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miconoclast13
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Retired Psychotherapist, Social Services Executive and blogger. My parents kept me home from school, at 10, to watch the Army/McCarthy Hearing and I've been committed to the Left since. My internet writings: https://elephanttail.wordpress.com/
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This post shows us the way we can confront MAGA and win!

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What Happens When the Bullies Back Down?
Donald Trump is what every schoolyard bully wanted to be when they grew up. Not President, no. That’s a dream for the popular kids. Or the policy geeks who debate the Ninth Amendment with the teacher ...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Fhe way back from American fascism:
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Is the Berkeley Professor Steven Fish right?
I heard a podcast from a UC Berkeley guy with a book that came out last year, but boy he makes some good points, I think! The podcast is here, but here’s a summary, via AI (I know!): Here's a detailed...
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August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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"It's All an F-ing Miracle"
I’m a long-time member of the Kos Community. I’m as horrified by the gleeful havoc the Trump nihilists are wreaking on this country as anyone. But I had a clarifying moment this past weekend I wanted ...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Simply put: MAGA equals racism!
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Stop telling us it’s not about that
Deny the truth to yourselves all you want people, but stop telling us Black folks that what’s going on today, what won the 2024 election is not white supremacy. You keep talking about how maga have th...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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We on the Left have a small percentage of idiots attacking our own. AOC is the best of us.
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Apparently, AOC is now the enemy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office in the Bronx was vandalized early on Monday by masked protesters claiming to support Palestinian rights. They defaced her image by splattering red paint ...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The links in the piece are invaluable if you want to understand why most republicans have gone fascist:
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Thom Hartmann asked a question: Why is the GOP ruining America? Here's my reply FWIW.
Thom Hartmann has a post detailing at length many of the ways Trump and the Republican Party are actively destroying America. He concluded by asking why are they doing this? This is my reply. I’ve wri...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Now is the time to talk politics and the Texas flood:
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Texas Floods
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July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ICE are acting as NAZIs for Trump
July 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Today if you're a Republican, you are a fascist:
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Diary of an angry liberal: Being that guy
Being That Guy I am considering becoming that guy. You know, the RWNJ who spouts his ignorant political opinions as if anybody’s interested. My ignorant opinion will be how fucked and fascist the Repu...
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June 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Civilian Resistance's time has come!
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Guess we're on track for the Bell Riots
Weird that it’s not in the news anywhere, even local news, though.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Important discussion of our country’s version of Free Speech and how it’s destroying us:
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We're Free Speeching Ourselves To Death
The Right to Free Speech has become the Right To Lie and Its Killing Our Democracy
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June 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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The America MAGA wants......do you?
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June 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Our Mainstream Media fails us by its' reporting on the G& Summit and the Grifter's clown show:
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Let’s Not Be Hoodwinked Again by the Media on Trump’s G7 Debacle
The Media’s Silence on Trump’s G7 Embarrassment I’m up far too early, listening to the news—and once again, the media is dancing around the truth. Donald Trump was laughed out of the G7. Full stop. He...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Time for the country to wake the fuck up!
Time for the country to wake the fuck up!
June 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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They may be in power, but the lack of enthusiasm tells another tale.....................
June 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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More than one million Russian troops are dead.
SLAVA UKRAINI ! PEREMOHA(Victory) !!
June 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I'm every day people!
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Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Video)
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June 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Getting our message right by not using academic terms for the problems we want to solve. i.e. "poor people" rather than "economically disadvantaged"
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Yes, progressive buzzwords are killing us
Progressives are facing plenty of real challenges during Trump 2.0, but losing voters because we sound like academic robots shouldn’t be one of them. The Washington Post ...
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June 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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We can't win the battle by ignoring the heart of our problem, which is the GOP advantage in money and media........

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The problem of agency, or, the Dems' other messaging problem: a response to Kos.
Greetings all! Long time lurker, first time poster here. After reading Kos’ last two screeds about the messaging problems within the Democratic Party and liberal/progressive circles in general, I was ...
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June 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A simple statement of eternal truth:
May 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In my 80th year a thought occurred to me. I see more evidence each day that a human would have to live to the age of 200, before they might attain a modicum of wisdom. Every day I learn stuff I never knew. I’m just smart enough now to know just how much I have to learn, to know anything.
May 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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The Orange Clown's idiocy saves Canada.

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Thanks Donald Trump…For Getting Mark Carney Elected Prime Minister of Canada.
Back in November of 2024, things were looking pretty bleak for Canada. For almost a year, the Conservative Party of Canada, led by Trump mini-me Pierre Polievre, were way ahead in the polls. A massive...
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April 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Why should American Jews, vote for a man who said a mob chanting "Jews will not replace us!", had many "good" Americans within it. Of course they shouldn't! Yet many American Jews dumbly supported an American traitor.
April 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Illegal deportations violate Constitutional "Due Process" laws.
Without the government respecting "Due Process" we are all slaves, beholden to the Administration, or being punished by it.
Government respecting "Due Process" is the basis of our freedom. Make Them respect "Due Process"! NOW!
April 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Progressive Atheists Will Not Be Silenced By Your Religious Privilege.
It’s all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don’t accept. It’s not important. I am not going out and be immoral or commit crimes because I don’t believe in God. I don’t even think about it....
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April 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM