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If we can feed prisoners in jail, we should be able to feed children in school!
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My dental hygienist’s niece was pregnant during Covid when there was no vaccine. Though she tried to avoid crowds, etc., she contracted the virus in her 8th month. She died. Now, her husband is raising a four-year-old girl who never got to meet her mother. Vaccines save lives!
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I am totally convinced that the drug smugglers are applying for back breaking jobs picking tomatoes- sure! I am all for getting criminal aliens out of the country, but for heaven’s sake, leave the law-abiding folks alone. They just want to earn a living and hurt no one; they make our country better!
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As well as his claim to be able to effect a cease fire in Gaza
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I’m shocked, I tells ya! Just shocked! (said nobody ever about these guys who are so hyper-focused on Drag Queen Story Hour!)
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Who’s running the show? What did he THINK was going on? This was so predictable: If he is so clueless that this possibility never occurred to him, he is grossly incompetent and should resign or be removed!
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You’re in good hands: Whenever you’re in trouble, they’ll be there on the double!
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Should I be worried?
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Well, since you put it THAT way . . .
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“There’s no recording allowed” - Why not, you ask? Because they don’t want the country to witness the way a sitting US Senator was manhandled for his “transgression” of asking a question of the Secretary as she conducted a presser in a public place. Silencing dissent is their modus operandi!
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I think we ALL may be neglected next hurricane season: As far as I can tell, under this administration we’re all screwed (except maybe billionaires who bow to the king)
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Amazing the PR and DC have not achieved statehood. Probably because democrats only work for that when they’re not in power and republicans fear both would vote largely for the Dem ticket! But I hate how the people in DC and PR are marginalized as citizens!
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Many Americans don’t know Puerto Ricans are American citizens. I have heard (in South FL) things such as they should “go back to their own country” and during Hurricane Maria, people questioned why we would spend so much money on hurricane relief for foreigners when our people had losses too.
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Marco should have refused the job the minute he learned he had to turn in his balls on confirmation day!
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My friend & nephew were walking into the grocery, speaking Spanish to each other. Red hat asks, “where you from?” My friend: “Puerto Rico.” RH: “Well, if you want to be an American, you need to learn English.” Wise-ass nephew (in English) “don’t embarrass yourself, bro; Puerto Ricans ARE Americans!”
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Vaccines are brewing!
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With any luck, they’ll be sitting in the rain- I wonder, if you get hired to be a seat filler for TACO’s parade, does that qualify as “work” so you can get your Medicaid?
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I know a few hardcore MAGA- no way they’re abandoning Fox Noise!
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The change of name from Fort Bragg to Liberty was calculated to cost the Department of Defense $6,374,230. Now we’re going to change again. Stop wasting taxpayer $$ on this nonsense.
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I LOVE whack-a-mole! Moving protest spots would be a good idea. By the time the military units got organized and moved, it would be curfew time and everyone goes home to get đź’¤ and start over again tomorrow in a new spot. Have to have a good messaging chain though, for max effect!
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Scott Jennings has gone full blown MAGA- I have to turn @cnn.com off when he is on the air. He doesn’t let anyone else talk and screeches like a little girl!
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Great- he goes from what would be an unlawful arrest to vigilante justice. Tar and feather?
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Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret. On Saturday, could you please let the skies open up and the rains pour down in Washington, DC. And, it wouldn’t hurt to have a few lightning bolts, just to let people know you’re still in charge. Finally, it would be nice to have a pretty sunset. Thank you.
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I taught English for 30+ years; this response is familiar: She gave the instructions; he didn’t do the work. When the work was due, instead of admitting he didn’t do his homework, he pivots, “I misunderstood the assignment; I’ll turn it in tomorrow.” But, tomorrow, he’ll be out sick!
#Sophomoric
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Incredible performance 👏🏻
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Trying so hard to be a relevant tough guy!
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You’d almost think that some people didn’t want a “Madam President” and would prefer a “President Doofus!”
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=AALR...
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By that logic, we should all be toting machine guns, bazookas, and rocket launchers!
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Now, if only we’d had a president who could have used the Insurrection Act to send in the National Guard!
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Who would have guessed? Smdh
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Yes- the guardsmen in LA are California National Guard; the protocol for the president would have been to consult with the governor. Trump prefers to usurp Newsom’s authority
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Is this a kind of modern day storming of the Bastille?
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Should never have been appointed, but . .. Republicans
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Interesting how the same people who have no problem calling Phil McGraw “Dr Phil” denigrated Dr Jill Biden, suggesting that she wasn’t a “real” doctor because wasn’t an MD. I hate to burst any bubbles, but your buddy Phil isn’t an MD either. His doctorate is in psychology. Hypocrisy, anyone?
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We’ve been here before: Deploying military units against civilians rarely has good outcomes, and has stained our past in similar circumstances. Trying to stifle free speech under the guise of quelling violence begets more (and escalated) violence.
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This is good advice: Young protesters should learn from their elders. Lived experience is a powerful teacher!
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Good advice, o wise one! By the very definition of “anarchy,” those bozos deal in turmoil, chaos, disorder, unrest. And you are right, they are not in it for the long haul. They’re not looking to effect change; they’re there for the thrills and the mess. They damage the righteous cause!
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Oui, C’est vrai!
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Too bad he works for a chickenshit network! At this rate, we’ll never have another Edward R Murrow!
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I guess ABC execs weren’t watching “Good Night and Good Luck” last evening!
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For a brief few seconds (maybe)