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I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7 ET, one more time ‼️

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Had our first un-subscribe this evening. I accept that I and/or this format will not be everyone’s cup of tea and I respect that. I also respect that they at least gave this a try!

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Contrary to what some in the far-right echo chamber have been saying this week, I have not been silenced. I’m right here folks. And I am ready to get started!

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A little composition of the whimsy wonderful things I’ve acquired so far this month!

Hi everyone, I have a request for you all.

Please follow my page as much as possible. I get my information directly from my CDC sources some were sadly fired last week, but others remain inside, risking everything to keep me informed about Bird Flu.

I report on Bird Flu, COVID-19, Tuberculosis, Measles, and other infectious diseases.

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Full disclosure: feeling very burnt out tonight.

After 3+ months of reporting the news 24/7, I think it finally got to me a bit and put me in the not so greatest head space.

Cancelling our live tonight, and rescheduling it for tomorrow or Friday (TBD). Thank you all for your support and for the community we are building here. I will see you in the morning for a morning update.

Thanks for the warm welcome. Just posted something on how I’m thinking about the path before us. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and ideas.

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Scioto County Commissioners Fire Economic Development Chief Robert Horton After Indictments; Deal With Fallout

I’m no constitutional law scholar, but shouldn’t the Democratic members of congress be filing for restraining orders to stop each of the illegal (meaning contrary to the constitution or federal statutes) acts of Trump or his proxies? Why are they leaving it to the states and individual citizens?

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I heard someone compare Trump’s mass firings to him being a bull in a china shop. I disagree.

Trump is a like a bull in a VA hospital.

Trump is like a bull in an assisted living facility.

Trump is like a bull in an Alzheimer’s research center.

Trump is like a bull in a NICU.

A bull in a china shop breaks things.

Trump is breaking . . . people.

I am humbled by the support already being shown by the MOV community on my new efforts here on Substack. I have a huge but I believe attainable goal of 5,000 subs with 10% of them being paid. I once had a Facebook page of 96,000 follows…so I think a little over 5% of that number is realistic for this. Keep on keeping on and keep sharing! :)

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Trump is surrendering America. Trump is the opposite of strong. He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man. There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self An absolute joke

I'm sorry, but I'll be the one to say it: JASMINE CROCKETT needs to be Speaker of the House. I'm done with these Democrats giving the same nonchalant answers. We are losing our democracy. We need leaders who arent SCARED! Like if you agree with me.

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Musk’s lies, lies, and more lies

Regardless of RFK Jr being confirmed as HHS secretary, I will continue to provide evidence based health education on social media. We need more helpers now more than ever.

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Jeff Bezos’ decision today to regulate the Washington Post opinion column is exactly what is wrong with mainstream media.

Media owned by billionaires who control editorial decisions fails the American people.

I’m grateful to have this platform on Substack. This is the future of independent media. We will not back down.

‘Am I a Snob Or Is He a Simpleton?’

Last night, I woke up every few hours agonizing about how I should end the relationship, so imagine my surprise to see that my letter to Polly was answered and in my inbox this morning. A letter that I hastily wrote and sent and immediately felt like I did a poor job explaining and gave even poorer examples? I considered sending an amendment, but decided against it, thinking that the broad questions have been answered over and over, and I should invest instead in figuring out my own feelings, i…

If you're constantly overthinking, I think you SHOULD break up with him. I know a big difficulty with not growing up with a secure attachment style, you're constantly wondering if your feelings are coming from a place of avoidance, or if it's genuinely a problem. But I think there's a difference between the straight man tax, and someone saying off-color shit and then claiming to be a liberal. Him using pussy as an insult, and then apologizing because "I shouldn't be using that around you" and then saying or example, he was talking about secondary teachers and he said, "They're not really as smart as you would think they'd be. They’re really not interested in learning or critical thought. They're just blue collar, simple people." ...that's not great. At the end of the day, it's what the original commentaro said about her husband. It's ALL ABOUT RATIOS. There's something to be said about ambivalence, how ambivalence occurs when we go through so, so much pain, have avoidant attachment styles, etc. etc.

But like, imagine you weren't avoidant. Pretend for one second you're one of those magically securely attached people. Take the complicating factor of your attachment style out of the picture. Would you still be able to tolerate these flaws? Or is your secure self also someone who dislikes these tiny red flags? Just trust your feelings, OP, even though I know your feelings led you astray a lot in the past. If you continue to suffer and struggle and agonize, then break up with him. Maybe you'll feel regret and then agonize over whether you made the right decision. But just trust yourself--I don't think your eyes are cloudy here. I think they're perfectly clear, but then you dip your hand into a paint bucket of clouds and smear them over your gaze because you've been taught to distrust your gut feelings.

I could very well be wrong about all of this. Ultimately you're the one stuck with your emotional storms. But there's a difference between ambivalence and agony.

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