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jaxexpat

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13. Oh, I get it, Botany. These are bad times. They promise to get worse, though. Wish I thought otherwise.

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Thu Nov 14, 2024, 07:28 AM

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So where am I wrong? [View all] Botany Nov 14 OP

No. It's insane claudette Nov 14 #1

Yes. That's the only qualification he has. jimfields33 Nov 14 #12

Thanks! claudette Nov 14 #21

Um, you are not wrong, Botany. Silver Gaia Nov 14 #2

Seemed like a good summary but it only skimmed the surface. That would require many more pages. jaxexpat Nov 14 #3

Plus give the orange jerk more shits and grins from all the attention. GreenWave Nov 14 #4

Such as the man, Trump, is such a psychopath he had to go to military school instead of ... Botany Nov 14 #10

Oh, I get it, Botany. These are bad times. They promise to get worse, though. Wish I thought otherwise. jaxexpat Nov 14 #13

I also can't watch any news (yes, not even MSNBC) since the election. To be honest, can barely handle coming here, but Silver Gaia Nov 14 #15

I found DU in 2004 after watching and hearing in person the theft of the election in Ohio Botany Nov 14 #32

Oh wow... I also came here in the fall of 2004, Silver Gaia Nov 14 #34

It's like being inside your house, tied up, watching burglars rummage through Wingus Dingus Nov 14 #5

Yes. Fitting description. Silver Gaia Nov 14 #16

The Constitution has no plan for dealing with this? bucolic_frolic Nov 14 #6

They don't have to dissolve what they can more easily just ignore. RVN VET71 Nov 14 #9

Pretty good summary... 2naSalit Nov 14 #7

Well said, very well said. But this is just the tip of the iceberg our Democracy crashed into. RVN VET71 Nov 14 #8

you're not wrong... and Dem leaders need to fucking finally take off the gloves and be blunt about all this LymphocyteLover Nov 14 #11

The Trump Restoration will be an entertaining diversion from the corporate skulduggery behind the scenes. sop Nov 14 #14

Yet, we must not question this election because we shouldn't act like them. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 14 #17

Nowhere are you wrong mountain grammy Nov 14 #18

"What a disaster." Botany Nov 14 #19

The Oligarchs Icanthinkformyself Nov 14 #20

Yes, the U.S. is an insane asylum. moondust Nov 14 #22

Just because we had 46,000 gun deaths in America in 2023 and Japan had 7 are you saying.... Botany Nov 14 #25

America doesn't have an insanity problem Ndp5 Nov 14 #27

I can not argue with your premise. Hugin Nov 14 #23

Is it just me but having Elon Musk handle the vote data via his Starlink system was a bad idea. Botany Nov 14 #24

For some reason, many people who should know better have been... Hugin Nov 14 #26

And Musk, Trump people, Russian Bots, and the media is quick to call anyone who .... Botany Nov 14 #28

Don't think your are wrong. republianmushroom Nov 14 #29

This is what I'm preparing for also, Putrid wants MAGA to crash US economy with Benedict Donald's help and they ... uponit7771 Nov 14 #30

This thread needs more exposure Baggies Nov 14 #31

you're not wrong Skittles Nov 14 #33