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Related: About this forumTim Snyder, tyranny author, talks Trump, midterms, and 2028 - Brian Tyler Cohen News
Interview: Tim Snyder, tyranny author, talks Trump, midterms, and 2028. - 06/15/2026.
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Rhiannon12866
Monday
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Oh, thanks so much for the reassuring words, I'm nervous as hell and dreading it.
Rhiannon12866
Tuesday
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Skittles
(173,568 posts)1. oh dear
I read "tranny author" and thought, WTF
will get my glasses updated
Rhiannon12866
(260,789 posts)2. LOL!
And here I thought my eyesight was compromised, I'm scheduled for cataract surgery in two weeks.
Skittles
(173,568 posts)3. ooh
I know a few people who have had cataract surgery and they all raved about the results!
Rhiannon12866
(260,789 posts)4. Oh, thanks so much for the reassuring words, I'm nervous as hell and dreading it.
I now have glasses that I'm supposed to wear when I drive, but I keep forgetting.
Skittles
(173,568 posts)5. I wear glasses to drive, and I leave them in the car to remind me to wear them
I got used to it pretty quickly
Rhiannon12866
(260,789 posts)6. I carry mine with me just in case I now need them anytime, but I learned they won't help with reading
So I guess they're for distance. However, when I saw the ophthalmologist who's going to perform my surgery last week, he told me that the glasses were no longer right for me. I only got them a month ago.