Sometimes I change my mind, but usually not.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Once you stop being an ahole, you also stop voting for the GOP. It's magic.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Since the GOP is a criminal organization, and I mean that, I expect many of them will not concede a loss at the polls. They only believe in force, not legitimacy. It is trumps party. None of them respect anything. Certainly not the nation nor the laws that apply to them. Criminals.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She is a corrupt dirtbag with a grandmotherly demeanor. Why the hell would you oppose contractors revealing their political contributions? It's a no-brainer. Yes. They should. We know why she was against it. But it would be a good policy. Stop voting for these criminals!

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You really don't hear stories about a shared US culture anymore. A common national identity that people can point to and anchors a collective purpose. For years it has been nothing but division. Without a national culture, there is no nation. The USA's enemies know this. It has been deliberate.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If the USA feels dysfunctional and demoralizing from top to bottom it is because it has been subjected to decades of incremental attacks deliberately designed to umdermine the cultural values that supported its democratic institutions. We have been assaulted for years. Nobody pulled the alarm.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Has Fox News been trying to undermine our political system by first attacking the best parts of our culture? Yes. It is a multi-year brainwashing project. These are techniques developed by the Chinese Communist Party to re-educate people. Exhibit A:

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Mr. Rogers is a evil Man

YouTube video by arapidsfan

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I say this out of respect for Christianity and Jesus: American evangelicalism is the biggest dumpster-fire of a belief system that has ever had such size and scope that I can think of. It's a federation of cults built around NOT doing good works, judgement, abuse, and the celebration of ignorance.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

American evangelical fundamentalist views on the human lifecourse: 1) Embryos are saintly; God's work, and must be cared for. 2) Children are prone to the Devil's work and must be subject to harsh discipline. 3) An adults life is not worth a damn unless they say they accept Jesus.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The people that get elected to public office, such as Eric Schmitt and frankly the vast majority of the GOP, reflect a deep cultural infection. There is no way these degenerates could hold office in such numbers in a healthy society. We are, collectivly speaking, a sick, brutal, and deranged nation.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We have thousands of patriotic lawyers, currently sidelined, but ready to flood into the DOJ to work with Jack Smith on putting these criminals posing as politicians behind bars. They just need to be given a chance. THAT would be a good use of our tax money. Vote.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Big tech offered US citizens the delights of convenience, safety, and entertainment in exchange for their privacy, money, and political power. Over the past two decades we slowly got lured in and hooked on what the oligarchs were offering. Now they have sprung the trap. Can we escape? Vote.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not voting at all is a half-vote for the candidate you least want to win.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The danger with Talarico is that a Democrat might be given a chance to show Texans that a Democrat is a great choice to hold public office. That would destroy decades of irrational fear mongering and villification against Dems by Republicans. The GOP is a crime syndicate. No 'both sides' on it.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So we are supposed to just let this slip down the memory hole? Seems kind of important, no? Modern corporate news is garbage. All of it is in the entertainment business to differing degrees. This should stick around the news cycle for long time. In a world focused on what matters, it would.

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Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 (Gift Article)

The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Eric Schmitt / Jack Smith thing is good to highlight the lack if ethics and concern for truth in thr GOP. Still, I don't think that was the big news from Smith's testimony. Also the reason it is getting such traction is it ties into sports and our entertainment culture. Its relatable.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jack Smith tells Congress that the President tried to overthrow the country and that he would prosecute him again for it. Media Outlets: Yawn. Boring. To much thinky. Feed the people more fun-time silly drama stuff.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NYT: "Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump" They voted for the guy that torpedoed an bipartisan immigration bill to address the issue they were wanting fixed just so that guy could keep it as an issue to fearmonger on. And they feel betrayed by that guy? No shit. Pay attention.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jack Smith was a chief prosecutor at The Hague. This is why dictators are so scared of him. He will not blink. He knows criminals in government and how to handle them. I want to see him run wild on the crooks in the GOP crime syndicate who have captured the U.S. government.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Spoiler alert: Trump has tried, and will continue to try to get the military to use nuclear weapons. This will be a bigger news story long after it would have been of use for citizens to know about it. Any bets I'm wrong? Can you imagine him NOT pushing for it?

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Donnie tried to overthrow the USA on Jan6th. He prostitutes himself out to foriegn dictators. He is a felon and a rapist. This was all known. The US voter, collectively speaking, elected him to be the President of the United States...twice. It is a stain that will never wash out. Beyond baffling.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Quite convenient for Mike Rogers to effectivly close down Congress so all these MAGA GOP snakes running for reelection to 'distance' themselves from trump without having to actually vote on something to prove it. All liars. They will flock back to him if reelected. 100%

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The super-wealthy and other 'top percenters' are tempted to think that they are a unique and special class of people. This mentality can slide to treasonous behavior because they don't identify as 'mere citizens' of the country. To do so is to identify with what they see as their 'lessors'.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The USA is experiencing the fruits born from a decades long advertising campaign selling authoritarianism to those with a questionable understanding of what made thr USA actually a desirable country to live in. It was quite deliberate, ramping up with Murdoch and eventually Putin. Now here we are.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I am for whatever works to kick out this regime. Any topic. War. Affordability. He-man vs Transformers. Don't care. That said, it is too bad that U.S. voters seem to pivot their preferences based on the price they pay for gas and eggs and not the general welfare of the country and their neighbors.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Putin coming to Mar-a-lago to further conspire with his assistant on the overthrow of the (Belar)USA This country is off the rails.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Trump regime is looking into the activities of Sheryl Crow since they heard her friend is a Communist who holds meetings in his office.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trump and the GOP are the best advertisement for social democratic government. They should keep spewing on about how much they hate it so people know what the antidote to their insanity is called.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The millionaire income tax in Washington State applies to 25,000 people. The worst are are fighting it. Some of them aren't because they aren't greedy a-holes. Like Rick Steve's and Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings said it well: “I like the idea that we could bring back an America where... 1/2

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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed. (Gift Article)

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.

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The Center Holds @thecenterholds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you, yes YOU, specifically you, do not vote in the midterms we will lose and the GOP remains in control. Don't be that person. Vote. The more passion you have, the more passion someone else is likley to have. Thats how we win. It's how Hungary beat back Orban. We can do it. But we have to DO it.

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2026 Hungarian parliamentary election - Wikipedia

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