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Ocelot II

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42. The only way to get through Hell is to keep going.

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:45 PM

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Maybe the sky is falling, but who thinks just giving up and letting it happen after only five days is a good idea? Let's get busy and figure out how to push the damn sky back up. It will not be easy and there will be failures and it won't happen soon. It will probably get worse. But dictators fall eventually; Hitler shot himself in a bunker. Dictators in the 21st century depend less on violence and more on lies and spin, so our task will be to keep our message out there, everywhere, and loud. That means not giving up, not for a minute.

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From the judge's mouth. gab13by13 Friday #19

Different judge dweller Friday #21

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

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

gab13by13 19. Wrote Bluethroughu Friday #100

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

Judge Ho Bluethroughu Friday #111

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

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

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

Trump has repeatedly used the term "invasion" Docreed2003 Friday #114

I know. He's wrong. yardwork Friday #142

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

This is a different judge mcar Friday #99

This statement is from a November 11 interview Ho gave, published in Reason Magazine. Wiz Imp Friday #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 Friday #3

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

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

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

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

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

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

We won't win every battle. William769 Friday #12

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

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

The sky is falling for immigrant families. LuvLoogie Friday #122

There was a filibuster. Patton French Friday #50

Ok thanks HereForTheParty Friday #68

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

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

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One Republican vote. Voltaire2 Friday #144

Win every battle? Cirsium Friday #135

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

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

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

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

I am not minimizing rational concerns sarisataka Friday #119

Wow, way to be pedantic! intheflow Friday #124

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

Exactly. Blue_Roses Friday #23

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

What is bullshit?* Kid Berwyn Friday #16

No disrespect taken Kid Berwyn William769 Friday #24

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

Thank you William snowybirdie Friday #18

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

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

We can't depend on Congress Blue_Roses Friday #33

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

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

Yes, Greg Palast ran the numbers gab13by13 Friday #43

👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 THIS!!!! 👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 Friday #97

Maybe don't lecture people choie Friday #29

There's a difference in lecturing Blue_Roses Friday #35

Well said, Blue_Roses. sheshe2 Friday #58

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

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

Really? Cirsium Friday #137

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

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

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

It provides a welcome break sarisataka Friday #30

What conspiracy theories? gab13by13 Friday #51

Interesting reply sarisataka Friday #57

lol, you found the silver lining! emulatorloo Friday #77

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

No. ForgedCrank Friday #34

Elon is a Nazi, gab13by13 Friday #56

Ok, whatever you say ForgedCrank Friday #103

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

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

Privilege, much? sfdennis1 Friday #75

... William769 Friday #76

Presumptuous, much? sheshe2 Friday #121

Thanks, much? sfdennis1 Friday #147

I am trans I_UndergroundPanther Saturday #153

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

I agree the sky has not fallen but bronxiteforever Friday #39

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I made no assumptions about you Arazi Friday #65

+1 demmiblue Friday #67

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

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

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

Well said. Patton French Friday #61

I have developed a tactic to throw darts at the 47th blunder ... planetc Friday #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 Friday #54

Well - - AverageOldGuy Friday #55

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

No SocialDemocrat61 Friday #63

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

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

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

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

I challenge you GusBob Friday #80

mic drop Orrex Friday #117

Ya know what? GusBob Friday #131

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

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

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

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

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

It is for some people. Lunabell Friday #95

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

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

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

so many apologists for your post NoRethugFriends Friday #104

nailed it Native Friday #125

Thank You! NoRethugFriends Friday #127

in their defense, the amount and speed at which the shit is hitting the fan Native Friday #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 Friday #108

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

battle lines are just now being formed bigtree Friday #112

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

The Good News Is... DAngelo136 Friday #116

What does that mean? Cirsium Friday #126

Yes, OP is doing exactly that imo obamanut2012 Friday #134

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

Not true Cirsium Saturday #162

Looks at the evacuations from the fires in LA Kaleva Saturday #167

We are done Cirsium Saturday #168

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

From a Garland apologist Sewa Friday #133

Thread takeaways BannonsLiver Friday #138

I would add SocialDemocrat61 Friday #140

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

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

Well, some here do have a plan Kaleva Saturday #166

I challenge you too GusBob Saturday #161

Oh no a call out!!!!! BannonsLiver Saturday #163

KEEP CALM Mme. Defarge Friday #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 Friday #141

It is falling, though. alarimer Friday #145

Hegspeth head of DOD Skittles Friday #149

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

The sky isn't falling I_UndergroundPanther Saturday #150

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

Thank-you. JohnSJ Saturday #154

+1,000,000. Paladin Saturday #165

Trump is prez, Hegspeth is head of DOD Skittles Saturday #156

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

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

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