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11 Dec

When I hear about the Big Lie, I remember it began with Bernie Sanders and his campaign claiming in 2016 that the primary was rigged. I don't forget that Elizabeth Warren agreed. It was not and sore losers claiming they lost because it was rigged is bad for democracy

But when has Bernie ever let democracy or the good of the country get in front of his ego? His machinations to have himself appointed the candidate by appealing to superdelegates after his campaign denounced them? Trump is just following Bernie's lead.

Then his supporters tried again in 2020, advancing a false rape allegation, coaching people to change their stories to back up the lies...all in hopes of getting Bernie to replace Biden as nominee.

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11 Dec

I think one thing people fail to understand about the racist backlash to VP Harris is that, like Obama, she is white people's greatest fear incarnate. It's not Black people, it's Black Excellence. They aren't scared of Terrence and Diamond & Silk. They are scared of excellence.

Even Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon for Pete's sake, plays the role of a sort-of absent-minded professor bumbling his way on the campaign trail, forgetting his suitcase, etc. Is he really only smart in one thing or does he understand that he needs to abase himself for white votes?

I think Rs, in general, don't like their politicians to be very smart. They want to be able to look down on them a bit. I think Trump's most inane moments are deliberate, to encourage the fond "that's my guy" smile at his bumbling. Their hatred of Democratic candidates is always

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10 Dec

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When you tweet demanding that Merrick Garland perp march Trump you do Trump's work for him. That includes you, @JoyAnnReid

"Lock her up" is a slogan that is destructive to democracy and the rule of law. It criminalizes politics. It is evil.

So don't do it from our side

I think people want Merrick Garland to act like that trash Ken Starr and assign his version of Kavanaugh to leak grand jury testimony to the press. That's not how it is supposed to work.

DOJ investigations are supposed to be confidential until they file charges.

I don't want traitors like Oliver North to walk because of a technicality. I don't want Trump to get away with it because the investigation was rushed or the prosecutors cut corners. Make it perfect and wrap it up with a bow so it sticks.

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9 Dec

I am sick of the David Brooks Republicans pretending that their party didn't choose white supremacy to hold the White House in 1877. Read about the Lily Whites who demanded the purge of the Black and Tans.

ncpedia.org/lily-white-pol…

We all know that the Democratic party was entwined with the Klan until the political realignment that happened from 1930 to 1965, but the GOP dumped Black people in 1877 and purged Black delegates in the 20s. The pretense that their white supremacy is new is a lie

For Black Americans there was a long exile of sorts from then of Reconstruction to the 1930s when no party wanted them. And the period from the 30s to the Voting Rights Act was shameful too. And now the GOP wants to go back to when they thought it was great

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3 Dec

Has anyone watched "The School of Chocolate" on Netflix? It is such a different competition show. No one is eliminated. The bottom two get remedial instruction from the chef/teacher. I have never seen such a kind teacher who cares so much about building up every student.

People should watch just to learn how to be a good person. There is one person who seems a bit negative, but she's someone who would be beloved in the usual cutthroat competition food shows.

Remember polite and quiet chefs were doubted as not having the whatever to run a kitchen on Top Chef. MasterChef is flat out abuse. Her big sin was voting for herself, though really, if you can't vote for yourself, you don't belong in the game.

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2 Dec

So I am reading this book that endeavors to explain the rising fury on the right that led to Trump and J6. Somehow racism is barely mentioned. The word racism appears 17 times in 21 chapters of 480 page book

And in the last chapter, there was this charming little bit about how making racist, sexist, and homophobic jokes is no longer accepted but people can still make classist jokes.

This, after the research on Trump voters being more affluent than Clinton or Biden voters.

I am losing patience

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