As for my MAGA dissent, YES, I choose to MAKE NOISE

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   Credence2posted 36 hours ago

   No point in “shooting the messenger” this time, rightwingers. This is just my opinion that I choose to share with the world.
   
   https://www.salon.com/2025/08/31/donald … y_partner/

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      Ken Burgessposted 36 hours agoin reply to this

      Come on Credence, all that is... Salon... blah.blah,blah Trump!
      
      They grab some unrelated facts or historical occurrences... and point your ire at Trump.
      
      You are going to spend the next 3+ years hating on Trump... give yourself a break, put it down for a couple years and tune back in when we are a year out from the next election... when it might make a difference.
      
      I am more interested in politics than most Americans, and I've grown tired... tone deaf... totally un-interested in anything the media (Right - Left - or Center) has to say about Trump.
      
      Its so old, so tedious, so out there... no one is listening anymore.  Crying Wolf every day for a decade does that to people.

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         Credence2posted 35 hours agoin reply to this

         Why do conservatives always want to take the focus and narrative away from Trump, seems like they are desperate to misdirect attention away the elephant in the room?
         
         Yes, I am going to do all that I can to eliminate and discredit this man, Trump, and there can be no let up or recess on the objective, for each and every single day that he remains in office. When we are rid of him, then we can we can talk about the weather.
         
         Trump is NOT just another president, but a man that threatens all that we have taken for granted; separation of powers and the rule of law, due process etc. For the rightwinger and yourself who has said that he wanted Trump to take control of the country, I guess that is OK. He does not observe  any boundaries. I don’t trust those that believe that they have none.
         
         Yes, I am interested in politics, intently so. I never know who is listening, but if I don’t speak, there will certainly be nothing to hear.

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            Ken Burgessposted 35 hours agoin reply to this

            Its all you talk about... like Eso or Willow... every post, regardless of what the topic is goes back to Trump.
            
            Its a turn off... no one wants to talk to you, or them, about anything because it always goes back to Trump.
            
            Look thru the threads... Trump, Trump, Trump...
            
            At least I TRY to bring up other issues and talk about other issues without making it about Trump, or even mentioning him if possible... and there is a reason for that...
            
            There is a ton of stuff going on, that has nothing to do with Trump... or that will still be an issue long after Trump... or that began long before we ever had Trump as President.
            
            I was just discussing the cost of electricity on another thread, and wouldn't you know it, according to Willow it was all Trump's fault... so I went and did a quick bit of research and found a wealth of info on why our electric bills are going up... and guess what, it really has nothing to do with Trump.
            
            Just saying, lets debate some hot topic issues without going ... 'Its Trump's fault' or 'Trump said he would fix it... and its not fixed!' ... no shit, he's in politics, that he accomplishes ANYTHING that he campaigned on or promised is in itself why the guy is so popular with so many people... it looks like he is trying to do something, despite the Democrats fighting him and using the courts against everything he tries to do.
            
            You Democrats have nothing but 'Blame Trump' ... "Trump is Hitler' ... 'Trump is ____' fill in the blank.  Where are your solutions?
            
            Are you going to point to California ... New York?
            
            Majority of America seems to be saying 'no thanks' to that.

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               Credence2posted 34 hours agoin reply to this

               But, Ken, how long did we have to listen to you and the right wing chorus fuss over Biden?

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                  Ken Burgessposted 26 hours agoin reply to this

                  Biden was terrible for sure ... if he hadn't been such a disaster ... if he hadn't started WWIII ... push more than half the world to getting in line to join BRICS... fund Iran with hundreds of billions of dollars ... make Trans a protected minority allowed to beat up on women in sports ... open the borders and pay millions to come here on taxpayer's dime... and a dozen or more things equally demonstratively bad for America... I would not have brought him up so much.
                  
                  You always pooh-poohed all that away when it was brought up... so touché

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                     Credence2posted 26 hours agoin reply to this

                     I believe that Trump is that same disaster right now, a man with absolutely nothing to redeem him.

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                        Ken Burgessposted 23 hours agoin reply to this

                        We will see...
                        
                        Trying to control the borders and remove the violent criminals Biden allowed in illegally... That is one Star for him.
                        
                        If he can de-escalate and find an end to the war in Ukraine... that will be another Star for him.
                        
                        If he can keep the banks from tanking the economy during his term... kicking that can a few more years down the road... that is another Star for him.
                        
                        We all have different things we make a priority... that has been made clear... Law and Order ... being able to afford groceries ... not watching a nuclear cloud go up in Ukraine... these are some of my top priorities, you have your own.
                        
                        You might appreciate this... the more things change... the more they:
                        https://youtu.be/X2wk6svKExk?t=2343

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                           Willowarborposted 14 hours agoin reply to this

                           "Trying to control the borders and remove the violent criminals Biden allowed in illegally... That is one Star for him."
                           
                           Exactly what did Biden do that violated immigration law? I mean specifically.  Citing the actual law...
                           
                           And Trump  removing violent criminals, LOL laughable...
                           
                           He's attempting to do  this kind of shit in the middle of the night...
                           
                           Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children
                           
                           Judge blocks Trump administration move to deport Guatemalan children - BBC News https://share.google/UJwozPTCDP8uzMgHy

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                              wildernessposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

                              "Exactly what did Biden do that violated immigration law?"
                              
                              Instructed ICE not to deport from the interior
                              
                              Aided and abetted criminals crossing our borders illegally
                              
                              Transporting criminals across state lines under cover of darkness
                              
                              Provided federal funds to support illegal aliens
                              
                              Do I need to continue or are you getting the idea that Biden did NOT follow the laws, did NOT follow his oath of office, did NOT follow even common sense ethical standards in his support of illegal aliens violating our laws every day they are present in this country?

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                                 Willowarborposted 8 hours agoin reply to this

                                 Asked AI YOUR QUESTION.....
                                 
                                 "During his administration, President Biden issued policies directing ICE to prioritize immigration enforcement on individuals deemed threats to national security, border security, or public safety, while limiting interior deportations of non-priorities."
                                 
                                 Again, where is the illegality?
                                 
                                 The question was, how were any of Biden's actions on immigration illegal as previously stated.

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                                    wildernessposted 7 hours agoin reply to this

                                    Biden swore to uphold the laws of America.  Instructing ICE to STOP making deportations from the interior does NOT fit with that.  A president that refuses to uphold the law to the best of his/her ability is acting illegally.  IMO, of course; you may have a very different opinion.

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                                       Willowarborposted 6 hours agoin reply to this

                                       He didn't break any laws, plain and simple.  Prioritizing criminals for deportation is not breaking any  laws.

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                                          wildernessposted 5 hours agoin reply to this

                                          He broke his sworn oath to uphold the laws.  That's illegal on the face of it.  IMO - as I mentioned you may find it perfectly all right and within the law.  Refusing to honor a contract with the American people is all right with you?
                                          
                                          And he didn't "prioritize" anything; he flat said to stop deporting from the interior.  Find another illegal alien - let them go.

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                                             Willowarborposted 5 hours agoin reply to this

                                             You continue to fail to point out any law that was broken in terms of immigration.

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                                                wildernessposted 5 hours agoin reply to this

                                                As I said, you may have a different opinion.  As far as I'm concerned, he made a contract with America when he swore that oath - contracts need not be written, after all.
                                                
                                                Then he refused to honor it, deciding he did not like the immigration laws he swore to uphold, and quit enforcing them.  That's not legal.
                                                
                                                Of course, you can decide that, in YOUR opinion, his oath meant nothing (true on the face of it) and need not be honored.  A very liberal attitude and one you should like.

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                                                   Willowarborposted 4 hours agoin reply to this

                                                   You claimed that Biden acted illegally in terms of immigration. So far you've been able to provide no support for that whatsoever.

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               GA Andersonposted 33 hours agoin reply to this

               Reminds me of conversations with my wife; any conversation, with anybody, about anything. If I'm in the room, within 5 minutes, it's going to turn into a criticism of me.  ;-)
               
               GA

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                  Ken Burgessposted 26 hours agoin reply to this

                  That's just being a husband in today's America... you are the cause of all the problems but are expected to be able to fix all the problems.

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               Credence2posted 30 hours agoin reply to this

               Besides, it serves as being therapeutic as well.

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                  wildernessposted 29 hours agoin reply to this

                  Dwelling on a mental illness, growing it, feeding it, encouraging it and constantly discussing it would not be considered "therapeutic" anywhere but with another TDS sufferer...

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                     Credence2posted 29 hours agoin reply to this

                     Oh no, it is plenty therapeutic as the need to get the word out about “TBS”!

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                  Ken Burgessposted 26 hours agoin reply to this

                  You probably wouldn't need the therapy if you didn't immerse yourself in Salon, CNN, etc. vitriolic rhetoric meant to stir you to anger.
                  
                  The biggest gift I ever gave myself was tuning out ALL American Main Stream Media ... FOX - NPR - CNN - etc. Print or TV... I keep tabs on what is going on, but never, never watch any source with any regularity or consistency and never longer than to see what is going on.
                  
                  I don't want their bias (or their lies) impacting how I see the world.

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                     Credence2posted 26 hours agoin reply to this

                     So, now the truth stirs me to anger? I am to just accommodate and believe the lies and half-truths from your side of the divide? What do you offer except snippets of videos not even from a journalistic source as valid? My view of the world is from many years of experience and education.  I don’t need Salon or CNN to confirm what I already know.
                     
                     This is the answer to the question that you either could not or would not answer
                     
                     https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/trump … 8386757645

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         Willowarborposted 27 hours agoin reply to this

         Here's an idea.. why not address the issues raised in the article instead of attacking the source?? Makes no sense.

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