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brakester

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19. My first reaction was "DONT QUIT!"

Reply to Native (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2026, 11:55 AM

Yesterday

"GET in there and fight like hell!" (Apologies for borrowing that phrase, but we DO need to counter these monsters with as much energy as the jan6ers!)

What we need is people like these with access to power to put their big boy pants on and fight!

My second reaction was to ask myself if I am willing to do something similar? Thats a HARD question to answer!

I don't have that kind of access to power, as is true for most of us whose struggle to survive this crisis!

I dedicate a lot of my time to fighting this, but can I do more?

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A week ago he was interviewed by Esme Murphy on WCCO's morning show dflprincess Yesterday #20

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