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claudette

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64. So then

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 06:03 PM

Nov 25

why is it being reported that Dump said he "won" because he "persevered?" Why didn't the DOJ bring him to court BEFORE the election? Years ago? The legal system in America is broken. Only the rich can get away with crimes

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I guess I have reached the point where I say "I'M DONE!" [View all] Otto_Harper Nov 25 OP

That's just what they want us to feel. Ocelot II Nov 25 #1

Nearly a century of Reich wingers grinding down the population will cause many to give up. AZ8theist Nov 25 #7

I'm not gonna play, either. calimary Nov 25 #16

Me neither XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #18

Who? claudette Nov 25 #52

THEY being the GOP and Trump's minions. Ocelot II Nov 25 #59

Then claudette Nov 25 #60

If SCOTUS says a sitting president can't be prosecuted, Ocelot II Nov 25 #61

Again claudette Nov 25 #62

They did postpone it, by dismissing it without prejudice. Ocelot II Nov 25 #63

So then claudette Nov 25 #64

Because that's Trump's line, which the media will always take up. Ocelot II Nov 25 #68

Except that by the time TFG's term ends in Jan. 2029, Seeking Serenity Nov 25 #71

And he isn't in good health. Odds are he doesn't live that long anyway Attilatheblond Nov 26 #100

Yes! Vance appeared in Ohio in a blink. Hope22 Nov 26 #104

Correct. It's not dead, simple delayed. dwayneb Nov 26 #88

Also, I believe if Garland had moved sooner, SCOTUS Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 26 #98

I don't think so Cirsium Nov 25 #72

Rec'd! It is not defeatism to walk away UniqueUserName Nov 26 #97

Same. Silver Gaia Nov 26 #82

Same here ScratchCat Nov 25 #2

Pathetic attitude. nilram Nov 25 #26

I understand your disappointment, but please rethink "never voting again" Polybius Nov 25 #33

Maybe they can come kacekwl Nov 25 #47

"not voting again" really? dwayneb Nov 26 #89

There's not much I can do, either. Harker Nov 25 #3

I'm right there with you. lees1975 Nov 25 #4

Entirely Cirsium Nov 25 #43

I understand being done. MuseRider Nov 25 #5

No, Sorry, but, I won't give the ass holes that satisfaction. republianmushroom Nov 25 #6

"I'll just sit here and watch the train wreck in slow motion." JoseBalow Nov 25 #8

I don't think it will be "slow motion". StarryNite Nov 25 #9

Hear, hear! GPV Nov 25 #54

Yes, I think you are right PatSeg Nov 26 #102

Understandable. At the same time, that's exactly what they want KPN Nov 25 #10

the defeatism of some DUer is, for lack of a better word, disgusting. onenote Nov 25 #11

Perhaps what you see as defeatism Otto_Harper Nov 25 #12

No, what I see is defeatism. Grieve for losing. But don't quit. Get up and fight where you can. onenote Nov 25 #17

It is not defeatism Cirsium Nov 25 #44

No, its defeatism and giving up. Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #32

I will offer that tilting at windmills Otto_Harper Nov 26 #83

I wish I had every minute back of the volunteering, following the details to witness this desperate journey of a country Hope22 Nov 25 #36

Great attitude! I look forward to more positive posts from you going forward! W_HAMILTON Nov 25 #37

"Defeatism" claudette Nov 25 #66

No hope of "winning" anything? onenote Nov 25 #69

We lost when claudette Nov 25 #79

You do realize that there are other elections don't you? Or are you one of the CT types that believe there will never be onenote Nov 25 #81

Huh? claudette Nov 26 #86

Which certainly sounds like another way of saying, with respect to elections, why bother voting. onenote Nov 26 #96

Not to me claudette Nov 26 #101

Will it be the death of 1000 cuts? Prairie_Seagull Nov 25 #13

You are perhaps older than me. I'm 76; yet, I have many ways to resist. Magoo48 Nov 25 #14

If there's an Indivisible group in your area, FIND IT! And GET INVOLVED! calimary Nov 25 #22

Yup Magoo48 Nov 25 #25

Limited locations dwayneb Nov 26 #87

This is a great idea. SupportSanity Nov 26 #103

I'm done paying attention and donating money as well. There's absolutely nothing I can do at this point to prevent beaglelover Nov 25 #15

That's incredibly wrong headed. onenote Nov 25 #21

Me, too! H2O Man Nov 25 #19

Please let us know bagimin Nov 26 #93

Sounds like a plan YoshidaYui Nov 25 #20

Us younger ones will be dealing with climate change. Kaleva Nov 25 #23

Yep....and you never would believe that a good portion of us ... Hope22 Nov 25 #28

Sure Cirsium Nov 25 #45

Who's getting into nonsense? Kaleva Nov 25 #80

I notice their timing of these bits of joy is perfect! Hope22 Nov 25 #24

Caved from the top down Cirsium Nov 25 #55

It's exactly like life in a dysfunctional family. Hope22 Nov 25 #67

Post removed Post removed Nov 25 #27

We have to cut the old guard loose, it isn't about them being bad people TheKentuckian Nov 25 #42

Of course Biden could of pushed him , questionseverything Nov 25 #58

I eagerly await Traitor tRump's demise. 634-5789 Nov 25 #29

Let's just face it. The "guardrails" are gone. "Good night and good Luck". EJ Morrow. We're going to need it. Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #30

I won't "face it". Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #34

Fight on for sure. The insurrectionist act will soon be activated to quell any "protest" (Putin/ Orban 101). If we have Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #39

Thank you for your conviction. I have it as well, but feel very let down by DOJ. How do you overcome that? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #77

Yes Meowmee Nov 25 #70

Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes and Ali Veshi sure did. "They" will target MSNBC and PBS?? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #74

truth Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #75

Go local... stillcool Nov 25 #31

I won't be made useless Mountain Mule Nov 25 #35

I'm getting on and I don't see how I can fight back. ...nt Jarqui Nov 25 #38

Hope is the last thing that dies peacebuzzard Nov 25 #40

When they throw justice away, what's left? Emile Nov 25 #41

I'm with you. The inmates are running the show Joinfortmill Nov 25 #46

Same here yankee87 Nov 25 #48

I just wish the "I'M DONE!" people would be quietly done. Iggo Nov 25 #49

I'll make it easy for you to discern Otto_Harper Nov 25 #65

Gosh --I hope the rest of us 75,000,000 Democrats don't feel that way New Haven Nov 25 #50

All the ones I know do claudette Nov 25 #57

Me, too claudette Nov 25 #51

Justr another huge pill i had to swallow, BUT bluestarone Nov 25 #53

Rollover and die if you must Asa13 Nov 25 #56

Sadly... 2naSalit Nov 25 #73

I'm tired. Lunabell Nov 25 #76

I cannot blame you kansasobama Nov 25 #78

The way things appear now moniss Nov 26 #84

Jack Smith had no choice, but he did the right thing by arranging it so the judge granted the dismissal pnwmom Nov 26 #85

In some ways Old Crank Nov 26 #90

I'm just not going to cooperate with them Historic NY Nov 26 #91

I feel the same. It's not simply that we lose, it's that our own Dems are letting us down. RicROC Nov 26 #92

Weak response? Trueblue Texan Nov 26 #94

Every four years there is a presidential election. He won this election because more Americans Autumn Nov 26 #95

I heard the same defeatism in 2016. Then 2018 happened!! And 2020. Callie1979 Nov 26 #99