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BettyBlueDot

(18 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 05:39 PM Tuesday

A piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a tortilla

I went this am and did my grocery p/u at Walmart. Very nice young black lady brought my stuff. As we concluded, I faced her and said well, I got my piece of chicken, piece of broccoli, tortilla... she was blank (thinking... crazy old white lady) I told her THIS is what the Sec of Ag thinks we should eat... she did shake her head as if, wow? I said, they are insane. But I could tell, she was not up on the terrors of this admin. Most working people (as I was for decades, and as I did) don't pay attention to politics, who is making our rules. I recall one of the few times in my younger life, I voted, was when David Duke was running against Edwin Edwards for Gov of Louisiana. Gawd damn, even I went out, stood in line. It was vote for the crook or the klan. Thank gawd, we voted for the crook (Edwards).... record turnout... even in Louisiana. This is what we're up against.

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A piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a tortilla (Original Post) BettyBlueDot Tuesday OP
Yes indeed malaise Tuesday #1
People need to be stirred up BettyBlueDot Tuesday #3
I know i didn't pay much attention when i workrd and was active. Srkdqltr Tuesday #2
When I was raising my kids life was a blur. I am ashamed to admit I did not stay very well informed either. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #4
Don't forget the "other thing"! Whatever that is. Initech Tuesday #5

malaise

(293,417 posts)
1. Yes indeed
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 05:43 PM
Tuesday

Dems need to spread her ”let them eat cake” menu.
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BettyBlueDot

(18 posts)
3. People need to be stirred up
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 06:03 PM
Tuesday

I just think, somehow back then, the word got out. Somehow regular people got the word that an unfit lunatic wanted to be Gov. And the people responded. I don't know how we break that barrier, that wall... now. Our media calls him "President" when they should be calling him traitor, destroyer, conman grifter. We are in a dystopian magat conumdrum. Tough, unthinkable. The people we "elect" no longer represent us. They represent him.

Diamond_Dog

(39,908 posts)
4. When I was raising my kids life was a blur. I am ashamed to admit I did not stay very well informed either.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 06:11 PM
Tuesday

But back then we didn’t have one crisis after another like we do now.

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