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Michelle Blumenthal's avatar

Lev, THIS interview sealed the deal for me and I became a paid subscriber!!!!!!

We can keep pretending, like Chip, that we are not under a fascist regime and that Steven Miller is just a tool(HE IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY)!

Thank you for stating the truth and please, speak LOUDER! With you and your son too all the way through this!!!! Hopefully we will get through this.

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Chris Bystroff's avatar

But, but, Chip. A "vast majority" did NOT vote for Trump. If you believe the system is honest, it was barely a majority. If you believe the system is not honest, then who knows? It could have been just the small extremist faction. People always seem to believe the election was fair, when the evidence says otherwise. If it was rigged, then all of your rationalizations with regard to the Trump "vast majority" and simpy moot.

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Harriet Hunt's avatar

I would not be the least bit surprised to learn Elon rigged the election.

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MM Harris's avatar

Me neither and I think many of us suspect that the Nov. 2024 results were tampered with. But right now, the voting process is being "altered" to make it extremely hard to vote at all. Registration rules being changed. People being knocked off the rolls. No more early voting. No drop boxes. Voting only one day. Election workers being removed and replaced by trump loyalists. ICE agents outside EVERY election location. And that's just for starters.

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MJoT's avatar

Lev is SPOT ON !!!!

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MJoT's avatar

SORRY Chip - you are trying to reason something UNREASONABLE !!!!!

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MM Harris's avatar

Yes, through the internet, we have information and the ability to better organize. However, that could be cut off. And aside from that, currently HALF the country has NO CLUE what P2025 is all about and did not/ does not have ANY CLUE about the big UGLY bill that just passed because they do not follow politics or utilize entities like this stubstack. And because the budget just passed, things are going to move FAST now. Election rigging is already in play. The new budget will provide the finances to increase the number of ICE agents and the establishment of detention/concentration centers. We are now moving towards a total police state. And arrests will include going after ANYONE who dissents. ANYONE. The implementation of Christian Nationalism has begun. Someone wants to argue against their supremely conservative, highly regulated society will be looking at arrest. Our federal govt has been gutted. Congress is now under the president's control. The scotus has been leaning farther and father to the right and cannot be counted upon to issue judgments that are unbiased. This is not like other challenges this country has faced. Wake up Chip. IF there IS an election in 2026, it will be rigged; we CANNOT hang our hats on regaining control of the House or Senate. Steven Miller is trump's biggest & most powerful advisor, and he is plain evil. Even if trump were somehow to be removed, Vance will step in. He is a proud Christian Nationalist. No need to guess about that at all. Checks & balances, and the old 'rescue' systems no long exist. We no longer live in the times of richard nixon. We have come sooooo far from that it's not even funny. There will be no revisions to the Constitution. We have been isolated from all our allies. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE US. Unless the naive part of the country suddenly wakes up to see the light, this may be impossible to turn around, at least any time soon. Lev is right.

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MJoT's avatar

3 branches NOT WORKING NOW !!

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Harriet Hunt's avatar

The Constitution has already been thrown in the trash. Due process? Nope.

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Harriet Hunt's avatar

Lev - I just subscribed for a year. You are telling it like it is. We are already in it. He has all the power, he controls the Supreme Court, he has goons on the street, and he has his own secret police. I don’t see how the left can do anything. Richard Nixon was a walk in the park compared to this hellscape. Chip has rose colored glasses.

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MJoT's avatar
6dEdited

Chip - you are a privileged White Man - try to see things from a different perspective

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MJoT's avatar

Chip - learn to LISTEN for what you don't know - you are an intellectual elitist and you will get NOWHERE....

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Mary Jo's avatar

The only way the people can fight back is if we form an army, take up arms, and fight like hell. Do you think we'd stand a chance against the ICE criminals, the national guard, the marines, and God knows what else he's unleashing on us?

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Kim  M's avatar

Chip - sounds like you just want to hear yourself talk

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Scotty's avatar

It was the Russians play book and plan

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Regina's avatar

How painful was that?

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MM Harris's avatar

If you're referencing the entire conversation, I couldn't agree more. Chip is way behind reality. Hope he can catch up soon.

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Regina's avatar

Yes, I was. Chip does seem to be someone you can’t really trust. Hopefully, he’s able to actually LISTEN to Lev. He seems kind of closed off, like a lot of MAGA people.

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MJoT's avatar

Lev Shalev

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