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summer_in_TX

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24. I recognize the sincerity of your question.

Reply to AverageJoe (Reply #20)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 12:13 AM

Nov 3

I don't know that they actually know or understand what Trump is visiting upon America. They live in information bubbles that I believe keep them blinded to the truth of what is happening.

As for goodness and kindness, both are helpful, generous, thoughtful, and converse without the anger, ugliness, and judgment of too many MAGA. Both are college grads, one has an MBA. Our younger son, for instance, spent vacation time for a few years making multiple trips to New Orleans as a volunteer to help with cleanup and repair after Katrina.

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She just threw him out [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 1 OP

Wise move. n/t CousinIT Nov 1 #1

I imagine it's a lot more complex than that Warpy Nov 1 #2

Good for her. I hope he leaves her alone. Idiots are hard to get rid of in many cases. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 1 #3

Too bad this tendency isn't disclosed in the pre-nuptial days - you know when lust rules.... erronis Nov 1 #4

I thought you were going to go mercuryblues Nov 1 #6

OS, did her x male partner know that she had hit her limit of limit of permanent unhappiness? irisblue Nov 1 #5

"This video"? What video? None in this thread or your post. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #7

I apologize, I made an error and did not double check before I posted my reply. irisblue Nov 1 #12

Thanks. Stuff happens. Not a biggie. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 1 #13

WOW. That was worth the watch. Maru Kitteh Nov 1 #16

Watch out, there's a contingent here who disapprove of shunning the GOP in our lives Arazi Nov 1 #8

I do not need or want them in my life. efhmc Nov 1 #15

maga rides again barbtries Nov 1 #9

"The divorce came out of nowhere". Demobrat Nov 1 #10

Reminds of an adage, BattleRow Nov 2 #22

Marriages of political opposites have always perplexed me Buckeyeblue Nov 1 #11

I know that was a difficult decision. Good for her. It's like living with insanity and verbal abuse. 58Sunliner Nov 1 #14

When my wife and I first got married...26 yeas ago... Xolodno Nov 1 #17

A friend divorced her husband because his MAGA beliefs had caused him to think of her as an enemy. summer_in_TX Nov 1 #18

I mean no disrespect AverageJoe Nov 2 #20

+1 For me there's also the anquish of the pain he's inflicted on my trans family and gay friends Arazi Nov 2 #23

Yes. I feel the anguish too. summer_in_TX Nov 3 #25

I recognize the sincerity of your question. summer_in_TX Nov 3 #24

How many can not escape The Madness? czarjak Nov 1 #19

The only thing better and easier; don't let him in. And if good man changes, throw him out. SharonAnn Nov 2 #21

Smart BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 3 #26