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MontanaMama

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106. I lurked in 2015 and thought the 2016 primaries.

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 12:49 PM

Feb 2020

I signed up as a star member on Halloween 2016 because I didn't want to lose access on election night with the heavy traffic. Turns out we lost access anyway due to the hack. I know I relied on DU to get through the shock and disappointment of the election...it may have saved my marriage during that time as well. My husband just could not grasp why it was so upsetting for me...I felt lost.

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