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Botany

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11. Many years ago as a little boy in N.W. Pennsylvania (Meadville) our next door neighbor in a middle class..
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 11:35 AM
8 hrs ago

… neighborhood our next door neighbor was the county D.A. and his brother was Ray Shafer was the
Governor of PA and the finest man you would ever meet. He was a WW II hero, top of his class @
Allegheny College, Yale Law school.. @ or towards the top of his class … supported civil rights,
the environment, infrastructure, education, dropping laws against marijuana, talking to me when
I was fishing a few times, playing ball with the kids in the neighborhood, eating a meals and visiting
with the neighbors, and just being part of the neighborhood. Nobody would have thought of bothering
him because he was one of us. Btw most of the men in the neighborhood were WW II or Korean War
vets. And he was a Republican too. He was a Republican too.

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Republican party is scared of him apparently.............. Lovie777 10 hrs ago #1
Not only are American Christo Fascists part of his support but Racism is a driving force too. Botany 10 hrs ago #3
IN THE NAME OF JESUS czarjak 2 hrs ago #31
I live down here in Texas - they are not scared TBF 8 hrs ago #10
Nope, they're not afraid mountain grammy 7 hrs ago #19
BINGO!! you hit the nail square on the head bluestarone 2 hrs ago #33
You're in Lubbock? czarjak 2 hrs ago #32
They are scared of his highly armed and crazy followers who threaten them and their families. redstatebluegirl 7 hrs ago #16
They are not afraid of him. They are afraid of his Maga cult members! state of stupid 3 hrs ago #28
Z Dixie Mafiya NAZI Confederacy of Perverted and Demented Conmen Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #2
Kick liberalla 10 hrs ago #4
Signs and marches don't stop fascists 31st Street Bridge 9 hrs ago #5
I live among Magats gab13by13 9 hrs ago #6
He's got a GOON ARMY behind him with full power to shoot to kill. bluestarone 9 hrs ago #7
The GOP is not scared of him... S/V Loner 9 hrs ago #8
An Enemy ZDU 8 hrs ago #9
Many years ago as a little boy in N.W. Pennsylvania (Meadville) our next door neighbor in a middle class.. Botany 8 hrs ago #11
Have all the good Rs died? ZDU 7 hrs ago #15
Seems so. The Party is now Fascist. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #23
Died and or switched parties. Republicans used to value education, science, birth control, and kindness. Botany 6 hrs ago #24
I Like Ike! ZDU 6 hrs ago #25
Trump is Poison. Or Cancer. Or if you happen to be religious -- the devil. Fil1957 8 hrs ago #12
He's also has a huge bunker being built under his guilded hall. Squaredeal 8 hrs ago #13
He is also responsible for the murders of some 80 - 100 fishermen in the Caribbean MLWR 7 hrs ago #14
He's all that and worse! pandr32 7 hrs ago #17
yep couldnt agree more oldinmtdem92 7 hrs ago #18
I said this yesterday - Trump was illegally installed by hostile forces to take America's standing in the world down. Initech 7 hrs ago #20
Trump was illegally installed by hostile forces to take America's standing in the world down. Botany 5 hrs ago #26
Well said. yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #30
He is even worse than all of the above. 1WorldHope 7 hrs ago #21
Amen. K&R! Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #22
That's A Start. ColoringFool 4 hrs ago #27
From my perspective it is the oldigarchs and tech bros who are burning America to the ground because they in2herbs 3 hrs ago #29
I am curious as to how many work for Pooty? vapor2 4 min ago #34
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