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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
@Nonilex@masto.ai

Bannon’s statement comes after months of publicly toying with the idea of running for a 3rd term. Even as Trump insists he is serious, some leaders have dismissed the idea as a joke, noting the does not permit it. White House aides have mocked reporters for taking Trump at his word.

Trump has for years publicly & privately joked about being “president for life.”

    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
    @Nonilex@masto.ai

    “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is,” said , without elaborating. “But there is a plan.” He added that was an “instrument of divine will,” echoing, as Trump himself has, the language of the divine right of .


    nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/poli

      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
      @Nonilex@masto.ai

      In an interview with The Economist, vaguely asserted that there was “a plan”to circumvent the , which states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice,”regardless of whether the terms are consecutive. He also suggested that he was part of a team developing that plan.

      “ is going to be president in ’28, & people ought to just get accommodated with that,”he said.


      economist.com/insider/the-insi

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
        @Nonilex@masto.ai

        , the pro- podcaster & convicted fraudster who briefly served as Trump’s White House chief strategist in his first term, publicly threw his support behind Trump’s talk of seeking a 3rd term, in defiance of a constitutionally mandated 2-term limit.


        nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
          @Nonilex@masto.ai

          The admin is drawing up plans for a shake-up at , with officials looking to replace several senior leaders in field offices across the country, according to 3 people familiar with the plans.

          The proposal stems from frustration in the White House & the over the pace of , which are lagging behind Trump’s goal of more than a million by the end of the first year of his 2nd term.


          nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

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            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            Will Monitor in & ahead of the Nov 4 election.

            The admin said that monitors will watch polling in 2 states, led by , where key races or issues are on the ballot.

            Voter fraud is exceedingly rare, but Trump & other since Trump lost to Biden in 2020 continue to spread disinformation about election integrity.


            nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
              @wdlindsy@toad.social

              "Before you get mad about the price of Doug Ford’s Reagan ad, remember that $75 million was for a limited run in northern Republican states.

              Now, thanks to Big Orange Baby’s tantrum, it’s being played around the world on FB, Instagram, Threads, Twatter, Untruth Social etc for free."

              ~ Bruce McCallum


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                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                "Trump's latest tantrum really blew up in his face. Now everyone's resurfacing old clips of Reagan warning about tariffs, protectionism, and even preaching compassion on immigration. It's a perfect reminder of just how extreme and unrecognizable today's Republican Party has become."

                ~ Brian Tyler Cohen


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                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                  "BREAKING: Doug Ford won’t pull the Reagan ad that made Trump furious.

                  Instead, he told the Globe and Mail, he’s airing it during tonight’s World Series."

                  ~ Aaron Parnas


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                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                    "At the heart of this tantrum is a simple truth. Donald Trump doesn’t understand how trade, diplomacy, or leadership work. Reagan, for all his flaws, at least grasped that blanket tariffs and trade wars hurt American workers. Trump’s self-serving nationalism, dressed up as patriotism, has done the opposite."

                    ~ Ben Meiselas


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                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                      The admin said it would NOT try to prevent millions of Americans from missing their assistance in November as a result of the government .

                      In a memo, the Dept of said that a set of contingency funds is “not legally available to cover regular benefits.” The agency also indicated it would not reimburse states that seek to provide on their own.


                      nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        The move to pay troops with private donations is highly unusual & a *potential* violation of the , which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.

                          [?]HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 » 🌐
                          @HistoPol@mastodon.social

                          @cdarwin

                          * XIV.: L'État c'est moi!*
                          "Trump Flouts Constitution With Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”"

                          Via ,

                          "Well, I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask [thé ] for a declaration of war.
                          I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, okay?
                          We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead,”
                          Trump explained... "

                          truthout.org/articles/trump-fl

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            Accepts $130M From Private Donor To Help Pay Troops

                            said that an *anonymous* private donor who he described as a “patriot” & a personal friend has given $130M to the government to help pay troops during the .

                            It is not clear how far the donation would go toward covering the salaries of the more than 1.3 million troops who make up the active-duty . A $130M donation would equal about $100 a service member.


                            nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                              President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the latest strikes against suspected drug smugglers off the coast of .

                              "If this becomes the norm, everyone will believe they can invade another country's territory to do whatever they want," said on Friday during a trip to Indonesia, acc/to TV Globo. "Where does that leave respect for the of countries?"

                              Lula could meet on Sunday at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

                              dpa-international.com/politics

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                admin imposes on president & his family

                                The Dept leveled the penalties against President ; his wife, Veronica del Socorro Alcocer Garcia; his son, Nicolas Fernando Petro Burgos; & Colombian Interior Minister Armando Alberto Benedetti.

                                The admin is accusing Petro’s govt of involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with the leftist leader of one of the closest US in .

                                apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

                                  [?]Erik Jonker » 🌐
                                  @ErikJonker@mastodon.social

                                  It’s unbelievable how quickly the USA is going down the drain, private friends paying the military, absurd and opening the door for corruption …cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/an

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                    to take down ad that prompted to end trade talks

                                    Premier Doug Ford, whose province had sponsored the ad, made the announcement Friday afternoon.

                                    Ford said after talking with Prime Minister he’s decided to pause the advertising campaign effective Monday so that talks can resume. Ford said they’ve achieved their goal, having reached US audiences at the highest levels.

                                    [if Trump hadn’t reacted, doubt we’d know about it]
                                    apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

                                      [?]Toni Aittoniemi » 🌐
                                      @gimulnautti@mastodon.green

                                      One one hand Trump pardons Binance founder sentenced for profiting off and not reporting transactions made by terrorist organisations and drug dealers. (Who pumped the Trump coin, thus buying himself a pardon)

                                      On the other hand he starts a war with Venezuela allegedly for them being engaged in the same exact kinds of business.

                                      What’s the problem, Donny? Maduro not pumping your coin? If this is not the sign of corruption, I don’t know what is.

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                        Deploying an is a major escalation of power in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup in the Sea & the waters off .

                                        The military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, said earlier Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel & leaving 6 people dead in the Caribbean Sea.

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                          The is sending an to the waters off , in the latest escalation & buildup of military forces in the region, the announced Friday.
                                          Sec ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to US to “bolster US capacity to detect, monitor, & disrupt illicit actors & activities that compromise the safety & prosperity of the United States,” Pentagon spox Sean Parnell said in a social media post.

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                            orders aircraft carrier to as signals escalation
                                            
A spokesman claimed the dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to “disrupt narcotics trafficking” in the region but to “degrade & dismantle” the criminal groups that operate there.


                                            apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              The spike in will become visible to more Americans on Monday when the admin is expected to open Healthcare.gov for window shopping to browse the price of plans ahead of the Nov. 1 start to open enrollment. A spokesman for CMS did not immediately return a request for comment.

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                The premium spikes arrive during a protracted & bitter congressional battle over costs that prompted a government since Oct 1. have urged an extension of enhanced subsidies for plans sold through the [] to soften the blow of rising costs, while have said the additional assistance was never meant to be permanent.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                  The rise in prices—affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy on the federal marketplace—are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years. The higher , along with the likely expiration of pandemic-era subsidies, mean millions of people will see their payments double or even triple in 2026.

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                    for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal marketplace Healthcare.gov will spike on average by 30% next year, according to final rates approved by the Centers for & Services and shown in documents reviewed by WaPo.

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                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                      Average premiums are set to rise 30% due to , documents show
                                                      
The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.


                                                      washingtonpost.com/health/2025

                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                        "Third come the right-wing 'media' outlets that serve as Trump’s propaganda arms."

                                                        "And finally—the MAGA faithful."

                                                        "It takes all four of these groups to sustain Trumpism."


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                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                          "We are cursed with four categories of fascism enablers."

                                                          "First, obviously, are the Republicans in Congress and on the Supreme Court."

                                                          "Group two consists of the cowards in the corporate and business worlds who surely know on some level that Trump is dangerous."

                                                          ~ Michael Tomasky


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                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                            The list of donors released by the includes the usual deep-pocketed , such as magnate & private-equity mogul , but also a host of companies whose leaders have huge incentives to maintain good relations with an often vindictive head of state. They include giants & the giant Union-Pacific—which needs the admin’s sign-off on a proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern.

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              …If the destruction of the is a shock, the that’s paying for it might be even more of a . The , eager to assure Americans that their tax dollars have not been diverted for a project, has emphasized that the is being financed by individuals & major . Instead of going through a process to obtain & disburse federal funds, simply asked companies his admin is supposed to be to write checks [ / ].

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                is finishing what the British started. Despite promises that the would be unaffected by the addition of a $230 million , the has in fact been demolished. The images of the site are so jarring that the Department has reportedly ordered its employees to stop taking photos of it.

                                                                wsj.com/politics/policy/treasu

                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                  The Reagan speech from which the Canadian ad that has enraged Trump is taken is at the link below.


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                                                                  youtube.com/watch?v=5t5QK03KXPc

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                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                    @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                    Helped Bankroll the Destruction

                                                                    , , , , & have a lot riding on their relationships with the admin. They all cut checks for the ballroom.


                                                                    motherjones.com/politics/2025/

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                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                      @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                      Hey look! After 5½ years they found ONE. Oops, she’s a .

                                                                      Colorado woman found guilty of for casting ballots for late ex-husband & son


                                                                      apnews.com/article/voting-frau

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                        James left the courthouse smiling to cheers from supporters, who chanted, “We stand with Tish!” The case, she declared, was about “a justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge … & a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job & who stood up for the rule of law.”

                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                          pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges accusing her of lying on mortgage papers to secure favorable loan terms in a case pushed by .

                                                                          James’ first court appearance in Virginia sets the stage for a high-stakes battle between the Republican admin & a Democratic longtime Trump adversary who angered him with a major civil fraud case she [as the state attorney general] brought against him.


                                                                          apnews.com/article/letitia-jam

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            The admin has moved to to help enforce the peace plan, &…in a move to pressure to end the war in , approved on 2 of ’s largest giants.

                                                                            …“It’s America first,” a WH ofcl told NOTUS. “People falsely & very stupidly think that’s isolationism; it’s not. It’s more nuanced … People think about ‘America First,’ & they’re not looking at the layers beneath it. They’re not looking at the whole Trump doctrine.”

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                              Expands His Footprint as Rages On

                                                                              The government has been shut down for 23 days with no sign of resolution, & Trump is going to .

                                                                              Trump’s trip is focused on & peace *deals*, the White House *says*. It comes during a foreign-policy-heavy swing for the president — one that some in his political movement are calling out as a departure from MAGA’s “America First” mantra [that’s because he is & always has been “Trump First”].

                                                                              notus.org/foreign-policy/trump

                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                                @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                                In recent days, the has more of what the admin alleges are drug boats in international waters, & Trump has threatened direct action against . He also announced that his admin would bail out with a cash swap of up to $20 billion & quadruple imports of low-tariff Argentinian beef to drive down prices in the US.

                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                  "Children in other countries that used to get aid from America are dying or have died from starvation and preventable diseases. And Donald Trump’s number one priority is building a ballroom which in his delusional state will be a testament to his greatness."


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                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                    "Yet, American farmers are going bankrupt; civil servants are waiting in bread lines to get food for their families; essential workers are into their fourth week of not getting paid and these include people in the military and air traffic controllers. Government agencies are being dismantled to the point where there’s no money for special education."


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                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                      @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                      "Karoline Leavitt, the Nazi who perpetuates Donald’s propaganda, told us today that the ballroom is Donald Trump’s main priority as President of the United States. ...

                                                                                      The ballroom is Donald’s main priority."

                                                                                      ~ Mary Trump


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                                                                                        [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                        @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                        "One of the first orders of business of any authoritarian movement is to destroy national symbols and historic landmarks."

                                                                                        ~ Dan Pfeiffer


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                                                                                        messageboxnews.com/p/trump-bul

                                                                                          [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                          @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                          "Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand."

                                                                                          ~ Paul Krugman


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                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                            @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                            "There’s a rot so brazen in American public life now that corruption no longer even pretends to wear a disguise. The Trump regime has turned the seat of government into a banquet hall of self-dealing, a spectacle of arrogance in marble and gold leaf. President Trump’s latest monarchical indulgence—" (continued in /4)

                                                                                            ~ Mark Mansour


                                                                                            /3

                                                                                            mmansour.substack.com/p/brazen

                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                              @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                              (continued from /3)

                                                                                              "the demolition of the White House’s historic exterior walls to construct a $250 million 'presidential ballroom'—is not simply wasteful, it is a statement of contempt for democracy itself.

                                                                                              When a leader begins to physically reshape the people’s house into his own palace, he is no longer governing a republic; he is staging a coronation."


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                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                "What was not disclosed until leaked was the destruction of an exterior wall of the executive mansion, an outrageous desecration of our history."


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                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                  @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                  "Trump can tear down any federal structure he wants in Washington D.C. or anywhere else in the country because the Supreme Court said his official actions as president are not to be challenged under law."

                                                                                                  ~ Lucian K. Truscott


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                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
                                                                                                    @wdlindsy@toad.social

                                                                                                    "The real story here is that Trump has been operating as king or dictator for going on a year. There’s no accountability for anything. No limits, no penalties. So the demands keep spiraling."

                                                                                                    ~ Josh Marshall


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