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[Jersey Girl]

Chap that post up there you quoted was made by Gunnar, not me. Mine is the one with the blatant typo in it.

Thanks for locking that mistake in, Gunnar!

[Moksha]

Can Trump do anything right? Ever?

No.

[Gunnar]

For the sake of the rest of the world, I hope that some of you Americans have a plan for dealing with this appallingly dangerous situation. Your democracy seems to be crumbling away, and being replaced by the vengeful dictatorship of an amoral narcissist as a significant section of your population applauds.

Like you, I fear not only for our country but for the rest of the world, especially our allies. Trump respects only leaders who are tyrants and would-tyrants like himself. He is threatening sanctions and higher tariffs against Brazil unless they drop charges and prosecution of his fellow Tyrant, Bolsonaro, for his tyranny and corruption during his presidency.

Brazil’s Top Court Defies Trump, Signals No Retreat on Bolsonaro

I wish our country's legal and justice system had acted more expeditiously against Trump and his corruption, like Brazil has against Bolsonaro.

“I see Brazil with mechanisms to protect its democracy that are much efficient what we’ve seen in the US,” said Robert Dias, a professor of constitutional law at Getulio Vargas Foundation law school in Sao Paulo. “The American constitution only has force when institutional actors are loyal to it.”

Brazil, by contrast, moved swiftly: In 2023, its electoral court — a separate body made up of a rotating cast of Supreme Court justices — barred Bolsonaro from holding office for eight years for spreading voter fraud conspiracies, ending any chance of a swift return to the presidency.

The judicial system has moved similarly rapidly to find the culprits the Jan. 8 2023 insurrection in Brasilia. Federal police recommended the coup attempt charges in November 2024. Within months, the Supreme Court had approved them and set the stage for a trial.

More outspoken by tradition than their American counterparts, the justices have left little doubt about their motivations: They want to conclude the trial before Brazilians vote again in October 2026.

The fact that Trump's disapproval ratings are currently at an all-time high while his approval ratings are at an all-time low inspires some hope. But Trump and his minions are racing full steam ahead to alter and rig and gerrymander our electoral systems so that ultra-conservative Republicans, by the time of the next primary and major elections and all future elections, cannot possibly lose no matter what the majority of voters actually want.

Some conservative controlled state legislatures have actually passed or are trying to pass laws allowing their legislatures to overturn any election results they don't like.