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Richard Sharon's avatar

I appreciate your courage, ma’am. I know you’re related to him but I’d be watching my back if I were you. The lawlessness of this administration is terrifying, and I put nothing beyond him and his henchmen at this point, and there seems to be no one able or willing to hold him accountable. Please be careful out there.

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Katherine Burnett's avatar

Yes, Mary. Thank you for your courage. Stay safe 💕

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

Thankyou, Mary for your courageous articles and speaking truth to Power! 💪💪💪💪💪👏👏👏 be careful

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John Crowe's avatar

I hope you have a good lawyer, Mary— one who can manage to get you back from El Salvador when Stephen Miller and the goons get to you. In the meanwhile, keep it up. We need the truth.

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Maureen's avatar

I hope she has a go-bag packed and ready to go.

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Sarah Grove's avatar

I hope she has a whole platoon of security guards. Trump’s crazies will try to kill he’d if they can get near. I’m sure Mary is aware of that!

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Richard Sharon's avatar

A go bag and an escape tunnel

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Carlos's avatar

Stay Tuned for more DERANGEMENT Behavior from The ORANGE King and his GOLDEN ERA CHAOS to USA and the World!! Coming soon!!

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PS's avatar

Yes, you should always have someone with you, with law, muscles and a camera.

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John Lewallen's avatar

You are spot on, Mary. Of course you are. The delusion, narcissism and cruelty of the Trump regime still stuns me daily. I have no fitting words left for Donald, his enablers and supporters. Thank you for your regular insights. You’re one person who keeps me clear that I am not losing my mind.

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David Holzman's avatar

I keep thinking (among other people) about that legal immigrant, Garcia, who got deported to, and imprisoned in El Salvador.

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Edie Sadowski's avatar

I want to thank the Democrats who stated that they will be going toEl Salvador to try to get him released!

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Paul Cesmat's avatar

I hope they will be safe. It's a nasty country.

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Ruth Sheets's avatar

Paul, it is a nasty country and now, with a despicable leader with about the same mentality as Trump, maybe smarter, but just as willing to exact vengeance on anyone who gets in his toddler way. I would love to see some special forces folks go with them and break into the prison and take out all the men who were transported there, maybe others who are there on their president's whim.

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Dorothy's avatar

I agree and have been saying the same thing from the onset.

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Rod's avatar

🫏💭

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Robert I Allen's avatar

Seemingly "all" dicktators are cowards and care not for anything less than absolute power.

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Ruth Sheets's avatar

Robert, dictators have the emotional age of toddlers with bad parents, wanting whatever they want, when they want it, no matter who is hurt and if they don't get it, tantrums roll and more people are hurt. Why anyone wants to be ruled by that crap is beyond comprehension, particularly parents who know what toddlers, as much as we love them can do. Adult toddlers are not cute, have adult weapons, and it is harder to put them down for a nap.

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Donald Lipkis's avatar

Such a weak, pathetic, insecure and stupid man. It amazes me that people bend the knee to him. He is the Wizard of Oz.

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Teddy Gingerich's avatar

Not exactly. The wizard, when the curtain was pulled back said "Oh no, my dear, I'm a good man. I'm just a very bad wizard." Then he fulfilled the wishes of his guests.

The whiny little child investing the People's House is just a spoiled child. With the nuclear codes.

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Bruce Morgart's avatar

But you remember what happened to the Fakir Wizard of Oz, don’t you?

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Susan Fernbach's avatar

He flew away in a hot air balloon?

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Ken Logan's avatar

To Putinville.

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Timothy Tucker's avatar

If Donald doesn't die while in Office, then nothing will change for the better till the next election. Better? Maybe. Likely. (tRump himself is nothing better than a mentally sick maggot).

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LoC...'s avatar

If he dies before his term ends, we'll have Vance to replace him... Not sure about that being an improvement... DEPRESSING!!!...

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Gail Paton's avatar

Vance would be a useless, ineffectual President. There seriously would be little difference except I dont think Vance has quite the same ego driven mentality. He would still be dangerous though because he has no idea how to do the job effectively. He would be very poorly received by the other world leaders. Obama needs to come back.

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Bonnie Tindle's avatar

I agree!!

I am a big fan of the Obamas. I have Michelle's book Becoming about her life, including growing up on the south side of Chicago, as I did.

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Barbara Stikker's avatar

Vance lacks trump’s charisma so I don’t think he could duplicate his dubious achievements. Vance would be better in one respect—he’s not a grifter.

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Cathy Wampler's avatar

That is the only way that a cult ends.

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Timothy Tucker's avatar

Peter Leyden description gave me a different view on the present to the future.

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Sarah Grove's avatar

Vance is just as bad!

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David Holzman's avatar

Please don't conflate Trump with a secondary sex characteristic that is celebrated in paintings and sculpture, and that many of us find attractive on the gender to which we're attracted. It's kind of like throwing around the c-word.

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Timothy Tucker's avatar

P.S. The next 2 in line are no better.

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Mary M's avatar

The Republican Party died long ago. It is now the MAGA Party.

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Lisa Botwinick's avatar

I call it the Trumplican Party! What is it going to take to get rid of him and get our democracy returned. We are already fascist! A cousin of mine on Passover, said the only thing that will stop him is death, however! I don't believe his health report from his doctor!

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Cathy Wampler's avatar

That is the only way a cult ends.

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Roxanne Nunez's avatar

We are now the butt of the joke. The world is saying we’re the same as trump because ‘we’ reelected him. I always correct others when they spew this falsehood. We must keep fighting!

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Bonnie Council's avatar

It always bothers me when reporters and others say the US is doing this or that, when really what they should be saying is trump did this or that. I'm tired of being blamed for his boorish, ignorant, cold-hearted behavior on the world stage. It's not us, it's not the US. It's donald trump.

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Gail Paton's avatar

Our leaders are a reflection of the people who voted for them so yes, he is dragging America down and the voters are the ones who have given him the reigns to go ahead and lead any way he wants to. What I don't understand is how he conned so many Americans into thinking he was something he's not...he's not worthy of the Presidency...he couldn't even run businesses successfully. Who has 6 bankruptcies and yet is still considered to be the right guy to lead a whole country??? The rest of the civilized world was stunned that Americans fell for his BS the first time around, then to fall for it again? You all better be watchful and keep your eyes on him daily. He wants to be a Dictator and he is looking for ways to make that happen. He admires all the Communist Leaders, they have absolute power and control and he's jealous of that. The man has no morals, scruples or common sense. It is doubtful he would have even made it therough high school on his own merits, pretty sure Daddy Dearest greased some palms to make that happen. tRumps motto is " baffle them with bull sh*t"

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netta glaser's avatar

I really think that none of them had a clue. One of my sisters is a trumper, sorry to say, and she doesn't watch and/or listen to anything the least bit truthful. If I mention a word of truth her response is one of anger.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

That's sad. So sorry - my sister and her husband were the same; both have died so have no idea what their "man" is doing to our country now.

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Lisa Botwinick's avatar

The marches are great all over the county and in the world! We will change things very soon and in the mid-terms if we survive that long!

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DW's avatar

Looking for the crossed fingers emoji....🤞🏽there it is

The marches also publically embarrass him & there is some value & some danger also in that.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

If we don't all get rounded up and deported.

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Judith's avatar

The USA has become a very tolerant society-- maybe too tolerant to recognize genuine mental illness. Trump is beyond help but his followers are not. The media created and allowed this man to appear normal. Now it is their time to course correct.

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Cathy Wampler's avatar

Fox has no morals, so they will never course correct … and the rest of the corporate media only makes decisions from their profit potential.

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Ken Logan's avatar

Oh Yes!

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Gail Paton's avatar

Agreed. I worked in Mental Health and Addictions for 30 years, tRump has a major personality disorder.

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Greg Conners's avatar

No, he does not care for our kids or anyone outside his dream-state. The lack of empathy seems to be a hallmark of MAGA society. Quite the study, God help us.

Concentration Camp, anyone?

https://open.substack.com/pub/gregconners/p/concentration-camps-america?r=2yz13s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Paul Cesmat's avatar

Additionally, the cruelty is the point. These white trash magas find meaning for their small lives in being cruel to others, and then perversely twist their religion to justify it. dumpster is just smart enough to recognize and use this perversity to his own ends.

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Barbara Pfeffer's avatar

He fits that bill 🙄 He doesn't give a flyin rat's ass about anyone except himself.

It's all about being DICKtator for sure. He's disgusting.

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Phillip Chee's avatar

If his kowtowing to Putin doesn't make the Krasnov stories even more credible then I am at a loss.

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Darlene Poer's avatar

Trump is an incompetent ass who does not belong in the WH in any role whatsoever! It is clear he is still a Russian Asset and Putin has him dangling on a chain.

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Paul Cesmat's avatar

when does putin awared melania her medal? also, who is baron, really?

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Ian Huntington's avatar

This is REALLY serious! What is happening in our country is horrendous on so many different levels.

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Charna Syposnik's avatar

These "Christians" have no idea what it means to be Christian

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Judy Katz's avatar

Thank you Mary. So well said. I did not

Watch 60 minutes + have been distracted

With various personal stuff, so had not

Heard of the content of the show causing

Donald’s trauma. I’m glad Pres. Zelensky

Is publicly making his case. Wish we had

A statesman as great as Zelensky for a

President!

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Charna Syposnik's avatar

Not happening

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Steven Stratton's avatar

DJT and his cohorts continue their criminality and congress is compliant. Disgusting 🤮

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Paul Cesmat's avatar

their compliance, in their estimation, reaps rewards like insider trading. they are as transactional as dumpster. the oligarchs have won. janitor dumpster is on the mop up crew.

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