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[usaf-vet]

My wife (77) and I (78) are at our breaking point. Yesterday I wrote: “As we all watch, seemingly helpless, as DJT tears down our country as we know it.” That post received 210 recommendations — proof that others feel this same weight.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220592451

However, today I realized something else that fuels my frustration: the endless stream of political emails. Every “urgent” request for a signature inevitably turns into a plea for another donation.

We already contribute more than $100 a month to causes and groups fighting for a better cause. Still, my inbox is buried under 18–25 of these requests every single day.

And here’s the real cost: we’ve missed messages from friends. We’ve missed healthcare notices we need to respond to. Our personal lifelines are getting lost in the noise of pleas that never stop.

I regret letting my email become overrun like this. What started as a genuine desire to stay engaged and support our country has turned into an overwhelming assault on daily life.

Does anyone else feel trapped in this same cycle?

We are not giving up. My grandfather did not give up in France in World War I. My Dad did not give up at his WW II jungle radio station on the Amazon River. Intercepting German U-Boat communications. I did not give up at my medical duty station, treating those in need during Vietnam. And I don't want others to give up in this serious assault from within on our Democracy. But I can't ignore the things that stretch our abilities to stay in the fight.