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underpants

(195,024 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:38 PM 7 hrs ago

Stop 🛑 Watch this. (X & YouTube) Jerome Powell's 2 minute statement.

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Stop 🛑 Watch this. (X & YouTube) Jerome Powell's 2 minute statement. (Original Post) underpants 7 hrs ago OP

I already paraphrased that speech an hour ago, gab13by13 6 hrs ago #1

Fascist Criminal syndicate is Ramping up harassment and threats .... Bread and Circuses 6 hrs ago #2

He's my "hero of the day" BigmanPigman 5 hrs ago #3

gab13by13

(31,267 posts)

1. I already paraphrased that speech an hour ago,

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:43 PM

6 hrs ago

I said Powell said he wasn't going to kiss Krasnov's ass.

Bread and Circuses

(1,593 posts)

2. Fascist Criminal syndicate is Ramping up harassment and threats ....

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:50 PM

6 hrs ago

If republicans in Congress don’t stop this seditious , violent, and revenge mania ASAP

We’re cooked.

It may not be months, it may be weeks.

BigmanPigman

(54,603 posts)

3. He's my "hero of the day"

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 12:09 AM

5 hrs ago

Or maybe even my hero of the week. I hope this leads to more of tRump's staff starting to get a backbone and go on the record.

Really, this cheered me up a lot today!

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