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Festivito

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18. An oligopoly funding think tanks. Running mainstream media.

Reply to hookaleft (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:17 PM

23 hrs ago

Even n p r dutifully reported that trump would have to drain the reflecting pool. And five people have been arrested for destruction of public property.

No notion that the arrests were questionable. They know how it sounds.

The media is in on it. They don't want to make the same mistake they made.When they tried the coup against roosevelt.

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I have this theory. That Trump is not really in charge [View all] hookaleft Yesterday OP

Well GWB was pretty much a puppet. milestogo Yesterday #1

Yes but his handlers did not dismantle the whole system of government wnylib 22 hrs ago #34

They allowed a massive terrorist attack to take place on American soil milestogo 10 hrs ago #42

Dick Cheney's puppet. red dog 1 22 hrs ago #36

What you say makes sense MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #2

I agree. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #8

He's a kompromat pinata. Easy to whack OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #3

Have you read... homegirl 4 hrs ago #43

I believe I read this book in 2015. OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #44

Russ Vought dweller Yesterday #4

Why are the heritage foundation and the federalist society hydrolastic Yesterday #14

The Federalist Society has been changing our Constitution with each SCOTUS appointment.. summer_in_TX 22 hrs ago #33

Billionaires and corporations been writing Faux pas Yesterday #5

We already know he's a chatbot. usonian Yesterday #6

Bingo - Chump is being fed a script FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #21

I don't think Trump is literally being fed a script. wnylib 21 hrs ago #37

IMHO, the underage children were the deserts.... OAITW r.2.0 22 hrs ago #27

He's been really good at losing money in real estate. usonian 22 hrs ago #29

Agreed Dawson1008 Yesterday #7

Oh absolutely Raven123 Yesterday #9

Agree malaise Yesterday #10

He is useful as a tool. cachukis Yesterday #13

He's a puppet for the ruling class. GoodRaisin 22 hrs ago #28

Miller SuzyandPuffpuff Yesterday #11

Agreed. cachukis Yesterday #12

100% mahina Yesterday #15

I wish I could say you're wrong, PatSeg 23 hrs ago #16

I agree. xuplate 23 hrs ago #17

An oligopoly funding think tanks. Running mainstream media. Festivito 23 hrs ago #18

I don't think he's even capable of changing his own soiled diapers ToxMarz 23 hrs ago #19

the only point where I might disagre - (and still possibly outweighed by points of agreement) stopdiggin 23 hrs ago #20

I've been saying this for a long time Puppyjive 23 hrs ago #22

If Trump isn't really in charge,... LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #23

It seems like this should be obvious to anyone who pays attention. CaptainTruth 22 hrs ago #24

Who's making him take all these cognitive tests? MerryBlooms 22 hrs ago #25

Stephen Miller is the one in charge Blue Full Moon 22 hrs ago #26

+1 red dog 1 22 hrs ago #32

K&R red dog 1 22 hrs ago #30

Peter Thiel and the billionaires selected Vance AdamGG 22 hrs ago #31

Actually I think that is how it is Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #35

Add in Putin, Xi, and Netenyahu... returnee 14 hrs ago #38

I would guess a coalition of the oil people and the Project 2025 people. Venezuela is number 1 in oil reserves, Iran is ShazamIam 11 hrs ago #39

I figure every repub president since Reagan has been a puppet... Wounded Bear 11 hrs ago #40

He's still very much the one in charge. Don't leave him off the hook. Tommy Carcetti 11 hrs ago #41

"Who is gonna save us??" WE ARE! pat_k 1 hr ago #45