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Ken C's avatar
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Wow, what a vivid description of the massive pile of excrement compiled by the Trump regime. The only upside to the Democrats ending the shutdown will be the encore finale of ALL of the deceit, gaslighting, corruption, cruelty, and abuse now coalescing into a perfect storm of reckoning.

Let Congress commence, the Faustian Bargain has expired. The king of Trumplandia is unraveling into a withering, demented, delusional fool. His cabinet courtesans ooze incompetence and malevolence as they all spin out of control.

The proverbial buck stops here. No more shucking and jiving. The rats are cornered. The pitchforks are being sharpened and the torches stoked. Trump and his GOP lackeys are about to be introduced to the American People.

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John Schwarzkopf's avatar

We need some pictures of Marz to brighten everyone's day.

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Mary Geddry's avatar

Here he is proving to a friend that he is a lapdog

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John Schwarzkopf's avatar

I don't see the picture

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John Schwarzkopf's avatar

Now I see it. He's adorable! What a good boy.

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Katy Bolger's avatar

I could look at Gavin Newson everyday. Sigh. And listen to him. Sigh. I miss Obama. Sigh.

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Patricia Davis's avatar

I looked up ‘were there any winners in The Great Depression’ and was surprised. Another avenue to pursue that might lead to clues who ,what,when, and where, the rich get richer and what many suspect happening..the demise surprise …Mary perhaps will address the addresses.

My husband says just staying home suits him fine, he plugs away , and our bounty of 50 years is a roof over our heads far more than too many can’t claim ‘theirs’. I am grateful .

Count your blessings, mark and date , too many will look back to see too late to change their vote .

MTG does not convince me -far too many of that cult have tried the old ..”what I really meant to say was..”

But where it leads, the dozens ‘doing time’/lost their license/barred from…/labeled war criminal (maybe just criminals)/their ‘ends’ ..has history books full more will be written and another 100,000 dead .

TY all in valiant ,consistent pursuit of peace and equality for all. 🫶

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Waldo Littlefield's avatar

Your writing is poetry. Trump and his kind are an invasive species. They have evolved to eat themselves. They can be eradicated by humanity, decency, and brotherly love; something Trump never learned, something his sycophants have lost, but perhaps a few of minions can rediscover. The master teacher they claim to follow proclaimed “Love one another”. The universe will not remain unbalanced. The eternal laws of compensation will balance its books. The seasons of Peace and Love are just over the horizon.

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Lynne Avery's avatar

Thank you Mary for your work to provide clear eyed commentary on the growing chaos that is engulfing our country. I'm grateful for your courage.

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Lynne Avery's avatar

With Rep Mike Johnson having to finally swear in Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva, Trump is desperate for a distraction from the Epstein files, even it is starting an unprovoked, internationally illegal "war" with Venezuela.

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Jay Wilson's avatar

So if Republicans “won” the shutdown, what exactly did they win? All it proved is that the Great Gatsby Party still throws a hell of a bash for its donor class while everyone else picks through the crumbs. Healthcare? Food aid? Affordable living? Sorry, wrong guest list. If they really wanted help, they should’ve chosen richer parents. The country’s memory may fade in a few weeks — but the pain the GOP inflicted and keeps inflicting while pretending to “serve the people,” won’t.

In the meantime, it's still Trump's Amerika:

https://open.substack.com/pub/jaywilson1/p/trumps-amerika?r=10sd39&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Nancy Bardeleben's avatar

Thank you for this great piece this morning, Mary. I look forward to all your posts… Enjoy Marz and the family until you’re ready to release an update.

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LJ Cooke's avatar

Another great column 🙏

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Kasey Coff's avatar

You do you, Mary - romping and researching. (I can guess which is Marz's favorite!)

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