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   AnarchoNinaWrites (anarchoninawrites@jorts.horse)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:17:09 JST AnarchoNinaWrites

   *shrugs*

   I have zero faith, but I do certainly hope you people predicting that SCOTUS won't launch the full fash takeover re: this Trump case, are correct.

   I don't think you are, but I would be quite happily for this to be one of those "Nina is such a doomer" moments. I just don't really get why you install a fascist supreme court if it's not to do fascism and Trump is clearly that guy. They don't HAVE another one; I thought they did too, but every other would be Fuhrer has been a flop.

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     gnutelephony (gnutelephony@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:17:08 JST gnutelephony

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     @AnarchoNinaWrites your under-estimating the vanity of Roberts, the lust for power, and the realization in scotus that there cannot be "two" supreme institutions in a Trump lead government. Even a (weak) democratic presidency assures scotus can drive a more fascist America. A Trumpian one could mean they will be kicked to the curb, and even worse, their project potentially forever stained and becoming discredited by association with him. As Roberts knows well, we still speak of Dead Scott.

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     gnutelephony (gnutelephony@floss.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:20:31 JST gnutelephony

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     @AnarchoNinaWrites Hence, yes, I do see some chance for optimism, though born of malevolent reasons from scotus's own ambitions.

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     molly in missouri (whatzaname@kolektiva.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:55:47 JST molly in missouri

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     @AnarchoNinaWrites my hope is they go for it, get impeached and ..well, they will make lots of money on the hate circuit but only until they die 🙏🏽
     I am feeling weirdly optimistic.

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     David 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 he/they (sailordisco@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:56:02 JST David 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 he/they

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     @AnarchoNinaWrites I’m not entirely optimistic but a ruling in Trump’s favor would potentially place the executive branch over the judicial and possibly over the constitution as well. Usually the supreme court doesn’t like to cede power.

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     C.S.Strowbridge (csstrowbridge@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 23:56:12 JST C.S.Strowbridge

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     @AnarchoNinaWrites

     I honestly believe there's a 50/50 chance violence will be necessary to stop the fascists.