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applegrove

(131,339 posts) Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:07 PM 10 hrs ago

Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?

Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-02-19T17:19:45.202Z

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Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations? (Original Post) applegrove 10 hrs ago OP

One of the things about a sociopath - give them an inch, they take 10 billion. yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #1

Congressional majority has abdicated their responsibilities Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #2

The whole Republican Party platform is just "Whatever Trump wants." Beartracks 10 hrs ago #3

Man. The things I could do with 10 billion $ MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #4

I Remember the Days, - RB77 9 hrs ago #5

yellow dahlia

(5,352 posts)

1. One of the things about a sociopath - give them an inch, they take 10 billion.

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Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:09 PM

10 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(26,248 posts)

2. Congressional majority has abdicated their responsibilities

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Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:10 PM

10 hrs ago

Beartracks

(14,490 posts)

3. The whole Republican Party platform is just "Whatever Trump wants."

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Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:13 PM

10 hrs ago

MadameButterfly

(3,914 posts)

4. Man. The things I could do with 10 billion $

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:20 PM

10 hrs ago

It boggles the mind.

RB77

(71 posts)

5. I Remember the Days, -

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:42 PM

9 hrs ago

If a president tried to overthrow a legal election he would be impeached, prosecuted and punished, - - not reelected 4 years later.

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