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The very same Four Horsemen of Calumny are riding again.

Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.

They're back

Who will have the courage to face them down this time? I wonder.

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The majority of the American people, that’s who 🗳️🇺🇸🗽🥁🕯️💙🌻

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Can we please support the truth that 'a woman" identified, understood and defeated the problem of McCarthy and the threat of the "4 horseman!" . We need big changes and solidarity to defeat the MAGA horseman right now!!! It's Albert Einstein's "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". STOP voting for Republicans that show "who they are" without shame, and watch children go hungry in the USA. (Read up on Federal EBT summer food benefits that were refused by FL Desantis).

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Great piece about history and the importance of speaking up.

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Thank you for the very illuminating talk. I had forgotten about Senator McCarthy and his tirade against freedom of thought and democracy.

I found one striking revelation about women in politics or married to politicians, they wear the cojones at home and in Congress.

Saludos, Rolando

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Behind every successful man there's a brilliant woman. But you never hear the same about the brilliant women. Hmmm.

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Men admitting being decojonized by their wives? And, for other men to see...heavens no! But the money their wives bring home is forever much appreciated. Saludos,

Rolando

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Brilliant analysis of where we have been as a nation.

I personally remember the McCarthy era and the carnage int left in it’s wake while we later learned McCarthy wouldn’t have known a communist from a cabbage had he fallen over one.

Women don’t need cojones, We simply need to stick together, claim our intellect, and make it heard.

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Garamond is a font.. What does it mean in this context.?

I would rather read the letters in normal emails than listen to them in audio. How do I get back to plain vanilla emails?

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Click on the "transcriipt" button at the beginning of the comment section. It is the talk, written out. Since my hearing isn't very good, even with help, I like to read along while I listen. Get the best of both brain input paths.

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HCR's Facebook page or Substack.

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Click on the pile of lines in the upper right hand corner. Click on “Manage subscriptions” then scroll down to “Notifications.” Click on the button to the right of “Letters from an American. Receive emails for new posts,” so that it is green.

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I did not know any of this Margaret Chase Smith background HCR, thank you. Following your lead I next turned to Wikipedia and read "..Her mother's family was French Canadian, having immigrated from Quebec in the middle of the 19th century, her grandfather Lambert Morin changed his name to John Murray to avoid anti-French Canadian and anti-Catholic prejudice".

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

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The McCarthy disease did die with has defeat. It lived on through his young prosecutor, Roy Cohn, who would become Trump's mentor on corruption. Sadly, Trump turned out to be a gifted study on best ways to apply corruption practices. We need another Margret Chase Smith.

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Thank you Heather for this evening’s letter. Powerful and to the point. All Americans need to do is look at the way Putin treats his country and dissidents by throwing them out of planes and windows or sending them to prison or poisoning them. That would scare anyone. Happy summer and thanks so much for your huge resources of information to help us to victory in November 🇺🇸🗽🗳️😀🥁🕯️🌎☀️

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Jun 2·edited Jun 2

Excellent! Thank you! Love your voice!!

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