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David Purnell

@DavidJpurnell

A republic, if you can keep it. Mechanical engineer (retired) Independent voter NC-11

Joined April 2013
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"Hopefully, in time, America will move beyond this tragic period in our history, but we will never be viewed in the same way by the world." x.com/RpsAgainstTrum…

Conservative former judge Michael Luttig: “The Republicans, led by the former president, instigated a war on American democracy on January 6th, 2021, and now…We know that they are determined to prosecute that war to its catastrophic end” Never Trump.



In a sit-down interview on "Meet the Press", Trump makes a condescending remark to Kristen Welker. It is a "tell". The "tough guy" feels threatened by a black, female host who is his intellectual superior. huffpost.com/entry/donald-t…


Republican senators should let the mad king have his picks. They voted for him. Let them take responsibility for what happens next. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…


Trump likes talk show hosts. Joe and Mika may be trying out for a cabinet position.

Leave it to Jon Stewart 💥 Mika Brzezinski: “Joe and I went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally with President-elect Trump. And for those asking, why would we speak to the president-elect during such fraught times… I would ask back, why wouldn’t we?” Jon Stewart: “Because you…



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Leave it to Jon Stewart 💥 Mika Brzezinski: “Joe and I went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally with President-elect Trump. And for those asking, why would we speak to the president-elect during such fraught times… I would ask back, why wouldn’t we?” Jon Stewart: “Because you…


"This is a president who's not seeking re-election..." That's right Joe. Dictators don't need to win elections. They outlaw them.

WOW! And so it begins: Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski normalizing Donald Trump after meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. This is how we got President Trump the first time. They learned nothing. I’m posting the entire segment so folks can decide for…



The Rising Sun Chair in Independence Hall: "...but now at length, I have the happiness to know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.” Ben Franklin, September 17, 1787 Is it setting in 2024?

DavidJpurnell's tweet image. The Rising Sun Chair in Independence Hall:
"...but now at length, I have the happiness to know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.” Ben Franklin, September 17, 1787
Is it setting in 2024?

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If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military “suckers and losers” is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.


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This morning’s statement from Liz Cheney, a true American patriot.

Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect.  All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do…



America's adversaries know how to flatter a narcissistic ignormamus.

And we applaud your assertion that "effective leadership cannot involve appeasement through engagement with authoritarian leaders." Yes! So please tell Donald Trump, who not only appeases but actively promotes the world's most vicious and criminal dictators.

OversightDems's tweet image. And we applaud your assertion that "effective leadership cannot involve appeasement through engagement with authoritarian leaders."

Yes! So please tell Donald Trump, who not only appeases but actively promotes the world's most vicious and criminal dictators.


John Kelly: Donald J. Trump has no understanding of the Constitution, the concept of rule of law, or history. He fits the definition of a fascist. nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/…


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This is a flat out lie. We’re working with all partners around the clock to get help to people. Trump’s lies and conspiracy theories have hurt the morale of first responders and people who lost everything, helped scam artists and put government and rescue workers in danger. - RC

NC_Governor's tweet image. This is a flat out lie. We’re working with all partners around the clock to get help to people. Trump’s lies and conspiracy theories have hurt the morale of first responders and people who lost everything, helped scam artists and put government and rescue workers in danger. - RC

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Donald Trump is the tyrant George Washington feared—and his reelection threatens to unmake the nation that the first president helped create, @RadioFreeTom writes in our new cover story. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…


Ruth Ben-Ghiat on MSNBC this morning: when one party in a two-party system becomes an autocratic entity supporting foreign dictators, the election is a referendum on what kind of political system we are going to live in. Will it be democracy, or some version of autocracy?


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"Trump’s problem is bigger than a bad debate. He can’t fire the person responsible for his bad performance, because that person is himself. And his many bad answers were driven by a fundamental defect: He simply doesn’t care about other people." thebulwark.com/p/narcissist-d…


Conservative evangelical draws the line at Trump's racist fear-mongering language about immigrants: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…


Harris to Trump: 'Putin would eat you for lunch' youtu.be/071AJxJ9pHM?si…


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America is facing an existential crisis for our democracy. Trump is a threat to the rule of law. He is publicly saying he will upend our freedom…. our fundamental safeguards. His basic persona is to create authoritarian rule. Crude. Ignorant. Dangerous.

Anderson Cooper: “Today, he [Trump] took it to a whole other level. The former president of the US, who wants to be the next president, is now directly spreading the slogans of the conspiracy cult QAnon as well as posting a crude, sexist and misogynistic slure online…”



Trump: "...our primary focus is not to get out the vote..." x.com/atrupar/status…

Trump sets the stage for his second coup attempt: "They are gonna cheat like hell to win the election."



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That's it. That's all there is.

"What really matters, in Luttig’s view, is getting past January of next year with US democracy intact. We can argue later about how to govern." @Sulliview on a conservative jurist making the principled decision to back Harris for President. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…



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