"You Have No Principles Or Backbone": 22 Tweets Calling Out The Dystopia That Is American Politics This Week
American politics — well, frankly, global politics — is chaos right now, but I find it comforting to know I'm not alone in thinking the world has gone bananas. So, here are 22 of the best, most relatable, and sometimes funny political tweets from the last week:
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"You should work till you die" - guy who worked 10 months as a lawyer and the rest of his career as a 'political commentator' https://t.co/KOjCyXa5Ji
— NEET (@NEETOCRACY) July 16, 2025
The Ben Shapiro Show / Twitter: @NEETOCRACY
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life must be so much more simple when you have no principles or backbone. https://t.co/xCc8pBlLwc
— victoria👹🔜worlds (@vicwingly) July 14, 2025
The Charlie Kirk Show / Twitter: @vicwingly
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There's no way americans are calling this guy a communist on a post proposing A FUCKING BUS LANE 😭😭 https://t.co/PDNNtYLgL5
— Fadel :) (@carpnotcapy) July 11, 2025
Zohran Kwame Mamdani / Twitter: @carpnotcapy
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CBS canceled Colbert's show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.Watch and share his message. pic.twitter.com/Rz7HcWFLYM
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 18, 2025
CBS / Twitter: @SenWarren
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I just saw this video of JD Vance 'running' and now I can't stop laughing. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/u8NQM1wC1I
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) July 13, 2025
Twitter: @JoJoFromJerz
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A metaphor for his entire corrupt presidency. https://t.co/h1iRM4hVra
— Luis Moreno (@LuisMorenolg) July 16, 2025
Reuters / Twitter: @LuisMorenolg
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we've officially gotten to the point where fox news commentators are comfortable calling themselves nazis https://t.co/WBcI5NhorW
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) July 15, 2025
Fox News / Twitter: @hasanthehun
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