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Missouri Democratic congressional delegate 2024, NICU RN, rescue kitten foster, wife of 20+ years, mother of 2 adult sons. Blue dot surrounded by Red. Country over party, stand up for & demand that the truth be told. I write long threads, no I'm not a bot.
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Reading? Oh no! Not reading!
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of which party we are or were part of. If Adam would've been able to turn off his integrity to stay w/ MAGA he would've. His life would've been so much easier. He'd still be in IL, still be in Congress, still have his friends. His path that he chose was not the easy option. Have some perspective.
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not going to suddenly grow a conscience, or a spine. What choice do you make when doing the right thing costs you your job & you like your job? They answer to donations & votes. Doing the honorable thing gets them neither. Appealing to the MAGA GOP is a waste of time. Also we're Americans regardless
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either way, that's not why I'm saying this. People w/ your mindset need to understand that this isn't a sporting event. If there are people who want to fight w/ us? People w/ platforms who can help w/ messaging? Calling out Democrats to do something is the most logical thing to do. Republicans are
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who decide elections? Well, we need them to vote Blue & they won't if the gross partisanship continues. Adam lost his seat in Congress, his longtime Republican friends, one whole side of his family, had to move to a new state, he's politically homeless. He doesn't need me to stick up for him but
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Well that comment turned stupid. You have no idea what he's sacrificed & the impact it's had on him. You're right, he's not Liberal Media & he is a Republican. Saying that him being a Republican therefore makes him the enemy makes you part of the problem. You know those Swing & Independent voters
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No no, you're alright. I will say, that press conference he does w/ Bibi & look at Netanyahu's face. Does he look like he's trying not to laugh? I could be wrong but I think we're being intentionally distracted & trolled. It's too ridiculous, he suggests other countries will pay for it? I'm leery..
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😪 I apologize. I didn't mean to take that out on you. It's just a statement I've heard about a 150 times over & over again. Yet it does nothing because no matter how many times we say he can't do that, he keeps continuing to do it. Judges don't enforce their rulings with tanks.
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Well, if you lived here & you had this opinion & acted on it then yes, this would be partly your fault. Elections have consequences. We had the options we had. Vote for the outcome you want or vote to avoid the outcome you don't want. Neither is right or wrong, 1 was just smarter than the other.
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Who do you think?
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Yes, this is what we tried to tell those who refused to vote, voted Jill Stein, or actually believed Trump & voted for him. Harris absolutely would not have done this. Now we're all hurting & the Palestinians will be hurt even more. Elections have consequences.
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Yea... I don't think that's happening. I think he chose Monopoly
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How many times over the past 2 weeks have you heard, "He can't do that"? At some point we're going to need a better response
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The Meidas Touch is an excellent media source.
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somehow related. I'm open to thoughts on this.
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heavily taxed American made products. Now, wouldn't a consumption tax just go on all products, imported or not? I think so? If the tax was passed through Congress. I'm not entirely sure how this would work, I just think that, somehow, a consumption tax is the overall goal & that these tariffs are
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add an extra tax to American made products. Or the thinking is that if they're going to a consumption tax, they have to put tariffs on imports so that prices of imports aren't less than the prices of American made products otherwise people would choose to buy the cheaper imported products over the
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so that people choose to purchase American goods for cheaper prices (there are specific reasons tariffs are implemented but this tends to be the outcome). By putting tariffs on all imports, it will increase prices on almost all goods that we buy. So, the thinking is that it won't take much to just
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America, pro MAGA material. I know they crack down now but they didn't for a long time. There were even pro Putin videos that she would send me! It's my understanding that our adversaries gather our info 4 the purpose of learning how 2 make us destroy ourselves. And it's working..
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divides the govt. Then they turn the people against their gov't. They flood platforms that people are hooked on w/ propaganda & cause us to destroy ourselves from the inside. Russia tried w/ Facebook but then FB cracked down. TT, for at least 3yrs, had free flowing pro Russia, pro terrorist, anti
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such as ours? You attack us at the heart of who we are. Our strength comes from our unity, our shared beliefs in democracy, & our constitution. Our gov't makes us strong because our gov't is of, by, & for the people. So, how does an adversarial country take us down? They divide the people which
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a communist or authoritarian country who sees democracy as a threat & you want to take us down but you know that the US has the most lethal military in the world & even if winning were possible, it would come w/ great consequences to their own countries, how would you go about weakening a country
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Also, I apologize for my typo. I said my friend is way down the rabbit hole but wrote fat for some reason. I think it was auto correct. Anyway, yes it would've happened on other platforms. Before TT videos I used to be sent Rumble & Duck Duck Go videos. Still though, if you think about it, if you're
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Not all Americans are ok with this. The election was 48% Harris & 49% Trump. 51% of the total people who voted didn't want Trump to win. Our elected representatives don't seem to know how to fight him. It's insane!
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Many of us did not vote for this. Watching Chrystia Freeland on Morning Joe right now & feeling about an inch tall. She's like that parent who says, "I'm very disappointed in you" & the words just make you want to hide. So embarrassed over the way we're acting. Many are against this. So sorry Canada
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You're lucky. I have a dear friend who is a fat down the rabbit hole conspiracy theorist. She used to send me a min of 20 videos a day. I finally had to tell her to stop. Maybe they've started regulating more but she still sends me them sometimes. Not as bad though as they used to be.
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on the same internet router though. The ads targeting my words that I say & type are one thing, the ones pertaining to my unspoken actions creep me out. I don't care if I'm listened to but watching me is crossing the line.
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I have YouTube live as a "cable" service to watch live/cable TV. I've discovered that the commercials are specifically targeted to me. My Internet searches, my conversations, I think the camera watches me also because there are ads based on my actions but not things I talk about. My phone & Roku run
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It went into effect regardless of accepting it or not. He explained it on his Substack yesterday.
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My understanding is that it's not about data collection like bank account numbers etc. It's being used to influence millions of people w/ pro terrorist, anti America, pro Russia, anti gov't material.
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That's new. In 2022 I couldn't find any of it
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I notice you only responded to what I said about the 1st screenshot. The 2nd one, it's your perspective that is wrong. Yet you're silent about it.
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among many other things, accused him of pandering to Trump etc etc. It was disgusting & honestly, disappointing. We have to do better, we have to be better & we all need to hold each other accountable to this.
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think it is important to call out our own side when they're wrong. I looked at John Fetterman's profile a wk or 2 ago & saw dozens of the hateful & aggressive comments to his posts from people on the Left! They sounded like MAGA in every way except in the specific details. They called him a traitor
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just create a noticeable contrast by remaining calm, sticking to the facts & supporting them w/ links to the evidence, refraining from name calling or using childish nicknames like "maggot" even though that's what they're doing, then I consider the conversation a success & worth my time. I also
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causes an on the fence person to say, "both sides are equally horrible". I know that many of the 3rd party voters have this opinion & it's not likely to change just from reading through a debate between both sides. However, I don't even want to further confirm what they already believe. If I can
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who is potentially persuadable. It's typically the persuadable people who are the least likely to engage in the conversation. That doesn't mean they don't read it though & it doesn't mean that opinions & perceptions aren't created or confirmed by what they read. I never want to be the person who
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explain that yes, I am certain that no matter what is said to the person they're debating with, there's little chance either person is going to change the other's mind. That doesn't mean it's a waste of time though. Because, again, you never know who else is silently reading through the conversation