Leon Chou

Life participant, grateful servant. Matthew 22:40

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

You can think Democrats are a corrupt party that tried relentlessly to imprison and destroy Trump with every dirty political trick in the book and still criticize Trump’s actions as president.

You can believe Trump is the greatest president we’ve ever had — a once-in-a-generation, norm-breaking, peace-brokering voice of the common man who just pulled us back from the brink of our own destruction by simply winning in 2024 — and still believe he is drunk on power and going too far.

You can believe he has the right stance on literally all of our biggest issues, desperately want to see him succeed on his policy prescriptions, and still question the precedents he is leaving for the next president — the one who doesn’t see the world how he does — and consider how dangerous this all might be.

All throughout the 2024 campaign, Trump promised to get revenge on his political enemies — arrests, prison time, charges of treason. At the same time, he assured us of a new Golden Age under his leadership. So far, I’ve seen far more focus on revenge than ushering in that Golden Age, and I’ve left feeling more convinced than ever that presidents — past, current, and future — have far too much power and far too few constraints for a country that was built on a desire to democratize power towards the many and away from the few.

Love or loathe him, the public should feel compelled to draw lines in the sand on what we’ll tolerate from our increasingly powerful presidents — and we should be able to see and state clearly that Trump is crossing those lines. There is no reason to play dumb. He didn't run some corruption dragnet through the Fed and find a crime worth prosecuting — he's exerting power and trying to capture one of the most independent institutions left in the country.

And it's a pattern: arresting and deporting noncitizens for speech, deploying or threatening to deploy active-duty military in major U.S. cities to quell crime, promising to arrest and prosecute some of his top political foes, threatening lawsuits against the free press, forcing universities and law firms to settle lawsuits to retain federal funding, massively escalating the gerrymandering race that will further reduce our ability to pick our own representatives, and (perhaps most worryingly) threatening to take greater federal control over elections.

Last week, when Trump announced he will attempt to end mail-in voting, he described states’ constitutionally mandated electoral control this way:

“Remember, the States are merely an ‘agent’ for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the Federal Government, as represented by the President of the United States, tells them.”

This stuff isn't small and it isn't Trump Derangement Syndrome or liberal hysteria. He's doing the things and he deserves the criticism.

[NFL @NFL]

Take a bow, Vic Fangio.

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Second time’s the charm. Congrats to the @Eagles, Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Nick Sirianni and an outstanding defense for winning one for Philly. You earned it!

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!
THIS ONE’S FOR YOU PHILLY!

[Seth Bluestein @SethBluestein]

There is absolutely no truth to this allegation. It is yet another example of disinformation. Voting in Philadelphia has been safe and secure.

[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

My message to readers (and all of you) today:

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@mr_saltz Wow, had no idea what my MS was named after. Thanks!

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@PremierUltimate @ny_gridlock @Philly_Surge What is this, the BCS?

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@SimneBetchtwits @Lana_del_rico @being_ulti Depends on how good your recovery is

[Colleen Wolfe @ColleenWolfe]

Please more of this 😂😂

[Andrew Saltz | AVENGE SEPTA @mr_saltz]

The driver could have done better but it's impossible to see when you have SUVs in them safety zone. That's the whole damn point

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@dustweetr @RickLiebling "Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show." -MH

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@PhillyInquirer Coincidence that this typo happened on good friday?

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@charleshoppes "Coast"?

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@lindali_md What caught my eye was the fortune that is eerily similar to one that was given to a young wizard in his third year of school. Is there by chance a long lost uncle who escaped from prison stalking you?

[Leon Chou @Leonchou]

@lindali_md Sounds like a bad snake joke telling you to eat enough food or you won't be happy. Probably added by some Chinese auntie/grandma...
In terms of 'sufficient' my guess is you find someone who is a mouse (/rat?) who makes delicious food and get them to feed you...

[Luke Reasoner @lukereasoner]

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[Philadelphia Union @PhilaUnion]

THE ONE WHERE WE ADVANCE TO THE @MLS CUP!

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