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Jesus Christ Michael you are a beautiful man. I wish I had written this. You said everything I've ever thought about that pumpkin spiced pancake madeup shit for brains. Gawd love ya!

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Sorry to have misspelled your name. I'll get it right next time!

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Thank you Katherine!

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Dear Donald - please go fuck yourself. I am sick of hearing your name and listening to your bullshit you fucking fat loser. You have taken up way too much space and spread your shit far too wide. Good riddance you fuck. God Bless Kamala.

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Touché

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Thank you, Mike. I truly feel better. You said it all and...that's a wrap!

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Great article! Thank you Michael for investing your time and effort in educating your fellow Americans. Hopefully, Trump will soon become history so we can free ourselves of the excessive stress caused by his hideous behavior. I’m praying for the Blue tsunami our country so desperately needs!💙🇺🇸

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My fellow Americans,

If you were hoping that the Democrats were going to win, you have to ask yourself—Why? They take bribes from the same corporate criminals as the Republicans.

If you were hoping that the Republicans were going to win, you have to ask yourself—Why? They take bribes from the same corporate criminals as the Democrats.

The truth of the matter is that both parties are corrupt. Heck, we don’t even have two political parties. There is just one gigantic ongoing criminal enterprise. Republican or Democrat, politicians are always going to do exactly what the “donors” want them to do and this will not change until we collectively demand an end to the system of legalized bribery that is the cause of all the problems in the world.

The Republicans and Democrats are using your tax dollars to fund, arm, and provide political cover for genocide—the worst crime known to man. To add insult to injury, these heinous war criminals say that they support Israel’s right to defend itself—like slaughtering thousands of innocent children could ever be considered self-defense. If this is not enough of a reason to withdraw your support from these two horrifically corrupt political parties—what the hell would be?

What if I told you that I could prove the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to subvert the rule of law? You know, conspiring together to strip away everyone’s constitutional rights--including yours. Would proof of treason be enough of a reason to withdraw your support from these two bought and paid for political parties? Well, I have that proof. I put it in a book. All you have to do is read it. (There is a link for a free digital copy in this post.)

My name is Ted Martin. I have finished writing a book about my first hand encounters with a morbidly corrupt federal judicial system. The book is titled: The Illusion of Justice and contains documented, incontrovertible proof of widespread systemic corruption in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Supreme Court not only ignored two of the most egregious cases of judicial misconduct imaginable (my cases) but also an amicus brief by former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner in which he blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Posner’s amicus brief is posted on the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gov and can be accessed by typing in the following case number: Martin v. Living Essentials (Case No. 17-8352)

It will be painfully obvious to anyone who reads my book (or Judges Posner’s amicus brief) that the Supreme Court denies certiorari without even bothering to read the petitions submitted by the citizens of the United States. This obscene betrayal of the public trust is a clear-cut violation of every Justice’s judicial oath and a crime under federal law that is commonly referred to as honest services fraud.

In short, my book proves that the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to pack the courts with corrupt corporate judges who will never side with the American people. This was abundantly clear when Senator Chuck Schumer and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly refused to use irrefutable evidence of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett (a Republican nominee) at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

This bipartisan band of seditious conspirators also refused to address the underlying corruption in clear violation of their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

The only difference between the two major political parties is the rhetoric. The special interest groups running this country don’t give a damn which bribe taking stooge you vote for or even if you vote at all. They have already successfully rigged every election by controlling “our” choices.

The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been caught red-handed conspiring to pack the courts with corrupt judges who will never side with you. If there was ever a reason to be a one issue voter, this is it. Besides, any politician caught lying about their fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States is obviously lying about everything—particularly their agenda.

Republicans push the corrupt corporate agenda. Democrats pretend to be opposed. Together, they sell their offices to the highest bidders. They foment war for the military industrial complex, promote racism for the prison industrial complex, refuse to restrict access to assault weapons for the gun manufactures, permit large quantities of toxic cancer causing chemicals to be dumped into our air, land, and water for the chemical manufactures, deny needed medical care to our country’s citizens for the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and turn a willful blind eye to the catastrophic effects of global warming for the fossil fuel industries. The list of their greed fueled crimes against humanity goes on and on.

Voting your current elected representatives out of office should be a no brainer. But, to make sure that they are not replaced with another batch of equally corrupt corporate stooges, we’re also going to have to take back both the Republican and Democratic parties and get the money out of politics.

While this may appear to be a daunting task, all we really need is a sound plan. After giving this matter some careful consideration, I have the following proposal: We agree to put aside all of our ideological differences and unite as Americans in support of the Constitution of the United States.

If you read my book, it really won’t be that difficult. You will know who the real enemy is and it certainly isn’t your fellow citizens. We just need to become one issue voters. Ignore their contrived wedge issues, bullshit talking points, and cringe worthy campaign ads. If they are not fighting tooth and nail to get the money out of politics—don’t legitimize them with your vote.

Seriously, if in doubt—throw them out. Besides, any government official who is not forcefully calling for the resignations of the corrupt leaders of their own political party is, by definition, violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Whether Republican or Democrat, a treasonous corporate criminal is a treasonous corporate criminal, they serve the same master and nothing is going to change until we get the money out of politics.

*You get the money out of politics by publicly funding elections, banning all campaign contributions, and, in exchange for their broadcasting/operating licenses, requiring news organizations to give every candidate for public office an equal amount of free advertising space.

In the future, I may write a book titled: The Illusion of Journalism. But for now, I’m just going to say that the media is not going to help anyone blow the whistle on their partners in crime. In the past four years, I couldn’t find a single news organization that hadn’t sold us out.

All an honest journalist would have to do is read Judge Posner’s amicus brief to know that the courts are irretrievably corrupt. Reading my book will conclusively show that the courts are corrupt by design.

If you want a government that actually acts in your best interests, I urge you and everyone you know to read my book as soon as possible. You can get a digital copy of my book free of charge at the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vaMH1riLodzOfQn0kI7ow0RDrPM0NqE/view?usp=sharing

P.S. I blame the Federalist Society for the corruption in the federal judicial system. The six so-called conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, and all the Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee are members of the Federalist Society. Donald Trump picked “his” judicial nominees from lists provided by the Federalist Society.

I didn’t know that the Democrats were in on it until I tried to give them proof of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. If you would like to read about their reprehensible conduct, you can skip ahead to the Postscript on page 221 of my book. But, for goodness sake, read the rest of the book. The courts are more corrupt than you can possibly imagine!

The judges in both of my cases incorporated the defendant’s fraudulent defenses into their opinions even after I pointed out the fraud in every brief that I filed. These “judges” are clearly taking dictation from corporate defense counsel without even reading the plaintiff’s briefs. These black robed grifters obviously fixed both of my cases. But, by far, the worst part of the whole ordeal was knowing that they were systematically violating everyone’s constitutional rights—they just got caught violating mine.

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Hell his own campaign doesn't like him, have given up on him, he's just barking at the moon at this point (along with Lewandowski, Bannon et al)... the rats have lately jumped ship (including LaCivita) in other words. Buh bye Donald, nice try, no cigar.

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have you looked at the voting averages on Real Clear Politics and taking into account the last two presidential elections in 2020 and 2016 which sandbagged Trump's poll numbers and then on election day Trump did much much better (but still lost to Biden in 2020)? If trump does better tommorow than his poll numbers show today (or even if he matches them exactly), then he wins 100%. In other words, the polls are typically biased against Trump and so take that into account when you look at todays (i.e. Mondays) polls.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/latest-polls

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Better yet, stop looking at polls. Let’s a take a deep breath. I am feeling pretty good. To paraphrase:Hell hath no fury like a woman who gets shit on.

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25 likes in 9 hours? how come I only have 1 (and it wasn't me, but I might just add one now), now I have 2. If 1/3 of the people left a like to your comment then maybe 75 read my comment, so I'll accept that.

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I was commenting on the number of likes I had and Duane has, which is changing over time

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He won’t! Very excited for a brighter day tomorrow!

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He lost already.

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It can’t happen, Please America!

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Michael, You hit the nail on the head! The grifter is a pathetic person who does not know what the word empathy means. He is a vindictive person. Most of his followers are just as pathetic. There is good on both sides. Birds of a feather flock together. The grifter talks with fork tongue. Sadly if he loses he won't go quietly. Leopards don't change their spots. It boggles my mind people are voting for this convicted felon who hung out with Jeffrey Epstein. Kamala / Walz 2024.

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WHAT VALUES HAVE OUR SOLDIERS RISKED THEIR LIVES FOR?

For those who have not yet voted in this election, let us ask ourselves: What did hundreds of thousands of American soldiers throughout our history risk their lives for as they headed into battle, with many never to return?

Was it to install an egotistical despot who propelled an angry mob of his followers to violently lay siege to the Capitol, leaving bodies strewn on the ground, in execution of a fraudulent plot to prop him back onto his throne?

Was it to enable a snake-oil salesman, with a list of felony convictions, sexual molestations, and business frauds to lie and cheat his way back into office?

Was it to promote the imposition of white supremacy and a white male Christian dominated theocracy that would defeat the aspirations of our founding fathers?

Was it to reduce the status of women to second class citizens devoid of the right to control their own bodies?

Was it to insure that our President could exercise total immunity for the commission of crimes. including crimes against his political enemies and anyone else who stands in his way?

Was it to enable our egotistical leader to stuff his cabinet with cranks, crackpots, sycophants, ex-cons, misfits and scoundrels as pay-back for their election support?

Was it install as President a man who has consistently demonstrated his contempt for soldiers who went into battle to defend our values but who were either wounded or captured?

If you were in a landing craft in the early morning hours of D-Day headed for the Normandy beachheads, how would you answer these questions?

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That was the most brutal take down ever. That is going seriously viral. It’s going to leave a scar because whatever brain cells Donald still has firing properly knows every single thing you said was true. The truth is what hurts the most.

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OMG, Michael! This cuts to the bone!! BRAVO!!!!

YESSSS!!!!!!

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Michael, you are brilliant ! You know just how to get under his skin. I love it

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Thank you Michael!

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Yeah, no fuckin' way he goes graciously into that good night. Let's hope he gets beat SO BAD that even dumbshit objectivist MSM types like David Muir just laugh on air.

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Sweet letter, though, of course, he doesn’t deserve something so thoughtful or clever. Especially because it’s too much for him to read in one sitting. Less words and more pictures might have helped. And anyone who said that Hitler did some good things doesn’t deserve anything, Michael. Except, maybe, good riddance Donald. We’ll do our best to forget you.

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What a perfect letter to Trump on election eve! Brilliant!

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Great love letter to Donald. I got misty-eyed.

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Michael, I doubt that Donald John Trump has read all that letter to him. He does not read that much all at one time, and his memory of having started a thread of something fades away, and he never finishes it a long letter or page or post.. Therefore, I have written a short letter for you to him. Here it is: "GET LOST, DONNIE".

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