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Can we please stop with the sky is falling bullshit. [View all] William769 Jan 24 OP

Don't click on them gab13by13 Jan 24 #1

Wow! William769 Jan 24 #2

But the sky is falling somewhere right now. KS Toronado Jan 24 #70

... William769 Jan 24 #71

Cute meme MustLoveBeagles Jan 24 #148

But it's very antisocial of you to call DU posts "bullshit" muriel_volestrangler Jan 24 #143

What did the dweller Jan 24 #9

From the judge's mouth. gab13by13 Jan 24 #19

Different judge dweller Jan 24 #21

Oh so mexicans are combants now??? Bluethroughu Jan 24 #78

Literally, none of us are safe... littlemissmartypants Jan 24 #81

The right white men owning the farms that hired these Bluethroughu Jan 24 #85

I have no idea what you're talking about. Seriously. ... littlemissmartypants Jan 24 #89

gab13by13 19. Wrote Bluethroughu Jan 24 #100

Who is "he" in the last paragraph? littlemissmartypants Jan 24 #107

Judge Ho Bluethroughu Jan 24 #111

Dueling judges. Won't be the first time that's happened. ... littlemissmartypants Jan 24 #113

I just think if this right wing hack wants to lable frown people Bluethroughu Jan 24 #118

Migration at our southern border is not an invasion. yardwork Jan 24 #92

Trump has repeatedly used the term "invasion" Docreed2003 Jan 24 #114

I know. He's wrong. yardwork Jan 24 #142

There is reality, and there is T Rump's BS. Trust_Reality Jan 24 #132

This is a different judge mcar Jan 24 #99

This statement is from a November 11 interview Ho gave, published in Reason Magazine. Wiz Imp Jan 24 #123

"Take it one day at a time" is my mantra as well. (as well as "hug your dog first thing in the morning!) hlthe2b Jan 24 #3

Post removed Post removed Jan 24 #4

I get it, but the fight is going to be a marathon and you have to steel yourself for that... hlthe2b Jan 24 #5

Yes I am white, I am also Gay. So What? William769 Jan 24 #6

Head in the sand is what got us in this predicament dalton99a Jan 24 #7

And we pull our collective heads out of the sand William769 Jan 24 #10

Situational awareness was voting for Harris, and before that Biden and Clinton. yardwork Jan 24 #96

So how did the Laken Riley bill pass? HereForTheParty Jan 24 #8

We won't win every battle. William769 Jan 24 #12

No, I'm suggesting they apparently don't need a super majority HereForTheParty Jan 24 #17

I don't have an answer to that. William769 Jan 24 #20

The sky is falling for immigrant families. LuvLoogie Jan 24 #122

There was a filibuster. Patton French Jan 24 #50

Ok thanks HereForTheParty Jan 24 #68

which is the party leadership being utterly chicken shit. Voltaire2 Jan 24 #110

you're pretending there's something Schumer can do to coerce those members to vote the way he wanted on that bill bigtree Jan 24 #120

Right...just like when they repealed Obamacare? They are a dysfunctional mess not a "disciplined machine" tritsofme Jan 24 #136

One Republican vote. Voltaire2 Jan 24 #144

Win every battle? Cirsium Jan 24 #135

All health info, classes, meetings, etc. are still down and it is INDEFINITE obamanut2012 Jan 24 #11

Not sure what you're saying there. William769 Jan 24 #14

Total freeze at nih cdc fda etc. Blues Heron Jan 24 #28

Government websites have gone 404 since 1/20. intheflow Jan 24 #32

Which sites? sarisataka Jan 24 #38

A brief google search would have aided your reply here. intheflow Jan 24 #79

So some pages are gone, not "Government websites" sarisataka Jan 24 #82

They are unexpected, please stop minimizing rational concerns uponit7771 Jan 24 #93

I am not minimizing rational concerns sarisataka Jan 24 #119

Wow, way to be pedantic! intheflow Jan 24 #124

Thank-you! Blue_Roses Jan 24 #13

Someone had to say what a lot of us are thinking. William769 Jan 24 #15

Exactly. Blue_Roses Jan 24 #23

The uncomfortable can't afford to say much these days ... uponit7771 Jan 24 #90

What is bullshit?* Kid Berwyn Jan 24 #16

No disrespect taken Kid Berwyn William769 Jan 24 #24

Stand with you, no matter what, Brother. Kid Berwyn Jan 24 #36

Thank you William snowybirdie Jan 24 #18

I will reserve final judgement until I see which appointments are approved by the Senate, but honestly William, It JohnSJ Jan 24 #22

I believe the power lies with the people our history proves that. William769 Jan 24 #26

We can't depend on Congress Blue_Roses Jan 24 #33

The sky will fall one day at a time until one day we Whyisthisstillclose Jan 24 #25

Until we have voting rights yes, the sky is going to keep falling yaesu Jan 24 #27

Yes, Greg Palast ran the numbers gab13by13 Jan 24 #43

👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 THIS!!!! 👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 Jan 24 #97

Maybe don't lecture people choie Jan 24 #29

There's a difference in lecturing Blue_Roses Jan 24 #35

Well said, Blue_Roses. sheshe2 Jan 24 #58

I believe that Choie made a suggestion, not an accusation. ... littlemissmartypants Jan 24 #88

Wish I could rec this a thousand times. yardwork Jan 24 #98

Really? Cirsium Jan 24 #137

There are 2 imperatives in the OP - "stop" and "take" muriel_volestrangler Jan 25 #164

OP can express his feelings if he wants, just as you can. That's how DU works, I'm afraid. emulatorloo Jan 24 #72

The expressions should be constructive, afflicting the afflicted with minimizingsn't uponit7771 Jan 24 #101

It provides a welcome break sarisataka Jan 24 #30

What conspiracy theories? gab13by13 Jan 24 #51

Interesting reply sarisataka Jan 24 #57

lol, you found the silver lining! emulatorloo Jan 24 #77

This is good advice. It's easy to give in to despair, but that doesn't help EdmondDantes_ Jan 24 #31

No. ForgedCrank Jan 24 #34

Elon is a Nazi, gab13by13 Jan 24 #56

Ok, whatever you say ForgedCrank Jan 24 #103

If you've never experienced discrimination, you probably don't understand what the milestogo Jan 24 #37

Yes as a Gay man I have never experienced discrimination William769 Jan 24 #41

Privilege, much? sfdennis1 Jan 24 #75

... William769 Jan 24 #76

Presumptuous, much? sheshe2 Jan 24 #121

Thanks, much? sfdennis1 Jan 24 #147

I am trans I_UndergroundPanther Jan 25 #153

Thank you, we've been upset since his win, and we are citizens. Bluethroughu Jan 24 #106

I agree the sky has not fallen but bronxiteforever Jan 24 #39

There's a hard rain a gonna fall. gab13by13 Jan 24 #69

As soon as we stop with the finger-wagging. n/t demmiblue Jan 24 #40

The only way to get through Hell is to keep going. Ocelot II Jan 24 #42

You are more eloquent than I could ever be. William769 Jan 24 #44

I have trans friends and family whose identities have just been stripped Arazi Jan 24 #45

I don't think that's what the OP means. I think he is trying to encourage us Ocelot II Jan 24 #48

It came off as scolding/lecturing/etc. obamanut2012 Jan 24 #86

I am a Gay man heavily involved in my community. William769 Jan 24 #49

what narrative? they didn't say a damn thing about you thebigidea Jan 24 #60

They damn sure did a lot of implying. William769 Jan 24 #62

I made no assumptions about you Arazi Jan 24 #65

+1 demmiblue Jan 24 #67

My concern is how much everyone has normalized him this go around. Self Esteem Jan 24 #46

There's a whole lot of "I give up" in the thread. BannonsLiver Jan 24 #47

As I suspected, a number of people are misunderstanding you. MineralMan Jan 24 #52

Well said. Patton French Jan 24 #61

I have developed a tactic to throw darts at the 47th blunder ... planetc Jan 24 #53

IMO his EOs are meant to be a distraction from all l the chaos he can create without an EO, so I ignore them. nt in2herbs Jan 24 #54

Well - - AverageOldGuy Jan 24 #55

I own a 357 Smith & Wesson magnum a shot gun 2 AR-15's with plenty of ammo for all. William769 Jan 24 #59

No SocialDemocrat61 Jan 24 #63

Ah, the new iteration of "patience grasshopper" rears its head Scrivener7 Jan 24 #64

Sometimes the sky is actually falling. We're there. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 24 #66

Let me say it this way to see if I conform, gab13by13 Jan 24 #73

I don't think anyone knows what is stillcool Jan 24 #74

I challenge you GusBob Jan 24 #80

mic drop Orrex Jan 24 #117

Ya know what? GusBob Jan 24 #131

For some folks, the sky is actually falling. MontanaMama Jan 24 #83

Yes absolutely yes...the bigger his bluster, the less likely he can do anything PortTack Jan 24 #84

Everyone can't afford comfortable, people need a plan right now there aren't many uponit7771 Jan 24 #87

Not sure I agree. Trump is blackmailing California for FEMA aid. surfered Jan 24 #91

It's certainly falling for some friends of mine. cab67 Jan 24 #94

It is for some people. Lunabell Jan 24 #95

"Maybe you need a little empathy for what others are going through." demmiblue Jan 24 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jan 24 #130

Whew. I thought trump being president would be bad. Jakes Progress Jan 24 #102

so many apologists for your post NoRethugFriends Jan 24 #104

nailed it Native Jan 24 #125

Thank You! NoRethugFriends Jan 24 #127

in their defense, the amount and speed at which the shit is hitting the fan Native Jan 24 #129

Indeed. It's a crappy situation and we just push thru. Take back House and Senate in '26 on the f-ups T will offer dutch777 Jan 24 #108

Don't worry, be happy! Blues Heron Jan 24 #109

battle lines are just now being formed bigtree Jan 24 #112

Why the fuck do you think that they think they need a mandate? Orrex Jan 24 #115

The Good News Is... DAngelo136 Jan 24 #116

What does that mean? Cirsium Jan 24 #126

Yes, OP is doing exactly that imo obamanut2012 Jan 24 #134

What are you doing differently in response to the danger? Kaleva Jan 25 #152

Not true Cirsium Jan 25 #162

Looks at the evacuations from the fires in LA Kaleva Jan 25 #167

We are done Cirsium Jan 25 #168

Can we please stop with the "Sky is not falling" bullshit NoRethugFriends Jan 24 #128

From a Garland apologist Sewa Jan 24 #133

Thread takeaways BannonsLiver Jan 24 #138

I would add SocialDemocrat61 Jan 24 #140

Why are people so passive if indeed the sky is falling? Kaleva Jan 25 #155

Being informed, prepared and sounding alarms is the opposite of passive uponit7771 Jan 25 #160

Well, some here do have a plan Kaleva Jan 25 #166

I challenge you too GusBob Jan 25 #161

Oh no a call out!!!!! BannonsLiver Jan 25 #163

KEEP CALM Mme. Defarge Jan 24 #139

Nevertheless, many people are frightened and if your job is on the line, don't tell me to stop with the bull shit. Jit423 Jan 24 #141

It is falling, though. alarimer Jan 24 #145

Hegspeth head of DOD Skittles Jan 24 #149

Why couldn't we have a fun president? Dem4life1234 Jan 24 #146

The sky isn't falling I_UndergroundPanther Jan 25 #150

Sorry, but NO stopping when the sky IS falling. elleng Jan 25 #151

Thank-you. JohnSJ Jan 25 #154

+1,000,000. Paladin Jan 25 #165

Trump is prez, Hegspeth is head of DOD Skittles Jan 25 #156

They've already done quite a lot without a mandate hamsterjill Jan 25 #157

While everything you said is true, the sky seems to be falling anyway. If Republicans had even a partial spine Vinca Jan 25 #158

We also now do not have any scientific research going on that would find the cure to the next pandemic - on purpose! lark Jan 25 #159