I actually just got out of bed!! I'm about to pop down the post office and get a haircut, I might grab a beer from the bottle shop next to my barber.
Are we now officially in a dictatorship?
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I actually just got out of bed!! I'm about to pop down the post office and get a haircut, I might grab a beer from the bottle shop next to my barber.
Maybe the fact that you get your haircut at the post office has something to do with your love life or lack thereof.
My love life is going surprisingly well at the moment, thanks for asking. Going down the post office is an absolute ball ache to be honest, I ordered **** on eBay and must have missed that it was going to an old address, I've got a 30 minute drive into town to pick up a bag full of socks!! While I'm there I'll go to my old barber and tobacconist, I need my head shaved and beard shaped. Anyway i need to get a shift on or I'll get stuck in ****ing traffic.
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You mean a little early for him to quit? It is only Wednesday after all.
She's into you for the money.
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Glad to support in thick and thin. But I support the Jazz, not political discord on a forum.
Bring me dem Collier and Kessler Titays and I will be there with wire, lace, and silky cups to lift them up and make them look all sorts of sexy.
Oh yeah... keep talking dirty to me, you saucy thing do you want a number 1 pick?
I would hope so, I'm fairytale ugly and a complete bastard!
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No, President Trump is not a dictator. The U.S. operates under a constitutional republic with checks and balances, including a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. During his presidency (2017-2021) and in his current term, Trump has functioned within this system, subject to legal and institutional constraints like elections, judicial review, and congressional oversight. Claims of dictatorship often stem from polarized rhetoric or specific policy disagreements, but no evidence supports the label in a technical sense—dictators typically dismantle democratic institutions, suppress opposition, and rule without term limits, none of which apply here. Critics may point to his strong executive actions or rhetoric, while supporters argue these reflect decisive leadership within democratic bounds. The debate largely hinges on interpretation, not objective metrics of authoritarianism.
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This is big. It's all happening at breakneck speed. He has to be stopped NOW.
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The Trump administration is flagrantly ignoring a directive from the Supreme Court, a prominent immigration rights attorney warned Thursday afternoon.
The revelation came from a court document that revealed the Trump administration plans to slash the amount of time people have to seek federal relief before being subject to immediate deportation.
"BREAKING: The US is now only giving migrants 12 hours to decide whether they want to contest under the wartime authority, Alien Enemies Act, down from 24 hours," wrote Valerie Gonzalez, an Associated Press reporter covering border security issues, in a post on X. She added that "the government attempted to seal the document but judge just unsealed it."
"WOW. This is incredible. It signals open defiance of the Supreme Court, which ruled that the government MUST give people 'reasonable time' to be able to 'actually seek habeas relief' — to be able to ACTUALLY, not theoretically, sue. 12 hours is not enough for that. Period," wrote Reichlin-Melnick.
The standard notice the government will send not only gives people just 12 hours, but doesn't even inform them of their rights, he noted.
"This is an important part of understanding why DHS's process is openly defiant of the Supreme Court, which said notice 'must be afforded ... in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief.' This notice doesn't even MENTION court!" he wrote. "Also, the DHS notice is entirely in English and does not even mention the POSSIBILITY of challenging the designation as an 'alien enemy,' so how would anyone even know to tell DHS within 12 hours?! The closest thing on here is a bit saying a person can 'make a phone call.'"
There isn't even a box on the form they can check to request a hearing, Reichlin-Melnick added.
"Nothing on the form would give any person the idea that they can go to a DHS agent and say 'I am formally opposing this, please delay my removal for 24 hours so I can file a habeas corpus lawsuit.' It's just a ridiculous claim by ICE officials."
Trump's administration has increasingly come under fire for clashing with courts over their ability to conduct mass deportations to a foreign megaprison in El Salvador, with one of the most prominent cases being a Maryland father who was disappeared overseas despite a protective order barring his removal to that country.
'Incredible': Expert warns Trump admin just signaled 'open defiance' of Supreme Court
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The Trump administration is flagrantly ignoring a directive from the Supreme Court, a prominent immigration rights attorney warned Thursday afternoon.
The revelation came from a court document that revealed the Trump administration plans to slash the amount of time people have to seek federal relief before being subject to immediate deportation.
"BREAKING: The US is now only giving migrants 12 hours to decide whether they want to contest under the wartime authority, Alien Enemies Act, down from 24 hours," wrote Valerie Gonzalez, an Associated Press reporter covering border security issues, in a post on X. She added that "the government attempted to seal the document but judge just unsealed it."
"WOW. This is incredible. It signals open defiance of the Supreme Court, which ruled that the government MUST give people 'reasonable time' to be able to 'actually seek habeas relief' — to be able to ACTUALLY, not theoretically, sue. 12 hours is not enough for that. Period," wrote Reichlin-Melnick.
The standard notice the government will send not only gives people just 12 hours, but doesn't even inform them of their rights, he noted.
"This is an important part of understanding why DHS's process is openly defiant of the Supreme Court, which said notice 'must be afforded ... in such a manner as will allow them to actually seek habeas relief.' This notice doesn't even MENTION court!" he wrote. "Also, the DHS notice is entirely in English and does not even mention the POSSIBILITY of challenging the designation as an 'alien enemy,' so how would anyone even know to tell DHS within 12 hours?! The closest thing on here is a bit saying a person can 'make a phone call.'"
There isn't even a box on the form they can check to request a hearing, Reichlin-Melnick added.
"Nothing on the form would give any person the idea that they can go to a DHS agent and say 'I am formally opposing this, please delay my removal for 24 hours so I can file a habeas corpus lawsuit.' It's just a ridiculous claim by ICE officials."
Trump's administration has increasingly come under fire for clashing with courts over their ability to conduct mass deportations to a foreign megaprison in El Salvador, with one of the most prominent cases being a Maryland father who was disappeared overseas despite a protective order barring his removal to that country.
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