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Lonestarblue

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2. I understand your need for a break. I think many of us feel great trepidation for the future.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 09:42 AM
Sep 2025

We’ve seen a great deal of damage to the democratic institutions we’re relied on to preserve our rights, and too many of them have simply been damaged beyond repair or, like the Supreme Court, actively supported Trump’s agenda. Considering Trump’s authoritarian takeover in only months, I shudder to think where we will be in another 3+ years of his police state tactics.

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