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CrispyQ

(40,806 posts)
31. You nailed it with your donor comment.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:24 PM
23 hrs ago

Our electoral process is a giant for-profit industry & the ones who can change it are a subset of the ones who benefit from it. It's a wretched situation & that old bumper sticker is now 100% true: We have the best democracy money can buy.

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It's truly an embarrassing journalistic fail that the media isn't constantly describing him as a convicted felon unblock Yesterday #1
He has removed the post malaise Yesterday #2
There's no way they didn't have a laugh about it at a minimum unblock Yesterday #4
Ding ding malaise Yesterday #5
Multitask Roy Rolling 14 hrs ago #54
Question is... why does a staff member have control of POTUS' phone? FalloutShelter Yesterday #7
Staffer identified as John Barron (n/t) Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #16
I believe John Barron is one of Orangies' aliases. Dr. T Yesterday #22
yes, that was the joke n/t Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #26
It is horrible, malaise. yorkster 23 hrs ago #34
House Dem Leader Jeffries: "F*** Donald Trump" malaise 20 hrs ago #47
I loved that Hakeem said that. yorkster 19 hrs ago #49
And forget not that February is malaise Yesterday #6
It was a fail on the democrats, too, IMO. We should have started calling him Felon 34 the day of the conviction. CrispyQ Yesterday #29
I am convinced they get the message that the media won't allow them to speak freely unblock 23 hrs ago #30
You nailed it with your donor comment. CrispyQ 23 hrs ago #31
Abso-intercoursing-lutely! Just Jerome 23 hrs ago #32
It's because the M$M is totally owned by six billionaires. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #42
And if they don't know that by now... ananda Yesterday #3
You are so correct. Sogo Yesterday #8
The insecure hate people who are different BeneteauBum Yesterday #9
THIS malaise Yesterday #10
And not just any felon. A pedophile rapist traitor. dalton99a Yesterday #11
Yes indeed BaronChocula Yesterday #12
The wave of guns and ammo buying that started when O was elected foretold some of this. Jihad I was told. n/t Evolve Dammit Yesterday #13
Alex Jones heckling the parents of murdered children also foretold this. Initech 23 hrs ago #36
Yes malaise 22 hrs ago #41
Agreed. Criminally Disgusting. Deplorable was way too kind. n/t Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #45
Agree. Obama's election freaked them out. surfered Yesterday #14
When chump dies, BidenRocks Yesterday #15
That's Right! Mr.Bee Yesterday #17
And, there is more, much more to come. It's gonna be damn UGLY, too. Joinfortmill Yesterday #18
Ben Rhodes on X dawgdan Yesterday #19
What kills me is some of these people held their nose and voted for Trump because they felt Harris was PatrickforB Yesterday #20
I'll never be over it MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #24
Kick orangecrush Yesterday #21
In terms of scale, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and a few others Warpy Yesterday #23
Obama is worth a billion of him MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #25
The way I put it: appleannie1 Yesterday #27
Yep malaise 23 hrs ago #37
It was all over the internet this morning. You couldn't help but see it. Katinfl Yesterday #28
But it turns out... lame54 23 hrs ago #33
Indeed malaise 23 hrs ago #35
Thete are no apes in The Lion King lame54 23 hrs ago #38
Hillary didn't lose.... Chemical Bill 22 hrs ago #39
THIS!!! calimary 21 hrs ago #44
Clean up in Aisle USA desperately required! Aussie105 22 hrs ago #40
I always thought that Racygrandma 21 hrs ago #43
They lost their sense of decency LittleGirl 20 hrs ago #46
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #48
Tell them Chris Hayes malaise 19 hrs ago #50
Absolutely! SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #51
I'm having trouble gathering the words to express myself Jarqui 18 hrs ago #52
K&R red dog 1 18 hrs ago #53
his name appearing thousands of times in the Epstein Files... RainCaster 12 hrs ago #55
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