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hamsterjill

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23. Totally understand.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 03:10 PM

Oct 2017

At what point is someone - ANYONE - going to be able to DO something about Trump and what he is doing to this country? The people he is killing???? When will anything be done?

Yes, I understand that Watergate took time, etc., etc., etc. But Nixon wasn't batshit crazy either. Trump is.

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can't do it any more...I've no words left. [View all] NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 OP

Recharge. LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #1

I know it is tough but hang in there Botany Oct 2017 #2

There's a little black gum tree growing on a branch of my southern catalpa tree Glorfindel Oct 2017 #17

Transplant the gum tree into the ground Botany Oct 2017 #22

first impression BobsYourUncle Oct 2017 #60

Despair is not an option"- Senator Bernie Sanders onit2day Oct 2017 #77

Mueller and team know that when they file charges, trump will likely start world war 3 or try to. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #3

Yep, if Mueller comes out strong, DT drops the bomb. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #32

Mueller will likely alert security forces and the Republican leadership ahead of time. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #59

I hope, but after hearing Kelly's presser & defense of DT, Alice11111 Oct 2017 #61

Time out will do you a world of good lunatica Oct 2017 #4

it is quite understandable--we are attacked on every side, in every way. niyad Oct 2017 #5

I'm right there with you. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #6

My hopes are with Mueller and his team. Nothing he does, no matter how cruel. seems riversedge Oct 2017 #7

Guess I'm a little more positive than you, as the Nazi-in-Chief has awakened enough people InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #8

Fantasy, sorry. Ignorant base remains strong. He's propping Alice11111 Oct 2017 #35

Not strong according to the polls I'm seeing. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #63

I hope you are right. I think he had dipped a bit, but as is Alice11111 Oct 2017 #66

To steal a line from the Star Wars rebels... without hope, we have nothing. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #67

I always thought when we were down to HOPE, it was Alice11111 Oct 2017 #68

I hear ya! InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #69

That's the way they want us all to feel. Don't give up! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #9

I think it's turning, but in his favor. He & MM kissed & Alice11111 Oct 2017 #40

I understand completely too. bdamomma Oct 2017 #10

And the traitorous deplorables betray us on that too world wide wally Oct 2017 #11

My mind set is the same Siwsan Oct 2017 #12

My insomnia has become almost unmanageable. Nay Oct 2017 #80

I have the same problem. I go to sleep & wake up in 2 hours. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #84

Another insomniac here. Lifelong problem, but it's been acute and getting worse Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #85

I know what you mean malaise Oct 2017 #13

I know it's brutal hibbing Oct 2017 #14

understood handmade34 Oct 2017 #15

Audre Lorde: demmiblue Oct 2017 #16

I'm becoming numb as well. panader0 Oct 2017 #18

Right there with you, I'm afraid. cilla4progress Oct 2017 #19

!!! Swift, a good description. It was taken down faster Alice11111 Oct 2017 #43

I know how you feel. I had to leave the country due to Bush in 2005. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #20

I get what you are feeling BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #21

Totally understand. hamsterjill Oct 2017 #23

I have a feeling that when the pin is pulled from under Trump... Initech Oct 2017 #27

I have a feeling that none of them will ever be held accountable. hamsterjill Oct 2017 #29

!!! I think they will sacrifice a couple of scapegoats, Alice11111 Oct 2017 #46

I think your assumption is a good one. hamsterjill Oct 2017 #50

Probably, that would be a reasonable decision for them. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #53

One would hope, but, hey... hamsterjill Oct 2017 #55

Yes, everyday is shocking in its revelations. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #58

yes mueller needs to charge every1 involved questionseverything Oct 2017 #76

And in Watergate Bettie Oct 2017 #90

President Turd will not win. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #24

The morons are pissed as hell that they still have healthcare. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #49

I know and it gets worse and worse every day. Initech Oct 2017 #25

The monstrosity and horror has been normalized. ananda Oct 2017 #26

I certainly understand get the red out Oct 2017 #28

It really is depressing. I just can't believe what's happening. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #30

Well put. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #70

I've taken up needle felting woodsprite Oct 2017 #31

There is a binding on the 17th at 11:59. erinlough Oct 2017 #33

I hear you. I'm at the beach now as a way to 'recharge' and reconnect with the beauty of nature. mnhtnbb Oct 2017 #34

Oh no, Trump is the beginning of the end for the GOP. Ligyron Oct 2017 #36

I recall hearing the demise of the GOP during Bush years Pepsidog Oct 2017 #41

!!! The strongest, meanest, & most aggressive survive. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #47

You have my sympathy. calimary Oct 2017 #37

It certainly isn't getting any easier with each passing day. herding cats Oct 2017 #38

I hear you , fatigue is setting in. But stay strong and engaged.l Pepsidog Oct 2017 #39

I hear you. GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #42

I have outrage fatigue LittleGirl Oct 2017 #44

Good descriptive term. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #48

It's just every freaking day LittleGirl Oct 2017 #72

Their goal is your feeling helpless and apathetic CanonRay Oct 2017 #45

... greatauntoftriplets Oct 2017 #51

You are not alone. gilligan Oct 2017 #52

I can relate. I thought Gee Dubya was horrible,and he was,but this guy? argyl Oct 2017 #54

Even W hangs close to the Obamas or Clintons when Alice11111 Oct 2017 #71

add disaster fatigue... donotpissoffacow Oct 2017 #56

It has been tough on all of us...... BlueJac Oct 2017 #57

Take some time off and let others hold the torch for a while. Joe941 Oct 2017 #62

I hear ya. blm Oct 2017 #64

I agree with you. The courts, not just SCOTUS, the Administrative Alice11111 Oct 2017 #65

It's even worse when you have family members who support Trump. YOHABLO Oct 2017 #73

I know that one. We managed to all bite our tongues, Alice11111 Oct 2017 #83

I agree and am feeling the same.. SylviaD Oct 2017 #74

I skim through current headlines peacebuzzard Oct 2017 #75

The opposition is terrified and freaking out ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #78

I hear 'ya. SergeStorms Oct 2017 #79

Battle Fatigue Fed-Up Fed Oct 2017 #81

enjoy yourself and your life barbtries Oct 2017 #82

I feel the same way. Was so energized during the election, then the bottom fell out. Fla Dem Oct 2017 #86

Sorry to hear. Sometimes I feel the same way ... KPN Oct 2017 #87

Most of the rightwing nut cases are NOT ultra wealthy FakeNoose Oct 2017 #88

Surely there can be no more excuses for retaining the electoral college.(no caps intended) maddiemom Oct 2017 #89

This is how the Russian oligarchy took over their government: mn9driver Oct 2017 #91

Yep, & they played all sides, so people did not understand what was what. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #93

It's not a coincidence that I spend a lot more time laying video games than anything else these days alarimer Oct 2017 #92

I understand where you are coming from... kentuck Oct 2017 #94