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Elizabeth Blackmore's avatar

Viewing the rubble gives us permission to reinvent and dream bigger. That is the best way to see our way forward.

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Carol Pladsen-Bloom's avatar

"Promising to fix the parachute after the jump" ... I love Mary's mind. Thank you for keeping me informed. That media show up, follow him around, get on airplanes and bother to quote him, when what he does is what needs examination. Does anyone think he paid the lawyers $230m or paid them at all?

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Linda Allewalt's avatar

The timing of all of this, right before our country's 250th anniversary, could be something we view as a TEST. An historic test of our true investment in what the Founders handed us. We've gotten lazy about our rights... handing them over during times in our history (Read Perilous Times by Geoffrey R. Stone) and causing a snowball of loss. Maybe we don't deserve a republic or a democracy. Certainly our ability to keep either is handing by a thread.

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Julie Bannerman's avatar

Legacy media is a farce at this point - Bari Weiss as head of CBS answering directly to the billionaire owner? Her Free Press is loved by those who like their racism and bias wrapped in articulate pieces without evidence or logic that comes close to proving their premises. The New York Times can’t seem to realize its daily failure to capture anything close to “the first draft of history” is in fact complicit with the delusional propaganda of the White House. The only redeeming feature of the wholly complicit Washington Post is its AI summary of reader comments, which offer far most astute journalism than that of the paid staff.

How sad that “bend the knee” and normalizing the corrupt, brutal, nihilistic, unAmerican radicals now in power is the mantra of our major media, corporate C suites, tech bros, academic and other institutions … when reality is so clearly abnormal and ominous.

Thank you, Mary, for the capacity and courage to see what’s true and real and convey it so effectively. We won’t turn away or back down!

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Katy Bolger's avatar

If children were not going hungry, I would make a joke. No joking around when there are starving children in America, the richest blah blah blah.

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Patricia Davis's avatar

Seems the seams are busting for all the fat lies ,liars in charge , charges mounting, and a mounting amount of evidence , covertly evidenced by Dems winning elections , elections happen in 13 more days. Be there. Vote 💙. Our country needs you.

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Vi Mooberry's avatar

I embrace your attitude, Mary. Maybe it's time for the walls to come down. Our political system has been on life-support for many years and maybe, now, we will band together to make room for a new one. I care not about the two party system at this time. I just want energetic, honest Americans who will strive to serve the people. Tear it all down, Trump, at least what you haven't torn down already and then get out of our way. It's time for the people to govern.

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