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applegrove

(124,632 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2025, 09:47 PM Wednesday

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. [View all]

Last edited Wed Feb 19, 2025, 11:03 PM - Edit history (1)

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Perfect message Republican’s in Congress need to hear right now! 202-224-3121

Governor JB Pritzker‬ ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬
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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

And a spine and love of country BOSSHOG Wednesday #1

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Wednesday #2

I'm sending that to my Congress Rep. and two Senators, all of whom are Republicans. Sogo Wednesday #3

Preserving democracy requires the courage to move to ACTIVISM dwayneb Wednesday #4

Don't be too quick to discard the internet newdeal2 Wednesday #5

Today, man. BadgerMom Thursday #11

I love Gov JB Pritzker‬ ‪.. Beautifully said.. Cha Wednesday #6

Rachel played 3mins of this speech on her show tonight. Great speech -- give it a thorough listen ! nt eppur_se_muova Wednesday #7

K&R bdamomma Wednesday #8

Let me know leanforward Wednesday #9

I'm thinking Pritzker for President 2028!! BadgerMom Thursday #10

Trump could become less relevant before then newdeal2 Thursday #12

it's all true. But we rarely seem to communicate or deal with the right wing effectively samsingh Thursday #13