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Retired Psychotherapist, Social Services Executive and blogger. My parents kept me home from school, at 10, to watch the Army/McCarthy Hearing and I've been committed to the Left since. My internet writings: https://elephanttail.wordpress.com/ DM's=Blocks

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What Happens When the Bullies Back Down? Donald Trump is what every schoolyard bully wanted to be when they grew up. Not President, no. That’s a dream for the popular kids. Or the policy geeks who debate the Ninth Amendment with the teacher ...

This post shows us the way we can confront MAGA and win!

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24.09.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Berkeley Professor Steven Fish right? I heard a podcast from a UC Berkeley guy with a book that came out last year, but boy he makes some good points, I think! The podcast is here, but here’s a summary, via AI (I know!): Here's a detailed...

Fhe way back from American fascism:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

17.08.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"It's All an F-ing Miracle" I’m a long-time member of the Kos Community. I’m as horrified by the gleeful havoc the Trump nihilists are wreaking on this country as anyone. But I had a clarifying moment this past weekend I wanted ...

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29.07.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop telling us it’s not about that Deny the truth to yourselves all you want people, but stop telling us Black folks that what’s going on today, what won the 2024 election is not white supremacy. You keep talking about how maga have th...

Simply put: MAGA equals racism!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

24.07.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently, AOC is now the enemy Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office in the Bronx was vandalized early on Monday by masked protesters claiming to support Palestinian rights. They defaced her image by splattering red paint ...

We on the Left have a small percentage of idiots attacking our own. AOC is the best of us.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

24.07.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thom Hartmann asked a question: Why is the GOP ruining America? Here's my reply FWIW. Thom Hartmann has a post detailing at length many of the ways Trump and the Republican Party are actively destroying America. He concluded by asking why are they doing this? This is my reply. I’ve wri...

The links in the piece are invaluable if you want to understand why most republicans have gone fascist:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

22.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Texas Floods
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl Texas Floods

Now is the time to talk politics and the Texas flood:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK2g...

11.07.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE are acting as NAZIs for Trump

01.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diary of an angry liberal: Being that guy Being That Guy I am considering becoming that guy. You know, the RWNJ who spouts his ignorant political opinions as if anybody’s interested. My ignorant opinion will be how fucked and fascist the Repu...

Today if you're a Republican, you are a fascist:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

29.06.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess we're on track for the Bell Riots Weird that it’s not in the news anywhere, even local news, though.

Civilian Resistance's time has come!
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

22.06.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're Free Speeching Ourselves To Death The Right to Free Speech has become the Right To Lie and Its Killing Our Democracy

Important discussion of our country’s version of Free Speech and how it’s destroying us:
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

20.06.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The America MAGA wants......do you?
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19.06.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s Not Be Hoodwinked Again by the Media on Trump’s G7 Debacle The Media’s Silence on Trump’s G7 Embarrassment I’m up far too early, listening to the newsβ€”and once again, the media is dancing around the truth. Donald Trump was laughed out of the G7. Full stop. He...

Our Mainstream Media fails us by its' reporting on the G& Summit and the Grifter's clown show:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

17.06.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Time for the country to wake the fuck up!

Time for the country to wake the fuck up!

Time for the country to wake the fuck up!

16.06.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They may be in power, but the lack of enthusiasm tells another tale.....................

16.06.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More than one million Russian troops are dead.
SLAVA UKRAINI ! PEREMOHA(Victory) !!

13.06.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Video)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Video)

I'm every day people!
youtu.be/YUUhDoCx8zc?...

10.06.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, progressive buzzwords are killing us Progressives are facing plenty of real challenges during Trump 2.0, but losing voters because we sound like academic robots shouldn’t be one of them. The Washington Post ...

Getting our message right by not using academic terms for the problems we want to solve. i.e. "poor people" rather than "economically disadvantaged"
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

01.06.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The problem of agency, or, the Dems' other messaging problem: a response to Kos. Greetings all! Long time lurker, first time poster here. After reading Kos’ last two screeds about the messaging problems within the Democratic Party and liberal/progressive circles in general, I was ...

We can't win the battle by ignoring the heart of our problem, which is the GOP advantage in money and media........

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01.06.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why such a flattering picture of this hideous monster?

09.05.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Schadenfreude has landed in this asshole's psyche!

09.05.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A simple statement of eternal truth:

09.05.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In my 80th year a thought occurred to me. I see more evidence each day that a human would have to live to the age of 200, before they might attain a modicum of wisdom. Every day I learn stuff I never knew. I’m just smart enough now to know just how much I have to learn, to know anything.

06.05.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks Donald Trump…For Getting Mark Carney Elected Prime Minister of Canada. Back in November of 2024, things were looking pretty bleak for Canada. For almost a year, the Conservative Party of Canada, led by Trump mini-me Pierre Polievre, were way ahead in the polls. A massive...

The Orange Clown's idiocy saves Canada.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

29.04.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why should American Jews, vote for a man who said a mob chanting "Jews will not replace us!", had many "good" Americans within it. Of course they shouldn't! Yet many American Jews dumbly supported an American traitor.

23.04.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Illegal deportations violate Constitutional "Due Process" laws.
Without the government respecting "Due Process" we are all slaves, beholden to the Administration, or being punished by it.
Government respecting "Due Process" is the basis of our freedom. Make Them respect "Due Process"! NOW!

23.04.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Progressive Atheists Will Not Be Silenced By Your Religious Privilege. It’s all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don’t accept. It’s not important. I am not going out and be immoral or commit crimes because I don’t believe in God. I don’t even think about it....

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23.04.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Going Viral: An actual plan for the Democratic Party - and everyone else who's ready to take action The post below is going viral. It’s been attributed to Liz Cheney, apparently by mistake, but it appears it was actually written by a Dr. Pru Lee. I’ve taken the liberty of formatting it to make it mo...

This is the Resistance I've been dreaming about
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

18.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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320K views Β· 10K reactions | Nine roads to the same dead end.. #psychology #sociology | Erika Jordan Nine roads to the same dead end.. #psychology #sociology.

One of the best political commentators around:

www.facebook.com/reel/2050917...

08.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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HE REALLY IS THAT STUPID The President of the United States is a fucking moron. I do not know why more media and Democrats do not call him out for his belief on trade deficits. The reason he keeps repeating that other nations...

This is the man some idiots elected:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

08.04.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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