Remember this. We are weaker now. “Trump has groomed us.” Try to hold and speak and advocate what you know is right and true. We’ve already moved so far. Don’t change your standards to accommodate their shameless incompetence & cruelty.

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Groom is a good word to describe the creation of MAGA cultists who like children were taken in by a perceived fatherly figure who was going to fight off the boogey man they lived in fear of. The boogey man was hispanic. Hispanics were illegal, characterized as dogs, rapists and drug lords.
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Good to see you Ms. Ifill!
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Beautifully said
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we must build a new media apparatus
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Why, when the bulk of the populace doesn't pay attention anymore?
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And we need to consistently remind ourselves and others of this.
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I'll never accept it!!!
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Yep, and much of that fault falls straight on the laps of MSM. Just look at where we’re at. We have a felon as our president elect who is above the law and will suffer no consequences for this actions. He’s empowered and his asinine traits have been normalized.
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I’m not weaker. Nor am I an immature child to be “groomed.”

The corp media is. Cronkite & Murrow are gobsmacked at the craven sycophancy.

But let’s face it, corp media gave up core principles and their spines round about 1993 or so, and it’s been a slide ever since.

THEY have a lot of work to do.
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Heartbreaking to hear you say this, @SIfill, and gut wrenching to know it’s true. Thank you for all you do.
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V-Day will come. Fight on. We have just begun to fight!
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Call the Whitehouse and demand a recount. 202-456-1111
Donate to the recount fund.
Sign the petition
www.change.org/p/stop-fascism-end-the-u-s-oligarchy-and-restore-the-american-dream/u/33049022?recently_published=true
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I really don't understand why we aren't reading about the Congressional switchboard lit up like a Christmas tree, with Americans demanding background checks, and a halt to Trump's worst nominees.

Have we all decided to complain here instead?
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Whitehouse 202-456-1111
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A thousand times this. I listened to this interview live and was incredibly struck by the truth of it. We need, more than ever, to remember what is acceptable & to challenge out loud & with fervour, that which is not
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This needs to be broadcast in Times Square, and played on every legacy media channel.
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This is 100% correct.
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Yes, we HAVE been groomed by Trump to accept this

9 yrs of his nonstop whining, lying, inciting has also worn a lot of us down. It's what abusers do

But we also need an honest conversation about the flagrant role of the MSM in all of this

NO ONE'S enabled Trump more than the MSM (except the GOP)
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As you said, 9 years of non-stop whining and lying.
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Then why is she capitulating to someone she recently compared to Adolf Hitler? A man who literally tried to steal the last election and get away with it? Biden has immunity. He can do whatever the fuck he wants to Trump, but he won't because he's also a fascist pig dog.
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Thank you Sherrylin Ifill!
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I heard you as I was walking in and out of room and had to stop and sit down. What you said hit hard. Thank you. It belongs w/Timothy Snyder’s rules for resisting.
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So glad you are here! You are one of the first couple of people I searched for.
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Joe and Mika sure shifted.
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Groomed … perfectly good word for what he’s done to us.
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Never forget what he really thinks of Blacks in our Country!
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We will not go back!
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Not going back (ngb), indeed! #Fight2Win
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Exactly! Some people might not be willing to move forward, but they can try to catch up later. I’m definitely not going back to the BS of 2017-2020. Or before the Civil Rights Act, they can miss me with that nonsense!
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No, we won't.
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I hear you. I will read you.
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Sadly true.
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Omg. This is so true.
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👑 let em know, we understand what’s going on
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Here is a constitutional plan to impeach and block Trump from the White House. Please read it and share it everywhere you can.
www.facebook.com/share/p/19ccymdP5K/
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Now also available through the Daily Kos.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/21/2287839/-We-Can-Stop-Trump?_=2024-11-21T11:19:50.000-08:00
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Thank you.
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I agree. I’ve been telling people for years now that trump made it socially acceptable to act on prejudice and hatred. What used to be taboo and hidden is now out and loud. For some reason, that is enticing, and becomes like “mob rule.” The darker side of people “won.”
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The real reason Trump won...no sugar coating it...https://youtu.be/kIbCD8DK614
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I feel this in my bones. Truest thing I've heard said about this entire debacle. And they all sat there, and heard it, and then moved on. Because we HAVE shifted. That's what we do now. We SHIFT. All the time. We move on to the next. Trump didn't create this change in us. He exploited it
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It's the Trump contagion - described by Dr. Bani Lee
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Thank you @sifill.bsky.social for speaking these words!
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We have a country full of caring, inspiring, hardworking individuals and communities. We have a system of laws and structures that can protect us if we all do our part from our unique place. That brings me hope. Let’s all hold the line. Don’t give in! We can do this!
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Joe and Mika needed to hear this
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Amen! This is NOT normal!!! The outrage margin is gone!!
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This is fantastic. More of this woman, please.
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They control the narrative, create drama & we allow them to monopolize 90% of everyone's attention whether they hold power, or not. Can't we all agree to shift our focus to our vision, spotlight our visionaries, our heroes, our solutions, steer and redirect every conversation back to ours instead?
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We have devolved and are continuing to devolve.
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That is a very insightful way of thinking about trumpism.
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Yassss! On point!
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Exactly. For example, asking for recounts in swing states with super close results. We have been trained not to do so.
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She's right.
We have been boiling frogs since Reagan.
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If anything, it's a reason to have higher standards.
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Reporters and commentators could start by focusing on why Trump nominated a bunch of unqualified and compromised people to key positions and what that says about how he views his job, his morals, and his duty to the American people! This is Trump’s 💩 show, not the Senate’s!
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#Resist

#WeThePeople are #Stronger and more #resilient than he'll ever be.

At every turn #denounce him.
#EthicsMatter
#LawMatters
#JusticeMatters
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I think the only way we'll ever have norms again, is if we make them laws.

I'm certainly not willing to trust the GOP to do what is right or best for the country, when they have repeatedly and consistently demonstrated they will not.
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www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/11/19/forensic-audit-us-presidential-election/
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It was news media and social media that helped Trump in convincing people he is right on everything.
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Yeah. In 2016 I was angry but full of optimism. Now I'm a nihilist old hag.
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I was thinking about nihilism today. Thinking about Steve Bannon’s view points that have been reported about burning it all down. They mean burn down any aspect of society that does not cater to the wealthy. I say let’s give them more than that. If the poor have to be serfs and peons again (1)
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You and me both
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What were you optimistic about?
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And tired. So tired.
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SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS!
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This is so true. Hyper-normalization has taken us out as a country.

I remember a tan suit was a scandal 😎
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@sunnyhostin.bsky.social
WOO HOO! Good has truly triumphed over evil (DESPITE your proven cheating) as proven by President Trump's massive victory. Congratulations America! What a great day for our country. And given the electoral and popular vote landslides we have a true mandate (now that we
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know that President Trump was right (again) as the "close" races were only a result of the now PROVEN massive voter fraud perpetrated by the democrats and the liberals/regressives as they tried to steal the election (again)). The overwhelming majority of Americans have spoken loudly that
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Sad, but true.
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Were are the Constitutional Guardrails that were supposed to be in place?
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She is so right.
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Yes.
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How can you believe anything they say?
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1,000,000% THIS!!! i wanted to rip my face off in 2016 with the rhetoric that became acceptable.
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💯 Agree!! I need to hear the rest of this conversation as it looks like you had a lot more to say. Link to longer segment ??
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Truer words. We've accepted the unacceptable. And most vulnerable will pay the highest price.
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Yes, thank you, absolutely this. We are worn down, fatigued, unsure of information sources and at times forgetful of our core beliefs.

We can't yield on any front. We can't sacrifice any community to their infinite need for power and control.
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and they are attacking on all fronts!!! They are re-defining anti-Semitism, fascism, good, bad, CRT, racism-->we MUST reject this!!
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What happened to America? bigthink.com/the-present/yuri-bezmenov/
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America is lost....going off the edge
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bsky.app/profile/crisko2.bsky.social/post/3lbet5pzkxc2x
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Speak with your time and money. Don’t support the grinding of vacuous threats. Support actions like not spending your money or time with those supporting oligarchy.
Buy from pro democracy businesses. Apps like goodsuniteus can help point us. We can do this today.
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NOT GOING BACK did not end on Election Day, NOT GOING BACK is existential, it is now a way of life.
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Thank you.
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So spot on!
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I will hold on to the values I was taught. I will resist the trend towards hate and cruelty.
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100% correct. The new normal.
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My reminder to everyone, remember that yea it’s Trump, but it’s the GOP who decided he would be their representative. If Trump fell over tomorrow from natural old age, the GOP would just throw another body at his spot to keep advocating for the same BS that is best for the wealthy & the GOP.
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Perfectly said.
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I completely agree with you. And I think that’s the most disturbing thing of all. The American people have to recover their integrity.

Can you imagine Dwight Eisenhower doing that to a microphone? Or being a convicted felon? Or appointing someone who is incompetent to be the secretary of defense?
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Eisenhower hadn't even been christened when he was elected which now seems unbelievable given the US has steadily moved towards being a theocracy. Now the USA is also moving towards being a kakistocracy.
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Eisenhower was the last decent republican president.
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Thank you so much.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Miss you and your wisdom. So happy to see you here.
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I do not accept 47’s ignoring and trampling rule of law.
I am outraged that the rule of law appears to be broken when 47 continues to avoid any accountability and consequences.
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Horrifying true.
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She’s correct to a certain degree. People are refusing to shut down propaganda in a society of racism in America which has become norm. When you have foreign adversaries working against America and we do, it’s easy to feed greed. Trump has sold his moral soul for greed and power.
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Your last sentence says it all. Thanks .
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“For Trump, if everyone’s down in the mud w him, then he’s no dirtier than anyone else.

That’s why he seems to relish humiliating ppl around him.

As Bill says, never wrestle a pig in the mud. They have cloven hooves, which gives them superior traction, & they love getting dirty.”

H Clinton
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Yes. Resist Trump Republicans, and fight. We are not going back.
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www.change.org/p/stop-fascism-end-the-u-s-oligarchy-and-restore-the-american-dream/u/33049022
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Interesting that this was coming from the same channel that hosts mika and Joe….
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YES! Speak up! FIGHT BACK, damn it!!!
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I’m feeling fatigued from the fight. I’m feeling overwhelmed by the widespread need for civil awakening. My well meaning progressive community aren’t fighters as much as high thinkers. How do we ignite warriors? How do we abandon all this decorum and get down and dirty? I need to know.
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You mean like Joe and Mika?
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don’t disagree but we are only weaker if we individually and collectively allow it to happen-just say no to trump’s fascism and embrace Inclusive Democracy-together…
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That could get hard.
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Well said!!!!
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💯💙🤘
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The Overton Window has been pushed so far to the right, that the center appears far left now…

Remember when we were seriously talking about universal healthcare and mitigating climate change?
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SI is bad ass
I hear this interview.
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Absolutely.
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The whole “Big Lie election was stolen” was to make the people lose faith in our democratic institutions. It was the litmus test for republicans and now in 2024 some Democrats have bought into it. It is important to stop this and devote all our energy to oppose the tsunami of shit coming our way.
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Such smart advice! 💪🏼
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Exactly. I left the D party because of their refusal to #PublishTheERA as well as their rightward shift.

Sick of that party telling us to mobilize while they are blocking basic human rights and continuing the same Constitutional crisis started by 45. It's not right. voteequality.us
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Should Dems embrace anti-whiteness into its official platform? Seems like a no-brainer.
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Yes, groomed to detest the s.o.b.
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I’m concerned what his plans are to go after National Association of Black Journalists, because he got his feefees hurt.
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This is the most true thing I have heard today.
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#ResistersUnite #StrongerTogether 💙
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I'm not "groomed". Not even a TINY bit
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I'm not saying this is true for you, but most people don't know they're being groomed until afterward. Most don't see it coming.
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I think we need to recognize and articulate the role that Russia has played in this. When we oppose the incoming administration, we are opposing Russia taking control of our country and destroying democracy.
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So glad you’re on BlueSky! 💙
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Preach!!!
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Well said. Thank you.
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Yes this
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Be the voice!
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This is so true. It’s on a horrible downward trajectory.
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Backward
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That’s exactly right @sifill.bsky.social We need people like you to call this out more than ever.

Thanks for fighting the good fight. ✊🏼
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GREAT message!
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Amen to that
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Absolutely

Based on the President elect previous term of self serving actions and his obvious lack of concern for Our Country’s laws. It should have been obvious the individual in question Shouldn’t have convinced half Our Country electorate to give him a second chance to HARM Our Country.
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Amen!!
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This is true.
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This is really your time. You're one of the few who gets it.
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Amen 🙏
and THANK YOU 💙😍
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Right on point. Cult leader mentality.
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Correct 💯 The MSM never held him accountable in 2015 while running and each incident/scandal allowed the bar to go lower and lower. Now the bar is on the floor
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Exactly. They profited everytime he did something outrageous and that's still true.
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Keep reposting!
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You are so right.
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This is so true. People have become numb and accepting of things that in 2016 would never just get by.
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So many in big media helped him do this. They normalized his trampling of ethics and decorum.
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Corporate media sold out America
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The part that gets me with the msm. They NEVER OR OFTEN ENOUGH CALLED HIM OUT EACH AND EVERY TIME HE LIED. Period. They each blamed other news outlets for that. But they thmsvls didn't call his lies out. As he kept lying.
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I don’t think it was so much the media as the social media. These days itself impossible to have even one clear set of reality common for all, let alone facts. Add to that the foreign bots that divide and manipulate. Trump is symptomatic of all that.
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www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/right-wing-medias-shameful-history-defending-pedophilia-and-sexualizing
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"shameless incompetence" ... great name for a band, not a political party.
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Exactly
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This from The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump. She’s right. It’s been grooming. Choose compassion, not hate. That is what leader Trump is pushing for.
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Could not agree more.
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With the media helping him.
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Trump or the media? Or the courts? Or the Congress? I mean at every step, no one held him accountable, and the media, as a whole , did little to inform how completely out of the norm he was. Instead he was treated as “controversial” at best.
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"Don’t change your standards to accommodate their shameless incompetence & cruelty."

Amen.

The problem is that many of those in "leadership" positions in the media and politics, Joe and Mika for instance, have become appeasers and it trickles down.
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I think of America electing Donald Trump like an abused child who seeks out and abusive partner as an adult. Not only has he groomed us, but we have entered into the drama expecting to rise above it and instead we're caught in a cycle of traumatic retention
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The Lessons on Tyranny 9, 10, & 11 echo in my mind as I listen to this excellent advice.

bsky.app/profile/pluribus-unum.bsky.social/post/3lb4ydfzjxs2d
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Amen
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👏🏼👏🏼
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I am so thankful for your voice! Steadfast and unwavering during this time! I truly appreciate you @sifill.bsky.social
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💯💯💯💯💯
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On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder
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So very accurate.

It’s sad to see.

Hopefully one day we can return to the respect and morality we used to have, but with true acceptance of others baked in as well.
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Yes!!!!!!!
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Keep up the fight we really have no other choice. He's going to make it rough years for us let's return same
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#NoRecountEqlsDeathToDemocracy
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Yes!
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Wholeheartedly agree with this. How many times have we heard/said that one of his statements/actions should have disqualified him, and yet they never did.
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Exactly, and the media helped him do it.
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Thank you for being here! We need your voice...🙏
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So true, the US has become an unserious place.
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So glad you are here. Speak often.
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No. Break all the rules! Make your point loudly and forcefully. The time for Grandma's Democrats is fucking over. We can't afford to play by rules which no longer exist.
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Gosh. I remember when Dan Quayle misspelled “potato” and the country went insane about how unqualified he was. Now here we are.
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Amen this!
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Truth.
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💯 We are this 🤏 close to legitimizing concentration camps as a valid option for labor sourcing.
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Wow important point
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Amen!
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We are. But we're not going back.
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Do you hear this morning Joe??
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You are absolutely correct. Tragically, our ideas and boundaries reflect the damage to our previously held norms.
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Don't lower yourselves to their standards. If we do that, we lose ourselves. Adhere to the truth instead. Live by it. Learn from it, grow with it & move forward. youtube.com/live/9Zk-wacS800?feature=share
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The Democrats need to threaten and follow through with shutting down the government if we need to halt them.
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👏👏👏I think MSNBC needs an employee workshop on this topic. F**** Joe & Mika!
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