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Beware the wild [wonkbar]

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I heard that also too.

I have my alarm set to an NPR station, so I wake up to them every morning. For months now, I've woken up only to yell at the radio because of their lame coverage, and I stopped giving them my monthly bucks because of their normalization of the Trump bullshit and the fact that they let obvious lies go sailing over their heads and rarely, if ever, call people on them.

They can either be doormats protecting their access or they can be journalists and get my moolah. They cannot be both.

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Feels horrible being pedantic about such an awful thing, but Tibetans are doing that now... Vietnamese monks and American protesters were the ones doing that during the Vietnam War.

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Keep your head up, RBBS!! I like to think hard core religious conservatives are on the Express Train to Hell while their offspring will be rewarded with great Karma ten-fold.

I live in a garage apartment, 30 yards from my aging mother-in-law who watches Fox Noise all day, every day. Thankfully, she is not religious. However, she volunteers at our polling place and is quick to remind me that I'm one of a handful of Dems in our county. I say, "At least my vote cancels out YOURS!"

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I had a lifelong fear of spiders. When we moved into this converted garage apartment five years ago (relocated from California to be closer to my mother-in-law after my father-in-law died), I got over my fear of spiders with the quickness because they were everywhere.

Now, I take great pleasure in smashing them with the nearest flip-flop or shoe and pat myself on the back for being brave enough to do so!

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As courageous as I am at killing hairy wolf spiders, I'd need a Xanax (or three) to brave those enormous Australian spiders that make webs in trees!! 🕸

Steve Bannon feeds on the sympathy of soft-hearted Dems who need to SHOW THEIR TEETH!!

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Crookedest Motherfucker in the House then.

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You are MY HERO for escaping a Face Wrapper web and living through it with your mind still in tact! I'd still be in a straight jacket, receiving a lithium drip.

Speaking of drips, every day we learn a little more about Habanero Hitler and his minions. I'm all for instant gratification but I'm hopeful that the daily drip, drip, drip of information will eventually turn into a flood. I WILL NOT throw a life vest to any American who did not vote for Hillary!

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Welcome, Daughter. This may cheer you a little: https://www.theguardian.com...

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Two words: Special Prosecutor.

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You win. :)

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Thank you, Zyxomma! The article made me smile and long to find like-minded folks near me.

I'm a Dem living in a completely red county where I see Confederate flags on jacked-up pickup trucks EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

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You are so very welcome. I'm sure that there are like-minded people somewhere near you, but they can be hard to find. Meanwhile, we Wonketteers will do all we can to help. Also, chamomile tea may help (as long as you aren't allergic), and it's delicious, too. Vitamin B-12. Bach Rescue Remedy.

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It is truly an honor.

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She seems more the Manon or Manon Lescaut type to me.

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