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Cirsium

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48. yes they are

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 12:36 AM

Jan 29

"Facts" are always the excuse, and there are always some convenient "facts" available to excuse away inaction and failure.

No one said an impeachment would succeed. So what? You can't adjust what you do or don't advocate by some cold blooded calculus about what is practical or possible. Advocate for the impossible. That is what the Abolitionists did. That is what the Suffragettes did. That is what the Freedom Riders did.

You advocate for the right thing because it is the right thing, not because it is practical or even possible, and some day it will be possible. If you don't advocate for the right thing, it will never be possible.

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Hopefully many join and scream it from every outlet possible. boston bean Jan 28 #1

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They will get on. boston bean Jan 28 #39

Yes I'm sure Sinclair stations SocialDemocrat61 Jan 28 #40

Why isn't the rest of our mob standing beside her, or messaging, Magoo48 Jan 29 #50

So when do impeachment proceedings start? Squaredeal Jan 28 #2

We don't have the house Bettie Jan 28 #4

Always the same excuse Cirsium Jan 28 #18

OH, I think that Dems should be Bettie Jan 28 #23

Very good Cirsium Jan 28 #37

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We should bdamomma Jan 28 #24

Facts are not an excuse SocialDemocrat61 Jan 28 #44

yes they are Cirsium Jan 29 #48

It's a useless gesture SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #49

I don't agree Cirsium Jan 29 #54

That's naive SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #55

Sure Cirsium Jan 29 #56

Complete fantasy SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #57

We live in different worlds Cirsium Jan 29 #58

Yes I live in the real world. SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #59

No need for that Cirsium Jan 29 #60

But I do live in the real world SocialDemocrat61 Jan 29 #61

Doubling down I see Cirsium Thursday #63

Wishy washy? Wet blanket? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #64

I meant all of us Cirsium Thursday #65

Apologize accepted SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #66

Then they have plenty of time to raise a ruckus. Maybe gather in a group and say Magoo48 Jan 29 #51

Right? I'd really like to see that Bettie Jan 29 #53

You go girl! malaise Jan 28 #3

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Yes, she stated the truth. Solly Mack Jan 28 #6

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Thank god someone with a megaphone is speaking out against this ProfessorPlum Jan 28 #8

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and that fat fuck is playing golf. bdamomma Jan 28 #25

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Yes, on paper, it is certainly illegal . . . markpkessinger Jan 28 #10

He acts like he doesn't need congress, at all DENVERPOPS Jan 28 #12

But if neither Congress nor the Supreme Court will hold him accountable . . . markpkessinger Jan 28 #17

But we MUST try! And then try again! Think. Again. Jan 28 #28

No Cirsium Jan 28 #20

this is going to end in violence moonshinegnomie Jan 28 #11

millions of relatives will die MadameButterfly Jan 28 #13

Indeed, if the options keep narrowing... Trust_Reality Jan 28 #14

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