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soldierant

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7. I can only hope

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 01:55 AM

Mar 18

that his "Just for fun" - which he did say - will one day replace "Let them eat cake" - which Marie Antoinette did not say - as the last word in callousness. At 80, I won't be around to see it unless it happens really, really fast.

* If she said anything at all, which is not proven, she said "Let them eat brioche." And that is as likely to have ben naïvete as much as anything else. I have seen solid evidence that (a) she was not racist, and (b) that she was naïve enough to think other people were not racist either. Incidentally, she was also not French but Austrian -in fact, a Hapsburg.

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Lawrence: Trump's 'stupidity is utterly flawless at exposing his own lies' on Iran war - The Last Word - MS NOW [View all] Rhiannon12866 Mar 17 OP

Thanks for this..I missed him tonight watching a documentary about Bella Abzug on PBS. Deuxcents Mar 18 #1

Well, I posted 3 Lawrence videos from tonight, one other was him talking to Ro Khanna about Pam Bondi Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #2

It was really good..took me back to the early 70's when women were trying to knock down barriers Deuxcents Mar 18 #3

Sounds terrific! Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #4

Those days were passionate, our cause righteous and the comradery had a purpose. Deuxcents Mar 18 #5

Same here - and we had choices! Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #6

I can only hope soldierant Mar 18 #7

Thanks for the information! Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #8