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Megan Ross's avatar

I'm proud to say I didn't watch one minute of that fucking hate-fest of the Republican trash. Nope.

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Abbi's avatar

Neither did I, and I thank Jeff and other alternative media journalists for doing it for me so I’m not clueless about what happened (even though I’d like to be!).

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Karla's avatar

Same. I could never have watched and I’m just learning about the Rudy tumble.

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Schnauzermom's avatar

I can’t believe the so-called “left-wing media” is doing what they’re doing. I’m so glad I found Jeff’s Substack; this and Heather Cox Richardson are the only way we have of getting the truth anymore.

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PAUL's avatar

Take a look at Wonkette. You will enjoy it, I'm sure.

I actually saw Jeff comment on there. Not posting his own stuff, but commenting. It is wonderful snark and good reporting, like Mr. Tiedrich.

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Sharon Senkiew's avatar

Thanks for the suggestion-

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PAUL's avatar

You're welcome. They bill themselves as "filthy and hilarious" and the comments are fun too.

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Linda Weide's avatar

And AOC. Watch this, https://youtu.be/hKOYyEjLCHI?si=BEp6KI837zCGIhir

How is this for telling the racist sexist contingent of the Democratic party who hate Harris and pretend it is Biden they don't want that too damn bad, they have to live with a ticket that has both of them on it. These are the real racist tropes. You hate Harris, but pretend that the problem is that Biden is too old, but don't mention one word of Trump being old when he is only 3 years younger. Hats off to the NYT and WaPo and every Dem that jumped on this Putin conjured fantasy.

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Eileen's avatar

AOC brought another point I had not considered: The Republicans will go to court all the way to SCOTUS and invalidate any sudden change to the names on the ballots in the swing states. To which I respond with Aesop: READ the fucking dumb-ass dog with a bone in its mouth drooling over an illusion story, Dems!!!

"The Dog and Its Reflection is one of Aesop's Fables... teaching the lesson to be contented with what one has and not to relinquish substance for shadow."

STOP ripping defeat out of the jaws of victory. Biden has the best presidential record and the majority of voters will fill in the blank next to his name because it's familiar, like, he's the INCUMBENT. WTF?!

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P123Sunny's avatar

May I say: T H I S 👆🔥🔥🔥

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Mary Hall's avatar

Check out Jeff’s other site Smirking Chimp. It’s a free daily compendium of opinion pieces from people like Robert Reich and Thom Hartmann.

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Deb's avatar

I'm with you. Might I suggest The Dean's Report by Dean Obedallah here on Substack. Today he has takes from his Radio Show following the convention. I'm going to try to copy the links...but this is the first time I've done it, so that's why I'm telling you where it's coming from so you can see them for yourself!🙃https://youtu.be/dEflmjekL2E; https://youtu.be/GhoK29rfaKI; https://youtu.be/uOBE_mx2qTg

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Teri's avatar

Anyone else wanna see a pic under the carpet of "the uneven floor" Rudy Colludy "tripped over"? Looks like he couldn't walk a straight line and crashed into empty seats.

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Karla's avatar

Hope it was an open bar. He shouldn’t be allowed to buy alcohol until he pays Ruby and Shaye.

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Teri's avatar

This!!!!! Didn't bankruptcy judge just throw his case out? Rudy had claimed he needed $43,000 per month for living expenses. Got a NYC mansion for sale & condo in FL. Most likely a luxury condo. Hope creditors, after Ruby and Shay are pd in full, take it ALL.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

He had ten different country club memberships! As if he even plays golf anymore! must be for the bar.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

Drunk, old and corrupt is no way to get through life.

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P123Sunny's avatar

idk Deborah they keep falling up ? Sick of this

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Susan Kemp's avatar

I watched his entire,rambling screed of a rally speech, I mean acceptance speech. Evidently about half was his speech as written and half improvised. Of course there were approximately 25 lies, including “crime is exploding” “hundreds of thousands of ‘illegals’ are pouring over the border every day” “Venezuelan has less crime than the US” and “Sleepy Joe Biden doesn’t know his own name. “Sleepy Joe” is pretty funny since tfg fell asleep during his son’s speeches. He also included his favorites: “crazy Nancy” “battery/shark” and “the late, great Hannibal Lecter” plus a new one “the next RNC convention” will be held in Venezuela.” It was just as awful, if not even more awful,” than you can imagine.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Please get good self-care after that.

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Susan Kemp's avatar

I flipped back and forth between the Bulwark and The Coffee Klatch. I agreed with nearly all the comments. It was hard though, keeping my cool while tfg pounded out lie after lie.

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SeekingReason's avatar

I haven’t even watched local news to get weather & traffic reports. Not interested in a bullshit fest.

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Jodi Richard's avatar

I currently get my political news from Jeff, Heather Cox Richardson, and Adam Kinzinger and thats about it. I am in a better place mentally now because I just can’t put up with these assholes anymore.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Rick Wilson is a mainstay, too; Joyce Vance's Civil Discourse.

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Patricia Williamson's avatar

I get my political news from Midastouch network on youtube.

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Cathy Carrozza's avatar

I am also in a self imposed news blackout! The local news just puts the Republican crap out there with no explanation!!

I am done with MSM possibly forever!! My New Year’s resolution is to never hear mango man’s voice again. It’s going pretty well!! Thank you Jeff!!

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Susan Travis's avatar

Me, too! On Instagram, PBS showed photos of the dancing costumed freak cultists! The comments were right on, regarding "just normalizing" the whole trump fest 🤮🤮🤮

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

*come sit by me!* Me too!~

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Doc Blase''s avatar

I think it was the Wednesday before the "debate" when I turned the power distribution box off to the TV equipment. (the box is a Furman PL-Plus) ...It's been off almost a month, now.

Checked back into TV-land a couple of days ago and it literally made me dizzy. Back off it went.

It's bad for ya. It's become like Videodrome. It has a philosophy.

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Thomas Epley's avatar

👍 for the Furman! Ex-custom home A/V, automation and theater contractor here!

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P123Sunny's avatar

NPR had three variations (re: the speech) for their top of the hour news- each shaded for a slightly different demographic - super interesting to hear the word choices and emphasis change from 6, 7 & 8:00am!

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Not for me. I don't want to hear any 'versions' of lies.

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

Same here.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

I did, and holy clown, what a shitshow.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

ya got a strong stomach, pal

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

I keep it fit as a fiddle with lots of ale.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I like that botox or brow lift on Gaetz. Wonder if he'd give me the name of his plastic surgeon? What an absolute clown.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

too bad they can't do surgery on his humanity. Lying, attention seeking, underage girl stalking creep

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arne link's avatar

What the Hell happened to his eyebrows?

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

He looks like a Hirschfield caricature of Jack Nicholson

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DR Darke's avatar

I think he looks like The Grinch, myself!

His skin is even starting to turn green....

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Margaret's avatar

He looks like Wayne Newton!

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

He had a brow lift, probably combined with facial injection filler.

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Ron's avatar

A shitshow that exactly none of whom needs to know why it's a shitshow could admit considering it. Not even if trmp, itself began its speech with "I'm a lying, hate-obsessed, toddler-level moron about to deliver another shitshow, and every one of you is a vile idiot for listening to me."

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P123Sunny's avatar

Bill Maher had a list of the acceptance speech lies and asked Rep Byron Donalds to his face: HOW CAN YOU SIT & LISTEN TO THIS CRAP!?Bill REALLY kept saying ‘I HATE how this guy refuses to CONCEDE!’ He did NOT win the 2020 Election. FFS

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

It was worth it to watch Trump ramble away, as his poor delegates yearned to go back to the hotel.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Richard: I watched off and on, and it was in someways, sad, and in other ways, entertaining to see how low human nature can go in pursuit of power.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Covers it! :)

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Morgan's avatar

Me either!! I’d rather watch paint dry..

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Doc Blase''s avatar

I watch my trees and tomatoes grow instead.

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Ron's avatar

Me neither. It's not funny anymore. If it ever was,

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Rusalka's avatar

As Heather Lofthouse in Coffee Klatch today with Robert Reich, who kindly invited us to join them cover plus fact check the super long acceptance speech of Trump at the RNC convention, shared comments from those watching with them. Most of them were “I’d rather have a colonoscopy”. My husband and I decided to go to the cinema and watch Twisters as we knew that today we would have Jeff, Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance, Rick Wilson et al to inform us avoiding the vitriol and dystopian spectacle.

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Connie Hillyer's avatar

Neither did I. I value my sanity and good blood pressure.

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Kevin Lossner's avatar

Imagine all the brain cells you saved by not watching!

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Rebecca Elliott's avatar

I tried. I got as far as the national anthem, after which I threw up, and had to take my hearing aids out for a while. The feedback in them was horrific.

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P123Sunny's avatar

I heard m aga hated it, too… what were Haley and Desantis doing there, some unwanted pro/choice ppl - they thought it was a sh*Tshow also, ironically fwiw

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James Starr's avatar

me either !!!

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Nancy Young's avatar

Nor I

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Suki Herr's avatar

I always suggest for Trump’s next test of his cognition he be asked to name his children&his grandchildren.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

Just get him in front of a hot mike, you so-called journalists!

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SeekingReason's avatar

Suki..😂

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Ethereal fairy Natalie's avatar

🤣😂🤣👏👏👏👏👏

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Whatta week. Anyone else upping their blood pressure meds? Matty now fits right in with all the Trump women! And Tiff oughta just take her $10 of inheritance and call it a day. But maybe the best was Rudy 😂😂. He will rot in cheap scotch and dissolve. Have a calm weekend everyone. I’ll be writing postcards to Wisconsin voters! 💙💙

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Megan Ross's avatar

I'm still phone banking for President Biden! We have to keep going or we'll go insane. 😳

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

How is it going, if I may ask.

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Megan Ross's avatar

Let's put it this way, the lame-stream media and the backstabbing Congressional Democrats are definitely NOT in step with ACTUAL voters. Right now, the only thing keeping me staying is speaking with people from all political parties, age groups and demographics, mostly in the swing states, that are overwhelmingly voting for biden. Of course I have a few hang up calls, but I have pretty thick skin so I don't let it bug me too much. I am just so angry at the Democrats right now...😡

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Susan Niemann's avatar

WOW. The dysfunction runs deep in the Trump family.

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Kay-El's avatar

My postcards are on their way. Either for Arizona or Pennsylvania

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Amy Blamey's avatar

I have Michigan postcards. Got my stamps before they went up in price for the letters I'm doing as well.

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Kay-El's avatar

Forgot to buy stamps before the price change. Still worth it to me anyway

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Susan Travis's avatar

My stamps are sitting here ready, but no postcards yet for North Carolina 😕 Got a tracking number. Can't focus enough to check it😁

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

I thought we were not supposed to mail them till October. I have 200 to do.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

I believe you're right....thats why my instructions say, anyway.

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Tristan's avatar

Correct, mail date should be October. My contribution will be headed to Arizona.

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Kay-El's avatar

Haven’t received them yet, apologies for not being clear. Will send in Oct

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

I have got to get into this. Do you happen to have a handy URL? I suppose one has to buy one's own stamps, but whatever it takes to keep that demon away from the White House.

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Here's one: https://postcardstovoters.org/

And, yes, we buy the stamps, but it's worth it -- and I say this as someone who is literally poor (my food budget is $5 a day; I've had only one salon haircut in the past 7 years; I don't have any streaming services; I don't own a TV or a smartphone or even a dining-room table; and Jeff's $5/mo Substack is the only non-essential in my budget).

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SuNew's avatar

https://www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

(They are paused for the moment because they have had such a huge influx of volunteers. Don’t let the corporations convince you that we are apathetic!)

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Janine Johnston's avatar

Just signed up for next notification

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P. J. Schuster's avatar

Absolutely we’re not apathetic!! I haven’t seen such commitment from people in the comment sections all over SM of every kind. Democrats are fired up to win.

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Jodi Richard's avatar

I send letters via Vote Forward. https://votefwd.org/

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P123Sunny's avatar

I felt the same pain in 2020 - when they violated the Hatch Act and used the WH as the RNC backdrop - 🥵🇺🇸

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Margaret's avatar

Susan, Thank you from Wisconsin!

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

Great job, Susan.

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Renie's avatar

If you look fast, you can see Tiffany's facial expression change. So humiliating for her. She should just forget this horrible family and run the other way.

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Karla's avatar

She’s lucky he wants nothing to do with her because he’s not involving her in his shit show, but she probably doesn’t see it that way.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

It's still her dad. No one wants to be snubbed by their parents, especially when he slobbers all over Ivanka. I don't know how big Marla's family is, but if she breaks it off with her dad, then that's a huge part of any family she has, gone. Her husband is from a very wealthy family so she doesn't need daddy's money. Maybe she'll luck out and have found a good husband.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Oh he didn’t recognize her? He must have ‘good days & bad days’ then? Happens to older folk I hear… 😪🙄

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Lynell(VA by way of MD&DC)'s avatar

I did see her expression change, Rene. To me, it would be sweet revenge for her if she were to go Democrat and start "stumping" for Joe. Betcha the ConDon would remember her name then!

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Chet Brandt's avatar

She better have a financial plan for the future because the mango moron would cut her off in a heartbeat— that’s if she’s in the game at all…

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Juli's avatar

She’s married to a 💵 billionaire

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Chet Brandt's avatar

I’m sure he had her sign a prenup. And if that’s the case, I would put a lot of distance between herself and daddy. Because daddy doesn’t give a fuck about her.

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Patricia Williamson's avatar

Don't forget that Trump wanted Marla to abort her. Poor Tiffany.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Her life would be in danger.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Ooooooh, Lynell, I didn’t know you had it in ya’! 😂👏

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P123Sunny's avatar

Good one!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Great idea...that would take some real courage, tho.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

She's probably actually too good (?) a person to abandon them and spill the beans. But the way she's treated, she oughta

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Dee Whitman's avatar

Her mother, Marla Maples, is as scummy as djt (as are/were all of his wives), so I wouldn't count on Tiff's being a good person. She simply hasn't had enough media exposure for us to know how loathsome she is.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Awright, not gonna argue. It does say sumpin' about any woman who would marry him. I cannot imagine that he treats them like anything more that an accessory

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Nevertheless, She Persisted's avatar

I know some good people that have come from awful parents.

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Karen Livolsi's avatar

Yeah, it’s in the genes.

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P123Sunny's avatar

I hadn’t heard that. Huh

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Greg Conners's avatar

There is an awful lot of stupid in American politics and even more money. Funny how money can buy so much stupid. This is the weekend to kick in small donations for Joe Biden. "Money talks and bullshit walks". If enough of us give this weekend perhaps it will make news next week.

No problem with Kamala here; Californians have been watching her for years, and she is fierce, caring and (wait for it, billionaires) she can think for herself.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

We'll see. I'd still rather have them as a package deal. I am very, very suspicious of the 'inside sources' who say Joe will quit the race.

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Greg Conners's avatar

Billionaires are set to lose Trump’s big tax cuts when they expire next year. Clooney, for example, will pay millions more unless the cuts are restored. It is likely that simple. They may not want a Republican, but they want to get their money’s worth. Maybe if a few million of us kick in ten bucks for Joe this weekend it would send a message. I hope he bounces right up and kicks some ass. It offends me that we voters are being treated like so many mushrooms, kept in the dark and fed bullshit.

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DrBDH's avatar

The tax cuts have to expire because that was the only way the Congressional Budget Office could allow the massive cuts in the reconciliation act of 2017. Otherwise their impact on the deficit and debt would exceed the amount allowed under the terms of a reconciliation bill that isn’t subject to filibuster by the Democrats. It was widely predicted at the time that the expiration would only happen under a Democratic administration , providing a very powerful reason for the wealthy to wreck havoc with the President’s 2024 campaign. If the media reporters and Democrats joining in the effort to throw the election to Trump ever knew this about the Trump tax cuts, they’ve either forgotten or choose to ignore it out of personal animus toward Biden and his stellar accomplishments in the last 4 years. I include the commenters found not here but in response to antiBiden pieces in the NYT and WaPo, like yesterday’s NYT piece on “resentful Biden” which read like a high school gossip fest from “Mean Girls.” “Ooo, Joe is dissing Nancy, he thinks she’s bad-mouthing him to Adam and the rest of the cheerleaders!”

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Geez, the “party of fiscal responsibility” runs up more debt than the “tax and spend” party. Just another example of conservative mythologizing

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Greg Conners's avatar

Forgotten, or personal animus, or the fact that media ownership is in on the tax cuts. Thanks for the refresher.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

Wealthy people, as a rule, could care less about social issues. They have enough money to isolate themselves from brown people and if they need an abortion, there's plenty of money to go to another country and get one. They are insulated from the issues that the rest of us would have to face under Trump. So they're only in it for the money. From what I've observed of most wealthy people, there's a ruthlessness there or they wouldn't have the money they have (unless it's inherited). So you're not dealing with the guilt ridden save the world bunch.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Yep. Many who acquire huge wealth are somewhat ruthless, even sociopathic. But those who inherited great wealth are often just as bad. Timothy Mellon and Rebekah Mercer are perfect examples, doing their best to protect the status quo concentration of wealth and influence in white hands. If someone of that social rank needs anything putatively illegal, including an abortion, they can assuredly get it. Laws are only for the hoi polloi, the great mass of us without such wealth, power, and privilege

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David Lehnherr's avatar

Unfortunately, Biden has been massively outspending trump, with little effect.

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P123Sunny's avatar

But the polls are unreliable (and often provided by R firms), so jury’s still out as to ‘effect’… imho

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Exactly, they had Hillary inaugurated and moving into Pennsylvania Ave.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Shocked at how weak Dems have been throughout this whole structure going on 30+ YEARS!? WHAT HAVE THEY BEEN DOING SRSLY

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

💯💯💯

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HulitC's avatar

I gave him a couple of hundred today - on top of my monthly donation. I also texted the Biden campaign to say me & my circle stand behind him.

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P123Sunny's avatar

agree 100%

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Dave Drell's avatar

A definite white trash fest. I’ll forever have that image of Donnyboy kissing the

dead fireman’s helmet, planted in my brain. a million ouches.

This putz should not be leader of this country…

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Linda A's avatar

With his name spelled incorrectly on the MAGA version of a firefighter's jacket. Yet his family remains in the throes of MAGA. It's beyond belief.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

To be fair, that's something the fire department did. But, hey, whatever makes Donny look more like a lunatic pantsload.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

It's a cult. Read about cults. Kind of like talking about an addict. Behavior that you can't understand because of their thought process. Don't try and understand it. You refuse a call of sympathy from the president because your dead husband wouldn't like it? These are not rational people and quit treating them like they are.

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P123Sunny's avatar

sad

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Beyond belief and completely expected of a blind cult.

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

What was concerning and sad is that the wife seems to have been so subservient to her husband that even though he's dead, she doesn't want to make him mad.

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P123Sunny's avatar

They are ‘devout Repubs’ - she said.

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Alexandra Pitcher's avatar

But he couldn’t be bothered to call the firefighter’s family.

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Vickie Berry's avatar

According to the widow he did call.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Eventually

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Teri's avatar

Or attend the church service. Or call or visit those injured.

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DrBDH's avatar

The firefighter that MTG’s angel didn’t give a shit about.

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Old Man's avatar

Angels have limited remit. You didn’t know that? Who’s an angel going to save? A little person or God’s chosen one?

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Yeah fuck that guy. He should have prayed harder. /s

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HI2thDoc's avatar

The cheapest of political stunts. Sickening. But we know he has no qualms about anything useful to him

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counterlife's avatar

That was both disgusting and despicable. It 's pure Trump though. He is not capable of any human emotion except anger. He has no idea what the dead firefighter's family is going through, because he only thing he sees in other people is whether they are adequate mirrors of his grandiosity. Dead people and grieving people are useless to him.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Don’t forget greed. Or gluttony. Or lust. The guy is a poster boy for Chaucer’s Seven Deadly Sins

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

If you'd hump the flag and the pole, you'd hump the helmet. One of my favs that he does is "dance" to the Village People. He is such an imbecile.

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shee-rah's avatar

You mean the dance where, according to Bill Maher, it looks like he’s jerking off two guys at the same time?

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P123Sunny's avatar

What's scary is that m agas think that project2025 WILL JUST BE AIMED AT DEMS - NOT THEM. It's going to be directed at all of us omg

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P123Sunny's avatar

I’m thinking more ppl hate him than we realize, but not quite sure til Nov?🙏🗳️

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Doc Blase''s avatar

He shouldn't run a sunglass hut at a mall.

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

Well, there was that Amber Rose person, so not all of the trash was white.

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Dave Drell's avatar

Political party convention that looked about 95% whitey… really reaching out to the non- whites in this country! Sad

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P. J. Schuster's avatar

I don’t understand how all of those Evangelicals who worship drumph & are behind P-25 & want to ban all porn, all the way down to photos of great works of sculpture, can approve of Amber Rose speaking at the convention. Do they not know what an Only Fans performer does??

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SuNew's avatar

And when you type ‘Matt Gaetz’ into Google, ‘Matt Gaetz Eyebrow’ is now offered as a search result. 🤣🤣🤣

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

that's awesome

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Lynn Stolp's avatar

"What Happened to Matt Gaetz's Face"....from Esquire! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

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P123Sunny's avatar

GOOD.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

No way!? Thats hilarious! God, I hate that creep. 😂😂😂

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SuNew's avatar

Me too. Epitome of slime.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Kay-El's avatar

Mike went from Speaker to the unspoken

Gaetz morphed from creep to creepier

Rudy is literally a fall down drunk

Marge hallucinates; the press does too

Tiff was stiffed

Agent Orange’s speechifying is a cure for insomnia! Quick! Bottle that shit for more grift.

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Lynn Stolp's avatar

Good summary.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Dean Wormer would have given Mike Johnson double secret probation.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😳

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Mike Hammer's avatar

“ There is a little known codicil in the Faber College Constitution which gives the dean unlimited power to preserve order in time of campus emergency”. Dean Faber

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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Karen Livolsi's avatar

😅😂😅😂😅😊😅

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P123Sunny's avatar

(But was the codicil codified? 🧐)

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Morgan's avatar

Love the reference!!

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Teri's avatar

I had to google Dean Wormer. Today I will finally watch Animal House!

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I watched it when it first came out. One of the best movies ever. It will forever stay a classic.

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P123Sunny's avatar

You have to! 😝

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Charles Austin's avatar

😂😂

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P123Sunny's avatar

Funny

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Thomas Epley's avatar

Hey Jeff, all. Been thoroughly enjoying the writing and comments here for a while - much hilarity about our fucking awful mess!

Just subscribed, and have been sending friends here for catharsis.

Carry on!

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

everyone who subscribes gets to be my new favorite subscriber for at least 15 minutes!

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Thomas Epley's avatar

Sweet! Honored!

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Deborah Hunter's avatar

I thought you loved all of us equally, lol.

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Doc Blase''s avatar

Some more equally than others! :)

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P123Sunny's avatar

😆

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P123Sunny's avatar

Gotta love the honesty✨

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Charles Austin's avatar

Welcome.😀

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Anita Smibert's avatar

Tuesday's performance by Rudy exposed the fact that the "Party of Family Values" biggest party had an open bar. Tiffany thought she could bounce Ivanka off of the throne. Not gonna happen. As for the complete dereliction of duty in the media......Politico has been rolling downhill at a massive speed for awhile.

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Chet Brandt's avatar

NOBODY is bouncing Ivanka off her throne. Just ask daddy dearest: “ if she wasn’t my daughter I would date her?!”

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Anita Smibert's avatar

We have the teen lap dance for Daddy pictures to prove it.

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P123Sunny's avatar

She didn’t look too happy on the family dias- just sayin

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Was her grifter husband Jared with her? I only ask because I was not paying attention.

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P. J. Schuster's avatar

He’s too busy conflabbing with Netanyahu about those expensive beachfront condos & resorts they’re gonna build in Gaza.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Don’t think so

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Abbi's avatar

Thank you for the laugh. With SCOTUS, the press, & the donor class advocating for the overthrow of democracy, laughing feels a bit like rearranging deck chairs as the Titanic sinks. And I still appreciate it.

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P123Sunny's avatar

All a big game

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bruce somers's avatar

Didn't Donnie want Marla to abort Tiffany??...shit,you know how he holds a grudge....

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Morgan's avatar

Yes he did want her to abort Tiffany.. how fucked up is that?!? Knowing Daddy never wanted you.. wanted Mommy to abort you because he’s a selfish self center fucking prick.. the only one who should’ve been aborted was and is DonnyFuckfaceGriftingToadStoolAssMunchEnglishIsHisSecondLanguageReject!! Fuck this Blubbering Orange Bitch 🖕🏽 flush this piece of 💩!!

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Teri's avatar

But we can't! The water. Ten, fifteen times you have to flush! These toilets, no one has ever seen anything like it!

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Morgan's avatar

🤣😂🤣 great response Teri.. omg I’m still cracking up!

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Susan Niemann's avatar

😂😂😂

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shee-rah's avatar

😂🤣😆

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Dave Drell's avatar

I believe Bedhead just gave us Donny’s longest last name! Brilliant!

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Chris Craddock's avatar

Oh come on! Tell us how you really think 🤣

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Thomas Epley's avatar

It’s a shame Eric and Don Jr. weren’t aborted…

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antlisa1201's avatar

I remember a clip I saw where donny and Marla were being interviewed They announced she was pregnant and donny says "yes she is pregnant" then asks Marla "and are we happy about that?" and Marla kinda looks perturbed and replies "yes we are happy about that! He would have totally been on board if Marla had wanted an abortion. Sorry Tiffany! She was so lovely on her wedding day and I hoped she would disown the trumps, at least don. She has her husband that is the son of a billionaire, or so I read. But she didn't. She is pathetically trying to be relevant to her dad. It's really sad. I;m disappointed she wants to be part of his campaign and administration if he wins. Which he won't. Oh well, she had her chance at being the "good one", like a Mary.

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Teri's avatar

I read when Marla (turd was married to Ivana) told turd, he said "what are we going to do about it?"

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Morgan's avatar

He’s such a fucking douche!! Real Father of the Year.. of a shit filled toilet.. what a fucking asshole!

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P123Sunny's avatar

FAMILY VALUES, I beg your pardon :/ 😐

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P123Sunny's avatar

Forgot about that.

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Linda A's avatar

I'm wondering where the daylight is between the MSM's adulation for the Demented Convicted Felon and those pushing the effort to kill Biden's nomination. That's a lie - I'm not wondering at all. Those power brokers are one and the same.

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Linda A's avatar

I'm still trying to get home - 32 hours and counting - after the Great Crowdstrike Outage. Thank God we have calm Joe at the helm and brilliant Secretary Pete explaining our rights. Can you imagine the MAGA screechfest if Trump had a platform? People would have been punching each other in every airport. Instead, everyone stayed calm and polite. Civility in our shared frustration was the norm. Thanks, Joe.

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Tess's avatar

Have a safe uneventful trip home Linda!

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Linda A's avatar

Bailed on the plane, switched to Amtrak and just got to DC's Union Station! Metro train and bus and we'll be home.

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Teri's avatar

Good luck, Linda.

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Linda A's avatar

Thanks, Teri. Made it!

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Tess's avatar

Wow! Great stupid wrap up for the week! Idiot Mikey Johnson, idiot Colludy, idiot large marge spork toes, and the two-fer-pervert and unknown child…and not to be forgotten (unfortunately)-the idiotic media. However your wrap up vocabulary was hilarious! Have a great weekend everyone!

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

You heard the joke, yes? Gaetz: "JD Vance?! I thought it was a JV Dance!"

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Tess's avatar

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Susan Niemann's avatar

OMG! HILARIOUS! 😂😂

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Janine Johnston's avatar

🤣🤣

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Teri's avatar

😂😂😂

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Amy Blamey's avatar

*insert gif of standing ovation* I tip my hat to you, Sir.

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P123Sunny's avatar

I wish we were a serious country again - where ppl apologized to others when warranted - and it meant something..,

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