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I don't like this timeline. (Original Post) Swede Nov 8 OP
Well when you say it that way, me too neither ms liberty Nov 8 #1
What a great difference that would make. Swede Nov 8 #2
Many of us here popsdenver Nov 10 #28
We got in the wrong darn line, I guess. Nt lostnfound Nov 8 #5
We need to find Doc Brown's DeLorean, go back and FIX everything! Jack Valentino Nov 8 #17
If Poppy Bush became President in 1981 because of Reagan dying, what happens in 1984? Polybius Nov 9 #21
I don't think he would but who knows? Bush the Elder was never the popular kid ms liberty Nov 9 #22
In reality popsdenver Nov 10 #27
Imagine.... mtngirl47 Nov 9 #24
Maybe just an American protecting other Americans from a domestic enemy? dutch777 Nov 8 #3
9/11 was an attack by terrorists, not Muslims. J_William_Ryan Nov 8 #4
I agree. But the orange creep is menacing the world. Swede Nov 8 #10
What about popsdenver Nov 8 #14
Are you a Canadian? Brenda Nov 8 #6
Yes Swede Nov 8 #8
umm he is not sworn in yet nt msongs Nov 8 #7
Too bad timelines don't have a 30-day exchange policy. pat_k Nov 8 #9
Time to don our fake goatees. Collimator Nov 8 #11
marginally amusing slash clever - but does it really mean anything .. ? - -(nt)- stopdiggin Nov 8 #12
Good one Cherokee100 Nov 8 #13
I used to work with many markodochartaigh Nov 8 #15
Yo Yo Yo! Swede Nov 8 #16
My son loves the superhero show "Flash". It talks about multiverses. He asked it I believed in them. I said no, if LT Barclay Nov 8 #18
"If there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks." OldBaldy1701E Nov 9 #19
Maybe They All Suck Because... ProfessorGAC Nov 9 #23
Maybe there are worse multiverses. Irish_Dem Nov 9 #26
time to crank out some Public enemy #1 posters. Historic NY Nov 9 #20
America's #1 enemy is actually a criminally insane Russian propaganda outlet owned by an Australian billionaire. Initech Nov 9 #25

ms liberty

(10,867 posts)
1. Well when you say it that way, me too neither
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:29 PM
Nov 8

Last edited Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:00 PM - Edit history (1)

I was supposed to be in the timeline where John Lennon lived, St Ronnie of the RayGun died, and Al Gore was sworn in on Jan 20, 2001, dammit. I feel so cheated.

popsdenver

(1,297 posts)
28. Many of us here
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:05 PM
Nov 10

were screaming our heads off, and ever since the HW and his CABAL committed treason in the 1980 election to install Reagan.

As well as many times/elections since: 2000 Gore.....2004Kerry.......2016Hillary. All have been subject to Republican corruption, and the Dems never challenged.......All because we were intent on taking the High Road, and not wanting to appear as poor losers.....

Jack Valentino

(4,137 posts)
17. We need to find Doc Brown's DeLorean, go back and FIX everything!
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:19 PM
Nov 8

If it were only that 'easy'....

Polybius

(21,298 posts)
21. If Poppy Bush became President in 1981 because of Reagan dying, what happens in 1984?
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 11:17 AM
Nov 9

Does he win reelection?

popsdenver

(1,297 posts)
27. In reality
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 07:01 PM
Nov 10

HW and his CABAL actually were running everything, much the same as Cheney/Rumsfelds CABAL during the W years.......

dutch777

(4,787 posts)
3. Maybe just an American protecting other Americans from a domestic enemy?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:43 PM
Nov 8

I see neither the Muslim nor Democratic Socialist label as necessarily all defining for mayor elect Mamdani. We have had all sorts of people in our nation's history that were at one time or another labeled as misfits, failures, scoundrels, womanizers and worse and yet, when tested, rose to be noble and performed honored service to their constituents and the country. Grant and Truman were failed businessmen many times over, Andrew Jackson was pulled out of a bar to lead the Americans in battle of New Orleans, with pirates in tow to help, Jack Kennedy was flawed and Catholic (!) and yet he inspired, and on and on.

I do hope, for both the city he will soon lead and the bigger global issue, that he reaches out to Jews and seeks a workable common ground. He is not wrong in noting the sad history of the Palestinian people. But that cannot, in today's world and reality, be a one sided conversation. I wish him well. All the more so if he proves a distraction and thorn in the side to Trump!

J_William_Ryan

(3,230 posts)
4. 9/11 was an attack by terrorists, not Muslims.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:49 PM
Nov 8

The religion of the mayor protecting New York from the fascist Trump regime is likewise irrelevant.

popsdenver

(1,297 posts)
14. What about
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:07 PM
Nov 8

J6th was an attack by terrorists, DOMESTIC terrorists and they are still running things.........

pat_k

(12,610 posts)
9. Too bad timelines don't have a 30-day exchange policy.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:02 PM
Nov 8

The World on 1/29/2925: This 2025 has a defective U.S. in it. Send us another one with a U.S. that aspires to the four freedoms, as advertised.

Cherokee100

(424 posts)
13. Good one
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:42 PM
Nov 8

I have to use that on some of my MAGAT family in-laws . They love to tell me its gods will.

markodochartaigh

(4,770 posts)
15. I used to work with many
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:26 PM
Nov 8

extremely reich-wing Christians. It was a constant source of wonder to me how everything that Republicans did was god's will. Even when things turned out terribly, it was god works in mysterious ways. And everything that Democratic politicians did was for some nefarious, evil reason.
For people like that it isn't so much what is done, it is who did it.

Edit: Which I guess makes sense, since some christians apparently believe that god has chosen his favorites before they were born.

LT Barclay

(3,159 posts)
18. My son loves the superhero show "Flash". It talks about multiverses. He asked it I believed in them. I said no, if
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:24 PM
Nov 8

there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,780 posts)
19. "If there are multiverses, why do we keep ending up in the timeline that completely sucks."
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 07:48 AM
Nov 9

Arrogance and complacency. Two things that we seemingly cannot avoid.

Every. Single Time.

ProfessorGAC

(75,524 posts)
23. Maybe They All Suck Because...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 12:31 PM
Nov 9

...all of them involve humans.
Perhaps there is no better timeliness. No matter what happens, someone will somehow manage to screw it up.

Irish_Dem

(78,673 posts)
26. Maybe there are worse multiverses.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 05:28 PM
Nov 9

At least we have some good people on this planet.
And love, art, music are wonderful here.

Historic NY

(39,523 posts)
20. time to crank out some Public enemy #1 posters.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 10:37 AM
Nov 9

or get Banksy to paint one. That would blow up the MAGA minds.

Initech

(107,074 posts)
25. America's #1 enemy is actually a criminally insane Russian propaganda outlet owned by an Australian billionaire.
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 05:14 PM
Nov 9

Trump will be gone, but that bullshit network will still be around. And nearly all of our current problems can be traced back to Fox News somehow.

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