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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/grou... s/l Look, you can’t just expect the federal government to let anyone vote, you need to be able to control exactly who can vote. First not “illegals”, then not immigrants, then not people with criminal records (Antifa terrorists), disloyals, gotta start somewhere
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Groups urge justices to leave in place ruling barring Trump administration’s use of voter database
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/repu... But the staggering costs and disruptions of Trumps decisions on domestic and international interventions are just fine
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Republicans Should Run Against Medicare for All | National Review
Voters should be reminded that it’s a costly mistake that would require crippling tax hikes and disrupt health-care access for hundreds of millions of Americans.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-us/money/... Remind me again about what actually trickles down
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... And you wondered how MAGA planned to interfere in elections 🤷🏽‍♂️🤬
washingtonpost.com
Conflicting court rulings leave Missouri congressional map in chaos
Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and a federal judge issued opposite decisions on the fate of a congressional map that favored the GOP, leaving races in limbo.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/witkof... As we all know, these idiots think international diplomacy can be practiced by paying off authoritarian regimes with business deals instead of solutions. Let’s ask the people working two jobs under this economy for whom do they think business is win-winning
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Trump's Envoys Spark Fury As They Advocate For Putin While In Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s face said it all.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
apnews.com/article/un-a... And the US is only country to vote “No” because the measure is “political grandstanding and not serious”. Sit with that for a minute and realize why no one takes the US as a credible player on the international stage anymore
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UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... This is nothing more than bankrupting the country as an excuse to eliminate benefits and turn the US public into fodder for the oligarchs.
usatoday.com
Trump has become the very thing he fears most | Opinion
President Trump has always fancied himself a showman, and the Republican Party became the tent under which he performs. But the show has grown old.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts... Very misleading headline. I thought this article was going to be about Dear Leader Trump 🤷🏽‍♂️
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"This grimacingly ugly creature has adorned itself with gold and, yet, still manages to look ghastly... " 10 ugliest, hideous animals in the ocean | Discover Wildlife
Not every creature in the sea won the genetic lottery
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... In other words, it’s a castle
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Judge halts ballroom. Trump reveals hospital is part of White House project
The Trump administration had argued that the entire ballroom construction needed to proceed or it would leave the White House "open and exposed."
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
projects.propublica.org/childhood-va... Just another name for Eugenics. Get rid of the weak…
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0... Like Putin, like acolyte
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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz does not open
The IAEA is looking into Iran’s report that its Natanz nuclear site was hit in strikes. Human rights groups say they fear Iran will carry out mass executions.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
kffhealthnews.org/news/article... This is really important, especially preparing for mass community mobilization for elections. Almost every service will need shadow options and every community should have different systems to ensure the regime can’t coordinate a response
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As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set Up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities. - KFF Health News
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
www.military.com/daily-news/2... While we’re all askance over this crap, remember these are the people they will be sending into the streets to “manage” elections. If you vote Dem you’ll be standing in way of their Jesus. That needs a different level of preparedness. Start planning now
military.com
Commanders Accused of Framing Iran War as Biblical Mandate, Jesus' 'Return'
More than 100 complaints were made by military officers between Monday and Tuesday, totaling over 200 in total across every installation.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n... As you begin to organize in anticipation of elections, be aware of and get advice for countering the tools that the regime has at its disposal and will use against you. Don’t let this become intimidation. Each community responding on its own as well as jointly can win
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ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, ap...
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma... At least now we know where the regime is getting its ideas for higher ed in the US from
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‘Some parents said they’d break my knees’: the teacher who exposed Putin’s primary school propaganda
Grenade-throwing contests replaced PE and ‘denazification’ speeches became homework. Pavel Talankin’s undercover film about his school’s indoctrination drive won a Bafta and is tipped for an Oscar, bu...
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
newrepublic.com/post/207138/... For those who are used to this, I recommend starting with Gene Sharp’s “The Politics of Nonviolent Action”, Vol 1-3. Remember as you review with your community that MAGA has read it too and update/change it in response. Invite returned humanitarian aid workers
newrepublic.com
It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État
During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
undark.org/2026/02/17/e... For some perspective, read up on khesari dhal, and how upper caste (elites) deliberately poisoned Dalits for generations by paying them in cowpeas and causing paralysis. All in the name of economics
undark.org
Trump Administration Ends EPA's Ability to Fight Climate Change
Last week, the agency's bedrock "endangerment finding" that greenhouse gases threaten human life was overturned.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Perhaps, but if this guy, average in every way does a good job, punches out and then, either on his own or with others, goes out and looks for a way to contribute something to others, he will indeed get DMs. The difference is waiting to be chosen vs. showing what you can offer.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
www.forbes.com/sites/danebe... Sorry bro, but if you need to make some money I gotta tell you it’s not worth the health and well being of my family or even my community. Your profit isn’t my responsibility
forbes.com
Permitting Reform Could Be A Historic Win Waiting For President Trump
President Trump can cement U.S. energy leadership by securing bipartisan permitting reform, unlocking infrastructure, lowering costs, and boosting competitiveness.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
But his supporters are sure happy about the price of eggs
Chart showing loss of liberty and democracy under Trump
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
www.wired.com/story/ice-ex... Thanks to WIRED for this. Has anyone checked and summed camp capacities as well as staff requirements for managing the “goal” numbers for deportations? I would not be surprised if there is excess capacity for both - leading to obvious conclusions
wired.com
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
You need an independent vote verification system that can monitor chain of custody and identify anomalies. They aren’t expecting that. And you need MASSIVE community presence before thru counting. Poll and election workers need to see you have their back. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
politico.com
Steve Bannon calls for Trump to deploy ICE and military troops to polling sites
The Trump ally was one of few GOP voices to support the president’s push to nationalize voting.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... You need an independent vote verification system that can monitor chain of custody and id anomalies. They aren’t expecting that. And you need MASSIVE community presence before thru counting. Poll and election workers need to see you have their back.
theatlantic.com
Trump’s New Threats to American Elections
The reasons to worry about election integrity are becoming more urgent.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... A few days ago, I posted a tl;dr - the purpose was to highlight that the returned humanitarian and development staff in the US have protected their offices and communities from militias, militaries, LRA globally. Find them in your neighborhood. They have experience
mprnews.org
Trapped inside: A Minnesota refugee family’s life on hold amid ICE arrests
A Minnesota refugee family has stopped leaving their home after visits from immigration agents, as a new federal operation begins re-examining refugee cases across the state. A judge has ordered a tem...
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.newsmax.com/us/tom-homan... Quote: “President Trump has been clear: He wants American cities to be safe and secure for law-abiding residents — and they will be.” Pointedly NOT citizens or migrants but law-abiding residents - and the regime considers opposition to authoritarianism to be a crime
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... This is why you need an independently verifiable system that serves as a check on polling results. Not because elections and election workers are flawed but because the regime will try to sow confusion and manipulate results. They already lie to our faces
democracydocket.com
‘Five alarm fire for democracy’: Dems, voting advocates voice outrage at FBI raid of Georgia elections office
Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
keys is gone Deny or slow walk services Stock outs Restaurant teams you know what to do Poison public interaction, isolate separate combatants Learn from previous experiences Study opposition movements in other countries - group localise what you learn Forge global and national alliances Share 10/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
in convoys (esp. to schools and essential services) Localise support for home/temporary neighbourhood employment/grants Non violent resistance Document and post everything, especially on a variety of platforms including abroad Stream, don’t record Obfuscation and misdirection The man with the 9/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Separate critical functions Misdirect / poison surveillance Checkins Compartmentalise - you can’t reveal what you don’t know Study opposition movements in other countries - as a group, localise what you learn Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) Regional Coordination Travel only 8/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Assess your/the neighbourhood and context Monitor entrances and exits Choose/assign guides, comms, monitors Communication infrastructure, sat phones Restrict entrances, barricades, street works Create safe routes Identify safe houses Support your neighbours against intimidation by combatants 7/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Personal/Family safety Run bags Separate routes, decoy, safe spaces for kids and vulnerable Run plan, go-to point, caches Safe rooms w/community response Records management Checkins Misdirect / poison surveillance Compartmentalise - You can’t reveal what you don’t know Neighbourhood safety 6/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
They also have to perform force and intimidation before any elections or national events. Expect imminent deployment (again), with (more) focus and sophistication, but also more force - perhaps to multiple towns/cities, each with variations in tactics. Influence by intimidation. Preparation: 5/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
adjusted for individual circumstances: When militaries, militias and insurgents wish to acquire new territory (or are forced to back down) they generally try to demonstrate overwhelming strength (if they return); learn from experience, show they are (still) a force. You need to prepare as well. 4/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
measures to insure safety and security find the humanitarian and development workers and programs in your neighbourhood- they’ve been working in war zones for more than 50 years. In the meantime, here are some standard program and community security guidelines/tools from the field which must be 3/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
forego principled aid there is a need to preserve such knowledge and disseminate it to any who might find it useful. Let’s say you’re strategizing with your neighbours at this moment “What if violent insurgents or militias come here? What would we do?” If you would like a detailed discussion of 2/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Humanitarian aid workers are often called to operate in war zones, or under threat from insurgencies and militias. As a result, for decades, a body of knowledge has been emerging in response to environments as varied as the Acholi Corridor, Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq...Since the US has decided to 1/10
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Brexiteers were shocked that the world wasn’t ready to beat a path to non-EU UK and will never know all they’ve missed out on. MAGA is in for the same cold wake up call. No, being a jerk just means no one wants to play. That’s all it means. Happy hollow victory
bloomberg.com
EU and India Clinch ‘Mother of All Deals’ in Rebuff to Trump
The European Union and India concluded a free-trade agreement after almost two decades of negotiations, part of an effort to deepen economic ties that has gained momentum due to the Trump administrati...
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i... So after “reviewing everything” in Minnesota, the regime learns that preemptive intimidation might a useful tactic in the run up to the midterms. Now you know what “review everything” means
pressherald.com
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Brink? That’s like yelling to the folks on the Titantic “Hey, ya’ll are on the brink of a little swim!” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose
This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.smartnews.com/en-us/articl... Coming from the first US president to openly steal nearly 1.5 billion USD (and counting) it seems another accusation is a confession
smartnews.com
Trump claims Minneapolis shooting response part of 'cover up' of stolen money and fraud (Irish Star Online)
President Donald Trump has been particularly active on Truth Social today, commenting on Canada's agreement with China. However, now that he has finally addr...
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o... As a kid, our neighborhood was watched over by the older, retired ladies who held court sitting in front their residences watching everything that went on. Had any of them ever heard one of us telling these baldfaced lies, they would have slapped the shit out of us.
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Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is why it’s not really about trump. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... Coyne (The Globe and Mail, 2026-01-24) makes the point that “Something has cracked in American society…” This is only a battle in a longer war for freedom and dignity for all.
usatoday.com
Many young Trump voters think women 'should follow' men, poll finds
A massive new survey finds Gen Z and millennial Trump voters think 'the man should lead' in relationships and want more 'masculinity' in U.S. culture.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol... You’re damn right they’re reviewing it. This is a practice run for the mid terms. How to disappear witnesses, confiscate and sequester evidence, intimidate voters, create “examples”, control the narrative, lie more convincingly, identify compliant media and local allies
wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
In an interview, the president says immigration-enforcement officers will “at some point” leave the area.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The regime has been back footed. They are hoping for violence. Try adding this instead: museumofprotest.org/methods/over... 300,000 laid off govt staff can help you effup paperwork, poison databases, and make life hell. If you work in govt look up “work-to-rule”. Everyone effup something every day
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Dear Rage Against the Machine - For fcks sake guys whatever the hell the problem is can you please put it aside? We need a little help here
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It was never about tyranny.
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NRA Accidentally Forgets To Rise Up Against Tyrannical Government — The Shovel
An embarrassed National Rifle Association says it totally forgot to do the one thing it has been saying for years it is solely there to do.
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Before you listen to a MAGA who wants to say “I didn’t vote for this” make sure you know which “this” they mean. “This” the overturning of US democracy and joining with the dictators of the world; or “this” meaning they didn’t vote for it to happen this way
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
You’ve got skill sets, short of violent response you might have overlooked. 100,000 overseas development staff who have fought authoritarian regimes all over the world. 300,000 federal laid off who know how to slow and screw up every system. Find them, listen, slow walk everything, poison everything
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An Official Anti-ICE account @tomvtravels.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Be alert, be careful. This regime and its MAGA supporters just exposed its real self to the rest of the world over Greenland. Now they are fully exposed to their citizens. They’ve burned a lot of bridges. Once they realize their vulnerability they will make this week look like Sesame Street
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