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live love laugh

(16,266 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 12:24 AM Jan 23

A plundering lunatic and men intoxicated with wealth and power

have taken control of the country. We are at their mercy and in grave danger. I don’t know what to do except acknowledge this obvious fact. This is the stuff that I read about in history books that I believed would never happen again. But here we are. Things are bad but after the midterms I expect even worse.



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A plundering lunatic and men intoxicated with wealth and power (Original Post) live love laugh Jan 23 OP
The stock market and all the property is owned by billionaires as their Klarkashton Jan 23 #1
I'm clinging to the hope that we will have free and fair midterms. spooky3 Jan 23 #2

Klarkashton

(5,039 posts)
1. The stock market and all the property is owned by billionaires as their
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 12:30 AM
Jan 23

Own little monopoly game. None of what is going on has any basis in reality anymore.

spooky3

(38,408 posts)
2. I'm clinging to the hope that we will have free and fair midterms.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 12:55 AM
Jan 23

If we do, I think Dems will pick up a lot of House seats and that will at least stop some of the enabling.

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