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Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

Another 27%er here. We have no guns but we do have a pitchfork, a chainsaw, and many other garden tools handed down from Dad and even my grandfather-in-law’s shellaleigh I figure those will do. Picking up a phone to complain? I think not. And haven’t these assholes canceled funding for food banks as well? They don’t want us - or hungry kids and families- to survive.

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Liz and Max the No. 1 Cat's avatar

I'll be there at the end of this year. My job is essentially being eliminated and at 74 it's doubtful I can find another job. Not to mention I'm not sure that I could physically keep working much longer anyway. And thanks to having to replace my roof a few years ago which meant I had to refinance my house, I still have mortgage payments for at least the next 5 years. I don't know how I'm going to manage on just Social Security. This overprivileged prick can kiss my ass.

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Morgan OCailleigh's avatar

I'm another one in the 27%. It's all I have, no savings, no stash under the mattress , that's it. My rent takes 70% of the 1300 I get.

I live in fear right now and the physical manifestations of that emotional turmoil are wearing on me. At 71, I have few options for survival.

I'm angry and frightened.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Put that fear into action, Morgan. Get involved with your local community organizations that are mobilizing to fight for our democracy. Take a look at some of the great writers on Substack that will educate you about the best ways to resist the tyranny. If you have a little plot of dirt where you live, consider a garden. Growing your own is good for the soul and can also be very calming. I wish you well.

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Greg Conners's avatar

May I recommend finding a Protest Buddy? Show up somewhere April 5 - with a friend - and Just Say NO.

It feels good to say no.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Great idea, Greg.

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Rosemary Orlandi's avatar

thats my plan .

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Morgan OCailleigh's avatar

I truly appreciate your suggestions. Substack is my "go to" place for solace, information, news and humor. The balance between just living my quiet life and the occasional desperation I feel is a tenuous one and so I'm glad I'm still here, still standing, able to walk my dogs in the canyon/ arroyo around the corner and look at the mountains in the clear skies of central New Mexico, still laughing, enjoying the hell out of my sex life (finally), I'm glad I'm not dead yet !

Yes, there are moments when I slide around and fret about the things I have no control over (see my original comment). But mostly I do what I can, sign petitions, make calls, talk with my neighbors- all of those things that matter. And I read, a lot. Mostly here on substack and bluesky.

On 4/5 I will venture out and use my voice.

Thank you for caring, conversations matter, words matter, our choices matter.

There are difficult moments, however. I wish I had a patch of dirt to grow stuff.... but I don't. I have my dogs. 🙃

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MARY's avatar

In the words of Monty Python " I'm not dead yet ! "

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Morgan OCailleigh's avatar

Absolutely....!!😆

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Morgan, I am also a Dogfather. The time spent with those 2 rascals each day keeps me grounded and sane.

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P. J. Schuster's avatar

Hi Morgan, I’m 74, have 6 dogs, & am still able to hang onto 3 of them at a time & walk them down to the Rio Ruidoso where I can unleash them to run & swim. I plan to be at a Hands Off protest on April 5. Not sure if I’m driving to Las Cruces or to Santa Fe.

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MARY's avatar

That is your money, they're robbing you blind and leaving you scrambling for basic necessities. This must be the biggest and boldest heist in world history

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

💔💔💔

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Cheryl ODonnell's avatar

I forgot. We have a wood chipper too. Didn’t some guy feed his wife into one of those?

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Dave Drell's avatar

Fargo, the movie

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Hannah Olufs's avatar

Didn't he feed Buscemi ?

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

That woodchipper scene was, as we used to say, “some gnarly shit.”

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David Skoglund's avatar

Walt, I can’t wait until the Cohen Brothers do a movie about Scump.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Do we know what happened to the movie George Clooney was working on about the Bloated Yam of Scam?

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David Skoglund's avatar

I wasn’t aware of one. Time for Hollywood to pick up their game, I’d say.

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David Skoglund's avatar

The blood covered snow.

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Nunya's avatar

I have a meat cleaver and several fine-gauge steel crochet hooks….

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displacedCTYankee's avatar

A guy in Connecticut did it for real. The Insinkerator was too small.

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Robert Eckert's avatar

The original version of Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater was based on a real case in 18th century Scotland (a "neeper" is someone who lives on turnips):

Peter, that neeper, had a wife but wouldna keep 'er

So he put her in the wall and let the mice eat 'er

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displacedCTYankee's avatar

I looked it up. It's NIPPER, not neeper. Damn QWERTY keyboards!

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Outdoorluvr's avatar

You won't be able to pick up the phone and complain, with their plan to eliminate the phone service at SSA. We'll have to appear in person at one of the offices that they haven't closed.

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Walt Svirsky's avatar

Yes, Cheryl, this is the billionaires shameful intent. It is their revolting form of “Degrowth.”

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