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FalloutShelter

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2. Money, Power, Position...

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 02:48 PM

May 10

No one wants to lose that. They're not afraid of losing anything but their place on the ladder.

Perfect example is the media stenographers. No one challenges the bullshit, because they will lose access... their power is diminished.

Are some compromat? Sure... but not all of them. Not every fucking Republican in the country with access to a microphone and two functioning brain cells.

What we are seeing is the death of sacrifice.
WE all know what happens to the first man through the wall.... no one wants to be that first person.

JMHO

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Submitted for your consideration and thoughtful responses: [View all] PCIntern May 10 OP

I would guess that fear is a great motivator. Otherwise, I got nuthin'. CaliforniaPeggy May 10 #1

Money, Power, Position... FalloutShelter May 10 #2

It only takes a few tweets Bmoboy May 10 #3

Yes, if they publicly crossed Trump, their family gets death threats. Walleye May 10 #4

They are a willing collection of collaborators seeking various agendas: surfered May 10 #5

;-{) KRAKEN Goonch May 10 #6

BECAUSE HE STILL NEEDS THE VOTES OF THE BLACKMAILED! ColoringFool May 10 #7

Kompromat is too specialized a category bucolic_frolic May 10 #8

Reality shows ForgedCrank May 10 #9

I think that legislators and business people feel the threat (usually implicit) usonian May 10 #10

Most men think tr-HUMP is cool,... rich,.. successful,... a very astute businessman, owns luxurious comercial,... magicarpet May 10 #11

Republicans fall in line due to you watching the Clown as they steal EVERYTHING else. Mitch LOVES the Clown. dave99 May 10 #12

People have talked about the threats. MTG, judges, AOC, Ilhan Omar. I have zero Gaugamela May 10 #13

Yes, we've seen this demonstrated over and over. And while Trmp can pretty much decide GOP primaries, his candidates ... eppur_se_muova May 10 #14

IMO, Trump has somehow established a Jim Jones-like relationship with his diehard base and Republicans are Vinca May 10 #15

Cowardice and collaboration Martin Eden May 11 #16