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Skittles

(173,949 posts)
34. yup
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:27 PM
15 hrs ago

if there is a lesson to be learned, it is this: WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM

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Congressional Black Caucus PAC response lapucelle 17 hrs ago #1
Ugh! Glad h's getting well deserved "Backlash" for Cha 15 hrs ago #22
Emily's List response: lapucelle 17 hrs ago #2
My comments "were taken out of context!!!" sheshe2 16 hrs ago #3
Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of tokenization in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #6
I knew there was a reason I didn't trust those clowns fujiyamasan 13 hrs ago #79
"That's not who I am" mcar 15 hrs ago #15
This is a problem MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #4
A lot of people with very different perspectives see what they want to see in these stories, I think. WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #5
William Lawrence certainly saw what he wanted to see, and it is a different perspective. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #8
He sounds immature. yardwork 4 hrs ago #93
I want to be clear that I'm not a fan of the Sunrise Movement. But the quotes that you're posting weren't just him WhiskeyGrinder 3 hrs ago #108
I would be inclined to agree with you except there's a larger pattern. yardwork 2 hrs ago #109
Marx wasn't wrong when he talked about the inherent contradictions of capitalism and I believe there are inherent WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #110
We certainly have cracks to exploit. yardwork 2 hrs ago #111
"And every effort to fix things gets blocked." WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #112
That is the fundamental problem in the U.S. yardwork 2 hrs ago #114
There's nothing progressive about a young white guy claiming that Black imperialists are the problem, lapucelle 2 hrs ago #113
. WhiskeyGrinder 2 hrs ago #115
Uh huh. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #41
How you experience Amerikkka JustAnotherGen 4 hrs ago #101
Platner 2.0. Here we go again. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #7
You told me that you put me on ignore. lapucelle 16 hrs ago #9
Oh, snap! sheshe2 15 hrs ago #24
. MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #49
Busted! MineralMan 4 hrs ago #95
I've no idea JustAnotherGen 4 hrs ago #103
Is this the common element? They both said / wrote terrible things about Black people lapucelle 16 hrs ago #10
The question should be Boo1 15 hrs ago #13
Yeah here we go again mcar 15 hrs ago #17
I don't think the flag in question is red. N/t AloeVera 15 hrs ago #25
Then what is it? nt mcar 15 hrs ago #31
It's the colour of a weaponized nothing-burger. AloeVera 14 hrs ago #51
Translation RandySF 14 hrs ago #63
Not DSA. Israel. Sympthsical 12 hrs ago #84
First they came for... Behind the Aegis 11 hrs ago #85
Oh, it's a whole thing Sympthsical 11 hrs ago #86
This message was self-deleted by its author AloeVera 14 hrs ago #45
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 14 hrs ago #59
There is one common denominator that keeps popping up. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #27
I have no hope that the backers of these people will ever learn, she mcar 15 hrs ago #32
Sadly true, mcar. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #46
Oh I agree, but I don't think we're talking about the same one. AloeVera 15 hrs ago #39
... sheshe2 14 hrs ago #55
Ok. AloeVera 14 hrs ago #57
What's Trumpier than a white man complaining that Black people are standing in his very entitled way? lapucelle 4 hrs ago #94
Exactly! yardwork 4 hrs ago #98
Most people in this country, at least most Democrats and left leaning people, are not happy with the Israeli Government Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #71
This is the crucial point. yardwork 4 hrs ago #89
If the defense of the slaughter of brown Muslim children is not racist I don't know what is. AloeVera 4 hrs ago #96
Who is defending the slaughter of children? yardwork 4 hrs ago #100
"I said 'Black' 50 times!" just popped into my head. betsuni 14 hrs ago #48
Yup. It's becoming a pattern and it's starting to seem like it's intentional. Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #67
Planter's a Sexual woman abuser, and Sanders Cha 15 hrs ago #26
See post #39. Nt AloeVera 14 hrs ago #68
They both said stupid stuff that came back to bite them on the ass? EX500rider 14 hrs ago #52
May the far left has a problem. RandySF 14 hrs ago #61
They are both flawed and probematic men who run as Democrats? Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #66
Here we go, it's starting. Lawrence is "flawed". AloeVera 14 hrs ago #70
I was going easy on him. Quiet Em 14 hrs ago #72
sleep on it, but when you wake up ask yourself why to think an ass like this is helpful in any way Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #73
Something about U.S. Middle East foreign policy being the most important single issue, apparently. betsuni 13 hrs ago #80
And it's getting really old and ridiculous Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #81
Top anti-Democratic attacks 2028: betsuni 12 hrs ago #83
Keep asking who benefits. yardwork 4 hrs ago #102
Has Bernie endorsed this guy? nt LexVegas 16 hrs ago #11
Yup. N/T lapucelle 15 hrs ago #12
Jamie Raskin recently endorsed William Lawrence. nt PufPuf23 15 hrs ago #35
Ugh...This is a seat that is currently held by the GOP. LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #47
This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF 14 hrs ago #64
Defangs the white left? mcar 15 hrs ago #14
You see, the real problem is that Black imperialists are defanging white leftists. lapucelle 15 hrs ago #19
Won't somebody help the poor, poor white men? mcar 15 hrs ago #20
They love to play the victim... see Cha 15 hrs ago #38
Republican voters think whites face the most discrimination, have fewer advantages. betsuni 13 hrs ago #74
Horseshoe threory Boo1 12 hrs ago #82
Like Platner, Lawrence is a white man who grew up in affluence and centers himself. lapucelle 4 hrs ago #92
I think it's time to start looking at influences. yardwork 4 hrs ago #97
Buzzfeed did a deep dive into allegations of racism in the Sunrise Movement. lapucelle 3 hrs ago #107
HUGE.RED.FLAG. Skittles 15 hrs ago #29
Black voters save our democracy over and over. yardwork 15 hrs ago #16
This! mcar 15 hrs ago #18
They do MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #28
I'll never forget the Black Caucus standing up to Dubya being awarded the presidency by the SC Skittles 15 hrs ago #30
I was cheering them on MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #62
I WAS TOO Skittles 13 hrs ago #75
I remember those types saying Black Democratic voters have Stockholm syndrome. betsuni 15 hrs ago #21
Pretty sure that was Manny Goldstein that posted that crap. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #44
I think it was WillyT, but Third Way Manny mocking Obama was also garbage, yet so popular. betsuni 14 hrs ago #54
I believe you are right, betsuni. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #60
Never did get along with Manny. MineralMan 4 hrs ago #99
True... sheshe2 3 hrs ago #106
Ohhhh, boy, dude.... electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #23
After what happened with Platner MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #33
yup Skittles 15 hrs ago #34
I was a Platner skeptic who softened and became a supporter MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #58
Guess what, bill. The whole quote, in context, is even MORE niyad 15 hrs ago #36
let's hope it's not another "nazi tattoo moment" Skittles 15 hrs ago #37
Let us indeed hope. niyad 15 hrs ago #40
Oh no! I'm getting him and candidate in AZ mixed up.... LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #42
"...the white left..." MorbidButterflyTat 14 hrs ago #43
It is bizarre sarisataka 14 hrs ago #50
I know, Stupid. Is that how they want Cha 11 hrs ago #87
The context sounds even worse. RandySF 14 hrs ago #53
In context it's clear what he meant, and it's awful. yardwork 4 hrs ago #90
Here is Lawrence's statement on X. AloeVera 14 hrs ago #56
CYA RandySF 14 hrs ago #65
He can't walk back the fact that he singled out Black politicians and voters. yardwork 4 hrs ago #91
Lawrence has all the Cha 14 hrs ago #69
I would like to thank those people on this forum who support the black community Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #76
You're welcome, and as usual, Black Americans are holding the line. yardwork 3 hrs ago #104
There's no walking back or dressing it up RandySF 13 hrs ago #77
There is a small but sadly growing segment on the left that seem to think they need to imitate MAGA to win Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #78
Look at who is funding them. yardwork 3 hrs ago #105
Another "blow it all up" progressive awesomerwb1 10 hrs ago #88
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