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FeelingBlue's Journal
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January 24, 2026

Can Gov Walz...

Call up the National Guard to aid in the protection of Minneapolis from federal agents?

January 16, 2026

People whose Faces...

…have been injected with Botox have a diminished sense of empathy. Should people who have received Botox in their face be allowed in government?
I have wondered to what extent Kristi Noem’s heartlessness is related to the condition of her face. Same with Leavitt. Is the interrupted feedback loop interfering with their ability to feel the impact of their words and actions, allowing them to be more cruel than they would be, otherwise?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2880828/

December 20, 2025

Question about Files

There are many victims of Epstein. Why do the victims not sue the estate in order to get hold of all the documents through discovery??

July 4, 2025

Missed Opportunity

After Rep. Hakeem Jeffries concluded his long, interesting and moving speech, and after the Missouri guy was done, Mike Johnson took the podium. If ever there was a time to bring the country together in a moment of division it was then. What he should have said was, “We have heard from Rep Jeffries, my worthy opponent. His concerns are our concerns, too. We agree that Americans deserve the best of education, health care, support in hard times. We just go about it differently.” Instead, smirking about the size of the bill, he implied, plainly, that Rep. Jeffries was a liar, to the amusement of the white men behind him.

The Speaker of the House has no integrity, no character, no decency. He’s the kind of person who says cruel things with a smile on his little face. Jeffries brought up such a great point in his amazing speech, referring to one of Madison’s Federalist Papers in which Madison says that Congress is a RIVAL to the President, not a partner. This role of Congress as rival has been lost. When did it die? Now is when we need it.

May 14, 2025

I think Trump went after Jimmy Kimmel...

When he cut funding for pediatric heart defect research. Someone in his administration must have realized that Trump could exact revenge for Kimmel’s years of ridicule by cutting funds for pediatric heart defects research since Jimmy’s child was born with a heart defect. It is known that Kimmel’s son had a defect and required surgery; Kimmel has spoken publicly about this.

What do you think?

December 30, 2024

He may not have gotten the president...

He had hoped to elect. But, the timing of Carter’s death will cause all American flags to be flown at half staff— during the inauguration of DJT.

Oh! The dignity of Jimmy’s final protest!!

“U.S. Code (4 U.S.C. § 7m) requires the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for a period of 30 days following the death of a president or former president.”

https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-for-30-days-in-wake-of-former-pres-carters-death/amp/

October 25, 2024

Survivors For Harris

Survivors for Harris should be a group that stands loud and proud against the likes of Trump, Carlson and other abusers. Calling out the rapes. the spanks, the groping, the grabbing. Most women here have been abused by a man along the way. A lot of men will also be able to say they were victimized by a violent person in their lives. Are we not sick of threats?! Spankings? National Guard? American Military vs. American citizens?? Deportations by millions?! All of us who are sick of violence and threats need to speak out.

October 25, 2024

Veterans! If you're listening...

My father-in-law was a POW in WWII, captured by the Nazis, starved by them, forced to march in brutal weather. He lived what it meant to be an enemy of Nazism. He was outraged when he heard, through the years, people who denied the Holocaust.

Now, here we are with misogyny +Nazism emerging in the public sphere.

Where is the strong voice of American veterans who served our country, defending our Constitution and way of life?!

We need a macho+military verbal response to Trump, Carlson and their cheering fans. We need ads by the old guys, the Greatest Generation and Tom Hanks, Steve Sinese, etc. We also need macho actors- whoever they are 🙄😜🙄- to speak out against Nazis and their ideas.

I haven’t seen much from veterans. But, their time has come. We need to hear from them, loudly and clearly and patriotically.

August 20, 2024

What about tonight...

Spoke to you? What did you hear or see that made you grateful and proud to be a Democrat??

July 24, 2024

Why? Why? Why?

Does anyone know why on Earth DJT keeps bringing up Silence of the Lambs? I’m completely baffled by this mention even once, let alone repeatedly. I’m genuinely asking. Is he messaging? Trying to connect with a certain group? Truly crazy? Does he admire the prisoner? I never could bring myself to watch that movie and know the plot only from reading a brief description. So, what the heck?!?! Thank you.

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