Sir John Roe Seas and Rites

23/01/2025

God is with her ✝️

22/01/2025

On day 2 for 47, God used Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde to stare down at the fake Christian Emperor Drumpf with holy humbleness but with divine strength to show his unchristian behavior. He was seething with the discomfort and the disdain of an arrogant, unrepentant sinner who will will fall to the pits of hell eventually if he doesn’t mend his dark ways. Amen ✝️

21/01/2025

Ever since Donald Trump declared he’d act like a dictator on Day 1 during his presidential campaign, there have been real concerns that he’d be true to his word — that he’d take a series of unilateral actions that threaten the integrity of American democracy.

With Trump’s Inauguration Day in the rearview mirror, we’re in a position to assess just how justified those fears were. Four specific moves — illegally attempting to end birthright citizenship, reviving the Schedule F order that could initiate a civil service purge, reinstating pardons for January 6 rioters, and ordering multiple investigations into the Biden administration — deserve particular attention.

Vox’s Zack Beauchamp explains how Trump’s day one executive orders have already hurt democracy: https://voxdotcom.visitlink.me/eGdxrS

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21/01/2025

When it comes to speeches, there are two Donald Trumps. The first is Teleprompter Trump, who reads a prepared speech and tends to be staid, sleepy, and insincere. The second is Rally Trump, who riffs in front of a cheering crowd and is wild, aggressive, and more true to the person Trump really is.

This duality was evident immediately after Trump’s inauguration. In his official inaugural address, Trump delivered a largely unmemorable performance. In an impromptu follow-up performance given to the overflow crowd in nearby Emancipation Hall, Rally Trump gave a rambling but more energetic monologue, revealing what animates him: revenge.

Vox’s Zack Beauchamp watched both speeches and wrote about what we can learn from the two Trumps: https://voxdotcom.visitlink.me/FS2J-a

21/01/2025

The narrative that tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos have cozied up to Donald Trump because they think he’ll offer lower taxes and friendlier regulations is not exactly wrong, but it “leaves out the deeper, darker forces at work here,” writes senior reporter Sigal Samuel.

For the tech bros, it’s about “an ideology inspired by science fiction and fantasy” that says “they are supermen, and supermen should not be subject to rules, because they’re doing something incredibly important: remaking the world in their image,” she continues. “That’s because MAGA is all about granting unchecked power to the powerful.”

So, what is the “anything” that the broligarchs want to do? To understand their vision, head here: https://voxdotcom.visitlink.me/YeNUnp

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21/01/2025

More than 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump issuing pardons to those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the most recent PBS News/NPR/Marist poll.

Majorities of Democrats and independents disapproved of Trump issuing pardons to those defendants, according to the poll, taken before Trump’s inauguration. Meanwhile, three in 10 Americans support the pardons, including close to two-thirds of Republicans.

Late Monday, hours after he was inaugurated, Trump issued pardons he said would cover about 1,500 defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack, along with six commutations. He also directed the Justice Department to seek the dismissal of approximately 450 pending criminal cases against Jan. 6 defendants.

The attack disrupted Congress' proceedings to count and certify votes for Joe Biden's 2020 Electoral College victory. More than 1,200 people have pleaded guilty or been convicted on charges stemming from the Capitol attack, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The charges range from trespassing to assaulting law enforcement to seditious conspiracy.

21/01/2025

Former President Biden’s pre-emptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action…

21/01/2025

The Geneva-based global health body relies heavily on the US for funding, with around a fifth of its annual budget coming from US government donations.

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21/01/2025

Trump’s executive order to ban birthright citizenship will be rejected by the courts as unconstitutional. Read the 14th amendment if you don’t believe me. If MAGA wants to be selective about who gets that American right, another amendment needs to be added to be specific as who qualifies. Any reasoning to support that drastic change has to be in writing in the U.S. Constitution and that’s a long, complex process. You don’t have to be a genius to realize that. The Con man in Chief is putting on a show or he is too ignorant to understand that. 🇺🇸

21/01/2025

This message is irrefutable, and it's what I always tell many people to do. Don't believe the Lying King's mouth alone with no proof. Fact check. Trust but verify.🇺🇲

20/01/2025

Whether you're a Trumper or not, this one topic POTUS 47 touched on in his inauguration speech is a test on Americans’ beliefs of law and order, being anti-war and a beacon of freedom.
How you feel about Trump saying he wants to take the Panama canal which was given back to the Panamanians 25 years ago?
“It’s ours” he said while staying falsehoods about China control and other lies with no proof. Just his mouth. No one else has claimed that. That sounds similar to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping stating that Taiwan belongs to China or President Putin invading Ukraine to take it back.
Are you OK with that contradiction that makes him seem like e a lawless authoritarian like those two foreign leaders?
If you reply, please, answer with honesty addressing it without excuses, deflections, jokes or memes? 🇺🇲 values

20/01/2025

Not good

Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States for the second time on Monday — and key business and tech leaders were there to watch it happen.

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16/01/2025

Erosion of America

16/01/2025

Further loss of integrity and decency in the American Government

16/01/2025