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Keith Olson's avatar

Good Morning Ben,

As members of the Meidas Mighty, my wife and I gave a donation to RAZOM

FOR UKRAINE. To hell with the Republicans who are siding with Russia! We have the utmost respect for Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy.

I researched the Website to make sure it was legitimate.

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Keith Olson's avatar

Also I would like to give a shout out to Robert Reich for the website.

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Nicky's avatar

Uh elonia muskrats not close to intelligent let alone genuis!😅🤣

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I have been wanting to donate to Ukraine. Thank you for the information.

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Robin's avatar

https://u24.gov.ua/ is another good place. This one is an official Ukranian government site.

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Angela Dahm's avatar

Yes, my Lithuanian family has verified that this is a good site to support.

We are donating monthly. Shame on the Republicans and their leadership for betraying Ukraine

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Maryooch's avatar

Yes, we donated on this one. I hope they are overwhelmed with donations!

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Robin E Ervin's avatar

I just donated there

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Breizhfan's avatar

Me to.

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Natalie M. (HI)'s avatar

Yes! I donated on Saturday morning after the Friday outrage in the oval office. Will continue to do so every month until this insanity ends with Ukraine being victorious!

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MaryTR's avatar

You beat me to it 😊

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Scott Bump's avatar

!me too!!

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Barb O's avatar

Amen! Chicago had a well attended protest yesterday in support of Ukraine. If we are to change anything, we must go out en masse. Often. It is up to us, not our officials.

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MaryTR's avatar

They have also built their own fund-raising website: https://u24.gov.ua/

I have already made a donation there. It is easy peasy and legit.

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Thomas Dillhunt's avatar

Here's a link to RAZOM: https://www.razomforukraine.org//

I listed this and 3 other ways to donate to Ukraine in my most recent newsletter: ""Josh Shapiro Fought Trump—And Won." + More good News. + Some Humor." In case you want to check it out, here's a link: https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasdillhunt/p/josh-shapiro-fought-trumpand-won?r=1lwl10&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Linda's avatar

Thank you for this info...I just donated as well

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Irene's avatar

Me too!

$$🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Jhoomers's avatar

The whole discussion on social security being a ponzi scheme was so pathetic from EM. He’s actually lost his god damn mind. Rogan is a sellout.

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Natalie's avatar

Psychopathy is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a lack of empathy, poor behavioral controls, and deficient emotional responses. People with psychopathy may also display traits like boldness, disinhibition, and egocentric.

If it walks like a duck...

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Terry's avatar

I read if it walks like a dick...lol

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Diane J's avatar

In this case that would have been right.😂😂😂

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Ruby Slipper's avatar

Thank you for the post. In addition to psychopathy, musk definitely displays untreated mania. His wild chainsaw display along with obvious poor impulse control and obsessive need for instant gratification are evident of untreated mania. Certainly there are other red flags, but letting this untreated wrecking ball run rampant throughout the government? Well, that leads to a whole other situation involving an unredeemable orange lunatic living in an alternate reality. Psychiatric experts could have a field day unraveling this mess.

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olderwoman's avatar

Nathalie, I can see you are a subscriber because on your forum icon you have a little + sign on the lower right of your icon, so Props for subscribing.

Also you have a forum icon, I LOVE seeing forum icons instead of the default colored circle. I wish everyone would add an icon to their substack profile.

For those who have not yet added an icon to their profile, just Google: Profile Icons there are millions of them all free.

Lastly, you can edit comments. Look at your icon, then draw your eyes to the right, see your forum name, on the same line keep drawing your eyes to the right and way over on the right are three little dots ... Click on the ... and you will see a button to edit your comments.

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Nicky's avatar

I'm gonna try for that, I'm old and not great at this. Hopefully my kid can gelp😁

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olderwoman's avatar

I see you got an icon Nicky. A black circle with the letter N.

Hey! You did it!

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Nicky's avatar

I didnt do anything, im not well versed in this app🤷🏻‍♀️😁

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Nicky's avatar

Don't hve a clue what u mean.

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Donna R.'s avatar

It must be contagious 🤒 because all the Republicans have it too 🤕.

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Nicky's avatar

Omg im not a maga thug. Gross.

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Natalie's avatar

*egocentrism

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Nicky's avatar

I'm thinking more sociopathic w/psychopathic tendencies. Since elonia isn't violent. Most super wealthy r sociopaths.

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Natalie's avatar

I dunno Nicky, it looked to me like Trump wanted to strike Zelensky. Certainly he's used violent language

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Nicky's avatar

That would be a huge mistake, Zelinsky is fit & strong. How I'd live to see trump knocked out. I swear I've never been a violent person but trump and maga bring out all my repressed rage🤷🏻‍♀️🤣🤣

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Sandra Tuttle's avatar

He is not an American. Ride him on a rail out of here back to South Africa, and stash Peter Thiel in the caboose, too.

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JF's avatar

The only immigrants MAGA likes; white Nazis from South Africa.

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Digispeaker's avatar

And take Thiel's boy toy, JD Vance with him.

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

JD couch huncher is going to get thrown under the bus sooner or later.

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Bill Forsythe's avatar

Musk also said about the so called "ponzi scheme " That Americans are living too long. His meaning is we have to pay out too much to those who have worked for it and earned it their entire lives. Maybe he can help his cause by not living too long and shoot himself.

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Nicky's avatar

😁😅🤣😂🥰🥰🥰

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Brenda Foster Media's avatar

Seems to me that the stock market could be perceived as a Ponzi scheme.🤷🏾

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

Most definitely bitcoin.

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Scott Bump's avatar

Agreed! He craves attention, that's one way to get it! He's so alpha then show us talk to Congress! Elon you.pathetic ball less joke!!

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Jhoomers's avatar

He said he’s gonna go on the daily show with Jon Stewart. If he doesn’t back out of his word here, that’s gonna be a bloodbath for musk

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Nicky's avatar

That will be fantastic, I dare him to take on President Obama also. Insults with wit, dry humor, satire/sarcasm is just Obamas pure talent. Trumps roast was delicious at correspondence dinner😜😁

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olderwoman's avatar

When I quickly scanned your comment and I saw you abbreviate Elon Musk to EM, My brain saw it as BM. And then I thought that is actually right, Elon Musk IS a BM.

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Cece Williams's avatar

He not like us!!!

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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JusMeAloha's avatar

I have to disagree. eLon sKum did not lose his mind, he didn’t have one to begin with. All he does is hire ppl smarter than him to make himself “look” smart.

Re: rogan, absolutely AGREE!! 💯 I mean I knew he was an a$$hole, but not a dumb a$$hole 🤡🙄🤦🏻‍♀️

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Joni Bosch's avatar

Weaponized empathy? They should’ve put that on Jesus’ cross.

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elizabeth's avatar

And “empathy destroyed civilization”? I’m sorry, anyone who can say that is NOT THAT SMART. He may have mad tech/engineering/whatever SKILLS, but as a human being he is an imbecile

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Crystal H's avatar

Elon is NOT an engineer. He has Physics and Economics degrees from Pennsylvania, but not engineering. Physics is one or two classes in engineering. Listening to him talk makes me wonder if those degrees were real or paid for. He talks like a moron.

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Jonnie's avatar

He steals ideas and the work from employees under him. He has always been a jerk. He propped himself up and the world bought it.

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Johnny Woods's avatar

Also, they are not advanced degrees. B.A and B.S.

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C Giza's avatar

Mostly, BS

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Donna R.'s avatar

Elon is not smart. He hires smart people. IE 5 kid hackers.

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elizabeth's avatar

Ya, IDK what his actual education is, and also wonder what is real.

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Adriana Rincon's avatar

That man Elon has no idea what physics is. When he takes PhD level courses in Condensed Matter or Quantum Field Theory, then he can talk with the physics community. I, a physicist, can say he’s no physicist.

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Amy Iddings's avatar

He does not have those skills. Just money.

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Linda Myers's avatar

It’s a catch phrase for his idiot followers who think saying it makes them sound smart.

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Lesa's avatar

Most of whom do not even know the meaning of either word yet have the balls to call themselves “Christians” as well.

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Catherine's avatar

Guess what ? You know that whole physics thing - look what came out in the court case back in 2009.

No physics degree!

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Betty B's avatar

I don't know how widely known this is but there are Ultra-right Christian churches that are currently preaching against empathy, talking about the sin of empathy, etc. Joe Rigney has an essay called "The Enticing Sin of Empathy" which expresses these abhorrent views. They are un-Christian, a dangerous perversion of the faith which allows its adherents to dehumanize people arrogantly. These same people also talk against "weaponized compassion." It's all an excuse for them to feel self-righteous while hating people and ignoring suffering. Disgusting.

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LetMe_BeClear's avatar

Ultra-right Christians are fundamentalists and they are cruel, intolerant thugs. They twist the Christian faith to align with their need for power and control of the masses exactly like the Taliban. I’m Agnostic and think the only good outcome of organized religion is when parishioners come together to help others less fortunate. Absent that, I would NEVER want to be governed or controlled based on antiquated view of civilization.

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Ruth's avatar

Well said! If somebody calls himself Christian, empathy should be the first attribute, otherwise it is a cult. Very sad.

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C Giza's avatar

My thoughts as well. (Inquisition anyone?)

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

They are FAKE CHRISTIANS who follows a false prophet, who can't give them salvation or eternal life.

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Carrie's avatar

I know other people have said similar things that I'm about to say but, as I lay here re reading and catching up on today's politics, I find myself just needing to repeat this: I have never, never in my life, hated any one person more than I hate trump. I will never put a capital T at the beginning of his name for like others, that deserves respect and that "man" has earned none. Now, I was brought up to never say "hate", I can recall my grandparents saying to me "Carrie, you don't 'hate' that person. Do you understand what it means to truly 'hate?' It means that you essentially wish for that person to die painfully and for all of eternity roast in the fires of hell, your soul forever condemned to being torn to shreds over and over in brutal agnozing horror."

Allow me to back up a few decades. I was born (ill make this quick, lol) in December of 86. I lived on a 37 acre farm with my gran and pop, mom and half sis. Farm work was hard but fun and fulfilling! Good for your soul! I loved it! However, as a child, I was constantly sick with pneumonia, infections, in and out of hospitals. At one years old, i had a HUGE swollen lymph node under my right neck. The doctors at the time thought it was Cat Scratch Fever. Hey, it was the 80s (yes i think of the song too). Fast forward to 97, I started having what we thought was a other bad pneumonia. I spent 2 months in our local hospital where I was not improving but getting worse. Hard to breathe, high temp and just not good. I was transferred to John's Hopkins where a beautifully intelligent doctor whom I owe my life too, discovered I had contracted Aspergillus in my lungs (a fungal infection) and I also had a incredibly rare disease called Chronic Granulomatous Disease. I spent over a year at Hopkins getting better. It wasn't without its trials though. My first 2 weeks there, Dr. Winkelstien (yes, that's his name. Man is my hero), had the unfortunate duty to inform my mother to call in my entire family to say their goodbyes to me. I was THAT bad. I had chest tube's, part of my lung removed, blood transfusions..blah blah.. and I wasn't expected to live through the night. To this day, I will always remember each and every person that came to say their final goodbyes to me. I was 11 years old. My mother did her very best to never cry infront of me. I could hear her in the hallways as Dr. W tried to comfort her. She would hold me, stroke my hair, sing to me, tell stories and I would do or say something funny to make her laugh. Try too anyway. ANYWHO! Obviously I survived through that night and there was many more surgeries after that and not a day goes by that I am not grateful for every, EVERY single doctor, nurse, tech, janitor staff, the pastors, fellow roommates (patients), the hot dog lady across the street (don't eat a fully loaded hotdog the day you get your feeding tube out. Listen to your doctor and just do liquids. Omg. I'll never eat a boiled hotdog with everything on it ever again), my mother, my grandparents, my sister, all my uncles, aunts and cousins. I have an unlimited amount of love in my heart and I am incredibly grateful for the life that was given to me and the people who I have met along the way, and of course, my family. I've had my share of tragedies just like anyone - my pop was killed in an auto accident 1 month after I was married in 08 (My grandfather, Poppy, was my world. Great man. Miss you Pop!) My cousin (who was my 1st best friend) Jordan, entered the Marines and on his 2nd tour was shot and killed in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan (Forever, my hero. When i see you next - i still demand answers for why you thought it was a brilliant idea to stash glitter in my ac vents in my car.. that shit is still coming out! ..and i think of you every time. You big ass. I love ya! He was killed just one day shy of a year after Pop.

I went on to work in Healthcare for 18 years until of late when my disease has decided to rear its ugly head again and it's back to torturing the poor (incredible) nurses and doctors, lol. But all is well, I'm a work in progress. Arnt we all? But still I am so blessed with my families love. I am married with 2 beautiful children. I know all parents say their kids are smart and beautiful but please, allow me this one - mine are incredible! I even shocked myself with my offspring. 😉 (they get their smarts from their handsome daddy. I'll give him that).

Anyway, I suppose I did say I wouldn't make this part long... although, I did feel it was somewhat important to give you a backstory of my life to know how much "hate" has never been in my vocabulary. Just the opposite. I have indeed had an incredible amount of LOVE and support. I give endless amounts of support and love in return. Hey, it's free! And I generally love making people laugh and being there for them. I may not always know what to say but...I've been told I have a pretty comfy shoulder if needed. So..here comes my internal conflict...

I find myself frustrated because I truly, with my soul have never "hated" any one person - until now. I absolutely without a shred of a doubt... hate trump, vance, musk, johnson, mtg, miller, the corrupt maga judges, ALL of them. I know it is not my place to judge. I know it is wrong to be filled with such hatred. I can't help but feel this way. These people are literally the opposite to everything that is good and decent to not only how I was raised but how I'm raising my children. Does any one else feel this way? I wish I could say I feel regret for these feelings but I don't. They are horrid people. End of story. Peroid. Finito. I absolutely cannot stand them.

Sorry Granny and Pop, Jordan & my dear Momma (who just had a double bypass surgery but is such a fighter she may be coming home tomorrow! Woo!!) - I hope you will forgive me but i can honestly say, without a shred of doubt, I, HATE donald j. trump! I am disgusted by their treatment of Zelensky and the Ukrainian people, the mistreatment of Canadians, Mexicans, Greenland, Panama, Gaza... pretty much everyone except for the dictatorships they worship. I truly, truly hope the rest of the world can see that most of us do not tolerate this horribleness and that we do support and stand with them, not against them! It literally makes me sick to my stomach that all this is happening and these so called "leaders" are saying and doing these things without a shred of empathy or compassion. Where are their souls?!

If you took the time to read this - you must be exhausted. Or just really bored. Either way, thanks for hanging in there with me. Like you - I'm only human. But the people that are in the Whitehouse currently representing us - I am convinced, are not. For they truly do not know what it is like to truly, unconditionally love and be loved. If they did - we wouldn't be having this conversation and you wouldn't still be reading the ramblings of a soon to be 39yr old mother of 2. A mom, a daughter, a wife, a woman who loves her new vacuum, whose name may be a number to them but if you recall, is Carrie.

Bless you all and I wish you and your families nothing but happiness and love!

If there is one thing I've truly learned - do not ever let the sun set on your anger (that's granny's. She also liked to say "the tongue is like a tube of toothpaste. Once you say it, you cant take it back." Sorry, i digress..) To tell someone just how much they mean to you, how much you value and love them because you never know know, one day you may be on a ventilator hearing your folks say goodbye, be in a car accident, shot down in war or step on a Lego that you've asked your kids a thousand times to pick up and end up falling down the stairs.. just sayin - it's probably happened...

So be safe all and even throughout all my frustrations over feeling this undeniable hatred, I hope, I HOPE we ALL have enough LOVE and goodwill to overcome their hatred as well as our own. In truth - I guess I just pity them.❤️

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Lesa's avatar

Oh my- well the Bible did speak on the coming of false prophet and how many would be deceived. 💔 it’s sad- real believers know that justice is always served.

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Pamela's avatar

Sadly, we have the Anti Christ in our midst and we are watching it all play out….

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Elin Hanley's avatar

It's like someone read the Gospels and then asked himself, "how can I make something that's the complete opposite of this?" Answer: The Prosperity "gospel" and empathy as a sin.

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elizabeth's avatar

It sounds Ayn Randyian from what I remember of reading her books yrs ago

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Ruth's avatar

Oh my god, that is disgusting.

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Carrie's avatar

I know other people have said similar things that I'm about to say but, as I lay here re reading and catching up on today's politics, I find myself just needing to repeat this: I have never, never in my life, hated any one person more than I hate trump. I will never put a capital T at the beginning of his name for like others, that deserves respect and that "man" has earned none. Now, I was brought up to never say "hate", I can recall my grandparents saying to me "Carrie, you don't 'hate' that person. Do you understand what it means to truly 'hate?' It means that you essentially wish for that person to die painfully and for all of eternity roast in the fires of hell, your soul forever condemned to being torn to shreds over and over in brutal agnozing horror."

Allow me to back up a few decades. I was born (ill make this quick, lol) in December of 86. I lived on a 37 acre farm with my gran and pop, mom and half sis. Farm work was hard but fun and fulfilling! Good for your soul! I loved it! However, as a child, I was constantly sick with pneumonia, infections, in and out of hospitals. At one years old, i had a HUGE swollen lymph node under my right neck. The doctors at the time thought it was Cat Scratch Fever. Hey, it was the 80s (yes i think of the song too). Fast forward to 97, I started having what we thought was a other bad pneumonia. I spent 2 months in our local hospital where I was not improving but getting worse. Hard to breathe, high temp and just not good. I was transferred to John's Hopkins where a beautifully intelligent doctor whom I owe my life too, discovered I had contracted Aspergillus in my lungs (a fungal infection) and I also had a incredibly rare disease called Chronic Granulomatous Disease. I spent over a year at Hopkins getting better. It wasn't without its trials though. My first 2 weeks there, Dr. Winkelstien (yes, that's his name. Man is my hero), had the unfortunate duty to inform my mother to call in my entire family to say their goodbyes to me. I was THAT bad. I had chest tube's, part of my lung removed, blood transfusions..blah blah.. and I wasn't expected to live through the night. To this day, I will always remember each and every person that came to say their final goodbyes to me. I was 11 years old. My mother did her very best to never cry infront of me. I could hear her in the hallways as Dr. W tried to comfort her. She would hold me, stroke my hair, sing to me, tell stories and I would do or say something funny to make her laugh. Try too anyway. ANYWHO! Obviously I survived through that night and there was many more surgeries after that and not a day goes by that I am not grateful for every, EVERY single doctor, nurse, tech, janitor staff, the pastors, fellow roommates (patients), the hot dog lady across the street (don't eat a fully loaded hotdog the day you get your feeding tube out. Listen to your doctor and just do liquids. Omg. I'll never eat a boiled hotdog with everything on it ever again), my mother, my grandparents, my sister, all my uncles, aunts and cousins. I have an unlimited amount of love in my heart and I am incredibly grateful for the life that was given to me and the people who I have met along the way, and of course, my family. I've had my share of tragedies just like anyone - my pop was killed in an auto accident 1 month after I was married in 08 (My grandfather, Poppy, was my world. Great man. Miss you Pop!) My cousin (who was my 1st best friend) Jordan, entered the Marines and on his 2nd tour was shot and killed in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan (Forever, my hero. When i see you next - i still demand answers for why you thought it was a brilliant idea to stash glitter in my ac vents in my car.. that shit is still coming out! ..and i think of you every time. You big ass. I love ya! He was killed just one day shy of a year after Pop.

I went on to work in Healthcare for 18 years until of late when my disease has decided to rear its ugly head again and it's back to torturing the poor (incredible) nurses and doctors, lol. But all is well, I'm a work in progress. Arnt we all? But still I am so blessed with my families love. I am married with 2 beautiful children. I know all parents say their kids are smart and beautiful but please, allow me this one - mine are incredible! I even shocked myself with my offspring. 😉 (they get their smarts from their handsome daddy. I'll give him that).

Anyway, I suppose I did say I wouldn't make this part long... although, I did feel it was somewhat important to give you a backstory of my life to know how much "hate" has never been in my vocabulary. Just the opposite. I have indeed had an incredible amount of LOVE and support. I give endless amounts of support and love in return. Hey, it's free! And I generally love making people laugh and being there for them. I may not always know what to say but...I've been told I have a pretty comfy shoulder if needed. So..here comes my internal conflict...

I find myself frustrated because I truly, with my soul have never "hated" any one person - until now. I absolutely without a shred of a doubt... hate trump, vance, musk, johnson, mtg, miller, the corrupt maga judges, ALL of them. I know it is not my place to judge. I know it is wrong to be filled with such hatred. I can't help but feel this way. These people are literally the opposite to everything that is good and decent to not only how I was raised but how I'm raising my children. Does any one else feel this way? I wish I could say I feel regret for these feelings but I don't. They are horrid people. End of story. Peroid. Finito. I absolutely cannot stand them.

Sorry Granny and Pop, Jordan & my dear Momma (who just had a double bypass surgery but is such a fighter she may be coming home tomorrow! Woo!!) - I hope you will forgive me but i can honestly say, without a shred of doubt, I, HATE donald j. trump! I am disgusted by their treatment of Zelensky and the Ukrainian people, the mistreatment of Canadians, Mexicans, Greenland, Panama, Gaza... pretty much everyone except for the dictatorships they worship. I truly, truly hope the rest of the world can see that most of us do not tolerate this horribleness and that we do support and stand with them, not against them! It literally makes me sick to my stomach that all this is happening and these so called "leaders" are saying and doing these things without a shred of empathy or compassion. Where are their souls?!

If you took the time to read this - you must be exhausted. Or just really bored. Either way, thanks for hanging in there with me. Like you - I'm only human. But the people that are in the Whitehouse currently representing us - I am convinced, are not. For they truly do not know what it is like to truly, unconditionally love and be loved. If they did - we wouldn't be having this conversation and you wouldn't still be reading the ramblings of a soon to be 39yr old mother of 2. A mom, a daughter, a wife, a woman who loves her new vacuum, whose name may be a number to them but if you recall, is Carrie.

Bless you all and I wish you and your families nothing but happiness and love!

If there is one thing I've truly learned - do not ever let the sun set on your anger (that's granny's. She also liked to say "the tongue is like a tube of toothpaste. Once you say it, you cant take it back." Sorry, i digress..) To tell someone just how much they mean to you, how much you value and love them because you never know know, one day you may be on a ventilator hearing your folks say goodbye, be in a car accident, shot down in war or step on a Lego that you've asked your kids a thousand times to pick up and end up falling down the stairs.. just sayin - it's probably happened...

So be safe all and even throughout all my frustrations over feeling this undeniable hatred, I hope, I HOPE we ALL have enough LOVE and goodwill to overcome their hatred as well as our own. In truth - I guess I just pity them.❤️

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Gina's avatar

Good one!

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David Scholes's avatar

Musk and Rogan should always be against us, we stand for something different than frat boy fascism

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Erik Gerdin's avatar

I never listen to podcasts, prefer reading. So it took a while before I understood who Joe Rogan is. When I did, I immediately canceled my subscription on Spotify.

I don't like nazis.

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Angie's avatar

Musk is in his FIFTIES. There’s something defective about all of the men in Trump’s circle and his followers. They aren’t maturing properly. They aren’t “men”. They’re stupid, childish, cruel rejects. But I’m also just as disgusted with our military. There’s a literal coup happening and apparently EVERY single general, and EVERY branch of the military is just going to let that happen, constitution be damned? And I keep hearing how tough it is on the GOP senators and congresspeople. How scared they are. I imagine MLK knew what he was risking, and Medger Evers, and Ghandi, and any number of heroes from around the world. But you know what? They did what was right because they had integrity and courage. America is a country of cowards and I am deeply ashamed.

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Donna R.'s avatar

I agree concerning our military. The "sane" brass have to be freaking out. 🤞

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calm sail's avatar

Hitler was elected.

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Ethan's avatar

sorry, how can a lawful regime change - democratically elected in a democratic republic - be a "literal coup"?

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David Fowler's avatar

Elon Musk was NOT elected. DOGE is a department illegally created by Donald Trump without congressional approval. When any unelected individual is given unlimited access to the financial and organizational affairs of a nation without justification or oversight, that is undoubtedly a coup. Anyone who believes otherwise is either naive or stupid.

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Ethan's avatar

Elon Musk has been allocated powers by a democratically elected president, and that is perfectly allowed WITHIN the system. DOGE was created via an executive order, which is a viable way of creating an advisory board so long as it does not fully function as an executive department. The president, who is democratically elected, can delegate access to information how he wishes under the current legal framework - that is definitionally the opposite of a coup. So, in summary, you are either lexically or legally inept, both, or just acting in severe bad faith. Fear mongering and attempting to use serious accusations in a smear campaign does nothing but dilute the true horror and experience of a real coup.

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David Fowler's avatar

Good grief!

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T Allen's avatar

Appears above is seriously in over his head in this cult!

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Ethan's avatar

are you going to address any of the points I made, or continue to live in your echo chamber? is it not more cult-like to not engage with members outside the cult, like you are doing now?

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

FFS where did you take civics? Cuba? A President has one task, "to faithfully execute the laws of the United States." He does not get to bring in a self dealing ketamine addled illegal immigrant to break laws for him. Congress has the power of the purse, they LEGISLATE government departments in and out of existence. When they DEMOCRTICALLY VOTE for funds, it passes the Senate, and is signed by a President, it becomes law and can only be undone the same way. For F Sake, at least watch School House Rock, or did your 3 sister Mom's not let you watch School House Rock when they home schooled you?

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Ethan's avatar

If you actually look at the law/jurisprudence, it's at worst an open question whether DOGE can exist, and at best the answer is simply that it can. Civics actually goes beyond what you are told when you are 13, if you care to pay attention and actually read the documents that are of concern. Look into advisory groups and their creation through executive orders, also look into Nixon's creation of the EPA (while it was deemed part of his power due to a the Reorganization act of 1949, it still gives you some context for reorganization within executive departments and groups). look into reprograming, transfer, and White House budget authority. You learn about most of this when you take advanced classes in high school, or just go and read on your own volition.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

…and yes, absolutely, civics goes far beyond the basics. But you either fail to understand the foundational principles, or you are okay with corrupting or altogether abandoning them. As far as I can see, Musk is yet another opportunist willing to break the law for crimes that benefit Trump. And spare me feigned ignorance as to who those others might be.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

I have participated in Civics the better part of my life. I don't need a lecture from a fascist dismantling our Constitutional republic, much less would I consider supporting a self dealing ketamine addled illegal immigrant with no understanding or respect for our Constitutional republic, but what? Is it now 24 government contracts, 3or 4 new ones in as many weeks? Nor are his teenage hackers forensic accountants. They have no idea what they are doing.

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

When they talk about Project 2025, people freak out because it is blatantly undemocratic, the coup leader denies it and berates it, then when elected, the author is the head of Office of Management and Budget. A " Manchurian Candidate," an enemy from within.

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Ethan's avatar

well Ross Vought was head of the OMB under Trump's first term as well and the US wasn't any less of a democracy... have you actually read anything in Project 2025 that he co-authored? Mandate for Leadership or anything else? or are you just complaining whenever a conservative is in office?

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Cindy Schneider's avatar

Russ Vought then went to Heritage, along with several other Trump administration flunkies who couldn't get employment elsewhere. Yes, I have read some of Project 2025. Instructive that it was so unpopular, and so repulsive that Trump did what he always does, lie his face off, swear he knew nothing about it, but yet called it crazy. MAGA was all over the place denying it, some more of that “fake news.” And here we are. You must enjoy the taste of boot leather.

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Eileen Róque's avatar

Dick Traitor Trump does what he does best…

Screwing people over 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Georgia Babatsikos's avatar

Keep up the great work and bringing reality to the forefront.

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Nora Quinones's avatar

They are so pathetic, Elon has trouble articulating anything remotely intelligent…

And the other meathead, his sidekick just agrees with everything no matter how stupid it sounds. At the root of the problem lies a bigger more dangerous concern , that these guys have become billionaires , that folks actually listen to them, that is really

disturbing and explains how we got here..

Keep up the good work and the sanity…, it cannot be easy reporting the insanity going on..And more importantly for reporting the facts and the truth !!!

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Paul Aaron Roman's avatar

Empathy for fellow human beings is a strength not a weakness. Rogan and musk lacking that shows that they have forgotten the fact that they to are human beings.

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Jess Gonzalez's avatar

Even EM’s brother mentioned that he lacked that empathy gene in an interview. He has little social awareness. That’s dangerous.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-toskxM-kl/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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Kaye Stone's avatar

Are they though?

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Paul Aaron Roman's avatar

They represent the worst of humanity

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Keith Gliponeo's avatar

Oh man looks like President Musk and Joe Rogan's ego's are broken man they're so fragile alongside their weak audience which they're males who are morons who have insecurities.

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Wendy Geuder's avatar

It's a biological problem

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Lesa's avatar

Yet as a retired Psych RN I can tell you these men with their fragile undeveloped egos will be needing & expecting MORE compassion and empathy than the avg person in their time of need. Most likely never had it when they actually should have as children (and that does NOT excuse this bs in ANY WAY).

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Digispeaker's avatar

Snowflakes.

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Stacee Phillips Lemieux's avatar

I don’t even use Spotify but I followed you on both. Go Meidas Go!

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Janie Tinnon's avatar

I support you all the way. I appreciate all the hard work you do. You should be proud of the work you do. If haters are trying to destroy you, then you're on the right track.. I pray for you MTN, your families and for your safety. God bless you!

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Wendy Geuder's avatar

Totally agree. Recently a magacult "dear friend 🧡 and regular massage patient of mine since 2020, told me she is DONE and I am NOT WELCOME AT HER CHURCH! Wow. Super Christian Maga Haters who love FelonDon.

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Lesa's avatar

Sounds like somewhere I wouldn’t wanna be associated with anyway

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Dmb's avatar

Can't let billionaires think that they can buy our votes or our views or what we listen to

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Dmb's avatar

That's crypto I'm talking bout what you listen to they want to pay for that No you have the right to know the truth

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Luther Martin's avatar

Spot on as usual Ben! The inverse relationship of your rising and their downfall shall continue until they are nothing but dust. Plus it just makes me happy as hell that you make them so miserable! 🥰

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Mary R Manship's avatar

They started out miserable! At least one is tangled in Ketamine!

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Cheryl Wood's avatar

I’ve been saying… EM has a ketamine issue.. strung out

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Shirley Eads's avatar

Musk supposedly has Asperger's syndrome, so he probably is on some kind of drug. Nothing against autism, but if you look at the characteristics of Asperger's, I really don't think he has it. He's just a straight up dick.

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Cheryl Wood's avatar

Elon has admitted to using Ketamine.

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Morg's avatar

Well this just makes me want to make all five of my kids follow your podcast. I can’t stand those absolute losers.

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