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lostincalifornia

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55. It could have been ALL AVOIDED in 2016 when the supreme court was at stake. In every swing state, Hillary lost

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 07:02 PM

Sep 2025

by less than 1%, while Jill Stein received 1% of the vote in those swing states.

It didn't take much.

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The mountains of absolute SHIT some of us took eight years ago or seven years ago or six years [View all] Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 OP

Until quite recently people were saying that Trump was totally stupid, incompetent, and not at all dangerous Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1

Well stated. Thank you. OLDMDDEM Sep 2025 #2

Pelosi said Trump wasn't worth impeaching leftstreet Sep 2025 #4

Many people do not realize how dangerous psychopaths are. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #7

True, but you'd hope an elected Rep would leftstreet Sep 2025 #8

What are you talking about? Blaming Pelosi for Republicans refusing to impeach Trump? Why? betsuni Sep 2025 #51

I've tried many times here to describe to people moniss Sep 2025 #25

Yes most people think psychopaths are all psychotic serial killers, like Charles Manson, etc. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #29

Two attempts on my life. nt moniss Sep 2025 #38

You are lucky to be alive. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #39

One with drugs and once with a car. moniss Sep 2025 #40

Psychopaths are excellent at gaslighting. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #41

Yes and to show you how deep they take you under their influence moniss Sep 2025 #45

Yes this is classic, life with a psychopath. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #46

Yep. And more apropos, it seems: Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2025 #64

When we read the dystopian novels, we never thought it would come to us full blown. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #65

Honestly, I'm pretty generally pessimistic, at best cautiously optimistic. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2025 #85

Same here. I am a realist and cynic. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #91

I know, right? Greed. Lack of true patriotism. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2025 #92

Every day is a history lesson revisited. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #93

I would argue that Trump is a symptom lonely bird Sep 2025 #68

It's a mental health mess for sure and there's an amplification going on. harumph Sep 2025 #75

I had to interview one during a domestic violence Phoenix61 Sep 2025 #71

Democrats have completely underestimated Trump from the beginning. hadEnuf Sep 2025 #83

Mental health professionals have been warning about Trump for years. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #84

She said that because she could count votes. nt Trueblue Texan Sep 2025 #16

she said it was too divisive Celerity Sep 2025 #50

She said that ALSO because she can count votes Trueblue Texan Sep 2025 #78

He was impeached MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #17

Yikes, and you had to go and interject facts. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #49

The Pelosi-bashing addiction is really hard to beat, I guess. Maybe there are patches, Pelosi Patches. betsuni Sep 2025 #54

It's utterly pointless MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #60

Guess we're supposed to get upset and not vote because the previous Speaker could count votes betsuni Sep 2025 #74

because they didn't have the votes in the Senate. The fact is, this should have been stopped in 2016, lostincalifornia Sep 2025 #56

And yet the House, under Pelosi, impeached him twice mcar Sep 2025 #73

Well, in addition to all the things you listed...... SergeStorms Sep 2025 #28

He is not a complete ninny or moron. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #31

+1. People spent too much time mocking him and severely underestimated his popular appeal and demonic thirst for power. dalton99a Sep 2025 #34

Yes and they do so at their own dire peril. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #36

An inate reptilian cunningness. yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #58

Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #59

T is an idiot IbogaProject Sep 2025 #69

Great points. We, as a society , though, Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2025 #94

People don't understand that intellectual functioning is complex Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #79

And he also hires people just like him mdbl Sep 2025 #72

He hires ignorant psychopaths who will help him with his crimes. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #80

Democratic voters have have always said he was fascist a Nazi and a traitor, Autumn Sep 2025 #3

But we have some right here that have tried to minimize the danger that Trump poses and still do so to this day. W_HAMILTON Sep 2025 #19

Got a link to any one here who is minimizing the danger Trump Autumn Sep 2025 #32

Check my posting history, since I usually respond when I see it. W_HAMILTON Sep 2025 #35

I must have the right people on ignore Autumn Sep 2025 #37

same Skittles Sep 2025 #90

the fly-under-the-radar trolls Skittles Sep 2025 #89

I tend to think people listen most carefully to those who best validate our biases Torchlight Sep 2025 #33

I was aware of what was comming, and it's going to get far worse, and was surprised to see that people weren't taking Dave Bowman Sep 2025 #5

No one had ever been exposed.... SergeStorms Sep 2025 #30

Many Democrats refused to entertain such a possibility dalton99a Sep 2025 #6

Thank you and no, the following which I just read here is total bullshit Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #9

We are just so conditioned to having white males running things. ananda Sep 2025 #10

And not just white males BaronChocula Sep 2025 #22

I'm thanking you too! ananda Sep 2025 #42

Here ya go Nigrum Cattus Sep 2025 #11

Thank you for this post and I hope you remember me as one of which you speak. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #12

Thank you, consider yourself included in my "we." Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #23

Thank you homegirl Sep 2025 #24

The alternative for them would be to accept Buddyzbuddy Sep 2025 #13

Bullshit MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #20

Certainly for the most part for term 1. But people saw what he was... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #47

Distraction Ksout Sep 2025 #14

Way to miss the point! Ray Bruns Sep 2025 #18

Really? Ksout Sep 2025 #27

NOTHING TRUMP DOES would be approved by Jesus Skittles Sep 2025 #88

Consider my pearls clutched over the fact that you are put off. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #76

it's a killer! Skittles Sep 2025 #87

LOLOLOL!!!!! Skittles Sep 2025 #86

I reached a point . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 2025 #15

I paid attention Cirsium Sep 2025 #21

Thank you, I am still waiting for a single one of the Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #26

Well, I held my nose and voted for Hillary. ananda Sep 2025 #43

Same here. I dont have to worship or even like a Democrat to vote for them. Autumn Sep 2025 #52

Still waiting... Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #48

"Hold my nose" "lesser of two evils" means "I'm gullible, don't know anything, a very bad judge of character, and betsuni Sep 2025 #61

And the only criticism of Hillary that was out of the ordinary Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #62

Not letting Republicans fill Supreme Court seats should have been reason enough... 3catwoman3 Sep 2025 #70

Let me say this. A group of people (not exactly sure who they are) picked TSF as a chosen one, and bluestarone Sep 2025 #44

He's been playing the fascist playbook since day one. usonian Sep 2025 #53

It could have been ALL AVOIDED in 2016 when the supreme court was at stake. In every swing state, Hillary lost lostincalifornia Sep 2025 #55

Exactly, and another 1 to 2% would have been voting for her in all of those states Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #57

This!!! Take heart. Many of us are with you. Joinfortmill Sep 2025 #63

I don't understand what's the problem . . . AverageOldGuy Sep 2025 #66

And those who are insisting that all is well with our response are still not understanding what we are dealing with. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #77

Thanks, I need a new keyboard now. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #81

I was on Radio Free Liberal lonely bird Sep 2025 #67

Too bad others do not see what you just nailed Stargazer99 Sep 2025 #95

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