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I can't be the only person who had no idea that #MattGaetz created an official "El Salvador Caucus" in the U.S. Congress last year and it just so happens to be full of most of that body's biggest cranks (#LaurenBoebert, #MikeLee, #NancyMace, #TimBurchett) and most corrupt reps (#AndyOgles, who made some “interesting” campaign finance moves at the crypto industry’s favorite bank that he and George Santos chose to hold their campaign money).

Feels like kind of a lot of congressional time spent nurturing America's relationship with a country whose GDP rivals that of Des Moines, Iowa.

[UPDATE] dear lord the El Salvador Caucus has an (extremely active) Twitter account: x.com/SAL_Caucus

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salva

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@FranceskaMann Take MAGAty women, for instance.

They choose (yes) to withstand the rampant, abusive sexism from MAGAty men, so they can enjoy their own racism, freely.

And they will defend that stance.

There is a sizable chunk of white mostly middle-aged American women who are unsalvageable, as well. We tend to think of MAGAts as men with red hats.

They are a bit more diverse.

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@FranceskaMann Yes, a LOT of people within military STILL support him, and come to the point of NOT believing tRump is fucking them over.

They can't be reprogrammed. They will deny facts, deny arguments, deny reality itself.

What is your plan to "deprogram" them, then? Drag 15-20M people (estimate of actual MAGAty population, not merely ignorant, apathetic and voting R by default) to a camp?

There is ONE permanent way. tho.

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@eloquence unfortunately, there is no hope for the #MAGAts. They are a death cult, for whom cruelty is a value, in and of itself. They are so far out rotten, and gone, there is no salvaging them.

They have no souls, anymore. They have left the covenant of humanity, thus we no longer should consider them human.

Yes, I said exactly that. Yes, I know.

All caveats apply, IMO, IME, FWIW, YMMV, AYBABTU, NGGYUNGLYD, etc.

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Right here. Exhibit A. Farmers angry at everyone else but themselves, willing to accept #Trump #tariff pain as long as they, just they, get a bailout. If they don't get it that will be non-#MAGAts fault.
We owe them, apparently, the lifestyle they have of a brand new $80,000 pickup every year.
I worked in farm country all over America. They work "hard" but have a cushy life based on borrowed and government money.
youtu.be/4KhwWrTKk80?si=q0qW1h

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@dazo Couldn't agree more Compensation and projection seem to be hallmark traits for #MAGATs They are a natural and expected logical development of a #USCulture of #Fantasy #Escapism and #Denial It's #USPolitics #USReligion it's a sick culture Why else would most in the US chose to travel to stand in line and pay for overpriced food and tickets to see a #FantasyMouse and #FantasyPrincess when they could travel to see #Art #History #Music #Theatre: the #Foundation of the World and #Reality

Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, increases China tariffs to 125%

The U.S. stock market surged immediately after the president's announcement. At the same time, the president said he's increasing the tariff rate on goods imported from China to 125%.

And how much money did he and his band of thieves make off of that

1000% corruption the low life #magats

cbsnews.com/news/trump-announc

The GOP is a death cult.

They will NEVER disown or turn against tRump.

There is ZERO evidence of GOP coming to reason.

ANY and every time someone gives them their 5819327509826529156825605th chance, they prove themselves faithful cultists.

They will go down to the last rubble, wreathed in flames AND DRAG ALL OF US ALONG.

Death cults are called thus for a reason. Stop "reaching across the isle". Stop being STUPID.