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Terry's avatar

"You are goddamned right I am going to politicize this gruesome event this afternoon." ~Stephens

Not politicizing, imo, since you have nothing to gain politically by pointing all that out!

Guaranteed, the elites are still having their children vaccinated ...

Their children's teeth swabbed with fluoride paste ...

The women in their families will have access to abortion healthcare ...

The children in their families will be in private schools with multiple layers of security against AR-15's ...

Their money will be safe in an off-shore account ...

They'll live where the drinking water and air won't be poisoned ...

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

That's fair, Terry.

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Sylvia Rahner's avatar

Yep. I can guarantee that not one member of the trump family, close or extended, goes w/o their vaccinations.

As to the rest, I truly see Soylent Green on the horizon, and probably closer than anyone imagines.

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Jacqueline Berry's avatar

Maybe we can start with Republicans as a food source.

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Sylvia Rahner's avatar

Works for me. They're all plenty plump!

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Thomas's avatar

Ewwwwww🤮

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HelmGirl's avatar

Nothing like a toxic food supply, eh?

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SmallMouse's avatar

It’s the truth.

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Franky Edder's avatar

Exactly.

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Debbie Detmer's avatar

And yet it was the population who need help the most who back the republicans because of a dream.

It is a dream that the orange felon, convicted sex offender, game show host, bankruptcy expert will EVER do anything except for himself. Sing loud and long and hopefully hold their disgusting feet to the judicial fire and then in the voting booth vote democrat. That’s the blue button!

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Jane's avatar

Mike Johnson is pure evil. I have no doubts about this at all.

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Gundy Walton's avatar

Mike Johnson sounds and looks stupid praying like that. I look at his face and think he belongs on the cover of MAD magazine.

He’s certainly led his flock down the wayward path to, what I hope, is irrelevance. You reap what you sow.

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

MAD Magazine.

Perfect.

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Terry's avatar

He's praying to his real god(s,) Donald Trump, power and wealth.

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Kay G's avatar

Exactly!!!! There was Nothing in that Big Ugly Bill that followed the instructions of someone who believed in Jesus Christ as Lord. No - Speaker Johnson is like the Pharisees of Jesus time. They cooperated with the Romans. They crucified the One who said Feed the Hungry, Heal the sick, what you do unto the least of these, so you do unto Me.

Speaker Johnson and the false prophet he serves DJT, worship power and money - idols before God. They use God’s name in vain when they speak of “God’s will”.

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GARY MOYER's avatar

The Devil can quote Scripture but it’s like Pinky Lee playing Hamlet

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3dEdited

It was inevitable that ICE actions & DOGE cuts would kill people AND that the mad king & his ig-nobles would still lay the blame on Biden; but somehow the loss of the kids makes it even more heartbreaking and infuriating. But WE know better and so does Musk's AI Robot: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/musk-s-ai-robot-blames-trump-and-its-own-creator-for-texas-flooding-deaths/ar-AA1I2XBN?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4cb3e4acc62e4d3f986b170d12d94ddb&ei=95

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Dang ...

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Constance Breslin's avatar

Doing a great job do the get paid per body?

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Lis Johnson's avatar

Since 2000, 515 deaths in more than 1300 school shootings. We know the names, Sandy Hook, Uvalde, Marjory Stoneman and more. So many more. Yet no sensible gun control legislation. I suspect the Repubs are secretly relieved the Texas deaths were from water, not bullets.

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Cam Meaney's avatar

Moments like this… demand truth, courage, and fury. Thank you, D. Earl Stephens, for refusing to stay silent in the face of monstrous neglect and willful cruelty. Your words speak for those of us who are devastated, enraged, and deeply exhausted by a political party that worships profit over people, delusion over science, and performative piety over meaningful action. This isn’t about politics - it’s about survival. It’s about kids dying at camp in a flood made worse by a planet on fire. It’s about communities left to drown, burn, and suffer while the people in power offer nothing but thoughts, prayers, and cruelty. Your voice cuts through the noise. Your outrage is righteous. Please keep writing. We’re listening - and we’re with you.

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Thank you.

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Terri's avatar

And so, what is required besides words?

I have in mind Mahatma Gandhi

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

When the rapture happens, it will be in reverse and these murderous ghouls will go straight to hell.

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Colin's avatar

I think Guantanamo would be better.

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

Similar to parts of Louisiana.

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Sarah Gillian Bower's avatar

Rapture. Jeeeeeez. 🙄🙄

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

Mike Johnson will be going down, not up. I’d think it’s a crock, but these idiots think they are going to heaven, and I’m sure that’s not the case. Reverse rapture, if you will.

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Claudia Allred's avatar

How on this still green earth could this lack of caution for quickly raising floodwaters be President Biden’s fault? No siree, this is squarely on musk, rump and doge’s watch. rump, you own this tragic loss hook, line and sinker. Now added to all your other adjudicated crimes, let’s add murder. Little white girls at summer religious camp. Something as American as apple pie. You greedy ba$*ard.

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Maura's avatar

They're going to continually blame Biden because when the curtain is finally pulled back, they won't be able to run fast enough from their own supporters! We have to keep setting the blame straight on their shoulders!

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Margo Howard's avatar

You know who's behind most things whispered into Trump's aer.?The creator of Project 2025.

As for Johnson and his showy religiosity, well, pass the sick bag.

You are absolutely right on everything and the mystery, to me, is why so many people haven't cauhgt on. Blech.

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

It's worst than that. They have not only "caught on." They sanction it, Margo.

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Constance Breslin's avatar

Hes got a Spot in the corrupt administration. I charge of currency!

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Greg’s Rant v.2's avatar

You write about all the things I think are here, and what is yet to come will be worse.

So, how do we take back control from a government that is intent on doing as much damage and causing as much cruelty and death as possible; while they sip champagne on a superyacht.

A population that is sick, starving, and poverty-stricken is much easier to control, to keep their boot heels on our throats.

It's time to bring their stranglehold on America's throats to an end! By FORCE if need be.

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

We never stop talking about it, and demand others join the chorus.

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Greg’s Rant v.2's avatar

And what of action? How do we make the powerful hurt?

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Diane Lee's avatar

Start doing targeted General Strikes everywhere.

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Greg’s Rant v.2's avatar

I love the idea, even a National Strike, but planning, and timing is critical.

Personally, I think some of the upper-echelon Democrats, need to be the ones to start the wheels of civil resistance and civil disobedience turning. Caution must be taken in the event of violent crackdowns.

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Greg’s Rant v.2's avatar

I have sent several surveys to my Senators here in NM, our Governor is also the a Democrat. Next week, I’ll set up an appointment. I can talk to them, even though they can't be out front they’ll have back channels.

Another idea, is a 3-day sick out following a 3-day weekend, something spread and organized secretly for maximum effect. Can you picture Walmart with NO employees for three days. They are ok replacing employees, what about the ones they still need?

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Rolland's avatar

Republicans have pushed no control of firearms to help destabilize the government since I was a kid and longer.

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SeekingReason's avatar

People are getting sick and damn tired of their calls to pray after numerous people were already killed! What the hell do they think they are praying for?! That is what rescumliCons throw out every damn time they refuse to take responsibility!

Here’s a little recap of things we find in the book these Fascist monsters live by…Crusades, Inquisition, witch-burnings, support of slavery, oppression of women, (no women were chosen to be his disciples!) the sex scandal tv evangelicals on and on!

What about the nutty encounter in Matthew 21:18-19? He was hungry but came upon a fig tree that had no fruit and said, henceforth, let no fruit grow on this tree….that does sound like trump though!

We need people, we need reality, we need OUR tax dollars to be used for the common good, not snot nosed, psychopathic Billionaire tantrum-throwers.

Make as much noise as you can! They want you to think there are more of them…there aren’t. Get in their faces when you have a big group, ask why they support removing 1st Amendment rights! Let them hear the shit. As why they support a Convicted Felon & Rapist! Does Grandma get Medicare, anyone expecting Medicaid? Why do they think trump gives one shit about THEM.

WRITE to your Blue State Governors and demand they withhold OUR fed tax dollars because a Seditionist is in the White House illegally.

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Ronald R Thompson's avatar

The Republicans actually tried to market our NWS, or maybe they did. Noem stays on course with her botox lips and flatlined brain. This "ancient' system does an outstanding job. trump will not last, and WE will not further his ambitions to be another Nazi King. thanks

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Terry's avatar

Noem is what happens when a zombie eats too many MAGA brains. (I know I know, I said MAGA and brains in the same sentence.)

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Ezsmilin’'s avatar

👍 Exactly! As you wrote, “

How long will we continue to let them get way with this?”

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Ezsmilin’'s avatar

I went back to correct my grammar and to add the fact that there are too many issues to try to address any one of them in particular. And I believe that you addressed worst of them here. Great work at catching us up!

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Ann Anderson's avatar

Everything that lifts people up, MAGA wants to destroy. Anything helpful, enlightened, progressive, artistic, into the Trump dumpster you go. I am out of patience. I am out of empathy for these goons and ghouls. I want them to feel every bit of suffering they've inflicted on other people.

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

I'd be lying if I said otherwise, Ann. I genuinely hate these people.

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Terri's avatar

Again, what, besides being angry and posting on here can we do?

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Barbara E. Lennox's avatar

D Earl Stephens,I want to forward this to my senators Kaine and Warner and my Rep McClellan to help them understand my level of outrage, which you have expressed perfectly. Would you be OK with that?

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D. Earl Stephens ✍️'s avatar

Of course. Share away, Barbara.

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