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Cherokee100

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12. Thank you Marc

Reply to patphil (Reply #11)

Wed Feb 19, 2025, 12:52 PM

Feb 2025

Thank you, for having the courage to state the truth. My grandfather, made two trips from Italy in the 1920s, to bring his family here. That takes courage, just like the kind of courage you have.

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Marc Elias: My open letter to Elon Musk [View all] FakeNoose Feb 2025 OP

Outstanding! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #1

I didn't know any of Marc Elias' personal history MontanaMama Feb 2025 #2

Intensely powerful... hlthe2b Feb 2025 #3

I have a personal letter to Elon Musk also. Ray Bruns Feb 2025 #4

Anchors aweigh! Drop one on Musk's head. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #6

Also... lonely bird Feb 2025 #33

Excellent malaise Feb 2025 #5

"As an immigrant yourself, you can no doubt sympathize ..." PatSeg Feb 2025 #7

Musk is an immigrant, but an illegal one. He violated the terms of his student visa. TheRickles Feb 2025 #15

Ah, I did not know that PatSeg Feb 2025 #19

I often ask this same question. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #28

Awesome keepthemhonestO Feb 2025 #8

Marc Elias is a national treasure-- wonderful letter (that sadly will mean mnothing to the deranged Nazi Musk) LymphocyteLover Feb 2025 #9

Excellent article Nululu Feb 2025 #10

I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey. patphil Feb 2025 #11

Thank you Marc Cherokee100 Feb 2025 #12

If only our Senators and Representatives were this eloquent and defiant! FakeNoose Feb 2025 #14

That should be on a tshirt johnnyfins Feb 2025 #22

Yes. As I read the letter, I felt verklempt and power at the same time. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #29

Elias is a national treasure Wild blueberry Feb 2025 #13

What a Mensch! joanbarnes Feb 2025 #16

Beat me to it! K&R, nt. druidity33 Feb 2025 #26

BRAVO orangecrush Feb 2025 #17

Thank you Marc JMCKUSICK Feb 2025 #18

Hard hitting! oasis Feb 2025 #20

Fantastic. One of the great Americans of this era. Pinback Feb 2025 #21

Finally sent some money to Democracy Docket last week. Marc Elias is doing good work for us all. Hekate Feb 2025 #23

Thank you, FakeNoose for bringing this to our attention. Buddyzbuddy Feb 2025 #24

Beautiful, heart-wrenching letter. Too bad neither Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2025 #25

Wow! powerful!!! wordstroken Feb 2025 #27

I've always liked Marc Elias. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #30

If only our elected leaders had this kind of moral clarity mdbl Feb 2025 #31

Is Mark a lamed wafnik? ChazInAz Feb 2025 #32