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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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3. While I look forward to the funerals and/or resignations ...

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2024, 08:21 PM

May 2024

(assuming they were for/of the GOP nominees), I don't see it happening. Also, "progressive" is becoming one of those eroding terms like "middle class" that means all things to all people. Many people, even on this site, confuse "liberal" with "progressive." I'd be more comfortable if he'd advocate for court expansion and then appoint a socialist or five.

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