#SpeakerJohnson & the #tRump minions are all about #EmptyGestures 💩 Look busy doing #nothing

I stood up to cancer during the All Star Game.

My dad and grandfather are still dead.

Make it mean something, #MLB.

#ASG

#EmptyGestures

Trump must act like he is doing something, so his MAGA followers will still think he is great. These are publicity stunts, plain & simple. To me, they mean nothing. #emptygestures

Republicans get performative loyalty photo ops while a US Senator seeking oversight gets blocked. Tells you everything about who welcomes propaganda and who fears scrutiny when it comes to potential human rights abuses. #Massroots #EmptyGestures #AuthoritarianCosplay

Republicans get performative loyalty photo ops while a US Senator seeking oversight gets blocked. Tells you everything about who welcomes propaganda and who fears scrutiny when it comes to potential human rights abuses. #Massroots #EmptyGestures #AuthoritarianCosplay

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I usually respect the #media but here is a recent example of media stupidity:
Dan Pfeiffer wrote: "The White House press corps has finally coalesced around a collective action to respond to the authoritarian attacks on the Freedom of the Press, and they landed on: wearing a pin." […]

I’m with you. If national security was truly the priority, securing the border would be step one—not playing hero with a TikTok ‘rescue.’ The hypocrisy is glaring. #EmptyGestures #RealPriorities

..and after the standing ovation a new resolution was voted on.. right? #emptygestures

OK. I'm going in to @DVLAgovuk to perform the curious rigmarole of paying £0 and receiving no tax disc. #EmptyGestures