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These are the words of a traitor and a coward. If this Republican congressman couldn’t stand up to Trump’s mob, he should’ve resigned and Instead he willingly subverted a free and fair election.

THIS. Reminds me of the local magistrates who justify their corruption and self-dealing with "but it's not fair that I should miss out on this deal because I'm an elected official."

That is EXACTLY the deal you made, motherfucker. If you can't follow the law and the rules, if you can't stand up to terroristic threatening, then get the fuck out of Dodge, you don't belong there.

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I assume most do not work directly with patients. Back office, custodial, and so forth. Though a few who should know better are in the mix.

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If we tear down the room we don't need to worry about the elephant at all.

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The Reichstag Christmas Tree.

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Betcha five bucks the sniveling coward who voted against certification even though he knew better was my congress-asshole.

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Fake News: it wasn;t even a tree: it was a cone shaped structure with lights and shit.

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Uggghh...tell me about it. I felt like we had such an opportunity in 2020 to turn the tide against the fascists, and instead we decided to blow it.

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Let's hear it for these snivelling cowards. The crazies stormed through the Capitol screaming death threats specifically at Nancy Pelosi, and she showed them how to respond to that shit.

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100% of Republicans who haven't been censured by their own party for opposing Trump are corrupt, weak or both.

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Because we might be viewed as UNCIVIL. Meanwhile the R's do all sorts of heinous shit and don't care what anyone thinks.

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We usually do.

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Oh, noes! I don't want anyone to think we're UNCIVIL.

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I mean, how do they even get dressed in the morning?

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The most educated health care workers, doctors, got vaccinated in overwhelming numbers early on.

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Poor Ainsley. Poor FOX and Friends.“This is vandalism,” said co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “You know, Fox had to pay for this tree. Fox had to put all the ornaments on it. Fox gives so much joy to all of you when you come to New York and you see it — or when you see it on TV, or you walk into the building, or you’re walking around the building and you hear the music.”“Someone did this to spoil our Christmas,” Earhardt said. “But that’s not going to happen. This scrooge is not going to get away with it.”Kilmeade then sought to compare the network’s tree to the iconic, 79-foot-tall Christmas tree at nearby Rockefeller Center, where NBC is headquartered.“I get it,” Kilmeade said. “NBC’s been around forever. And every year, the [NBC] Christmas tree has been around, since TV was black and white. I understand that. But over the last few years, this [Fox News tree] has become a huge tourist attraction.”Referring to the fire at “Fox Square,” Kilmeade said: “This is part of a bigger problem. It’s the crime surge in this country.”Doocy, for his part, argued that the tree outside Fox News headquarters “is a symbol to so many people in so many different ways.” Therefore, he argued, “it is symbolic that we rebuild.”“Look, that was a one-of-a-kind tree,” Doocy said. “We don’t know exactly what tree is going to be out there. But there’s going to be another tree pretty quick. … We will have a Christmas tree in front of this building as soon as we possibly can.”“Don’t worry. Don’t worry,” Earhardt added, reassuring viewers. “Do not be deterred. We will not be. We’re going to rebuild it. We’re going to rebuild it, and we’re going to build it back better.”https://www.politico.com/ne...

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I grew up in Grand Rapids. When I was a kid, Meijer's was the local grocery store.(sounding old) I remember that the cans of store-brand soda was 7 cents a can.I would turn in bottles to buy the latest Mad magazine. (50 cents. Cheap!)

They had a small record area for 45s and albums and I remember around '72, they had Captain Beefheart's Clear Spot in a clear cover pressed in clear vinyl. The things one remembers... (what would that record be worth today?)

But I digress. Anyway, in the early 60's, Meijer opened "Meijer Thrifty Acres".They called it a "Hypermarket". It seemed like a modern miracle of the times.Meijer invented the concept. Walmart is the clone. They didn't do the big boxstore until the late 80's.

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