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Thank you, Heather. I’ve stayed away from most coverage all day but I looked forward to hearing your succinct and truthful report tonight. Thank you, as always, for keeping me sane in the midst of this wild ride. Staying alert for ways to help and ways to resist as this term continues… xo

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And Leonard Peltier’s life sentence was commuted by Joe Biden. Leonard is going home.

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Leonard Peltier is Pardoned? Finally... Leonard did a lot less than the J6 Criminals...

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Apache, Although Peltier was granted clemency by virtue of his sentence being commuted, he wasn’t pardoned.

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Yes, that is correct. He is very ill now but will be home, and with family. That, in itself, is an act of humanity. Thank you President Biden.

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Correct as usual Barbara Jo Krieger ✔️

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Actually, he did a lot more for his people, and paid a huge price. Peltier, in truth, did nothing wrong.

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He became a good artist and poet and I appreciated his book, Prison Writings. He was a political prisoner. I am relieved he will spend his final days at home, with family. Wopila!

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he was almost, if not, the very last commutation by Biden.

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I wrote a whole bunch of letters, and have for years. I am sure they did not have any influence but the act of writing, and then seeing him go home, feels mighty good.

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I think there were many pleas to either pardon or give clemency to Mr. Peltier.

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No his sentence was commuted not pardoned.

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And if I read the account properly, it wasn't a full commutation. He's under house arrest. Better than nothing, I guess.

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The remainder of his sentence was commuted.

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A lot less? Is this a joke?

Leonard Peltier killed a TWO COPS in cold blood.

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He was framed by the FBI. They had no evidence so that frightened a girl to testify who later wanted to rescind but the courts wouldn’t let her.also, the FBI withheld evidence that would have found Peltier not guilty. Don’t believe everything you read.

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If President Biden had been smarter, he would have pardoned the J6 people. A speech to explain that these good American people had been badly misled by con man would have really pulled the rug out from Trump's campaign. Joe Biden was a great president but really no good at gamesmanship. President Carter had the same problem. Like they say "Nice guys finish last"

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Hard disagree!

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I wish former President Biden had signed a pardon for Alexander Vindman, as he did for Fauci, et. al.

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The Contrarian, Jen & Norm, interviewed smarty pants defense attorney, RENATO MARIOTTI on video yesterday on all relevant issues.

There are many legal considerations if you are wondering why President Bidden added additional language to make his federal law intent clear & distinct.

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Bryan, I recall pre-election that trump made some odd comment about Musk having a "little secret". And now this about Musk knowing the computers. It sure sounds like admitting to election interference if not outright being stolen. Any thoughts on this?

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Not at the moment. I am still reeling from the Afrikaner's two energetic Hitler salutes.

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Their shock and awe technique is working. It all seems so much worse than I thought it would be. But there was one heartening line in Prof. Richardson’s litany of their misfeasance: “... lawyers noted that some of the executive orders were poorly crafted to accomplish what they claimed—an observer called one ‘bizarre legal fanfic not really intended for judicial interpretation’—and LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THEM ARE ALREADY BEING FILED.” (my emphasis) Should that make us feel better, Bryan?

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How about that!?!?!

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Yes, been wondering what starlink can actually do..

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I want to hear more about this too. Sounds like enough for an investigation, at least.

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Though I agree, unfortunately Trump and his lap dogs will pivot to any available target that he thinks wronged him.

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A new target everyday. Heaven forbid, we wake up a single moment until that guy in dead and buried without having to pay attention to that toddler.

I. Guessing the happiest days for the entire Trumo family was when a young Donald was away at military school. The amount of attention that man requires is exhausting and I can turn the Tv off.

I’d feel bad for Melania but she’s getting paid handsomely for her services.

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Melania likes all of it.

Except the sleeping with Donald part.

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I'm not so sure about that!

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She put out her own bitcoin meme that brought in several billion dollars immediately.

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Can we actually think strongly, critically and severely at the fact the wife of the incoming FELON made BILLIONS - BILLIONS from what?

The fact it isn’t traceable should frighten us all. Clearly it is all based on bribes.

Billions!

Companies that actually made THINGS, EMPLOY PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES, RAISE CHILDREN aren’t worth a BILLION. but she is?

Was Ramasammy right? Are we that stupid or that corrupt? If we’re ignorant, we can learn it if our default base is corruption, we’re doomed.

Trump will be dead in less than a decade, if that. He hasn’t been in charge in a long time. Who will we be as a country and under whose direction?

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She should grab all she can bag and haul to safer climes...

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Possibly the donald could deport her parents.

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Her mother has died. Don't know about her father.

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Or his son. She didn’t seem to come here legally - there were questions …and she came here via Jeffrey Epstein. And now she’s worth billions overnight.

How will they run the bribes through her non existent office…

“Be Best” or “Be Bribed”…..and of course, once launched, it became part of the Trump, et al.

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I have zero concern about how Melania feels. She sold herself to the devil when she married him (pronouns matter).

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Isn't that how Trump met her, while she was getting paid handsomely for her services?

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Melania has her own agenda. What was with the hat that covered Melania's face during the Inauguration . What is she hiding???

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Three more years of BLISS and then 9 more years of Vance try imagining that because that’s about what’s gonna happen.

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Fauci did receive a pardon. I don't understand about the Vindmans.

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Of course Chapbutt Bonespurs envies and hates decent military officers...I freely admit he continues to gather large numbers of Satan-worshippers who flock proudly to perform loudly his anal-linguistic adoration...hail Trump...tongue in, suck out!!

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And think to yourself, Becky why would Fauci need a pardon

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Biden made it clear that all of those pardons were to protect the innocent from retribution by Trump, including endless lawsuits and investigations. He was protecting them, not 'exonerating' them from non-existent crimes.

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Why would you need to protect the innocent? That’s a question you’ll be asking yourself for ages. And if you don’t know the answer to that question, you’re about as dishonest with yourself as any human being on the planet Wait till they demonstrate what the Biden’s family bank account and we’re all the money came from Ooooooops

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Ye

So, you're going to continue piling on Biden...

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Yes! And Nancy Pelosi!

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YES . Agreed for him and his wife. Vindman is a true hero.

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True Hero

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And he and his advisors left that brave young woman who was a White house staffer to the brutal attacks she is likely to face.

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I was saddened that he didn’t pardon Steven Donzinger.

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That’s how disgusting you are after Fauci caused how many millions of needless deaths and illnesses not sure how many but more than a couple and you want him to get a pardon amazing.

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He may have and Vindman may have declined it. Also, the pardons don't necessarily protect people from vindictive legal action from Trump.

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I don't think so, based on a post I saw from Rachel Vindman—she seemed pretty angry.

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That is precisely what I was basing my reply on.

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Yes, I was responding to Judy the Lazy Gardener. Vindman definitely did not decline a pardon, because he was never offered one.

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Welcome to North Korea. During the Ohio Notre Dame game, Trump came on to spew his propaganda. It was horrifying.

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Are the good times really over?

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Yup, they are.

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At least for four years.

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New goal: secure at least D control of the house 2026. 3rd Impeachment for emoluments violation and corruption.

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And now we have a country for sale Bill.

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Ricardo, Several years back author and public intellectual Sarah Kendzior started repeatedly warning us that MAGA not only would tear down democracy but also would crash the economy and sell off its parts. Despite the commitment of virtually everyone on this site who is called to resist the infiltration of authoritarian and divisive agendas into our states and communities, I see no ready solution to the undeserved suffering and harm that increasingly will be inflicted on increasing numbers of people.

Still, as with those who came before us who didn’t retreat from the struggle, neither can we.

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MAGA is KKK - white Protestant nationalism. God intervened to save Trump's life from an assassin's bullet. I suspect that millions will believe that.

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Or, as I’ve seen said, God wishes she’d selected someone with better aim. Seems just as plausible.

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Thank you. I needed that chuckle this morning.

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Bravo, Ken!

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If one accepts the reality that the Judaic deity, called YHWH, Jehovah, God and other monikers, is a mythical personage no more existent than Greek, Roman, Norse and other deities, then a far more credible explanation is that Trump's campaign staged the event, with two-fold effect: It captured headlines for at least two news cycles and created the foundation for Trump's continuing claim that he was "ordained by God," a falsehood lapped up by his religious cult followers like kittens at a bowl of milk.

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Please do not in any way insult kittens.

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And, immediately after that staged attempt I wrote exactly that. Fake! America is sadly sucked in by fakes.

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Yeah... where's the scar?

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I confess, I have a better conception of the Almighty...and there are more accurate users of rubber-banded projectile throwers...however, T. rumpussy has reached his followers level

closely and well...

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Loki definitely exists. Who could believe otherwise?

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In the Old Testament, the Israelites kept begging for an earthly king. Finally God gave in and said “as you wish” and let them have their own stubborn way. King Saul was, in the end, an irascible divisive king but hey-it’s what the people wanted and God let them have it. Point being, Trump may be just like Saul- “anointed by God” because THE PEOPLE are stupid and stubborn, not that he is any way divinely suited. He is just as irascible and divisive as Saul

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Richard, I can only say puke to that. It was poor aim and luck that saved death star. Death star takes hubris to a whole new level. We need some Greek gods to come up with an appropriate punishment.

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Barbara Jo Krieger, again you have summed it up perfectly.

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Barbara, your reply never showed up on my phone and I read it by chance. I think you are 💯 %correct. I understand your frustration of not having a plan of action to counteract maga's policies but remembe

r that their leaders been planing this take over and destruction of our democracy for many years, step by step and invested billions of dollars.

For now all we can do is to push back, let the litigation on our part to begin rolling and pressure our leaders and legislators to do the same, forcefully, legally 24/7.

Thanks for your reply and keep posting. 😉

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Unfortunately, WE no longer have a country, for many of us, it's just happens to be the place we reside in! A king has been crowned!

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Yes, it was a coronation. But we DO still have a country. Sadly, our lives will be largely influenced by what state we live in. Red state authoritarians are inspired by the Orange Menace. Blue state Governors and AGs are not. In fact, they will provide some protections and legal weaponry. In MA, our gov is a very experienced former AG. She is tough.

Most people didn't vote for Trump. 90 million stayed home. Over the next year, I suspect we can rouse at least 10 or 20% of them to vote in 2026. The pendulum will swing because the damage will be unforgivable.

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Bill, here in Oregon our governor received one of the many threatening letters sent out to officials in places which have declared themselves sanctuary areas. Our governor did not flinch. The AG here is also preparing and apparently a whole host of public officials have been discussing strategies for months.

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Yay Oregon! Katie in Ashland

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Here in CT our leadership is girding itself for the possibility that Trump will withhold funds due the state.

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But when will the states withhold money from the feds?

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That is a smart move by your CT leadership. I'm afraid the Republicans will withhold funds from New Mexico as retaliation for having a Democratic governor who may stand up to Trump.

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That has usually been the case, and I hope you are right.

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Why can't substance have a frown button?

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Or a "really dislike" button?

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darn spellcheck... 'Substack', not substance...

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why not both? ha ha!

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.....along with his court Jester, Elon.

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Peltier's sentence was commuted. He was not pardoned. This is, of course, startlingly good news, yet he should have been pardoned.

On the other hand, Trump's pardoning of the J6 seditionists is, in some ways, an act of sedition itself.

This is a dark, dark day. Not only has the President of the United States issued blanket pardons on his first day in office ( for the first time in history) but has pardoned people who directly followed his previous unconstitutional commands and exhortations. In so doing, especially when it comes to those Pittsburgh Steeler colored cretins known as the Proud Boys, released a redneck rogues' gallery of his personal Praetorian Guard upon the public and his opponents.

Far and away the most shameful first day in Presidential history

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or last day of an American presidency

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Woo-Hoo! I've been signing petitions for his release since 1985.

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Thank God

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That was my one happy moment of the day.

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I shed tears of joy for that!

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Better late than never- but better never late

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Yeah, and so is the totally honest Biden family there Bill. That was for all you gullible nut bags here.

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FANTASTIC. WELCOME HOME LEANORD!

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Thank goodness. Finally. I hope the rest of his life is peaceful and filled with love.

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Wow!! Good news to wake up to this morning.

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DJT seems to have lost all Ethical Restraint... DJT Meme Coin?... Melania Meme Coin?... Pardoning Violent Convicted Criminals?... Is DJT's Dementia Accelerating?... Move over Caligula, You have got some Real Debauched Competition...

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Pulled quote -

"Beginning tomorrow, the Republicans will have to deal with the fact that the Treasury will hit the debt ceiling and will have to use extraordinary measures to pay the obligations of the United States government."

Plus we have no defense secretary, nor will we have one if Pete Hogsbreath is confirmed.

Pam Bondi is going to have to defend all of the ridiculous EOs that Trump signed, most of which are illegal.

And then there's the emoluments clause which is totally meaningless.

May the guards make the remaining days in prison for the 1/6 insurrections as painful for them as they made for the Capital Police.

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General Kelly’s warning of electing a Fascist now is verified. Trumps alter ego Musk even threw a couple of salutes.

But the bitcoin con signals the total greedy corruption that is now the US Government. Even if it’s illegal SCOTUS has developed a protective gloss of Mythical presidential power that places the only office in the universe above the Law.

If any relief at all can be developed it will have to be total and begin with impeachment.

Criminals can be destructive if given Carte Blanch for four years. This we must not allow

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So they took down Milley's photo from the Chiefs of Staff??? You can be sure Dems, or a saner GOP(like when, right?) will reinstall that, Karma happens!

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What a petty, petty move. Magical thinking: taking down someone's portrait can erase him.

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"petty, petty" is an understatement, when you think about it.... I wonder if there will be internal countermands... Thing is, T crowd want to clear out all the "disloyal"... be interesting to see how the Joint Chiefs and their chain of command are taking all this, including T's ending "experiments in the military" i gather same sex / trans / women in combat roles.

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As the oligarchs grow stronger, America grows weaker.

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How long before they realize the jig is up and Trump and the Republicans ain't gonna deliver on making their lives better.

They should already be getting the idea when ......Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, billionaire Scott Bessent, said that extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts was "the single most important economic issue of the day." But he said he did not support raising the federal minimum wage, which has been $7.25 since 2009 although 30 states and dozens of cities have raised the minimum wage in their jurisdictions."

You know the tax cuts that only help the oligarchs..

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There more outrageous the **** he gets away with, the more powerful he fancies himself to be. It's sick.

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The stench coming from this country it's circling the world...what a nightmare.

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Yes. And worse than that. As Xi and Putin watch the chaos unfold in the US, what do we think they are planning next? Our soft underbelly is exposed.

We now look weak and rudderless with key leadership positions empty or about to be filled with clueless hacks.

Our "dear leader" has the instincts of a real estate tycoon who was unloved by his parents. His insecurities bleed from his pores. These are the times when our enemies will test us. They know opportunity when they see it.

Watch Putin make new aggressive moves in Europe. His expansionist urges are now encouraged. He wants HIS legacy to be that of a Stalin or Catherine the Great. The Russian Empire is poised to grow.

Watch Xi make real threats against Taiwan - he will get his island - it is what he expects to be the keystone in HIS legacy.

Three men control the fate of human civilization.

One of them is an amateur. A clueless putz.

None of them care how many people suffer. All of them think that they can run ragged over their own people.

One of them is wrong.

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Bill, definitely this are the times, times of weakness and chaos, our enemies are going to test us, not directly yet but around their orbit of influence to make us even weaker and to loose the trust of the few allies left. Nobody will trust us, increasing our weakness and then, we alone and still in chaos and economic distress with our underbelly exposed, they will try the coup of grace on us. Hope our military are aware of this scenario. Sorry for this last hope 😔

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I bet our military are very(x2) aware. Stay steady. Yes, some of our 'fellow' citizens look mean and clueless to us...so what? Many meanies had no interest in our American politics before their rampage in DC, and yes, they were foolish...many still are. Steady on! Write your congress-person...buck them up...our American experiment needs good sense...read, think, make plans...not just for the near and dear...that, of course! Please think a bit for me, too...as I think a bit of you and yours...we're in this mess together...

neighbors can be strong allies. Get practiced in saying 'hello!'...you can learn a lot, even with a wave...

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Bill, excellent post. I was thinking about this last night and this am even before I got up. I think this is what all the nonsense about Greenland is about.

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JL, and we who saw through his derangement, will now suffer because of the misguided, hate-filled cultists who turned their lives over to Trump and helped MAKE him all-powerful. I will forever blame the weak-spined Republicans who sold their souls to him. With the offering and collection of those MAGA souls, Trump has been allowed to punish the rest of us who still have our integrity and some sense of decency.

Decency, integrity, truth, fairness, and goodness have been tossed to the ground by Trump, and stomped on by those who lost their souls to him.

I'm wearing black for a while to protest his becoming president of our United States, which will now be our Ununited States.

Where's that vomit bucket??😵🤑

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Pam, thank you for everything you just wrote... I agree with you on all this and more... the cognitive dissonance with which I have suffered through has split my head, my heart, and my spirit for the past four years (and more). I wish I could have the opportunity to have a face to face conversation with hundreds of these sycophants, from Mike Johnson to Joni Ernst, and thousands more. And I even worry about our beloved actor of this letter, and so many others who are not afraid to keep speaking up and writing about the truth!

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Cynthia, I have SO wanted to have a convy,ersation with Mike Johnson to ask him how he could claim to be a "Christian" and still support the works of Donald Trump which are downright mean, racist, dishonest, and hate-promoted. Since when are these attrubutes of Christianity? Christian Nationalists are the biggest hypocrites of all. They helped raise a deranged, dangerous man to the highest office in our country, which is now the Ununited States of Donald Trump.

Thanks for your comment. I agree. It's downright scary.

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Pam, I am afraid that if I were face to face with little Johnson, I would just want to kick him. And yes, he and all these "Christians" are the ultimate hypocrites.

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Especially when he plans to punish the people of California who have suffered devastating losses in wildfires because Trump’s doesn’t like Newsom and Democrats.

There was lots of criticism over how Biden handled Helene and Maui but what they’re doing is so much worse. Where is his Christianity?

My fire watch alarm went off for 5 different fires in the middle of the night. One area is on evacuation orders. The corridor these fires were on goes right up the I-15 through Trump voter country. Will Republicans that represent those areas vote to withhold funding? They have a razor thin majority and still want to run on mob boss rule and threats. Give me what I want or I’ll make you suffer.

Do they ever wonder why California remains a blue state?

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I Always Wear Black... This Death Train Has Been Coming For A Long Time...

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Delusional Hubris... I don't believe that DJT lives in what most People call 'Reality'... You know what comes Next...

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We all do, here in Europe we look on aghast. Spain (democratically minded people) openly weeps seeing a fascist dictator and his nazi fanboy installed. Let loose the ... complete it with your most hated thing...

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Weeping as well, just cannot understand the stupidity of ttrumpyy policies!

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J L, I hear the toga is coming back, at least in DC.

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Re: Elon Musk's salute or what Haaretz called "Roman salute" or fascist salute. Nazi Germany was also called Imperial Germany.

The ADL rushed to excuse Musk's "awkward hand gesture" - on X.

Obey-in-Advance much?

Technically this is the ADL donation line but the recording says press 0 to leave a message: 212-885-7700

There is a form on the website to report

antisemitic incidents.

https://www.adl.org/

"During the Nazis' ascent to power, some Jewish organizations, such as the Association of German National Jews and The German Vanguard supported nazism until being outlawed in late 1935. Motivated by anticommunism, conservative nationalism, anti-Zionism, and anti-liberalism, these groups had initially believed that Nazi antisemitism was merely rhetorical hyperbole or a tactic to "stir up the masses"" .[1][2][3]

1. Sarah Ann Gordon, Hitler, Germans, and the "Jewish Question", p. 47

2. Schoeps, Hans-Joachim (1970). Bereit für Deutschland: Der Patriotismus deutscher Juden und der Nationalsozialismus (in German). Haude und Spener. p. 106.

3.https://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206254.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany

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lin*, I haven't watched even one second of yesterday's events, but I'm sure images and videos will creep into my feeds. I did read about the salute here and elsewhere. What a disgusting person, who is on his way to a trillion dollars, along with his fellow billionaires Zuck and Bezos who control messaging and content here and abroad.

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Musk's salute Part 2.

From a favorite movie, 1776.

Wait for it ...

https://youtu.be/LxaAw2viEIQ?si=Mct4tzdBiqSav5DW

The main figure in this clip, John Dickinson (played by Donald Madden) "was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania ... He either abstained or was absent from the vote on the Declaration of Independence and refused to sign the document after its passage. Nevertheless, Dickinson wrote the first draft of the 1776–1777 Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union and served as a militia officer during the Revolution. He later was elected president of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which called for the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and as a delegate from Delaware, he signed the United States Constitution. ... President Thomas Jefferson referred to Dickinson as, "(a)mong the first of the advocates for the rights of his country when assailed by Great Britain" and called him "one of the great worthies of the revolution.""

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dickinson

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The more outrageous s*** he gets away with, the more powerful he fancies himself, and the happier his voters are with their choice.

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...and yet the price of eggs doesn't go down...don't get distracted by his BS and keep asking about the damn eggs

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Caligula won't have a thing on donnie in the end, donnie is a combo of Caligula and Nero and Ted Bundy, but without the smarts...

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Perfect description

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So much of it was performative bullshit, though. Disgusting.

And clearly Elon needs an intervention to wean him off drugs.

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The planet needs an intervention to remove it from the hands of these freaks and weirdos...

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Evidently Ketamine increases the risk for strokes and heart attacks, so I think he should triple or quadruple his intake.

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Ah! In that case...Elon, ingest as much Ketamine as possible. You can even salute your Nazi hero all you want...as long as you are on a slow boat back to South Africa.

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Also it can damage the bladder.

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Is it there any way we can help reaching that intake?

I'm ready to volunteer.

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No, John Roberts told him he is free to do anything he wants—put ppl in danger from pardoning violent criminals, including those who assaulted police officers; hang out with a man who came here illegally and publicly makes the Nazi salute; start wars (literally (invade Mexico) and figuratively (tariffs)); etc., etc. Robert’s said “go for it.”

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Ethical restraint--you can't lose what you never possessed.

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'lost all ethical restraint'???? He never had it to lose.

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IMPEACH!

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"Seems" Apache ?

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Ever Notice how his Medical, and Psychiatric Tests are never released?

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Apache, i think because his medical test are so above average that out of modesty and careful not to hurt anybody's feeling, he is hiding them from public release. Good heart kind of guy. 😎

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Ricardo... I Hope That You Are Joking... ;-) ... Yeah, like his Prized Physiche ... :-(

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Absolutely joking!!!

We need a little bit of humor to keep going. Don't worry my friend, my psychiatric evaluation was much better than his. 🤪

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He never had ethical restraint.

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He never had any ethical restraint to lose!

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Did DJT ever have any ethical restraint? I think not. I do think he's been emboldened to throw out any crazy scheme he wants because he does realize that NOBODY WILL ACT TO RESTRAIN HIM!

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Is it in Cracker Jack boxes? Every box guarantees a toy.

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💯thank you so much! you are doing absolutely essential work particularly on days like today.

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After reading Heather's superb letter tonight, I just wanted to vomit in a bucket. Ugh.

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Get your bucket ready, then read this:

https://www.the-reframe.com/the-moon-is-down/?ref=the-reframe-newsletter

Not certain which Reich we're in now, but make no mistake: we're in it.

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Preschoolers could run the government better than these turkeys.

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James Lee Witt (the best fully empowered and supported FEMA Secretary my emergency responder and disaster planning friends could describe), asked for a year to see if he could straighten out that "Turkey Farm" as Senator Fritz Hollings had described it at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/storm/interviews/witt.html

He had the advantage of succeeding as a Cabinet level agency, so we may never know how others could have done as well after the Republicans threw it under the Department of Homeland Security bus after 9/11

Some of the text from the link above:

"...Sen. Fritz Hollings said it best. … He said FEMA was a political dumping ground, a turkey farm, and the only agency he knew that "could mess up a two-car parade." That was his quote. … [And] that's what I found.

When you briefed Joe Allbaugh [George W. Bush's presidential campaign director in 2000] when he came to take over, what did you tell him?

I told him: "Joe, I'll help you any way I can behind the scene, because if I can help you and you are successful, then I know the people are going to be taken care of, and I know FEMA will be successful. It's extremely important, Joe, that the president maintains that position as a Cabinet-level position."

What did he say?

He said, "He's going to do that."

He didn't.

No. I think his management style was a lot different than mine, because I had an open-door policy. Any employee in the agency or any of the 10 regions could make an appointment to talk to me on Tuesday -- any employee. [Did not] make any difference who you were or what position you had. And it was amazing. On Tuesday, of course, they'd call up and start making appointments..."

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Only if their parents done gave 'em a proper fetchins up.

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Seems perhaps slightly more “legitimate” than the Norwegian Quisling Nazi backed government since we seem to have had more voters signing off on ending democracy as we know it. I do hope it will be even less “powerful” over the people than the Quislings were.

No one else may care but I had a Paper Clip on my backpack in memory of the Norwegian Teachers that all went to prison camps rather than teach the fascist curriculum the Quislings demanded.

See: https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/norwegian-teachers-prevent-nazi-takeover-education-1942

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This reads like a fairytale. Thanks for posting the link. I knew the word quisling but had no idea where it came from. OTOH I’ve been thinking we need the Yuppies of my youth to lambast what Dumpsters and Maggats are doing grab headlines and galvanize some sort of overt resistance to what’s reigning (pun intentional) down here. If people knew this history I’d say paper clip jewelry could be a thing. Any resistance ideas to show solidarity of opposition with a (Midas) touch of humor more than welcome.

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Same

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puke bucket sales 📈

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That's exactly how I feel after reading Heather's letter along with a Reuters article saying TCF is withdrawing the US from WHO. 😭

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The Convicted Felon

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I like to use lower case letters...

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I feel exactly the same 🥺

Dark times, about to get much darker…

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If you do that Kazz, you are going to miss buying pieces of this country.

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I wonder what the inaugural commemorative tickets are worth in crypto confederate dollars.

I remember some people in Missouri still had piles of confederate money in 1957, convinced it was going to be worth a fortune when the whole country would become a risen confederacy.

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"Save your Confederate money, boys! The South will rise again!"

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I appreciate the sarcasm, but my uncle taught me to never touch "Blood Money," which I consider includes confederate money

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Same here, had to resort to New Zealand murder mysteries. No chump, no news of chump, but second hand. Will watch the comics mock him. As long as they are on the air.

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And I'm reading Victor Methos for diversion; although I'm getting a lot of diversion from the ten cats who have cabin fever in the east.

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Only got one left, and she’s my bud, and my reason to keep on keeping on

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I feel the same about my canine roommate, Mackie, short for Macchiato. We've had "the talk." When she crosses the Rainbow Bridge, she is to hold the gate open, because I'm right behind her.

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Had to endure loss of two this past two years, she is my last “obligation.”

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Kitty! Kitties!

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“My Life is Murder” or “Brokenwood Mysteries”?

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I enjoyed Brokenwood. Clever and wryly funny.

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Love, love, love Brokenwood. Slips in funny and scripts are clever.

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Seaside Hotel here! Brokenwood is is really great!

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Seaside Hotel is wonderful!

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Love those writers. It’s different and the only “murder mystery” show that makes me smile. Well Miss Fisher does too, but Brokenwood has something extra. A cultural bent, maybe. Hope the oligarch’s moving there don’t mess the place up.

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You just gotta love Miss Phrine!!

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Who is the author? I'm always looking for a good diversion. The Louise Penny Inspector Gamache mysteries got me from the election to the new year.

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Dystopian sci fi is my escape...

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Looking too much like the upcoming future. Gibson is good on stuff like this...

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I used to think it was too outrageous, now it seems tame compared to reality

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I would say that yesterday marked the peak of mankind's achievements, it will be all downhill from now on. Tech advances will be a given, life as we know it today will not be.

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Maybe Elon will go to Mars and leave us alone. Never wanted to see a spaceship explode, but that may change. NASA regrets…or will

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I’m reading historical romances. This series is based in Scotland. Unfortunately yesterday I couldn’t focus to read. But I’ll get back to it today hopefully but our Santa Ana Winds have just picked up in north county San Diego. Need to make sure everything is fully charged.

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Sort of like when we lived in Houston and had to wait for hurricanes to decide which way to go. This is so much worse, no control, just respond. Hope best for you, with winds and diversions…

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Yes, I packed a suitcase this morning and have all my devices plugged in. We have enough clothes to make it through daily life if we keep these ones packed.

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A different world …good luck since that’s all I have to give you.

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I enjoy the nightly comics mocking of him, too, but I also had that same thought: “as long as they are on the air.” I hope it doesn’t come to that but it definitely crossed my mind.

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We will see who will stand up and who will sit on their arses

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Ditto, Tammy!

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Morning, Lynell! Our TV never went on until we watched a rerun of the Great British Baking Show with dinner last night.

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Wish we had planned for the MLK / National Day of Service, we ended up shoveling the ridges of snow from the edges of the sidewalk to the school so dogs could walk on a thin layer of snow without the salt/sand mixture. Doing that at least made me feel I had a bit of grip left on sanity.

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Yes.

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I thought that staying away from the ceremony would keep my sanity in place but the stench was impossible to ignore.

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I feel the same way. And reading Heather’s letter has done nothing to alleviate the stench this time.

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Bright light helps a lot.

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Trump 2.0 definitely threatens to be WORSE than 1.0 by a stretch.

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Afraid so... at least the two kitties on the sofa with me simply ignored it all.

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Thanks for rekindling my allergy to cats 🤧

Just joking from Kat mandu.👋

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:) Richardo!

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- Pulled Quote -

''The tone for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United States at noon today was set on Friday, when Trump, who once trashed cryptocurrency as “based on thin air,” launched his own cryptocurrency.''

Which song title fits best:

"Money for Nothing" – Dire Straits

"Take the Money and Run" – Steve Miller Band

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Of all happenings reported in today's letter, I see a hope in ["Before he left office, Biden posted on social media: Scripture says: “I have been young and now I’m old yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken.”] Trump thinks he is chosen for God. But Biden says God reveals himself in Righteouness" and of course "Love." Professor wrote in her letter yesterday that God in crisis also have chosen "heros" to act for him. In addition, formal and informal instituions, such as polls and public gatherings, may also be put in action. As Mr. Trump and MAGA begin their control of America, I trust Mr. Biden's parting wisdom.

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Ditto Tammy. Thank you for your "thank you" to Heather. She is our bell weather in this coming storm.

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Ditto wha you said !Thank you!

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Truthful reporting? Not a word about the circular fire inside the Democratic party? Not a word about how Biden can't raise a nickel from donors for his library because they are so pissed off at him.

Show me the post where Heather acknowledges Biden's mental decline? Or where she walks back the Hitler and facism rhetoric?

This is a propaganda post its not about truth. If it was she would have seen the tsunami coming. The left has been giving America the middle finger for years. The electorate gave it back to them in November.

Blacks, Hispanics, Women, Youth all turned out for Trump in historic fashion.

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Me too!

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