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So ever since the inauguration, we've all been debating Elon Musk and his awkward hand gesture. And those of us on our side of the aisle have been gaslit to no end, being told that we really didn't see what we thought we saw. And they actually go so far to insult our intelligence by finding pictures of
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Kamala Harris or Hillary Clinton waving to a crowd or Bernie Sanders talking with his hands. And they freeze frame it and say, hey, look, they did the same thing. And we're not going to be gaslit. We're not going to have our intelligence insulted like that. And when they say, you didn't see what you think you saw,
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we're always going to stand on the side of truth and the side of reason. And there is no way that they can explain this next one away. There's no way they can do a freeze frame. There's no way that they can try to catch somebody in a moment and say, look, they did it too.

Brando Blasts Tennessee GOP Women's Group for Highlighting Hitler as an 'Intelligent Leader'

Tennessee Brando fights through the gaslighting and calls on Republicans to denounce Nazis in their party

In this new video report, MeidasTouch’s blue dot in a red state Tennessee Brando expresses outrage at a recent controversy involving the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women, who included Adolf Hitler in a reading list for children as an example of an "intelligent leader." Brando critiques the group's decision and their subsequent inadequate response, which lacked a formal apology, tying it to Republican gaslighting over Elon Musk’s salute at Trump’s inauguration event, which has been likened to a Nazi salute and celebrated by neo-Nazis. Subscribe to Meidas+ today for more ad-free MeidasTouch content.

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Brando contrasts the MAGA effort to ban drag queens from reading to children in Tennessee, with the inclusion of Hitler as an example of leadership on a supposedly educational platform, highlighting hypocrisy in their claimed commitment to protecting children.

Brando recounts how the South had to confront its own Civil War history and the bravery it takes to denounce Confederate leaders like Robert E. Lee. He stresses the need for more Republicans to speak out against Nazi sympathizers within their party. We must unequivocally resist any effort to whitewash or downplay Hitler’s atrocities and push back when MAGA Republicans attempt to gaslight Democrats into denying their embrace of Nazi ideology or symbols.

Brando appeals to Trump supporters and conservatives, urging them to explicitly denounce any attempt to portray Hitler in a positive light. He reflects on the emotional toll of confronting these issues, drawing inspiration from his late uncle to continue speaking out against injustice and standing for truth. We don’t have billionaire investors telling us what to print or say. Subscribe today to support independent, pro-democracy media.

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Keith Olson's avatar

It’s absolutely incredible how brainwashed the Republican voters are!

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Mary's avatar

They’re ignorant. Fascism relies on the ignorance of its population.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Yup. They're also outnumbered.

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Vel Santic's avatar

what IS with that "brain fog" thing, your link I don't even dare to click 'cause it looks virus-like and your obvious spamming every single comments section with the identical, out-of-context copy-pasted sentence?? what's your point, Tara Sanders, for a month already?

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Ed Garland's avatar

Vel ... She was trying to steer people to a product she's selling or (worse) lead folks to click on a link that contains a virus. I saw it earlier and my spidey antennas went code red/avoid!

Creeps like her show up everywhere. Once you get used to the way dummies try to hijack a thread they'll stick out like a sore thumb.

Stupid, dumb interloper who had the temerity to think the Meidas Mighty were gullible. Well, her fancy fanny got canned! LOL 😂

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Vel Santic's avatar

it's what I thought - yet she got more likes than an average genuine Meidas Touch Network commentator and/or subscriber!!!!!!!!!!! that is NOT funny - it's obvious that Substack is sabotaging The Meidas Touch Network if Substack is allowing, and, most unfortunately - Substack is allowing, these eVIlon-musk-oid cyber crimes.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Report any post. You have the option to alert MeidasTouch or SUBSTACK. You can also go to the person's profile and Block Them. Excellent decision not to click on the link. Stay vigilant.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Have been doing it since day 1. Before anyone needing to tell me. (sorry if I sound short, since nov 6th 2024 on I've been in horribly ruined mood, reasons known by entire galaxy, not only world).

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Mary's avatar

Thank you for this link.

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Mary's avatar

What are you feeling now

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Vel Santic's avatar

who were those that upvoted her spam?? gosh.....

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Ed Garland's avatar

Vel ... likely accomplices. Creeps like her are like roaches. If you see one there are others nearby.

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Vel Santic's avatar

so, Substack is hijacked by eVIlonmusk-oid cyber criminals, too. that is a horrific developing situation.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Not to worry. Between Meidastouch Admins and Substack Admins they'll not be long for this environment. Even if they change a name or profile once their pattern is recognized they'll be banned 'n booted. They look for attention. Ignore them.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I'd like to share your optimism. I wish I could trust Substack after what they've done to me on the night of Monday-Tuesday. First they said in technical help chat they'd restore my, by misunderstanding and accidentally, deleted account and all my comments (something I had NO idea would happen when I clicked for, what I thought was, a Break or Pause button from Substack because I'm exasperated by the Democrats' lack of real resistance), and, then, once they asked me and heard what my subscriptions were (all Democratic and Progressive), Substack's representative turned around saying my account "couldn't be restored". So all of my comments and content that I've had since last summer has been gone since Monday night onto Tuesday.

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June Francis's avatar

And it's so hard to understand why my siblings are in the cult. We were raised with the same morals & values.

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ErikaRickyBelk's avatar

Omg. My family used to be super close. Now we have two rebels in our life my brother and my sister my brother is not only a trump supporter but you know he's in the cult of Mormonism and I don't care what say it is a cult. My sister well she was never the smartest person in our family. She moved to Oakdale California and when I went in and visited her I couldn't believe what I was hearing this is way before Trump she's sitting there they are sitting there talking about Hispanics but they're doing the whatever people call people when they're ignorant anyway they were calling them wet backs and I don't even know I used to know them all because I would hear it but you know basically every horrible thing you could talk about Hispanics. I lost all respect for them at that point. But they continued and now my sister is a full-on 100% Fox News viewer 100% Trump and now she's got her kids and her grandkids sucked up in that idiocy. My mother I guarantee you is rolling in her grave. Oh no I'm going to be fighting this s*** okay I'm not done I'm almost 70 but I'm not done. This is not going to happen an hour country

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Mary's avatar

FOX should be taken down - off the air —

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Cill Triplett's avatar

As an enemy of the Constitution. Can't say government, because the government IS an enemy of the Constitution!

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David Clark's avatar

It tis now. Wasn't a few months ago.

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Mary's avatar

What do you mean-the government is the enemy of the people?

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Vel Santic's avatar

I assume meaning tRumputin's-eVIlonmusk's reign of terror sequence 2.

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MM Harris's avatar

Yep "state" run propaganda... always was and always will be... we need to give MUCH more serious thought before we allow foreigners to establish businesses like this in OUR country... sometimes the "freedom of speech" thing is so problematic!

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Mary's avatar

FOX doesn’t call themselves State Run Propaganda. It’s a private Corporation

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William's avatar

When they get in trouble, they claim they are an Entertainment Network. I would have to say that's very true. A total show of clowns and nutcases! They are a NEWS OUTLET that does the felon Trumps bidding every single day! You can call yourself an Entertainment Network BUT we ALL know what you really are!

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Mary's avatar

I know

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David Clark's avatar

They aspire to be the "For Hire" State Run Media.

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Mary's avatar

Are you referring to FOX?

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MM Harris's avatar

yep

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Ed Garland's avatar

Don't waste your time trying to understand them. Just make sure you've put up healthy relationship barriers so as to avoid falling into the black hole they've dug for themselves. There is no help and no amount of understanding that can cure their willful ignorance. Leave them be. Steer clear and align yourself with the growing resistance.

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Barbara Bales's avatar

I just blocked my lifetime friend on fb and my phone. It was a long time coming, but I had to because...toxic. 69 years + we were friends.

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Ed Garland's avatar

Nowadays "blood ain't thicker than water," and we're in a whole new world of weirdness. We are having more "funerals" than ever.

Families and good friends becoming strangers and it's heartbreaking. Survival is important so just because a loved one decides to forge a new path is no cause to adopt a permanent state of mourning.

I adopted a strategy years ago that has served me well: "I don't chase. I replace." When someone decides to be contrary to what I've known them to be I simply let them! When someone distances themselves I respect (and uphold) their decision ... in silence!

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Barbara Bales's avatar

right wing media and propaganda. my brother has had fox on his tv since gw's administration. in the car it was limbaugh until he died and no doubt it's someone else spewing the same lies.

I am convinced this non-stop consumption of propaganda has changed something in their brains, rearranged cells or synapses or something, and changed them fundamentally. #MassSociopathy it's a sickness.

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Mary's avatar

It’s toxic. I’ve read about a family who literally turned the cable off to detox their father, who’d. become insane

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Mary's avatar

I am so sorry

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Mary's avatar

It’s a question worth finding an answer to.

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Heather Kempf's avatar

You are just giving them an excuse by saying they are brainwashed. They are quite simply as horrific as human beings as he is. They are morons, they have no morals or values or decency or empathy, they are shameless, they are ignorant and racist, they pretend to be things they are not (for instance, Christian), they are pleased by all of this! They are simply disgusting people.

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Ellen's avatar

EXACTLY......this is who they always were and DT just allowed them to finally say out loud in public what that they used to say only behind closed doors......

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Mary's avatar

Maybe not all

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Mary's avatar

I know

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Ed Garland's avatar

Agree. Their stupidity is on full display. Unfortunately, the price they're going to pay when TSHTF is going to destroy them. Sleeping with the enemy is the epitome of ignorance and delusion. They're bait for their pimp MAGA cult followers. Beyond help.

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Mary's avatar

But it takes us all down as a country

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Chris's avatar

I know I shouldn’t break my head over it, but I really don’t get it. They view us the exact same way we view them. They think we are the ones who aren’t facing the facts, that we are the ones uneducated. That or that WE are sheep. The people who wear MAGA hats and blindly follow an orange bitch. It’s wild to me.

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Mary's avatar

There’s far less of “them” than there is of “us”

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Heather Kempf's avatar

That used to be true. It's hard to be sure now. In this last election many Democrats and left leaning Independents voted for Trump (why? I don't know. still have racist and misogynist problems themselves and couldn't vote for a minority woman for President, or blaming Biden/Harris for Gaza, as if Trump, of all people would be better for the Palestinians?!! or foolishly believing that Trump is better on the Economy). Those people are just as uneducated and ignorant as Trump MAGA supporters and became Trump MAGA supporters. And too many voters stayed home and did not vote. If they were Democrats, what was their excuse?!! They handed the Presidency to Trump and might as well have voted for him. So are there really more of us than them, anymore? I don't know. I think it may be about equal now. They used to be only about 30% of voters at a guess, but this last Election makes it about equal. People not voting means they didn't care if Trump became President again, that doesn't exactly put them on our side.

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Enlightenment's avatar

I am not even surprised - and that's scary!

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Stacie Rice's avatar

I'm from Tennessee and I'm not at all surprised. Lots of willful ignorance.

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Mary's avatar

Willful ignorance.? How so?

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Mike Hammer's avatar

They “will” not open a book because they “will” not learn how to read.

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Mary's avatar

I imagine they know how to read at some functional level. Are they literally refusing to read history?

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Top 8th grade level, most 6th. They’re taught what’s given to them which is by systematic underfunding education creating the very ignorance which suits the politicians just fine, it’s their creation. It’s also voter suppression in its most basic form. Give them a tv set, a couple of fake (but pretty, all about the looks) news anchors with Trumps blessing and voila, you have created the most dangerous people in the world, insurgents at your disposal. It’s how authoritarian’s and republicans roll.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

I suspect another issue is that with only a 6th grade reading level they might have problems comprehending what they read. Then, unless a history book or any book for that matter, is written for a 6-8th grade level all the "big" words would be a problem. My mother only had a 4th grade education. Her family saw no need for anymore than that since she was a girl and was only going to stay home and make babies.

My mother could read a newspaper, she read the crime magazines, the tabloids and on rare occasion she read a pocket novel. Her tv was on all of the time!

How she came to be a Democrat I don't know. She seldom ever talked politics. She liked "Ike" for some reason and thought Mussolini was stupid, quote "that stupid Mussi". She voted and probably told me it was important to vote for Democrats. Why? -- I don't know, when I was young I just did it. I know why I do it now!

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Ellen's avatar

IF your mother grew up during the Depression and benefited from any or all of FDR's policies, THAT would be why she was a Democrat.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

FDR was president 1933 until his death in 1945. My mother was in her early 20's at the time. Her parents immigrated to Canada; but, had 3 children in MA (one died young) my mother and her sister and parents then returned to Canada. Were they here legally - I don't know and until all of this mess I never even thought about it. She told me that my grandpa loved the Opera and came to Buffalo, NY to attend. Her family crossed the Canadian border a lot. One uncle with heart trouble crossed frequently to see his doctor.

My mother was "well-off" so to speak when she was with my dad (about 1941 to 1951). She told me that she had to stand in line to get nylons LOL I'm not sure whether she was in NY at the time or NV.

Like I said she seldom talked about politics. There is a good chance that is why she registered as a Democrat. TY for bringing that up. :-)

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Mary's avatar

Nylons. I remember repairing mine with nail polish as a teen. They ripped.

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Mary's avatar

YES. That’s why I don’t understand why so many seniors vote red.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Many books for adults are written at a 7th-8th grade level. "Big words" themselves aren't a problem if one knows how to use a dictionary. It's often the concepts that make a piece of writing hard to understand. When the former Yugoslavia blew up more than three decades ago, I struggled to understand the news reports because my knowledge of that part of the world was sketchy. Once I read up on the history, I understood a lot more.

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Mary's avatar

Sure. Knowing the history of a place/people makes all the difference.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I had the misfortune to be born in the region of former yugoslavia and 15 years old civilian teenager when the kgb (which never forgave former yugoslavia for saying NO to monster stalin&his pact back in 1948)-instigated monstrous wars in former yugoslavia started. Barely, barely survived it. Having immigrated to America in 1997, I've very soon noticed that repukkke party had all the characteristics of the war-criminal parties of the region of former yugoslavia. With each passing day, month, year the repukkkes kept showing that my fear about them was spot on.

Now even Canada is under threat of the joined tRump-putin aggression on the entire Modern West. NATO must intervene to save America from the crazy part of itself!!

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

I just started reading Jonathan Taplin's 2023 book THE END OF REALITY: How Billionaires Are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto. It supports what you're saying and then some. Their vision also syncs with 1984 and other "brave new worlds."

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Vel Santic's avatar

I wish I was wrong.

see - that's what I don't get - why did USA allow the psychopathic, sociopathic, sadist, twisted billionaires to gratuitously indulge their crazy evil murderous fantasies on us common people??

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Mary's avatar

Reagan wanted FOX . He might have been the primary reason Murdock was able to stay and grow the network originally

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Mary's avatar

I’m so sorry for what you went through.

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Mary's avatar

Your mother sounds like a smart lady.

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Theresa Spencer's avatar

I (German 71 ) met during my 17 years in the US, a really special coworker. If I had a question, was he the only person in the manufacturing company who could answer me. I asked him if has been such a good student in school.

No, he said, my teachers told me that I was to stupid. So I decided to teach myself using books. Another young coworker had problems with math. She also was told not being able to learn how to do math. So I sat down with her several hours to teach her simple math. She did so well, that she had been able to quit the boring manufacturing job and found a better one. The problem is mostly the teacher , not the money. I have met a few teachers and I am sorry to say, they were not the brightest.

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Mary's avatar

One good teacher can make all the difference for a student.

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Mary's avatar

Yes. But not everyone sticks within the lines. Some people are self taught. I think a great deal of it can actually reside in someone’s upbringing. I mean, If there’s even 1 person there speaking intelligently and offering a book to a young person, that makes all the difference. One good teacher can make a big difference. I guess we should wonder why there’s not at least one good influence to these MAGAS, before they became MAGAS.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

Brando has a great video about his journey to becoming a "blue dot in a red state".

Sorry I can't find it to post the link. Maybe someone else knows the title.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

They don't have to "literally refuse to read history" because the idea of reading history has probably never occurred to them. They just don't do it.

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Mary's avatar

Of course. I understand. My dad was a bad father and not educated. He was a WW2 Vet. He had horrible experiences there. He was an Italian American, first generation as I am, 2nd gen. His parents believed in work from a young age. Not books. My mother on the other hand lived the same experience. But she was soo intelligent. I do wonder how environmental vs. inherited intelligence come into play sometimes. It’s said the South has mostly bad schools. Yet many of our greatest American novelists comes from the south. Mark Twain went to school till age 12.

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Susan Raquel's avatar

2nd generation here also. Mother was Italian and she was very independent and a smart business woman. She started working early stomping grapes :-) I always had to work at whatever business she started. She wanted me to quit school after the 8th grade so I could work full time for her. Fortunately, I went to a Catholic school and the principal called me in to ask what I wanted to take in High School. I told her that I couldn't go because my mother said I had to quit. She said that I could compete for a scholarship that would pay my tuition and books. I said okay. I won and told my mother so she said okay. Looking back I really doubt there was any scholarship contest; but, once I was in high school I kept going. At 16 years I got my first paid job, $1.00 per hour! I paid for my own last two years of HS.

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Mary's avatar

Hello fellow Italian American. I’m so glad you finished h.s.I bet your mom was proud even though she didn’t think it was so important at first

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Susan Raquel's avatar

Hello back :-) Yes, the next hurdle was going to college. At graduation the many college scholarships were announced. My mother asked me why I didn't get one. I told her because you said I couldn't go! I don't know what changed her mind; but, she told me I could go if I knew what I wanted to be. In reality I had wanted to be a veterinarian so that is what I told her.

So now at 18 years of age I got a job that paid $2.00 an hour. All money, except for tuition, books and bus fare went to her. I knew I would have to save to go to UC Davis and talked her into opening an account -- her name was on it also. I faithfully gave her money to put into it so enough would be saved. Time came, got my A.A. and went to the bank to get my money for tuition, etc. Guess what, it was all gone.

Although I don't remember it I bet we had a big fight over that. Anyway, despite her, and it took 10 years; but, I finally got my BA.

I've always said "Life's great if you don't weaken".

As an aside my mother's family was from Calabria. There is a book by Gay Talese called Unto the Sons that explained a lot of my mother's behavior.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113852.Unto_the_Sons

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Brando, THANK YOU for this reveal!! Daughter of Holocaust victims here!!

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DonnaSheWrites's avatar

I'm asking out of sincere curiosity, and not to be a smart ass: The gesture Elon Musk did on Jan. 20th: Was that or was that not a nazi salute? (And I don't capitalize nazi on purpose.)

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JoAnn Gesterling's avatar

Absolutely zWAS!

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

It was--and the traitor did it twice!

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Rebel Ed's avatar

And people applauded.

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

Sadly, yes.

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Cathy burt's avatar

The gesture was done with verve and gleeful emotion. Seems to me that Musk was very comfortable doing it.

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Lights Seiferlein's avatar

I certainly got the impression that he wasn't stressing over it

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Vel Santic's avatar

Yep. eVIlonmusk is full of evilly spiteful gleeful caprice. Why did the world esp. USA allow that that ugly pos has all the socio-political powers 'cause he's the richest billionaire on this planet - is beyond me!! Therein is the tragedy of USA!

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Cyndi's avatar

Was

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Renée Piere's avatar

Without a doubt, Elon Musk’s gesture was a nazi salute…all of them. He made that gesture more than once!!

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Marla's avatar

It was definitely a Siegheil : a Nazi salute.

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Janice Merrifield's avatar

Yes it was.

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Madeline Sehna's avatar

Definitely was!!

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Susan Weiss's avatar

That WAS a N@zi salute, my grandfather fought in WWI, Dad in WWII. That ILLEGAL ALIEN did that shite TWICE.

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David A Pitock's avatar

Nazi salute, unmistakable musk is a full on Nazi supporter. He has been in Germany to support the dfa? I think its called. Nazi resurgence.

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

It most certainly was the "yahtzee" salute. Heinous.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Are you speaking to me?

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DonnaSheWrites's avatar

Yes. I'm curious to know what you, as the daughter of Holocaust victims, thinks of that gesture.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

Despicable !! We will never forget Germany WW11, we will never forget 911, we will never forget Jan 6th, we will never forget Muskrat's salute !

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Ed Garland's avatar

Absolutely right! Trump is criminally insane, drunk with power and surrounded by oligarchs who live on the suffering of individuals they feel are beneath them. Well, history has shown time and time again that evil may persist for a while but, in the end these so-called dictator-kings fall to a tragic end. Americans for MAGA have resurrected Ahab and Lilith. The wife and I and our family are waiting to see what God Almighty does to humble and destroy these snakes and cannibals! God Bless America, our Democracy, MTN and the Meidas Mighty! 💙

Note: Since Trump is obsessive about optics somebody should show him the photo of Mussolini and his mistress as they were put on display after their demise. It is a horrific photo but it depicts how the high and mighty can be reduced to nothing.

The same goes for Hitler who it is assumed escaped to South America to live out his days. Whether he did or not his end was far from the glory he envisioned as leader of Germany.

MAGA has chosen idolatry over God and the Constitution. They have put themselves on the pathway to doom.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

What do you think?

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Alarming, gross, horrendous, mortifying, despicable, deplorable, dreadful, frightful!

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Pic Ferrara's avatar

YES!!! A blantant Salute. He beat his chest so hard, then saluted twice...

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Son, here.

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Peggy Camp's avatar

Disgusting- this woman’s group needs to make a trip to Auschwitz’s!

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DonnaSheWrites's avatar

They're monsters. It wouldn't affect them like it would normal people.

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Mary's avatar

Or at least the Holocaust Museum in DC

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Paul Thompson's avatar

Shall we buy them tickets?

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Mike Hammer's avatar

You are at the tip of the spear my friend. Please stay safe, we value your work. Your points about the sensitivity of the Jewish population should be obvious to anyone but here we are. Thank you!

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Vel Santic's avatar

As a 25% Jewish myself, why did Jonathan Greenblatt of ADL (whose mailing list I am on; but also on Bend The Arc Jewish Social Justice mailing list) refuse to condemn eVIlonmusk?? I think 'cause he's in cahoots with the criminal netanyahu-kahanist regime that occupied Israel since 2022.

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Frances Mullane's avatar

Shocking that Brando Has to do this. Putting Hitler as an example of leadership. This is really amazing..

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disciple54Jil's avatar

There are jackasses EVERYWHERE!

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Nina Tatlock's avatar

It’s certainly an embarrassment to women.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

Pardon me but any Jew who is Republican and voted for the Criminal, needs to be called out to their face!

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Steven Robert Levine's avatar

I am a Jew and I say: *ANY* & *EVERY* Jewish person who still supports the Republican party may as well wear a Nazi armband. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for a Jew to support the fascism, racism and misogyny of the Republican/Trump/Musk party.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

$$$$$$$$$$$$ Money, money, money, the song from Chicago !

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Marla's avatar

I am Jewish. I also found quite difficult to believe with our long history of persecution and more recently the Holocaust - one of humanity’s darkest times that a Jewish individual would be a GOP and now a MAGA loving Trump. The main excuse I hear is “his policies”. Oy vey. They are based on lies.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

Their lying it is ALL about MONEY !

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

So glad my parents aren’t alive because all of this would surely kill them.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

Sadly I know some Jews who voted for Dump. Why, because they are fifthly rich and like the tax cuts. Bottom it's all about money, & greed !!

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

I do too and that’s why it is so alarming but there were Jewish Nazis in Germany also who turned others in to the SS.

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Vel Santic's avatar

abvraham shtern (spelled as abraham stern) and his movements were hitler-like during WW2. after that - kahanism.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Most unfortunately yep. In certain parts of Jewish Community such as the right-wingers, there is an inexplicable cult-worship of hugely wealthy money. that is one thing that Jewish Community really needs to tackle face-on!!

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ThereseM's avatar

Thank you for speaking up, Brando!

I lived in Knoxville for a bit. Beautiful mountains and my dear friends, wonderful and gracious people.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I live in the red state of Florida, where Trump the Devil, and his minion, Ron DeSantis, and others reside. I'm from Ohio, where it's more of the same.

IN YOUR FACE, TRUMP, DESANTIS, GOP, MAGA! WE ARE THE MEIDAS MIGHTY!

Meidas Mighty = Truth, Facts, Empathy, Compassion, Strength, Sanity, Inclusiveness, Resilience, Diversity, Understanding, Intelligence, Morals, Values, Support, Determination, Patriotism, Community. TRUTH TO POWER.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

May I copy & paste ?

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Of course!

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Vel Santic's avatar

MOron deaMOn desaTAntis is the satan himself.

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Katherine Price's avatar

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 I am furious at so many of my southern brothers and sisters.

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Kathleen's avatar

Brainwashing kids is evil. These women are twisted and evil. Call it out for what it is! Evil! They probably all wear crossed around their necks. Is this a Christ like message? Good Lord, no. 🙏🇺🇸

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Cathy Cantelli's avatar

Not sure how much more of this I can take. I KNOW these hateful people have always existed but I MUCH preferred when they knew their place...mouths shut and beneath a rock where they bbelonged. I swear to christ if I could turn back time and stop social media somehow I'd do it in a heartbeat. As much as I love having the knowledge of all mankind at my fingertips, it's not worth it. We haven't advanced society we've set it back.

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Cathy Delia's avatar

That's what I've always said. They need to go crawl back under their rock. This country is so much more dangerous with people out there who feel that their hateful words and actions are acceptable now that we have a president who acts just like them.

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Mary's avatar

I know what you mean.

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Jenny Faucett's avatar

It wasn't the eggs, it was the racism. They make me puke.

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Vel Santic's avatar

racism and misogyny.

sadly, it looks like USA in this shape and form won't be able to survive unless an ideological and practical split happens - it should be peaceful and negotiated because America is a very large country (similar to china, russia which also must be partitioned!!) but tRumputin's reign of terror must be chased away from Washington DC because Washington DC is the most Democratic-voting American Territory and because tRumputinists have already committed terroristic aggression on Washington DC on Jan 6th 2021 - they should have NO business being in Washington DC!! tRumputinists have destroyed the US Constitution many times already, it's fait accompli i.e. done deed committed by the 6 insurrectionists on the so-called "scotus".

this election showed its colors, all of you/us who like BLUE must hold on to what we have (counting from the County-level up!!), cut away from red and run with majority of Canada to create a United North America. I don't see any other solution and our one and only lifetime flies away very fast. the sadist tRumputinists must NOT be allowed to have any right to rule our BLUE lives, rights and interests, ONLY their own voters'!! Let's really respect Freedom and Choice for both sides of the divide, at long last!!

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disciple54Jil's avatar

As Popok says it like this- don't react to the garbage out there. That's just a "weapon of mass distraction" just said to get us running off in another direction so we will ignore what he's doing.

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Dennis Ryan's avatar

Yes, underscore the purpose is both distraction AND destruction amid chaos. Has to be the first chapter in Heritage's workbook behind 2025 - do D&D and all else will be easier.

We must not get sucked in, yet it is difficult to ignore for all kinds of good reasons.

Outrage alone won't pave the path to building what we will have to call a New America after this administration gets thrown out.

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DonnaSheWrites's avatar

Still wanna play nice with trash who think Hitler was a swell guy?

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Phil Morici's avatar

Brando, you're absolutely right about what you said in the beginning about not all Tennessee people, our booger, pickin hillbillies, but it's pretty bad when you have Carrie Underwood. That's married to a Canadian singing for Donald Trump. At the inauguration, she should be ashamed of herself and She should be ashamed that she lives in tennessee, an ashamed tennessee like that

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Larry Harris's avatar

We must fight White Christian Nationalist Fascism.

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Phil Morici's avatar

You are one of the best Brando. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep getting that message out there.Maybe one day, somebody'll see the light go on in their head

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Jennifer Dyke's avatar

Hitler sanctioned and oversaw the murder of 6 million Jews in concentration camps. I'm pretty sure drag queens never harmed a soul, let alone millions of innocent people. But hey, Hitler was a great leader! HITLER?!

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Rebel Ed's avatar

Six million Jews plus around five million more Christians. People forget it is six million Jews, PLUS.

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Mary's avatar

😥

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Vel Santic's avatar

the monstrous pos hiler started with genocidizing German LGBTIQA people. that IS what tRumputinists want - the way putin's islamistic terrorist ramzan kadyrov started committing in chechnya.

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Darkhill's avatar

tnfrw.org has now removed the recommendation and posted a statement that it "inaccurately reflected our intentions." I think that means that we weren't supposed to notice them embracing fascism.

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Mary's avatar

Yup

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Michael White's avatar

if you voted for DT you voted for the American Hitler who is running substantially the same playbook of the original hitler. you can't denounce and reject Hitler and then in the same breath support DT

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Vel Santic's avatar

he LITERALLY said a week or so before the election of nov 5th 2024 that he wants his generals be more like hitler's. Find Ari Melber's MSNBC video about it from Oct. the 15th 2024!! hence - the pos pete hegseth.

hellllloooo, America, the earth is calling!!!!

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Mary's avatar

You mean not support? Right?

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Ron j's avatar

Hitler was a murderous thug.

Perhaps these women need to watch a couple of hours of the films of the Extermination camps.

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Ron j's avatar

Over 11 Million people murdered is not propaganda . They were there in 1930 and gone by 1945. And the Aliens did not abduct them

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Mary's avatar

They’ve been told it’s propaganda

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Linda Vopicka's avatar

We've got your back, Brando!

We get through this together!

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DCR's avatar

Where or when did anyone who went to any school ever hear that Adolf Hitler was a good guy?

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Vel Santic's avatar

in their private-charter schools and the evil hypocritical so-called "evangelical" (read, kakangelical) "churches" they got indoctrinated like that.

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Michael Winsor's avatar

Thank you for this, Brando!!!!

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SYLVIA CRIXELL's avatar

Sorry, never a Trump supporter, so I can't fulfill your request. But KEEP THIS UP!!! This entire scenario is incredible. Who would have thought that people in our beloved country would elevate that fucking Nazi. Not gonna say his name. Thank you; you inspire me.

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Pam Abernathy's avatar

WHAT THE ACTUAL EFF????

NAZI SALUTE IS A NAZI SALUTE.

Thank you, Tennessee!

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Charmaine Webb's avatar

I have a feeling that these same women have accused LGBTQ+ and others of grooming children. Now we have proof of who was really doing the grooming. Eeks.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Bingo!!

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Donna Wilson's avatar

Quote from the World Jewish Congress post: A 2023 survey found that 20% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 think the Holocaust is a “myth,” and almost a quarter believe the Holocaust has been “exaggerated.” They all should be forced to visit the Holocaust Museum.

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And, I don't GAF about what they think one way or the other - but, they should be told - steer clear from politics and social power the way you are!! But nobody has been telling them that "ohhhh, freedom of speech, freedom of speech...." (never mind that freedom of speech has/is supposed to have its own ultimate limits, especially for those who first start violating those limits!!).

so, small wonder they're the way are and the situation is the way it is -'cause USA never really established an orderly civic society, unlike, for example, post-WW2 Germany and nearly all of other American Allies which it/they did!!

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anna's avatar

Thank you for speaking up have courage my friend we need each other more than ever

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Kristina Dunn's avatar

Yes being in E TN has been so embarrassing you make me feel so much better knowing that I’m not alone in how I feel it’s so hard being a blue dot but I’m proud to be one. I’m proud of you for all you have accomplished and taking a stand. You give me courage and hope.

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Kristina Dunn's avatar

Thank you!!

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Donna R.'s avatar

You're welcome. I'm trying to get us organized as to concentrate our power and voices. They are organized, us not so much. Time for action.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly!! But if you only knew how many Indivisible and all other pro-Democracy Activist emails I've been getting and ALWAYS acted with for decades, yet here we are......

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Leslie Marcyoniak's avatar

It was exactly how we saw it. Those women shouldn’t even have children!! Brainwashing is not a form of education… what’s wrong with these people?!!!

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Just Kris's avatar

It’s always “oh you misunderstood” or “golly that’s not what we meant”. That’s emotional abuse and these people are ALL sick.

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Maria 🇮🇪's avatar

Well said Brendo! Beggars Belief when Anyone comes off with this crap. But Women, somehow it seems Even worse. Evil, Vile Racism is Everywhere! Stay Safe& Well!

Thanks for letting us Know.

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Laura's avatar

That is some seriously messed up 💩! Proud of Tennessee Brando for calling it out and he is perfectly correct in saying that on something THAT sick and twisted, Republicans need to start calling it out and if they refuse, make up excuses, or gaslight, then they may as well come right out and heil Hitler themselves and admit their nasty imbedded anti semitism and hate! And a women’s group??? What kind of fresh hell…never mind. wtf

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Vel Santic's avatar

If one needs to tell an entire party which considers itself a ruling party, if someone needs to tell them this - then, you know, that even if they "call it out" - it will not be sincere!! I know repukkkes all too well.

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mary moe's avatar

Thank you for this piece. Dems need to shout loudly, in front of a mic, over this is so many other bs items. Get in the spot light now.

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Frank Aloi's avatar

I’m a Republican but I’m also a moderate. I can’t believe they would post something so wrong and insulting to the Veterans of WW2.

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Vel Santic's avatar

tRumputin has been insulting to the Veterans of WW2 for a decade yet here we are. Why would you be in a such a cult, it just doesn't make any sense.

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Kristina Dunn's avatar

Yes! Being from E TN is such an embarrassment anymore. Being a blue dot is so hard when you’re surrounded by nothing but red that are racist and filled with hate. Our leaders can’t wait to lick the boots of Trump and it’s disgraceful. I’m so proud of you and all that you have accomplished! You give me courage and hope. I can’t understand what our fellow Tennesseans are thinking and what goes through their mind that make them think this is ok?!

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Vel Santic's avatar

'tell me about it. I had the misfortune to be from horrible region of former yugoslavia.

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Kristina Dunn's avatar

I am so sorry **hugs**

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Marilyn Ritcey's avatar

I'm from Canada and support all of you who keep the Meidas Mighty going. I think Hitler was one of the worst, evil men in our history. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

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Vel Santic's avatar

only gengis khan had murdered more, in the entire history of humankind.

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Marilyn Ritcey's avatar

Thanks for the info. We must never forget these atrocities.

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Vicki Yost's avatar

So sad there are so many that revere evil people. It's creepy they thought it was amazing "leadership" to condition children. Thank you for your continued work in bringing this stuff to our attention.

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Merlene Smith's avatar

Maybe all teachers in TN need to be vetted concerning Hitler too. That is where some of the Nazi infiltration begins.

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Phil Morici's avatar

And another comment that I would like to make is also, I'm pretty disgusted and discouraged with Snoop Dogg. I used to think he was one of the greatest rappers, but he don't hold a candle to Eminem. At least Eminem has some sense and class and knows better. You know, everybody says Oh, it's all about the money for snoop. Dogg, you know, if they're going to pay hi $2 million to sing. You know he's going to show up. He should be ashamed of himself. He has more money than he needs. Give it to charity.

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Kst1969's avatar

I remember a clip of snoop saying if blacks performed for Trump they were uncle Tom's. I guess what we got was uncle snoop

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Vel Santic's avatar

there's nothing more I hate than hypocrisy, greed, opportunism, lies!! WHAT EFFIN' MENTAL DISEASES HAD GOTTEN INTO SO MANY PEOPLE LATELY???? I can't quit wondering. Don't they see how short life is - a microbe kills hundreds of millions of people. mother nature and its wrath can kill hundreds of millions of people in a jiffy. other deadly diseases, accidents, nonpolitical crimes etc... etc... etc.... Life can never ever be boring so to find "a thrill" in being willfully evil, just for kicks. I swear, most of evil people are that way 'cause to them they've got nothing better to do - rotten spoiled.

Dr. Seth Norrholm explains all this the best!! He sometimes writes for Raw Story, I love him!

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Linda Woodworth's avatar

Thank you a million times. People like you are keeping many of us afloat and ready to stand up for truth.

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theresa neaz's avatar

Thanks for standing up for what’s right and humane.

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Rene Cournoyer's avatar

What the fu#k is wrong with these females? What happened to them to make them completely horrible?!

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Landon Trotsky's avatar

In passing just a few days ago, I caught like 30 seconds of that Leland Vittert guy during his segment on "NewsNation", doing his typical, smug reactionary schtick and MAGA apologia, but this time... for Elon Musk's very blatant "sieg heil" Nazi salute stunt... Scoffing at the "triggered libs" outrage, dismissing it as hysteriical nonsense, and insisting that "Herr Elongated Muskrat" - my preferred disparaging nickname for that malignant narcissist & corporate welfare queen - was clearly just grasping at his heart and throwing it out to the inauguration crowd, as if it was merely some gesture of gratitude and endearment...

And not what we all saw with our own eyes for what it clearly was: the proverbial exclamation point at the end of what that queer-bashing, race-baiting, jew conspiracy peddling, ketamine-addled, perverted creep with untreated autism has been amplifying for over a year now, thru the "Xcrements" he boosts on that social media platform formerly known as Twitter he has all but destroyed!

Feels like the rest of us are left wandering in the desert of the real, as the rest of the information landscape in America slides further and further into this strange, scary, hyperreal "MAGA Matrix"...

A sick, twisted, and reaally just straight up WEIRD iteration of the film "Idiocracy", mixed with some Orwellian "1984" and some Baudrillardian "Simulacra & Simulation" themes, only it's all IRL... 😵‍💫

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Vel Santic's avatar

sadism, sociopathy, psychopathy is authoritarians' main trait.

Well, we who are NOT sadists - ain't gonna be masochists, either!!

The Golden Rule is - do NOT do unto others what you wouldn't want the others do unto you!!

The UN Article on Human Rights says - All human beings are born free and equal in their dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and they need to act one towards the other in the spirit of brotherhood (I say, if not brotherhood, then, friendship. If not, friendship, then, do NOT start aggressions on others, at least!!)

Also, everybody is/should be free to do everything - for AS LONG AS, judged objectively, that does NOT do a HARM to others!! Again, judged objectively!

How, effin', difficult is that?? Not difficult at all, it only requires a good will!!

My whole life I've only practiced these rules!!

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Janet James's avatar

The current felon president is equally as evil as Hitler

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Vel Santic's avatar

his only favorite book is mein kampf. he wants his generals to be more like hitler's - he said it this past October!! all and every self-declared nazis and fascists and stalinists and antidemocrats - vote for him!! he is TOTALLY INCOMPATIBLE with America!!!!! Remove him as soon as immediately!!

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Maryann Zdralek's avatar

Thank you Tennessee Brando for bringing this story to light! We all know what Musk did and what he stands for! My Mom was from Kentucky and I have visited Tennessee many times! A beautiful state! 💙. I’m lucky that My Mom moved to California in the 1950’s and that is where I live today!

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Karen's avatar

Thank you so very much for all that you do to share the truth with the American people. In solidarity from CT

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Gwynne's avatar

Thank you for being aware and speaking out. I've never seen your work before and I'm a Brando new fan!!

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Dawnmarie's avatar

I am with you 100%!! Thank you for your diligence and dedication to democracy. I am just shocked at the number of women who would actually subscribe to anything remotely close to what they said on their webpage. I am just sick to my stomach about this ungodly movement in our country. You said it, Brando: EVIL!

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Paul Thompson's avatar

Well, yes, Hitler did have Hitler Bundyouth groups, even in the US. (Check out area outside Mikwaukee, near Grafton, WI where I grew up. Films of these camps sad, sorrowful.)

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ML Kansas's avatar

Even though I am not originally from Tennessee, I lived in Tennessee for almost 10 years with my job. I currently live in Kansas (another deep red state). I just want to reach out and say I agree and support all you do.

Keep up the great job!!!

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Linda Valentine's avatar

Very refreshing real take on history. Bravo to you for truth telling.

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Merlene Smith's avatar

There are American Nazi parties!

Since WWII. Think about the brown shirts marching saying the Jews will not over come us. Biden decided to run for President then!

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Phillis Asiata's avatar

Thank you for speaking up for the good Tennessee people. There are so many stupid maga people, yes majority in red states but we have some in blue states too! They are the biggest embarrassment our country has ever experienced

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Joyce Anderson's avatar

Brando, WTF is wrong with some of the women in our state? All we can do is denounce thought like this. Wait til Marsha wants to be our govenor!!! Ugh!!!

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Thomas Dillhunt's avatar

That is powerful! Everyone should take the 12 minutes to view this powerful video.

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Michael Saltsgaver's avatar

Right on brother, it's sad to hear this is happening

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Kst1969's avatar

I love Brando. I've been watching every video like it's my job

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Katherine Price's avatar

Hitler did get the teens, hell, the parents were too scared to say no.

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Gloria Wetzel's avatar

The South seems to have a lot.

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Keith Olson's avatar

I live in Connecticut and the majority of my town are Trump voters. They’re everywhere in America!

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Suzanne's avatar

I am horrified at the direction some individuals are trying to take our country!

Going through all this has started fire in my belly! I have been more proactive in the last 9 months then I can remember. We need to stand together, support each other and save our democracy💪

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S. Rose Smith-Hayes's avatar

The epitome of ignorance for educated folk to enlist this type of comments. Hitler was a murderer. Are they suggesting this????Hitler actually hated other humans, some even looked like him.

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Glenn T Morgan Sr's avatar

I brightens my soul to know that there's an enlightening voice that hopefully is pulling the others away from the MAGA cult in Tennessee and speaking truth about the atrocious behavior of such a group. Keep speaking up brother we're standing behind you. 💪

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Rebel Ed's avatar

Three cheers for Tennessee Brando. I'm glad people can see how not everybody in the Volunteer State is bowing down to the lowest standards. Everybody please remember the old slogan E Pluribus, Unum,

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Margit's Musings's avatar

You did good. I couldn’t believe anyone could be pro Hitler, aside from Elon Musk of course. Thank you for reading that article. Hang in there. 💙💙💙

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Kim Hart's avatar

We need Germany's rules about nazi rhetoric

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krnw's avatar

Why is it they always say it will be removed and it was a mistake when they are called out.

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Leslie Marcyoniak's avatar

Unfortunately I think we’re in for a civil war…😞

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Donna R.'s avatar

Check out Indivisible.org

I am having the same dark premonition. I hate guns and have never felt (past tense) that I needed one.

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Willis's avatar

Thank you for all that you are doing!

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Robert J. Hayes's avatar

If ten people sit down at a table with one Nazi, they are all Nazi's!!!

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Mary's avatar

I’d love to read what they used as examples of his “intelligence.”

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High Seas Captain's avatar

Fighting! 💪💙

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Aunty Entropy's avatar

Jaw-dropping! 😳

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Christine Quirk's avatar

Disgusting. Their behavior as well as the lie she’s trying to sell.

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Steve's avatar

'Sympathy for the Devil'

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Jo-Ann Willis's avatar

What the hell? 😒

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MK's avatar

I wish they would slap the cuffs on Convicted Felon Rapist Con Man Dump Trump! He is as evil as HITLER!!!

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MK's avatar

Last night was international Auschwitz. I was several videos from survivors. If you watch the videos the words that were used against them buy Nazis are same words Con Man Trump uses. It is disgusting.

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Leah Baum's avatar

I wonder if Marsha Blackburn was part of that group of women? She’s a disgusting bigot. In 2022 I got kicked off Twitter for telling her she’s the queen of the swamp. 🤭 The other bad news is she plans to run for governor.

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Leah Baum's avatar

Please stop! I don’t know you and have never seen you make a comment and have never heard of this .org. I’ve noticed this is your reply to every comment with no likes. You appear to be a foreign troll.

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Donna R.'s avatar

No I'm not a troll. Rachael Maddow from MSNBC had this site on her broadcast. I looked it up and am impressed. I'm just trying to the best of my limited electronic skills to pass it along. I apologize but trust me I'm not a troll. I'm scared.

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Leah Baum's avatar

That’s fine, but you should’ve said why you were posting that. I quit watching all corporate media in 2023. I only watch/read independent media.

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Renée Piere's avatar

I stand with you!

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Ahbee's avatar

IDIOTS ALL

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San Morgan's avatar

👍🏾

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Ming's avatar

"The devil is great, OK? The devil is in charge of all the suffering in Hell, and that's a position of serious leadership. That takes a winner." -Trump, 2nd presidential debate, Oct. 9th, 2016

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Faye's avatar

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I’ll admit, I’m a northerner and an artist. I live in Minneapolis, no less. I’ve been afraid to do art fairs down south because of the big MAGA presence. I’ve been scared into stereotyping an entire section of the country.

Your brave speaking up and standing for truth, humanity and decency lifts my heart and taught me decent, smart, compassionate humans are everywhere.

Keep it going Brando!

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MPT's avatar

Maya Angelou: 'When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.'

These trump, maga, GOP racists, bigots, and haters are what they show you.

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chatcat's avatar

Just atrocious, no brains, reminds me of a movie called The Manchurian candidate!

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Don't Stop Me Now - TLawrence's avatar

How can anyone claim to be an American patriot when they profess Nazisism and Hitler are good? I realize they are part of history, but not a good part, and must only be taught as such.

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Barbara Hartlen's avatar

These Tennessee women need there heads examined. Have they really done any research on Hitler, may they should get chummy with Stephen Miller he loves Hitler wishes he was Hitler! Sick people always tend to play together!

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C St's avatar

They are just lost in a sea of a cult cesspool. I feel sorry for them. However, we will not allow this sort of malarkey to stand without push back. But we won’t do the despicable things others feel the need to do.

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Peter MacMonagle's avatar

Making Fascism normal again. The "Greatest Generation" should be turning in their graves.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

ALL, should read Anne Frank get an idea how Jews were treated !

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Elizabeth Gibbs's avatar

Thank you for putting this out there. So glad my father isn’t alive to see this after fighting for Democracy

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Ed Frame's avatar

The finest generation would not be happy with today’s American Right

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Cath's avatar

Taking out the document doesn't absolve this group

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Dawn's avatar

Thank you sir.

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Steven Robert Levine's avatar

I am a Jew and I say: *ANY* & *EVERY* Jewish person who still supports the Republican party may as well wear a Nazi armband. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for a Jew to support the fascism, racism and misogyny of the Republican/Trump/Musk party.

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Donna R.'s avatar

Let's get organized. Indivisible.org

Time for action not just reading. Pass Indivisible.org along. 💙

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Cathy Delia's avatar

They want to ban books written by African Americans and LGBTQ+ individuals, but they think it's okay for children to read about Hitler in a positive light. WTF!

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Boom Boom Mancini's avatar

Hey Brando! You are STELLA-R! One of my personal faves!

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Nancy Guzan's avatar

This is so unacceptable for anyone much less children!!!! Sounds like a recruitment tool for something similar to the youth camps in Nazi Germany.

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John Magin's avatar

Moms for Liberty did the same thing, sounds like same group up to the same shizz.

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Dennis Jurgens's avatar

This definitely is Trump and project 2025 following Hitler’s 1933 Nazi propaganda and then Hitler’s taking total control.

Then the atrocities began. Trump book of Hitler’s speeches that he, according to his first wife, kept by his bedside.

This probably may be the only book he has ever read. Most likely reread several times, Now it’s a lot of the Nazi’s Project 2025 playbook.

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Pamela Rhodes's avatar

Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Your words ring so true. Please continue to show up and do your thing. We will be here.

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Kathleen Dolphin's avatar

Hitler committed suicide. That says everything to me. What about you?

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Joan Jackson Henderson's avatar

TB let these lying 🤥 shameless fools who thinks everyone are illiterate as they're so they can whitewashed the truth with their lies.

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Elizabeth Fedorowicz's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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T'ai Li Lawson-Muñiz's avatar

https://youtu.be/Eo3zORUGCbM?t=59&si=7BU37OQb7RcMBcUX

Walz called it, and Elon chose him to sue. He's all like 'aw that is so 2024'. "Go fk yourself!" When advertisers said pull out because of his.... antisemitic share/agreement/push.

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julie omvig's avatar

BRAVO

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William Jones's avatar

It was an incredibly stupid move to kiss up to the NAZi Elon Musk. Do these morons even understand who Hitler was and what he stood for? Thanks Brando for bringing this lowlight to light.

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Kristi Kirschnick's avatar

I had one scream at me that the people they are rounding up and deporting are criminals so they must go I responded then WHY did you vote for a FELON for potus?????? Make it make sense!!

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Kirsten Hockaday's avatar

Brando, I completely agree with your outrage at this moronic group's posting Hitler as anything but a monster. He was not intelligent, he was a rascist, antisemitic fascist. He ordered 6 million people to be murdered by some of the most horrific methods. How do these people consider themselves Christians? I will never understand why people idolize a murdering monster. General Lee was a brilliant tactician but he fought a war for the wrong reasons.

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Sandy Salmons's avatar

Not all of us are RED in the state of MO. Just our Biggoted State Government Leadership. And I won’t apologize for them because I didn’t vote for any of the Bastards!😤

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Drury Wellford's avatar

The bad general in the Civil War was George McClellan. He was ultimately responsible for the war dragging out and horrific death toll.

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Cyndi Lenz's avatar

It’s all about being gaslighted

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

I’m sorry, this organization is being used for fascistic propaganda.

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Sam Tillman's avatar

Love your content Brando. I got rid of meta and TikTok

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Thomas's avatar

As a german born immigrant, let me applaud you for your steadfast commitment to call out evil, especially about the dark history of my ancestors! Thank you

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Colin Boylett's avatar

Hitler had syphilis. I wondered if Trump has too? He never uses a condom although several sexual partners and alleged rape victims asked him too. If you had to have sex with a gross orange genital warty thing on its shoulders, perhaps putting a condom on its head would have done away with some of the grossness.

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JoAnn Gesterling's avatar

Trump and others are modeling our government after Hitler's!

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Kim Ah Choy's avatar

Thank you!!

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Hope Claire Neel's avatar

Talk about hypocrisy in reference to "indoctrination"

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Ashley Luke's avatar

Also saying we must learn from history so it’s never repeated while trying to remove books and lessons about slavery and segregation is wild.

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Marianne Katusha's avatar

I just love you! Keep it up Brando!

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Irene Finn's avatar

Musk is like a big dog on a leash. For the gop, he's just got a big wallet and they'll use him in any way they can. And Musk is using them. Big money Trump's all and it shows. Love you Tennessee. Keep showing it like it is.

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Gwenyth Maloney's avatar

I still say Fox entertainment is using subliminal or sub audible messagging! How can so many people not understand history or see that the Mango Menace and cortisone are liars?

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Glenda Odom's avatar

I’m NOT AFRAID OF MAGA’S

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ITS Never Happening…'s avatar

Brando, your Awsome .

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Kenneth Karp's avatar

Also us in Florida

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ramona j's avatar

Brando, you really have you hands filled with those knuckleheads running your state. Go brother. You kick ass

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Diane McAllister's avatar

If they stay on the Salutation excuses they feel guilty enough to mansplain.

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William's avatar

This is just another AWFUL example of how the MAGA's are supporting the felon Trump. They don't care anything about PROTECTING OUR KIDS, only HARMING them. The Texas state house has several main goals for the Education system in Texas. Wanting Prayer, basic Bible Teaching, Ten Commandments, continue banning books, and to teach Communism in the Public Schools! This is totally and complete grooming and indoctrination! The people in TEXAS must REBUKE and STOP this before it gets to for! They also stated that they will do whatever they need to, to implement the felon Trump's agenda in ALL of their public schools across the state! PROJECT 2025 in full swing. Just another thing that the FELON TRUMP bold faced LIED about on the campaign trail!

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Ed Garland's avatar

These females are likely members of an all-MAGA household. They're the women who believed Trump when he said: "I'm going to 'protect' women whether they like it or not." Trump "protected" wives No. 1, 2, and 3 by lying and pursuing encounters outside of his marriage.

Well, they can rally behind Hitler all they want. When their MAGA hubbies and boyfriends decide to "discipline" them they can forget about dialing 911.

There will be no one able to "protect" them and if they don't have a number to one of Trump's golf courses he'll never get their SOS call. Stupidity on parade, folks. Not one ounce of sympathy for any MAGA supporter.

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Cinquex's avatar

White women have always supported White Supremacy and white male patriarchy even when it deprived them of their civil, human, and voting rights. They still do, as evidenced by their overwhelmingly voting for Trump after the overturning of Roe v Wade.

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Heather Kempf's avatar

White woman here. I have never supported White Supremacy or a White Male Patriarchy! Nor was I raised by my Father and Mother to do so. I was not raised to be racist in any way. Didn't even know what it was until I brought my Black friend home from school in 4th grade on a Friday on the school bus (that wasn't a problem, other Black kids rode our bus and lived in our Suburban neighborhoods and were on our bus route), to sleepover for the weekend. Our neighbors, who had never said anything racist in my hearing, pulled all of their kids inside and started calling my Mom. They never complained when Black friends came to birthday parties or my older brother came home with a Black friend to play street hockey or something. But she had a suitcase and apparently THAT was a problem. I didn't understand. My friend, Raylene did. She lived in the city, her Mom worked in our school office so she was able to go to our Elementary School. My Mom had to explain that are neighbors (friends) were ignorant and racist (at least the parents were) and what that meant. And that we could play outside if we wanted to, or we could have plenty of fun playing inside if we preferred. That it was up to us, that we weren't the problem, that they were. Raylene and I had a great weekend. And the following weekend I spent at her house. I have always had Black friends. I played with and ride bikes with Tammy who lived a couple of streets over from me, lived in a house just like mine and went to my school, ride my bus, we went to each other's birthday parties. Two of my three best friends when I was working, before I had cancer and became disabled, and could no longer work then moved across the Country were Black. We still keep in touch. We got together on weekends, did lunch together during the week, exchanged gifts for birthdays and Christmas, went to each other's weddings. I just had my two younger sisters as bridesmaid's, I wanted my friends to just be able to have fun at my reception and not have to spend money on a dress they would never wear again, either. My parents bought my sister's dresses, they were still in HS and my older younger sister wore her dress to one of her proms, so she did wear it again. She was my maid of honor, and I was her matron of honor in her wedding, years later. Two of my best friends were already married (one divorced) and when Charisse married, of course we all went to her wedding. When I divorced and moved from Colorado and to Oregon (so I would live by my parents who retired and moved to Oregon from the East Coast), there aren't any Black people in Central Oregon. It's weird. I have only seen a handful of Black people since I moved here in 2008. They are all really pleasant, I say hello or talk to them when standing in line at the store. But you just rarely see any Black people. It's a recreational place, rivers, hiking, etc. A lot of people retire in the Bend, Redmond and Sisters areas, there is a lot of art and festivals. There is also a lot of farm country and fishing with the rivers and lakes, and boating and kayaking, etc. There is a lot of Business in Bend, so I am surprised that there are not more Black people there. There a lot of Restaurants. You would think someone would open a restaurant, or there would be people who moved there for banking or other tech jobs, Government jobs like Social Security, Medicaid (State benefits), etc. I know there are Black people in Portland and Eugene (bigger cities, larger areas) that also have booming Restaurant businesses, and all types of businesses and art, are more busy and metropolitan. Would be a bigger draw for younger people I would think who would be moving to Oregon to work or open their own business. But they would do well in Bend or Redmond, too. We have Indian Reservation right above Madras, so there are American Indian Tribes in Central Oregon and elsewhere in Oregon and Latino population. It's multicultural. It was just a shock to me, moving from the East Coast, first to Colorado (Denver outer suburbs in Lakewood, because my husband wanted to ski and be close to the ski resorts) and then to Bend OR, and not see Black people. I grew up in Delaware (went to Philly and Baltimore for fun, to do things, occasionally NYC and NJ), and the beaches in DE and MD. I went to public school through K-12 and University. I worked in special accounting at a bank in downtown Wilmington, DE. I was used to a large Black population until I was in my early 30's, it was a strange thing to not see many Black people anymore. I miss them. They are great people. We lost a wonderful person, friend and co-worker when I worked at the bank, at too young of an age. She had a sudden aneurysm, she was only 36 yrs old and left behind her very young daughter and young niece she was also raising. It was so sad, and devastating at her funeral. Our manager closed our department because we all wanted to attend and show our respects to her family and our love for her, we were in shock and grieving her loss. But we stepped out of the church to give the family privacy to say their last goodbyes to her before they closed the casket and we proceeded to the burial. Her daughter screamed and threw herself in the casket (she had been so quiet, she was crying, but stoic during the services, I think she was only 8 or 9, I thought they might have had her a little sedated), but her cries were just heartbreaking. I was a wreck the rest of the day, we had to go back to work after the burial. It was so hard, for a long time, without her laughter in the office, her presence, chatting with her. She had gotten some Advil from me the day before (she had a headache, so I wondered if they could have prevented it if she had seen a doctor). But as a woman, they probably would have blown it off as a "headache". She and I were always having headaches, I had really bad migraines, that I always got during bad weather. I called them sinus migraines, they felt like my head was going to explode, but I had to work. I kept going to the doctor because I was taking Advil cold and sinus, and regular Advil like candy whenever it rained or snowed or the barometric pressure was high. She also suffered from bad headaches. She usually took Excedrin, but would take Advil from me if she was out and, vice versa. I believe the two girls ended up with their Grandmother. Because Joyce had a boyfriend who was with her when she died, and in the girls' lives, but he wasn't the father or stepfather to either. So unless she had arranged it for him to raise them if anything happened to her (and I can't imagine that at her age she had thought of that, or would have talked to her mother about it since she wasn't married). I don't think her mother was even 60, she was devastated, but she was shepherding both granddaughters at the funeral. And she had sisters and brothers there with her and they seemed tightknit, so she would have support. Her daughter, Joyce, was a wonderful person, with the best sense of humor and she loved her daughter and niece so much. She brought both girls to bring your child to work day and they were a joy.

But no, not all White women or White people for that matter are White Supremacists or support White Supremacy, White Nationalism or White Male Patriarchy at all! Unfortunately it is too many. Or they ignore it or just go along with it because they think they don't have a choice, which is spineless and just as bad.

I was raised that all people are human beings, we belong to the same race, we may look different, have different cultures, etc., but if you are going to judge someone, you judge them on their character, how they treat other people and their family. And my father raised both his sons and his daughters to do and be whatever we wanted, to think for ourselves.

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

All I have to say about Tennessee Republicon women is...Senator Marsha Blackburn--who whiled away her time during Dumpster's impeachment hearing (cannot remember which one. Was it Impeachment hearing #1 or #2???) by reading a book. Yecch!

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Maria Wagner's avatar

Thank you Brando for being a light in the dark. 💙

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Susan Tussey's avatar

Thank you.

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Phgladko's avatar

We need to push back on all this stuff. It may seem overwhelming and impossible, but we need to put the pressure on all our representatives and when the mid terms come along, vote blue through and through.

We've seen trump mouthpieces make stupid announcements while trump sits back and waits to see what sticks and if there is push back, he rescinds whatever his flunkies have said. We need to push back, file lawsuits and do whatever we can to stop the insanity coming from the demented mind of Der fuhrer.

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Pauline Parent's avatar

That's the problem. Not enough Republicans speak up

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Pauline Parent's avatar

This is so f.. ked up

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SGJones's avatar

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It should be noted that in 1923 Hitler staged a failed coup...he was then jailed and released in 1924 [Drumpf was not convicted] however in 1925 Hitler published 'Mein Kampf' and Drumpf with his colleagues wrote 'Project 2025'...in 1933 Hitler became Chancellor and introduced Censorship, passes a Law ending Civil Liberties and passes an Enabling Act making himself Dictator for Four Years...does this not sound familiar...History unfortunately does repeat itself...so it is incumbent for us within our Democratic Right to put an end to this insanity now...otherwise we will witness these past atrocities...including the rise of an Oligarchic System perpetuated by a Dictator in the name of D.J. Drumpf...who changed his name to Trump!?

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Sherry mulay's avatar

MAGA cult deaf, delusional, and blind.

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Kathryn S. O'Brien's avatar

Just shows that they are trying to cover for him. When I first saw the still shot, I wasn’t convinced….then I saw the video and he did it twice, not to forget that he then goes to Germany to talk to a pro-Nazi group. Sorta makes some of our citizens look stupid. Is this what Republicans really want?

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Christina Smith's avatar

Brando, thank you for being YOU and doing what you do!

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Christina Smith's avatar

I am glad to see that people are finally getting angry though. That's what needs to happen! How long do we let this go and how bad do things have to get before people get angry enough to step up and speak up!?

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Robin S Johnson's avatar

Thank you for speaking truth at this inflection point in the history of our great nation. You are a true patriot.

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Christina Smith's avatar

I am always wondering how one man cause so much dysfunction, chaos and destruction around the world. But then I think, 'Well that's how Hitler happened'! But then I still can't wrap my brain around how so many people allowed it to happen and participated in it!

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Sally Rutledge's avatar

Women are not immune to the parasitic non-values of the Right. They can be contaminated just as easily as their men. What we need is to respond with the FACTS (and with the websites to DATA ) for the honest story that really exists. Women and girls are being trained to put on blinders and only contact their "male approved websites" for information. We can help to put out other points of view, but it will require a creative and REALLY smart approach ! If you can help, please do. I am a 77 yr old lady in Nashville and I do not have the digital expertise to pull it off ! Please Help !!!

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Carolyn McPherson's avatar

This is revolting!!! Thank you, Tennessee Brando, for calling this out.

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ShelbyRae Lane's avatar

Absolutely terrifying and outrageous how the GOP is bringing up Hitler and sane washing him as an intelligent leader. But that fits right in with their agenda and Trump saying, Hitler had some good ideas, while he uses Hitler's playbook against Democracy. How did we get here, America? Are we really going to tolerate this?

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Time to remind people why Nazis have been so reviled by good people since WW2.

People like to talk about "The Greatest Generation", so remind them why they were. What they fought and what price they had to pay to oppose the evil of the Nazis.

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Yes, it is time to press hard on Republicans to publicly and without any evasions, boldly denounce Nazis in any shape or form. If they do not, then state very clearly we have no choice, until they DO give such a clear opposition to Nazis, and will declare them being Nazi Supporters, and continue to do so at every opportunity. It is very simple, either denounce them or support them, there is no middle ground on this issue. If Trump and company does denounce and then continue to dance with Nazis, drive home they are Nazis and must PROVE they are not, for at that stage, they have already proven their word on this issue is no good.

The disease has spread too far for too long. It is not just a 'Musk' issue. Keep pushing it until either Trump embraces Nazis, or so distances himself from them and is forced to oppose them, that they reject him.

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Rita B's avatar

Brando, you are correct. We know exactly what we saw and in case anyone missed it, musk did the heil hitler twice! Having said that, these women posting to indoctrinate young innocent minds with pure evil is so very disgusting.

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Patricia Adamo's avatar

The craziness of these women is mind blowing!!

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Patricia Adamo's avatar

They’re lying and they know they are. They just don’t care because they have no idea what’s coming down the road for them They are ignorant of history, and too stupid to pick up a book and read about it.

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Bob Doupe's avatar

Great job! First time I've heard you.

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Coach Cher's avatar

“The world will not be destroyed by evil people but by good people who do nothing to stop it. Hopefully, there will always be good people courageous enough to take on the bad guys, this is the only way humanity can hope for salvation.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

You are the "good people" Brando ♥ Thank you for speaking out.

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Christa Viets's avatar

Thanks for including Brando - he’s relatable for the MAGAs. He’s right - more Republicans need to speak out and condemn this. Ivanka???

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Holly Hertel's avatar

Good on ya, Tennessee (from oregon)

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Leonard Carpenter's avatar

Brando very credibly says, there is nothing good you can can say about Hitler. Like, he loved his dog? No, he poisoned her. Or, he loved Eva Braun? No, he married her, killed her, and committed suicide all on the same day. But this raises the question, is there anything good to say about Trump? Like he's making America great? No, he's trashing it.

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Jeff Ruvolo's avatar

Sub-educated morons

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Flappy247's avatar

Historian Gerhard Rempel opined that Nazi Germany itself was impossible to conceive without the Hitler Youth, as their members constituted the "social, political, and military resiliency of the Third Reich" and were part of "the incubator that maintained the political system by replenishing the ranks of the dominant party and preventing the growth of mass opposition."

Rempel, Gerhard (1989). Hitler's Children: The Hitler Youth and the SS. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-4299-7.

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RiverCrow's avatar

Thank you for doing what you do!!

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Doug Mullen's avatar

I agree with everything you say and I love the picture of John Prine on your wall!!

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Plum Hollow's avatar

I'm literally crying. I turned them in and I've been screaming into the void trying to tell everyone

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Plum Hollow's avatar

Thank you so much for mentioning this!

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Cathy burt's avatar

Thank you, Brando, for calling out evil and ignorance when it is obviously out there in the public. Rhetoric like what was said on that website is intended to inflame, mislead, misdirect and misinform people, it's almost like a call to evildoers to take some kind of action. It's wrong and needs to be called out, push back is required. Thank you.

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Ed Frame's avatar

Hitler was considered to be an above average speaker, otherwise he might be dumbest person of the 20th century, declaring war on a country he could never attack !

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Rebecca Jameson's avatar

Omg! That’s straight out of the terrorists playbook!! Anyone advocating for indoctrination of children is a domestic terrorist!!🤬

The United Nations office on drugs and crime has published the handbook on children recruited, and ex exploited by terrorist and extremist groups.

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Ann Baker's avatar

Winston Churchill said that those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it

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Gouda, The Glorious's avatar

I have such a deep appreciation for Brando man. I've been with him a while. Really love seeing him hit all the marks he was wanting to!

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Grace Campos's avatar

Our lying eyes🤔it’s like when you find your boy friend on top of your best friend & he says he fell on her accidentally🤔🤔🤔

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Judith Bucher's avatar

Amen! Thank you 👏👏

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Euphemia Mulready's avatar

Maybe the Republican women don’t know (or don’t care) Hitler had his people strip & peel the skin of human beings to make lampshades, wallets & other items, besides using children, men, women in inhumane experiments! Besides gassing/murdering six million of them!

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

I condemn Hitler !

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Peter De Abreu's avatar

KEEP IT UP BRO. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE. MAGA CAN'T SING SOUL AND THEY WOULDN'T LEARN

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Linda M. Mulder's avatar

Good report and I do not believe anyone considers Hitler as anything but evil!!!!!

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Dan D's avatar

I get Brando's web casts! He is exactly right! SORRY HE HAS COMMON SENSE!

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Nancy Gunderson's avatar

We support you, and appreciate your effort! Thank you!

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Melinda Morrell's avatar

Keep speaking truth and this Southerner applauds & supports you and MTN! I, too, need a minute now and then as I look around at some of my fellow Southerner's and wonder, "Did your mama raise you to hate and/or tolerate it in others?" 'cause my mama sure didn't.

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disciple54Jil's avatar

I think Elon should have his citizenship revoked and be deported. If DJT doesn't aGree he can go WITH ELON! I can't come down and "stand" by you, but I'd surely send money!!

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disciple54Jil's avatar

Trump changes everything. He rewrites history and he rewrites everything he has already even said!!!

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JK7's avatar

Voices like yours are needed !

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Democrats FINALLY fight back" on YouTube......

https://youtube.com/shorts/rHaMwOPQADg?si=dTR55Rr3JcsepqXn

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Lorraine Pawlivsky-Love's avatar

@cliffcashcomedy

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Peggy E Hart's avatar

Good evening, Brando. I would stand up for you, but I didn’t vote for Donald Trump, so this is not the e-mail you asked for. I echo your hope that you get at least one person to stand with me.

I want to ask you to do some research into where Adolph Hitler got some of his ideas.

My understanding is that some of the ideas Hitler implemented came from laws and writings on this side of the Atlantic, post Civil War legislation that legalized “separate but equal” Jim Crow laws in the South, practices of the KKK, etc. I have gleaned this understanding over time, so I can’t cite specific, reliable sources for this interpretation.

I am a white woman from an ordinary middle-class family, a baby boomer, retired from a 30-year career with the State of Montana. Seeing that you and I are both interested in preserving our Constitution and our standing as a nation governed by the rule of law challenges my unexamined biases - just looking at your image on my cell phone screen, I found myself thinking you were probably a MAGA person, and I suspect you might find it easy to pre-judge me as being the same.

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Debby's avatar

Well, if you see something, say something.

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Gwenyth Maloney's avatar

It absolutely was!

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Stephen leach's avatar

TROY! THANK YOU FOR THE REPOST. I feel Brando is a true American Patriot and hero. We need more people like you doing things like this. I'm a 72-year-old veteran living in the police state of Florida. I don't think of it as a political thing, I think of it as a morality thing.

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Kelly Adams's avatar

They won’t do anything about it and so it affects them personally. I’ve had many conversations with my Republican friends, and they just look at me like I’m from outer space.

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Linda  Greenleaf's avatar

The next evil tyrant history will condemn is tRump!

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Pat  Contreras's avatar

I condemn Hitler. This is such ugliness

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Madpussycat2438's avatar

Lots of blue dots in Arkansas as well but same kind of folks. I haven’t seen women supporting Hitler here, but nothing would surprise me, as we have plenty of dumbasses.

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Human.'s avatar

I want to know why she wants to know trump’s opinion on the list. He doesn’t know what his opinion is unless someone else tells him; and he can’t communicate it because he can’t talk. Functional illiteracy y’all. This is ‘merica.

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Melissa G27's avatar

I only hope that there are enough people resisting that we won't wind up in an authoritarian nightmre.

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Madpussycat2438's avatar

Oops, too late.

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Marié telléz's avatar

I live in Texas, I see evil

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Susan Raquel's avatar

Tennessee Bill Would Prohibit Voting Against Trump Immigration Policies

"A Tennessee state senator told Newsweek Thursday that representatives were afraid to vote against immigration policies, even if they could be deemed unconstitutional.

Democratic state Senator Heidi Campbell, whose 20th District covers Nashville's inner suburbs, was speaking after state legislators approved a bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for lawmakers to vote for policies perceived as opposing President Donald Trump's agenda—namely sanctuary procedure.

The bill, which includes provision for a state-based immigration enforcement agency, was passed in the state's Republican-led Senate, despite opposition from both GOP and Democratic Party members.

"You don't have to spend a lot of time up at the legislature to see that we are living in a totalitarian state," Campbell told Newsweek."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tennessee-bill-would-prohibit-voting-against-trump-immigration-policies/ar-AA1y94nt?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=793ccd6c0bca4828a4bddc992a001f36&ei=56

The last sentence says it all.

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we're always going to stand on the side of truth and the side of reason. And there is no way that they can explain this next one away. There's no way they can do a freeze frame. There's no way that they can try to catch somebody in a moment and say, look, they did it too.