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TDale313

(7,820 posts) Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:59 AM Feb 2022

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Feeling overwhelmed. There's just so much chaos going on right now.

When the pandemic is like, the fifth most alarming story happening… sigh.

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Feeling overwhelmed. There's just so much chaos going on right now. (Original Post) TDale313 Feb 2022 OP

K&R, all brought by and/or connected to the dark forces surrounding Trump and Putin uponit7771 Feb 2022 #1

Well put pandr32 Feb 2022 #8

Excellent Summary!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2022 #9

Trying to breathe and take in perhaps the last snowfall of the season oregonjen Feb 2022 #2

Me too. leftieNanner Feb 2022 #3

as they say in Latin- illegitmi non carborundum Blues Heron Feb 2022 #4

I am 89 years old , seen a lot. This too shall pass. pidge Feb 2022 #5

If my mom were still with us she would be your age. FalloutShelter Feb 2022 #6

Chaos every day since 2016. sarcasmo Feb 2022 #7

Since way before that inthewind21 Feb 2022 #12

I am reminded of a line from Dr. Zhivago PlanetBev Feb 2022 #10

Me to and I'm 1500 miles from home for another week. Anxious IA8IT Feb 2022 #11

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

1. K&R, all brought by and/or connected to the dark forces surrounding Trump and Putin

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 PM

Feb 2022

pandr32

(11,579 posts)

8. Well put

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:13 PM

Feb 2022

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)

9. Excellent Summary!!! n/t

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:14 PM

Feb 2022

oregonjen

(3,335 posts)

2. Trying to breathe and take in perhaps the last snowfall of the season

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:05 PM

Feb 2022

It’s snowing lightly in the PDX metro area. Hard to find peace in this situation, but trying to enjoy the beauty around me.

leftieNanner

(15,082 posts)

3. Me too.

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:07 PM

Feb 2022

Overwhelmed is the word for it.

Blues Heron

(5,931 posts)

4. as they say in Latin- illegitmi non carborundum

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:07 PM

Feb 2022

Or - Dont let the bastards grind you down!

pidge

(274 posts)

5. I am 89 years old , seen a lot. This too shall pass.

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:09 PM

Feb 2022

FalloutShelter

(11,849 posts)

6. If my mom were still with us she would be your age.

Reply to pidge (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:11 PM

Feb 2022

"This too shall pass" was her favorite saying.

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

7. Chaos every day since 2016.

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:11 PM

Feb 2022

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)

12. Since way before that

Reply to sarcasmo (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:45 PM

Feb 2022

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)

10. I am reminded of a line from Dr. Zhivago

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 12:20 PM

Feb 2022

Lara says, “Oh, Yuri, this is a terrible time to be alive.”

Watching my own country become unrecognizable is almost incomprehensible to me. Immigrants from the former Yugoslavia say that they are seeing the same thing here. Neighbors hating neighbors.

IA8IT

(5,554 posts)

11. Me to and I'm 1500 miles from home for another week. Anxious

Reply to TDale313 (Original post)

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 02:41 PM

Feb 2022

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