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David Olson's avatar

I will enter my 8th decade tomorrow. In those years I survived the Cold War and the threat of nuclear Armageddon. Vietnam. The Iranian hostage crisis and the Iran-Contra affair. Some outrageous inflation and loan rates as well as the Great Recession. The 9/11 attack and the unnecessary Second Gulf War. Moments of greatness and others of sadness. But. Never. National humiliation by our own hands. Make no mistake, MAGA is Make America Gone At last

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Trump and his gang in these short months have created a pariah state. He has offended our allies—Canada FFS!— and embraced the authoritarian regimes. The FEMA initial failing in TX was not the agency staff; it was the WH and DHS “leadership.” It epitomizes the Trump Administration at large. We are in the incipient stage, slowly, leading to the terminal state—all at once. It is like the score board in the last few minutes of play: it presages defeat and the fans begin to leave. We are seeing the same as our allies move on. I doubt increasingly a deux ex machina will save us.

To the wealthy and those in Congress, let me remind the product comes from the factory floor, the field worker, the cashier, the food preparation staff. It doesn’t come from board rooms and yachts. Friends return loyalty with loyalty. Trump’s mafia style shake down tariffs won’t be forgotten. Our dehumanization of illegal immigrants, never forgiven.

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Julie Bannerman's avatar

Trump apparently felt he deserved to share Chelsea’s victory as his own. His malignant narcissism knows no bounds. Behind him a Chelsea player can be seen repeatedly asking why Trump is there.

Does Trump know Chelsea is a UK team - the same UK he’s shaking down in his chaotic tariff wars? Does he know they speak English in England?

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Mary Geddry's avatar

Another example of stolen valor

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Vi Mooberry's avatar

Your daily words help me keep my sanity by sharing them with other friends on social media and in conversations. Yes, we have no plan to make these outrageous situations go away anytime soon, however, I will continue to exploit them and be angry. To not do those aforementioned things is to give up and I will never do that. I'm grateful for your daily reminders of why I am outraged.

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