Brutkey

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"For Trump, the performance is what matters most. For us, it’s important to recognize that it is performative and that provoking our outrage is part of the point. That doesn’t mean the performance doesn’t have substantive implications or isn’t outrageous."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/19

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-trump-presidency-reboot-suffers

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"This crackdown/power grab is exceedingly authoritarian and also a creative way to try to distract people from the Epstein files and Trump's long and close ties to the child trafficker. Don't let that topic fade out even though all this other stuff needs to be addressed too."

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/20

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/resis/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter


William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"The deep irony is that the single biggest day of violent crime in the capital's history was January 6, 2021, and the instigator sits in the White House."

#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #PoliticsofTheater #PoliticsofDistraction #fascism #Epstein #economy
/21

William Lindsey :toad:
@wdlindsy@toad.social

"Many things have made my heart grieve in recent months. But few more than the militarization of DC for this fascist-sounding 'safety and beautification' campaign. …

Jesus was born, lived, and died as an unhoused person."

~ Diana Butler Bass

#Trump #WashingtonDC #military #homeless #fascism #beautification
/22

https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/jesus-was-homeless-would-trump-evict