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As an Australian, I can say we are all very relieved.

Big collective sigh of relief here in Europe too, I imagine. Our economies have been hurting in no small part because of the unchecked whims of the MAGA inner circle.

Yeah me too as a Brit. The whole Trump buddying up with Putin to try to save his invasion was a bit of a worry.

I'm afraid the US Constitution, as interpreted by the sitting Supreme Court, gives the executive a lot of power.

But at least 25% of people changed their mind, realized: these people are demons. Pure and total monsters.

We saw the state of democracy and we were angry. We saw the corruption and we were angry. https://bsky.app/profile/olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social/post/3mzh... https://bsky.app/profile/froomkin.bsky.social/post/3mzh46dug...

Damn straight. It's obvious as heck. At least America didn't keep slumbering on unaware, and my gosh, far far far less America voted for this unholy hellspawn tearing down of liberty and reason.

That's the key part for me. I was honestly beginning to despair that the people in the US were just going to let him trample over everything.

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