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The Ghost of Mark Twain

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Back from the dead...and really not happy about what is happening today. As I once incorrectly said “History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”. Nope. We have seen this before...

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On what?

They couldn't even present enough evidence to indict her.

06.12.2025 01:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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That time of year....

Roast and post!

05.12.2025 17:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You are more right than I want to admit

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I am definitely not a graphic designer hahahaha but yeah, I see your point 😅

05.12.2025 14:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

To be fair we probably would have had to run an amazing perfect charismatic saint to win that seat, and still barely lost.

We can really take back the house, possibly Senate, if we run good solid relatable people. This is not the time to run on principle but time to WIN.

I worry about that

05.12.2025 13:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Schadenfreude just isn't as satisfying as hoped.

Midterms are coming. We need to present MAGAts and undecided voters with a better plan than "We are not Trump".

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"It's said that you can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. Well, apparently the Trump people can't do that,".

Despite President Donald Trump's Department of Justice promising to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), a Virginia grand jury has declined to return an indictment

05.12.2025 11:53 — 👍 617    🔁 107    💬 18    📌 8
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Trump is doing exactly what Putin wants:
Territorial Concessions: The plan allows Russia to keep Ukrainian land seized by force, up to one-fifth of Ukraine's territory.
NATO Restrictions: Ukraine would be barred from joining NATO.
Sanctions Relief: Sanctions against Russia lifted.

05.12.2025 02:50 — 👍 22    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Even if they do, he'll just insult them and change the subject immediately

04.12.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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If Trump was so anti-drug and drug-trafficking why has he recently pardoned three major drug traffickers?

Because it's not about drugs in Venezuela. It's about oil.

Btw 0% of the Fentanyl in the USA comes from Venezuela.

But they have 17% of world oil reserves.

Here we go again...

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It rolls off the tongue in a weirdly accurate way

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Harm reduction is a practical, evidence-based public health approach that acknowledges drug use will always exist and focuses on minimizing associated harms. It operates on a spectrum of strategies, from safer use to managed use to abstinence, meeting individuals "where they are at" without judgment

03.12.2025 19:42 — 👍 25    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

He is unquestioningly more funny than I am 🤣

03.12.2025 18:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I believe sometimes shock and discomfort can be useful. George Carlin was often anti-PC but a great defender of civil liberties. He confronted us and made us think, especially people who disagreed (initially).

Btw thanks for the civil discourse. Keep talking!

03.12.2025 18:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I am curious as well. I believe humor should make you uncomfortable at times.

Comedians may use discomfort to expose "uncomfortable truths" and challenge societal norms, forcing the audience to think critically about sensitive topics.

03.12.2025 18:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Oh I admit people can misinterpret the intention, especially if they don't bother to read the post.

03.12.2025 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Guessing you don't like Cards Against Humanity either

03.12.2025 18:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes it can. And you are accountable for how you take it.

03.12.2025 18:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Noooooooo you are

It's a popular common well known meme about a bunch of big strong men and a tiny weak woman.

Us military, Venezuelan citizens. And the USA fucking the shit out of them

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I'll admit to it being a risky meme but I think one has to look at intention. There's clearly no intention of denigrating African Americans here as they are portrayed as strong attractive people. Even the woman is not portrayed in a negative manner as she is smiling and obviously eager

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