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Shoshana's avatar

Fyi - Elon Musk makes 2 salutes at arena is "odd looking" according to media. Correction- it is the German Hitlerian salute - Sig Heil - Hail Victory. Musk makes Nazi salute and media calls it an odd salute - please people shout it loud -Musk made 2 nazi salutes and this in not acceptable nor will it be tolerated.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

I saw that. Disgraceful.

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Katja Walker's avatar

His first actions were vindictive and cruel. Biden was right to preemptively pardon people. Decent people have to learn to fight.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

It's going to get worse.

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Suzanne Whitaker's avatar

Walter, sending love and a bubble of protection around you and your family. 💙

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thank you!

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Tom Calarco's avatar

You speak for a lot of us, Walter. I think people are simply going to have endure a lot of pain to wake them up. I don't know what else can be done. Words certainly are not enough.

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A Better Today's avatar

We do know what needs to be done but we have to make the time to do it. We don't have to do it all, but we what we are able. Call your senators Congress members, write them as well. Remind any military members you know that their duty is to the Constitution, not to the president, talk to anyone you know you will listen. Share info on your social media pages. Don't back down.

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Deven Collins's avatar

God, I feel all of this profoundly. I am a woman so fall in the line of fire as do my daughters. I am pissed off, determined, and trying to figure out how to fight all of this and them! I’m fast on my feet and have survived multiple traumas. I worry for all. But, I will not be silent. I will NEVER obey. This has been a long time coming. What I don’t understand is how so many drank the cult aid or the level of hate and racism. #RESIST 💪🏼💙

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Sieran Lane's avatar

Yeah it's tragic how so many people fell for Trump's lies, and believe he's good for the economy, the savior of the country, etc. I would think even most right wing folks would take issue with a president who has multiple felony convictions, right? But nope. :( I don't understand how being a felon doesn't disqualify someone from becoming the president of the U.S....

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Walter Rhein's avatar

It's a sad day for champions of decency.

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Libby's avatar

He'll be calling for an annual "Purge" as in the movie. But wait - do I recall him actually use the word "purge" already?

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Walter Rhein's avatar

He might have, I stopped listening to him.

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Brandy's avatar

I feel the same please remember this is it for him. 4 years he’s done don’t lose hope 🥹

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Since when has he ever respect the Constitution? Since when has he ever been held accountable? I hope you're right, but...

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A Better Today's avatar

My heart is with you and my fight is with you, and our children and grandchildren and all the others that we love. My heart also goes out to those who are learning they made a huge mistake. Oh I'm still angry at them, angry that they didn't listen to someone who they knew loved them. Refused to listen to someone they know does not create havoc but only speaks up when it's important. But I still don't want anything bad to happen to them. I just don't want anything to do with them because as you said, they didn't take me into account at all, so I evidently don't mean much to them. Keep doing all your things please. you are making a difference. I am making a difference. And for every one of us who makes any little dent, when you put a salt together we're moving mountains. Don't ever believe that we can't. We have to.

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Valerie Van Cleef's avatar

You are right. Trump is a sadist and every pick he’s made thus far are also sadists.

Great article. You really nailed it.

My son and his small family (one child) are on Medicaid. To lose it would really wreak havoc. This freeze on federal funding is the most incredulous and irresponsible directive I’ve seen. Glad there’s a temporary stay. Now we have to worry about RFK Jr. being confirmed as head of HHS tomorrow. Oh yeah and Google changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America?! Too much! Too much! I can’t even keep up and when I do, I get upset and want to…can’t tell you what I want to do!

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Jeff's avatar

Got bad news for you, there won’t be any death squads. Those are a figment of your imagination, pretty much like everything you write.

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Gene Wood's avatar

Go away Jeff .. who is thinking of death squads .. certainly not I .. the death of decency, yup it’s here ..

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Valerie Van Cleef's avatar

Hope you get blocked if you haven’t already.

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