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dlk's Journal
dlk's Journal
February 6, 2026

Trump Rx?

This is another illegal money grab from he who would be king:

https://trumprx.gov/

January 27, 2026

Has DHS released the name of the coward who shot Alex Pretti in the back?

They were quick to release the name of Renee Goode’s shooter, now silence. Why is DHS hiding the name of Alex Pretti’s shooter?

We need answers, now.

January 25, 2026

To the residents of red states who feel safe and think, " it can't happen here."

History has proven again and again it’s only a matter of time.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

December 12, 2025

Patrimonialism - describes Trump's governance perfectly

Governance by personal loyalty; doling out rewards and punishments. Nothing like democracy, at all.

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrimonialism

The bribes and corruption are in our faces every day

November 10, 2025

Did Democrats just vote for a CR that contains a national abortion ban?

More women and girls will die.

November 10, 2025

Did Democrats just vote for a CR that contains a national abortion ban?

More women and girls will die.

November 6, 2025

Congratulations to all of the Democrats who won their races yesterday

When Democrats vote, we win.

August 17, 2025

When did Americans stop believing in the dream of a better country?

Today we have:

* A $7.25/hr. minumum wage, not enough to live indoors (And Missouri just repealed paid sick leave)

* Poor quality public schools (the foundation of democracy) with over half our population reading below a 6th grade level.

* A broken healthcare system, where not everyone can receive care but anyone can find themselves forced into bankruptcy just for getting sick and women with miscarriages bleeding out in hospital parking lots or dying from sepsis.

*Rights we thought we could count on being methodically stripped away, one by one.

* Unfettered gun violence, with daily mass shootings and children traumatized and terrified to go to school

*A crumbling infrastructure

* Less clean water, air and soil to grow our food
*A climate in distress

Americans don’t have to live in this kind of world. We have to power to demand better, but we don’t.

Instead, we have leaders telling us billionaires aren’t rich enough and need even more money and power. And they have taken food away from hungry children to give the rich even more

Instead, we allow massive gangs of masked and heavily armed thugs to roam our streets and terrorize everyone.

Our leaders are grabbing as much money as they can, with shakedowns, accepting bribes, and they have zero fear of accountability.

Why do we put up with this?









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