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We're hearing from a lot of Trump voters who are saying, wait a minute, I didn't vote for this. And we're seeing a lot of Americans who didn't vote say, what is happening? A lot of people are looking at Trump's moves with either disgust, disdain, or utter confusion. I mean,
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you have him rescinding executive orders issued by President Biden to lower prescription drug costs for people on Medicare and Medicaid, and then Recipients are saying, wait a minute, is this going to impact me? Donald Trump said he was going to help me. We've got people who voted for Trump,
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who worked in the federal government or had jobs in the federal government who are now being frozen out based on the job freezes across all of these agencies. We're seeing some veterans who voted for Donald Trump, and they're learning that VA services are likely going to be cut.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin Joins Meidas to Sound Alarm on Trump’s Billionaire-First Agenda

Senator Tammy Baldwin joins MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas to warn about Trump's prioritization of billionaires over hardworking Americans and litany of broken promises.

In an exclusive and candid conversation with MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin laid out the stark reality of Trump’s return to power, highlighting a growing wave of voter regret and concern. Baldwin described a flood of calls from constituents—many of whom supported Trump—expressing shock and dismay at his rapid reversal on key issues like prescription drug costs, government jobs, and veterans’ services.

“He ran on lowering costs for hardworking families,” Baldwin noted. “But what we’re seeing is the exact opposite—billions in tax breaks for the wealthy, while everyday Americans are left footing the bill.” She pointed to the glaring visual at Trump’s inauguration, where a row of billionaires sat front and center, signaling where his true loyalties lie.

The senator also warned about Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him “dangerous” due to his history of promoting anti-vaccine conspiracies and his plan to fire scientists at the NIH working on life-saving medical research. “His disdain for science is alarming,” Baldwin said, vowing to oppose his confirmation.

Baldwin called out Trump’s tactic to flood the media with nonsense while he quietly breaks promises on inflation, jobs, and foreign policy. “We need to hold him to account,” she urged. “People voted for affordable groceries, child care, and housing—not for Trump to enrich his billionaire backers.”

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SeekingReason's avatar

I’d like to know why a Constitutionally disqualified seditionist is being allowed to sit in the White House and issue orders. The sedition makes him disqualified. Military: Do your damn job and protect our Constitution!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Thank you, SeekingReason! I am so sick of Trump! I just don't understand how we could let this happen. Something should be done to oust Trump, before he destroys everything. He is the biggest cancer in America, and the world. His ego is insatiable and he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. He has now unleashed the insurrectionists, terrorists, and white supremists. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN AMERICA, OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS WORLD!!!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Nothing mattered, in the end. Not the probable dementia, the unfathomable ignorance, the emotional incontinence; not, certainly, the shambling, hate-filled campaign, or the ludicrously unworkable anti-policies.

The candidate out on bail in four jurisdictions, the convicted fraud artist, the adjudicated rapist and serial sexual predator, the habitual bankrupt, the stooge of Vladimir Putin, the man who tried to overturn the last election and all of his creepy retinue of crooks, ideologues and lunatics: Americans took a long look at all this and said, yes please.

There is no sense in understating the depth of the disaster. This is a crisis like no other in our lifetimes. The government of the United States has been delivered into the hands of a gangster, whose sole purpose in running, besides staying out of jail, is to seek revenge on his enemies. The damage Donald Trump and his nihilist cronies can do – to America, but also to its democratic allies, and to the peace and security of the world – is incalculable." - Robert Reich

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works. He's the mob boss, who keeps his hands clean, while others do his dirty work." - Robert Reich

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SeekingReason's avatar

This was written by a Canadian writer posted by Robert Reich, but it is sheer perfection in its accuracy.

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Ann's avatar

So true how blind can people be? What can be done?? Is the voter fraud reported on Jan 24th by Hartman its on FACEBOOK what is if anything about this. Are the judges helping?

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Steve Doll's avatar

SOME Americans took a long look. Others were looking at Mush's trolling and Faux lies.

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Faith's avatar

Truth

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

I totally share your sentiments.

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Phgladko's avatar

French Revolution

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Steve Doll's avatar

He should be occupying a ten-foot square cell, not an oval office.

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Steve Doll's avatar

Why do you think he's canning all the generals he doesn't like in favor of ones who will kiss his derriere? It's HIS military now, and he can do what he damned well pleases with it - like starting the wars he said he wouldn't get involved in. No, he wouldn't get involved in the existing wars; he wants his own, just like everything else.

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Faith's avatar

Had the military already done something about Trump practicing sedition, maybe America would be in a safe place but I am very concerned Hegseth was approved to head the Secretary of Defense. The March in Washington, DC today by the Neo-Nazis with masks on is alarming. Unless our citizens who believe in Democracy find strong leaders and get behind them to push hard against Trump and Prohect 2025, I am greatly concerned we will lose our footing and not be able to turn back to the Democracy that allows people decent medical care, medical research, DEI support, learning about all races and religions, etc.

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SeekingReason's avatar

Some of this is going to get swatted back by fed judges. Biden put more judges in than recent president. It won’t get to SCOTUS fast enough. We do have power if we work in blocks. Meidas Touch, Scott Dworkin, BlueSky, Groups with #Resist in their profiles are all gathering large groups. Keep joining.. not only did chump cheat to get in, even with cheating, his lead is razor thin, Congress majority razor thin.

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Faith's avatar

Made a *typo* and can’t erase it in my previous post

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Lars's avatar

And the Rep from Tenn. (?) Just submitted legislation to allow (only) Trump to stay for a THIRD term!!!

In Europe the German people I know cannot begin to understand and with deep emotion tell me America is following in Hitler's footsteps. School age children in Germany are required to study the holocaust every year in their upper grades so it will never happen again!!!!

And look at us...

We all should be disappointed and heart broken...for now. But damn-it Dems MUST grow a spine and not be so conflict-adverse and think we can talk them out of their perspective. We MUST rebuild the party - LISTEN to the voters, IMPLEMENT change at the local and state levels NOW.

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Laura's avatar

Afrigginmen SeekingReason! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇺🇸🌹

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TmB's avatar

I've been asking myself that for months

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Public Servant's avatar

Women will save America! We need more Senators like Baldwin, Duckworth, and Gillibrand. At least Murkowski and Collins voted against predator Pete.

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sirius-sue 🌊🇺🇸 ♀️🏳️‍🌈's avatar

Sorry, women let us down during the election. I'm so disappointed in white women (I'm one) during this past election.

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Ellen Fields-Sischka's avatar

I think Dems (I'm a Dem) let us down. If we had gotten out the vote, Trump would never have been elected and he'd be in prison where he belongs. Millions of Dems stayed home and I don't know why. Perhaps they felt Trump was so crazy that he couldn't possibly be elected. They came out for Biden. Even if the didn't like Harris, they could have voted against the mad man

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Steve Doll's avatar

Did the Dump not boast about Pennsylvania, and that Mush knew more about those voting machines than anybody? He stole it, sure as s**t.

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Kori Lyn's avatar

Elon absolutely 100% messed with the voting tabulators to give tRump the win. There's nothing anyone can say that will convince me otherwise. It will come out. It's only a matter of time. I'm worried that we (Democrats) will never win again. They've done it once, they will do it again.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

Let's not keep saying NEGATIVES like will there be another Election and let's say Dems will take back the WH!

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Debra Slater's avatar

Republicans cheated using several vote suppression tactics as well as not counting legal ballots. Had the states not passed many laws since 2020 including allowing citizens to challenge other voters ballots and using excuses to reject ballots, removed ballot drop boxes, and purged voter rolls and all targeted toward Democrat-leaning (urban) areas, including dozens of bomb threats closing polls on election day, Harris WOULD HAVE WON. When people say Democrats sat home and didn't vote, that could easily be far from the truth.

https://hartmannreport.com/p/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won-c6f?r=4wf1wt

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

I worked my rear end off getting out the vote along with thousands of volunteers. Harris had a massive number of volunteers sending postcards, writing letters, & sending texts & emails. Did you participate?

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Susieq's avatar

Thank you. Harris only had 2 mos to get us across the line. 2 things happened. 1. Dumb, dumb Donny sold a great bill of phony goods that Americans bought hook line and sinker. He had over a year and a half. He sane washed everything with bald faced lies against Biden that no one besides us who really knew the truth and/ or took the time to listen to the Meidas Touch, others and bothered to fact check everything. He kept hitting the key words like Economy, lowing cost of groceries etc. 2. More people that I talked to than I would like to admit were simply not ready for a woman to be president. That one pisses me off!

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Steve Doll's avatar

We are so f**ing behind the rest of the world. How many other developed countries have had outstanding female leaders? We're not ready for one because we're a country replete with misogynistic idiots and Bible-thumpers (of both of ONLY TWO BIRTH GENDERS) who think women are subordinate to men.

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Judith McDanniel's avatar

A BLACK WOMEN let's speak truth.

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olderwoman's avatar

I did, for the very first time in my life.

And I'm retired so that goes to show you I had many decades to help and I didn't. But once you are retired you have the time so, well... get out there.

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SAT12's avatar

Proud Dem who worked endlessly to GOTV ... the results do not add up, think there are unanswered questions about the integrity of some voting equipment, starting with the tabulators.

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Barb O's avatar

I'm not into conspiracy theories but, with Musk involved, and Zuckerberg, I have strong suspicions that something ain't quite right. The truth will reveal itself because it's too hard to keep from blabbing.

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Susieq's avatar

I agree. Something goofy with Joe Rogen talking about Elon election night telling the story that Elon kept playing with his phone and about 9 or 9:30 pm Elon showed Joe his phone really fast and said Trump had won and Elon left and went to bed. How the hell did he know that early Trump won?

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Steve Doll's avatar

I will repeat a former posting: the Musk/Trump plan is to create a technocratic state (Musk learned a lot at his technocrat grandpa's knee) consisting of the U.S., Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and parts of Central America (including the Panama Canal), with Trump as dictator and Musk's cadre of imported specialists running the show. Musk was just waiting for the appropriate person to kick it off, and that's why he invested a quarter of a billion in his best buddy. All for the benefit of the billionaires, who will clamp down on anyone who opposes their rule. 1984 just arrived about 40 years after the book title.

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Pam Rodehorst's avatar

I was disappointed with how the election turned out. I really believe women did turn out for Harris. Trump admitted in so many words that the election was rigged. And how they won all 7 of the swing states.

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Debra Slater's avatar

and by small enough margins to not trigger automatic recounts.

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olderwoman's avatar

I think we spend too much time on social media and not enough time on the streets. In the last election I went door to door for the very first time in my life. It was easy, you signed up, immediately they gave you a time to show up. You showed up at a public park, you downloaded the canvassing app and your route was right in it with voter names and addresses. And off you went door knocking.

I KNOW I got at least 10 more votes for Dems by doing door to door door knocking.

The last election had me shaking in my boots so for the first time I did that. We can complain about leadership, we can complain about messaging, instead we should all look inward and ask ourselves, "W hat can WE do?" Then go out and do it. I'm retired, I have the time so I went and did the very most effective activity there is, face to face door knocking. My only regret now that i have done it, is I didn't do enough of it. I only did it the last week-end before the election.

Next election step away from the keyboard and do the most effective activity there is, face to face door knocking. I did it once and I will never again not do it. What took me so long is my only regret.

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Barb's avatar

I volunteered with local Harris Walz campaign office but at front desk. First time I was ever "up close and personal" to any campaign. It was most gratifying experience. I met wonderful likeminded people from all over country, and world! Came by busloads (over 137,000 doors knocked using the Mini van app) and her rally filled the venue with 100's turned away. I was so encouraged, and hopeful people would see she was obvious choice for democracy. Now with the felon in WH I am terrified of what voters have done to our grandchildren. Am also suspicious of rigged voting.

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Lulia's avatar

This is really where we need to focus A LOT of energy in 2026 and 2028. Dems need to realize that we cannot afford to miss any opportunity to swing the balance of power. If we do, it’s completely over.

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Barb's avatar

No, many felt "they just did not know enough about Kamala" I feel we knew more than enough about tRump to NOT vote for him. .

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Cathy Delia's avatar

Any woman who voted for Trump has no self-respect. The man is a rapist for God sake!!

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Steve Doll's avatar

There are a lot of them out there who have had it beaten, threatened, or indoctrinated out of them.

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Jaws's avatar

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect and enforce our reproductive rights, but instead we're still at the starting gate, still being victimized

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Karen Schaaf's avatar

Plenty of us worked hard for VP Harris!!!! Tammy Baldwin did, as well.

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Steve Doll's avatar

Still a lot of them who would prefer being chained to the stove, grabbing hubby a beer, or protecting the unborn until they're eighteen, then sending them off to war because the prez says someone is our enemy.

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Natalie Ferrebee's avatar

Same here!

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Tia Goode's avatar

Which was a surprise considering their track record...🙄

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Lilly Dog's avatar

So over it with Trump voters in shock. Everyone with a pulse could predict this. Time for them to pay the piper….like the rest of us now. FAAFO

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Judith  B Roepke's avatar

People did not listen to trumpest . He’s doing what he said he would do!!

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Sal's avatar

Thank you, Sen. Baldwin!

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Luis Varela's avatar

This is just the beginning folks. there is a long term plan to subjugate the population. Vance is in the wings John Eastman is in the wings. Go to the Bulwark there is a conversation between Sarah Longwell and Amanda Carpenter listen. The republicans are already planning to sanction Bishop Budde asking the felon in chief to be merciful. Party of faith ? are you kidding me? These people would probably crucify The Christ for being woke. Wake up

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Brigitte's avatar

This is so very true!! They now go after a Bishop who addressed him in a church and just asked him to live up to Christian values. They are no Christians, they are fascist hypocrites.

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Vannase's avatar

Impeach him now he is destroying our country

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Michelle Ford's avatar

I believe he'll get impeached again, he can't help himself.

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Steve Doll's avatar

And he'll walk, just like before, because of our craven elected "leaders".

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Vannase's avatar

Yep. And we Will pay the bill. They all need to be voted out of office every dam one of them

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Vannase's avatar

He will but we are paying for it and they all should be voted out of office

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sac1312's avatar

I don't understand why a voter, realizing they've been had, would bother even calling their representatives. What is this going to solve? They need to look at themselves and fix the issue of ignorance and stupidity in themselves that made them vote the way thwy did when every educated person was screaming to wake up and not f around. At this point those "buyers remorse" voters are the problem and for them to cry now is pointless they screwed us and themselves with their stupidity now wallow in the mess youade for all of us and shut up and sit down next time so you don't make things worse

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Do you have a sense that Dumpster's voters are now experiencing "buyers' remorse"? Since they only watch radical extremist news how would they know they should be remorseful about the dismantling of our government?

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Steve Doll's avatar

Hell, they WANT the dismantling of the government, to be reassembled into a fascist, white, strong man elitist dictatorship, devoid of all those socialist progressive evils that they were convinced were destroying the country: things like reproductive rights, choice of sexual orientation, empirical science in medicine over faith healing, demands for clean energy and preservation of the environment, an end to big money in politics, quality education for all, voting rights, economic justice, racial equity, aid to the poor (who don't exist in the minds of the Repugs) - all those, and more. They voted for it, and they'll get what they deserve. Unfortunately, so will those who deserve better.

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Debra Slater's avatar

They could be democrats or independents who voted but couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris, a woman, of color, so they left POTUS blank leaving it up to Fate. Maybe now they are realizing they should have voted against the known quantity, trump, and given Harris a chance. It could help explain how, in general, down-ticket democratic candidates did fairly well.

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Good point. The Dem non-voters should be hanging their heads in shame.

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Meg Miller's avatar

Are Trump supporters really in shock or do we just wish they were? There are many who are proud and excited -continually repeating the mantra of promises made, promises kept. It continues to prove people are getting their “news” from invalid sites and be very misinformed. What is being done to target that?

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Meg Miller's avatar

AND what are republicans doing about it? They are all bending the knee. We never should have been in this situation so what is being done to correct it?

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Steve Doll's avatar

Bending the knee, while their constituents are being bent over.

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Meg Miller's avatar

Yes. But if the constituents still see of as doing them a favor and fighting for them, then they don’t see the difference

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Judith  B Roepke's avatar

People wanted to believe otherwise even though Kamala said very clearly listen what he says

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John.W's avatar

Ben often mentions trump voters expressing regret. I want to see some numbers. I want to see polls. A few here or there are meaningless.

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Jodi Benz's avatar

She's awesome! Everyone in my house voted for her!

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Jeff Lazar's avatar

As I have written previously, the 2025 word of the year will surely be schadenfreude -- joy at the misfortune of others. Yes, those of us who did not vote for the Mango Mussolini of Mar-a-Loco will not be free from suffering, but it is wonderful to hear that his voters are already having serious buyer's remorse. Just wait until their drug costs hit the moon, and they lose their health insurance obtained through an exchange (aka Obama Care), and until their factory/union jobs are outsourced to China or where ever. My black heart is laughing already.

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Terry's avatar

and all the Federal employees losing their civil service jobs

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Mario Speedwagon's avatar

Disagree. He ran on hate. And hate we got.

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Katie Wagner's avatar

My senator!

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Sandra Etheridge's avatar

Everyone needs to start playing the SAME game as Donald Trump and his MAGA Cult! Otherwise, it’s going to get really bad?

Why are you not using the Constitution to get this man out of Office? You should be protecting our Constitution, our Country! Not rolling over and just letting them have their way.

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sirius-sue 🌊🇺🇸 ♀️🏳️‍🌈's avatar

So how exactly are trump voters hearing about these issues?

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Where else. Faux News. And I wonder if they have heard that now, post-election, the primary campaign issue of the price of eggs is no longer Biden's fault but the result of....Avian flu! Imagine that!!!

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sirius-sue 🌊🇺🇸 ♀️🏳️‍🌈's avatar

Faux isn't telling their sheeples any of the bad stuff. It's all trump putting America first bullshit.

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

I am guessing that Faux "News", i.e., entertainment, is presenting the dismantling of our government in the most positive light. Therefore, why would Dumpster voters feel any regret or remorse over their votes?

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Terry's avatar

Not on Faux news for sure!!

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Kelley Harvell's avatar

Everyone with half a brain knew this was exactly what was going to happen. Every single Trump voter AND everyone that did not bother to vote, is to blame.

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Cathy McCarthy's avatar

This talk about working with these pisscutting fascists makes my blood boil! You can’t work with fascists period. They don’t want to work with you. The want to co-opt you into destroying our country and then stabbing you in the back with one hand who they shake the other! We must show the Dems that we will primary anyone who sells out to n@zis!

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Sharon's avatar

Many of us know that, somewhere in the future, the MAGAs will "dis -remember" their votes and support of the felonious throne sitter. Just like all those Good Germans did after the fall of Hitler. I'm afraid that the US will never get over the damage done by T and his cronies who will take over even when he dies. He will not live the next four years; he will do irreparable damage regardless.

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ramona j's avatar

He already achieved that. His last shit show excuse for a Presidency , worst in history, cemented that. Something should have been done then.

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S. Rose Smith-Hayes's avatar

At least the Secretary of Health and Human services could at least be 'human' and have some medical background. RFK,Jr is and addict, does that count for medical experience???How did America get to this point, so low that we have a felon as President????

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A. Hofferkamp's avatar

It's time for the Senate to take back its power by voting against those that are unqualified. Those who voted for Hegseth just said how little they care about their Constitutional duties. They are all court jesters to the first felon.

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ramona j's avatar

They are all Maga ,so I doubt t that

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Nancy Tucker's avatar

You know those who need to read this are not reading it. How is the truth, and the consequences, getting to the lame brains?

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ramona j's avatar

It's not. That's the problem. Even when it does ,they defend him. Brainwashed. Zombies. Hateful . Blind to facts. its a cult

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Deborah  Mosichuk's avatar

Hegseth as head of an agency he is not qualified to be part of. hot temper, alcoholic in all situations, paid off a woman he raped, one of his wives was so afraid of him hurting that she had a safe code to us with 3 friends in case she ever feared for her life. He ruined two vet

charities accused & accused of mismanagement in terms of finances. He refused to answer hypotheticals which is important for any job at such a high level. He demonstrated the same arrogance Kavanaugh did & then we found out he had over 900 sexual assault claims filed against him with FBI.

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Chohni Baird's avatar

None of his nominees deserved nor deserve a fair shake!!!!!

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Barbara Bly's avatar

trumps new battle cry groceries gas and grift.

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Sal's avatar

There you go!!!

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Barbara Bly's avatar

Keep it going🤣

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Barbara Bly's avatar

LA needs to be so careful. The Grift is heading their way. I’ve already seen a Florida developer really pushing AI for rebuilding. FLORIDA give me a break.

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

Veterans that voted for Chump!!! Something has to be psychologically wrong with them.

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Humans's avatar

Misinformed and disinformed voter remorse?

Problem is you can't get your vote back, can ya?

"Mis-educated" voters? Misled?

Authoritarian, 1984-ian tactics for sure.

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Lisa C's avatar

Can the Democrats work together, They all seem like they're singularly making statements, they need to get together and form a leadership with a backbone that we can follow, this is dangerous times and all people are worried about is how many followers they have, how many clicks they have. It's just insane at this point. There is nowhere to turn for leadership honestly

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Jennifer Williams's avatar

What's bad everyone knew he lies, so why would be surprised that he lied against everything!!!! Election promises! All lies

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

Thank You Ben and Senator Duckworth. 💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸✊🏽✊🏽

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Vannase's avatar

Where are the champions she is talking about?

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"We will be the keepers of the flame and, as Emma Lazarus’ poem says of the Statue of Liberty, "We lift our lamps—as a beacon to those who feel lost, betrayed, and frightened, yes. But also to shine our light, continually, on what they try to get away with. We will keep the flame burning as long as it takes."

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Dennis Ryan's avatar

Vought & Miller are just getting started. The clown’s snowball will get only bigger as more deplorables are climb on for the attention

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Donna Rerecich's avatar

The talk about rfk jr prompted something I've been wondering about. How come there's no mention of a U.S. surgeon general? The last time I heard of 1 was when Covid was going on. I don't remember the man's name, but do remember trump pushing him aside. To me it's vitally important that no more of trump's nominees get approved. Get people in that can withstand his bs & know what they're doing in those jobs. Period. No exceptions.

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Brian Armstrong's avatar

Women and men will save America from the hording of resources, power, and wealthy by the elitist wealthy and their wannabes. Trump's real battle cry is "Make the American Extremely Wealthy Great Again." The gilded ages brought about WW1 and WWII in Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa, the playground and battle ground of the Globally Extremely Rich. This time the neo-Nazis seek to rise up in nations around the world. Outrageously, we are witnessing that they are well on their way to succeed. All nations must immediately implement the best ways to fight these thugs and strongman along with those women and men attracted to these strongmen.

Our strength in numbers, verified Truth, and deeply entrenched efforts that are diversified on many fronts must be published on secured safe sites. Lawful demonstrations on the streets of every capital in big numbers of protesters must occur frequently. Rach of these efforts must be deeply financed, with protections from government over reach, for this essential effort to succeed.

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Sharyn G. Jordan-Hathcock's avatar

It is horrific, heartbreaking, and haunting to see our Democracy BEing Hijacked! The only thing that makes any sense is that he going to burn the house down and we must BE the Phoenix!! It will even get darker however let us hold our light, our deeper knowing, and not become overwhelmed by his distraction, dishonesty, and devastating decision. We Rise Above! Thank you Meidas for BEing the Voice of Reason!!!

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Adam Cheklat's avatar

My people-first agenda blows Trump’s right out of the water!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I'm sick of hearing people on both sides chastising President Biden for pardoning his family. I understand why he did it, and I stand by his decision. On numerous occasions, Trump threatened retribution upon the Biden family. If my family was threatened by Felon Mob Boss Trump, I would pardon them, too.

("Here's how Trump's vengeance machine works. He's the mob boss, who keeps his hands clean, while others do his dirty work.")

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Edythe Thompson's avatar

So glad to see that politicians are taking you seriously and granting interviews. It’s still fishy to me that Senator Baldwin won Wisconsin, but Harris lost Wisconsin.

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Kemberlie Anderson's avatar

Not at all. She has been our Senator for 2 terms already and is very popular with the constituents. She meets with people one on one and is very personable. She came from humble beginnings and proved herself to everyone. Believe me, she gets a lot of grief from the MAGATS but she is popular, and Wisconsin is very purple.

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Jennifer Dyke's avatar

While I'm glad that some folks are starting to come out of their apparent political coma to realize they're already being screwed by Dear Leader, I will ALWAYS ask, "What in the name of God did you think that old, orange barracuda was going to do, help you?" What planet have these people been on for the past ten years? Certainly not here on Earth.

Generally speaking, Americans have become accustomed to living at a higher standard than most of the people on this planet, and that would include our poor and homeless! We drift along thinking that the basics of what most of us have experienced as our living conditions, our incomes, etc. will basically stay the same, at worst. Our freedoms are unquestionable and untouchable.

Well, wake up fellow comatose Americans, because Ebeneezer Scrooge on steroids has slithered into the oval office and is already on his second box of black Sharpie marker pens signing away our rights and protections as fast as his tiny hands can go. YOU voted for this outrage. YOU gave him license to follow the Project 2025 Plan to the letter! Not me, YOU!

"Low information" does not begin to describe the condition of the average Trump voter. Actually, stupid is a better word. Just plain stupid.

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sandra@sweetpeagemstones.com's avatar

He is stuck on rewind on tariffs. His brain needs to be checked.

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Sandra Myers's avatar

Does anyone recall what happened in the UK the day after their Brexit vote? When the woke up to find out that their vote was to leave the EU? They were shocked. No one paid attention or certainly thought it would not happen, but it did. They wanted a do-over. It was a big deal wake-up for them and they didn’t realize what they were voting for was screw themselves over. Their media was not helping before the election. Although they have the election spending laws in place that we do not, it didn’t help.

This is our “brexit”. I didn’t vote for Voldemort and even those who did because they were LIED TO on so many issues. We need to stop this madness however and wherever and whenever we can. Special elections will take place this year and we could flip the House back. A few Governors seats came open as well.

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Philip Forve's avatar

He’s going to set up a communication system whereby all information from the Federal Government will be cleared by the WH. Data like CPI, GDP, unemployment, etc will be manipulated by WH now. It will not be accurate. Science goes to die in DC.

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Libbey Dem's avatar

I have absolutely zero empathy for anyone who voted for him. You were warned and you chose not to see the truth. Fuck your feelings and now we're all going to suffer because of your willful ignorance.

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The1GeeDub's avatar

The distraction play is a classic Nazi/Goebbels move

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Bea's avatar
Jan 25Edited

Tammy let your colleagues know that fighting for families IS BEING OPPOSITION....in the same way.... that the Republicans have been opposition for the last 10 years. The opposing. The resisting. The loud voices. That's what the constituents want to see. They and to see actual fighting to protect us. Not rolling over and submitting and acting like we are still dealing with 1960s norms.

Every time (you) they legitimize one of these nominees by voting for them proves to constituents that you senators are not taking the fight for families seriously.

He just fired all the IG's and you continue to entertain all these votes as if they are rational? There is nothing legitimate for any of them and every single one of them, mean us and this country, harm.

You all know that... and you need to stop endorsing it by voting for them, period.

If they were rational that would be one thing but they are not. You know what they are doing we know what they are doing and voting for them is just weakness. You don't have to vote for them. You don't owe anyone that. You definitely don't owe all the Russian owned assets that have spent 10-15 years blocking everything possible to stick it to all US citizens. It's time to get serious. It's time to show your constituents who you are supporting because this bs is breathtaking.

Tell your colleagues.

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Dr. Steven Quest's avatar

Hey Meidas community. The most critical election of 2025 is taking place in Wisconsin on April 1, 2025. Justice Susan Crawford is running for the state Supreme Court. Her opponent is extremist former WI AG Brad Schimel, who failed to process thousands of sexual assault evidence kits when he was in office. Elon Musk has weighed in supporting Schimel.

https://www.crawfordforwi.com

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Cassandra Miller's avatar

The Trumpsters got duped again….triple duped!!!!!!

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Barb's avatar

At this point, I have no respect or patience for those who voted for the felon...or those who chose not to vote. I find myself stepping away from them. I worked at poll in democratic district. Nearly half our people did not vote. (Many say they did not know enough about her. We certainly knew enough about him to NOT reelect him!)

I am disgusted with fools who gave their vote to a seditionist. Do not cry now that you regret your vote. I do not want to hear it, period. Yes, this IS what YOU voted for. Look in the mirror. You, tRump voters own this. Sorry but, you deserve whatever now happens to you ...or your wallet. Your grandchildren will certainly not look back at you favorably.

Problem is, those of us who chose democracy over a dictator do NOT deserve this. I am terrified and angry of what he is doing to our democracy.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

The GOP doesn't follow the rule of law, as they profess. Case in point: Felon Donald J. Trump.

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Mary's avatar

I like that you got a Democratic senator to join your program. I know there have been others but I hope to see more elected Democrats speaking out on your program. They need to get used to communicating with the American people in this type of format rather than MSM!

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Lauren Ramirez's avatar

DT did not run on lowering costs on childcare , housing etc. . He ran on immigration, lowering taxes for the rich and drill baby drill. They got what they voted for. Unfortunately the decision of the ignorant affects all.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Bait and switch is the 47 play book

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Peter De Abreu's avatar

RFK is only qualified to pick up road kill

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Rachel Lewis's avatar

By pardoning Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio, Donald Trump has provided aid and comfort to a person who has been convicted of sedition against the United States of America. Lawyers, does this not make him guilty of treason? I sm being told this is Constitutional law. If it is, he needs to be arrested NOW and We the People need to demand it. Loudly and repeatedly. This state of affairs cannot continue.

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Brigitte's avatar

But what about Pete Hegseth? The senate vote was 50 to 50. Vance then voted affirmatively and it was 51 to 50. How the hell can he be kept out when he is already in?

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

If Oligarchy is going to be one of your top three issues to pound into the Convicted Felon every day, you are going to need to make it personal. Get into the lives ot these Oligarchs, what they are willing to trade their souls for, greed or fear, maybe both. Show the people hurt by these agendas. These stories will take time to unfold, so pay attention and follow the money, for with the Convicted Felon and the Oligarchs, it will be pretty much all about the money.

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Kathy (Kate) Dana's avatar

How can anyone be flabbergasted when the truth was out there all the time? Oh yeah,they believed the lies. FAFO

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Cheryl Almquist's avatar

If you voted for him or didn’t vote at all, I don’t want to hear you whine!!!

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Karen Schaaf's avatar

Thank you, Tammy!!!!! So proud of the work you do for Wisconsin!!!!

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Carol R's avatar

Love Tammy!

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Agent of Chaotic Respite's avatar

Senator Baldwin: You have a responsibility to shepherd your Democratic colleagues to DELAY, DENY, and DISRUPT EVERY REPUBLICAN PROPOSAL. No negotiation with those terrorists across the aisle! Do as they have done for YEARS. STAND UP FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. NO "WORKING TOGETHER". Anger is rising within the public due to the capitulation we are witnessing from the Democrats. We WILL remember who worked for us, and who waffled!

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Mariamne's avatar

Why are the Democrats always working together and the Republicans are trying to destroy? They did everything they could to undermine Democrats under Biden. Why are we doing the same?

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Al Orsini's avatar

Glad she’s sounding an alarm but what the hell are democrat’s doing - Kristi Noem, really! It was a bipartisan vote for her.

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Horrified American's avatar

We need action from Congress. Be dirty the way they are. There are so many grounds to remove him. Who’s investigating election interference? Congress needs to band together on this ONE thing. If no one is afraid of him he has no power. Stop talking and do something.

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Gene Wood's avatar

The orange dude is simply a greedy politician bought and paid for by greedy billionaires .. they do not represent anyone other than their bank account.. wanting money and power .. they simply do not care about the working people !

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eve whitehead's avatar

It is just incomprehensible that USA is going down the gurgler !!!

Hopefully, good people will eventually will take over.

I guess patience is the order of the day, weeks, months etc?

Maybe trump will consume heaps of McDonalds, coke etc and his gut will disintegrate!?

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SA's avatar

I really appreciate Sen. Tammy Baldwin offering her thoughts on T_____p agenda. But when I hear things like, my colleagues are" voicing concerns" it makes me frustrated. Is this the extent of their reaction? Not "We are up in arms against RFK". Or "are livid". It feels like the Dems are still focused on the polite, soft sell of their political agenda while the MAGA is flooding the zone with lies and firework level distractions.

I think I want to hear a little less about what you're doing for me (yes I know you want to make life better for the working class, yada yada.) and more about fighting fire with fire.

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Susan Keefer's avatar

Putin’s plan is working. 😭

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Wolfie Mama's avatar

We didn't vote for Orange Joffery, but now my parents can't afford their insulin every month

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Chips Mom's avatar

Trump will cut more taxes for billionaires because he wants those tax breaks himself……

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Eileen McInerney's avatar

Baldwin says "We need to hold him to account" & I don't know who the 'we' is if Dems are voting for Trump's incompetent nominees. I read on twitter today that repugs in office aren't returning their constituents phone calls & emails as they used to do.

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Linda Morway's avatar

RFK prostituted himself all around until he finally went to Trump who took him in.

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Laurie's avatar

I have no pity for the people who voted for mein Trumpf, or chose, not to vote at all. it's, a shame that people with common sense who voted for Harris are suffering as well

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Larry's avatar

Senator Baldwin is a patriot!

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Ruth Johnson's avatar

Hello Sen. Tammy, thanks for being here! I'm from Racine, and have to tell you that I voted for you, of course! Thanks for all you do 💙

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Tony L Dawson's avatar

Demonic trump, #666, aka the Beast of Revelation 13:18, the Felon, serial Rapist, Treasonous Traitor Terrorists, ordained Blasphemer/Liar, can not be impeached because he never placed his hand on the Living Word.

All Oaths for the leadership of the free World demands the Oath be taken, not Faking. The living Word can not be reached unless you touch the Living Word. Therefore, demonic trump has caused USA to fulfill the Scriptures in Revelation 18:2, "fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast."

I AM Got this:

STAY LOCKED IN, AND LOADED

666 revealed as demonic trump, by Scriptures

I AM writing to reveal the revelation of 13:18.

Rev. 13:18 says "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

It has been said that God placed 3 sister judges amongst the sky on the behalf of God, in the belt of Orion the Hunter, the same dog constellation of the ancients.

These Judges throughout history has been commonly known as the Watchers and Angels. They are the ones who the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) took their Oath with.

6 of those judges are the RAT (Robert's, Alito, Thomas) and KGB (Kavanaugh, Gorsch, Barrett);

6 of them told the 1st star Judge of the sky, commonly known as Alnitak, as they had told Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- that demonic trump is without sin, as is the Messiah and God.

6 of them told the 2nd star commonly known as Alnilam , as they had told Justice Elena Kagan -- that demonic trump is without sin, as is the Messiah and God.

6 of them told the 3rd star commonly known as Mintaka, as they had told Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson -- that demonic trump is without sin, as is the Messiah and God.

Therefore, demonic trump was allowed to walk the earth free from paying the wages of his sins unlike the Messiah. Those 6 Judges paid his dower of 18 votes which freed him from the punishment from man, Only. That dower does not restore him as ruler ever again;

Being that God is always of order this Riddle was assigned for the 13th chapter verse 18, to represent that it will be unlucky for those who benefits and beliefs are numbered by those 18 votes.

It is the same as if those 6 Judges stood before God and said demonic trump is like God;

It is the same as if those 6 Judges stood before the Messiah and said demonic trump is like the Messiah;

It is the same as if those 6 Judges stood before Holy Spirt and said demonic trump is like the Holy Spirt.

Demonic trump is the same, 1st Rider of the Apocalypse described as, the Great Blasphemer. Blasphemy commonly is known as a Liar, which he is perpetual, as if ordain, who came to korrupt and konfuse, and konquer the world;

Demonic trump rode in with Covid, the worse famine the world has ever experienced;

Demonic trump rode in with traditional wars and new types of War, physical and socially, this is the 3rd horse;

Demonic trump also, rode in with Death, by all means possible, like no time before; via, Covid, fires such as, in California and Hawaii, earthquakes and atrocities ..etc. All of these instances has and must come about in his same time period when man has the nuclear ability to kill the world. This is the Apocalypse at it's height during his reign.

Now Revelation 13:5 confirms that it would last for 42 months, which is 3½ years. Demonic trump has already spent that time.

My mission today has now been completely. Next and soon I will provide where in Scriptures it confirms that the Dragon and Beast mentioned in the first Chapter of Revelation 13, is the reaches of Roman Catholic Church, and the Christians-Zionist faiths practice in America and Israel.

The White supremacists are the choose people, by #666 Satan. They are the ⅓ of the white race who has follow the demonic.

STAY LOCKED IN, AND LOADED

Demonic Trump did not place his hand upon the Bible because he knows it has Scriptures that foretold his pass, present and short future, as the Beast, who was freed from Jail, by the Supreme Court that condemned their own souls, by placing their hand upon actual living words; reach out, to complete the chain reaction; Yet, demonic trump choose the Foolish Oath, by proxy, cutting off the Action of the Word;

It was not the season, why demonic trump tried to hide inside; he knew his time, has already been; Faking now, knowing sin doesn't win;

The Presidency is vacant, he refused to take the Oath.

Babylon ( USA) the Great has fallen.

STAY LOCKED IN, AND LOADED

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Charlotte Braun's avatar

I knew when I first heard Trump and Billy Bush in a video a LONG TIME AGO that this man should NOT be President!!! What is WRONG with people???? Just mocking a disabled reporter should have been all that they needed🖐️

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Bravo, Charlie Angus!!! We love you, Canada! (And to Trump directly, Angus had a clear message: “You should be ashamed. If you think Canada is going to be sucked into your MAGA nightmare, think again.")

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) hammered Donald Trump for his blanket pardon of Jan. 6 "criminals," claiming the president has made the streets of America and the Capitol less safe.

"I mean, as soon as they got out of prison, they were roaming around the Capitol looking for some of the same people they assaulted on January 6th," he added. "Does that make anyone feel good? No. This is supposed to be a country of laws where you respect the law, where no one is above the law, where you don't release people from prison for politics."

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"Reacting to comments Donald Trump made while doing photo-ops in hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, where he repeatedly claimed he would give consideration to shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the two hosts of MSNBC's "The Weekend" stated MAGA voters may one day regret voting for him."

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Laurel Kashinn's avatar

Happy to see my Senator in this interview. What astonished me was that Senator Baldwin won and Kamala Harris lost Wisconsin. I’m thrilled we have her there, of course. But I suspect vote tampering via bullet ballots. There is no way any WI Republican voted for Tammy Baldwin; the only explanation is that they added of a number of fake bullet ballots for Trump only, which put him over the top. Thus he garnered more votes than both Kamala and Hovde. It’s also suspicious given Wisconsin Republicans’ 180-degree turn. They literally outlawed drop boxes in 2021 during the pandemic, which was overturned. But then they reversed course and heavily publicized and encouraged their use in 2024. Always they look to cheat, whereas Dems play by the rules. I only hope someone is independently researching this. And pray that taking the high ground and playing by the rules will win in the long run. In the meantime, chaos will reign.

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A R's avatar

Here’s the thing that gets me - RFK jr. is a Boomer. He got vaccines as a child. All of them just like almost everyone born in the 50’s and 60’s. I’ll lay long odds his 6 children have also been vaccinated. I wonder what happened between 2007 and 2015 that caused him to go down the anti-vaccine path. Anyone have the back story on that?

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Kathleen Dolphin's avatar

He admitted that MUSK rigged the election for him. How long do we let this stand, people. ???????

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A R's avatar

I continue to wonder why Harris/Walz decided not to challenge the results when it left so many pollsters scratching their heads about why the polling was so off. Iowa is the one non-swing state that really went south at the end. I’d like to see it get a hand recount. I’d like all the swing states or at least all the precincts that didn’t follow predictions get hand counts.

Way too late now but I hope someone has the $, data, and staff to research this election to see if it was fairly won.

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Kathleen Dolphin's avatar

He ate undercooked pork and ingested a worm that traveled to his brain.

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A R's avatar

Sorry don’t believe that could happen. Blood/brain barrier is a real thing. Worm to liver/kidneys/other torso organs totally believable. Now a digital worm from constantly reading online bu//$h!t I can see easily happening as that is how we’ve gotten to where we are now.

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Jacki House's avatar

I am a constituent of Tammy Baldwin I can say that I am terrified and just irate at all the people that have allowed Trump back in this office and keep giving him power to do this. Ron Johnson (R-WI) must be removed from the power as well,

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David Howard's avatar

In Eastern Europe and former Soviet slave states, people demonstrate for months in their thousands as their governments try to remove rights and freedoms

In 1776, patriots revolted over unfair laws and taxes

Where is the opposition to Trump?

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flancynancy's avatar

there were recent womens marches, though smaller turnout than in the past. I guess we're tired

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ramona j's avatar

"Taxation without representation is tyranny!!""

James Otis 1765

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Meemaw's avatar

Thank you Sen Baldwin

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Horrified American's avatar

Additionally, our Congress - every one of you who is not actively reversing this nightmare - will be remembered for feeding Americans to a petulant fascist who does evil for evil’s sake. We’ll make sure you all are remembered for your complacency in the fall of America. The signs were all there. He’s a gd past president. The Dems could not defeat a fascist? Despicable. We are pissed.

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cristertok's avatar

So now we've complained about him.....what are we going to do about him? 'When we fight we win'? Where's the fight?

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Lulu Manus's avatar

This is a class struggle. Red vs. Blue is just a distraction.

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TR's avatar

dems need to wave the flag LOUD when Trump screws up

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Tia Goode's avatar

It's too late for people to be concerned now. They should have looked past the shiny objects and did some research into the P2025 agenda, for which Trump & Co are puppets. It is/was all there in black and white for anyone who wanted to do the reading. It doesn't pay to be lazy, and it never pays not to vote at all.

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Ann's avatar

Pleases ay something about the voter fraud reported by Hartmann I- sent the link this is real? WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP STOP THIS DERRANGED MAN PLEASE PLEASE WHAT CAN BE DONE?

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Ingrid's avatar

Nobody that is afraid of dumb don in government and of course none of the oligarchy or trump cares in the least about any of us in the world. Not sure how we fight this.. one day at a time.

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Carla's avatar

I love Tammy Baldwin!!! ❤️ Thank God she won the election.

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Becky's avatar

I couldn’t be more proud than to be able to say I voted for Senator Baldwin EACH & EVERY TIME!!

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Kristen Petti's avatar

This is underwhelming. Where is the outrage and why is anyone in congress entertaining cabinet nominees. They should block and delay on everything

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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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Deborah  Mosichuk's avatar

AS THEY SHOULD BE

NONE OF THEM EVER ASKED HIM A QUESTION, THEY FEARED HIS ANGER

RULE 1. DON’T VOTE FOR SOMEONE YOU FEAR

RULE 2. IF A CANDIDATE GETS ANGRY BY BEING ASKED A QUESTION, RUN FROM SAID CANDIDATE, RUN FAST, BECAUSE A CANDIDATES JOB IS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

RULE 3. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF WORDS LIKE Tariff, DEPORT, POISONING THE BLOOD OF THE COUNTRY, WANTS TO BAN BOOKS CALL THE LIBRARIAN IN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, ITS FREE & THEY DO NOT WANT ANY OF YOUR DATA

RULE 4 IF SOMEONE IN OFFICE WANTS TO DEFUND PBS, CALL YOUR LOCAL PBS STATION OR YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE PBS SHOWS THE FACTUAL TRUTH OF OUR COUNTRY’S HISTORY, NOT THE WHIEWASHED HISTORY IN TEXT BOOKS AS MANIPULATED BY REPUBLICANS

SMART PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS OF TRUSTWORTY KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE LIKE PUBLIC LIBRARIANS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIANS WHO ARE ALL NON PARTISAN ( DON’T TAKE SIDES). CALL THEM IF YOU DON'T feel comfortable walking into a library

STUPID PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO ASK a question so they stay afraid & stay STUPID.

ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS. GOOD PEOPLE WILL TRY TO GIVE YOU A GOOD ANSWER. NASTY PEOPLE WILL GIVE YOU A NASTY ANSWER. IT TAKES TIME TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

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Annie Moore's avatar

Trump belonged bars not sitting in our Oval Office. This is just so reprehensible & everyday he does more damage to this country.

Why can he not be impeached for all the harm & damage he is causing?

This is not America under this tyrant

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Lonnie E's avatar

🔸️NONE of the orange baby man's clown show would be happening if he was disqualified day one after forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy X Lee's report of the FIVE DANGEROUS MENTAL PATHOLOGIES of Donald Trump.

🔸️The 1973 Goldwater Rule is obsolete. It said a public figure should be personally examined to diagnose. Today, social media continues to record thousands of hours of pathological behavior from the orange baby man for all to see. No personal examination needed.

"World Mental Health Coalition"

https://youtube.com/@dangerouscasenow2523?si=OzNy4LkMVxd8JzHZ

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Lonnie E's avatar

Crimes of Big Money in Politics

🔸Endless war in every country for endless profit

🔸Endless destruction of the environment for endless profit

🔸Endlessly pit society against itself to hide in plain sight for endless profit

"Consequences of Capitalism", Noam Chomsky, Preface

https://open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=280c3q

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Robert Saeger's avatar

I am proud to call Senator Tammy Baldwin my Senator from Wisconsin.

I certainly can't say that about the other one.

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McCabe's avatar

Dementia is an untreatable infirmity of aging.

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Maryalice Coleman's avatar

While trump is busy creating chaos and confusion, his sycophants are in a backroom (Stephen Miler) "think tank" coming up with more trauma to induce on the nation. They ALL MUST GO and must put in prison ASAP.

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Madam Geoffrin's avatar

Can you please cite your sources of buyer’s remorse? I want to believe it, thinks it’s plausible, but then again I never believed Trump was going to be reelected. I had to see it to believe it. No longer engaging in magical thinking. Thanks.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Politico's Eugene Daniels asked Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) how confident he felt about his ability to shepherd Trump's legislative agenda through his committee, given his party's recent victory in November. Grassley pushed back, saying that the GOP "ought to be cautious about what appears to be disarray in the Democratic Party." He opined that his own party was more fractured and prone to infighting than the Democratic caucus.

I think they have the ability to reunify and get back. They’re going to be a strong minority. They don’t look like it today on January 22, but I’ll bet January 22 of 2026, it’ll be a whole different show," Grassley said. "It’ll take them a while to get there, but we can’t take anything for granted that we’re going to have a weak Democratic Party."

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Gyre & Gimbal's avatar

Hey Meidas Man, I have to say how disappointed I was with your interview with Tammy Duckworth. All I got from it was her agreeing with everything you said... I heard nothing from her about how she & her colleagues were going to counter the madman in the oval office. Not to mention all her responses were all "well, um, sure, yeah um as you said, we have to um, like, ah, right....." There was nothing of any value in her responses. Nothing on any path to sanity. I understand it must hard to get an interview with people in her hierarchy, but maybe you could find someone who could speak concisely on the current situation... actually have some knowledge of some sort of path to to keep democracy alive?

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Becca's avatar

Tammy Baldwin and all Democrats-What is all the talk about helping hardworking FAMILIES? What about the rest of us? Fighting for rights and freedoms and rule of law and enforcement is much more important. Call on us to sacrifice our wallets, time, energy as patriots who will do great things if WE only had some leadership that is brave and knows that money, wealth, power is being abused. Light a fire to burn the transfer of money upwards, direct our purchasing, our work, our bodies to upset the oligarchs and greedy CEO's. Stop using workers' taxes to support other workers so they can survive low wages, no benefits, housing. Taxpayers are just supporting bodies to go to work everyday to fall behind. Unions, minimum wages, OSHA, new laws and protections, time off, leaves-take the huge wealth at the top of businesses and send it down to replace all the programs WE the People pay for because "trickle down" never has and never will work. Families, child care etc. can be covered by businesses who pay workers what they need to work for them. They do not work for the taxpayers. Only governments and the poor, disabled etc. should get support in capitalism. No more tax money going to business when they pay so little into the treasury and get so many benefits out of it for able bodied workers!! Time to play some hardball.

BTW, I am not shocked at all by trump/GOP this week. If you watched and listened to them you knew the game plan. Citizens should perhaps suffer a little more to realize what they voted for and lost. They might vote more often and much wiser.

After 8 years of this trump/GOP/Federalist h*t, people are amazed by what is going on??

Education on history and civics has to be taught like it was 50 years ago. People are ignorant about governments, money, geography, history, resources. I do not trust the American people anymore to be able to self-rule in a democratic Constitutional republic. I do not trust government in DC to honor their Oath and to be people of patriotic, good will.

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flancynancy's avatar

many voted for Trump because he said he would end the war in Ukraine. Misinformation widely spread by Trump stated that those billions in savings would in turn end up in our pockets at home...

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Kathleen Dolphin's avatar

We'll see how long the billionaires survive with a failing middle class. They stick it to us.... they stick it to themselves.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Three (3) inauguration parties…. D.O.G.E. Department of Government Expansion

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Carolyn Summers's avatar

Did Senator Baldwin just vote for Hegseth??? I'm so confused. Did you ask her, Ben?

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Holly Seaton's avatar

Join together to close the legal loop holes! Make accountability for all amours mission! Trump's insane freedom, candidacy and sauntering back into the office he was already allowed to disgrace once, was once again bought and paid for by billionaires and tax gift recipients! Trump is a treasonous criminal with tons of proof on video, tape, court documents as well as a special counsel, Jack Smith! This evidence that had no business being delayed, suppressed or hidden! What we're dealing with now is special treatment in the courts for big money. This is quite the privilege! Most people in this country would be in jail without the "delay, delay, Delay!!!! Money evidently dosen't by justice for the country, only for the wealthy! The rest of us now have to wait for mid-terms!

FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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trimreader's avatar

When we finally get the collective balls to take him to the gallows then my faith in anything constitutional will be restored . It is our constitutional duty

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Lars's avatar

Hey Ben, someone in Asia is publishing your exact YouTube content

And then halfway or 3/4 the way through switching to their private video, usually knitting other arts and crafts, not in English. They profit of of your viewer hits! I report them, but you may wish to look into it further. They use the same exact titles, the viewer thinks it's Meidas Touch with a small font change! (they also do it to MSNBC)

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LeeAnnCastillo's avatar

Don't ask questions he will only lie. Show facts that refute his beliefs.

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

The chaos is the strategy. Trump is not smooth, but he understands the basics of stage magic. Distraction. He is a Convicted Criminal, and per the 14th amendment is not legally holding the office of the President. It does not matter that Biden lacked the courage to stand his ground on that issue, and we know Garland had no 'guts' at all. We certainly do not need to give him any respect and certainly never need to use the title he so craved to keep himself out of jail, to punish those who opposed him and to build his power and wealth in the only ways he understands...

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Anne L Avery's avatar

Voters cannot deny voting for the things DT is doing as President. He discussed them publicly while campaign and so did the media.

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Anne L Avery's avatar

Voters cannot deny voting for things that Trump is doing. Those things were part of his campaigning and discussed in the media.

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Olga Shey's avatar

When Senator said that phones are ringing off the hook, are Republicans calling her too?

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LAUREEN LAUREEN's avatar

I thought those two in the photo were the Menendez Brothers when I took the first glance.

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Gail Garneau's avatar

Just an FYI I posted this in the last couple of hours in UTube 🙏

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Char B's avatar

Great interview with Sen Baldwin.

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Lulu Manus's avatar

Guess he lied.

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Michelle Ford's avatar

Great interview with Sen. Baldwin!

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Sandy's avatar

Meidas Mighty 4 LIFE🏴‍☠️

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Tammy Hedrick's avatar

She's my senator, love Tammy Baldwin!

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Michael Miller's avatar

If Sen Baldwin was so concerned, why did she vote to confirm Pete Hegseth?

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Kemberlie Anderson's avatar

Quit lying. She did NOT vote to confirm Pete Hegseth. The Democrats are currently in the minority in the Senate. All the Democrats and 2 Republican Senators voted NOT to confirm him. Facts are a good thing. Quit trying to start something with your lies.

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Kemberlie Anderson's avatar

She did NOT vote to confirm Hegseth.

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Joe Casey's avatar

Trump Fire's Federal Watchdog Groups !! In Our Government !!!? Without Due Process !!? That Are Under Government Contract !!? Trump Knows Nothing about Government !!? He Can't Even Get Out Of His Own Way !! Clock Is Ticking !! Government Shutdown !! On Its Way !!? So Let Me Tell You What Trump Is Doing For Your Housing !! Everybody Needs To Read !! 5 Days Ago ! 151 Home's Bought !! Las Vegas Review / Journal !!Ending 2024 By Starwood Property Trust !! Mortgage Backed Securities Used By The Likes Of Van Guard !!? Formed By A Billionaire ! Global Property & Hotel Owner !! Friend Of Trump And Golf Partner !!? Invition Homes !! As Property Management For Rentals !! Which Also Owns Property Across The Country !!? After You Research These Two !!? Like I Did You Will Shocked !! And These Top Dog's Have Wormed There Way In To Our Financial Government !!? The End Result !!!? By The Year 2028 ...!!!!...?? 30 % All Rental properties From Coast To Coast !!? Could Be Corporate Owned ...!!!? 😮😮😎 !! ..It Goes Deeper !! Associated Articles Are Must Read As Well !!? All Friends , Associates , And Business Partners !! Of Yours Truly D. J. TRUMP !! 😎😎😎

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Linda Morway's avatar

Wonder if Hegseth is drunk yet!

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Marjorie's avatar

I continue to hear the word "hard working families" over and over. Let's be honest. The GOP has NEVER ever cared about hard working families. And this phrase certainly didn't get enough people to the polls to vote for Harris. Many "hard working families" always vote GOP even when it's against their own interest (e.g. read "White Rural Rage.) Hard working families continually waste their money on the grifter's many scams. IMO the Dems need a stronger message and I don't think this is it. Clinton said "It's the economy, stupid." Bush said "No new taxes." KISS. Income inequality is real and systems in place allowed it to run rampant. It's not going to change anytime soon at this rate. Maybe cuts to Medicare and Social Security, or more suffering, death and dying will get people's attention. It's very possible we are heading in that direction and it may be what it takes to get people to Wake the F up. I hope people much smarter than me put their heads together and figure this out before it's too late for all of us.

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

He is not eligible for a third term--this is, of course, his second round of dismantling the government. Of course, if he could successfully dismantle the Constitution, he could proclaim himself emperor for life.

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Donna Rerecich's avatar

He & his billionaire friends should buy themselves an island & set up the government the way they want to run it. Leave the rest of us out of it. This way there's no worries about trump running for a 3rd term. I'm thinking that he thinks it's alright because FDR had 3 terms in office.

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Cathy Delia's avatar

He's trying

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

He will try, but we will NOT allow it!

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who worked in the federal government or had jobs in the federal government who are now being frozen out based on the job freezes across all of these agencies. We're seeing some veterans who voted for Donald Trump, and they're learning that VA services are likely going to be cut.