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JustAnotherGen

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8. Must agree with this

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:21 PM

Feb 5

We can't go back to standard operating procedure.

We now see how ineffective our justice system is and how weak our guardrails are.

We can't return to the status quo - and that means we as a country have to commit to doing difficult things. Without that commitment - there will be no reckoning.

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What I think is so sad to watch, but necessary. [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 5 OP

I can't recommend this enough MustLoveBeagles Feb 5 #1

Must agree with this JustAnotherGen Feb 5 #8

The trump admin is the epicenter. LuvLoogie Feb 5 #2

Agreed...and it is ironic Bettie Feb 5 #3

I pledge allegiance to the flag... BidenRocks Feb 5 #4

K&R canetoad Feb 5 #5

I emphatically agree with everything you say in this post. NNadir Feb 5 #6

Dont we deserve better than the worst we can endure? BattleRow Feb 5 #7

Imagine how all of the past and present... littlemissmartypants Feb 5 #9

There was a time not long ago when the U.S.... MiHale Feb 5 #10

Agree, we are no longer the moral leaders of the world, Far from it. debm55 Feb 5 #11

dignity tfury653 Feb 5 #12