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Sep 28, 2020 9 tweets 1 min read Read on X
For those still thinking about voting for Donald Trump in November, a few questions to consider:
1/ If Donald Trump offered you the opportunity to invest in his next private business, would you take it?
2/ If Donald Trump offered to deliver an envelope of your cash to the bank on your behalf, would you trust him?
3/ If Donald Trump offered to write a condolence card to a deceased family member, would you expect it to be thoughtful or empathetic?
4/ If Donald Trump wanted to join your book club, would you expect him to do the reading, or suggest any good reads?
5/ If Donald Trump offered to baby sit your daughters, would you let him?
6/ If Donald Trump applied to be a beat cop in your neighborhood, would you expect him to treat all citizens equally?
Now ask whether any of those questions make you as squeamish with any other recent President or Presidential candidate.
A man who you know you would not trust with even the most basic human courtesies and trusts should never have access to the wealth and power of the United States. Now go vote. /fin

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Millions, if not billions will die if we don't address climate change; some will survive but if rivers keep moving, coasts keep eroding, fires keep burning we will be forced to become migratory. That is a choice.
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