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Tjeerd Royaards
Tjeerd Royaards
@royaards@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago
Cartoon showing a car with the US flag on it and Lady Liberty sitting behind the wheel. The hood is open, revealing there is no engine. An engine with the face of Trump is lowered into the engine bay. Pulleys on the engine have the logo's of X, Meta and Truth Social, while a cap on the top of he engine (for oil or gas) has the word LIES printed on it. The cap is surrounded by green goo that has been spilled while filling the engine up. The exhaust of the engine comes out of Trump's mouth and is billowing black smoke. In the back we see dumpster with a discarded engine labeled 'Biden' in it.
Cartoon showing a car with the US flag on it and Lady Liberty sitting behind the wheel. The hood is open, revealing there is no engine. An engine with the face of Trump is lowered into the engine bay. Pulleys on the engine have the logo's of X, Meta and Truth Social, while a cap on the top of he engine (for oil or gas) has the word LIES printed on it. The cap is surrounded by green goo that has been spilled while filling the engine up. The exhaust of the engine comes out of Trump's mouth and is billowing black smoke. In the back we see dumpster with a discarded engine labeled 'Biden' in it.
Cartoon showing a car with the US flag on it and Lady Liberty sitting behind the wheel. The hood is open, revealing there is no engine. An engine with the face of Trump is lowered into the engine bay. Pulleys on the engine have the logo's of X, Meta and Truth Social, while a cap on the top of he engine (for oil or gas) has the word LIES printed on it. The cap is surrounded by green goo that has been spilled while filling the engine up. The exhaust of the engine comes out of Trump's mouth and is billowing black smoke. In the back we see dumpster with a discarded engine labeled 'Biden' in it.
Michael Magras
Michael Magras
@michaelmagras@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 24 hours ago
Michael Magras
Michael Magras
@michaelmagras@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 24 hours ago
Kevin Russell
Kevin Russell
@kevinrns@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Text from article: Trump tried as much as he could to overthrow the Constitution. That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened. And yet Trump isn’t just a free man; he is, once again, the president of the United States. The myth of America says that this can’t happen. But as we see, our history tells us a different story. Our history says that we struggle to hold the powerful accountable. Our history says that we would often rather look the other way than contend with what it means for presidents and other high officials to break their oaths and turn their power against the Republic. Our history says that with enough power, and if you’re the right kind of American, you can escape consequences altogether and die a citizen in good standing.
Text from article: Trump tried as much as he could to overthrow the Constitution. That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened. And yet Trump isn’t just a free man; he is, once again, the president of the United States. The myth of America says that this can’t happen. But as we see, our history tells us a different story. Our history says that we struggle to hold the powerful accountable. Our history says that we would often rather look the other way than contend with what it means for presidents and other high officials to break their oaths and turn their power against the Republic. Our history says that with enough power, and if you’re the right kind of American, you can escape consequences altogether and die a citizen in good standing.
Text from article: Trump tried as much as he could to overthrow the Constitution. That his was an almost farcical and shambolic attempt at an autogolpe does not change the gravity of what happened. And yet Trump isn’t just a free man; he is, once again, the president of the United States. The myth of America says that this can’t happen. But as we see, our history tells us a different story. Our history says that we struggle to hold the powerful accountable. Our history says that we would often rather look the other way than contend with what it means for presidents and other high officials to break their oaths and turn their power against the Republic. Our history says that with enough power, and if you’re the right kind of American, you can escape consequences altogether and die a citizen in good standing.
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Text from article: Jan. 6 was shocking. That Trump left the scene of the crime to return to power is a little less so. And while my points of reference in this column are from the history of the 19th and 20th centuries, you need look only at the last 25 years of American political life to see that this country is unwilling, and thus unable, to hold its political elites responsible for anything, from illegal wars to fraud and other forms of venal wrongdoing. There are many ways to diagnose the state of the nation, but if there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
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Torsten Schönberg
Torsten Schönberg
@schoenbergvienna.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
Torsten Schönberg
Torsten Schönberg
@schoenbergvienna.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago