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How do people not understand this?

Wonderful choice to head the EPA.

You know what? Nothing about today and reading this thread has been in any way cathartic for me. Period. ….which pretty much tells me that I also need to step away for a bit. What all this has told me, and I don’t think I can be dissuaded from this opinion, is this country will not vote for a woman. The only way would be is if both Republicans and Democratic candidates were women, and you goddamn know that never going to happen. I will try to direct some of my brain power(whatever might still exist), and whatever else is needed into areas that would be a positive. If locally there are any groups working with immigrants, I will see if I can help there. If there are women that need medical help/assistance, I will see if I can help in that direction. make no mistake about it, this was & is a war against women.

The next pandemic will kill even more people than the last one did. Many more. And since pre-existing conditions will not be covered by insurance (those people will have already been dropped from coverage), they’ll die even faster. So, I guess that’s good news for the younger group of people in the country. Because for sure they’ll kill off the 55+ age group at a pretty fast clip. After all, as we know, healthcare is not right. So, drop dead.

I wanted to let you know that I’m sorry for the bullying you endured in your youth. I’m sure that that abuse cannot ever just be evicted from the soul of your being. And, for sure, it absolutely feels like America has decided that his lying, cheating, and total lack of humanity and empathy is what they are drawn to. It’s beyond baffling. I am feeling despair, and I don’t know how to get past it. Maybe I’ll see a path tomorrow, but today I feel like I’m attending the wake for the death of my country.

This will be my glass of choice today, whether it’s filled with iced coffee, water, wine, or some heretofore unmentioned concoction.

Because this day somehow isn’t going to be painful enough, I’m going for a dental appointment to have a tooth filled, which will involve numbing that side of my face. Then I’m supposed to meet a friend late afternoon - will we want to find a local bar that’s gonna make us some pumpkin martinis. My hope is that my face isn’t numb anymore ( drooling isn’t a great look), but my bigger hope is that they don’t have the stupid bar TV turn to any political station. We’ll catch up on family /friend bull****, then I’ll go home and make some of my own concoctions for the rest of the night, and watch something mindless. I don’t think I’m gonna turn anything political on until maybe 1 o’clock in the morning right before try to fall asleep; and, I’m supposing falling asleep is going to depend on what I’m hearing.

A friend of mine who moved/retired with her husband to South Carolina a year (or 2?) ago was sent this by another friend… I think everyone can relate.

While I would/will be happy if/when this occurs, I have to be honest and say that I don’t think I can ever regain my faith. I’m feeling like it’s been broken beyond repair, which truly bothers me…. I don’t want to live the rest of my life with this mindset, but I think this is my truth.

I don’t believe it was staged. I don’t believe it was perpetrated by the opponent candidate. I do believe it was a cluster-f of bad security that day by SS & local authorities. I was, and am unnerved that this could happen to a candidate at any level. I do also think it wasn’t the bullet that hit him, but shrapnel, or broken glass, but regardless it was just unbelievably lucky that he wasn’t seriously hurt or killed. I also think it’s disgusting that his campaign and sycophants have promoted the false narrative that it was an assassination attempt that came from the Democratic side, and that somehow someone should take a shot at Harris. And, no, he’s no hero. Give me a break.

And I can’t believe that this is a mf’ing real life concern STILL and AGAIN. Giant steps backwards, America. Congratulations.

Which is why you’ve got to hope that “new” (& existing) voters got the message that they not only need to pull the lever for the Democratic candidate for President, but to PLEASE not leave that voting booth without voting for all the congressional or Senate Democrats running this elect cycle, too. Please DON’T neglect to vote for those other candidates.

My ex-brother in law was(maybe still is?) a commercial real estate agent in NYC. He knew contractors that had worked on Trump projects in the city that were never paid. And here in NJ, again with contractors doing work way back on his casino in Atlantic City… again, stiffed. When brought to court, his lawyers would delay delay delay (sound familiar?) and the contractor couldn’t financially afford to keep pursuing him for payment. This is what he’s done to working people for DECADES. It’s the way he’s always “done business”. He has always been a crook. How can people justify all the entities over the years that he just doesn’t pay. Even during these elections, his campaigns continue to stiff venues, municipalities that spend for police protection, etc. Why/How can you support this??? Especially if you’re someone who works hard for every penny… why would you be okay with someone who thinks you are a fool.

I’m sorry for your medical issues, but for sure hope that your future medical costs will come under a Democratic administration. I know that my sister & her husband will benefit from the pharmaceutical cap that happens next year for meds they need to survive.

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…. Are some people forgetting (or disputing) that there was a transition of power, by for Christ’s sake, are you going to call what went on as “peaceful”???? And are we going to call the countless lawsuits and inquiries that CHALLENGED perfectly fine votes, and called out election workers, putting their very lives in danger - are you calling that PEACEFUL?? Add to that all the violent rhetoric from the damn CANDIDATE himself every damned day for four years… What of any of this is peaceful?? What of any of this is truthful?? Don’t liars, at some point, deserve to be called out for their behavior?!

I’d love to be able to affirm that notion, but I really dislike visiting ANY public bathroom and attempt to hold it til I get home….(which has become a lot harder to do as I age. 😳)

That parade has always been amazing… people bring their families from all over the city. Just a lot of fun.

Can you imagine if this is your daughter? Your wife? Your granddaughter? Is there any woman in your family that this happening would change your mind ? …..Make you realize that this is NOT “God’s will”???

He’s been saying it for four years, so has been laying that groundwork. But now he has legislative outcomes in many states over the past two or three years that have put people in place to do what they weren’t able to do in 2020. I have a feeling that Biff’s previous statement that Trump was going to win The presidency probably doesn’t (even for him) Have anything to do with Trump actually winning the popular vote, nor the electors, but more to do with he will be put into the presidency by the courts.

That’s beyond appalling. It gives me such a pit in my stomach. The children watching the parade probably had questions for their laughing parents. What a wonderful lesson that gave them. This is nauseating and so wrong.

I think the only thing I can say with some certainty is that the voting numbers are, for sure, Going to be higher than they were in 2020. Some part of me says substantially higher. And, my gut feeling is just that this plays better for the Harris side of the equation. We’ll see.

That damn World Series has totally screwed up my already horrible sleep routine. (and it doesn’t really have a whole lot to do with my team the Yankees losing. First of all they played like **** and did not deserve to win. The Dodgers were the better team. And this last game was a comedy of almost ridiculous number of errors, that strangely enough had me letting go in my head of any delusions of winning, so by game 5’s end, I was actually ready to erase it from my existence. The only player I actually actually feel sorry for is Garritt Cole. He didn’t deserve that debacle on the fifth inning. But, it is what it is. This is the team they’ve been all year. When they’re good they’re very good and when they’re bad they’re horrid. And boring. Did I mention boring? That’s the biggest sin of all.) so anyway, here it is 2:20 in the morning, yesterday was closer to 330 in the morning, and bond day was also 3:30 in the morning. That’s when I only begin to feel drowsy. Sometimes I stay in bed, sometimes I get up and watch TV, sometimes I get a book to read, sometimes I argue with my cat.( He really hates that.) I could get up and do laundry now I suppose, there’s at least three loads waiting for me. Nah….. I don’t want to do that. Something inherently wrong with doing laundry in the middle of the night. Feels like the opening scene of either murder mystery or a horror story. Anyway, chances are it’ll probably be a week before I can straighten out this particular pattern of sleep and revert to a better one anyway. I strangely find that if I put on a podcast of “my favorite murders- the mini episodes “, that sometimes act like a magic spell. maybe I need to find one to try in about an hour. For sure, I’m not tired at all now. Maybe Wordle. & the other games can jump-start the tiredness. I think i Might be losing my mind.

Thankfully, no one in my immediate family…. There seems to be at least one in-law relative that drank GALLONS of the Kool-Aid. And, now I have come across some acquaintances, not really “friends”, but were people that I’d definitely had partied &/or worked with… they’ve gone down the rabbit hole. It’s sad to me. I am sure this is a game-changer for me going forward.