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Adam Kinzinger's avatar

I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period

Pete Buttigieg's avatar

Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.

The Secretary is unfit to lead.

Jasmine Crockett's avatar

So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires?

(Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security)

Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.

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Joe C.'s avatar
9-1-1 tapes reveal how events unfolded in the Mill Valley murder. Does recycling in Marysville make a difference? And details about the County's bond rating are encouraging
Robert Reich's avatar

So the Republican Party has historically blocked:

-Paid sick leave

-Paid family & medical leave

-Universal childcare

-Universal pre-K

-Expanded Child Tax Credit

-Programs to support reproductive health

And they're wondering why more people aren't having children?

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Dom de Lima's avatar

There’s a term in psychology called habituation: the way we stop noticing things we see often. A painting on the wall. A familiar view. Even a person’s kindness.

The brain filters the predictable to save energy. But in doing so, it risks filtering out what makes life feel full.

Not everything that becomes familiar should be forgotten.

Sometimes, attention is an act of love.

Thom Hartmann's avatar
When Presidents Declare War on the Press: The Battle for Free Speech and Democracy
Mike Monett's avatar

"...we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolved, and the people recovering their true sight, restoring their government to its true principles. It is true, that in the meantime, we are suffering deeply in spirit..."

-Maybe again now. Maybe no such luck this time.

This was about war on the press, and you even wrote several weeks ago about being imprisoned yourself.

That got me thinking that if they go that far next year, it will be neccessary to set up a "Radio Free US", probably in Canada, so we can still get truth and news.

Daniel Solomon's avatar

CBC is pretty good -- probably more accurate than anything we have.

The problem is they have little penetration in US media markets.

Mike Monett's avatar

Maybe they can start a Radio Free US division of the CBC, funded by more affluent "refugees" to Canada, who will flee the tyranny that is about to be unleashed. It can be a powerful shortwave signal that will reach every corner of the lower 48 states plus Alaska.

Mike Monett's avatar

I've been thinking a lot about this "tables turned" situation that is about to become real. Probably at least 100 million Americans are soon going to want out, to be in a sanely functioning democracy again. This number is so huge, the world is in uncharted waters, especially because Europe is so threatened now by Putin and by climate change. The countries there probably will not be able to expand and liberalize their immigration capacity for Americans. Maybe Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and some Asian countries will be more able.

Mike Monett's avatar

...And another thing!.. The REAL crisis about to hit the economy is even worse than what we are already talking about (gutting the government of competence and replacing it with cultists, reckless, crazy trade and economic policies, disruption of labor via mass deportations, etc etc).

Mike Monett's avatar

Instead, the crisis I am talking about is a total flat lining of average so-called "consumer confidence", because perhaps up to half of all Americans are so terrified and disgusted right now the last thing on their minds is buying more stuff and spending money into an economy controlled by maniacs!

Unless we are talking about weapons for defending themselves, and supplies to get through unrest, what the hell are these many tens of millions of people gonna have any interest in spending money on?!

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