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MAMBAKOBE20's avatar

The corruption is insane in this administration -started when that drugged up, psychotic wannabe dictator Elon had those teenage to rig the election. As it was so darn obvious on election night. I am still bitter because the democrats could have called it out before they left office!

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paige sisserman's avatar

Our Democratic leaders appear to be spineless! I am so upset. I didn't believe it was possible.

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MAMBAKOBE20's avatar

Yes, they are! I am happy Gavin is sorta calling it out in real time!!! He knew but couldn’t say it himself because of the Democrats, keep bringing plastic knives to a FRFR Gun fight!!

Even the look on Kamala’s face - she knew he didn’t win legitimately. It’s more of US Than THEM! DJT is a total liar and traitor! Needs to be fully investigated and prosecuted!

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SFGal's avatar

Skillfully surreptitious algorithms manipulated mostly in the swing states that tripped to red when too many blue votes evident. Palantir and Starlink were in concert via Leo's unloaded "sanitized" voting equipment.

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Kristin Beauchamp's avatar

Jasmine too! Elizabeth Warren has always been very forthright and assertive. Remember, McConnell said.

“Nevertheless, she persisted.” I bought that T-shirt way back then.

(Blue Boomer from northern Michigan)

I even heard part of Hillary’s interview on Mika&Joe’s AM show.

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WJB Motown's avatar

When you see how much money AIPAC funds Dem leaders, believe it.

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JA's avatar

Believe what you see!

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Caleigh Lynn Hall's avatar

This organization has done a data-driven analysis of the election and found suspicious (though not yet definitive) results in a couple of states: https://electiontruthalliance.org/2024-us-election-analysis/

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MAMBAKOBE20's avatar

Yes, I swear I hope when this travesty is over - there is a full and fair investigation on election fraud! The carnage is real because Trump and Elon knows this incompetent, corrupt, mean human didn’t win the election legitimately.

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Maryl's avatar

Why are we talking this Now?? I wondered the very minute I heard KH concede!! D---

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Roger Loeb's avatar

The people who were screaming the loudest about corruption in the Federal government are now applauding the most corrupt administration in U.S. history.

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Joan Bosworth's avatar

Young Voters

In CA today, I met an 18 year old junior college student and asked her if she was registered to vote. She said she was not eligible for the last election but she would register before the next one. I asked her if she knew when the next election will be held and she said, 2028!

We have to get the word out far and wide about our special election. We need young and old influencers to be talking this up! October 20, 2025 is the deadline for voter registration for the November 4th special election.

CA needs to vote YES on Prop 50 to offset Trump’s gerrymandering.

Democrats may be the party that wants to provide healthcare, food, education, and affordable groceries to all citizens, but we will never give up our democracy without a fight.

Get out the vote! Talk it up to the grocery checker, your adult kids, your neighbors. This vote is critical for our countries survival.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

2028. Sheesh. I am not encouraged. But thank you for doing the “in real life” work. Press on. What other choice is there?

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Jamie Elder's avatar

I too think Elon did something with the election results. This corrupt administration needs to be stopped. We need to galvanize we have the majority

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SFGal's avatar

See Common Coalition reporting on the 2024 significant roles of Leonard Leo, Thiel, and Musk. It's a start for investigation.

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BansheeeeCathy's avatar

What would be really cool is if they RELEASED THE EPSTEIN FILES

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The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

From Paul Krugman

“So how can we make a Trump implosion more likely? The public can help by doing what Target’s customers and Disney’s audience did — make it clear that they will stop paying money to institutions that lend aid and comfort to the authoritarian project.”

From The Peaceful Solution:

How much do you want to stop His Royal Heinous and the fascist takeover of the country?

Enough that you’re willing to make a small sacrifice? Like altering your spending habits for a month or two or three? That could be all it would take to get the attention of the oligarchs (formerly known as The Robber Barons in the first Gilded Age, also The Fat Cats, The Greedy Bastards).

A brief demonstration of We, the People’s, power of the purse could persuade them to quit supporting HRH and the politicians who enable him.

We quit spending, except on essentials, businesses lose money, stock market goes down, Greedy Bastards pay attention to our demands.

Greedy Bastards own most of the politicians of both major parties. GBs start losing money, tell politicians to change course and do what We, the People want.

We are running out of peaceful options. The legislature and Supreme Court are controlled by HRH. He controls the executive branch, including the Military, Justice Department, FBI, ICE, the IRS. He controls all levers of power.

We, the people, still have the power of the purse. No one can control our spending, or lack of spending. When all else fails we can go on a spending strike until the business community stops supporting HRH and the politicians who enable him.

Economic warfare is the only thing the oligarchs, the business community will understand and act on. Call it a Surreptitious General Strike (Quiet Quitting). Go to work, do as little as possible. Stop spending money except on essentials. Quit feeding the corporate beast that supports the HRH.

Stop participating. Nearly 70% of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending. All of us. Hobble the economy and the stock market. Mahatma Gandhi drove the British from India by peaceful civil disobedience. We can stop the fascist takeover in  the same way.

We can keep rehashing past and present atrocities until our access to the internet is taken away by the regime, or we can DO something!

Now is the time for this Peaceful Solution.

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SFGal's avatar

The Target months-long united boycott did work. Scott Galloway insisted vehemently on MSNBC yesterday that a nation-wide strike across all sectors of the economy is what will be required, not just a sporadic day or week here and there, but sustained like the Birmingham bus boycott. He indicated (didn't specify) that public interest groups and unions around the country are already initiating organizing efforts to achieve this goal. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

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The Peaceful Solution-Plan B's avatar

Scott Galloway is absolutely correct!

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Lisa Barry's avatar

You talked about Stephen Miller adopting themes from a Joseph Goebbels speech in the 1930s. Am I the only person who thinks—and has been saying since 2016–that Miller looks like Goebbels reincarnated? His looks, his worldview, his sadism… Seriously. All the evidence is right in front of us.

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Camille Kelly's avatar

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/charlie-kirk-murder

Read this article about a young Nazi murdered and martyred for propaganda purposes. Seems like that is whats happening all over again.

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Ellen McKenzie's avatar

He’s a very ugly man, all the way through.

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Kim CANADA's avatar

Thanks for allll your AMAZING and SO IN DEPTH updates... looks exhausting. Your work is amazing. So great to see everyone at Meidas FIGHTING SO HARD FOR THEIR COUNTRY !!! Mooore people NEED to take ACTION NOWWWWWW.

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Kelvin Hobbs's avatar

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Jimmy Stewart as Senator Jefferson Smith https://tinyurl.com/m42te78t

Get up there with that lady that's up on top of this Capitol dome, that lady that stands for liberty. Take a look at this country through her eyes if you really want to see something. And you won't just see scenery; you'll see the whole parade of what Man's carved out for himself, after centuries of fighting. Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so's he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. That's what you'd see. There's no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties.

It's a funny thing about men. They all start out being boys. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these Senators were boys once. That's why it seemed like a pretty good idea to get boys out of the crowded cities and stuffy basements for a couple of months out of the year. Build their bodies and minds for a man-sized job. Those boys will be sitting behind these desks some day.

Yes, it seemed like a pretty good idea - boys from all over the country, of all nationalities and ways of life, getting together and finding out what makes different people tick the way they do. Because I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness... and a little looking out for the other fella, too. That's pretty important, all that. It's just the blood, bone and sinew of this democracy that some great men handed down to the human race, that's all! But, of course, if you've got to build a dam where a boys' camp ought to be to get some graft to pay off some political army or something, why that's different!

I guess this is just another lost cause Mr. [Senator Joseph] Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for and he fought for them once. For the only reason any man ever fights for them. Because of just one plain simple rule. Love thy neighbor. And in this world today of great hatred a man who knows that rule has a great trust.

You know that rule Mr. Paine and I loved you for it just as my father did. And you know that you fight harder for the lost causes than for any others. Yes you'd even die for them. Like a man we both knew Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked.

Well I'm not licked. And I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause. Even if this room gets filled with lies like these. And the Taylors [business titan and political boss Jim Taylor] and all their armies come marching into this place. Somebody will listen to me.

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bayjh's avatar

It almost feels like Ms. Halligan doesn’t value her law degree and license to practice.

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Jeannine Johnson's avatar

There won't be justice done until Trump is out so maybe she's willing to retire in 3 years and make millions in the meantime. The grift is so strong I would swear that's all Republicans want anymore because they have no morals, no policies, and ethics.

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WJB Motown's avatar

She got hired for the hair extensions......looking good in a mini-skirt and high heels. Oh yes...and the FauxNews make-up job.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

The trump lips

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bayjh's avatar

Lips that swell with lies.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Truth.

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Susan Cooper's avatar

I didn't think anyone could be as grandiose as Trump is; but I have to say, Karoline Leavitt comes close. I can barely stand to listen to either of them.

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Ellen McKenzie's avatar

She’s a sassy, arrogant brat.

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MacroV's avatar

First, it’s the height of ingratitude to go after Comey, since he probably helped Trump win in 2016.

But how much comfort we can take in the likelihood that the DOJ will present a poor case and Comey’s expert lawyers will demolish them - causing a big embarrassment to Trump?

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JA's avatar

Our government may operate better if it is closed down? Sure is nothing to brag about any day now! Old Russ Voight is hanging in there “in charge.” Over these last nine months, his Project 2025 has been the entire blue print for running the regime! Of course, Trump has been on the golf course! Even going to the Ryder Cup for the weekend. Nice life if you can get it?

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Susan Cooper's avatar

Oops, I spoke too soon. Stephen Miller ranks right up there with Trump and Karoline Leavitt for grandiosity.

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Nancy Richardson's avatar

We have a Constitution and it is time all three branches of our government used it. Stop with the lies, nonsense and ridiculousness. WE THE PEOPLE are not ignorant!!! Enough is enough. Thanks Ron for reporting the facts.

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Elizabeth's avatar

With our current level of messaging we’ll get demolished if there’s a shutdown.

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