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hamsterjill

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23. She's amazing and she's strong.

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 10:15 AM

Feb 2021

But as a woman in her sixties who has a daughter, in this piece, I see AOC as I would my daughter, who is also amazing and strong.

It makes me want to vomit and it makes me cry that she was subjected to this horror. If it were possible, I’d want to hold her and hug her for a very long time.

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AOC just said on her insta live that rioters broke into her office during the insurrection. [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #1

Unconscionable. dchill Feb 2021 #2

she gets an insane amount of death threats daily Celerity Feb 2021 #3

More Nevilledog Feb 2021 #4

I'm so relieved that she survived it. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2021 #5

Thanks for mentioning Fox Bradshaw3 Feb 2021 #9

Why aren't the seditionists expelled yet? ecstatic Feb 2021 #6

unfortunately, we do not have the votes to get to 2/3rds in the House Celerity Feb 2021 #12

K&R MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #7

r&k MerryBlooms Feb 2021 #8

I seriously hope every rioter that was there gets arrested. Initech Feb 2021 #10

Treason has a significant maximum Lucky Luciano Feb 2021 #11

Capitol Police should have used deadly force to prevent entry. dalton99a Feb 2021 #13

They were specifically told they could not use force, notinkansas Feb 2021 #15

On MSNBC last night, they were saying the DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #22

I don't think that crowd was thinking in terms of permits at all. notinkansas Feb 2021 #24

Yeah, I wouldn't blame them. Their hands were tied. All part of the plan. C Moon Feb 2021 #16

Ok, so if the Ethics committee comes across evidence of a criminal behavior ... jobendorfer Feb 2021 #14

So sorry she had to go through that Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #17

I am so sorry that she went through that. I watched her entire, Hortensis Feb 2021 #18

What candidate for president on the Democratic ticket Dem4Life1102 Feb 2021 #20

No matter what people think of her political positions, she is undeniably a true public servant. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #19

Outrageously, most of her traumatic experience was due to police negligence, Hortensis Feb 2021 #21

She's amazing and she's strong. hamsterjill Feb 2021 #23