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Aaron Roman's avatar

✊ People are waking up to the fact that Drumpf and shady Vance lied to them to be e able to enact the fascist project 2025 .

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Edward mead's avatar

Project 25 was the Republican So CALLED CHURCH THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, That Church also placed J.D.VANCE as Trump's Vice President.

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AAA's avatar

trump DID NOT WIN!!!!! GET HIM OUT!!!!!! NO ONE WILL LISTEN!!!!! ARE THE REPORTS OF EVIDENCE TOO LONG?????!!!! CALL GOV> NEWSOM!!!!! CALL ANY DEM> GOVENOR!!! TRUMP DID NOT WIN!!!!!!! NAIL HIM TO A WALL!!!!! THEY ARE ALL TRAITORS!!!! INCLUDING THE MEN+Amy, on the s. court are TRAITORS AND HAVE BEEN SINCE B4 roeVwade!!!! THEY ARE ACTING!!!!!!!

HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY; trump DID NOT WINNN!!! mush rigged the election, but he had LOTS of help from ultra-rich friends!!!!! “THEY” have cheated before!!!! “THEY” will do it again!!! “they” WANT EVERYONE TO DIE!!!!! If YOU are NOT WITH “THEM” YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DIE!!!!!! NO medical, NO money, homeless, seniors, children, Diabetes? COPD? HEART PROBLEMS? MS, Cancer, if there is a commercial on TV for any MEDICATION you need, you will be allowed to die!!!!! Next there will be total military control!!!! “BECAUSE” the United States is completely lawless!!!!! It’s for our own good!!!! IT WILL NOT END WHEN RUNT DIES< IT WILL NEVER END!!!! This has to do with the Ultra-rich people and corporations!!! THE STRINGS ARE BEING PULLED NOT JUST HERE BUT IN OTHER COUNTRIES TOO!!!! NO ONE is SAFE, ANY LONGER!!!!

IF we cannot get GAVIN NEWSOME TO UNDERSTAND< WE ARE ALL AS GOOD AS DEAD!!!!! Don’t believe me???!! READ ALL THE REPORTS!!!

This is URGENT, it has been going on for YEARS, quietly behind the scenes!!! 

Two links regarding the RIGGED election, NOT the numbers PA and NY have!!!!  More comprehensive evidence by independent writers on Substack!  (Hint; HE DID NOT WIN!!)

One link to new evidence of massive military rule, project 20/25 & 17, MUST READ EVERY LINK!!!

THIS IS THE NEWEST»»>https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

THIS IS THE WHOLE FIRST PART!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

Declaration of WAR from the Heritage Foundation, to the AMERICAN people!!!

They Want Death Without Limits — Heritage’s "Comprehensive Crime" Bill to Expand Eligible Crimes for Execution

https://open.substack.com/pub/dissentinbloom/p/they-want-death-without-limits-heritages?r=58ocfg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

They want you to die!!!! PLEASE READ!!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

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Deborah's avatar

Actually, IMHO these greedy SOBs want everyday people to become serfs! Work themselves to death! Maybe even have to dig their own grave in preparation for the dropping dead on the job! America is lawless! Anything goes but only for the MAGA sycophants, cronies and of course this upstanding criminal mob family described by Noam Chomsky as the most corrupt family in the world currently! Oh, and let me not forget Noam Chomsky's description of this psychopathic narcissist 'occupying' the American people's Whitehouse as the most dangerous man in the history of the world!

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It’s ALL THE MEN+Amy, they are all traitors!!! He is “taking one for the team”!!!! They have been corrupted since B4 roeVwade, they ARE ACTING!!! They have learned well from their KING!!! THEY believe they are GODS, NO ONE CAN TOUCH THEM!!! Dem. leaders believe It’s true!!!!

PLEASE. go to the bottom, if you don’t want to read the reason, I fight so hard!!

PLEASE< EVERYONE< I’M GETTING REALLY SCARED NOW!!!!! I HAVE BEEN SENDING THESE LINKS TO EVERYONE< NO ONE IS LISTENING!!!! I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!!!!! JUST DON’T “heart” this, Don’t just read it, IT HAS TO BE SHARED!!!! I will try to calm down and try to NOT cap!!! I have been sending “This Will Hold” link to Dem. leaders in the house and Senate since it first came out!!! That was MONTHS ago!!!!! Over and over, someone who helped me with a SO. SEC. problem in Dick Durbin’s office just recently told me the emails and call notes come in and are distributed to “other” depts. to “handle”, do any of our messages actually get to who we are sending them to??? I was so shocked, I forgot to ask!!!! It’s no wonder we get vague replies, I thought they were at least spoken by our leaders to someone typing a reply!!!! OMG, they ALL just stopped replying about 3 weeks agol!!! I thought they were ALL just too busy to send replies!!!! I can’t go to any town halls or anywhere else, even if you follow me, you may NOT know I have Parkinson’s LIKE disorder, I haven’t been able to drive for the last two years, I’m 71, I have an adopted mixed son, who is only 14!! I have been trying so hard because I don’t know how long I will live or be able to do ANYTHING!! My family has been dying all around me for the last few months!! The plans I made for my son when I’m gone, have fallen through!!! I’m terrified!!! Who will protect him when I’m gone???!! I want him to live in Democracy, I want him to be free!!! Things are NOT looking good for our COUNTRY!!!!! NO ONE WANTS TO BELIVE THE TRUTH< OR SHARE IT!!! Sorry, I’m coming unglued!!!! I have NO one left to help me!!! I only have SO. SEC. for my income!!! OMGoodness my lights keep flickering, in case I can’t finish this PLEASE SHARE!!!!

I was able to save enough for my mortgage and utilities for two months, in case SO SEC> goes away! I might be able to sell my house, it’s all I have!! Anyway, I had SNAP, but when they checked my bank, I had “TOO MUCH” money, they didn’t even call and ask why I had money in the bank, they just stopped my snap card with no warning, until a letter came in a few weeks! My sister was buying us some food but she caught pneumonia while in the hospital, brought it home, her husband got it, they both went back to the hospital, he was in ICU when he died a few weeks ago! My sister was sent to a nursing home I think, I don’t know where she is! Her daughter doesn’t like me, I don’t even have her phone number, she hasn’t called me since she got here from TX!! My sister’s phone no longer rings!! My sister could be in TX or gone herself! The only way I know anything is because someone I know saw a post on Facebook by a cousin of theirs that knows my neighbor!!! I AM TRULY alone and terrified every day!!!! Sorry, I do have my son, he can make food in the microwave, and he can cook eggs or grilled cheese sandwiches. I did talk with my husband’s sister, she is also in TX, she said not to worry, runt said he would NOT take SO. SEC> away, so she’s sure I will be okay….And even if that happened “we” could all get together and help each other… she has been blessed with 5 children who all have good jobs! She and her husband both had really good jobs and have plenty of money!!! I haven’t spoken to her in months, no surprise, they all love runt, never cared for me, because I was divorced when I married her brother, and he died over three years ago, I was surprised she even answered my call!! I know, my life is sad and helpless, but I hope, if anyone has read this, you might understand why I have felt the need to get EVERYONE, ANYONE, to believe runt lost, he DID NOT WIN, HE CHEATED AND ALL THE ULTRA-RICH helped him!! AND NONE OF THEM ARE GOING TO GIVE UP THE POWER< EVER!!! If you have NOT read ALL the reports, do it for your children, for your grandchildren, they might be here when YOU are gone, protect them!!!! I AM SO SORRY, I talk too much at night, my mind doesn’t shut off, and now I’m incredibly depressed. it comes with Parkingson’s, who knew?? Maybe my Dr. but he didn’t tell me!!!! I left him and just use my primary, for as long as I have Medicare or Medicaid, protect your parents, they are going to need you!!!! I’m going to be a ghost for a while, anyone who follows me can leave me a message on my account here on Substack, I’m going to try and avoid the news! Thank you ALL for putting up with me, ONLY A FEW PEOPLE TOLD ME TO SHUT UP!! Hugs and prayers for you all!!

PLEASE!!!!! SHARE THESE LINKS EVERYWHERE!!!! SHARE WITH THE OTHER WRITERS!!!! NO ONE BELIEVES RUNT LOST!!!!! HIS VOICE MACHINE IS LOUDER THAN OURS!!!! I’VE BEEN POSTING EVERYWHERE AND NO ONE IS REPOSTING, WE NEED SOME BIG PEOPLE TO SPREAD THIS NEWS AND EVIDENCE!!! I HAVE TRIED MEIDAS, BRIAN TYLER COHEN<HE WOULD BE IMPORTANT< I’VE SEEN HIM TALKING WITH GOV. NEWSOM AND GOV. PRITZKER OF IL> PLEASE WHEN TRUMP DIES< NO ONE WILL EVER LISTEN AGAIN!!!!!! IT WILL BE TOO LATE!!!!! TOO MANY BIG PEOPLE ARE STILL TALKING LIKE HE WON!!!!! GAVIN IS THE BIG ONE WE HAVE TO GET!!!! I’ve sent the links and called, the man that answers says, yes, he sees my posts, “He’ll make sure Newsom gets them”! That means, “you are stupid and I’m tossing your notes in the trash”!!! CAN YOU PLEASE TRY TO MESSAGE BRIAN TYLER COHEN???? OR ANYONE ELSE WITH SOME “PULL”!!! Hurry, my lights have been flickering all day!!! I’ve also been having major problems with my internet!!!!!!

PLEASE CALL NEWSOM< AOC AND JASMINE!!!! TELL THEM TRUMP DID NOT WIN AND YOU WILL EMAIL THE EVIDENCE!!! AND THEN DO IT!!!!! DO THE SAME FOR EVERY DEM. GOV!!!!! LINKS ARE BELOW!!!!

TRUMP DID NOT WIN!!!!!!!  NAIL HIM TO A WALL!!!!!  THEY ARE ALL TRAITORS!!!!  INCLUDING THE MEN+Amy, on the s. court are TRAITORS AND HAVE BEEN SINCE B4 roeVwade!!!!   THEY ARE ACTING!!!!!!!

trump DID NOT WIN!!!!!   GET HIM OUT!!!!!!  NO ONE WILL LISTEN!!!!!  ARE THE REPORTS OF EVIDENCE TOO LONG?????!!!! 

HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY;  trump DID NOT WIN!!!  mush rigged the election, but he had LOTS of help from ultra-rich friends!!!!!  “THEY” have cheated before!!!!  “THEY” will do it again!!!  “THEY” WANT EVERYONE TO DIE!!!!!  If YOU are NOT WITH “THEM” YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DIE!!!!!!  NO medical, NO money, homeless, seniors, children, Diabetes? COPD? HEART PROBLEMS? MS, Cancer, if there is a commercial on TV for any MEDICATION you need, you won’t be able to get it, you will be allowed to die!!!!!   Next there will be total military control!!!!  “BECAUSE” the United States is completely lawless!!!!!  It’s for our own good!!!!  IT WILL NOT END WHEN RUNT DIES< IT WILL NEVER END!!!!  This has to do with the Ultra-rich people and corporations!!!  THE STRINGS ARE BEING PULLED NOT JUST HERE BUT IN OTHER COUNTRIES TOO!!!!  NO ONE is SAFE, ANY LONGER!!!!  

IF we cannot get GAVIN NEWSOME TO UNDERSTAND< WE ARE ALL AS GOOD AS DEAD!!!!!  Don’t believe me???!!  READ ALL THE REPORTS!!!

This is URGENT, Project 20/25, it has been going on for YEARS, quietly behind the scenes!!! trump had YEARS to prepare his REVENGE!!!!

Link regarding the RIGGED election, NOT the numbers PA and NY have!!!!  More comprehensive evidence by independent writers on Substack!  (Hint; HE DID NOT WIN!!)

THIS IS THE NEWEST AND should have ALL of the other reports, IF NOT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!!»»>  https://thiswillhold.substack.com/

Declaration of WAR from the Heritage Foundation to the AMERICAN people!!!

They Want Death Without Limits — Heritage’s "Comprehensive Crime" Bill to Expand Eligible Crimes for Execution AND MILITARY CONTROL OF THE USA!!!

https://dissentinbloom.substack.com/p/they-want-death-without-limits-heritages?r=58ocfg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

They want you to die!!!! PLEASE READ EVERYTHING!!!!!!

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trump DID NOT WIN!!!!! GET HIM OUT!!!!!! NO ONE WILL LISTEN!!!!! ARE THE REPORTS OF EVIDENCE TOO LONG?????!!!! CALL GOV> NEWSOM!!!!! CALL ANY DEM> GOVENOR!!! TRUMP DID NOT WIN!!!!!!! NAIL HIM TO A WALL!!!!! THEY ARE ALL TRAITORS!!!! INCLUDING THE MEN+Amy, on the s. court are TRAITORS AND HAVE BEEN SINCE B4 roeVwade!!!! THEY ARE ACTING!!!!!!!

HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY; trump DID NOT WINNN!!! mush rigged the election, but he had LOTS of help from ultra-rich friends!!!!! “THEY” have cheated before!!!! “THEY” will do it again!!! “they” WANT EVERYONE TO DIE!!!!! If YOU are NOT WITH “THEM” YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DIE!!!!!! NO medical, NO money, homeless, seniors, children, Diabetes? COPD? HEART PROBLEMS? MS, Cancer, if there is a commercial on TV for any MEDICATION you need, you will be allowed to die!!!!! Next there will be total military control!!!! “BECAUSE” the United States is completely lawless!!!!! It’s for our own good!!!! IT WILL NOT END WHEN RUNT DIES< IT WILL NEVER END!!!! This has to do with the Ultra-rich people and corporations!!! THE STRINGS ARE BEING PULLED NOT JUST HERE BUT IN OTHER COUNTRIES TOO!!!! NO ONE is SAFE, ANY LONGER!!!!

IF we cannot get GAVIN NEWSOME TO UNDERSTAND< WE ARE ALL AS GOOD AS DEAD!!!!! Don’t believe me???!! READ ALL THE REPORTS!!!

This is URGENT, it has been going on for YEARS, quietly behind the scenes!!! 

Two links regarding the RIGGED election, NOT the numbers PA and NY have!!!!  More comprehensive evidence by independent writers on Substack!  (Hint; HE DID NOT WIN!!)

One link to new evidence of massive military rule, project 20/25 & 17, MUST READ EVERY LINK!!!

THIS IS THE NEWEST»»>https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

THIS IS THE WHOLE FIRST PART!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

Declaration of WAR from the Heritage Foundation, to the AMERICAN people!!!

They Want Death Without Limits — Heritage’s "Comprehensive Crime" Bill to Expand Eligible Crimes for Execution

https://open.substack.com/pub/dissentinbloom/p/they-want-death-without-limits-heritages?r=58ocfg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

They want you to die!!!! PLEASE READ!!!!

https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/trump-the-trojan-horse-for-authoritarian

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Connie Larsen's avatar

I agree!

202 225 3121 or 202 224 3121

Call any po💩Rethuglikkkrussian in house or senate!

I don’t understand a supposedly educated congress wanting to screw the constituents that they work for and pay their salaries! WTH!!

No nobel for a convicted felon or rapist.

https://www.nobelprize.org/contact

It will cheapen a prestigious award! Zelensky is more deserving! It will maybe help stroke him out.

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

It's the DEVIL'S party, ?litered with pure evil.

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peter's avatar

They are not waking up to shit They are way too fucking stupid

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Aaron Roman's avatar

It'll effect them and unfortunately that is when they will wake up and realize they've been duped into hating their fellow Americans.

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Bill Nichols's avatar

Personally I'm not sure I'd bet on that. Possibly some will, but we should always keep in mind that logic & facts have been tried on them before & defection (if any) has always been minimal. I'll go with Occam's Razor until/unless I see something closer to a real sea change moment.

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Juliet Castille-Cooke's avatar

It's about damn time the voter's see the truth! Stop voting Rethuglicon! Vote BLUE People 💙

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Block the roads now. Too much is at risk to wait! Mobilize Blue state National Guards when threatened. Wait until then. The invasion of one state by another is a call to state Governors to mobilize their National Guards to resist an UNLAWFUL assault. The U.S. military should not accept UNLAWFUL orders. The sooner we get this over with, the better. This confrontation is coming. It is coming! We are stronger now than we will be tomorrow. The confrontation is not a battle or a war. It is a standoff at State borders. One state would be trying to invade another. One is the offender. The other, the defender. We know TACO.

Also, the gerrymander fight is on. There is a new playbook. The old rules have been struck down by the Supreme Court. We need to change the gears here as fast as possible for deadly PREEMPTIVE strikes. Newsom has moved out on this already. Who is next? Hochul. Where are you? NO EXCUSE! Change your state Constitution. Pritzker. What are you doing?

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/gerrymander-fight?r=3m1bs

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Dave Carew's avatar

"Rethuglicon" ... like it, Juliet! In the past, I've used "Repugnant-Con," but, considering the ICE raids (and more), yours works well, too.

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

ReThuglicans!

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Jeremy Roberts's avatar

I will say this it's hard to trust any leader Republicans and Democrats, for me I guess I just do fact checking and listening to their sales pitch who has the most farfetched agenda that they make promises to the Voters the American People. I use to make empty promises to my daughter and those empty promises had repercussions and she wouldn't believe anything I would say and didn't take me seriously. So I stopped and I only opened my mouth and would say and do things that I knew were not financially out of reach, that's what the individuals in office need to remember they work for the people, the people don't let the government tell them what they are gonna do without or without them.

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Sue Stjohn's avatar

The best way to know what their agenda is is to research who is actually writing the polices (playbook)

that they are campaigning with. Trump is following The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 to a tee. If you go to Project 2025 Tracker, you'll see what policy has been completed, in-process and not yet started. Once all of Project 2025 has been executed, The Heritage Foundation won't have a need for Trump. He is just their golden nugget.

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Stephen Birchett's avatar

Their 'Useful Idiot', gone,in a year, Vance enthroned, Thiel holding the crown!

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Sue Stjohn's avatar

I never thought of that. Thanks for the insight. I'll be watching even closer.

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Andrea Todd's avatar

Bothsideism is Putinesque, juvenile, and ludicrous.

The two parties are not the same. Wake up, grow up. Do your own adult research and stop shit -stirring. Blocked because stupidity.

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angela clark's avatar

This is no longer political. I have powerful opinions about political systems, but Trump is neither red nor blue. He's a sociopathic narcissist. He wants admiration, money, revenge, and to stay out of prison. That makes his actions a success in his view.

He is utterly uninterested in the rest. He dosen't care about tariffs or trade. He's not working, he's golfing. He's a dangerous clown, playing with more power than he ever thought possible. He will not hesitate to break the law. He is indifferent to the Constitution.

The legal cases aren't bothering him. He's bought the judges. The wars? HE DOSEN'T CARE. He will die but the damage is done. The trust is gone.

Sadly, Americans thought he was the buisnessman he played on TV. He's not. He's a career criminal and MAGA handed him their kingdom on a platter.

The curious takeaway is that it only took one determined fool to do it. It was a house of cards all along. We all watched Bush do it in 2002 (steal an election with the help of the court, and no, Iraq had NO weapons of mass destruction - my friend was part of the UN weapon's inspection team and they were thorough... there was nothing). Rebuilding something robust and just will require a different structure. The one in place is being smashed to pieces as we watch, helpless to stop it.

Lets not be helpless again.

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Robert Crone's avatar

Dear American Friends,

I'm a Canadian who watches the daily reports from Meidas and others with growing horror at what is going on in your country. Please allow me to make a suggestion... if your elected representatives won't stand and listen to you without running away and sneaking out back doors... take it to where they live! Demonstrate on the streets and sidewalks where they live in your districts. Don't let them get away with bowing and scraping and fawning over the idiot in the White House! That televised cabinet meeting the other day was absolutely cringeworthy! Get out and make those elected fools live in fear! Onward!

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Julie's avatar

It was horrible. It looked exactly like what I imagine a North Korean “cabinet” meeting would look like.

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T L Mills's avatar

Nah...I think even the North Koreans might have been embarrassed by the Cabinet member's shameless display of knob polishing and taint licking. It was so blatant that I have wondered if the participants themselves, after that meeting, didn't have to run to a restroom and throw up. Could they even bear to look at themselves in the mirror? Certainly Twumpy's "sicko"-phants are amoral and shameless...but even they should have felt a few twinges at that nauseating performance.

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Charlie's avatar

I like it!

I suspect we all need to check our state and/or local laws. As the Epstein scandal has made clear, we have a two-tiered legal system, and We the People are not favored.

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LouAnn's avatar

💯 % agree

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Pat's avatar

I wish I had a chance to tell my Congress person what I thought. John James refuses to have town halls. I have called, written with no reply. We must resist!

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Helga Fellay's avatar

If my Congress person would not respond to calls and letters, I would not vote for them again. They all have paid staff working in their offices. They are not THAT busy that they can't even give a short reply.

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Diane Clement's avatar

I always get replies from my CA Senators Padilla and Schiff and my Representative Carbajal. Every single time I write. They are Democrats.

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Anne P. Sacco's avatar

Maybe you could organize a protest, a sit in, outside their office? Just a thought, no pressure. Keep calling them, leave long voice-mails.

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uRNangel423's avatar

You can request an in person meeting them at their office. My representative has that option, and will have his staff call to schedule a meeting.

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Julie's avatar

Same. Eli Crane never shows up here. He’s just a rubber stamp, a bootlicker, and spews BS talking points.

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Josseline's avatar

Such Horse Sh*t coming out of the member's of the Fascist Party's mouths...they should all RESIGN NOW!

Instead of owning up...they blame others that are not even involved. I doubt they even know what the truth is!

Demand their resignations...all of them...they haven't done anything FOR the people, For their constituents, or the country! They all have bent their knees to the Fascist Regime!

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Merry's avatar

Exactly! This was my response to this post -

It seems that these elected officials have forgotten who elected them, who they actually work for and represent, and who pays their salaries. So for Bryan Steil to quickly blame Biden (who actually signed a bipartisan immigration bill that was written by republicans, but republicans then decided not to support it because their dictator wanted to run on the issue), is a bit “disingenuous” to say the least. Pesky details…And then his best retort is “they’ll just have to agree to disagree”?

Call me crazy but I think he’s misreading his audience.

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Bonnie Lane's avatar

Dear Merry- thank you for reminding us of the bipartisan bill for the immigration system last year which trump stopped because he wanted to continue his campaign built on hatred and divisive politics. I agree these cult congress members have forgotten the needs of their constituents but I don’t think Steil is merely misreading the room - I think he is ignoring the voters questions and hopefully he will be voted out! Along with the other traitors!! Thank you

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Rhonda L Schneider's avatar

They haven't forgotten who elected them that is why they are gerrymandering the states. They know they don't have a fat chance in hell of winning.

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Merry's avatar

Yes. Republicans have long known that they cannot win the presidency by popular vote which is why they focus on the EC instead and that also requires extreme gerrymandering. It’s a crazy system that definitely needs to be restructured.

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Josseline's avatar

IF the Republicans actually worked FOR the People and did things that BENEFITED THE PEOPLE they wouldn't have to lie, cheat or steal to win, people would actually vote for them. However, by dong the right thing they do not have the opportunity to rake in millions of dollars from Billionaires, special interest groups and do insider trading. You have have a soul and conscience to do the right thing....which they lack.

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Merry's avatar

Yes, greed and power now override everything else. Integrity, values, service are relics of the past, particularly in the trump administration.

Basically politicians are now lobbyists for special interests.

How much money does Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, receive in subsidies from the US coffers?

“ Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments.”

Washington Post

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Rhonda L Schneider's avatar

I don't believe they are worried about their salaries or the people who elected them, it's the bribes and the threat from Trump that they are most concerned about.

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Charlie's avatar

Unless you are in the top 10%, you actually do not have representation in Congress, no matter what the press releases say. Big business and Special Interests are their constituents, not us.

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Merry's avatar

Absolutely agree. The fix is in and has been since Citizens United.

CITIZENS!!! What BS. This opened the door for big corporations to donate $billions in dark money, without any oversight or accountability. Politicians are bought for access. We’re an oligarchy now, rapidly becoming a fascist, authoritarian dictatorship, ushered in by a convicted felon, a deviant sexual predator, a psychopath.

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Michele Harmon's avatar

I was at the Barry Moore town hall with Indivisible Baldwin County ... He was so badly shaken by us that he did indeed scurry like a cockroach out the backdoor 20 minutes early 😂😂😂😂

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JOHN SMITH's avatar

The Republicans are having to read a prepared script at these townhall meetings. They don't know how to explain to people that the food prices are not hurting everyone. And the prices for most everything has increased 30 plus percent. We are paying for Tariffs that hurt our allies around the world. Putin will never give up trying to reestablish the Soviet Union. As it is said Russia is a meat grinder and has a war economy fueled by gasoline, oil and help from tRUMP.

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Anne P. Sacco's avatar

As a Canuck, observing from north of you all, I just friggin LOVE the grassroots outrage and vitriol displayed back at these pompous and arrogant politicians that have so underestimated their audience back home. Job well done, America, keep hammering home your messages. GET LOUD!!! Thanks Michael, for another fabulous article reporting on what's actually happening on the ground. Bravo! 🇨🇦 🍁 ❤️

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

GET LOUD -- and STAY LOUD!

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Jordan Sollitto's avatar

Two asks of readers of Substacks like these. 1) Pay for a subscription if and when you can. The voices of opposition (like Michael Cohen and others) have mortgages to pay just like the rest of us. 2) Please don't limit your engagement to reading and commenting. We need millions of people not only protesting but ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING in the electoral process. Join any of the countless organizations that organize these efforts and chip in with your time, effort and/or contributions..

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EaB's avatar

Done and done Jordan. My thoughts exactly

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Stephen Birchett's avatar

Hi Jordan, how can we help from England? We too have our authoritarian fascists in waiting in Farage and his cult. Reform UK is following the Heritage Foundation's playbook closely. We urgently need the people of USA to overthrow Project 2025 and reclaim democracy. The rapid rise of fascism is a global transaction. How can we support you and get the dominoes falling?

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Jordan Sollitto's avatar

Believe me, Stephen…I’m doing everything I can to stop this madness. I’d kinda hoped to be enjoying a relaxing retirement at this point in my life, but I guess that’s not meant to be. I’m hoping (praying) that millions will rise up over here in the coming months…it does feel like the anger is building by the day. All I can suggest as far as England is concerned is that you try to stop your version of fascism in its relative infancy…we clearly failed to do that and now we have an enormous constitutional crisis on our hands. Keep in touch. (traveled the world for business for decades and London was…and still is…literally my favorite city anywhere.)

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Stephen Birchett's avatar

Cheers Jordan, it's a battle but we have to fight it! We don't have Fox here but the Murdoch Empire is horribly influential, especially through GB 'News'. A glimmer of hope is that many Reform UK elected councillors are hopelessly poor at their job and there's usually a weekly cock-up! Good luck and steadfastness in your resistance.

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EcstaticRationalist's avatar

They are spineless cowards.

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Wendy's avatar

MAGA/gop are fascists. Plain and simple.

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Cheryl Foster's avatar

This is one of your BEST EVER! I agree with Miss Castille-Cooke! STOP VOTING RETUGLICON and VOTE BLUE! Thanks for making my day!!!

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Mary Glass's avatar

No town halls from Indiana senators or my representative

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EaB's avatar

It’s because they are MAJOR COWARDS Mary. And that little pissant Jim Banks is amongst the worst!

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AlexX's avatar

I truly believe that Americans had to go through this experience. If only to get their heads out of Hollywood & wtfu✊🏿✍️🏿🎓

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JOHN SMITH's avatar

We have been at war with Russia since the end world War 2. We have known this as children who had climb under our desks at school. Making deals with Putin always has been dangerous. All the republicans before tRUMP knew this until the tRUMP mobster entered politics.

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EaB's avatar

As always Michael, great article. You have a way of seeing through all the BS and relaying it bluntly. I appreciate that.

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