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calimary

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14. ...like Pox Noise.

Reply to Tree Lady (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 11:49 PM

Jan 20

And what really stinks is how, by now, too many of our fellow citizens take it all for granted. And remain in denial about 1) how bad things are and 2) how many people are adversely affected.

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K&R spanone Jan 20 #1

Millions voted for him BECAUSE of that. progressoid Jan 20 #2

Those same millions must be made to pay the price for this mess as well. Moostache Jan 21 #26

Millions also decided not to vote at all. BarbD Jan 21 #35

Prescient & she told the truth NotHardly Jan 20 #3

It was an election of good vs. evil Grim Chieftain Jan 20 #4

Remember Mary Trump's warning BeneteauBum Jan 20 #5

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As haele... GiqueCee Jan 21 #20

They may never wake up. Their brains are poisoned beyond repair. "Woke" is an evil thing to them. Clouds Passing Jan 21 #23

We were warned more than once by more than one and yet..here we are Deuxcents Jan 20 #7

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K&R red dog 1 Jan 20 #9

Hillary and Kamala warned voters Martin Eden Jan 20 #11

Americans have become so used to fake news Tree Lady Jan 20 #12

...like Pox Noise. calimary Jan 20 #14

The magic insult-label ESTABLISHMENT stamped on great Democrats like Harris and Clinton just keeps on giving. betsuni Jan 20 #13

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Fuck anyone and everyone that didn't support and vote for these two. W_HAMILTON Jan 21 #16

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Cassandra. evolves Jan 21 #19

She was the first woman president. BComplex Jan 21 #21

Yes, indeed. K&R nt PunkinPi Jan 21 #22

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But Kamala Blah, Blah, Blah... MineralMan Jan 21 #25

We need to take stock of past mistakes Gum Logger Jan 21 #32

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