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Peacetrain

(24,286 posts) Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:21 PM Yesterday

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Trump and Vance want children and women to climb in vehicles with masked unknown men?? [View all]

People who do not have to identify themselves or wear badges or have warrants or information on why they are being put in a car or truck with people they do not know???

What in the world have we devolved to??

I was taught as a child not to talk to strangers and if someone got to close to me or made me uncomfortable to run and scream and fight..

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Trump and Vance want children and women to climb in vehicles with masked unknown men?? [View all] Peacetrain Yesterday OP

It really is crazy town stuff. yellow dahlia Yesterday #1

Hubby and I were talking about what a crazy situation we are in.. goes so against everything we teach Peacetrain Yesterday #4

And goes against the instincts by which women have learned to live. yellow dahlia Yesterday #7

It's really scary and for some, retraumatizing. littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #13

Absolutely. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #14

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #2

There are enough pervs out there who will take advantage of the "camouflage" that allegorical oracle Yesterday #3

There were serial killers who posed as police to pull women over.. Peacetrain Yesterday #5

CA CHP convicted of sexual assault. 2abigbman 23 hrs ago #11

This is a serious problem. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #15

Why of course the party of pedophile protectors does!!! Blue Owl Yesterday #6

They really are owning that title now.. Peacetrain Yesterday #8

They're also hiding the Epstein files. Hmmm . . . Gaugamela Yesterday #9

The entire right-wing are predators KT2000 Yesterday #10

Are children still taught not to talk to strangers? Amaryllis 23 hrs ago #12

Honestly, if none of them are willing to show ID Bettie 23 hrs ago #16

Concerning me is that as an adult walking down the street, it's now difficult to allegorical oracle 23 hrs ago #17

and even American men aren't safe in the shower from *rump, Vance and the GOP's hating big government policies Uncle Joe 23 hrs ago #18

Not only all our kids know this... slightlv 23 hrs ago #19

Don't resist. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #20