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red dog 1

(33,233 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2026, 08:58 PM 19 hrs ago

How Did We Get Here?

People asked how we got here, check out the drawing...
— (@pissed-off-g.bsky.social) 2026-04-16T03:09:45.807Z

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How Did We Get Here? (Original Post) red dog 1 19 hrs ago OP

Another thing EnergizedLib 19 hrs ago #1

They forgot Newt Gingrich Chasstev365 19 hrs ago #2

I remember that bastard doing that! electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #4

Follow the Slimeline Blue Owl 18 hrs ago #3

EnergizedLib

(3,081 posts)

1. Another thing

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:00 PM

19 hrs ago

Why did this have to happen in my lifetime? I would rather it never have happened at all, but couldn’t I just have gone through life under a saner America?

Chasstev365

(7,926 posts)

2. They forgot Newt Gingrich

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:02 PM

19 hrs ago

In the 1990's, Newt Gingrich ushered in the era of never acting in a bipartisan manner, view Democrats as your enemy, not your opponent, be as hypocritical as you want, and boldly tell lies that will be repeated in rightwing echo chamber.

electric_blue68

(26,966 posts)

4. I remember that bastard doing that!

Reply to Chasstev365 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:41 PM

17 hrs ago

Blue Owl

(59,292 posts)

3. Follow the Slimeline

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:52 PM

18 hrs ago

And underneath it all, an undercurrent of creeping Christian Nationalism bolstering its credibility in the shadows….

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