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Anita Beahm's avatar

Every day, I wrestle with how to turn this information into actionable outcomes.

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Peter  V's avatar

So Substack is starting to send some genuine junk mail scamming I suspect.

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Berwynsam's avatar

I am 72 years old today and I never thought I would see the slide of the US to a police state.

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Richard  Farley's avatar

Thanks Charlie! I finally was able to get to yesterday’s,To The Contrary and enjoyed the discussion!

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Claudia W Mann's avatar

You always tell it like it is, Charlie! Hope you know how many of us are very grateful for that.

Love those pups!

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Felice Bachrach's avatar

I despair.

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Felice Bachrach's avatar

Thank you. Yes, I will fight on!

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Peggy Davison's avatar

Please don't! They are counting on that. Dig deep and find your strength. It's easy to just say "ok, I give in", but have the courage to stand up for what you believe in. You won't be alone.

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Leslie Banta's avatar

thanks for the facts, the "chin up" reminders, and for THE TREATS. BTW: previous pup pics *might* have sponsored "available for adoption near me" GSD searches...

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Tim's avatar

I’ve been telling my trumper family that if trump repeals “Birthright Citizenship” there’s nothing to stop him from taking rights away from Naturalized citizens, like my brother, who was born in Germany while my father stationed there.

My brother also served in the USMC. My other six brothers and I served in the Marine Corps and USN. I served In both branches as a Hospital Corpsman.

I remember my brother receiving a letter from the German Government telling he would have to serve in their armed services. He was 15 at the time he got the letter.

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Penelope Aldrighetti's avatar

Aren't children of the military considered Natural-born no matter where their parents are living?

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Tim's avatar

Not neccessarily.

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T Heldmann's avatar

👏👍

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Angie's avatar

I wish your party would listen to your words! You make so much sense and as a Democrat I admire your views.

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Eric Klein's avatar

Has anyone asked Musk if he has trimmed the “fat” from his government contracts? Or his Doge team send the starlink information to Russia?

Anyone ask Trump if wants to reduce crime, why isn’t he deporting mafia members to El Salvador… Trump should personally know who they are since he has been laundering their money for decades.

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Eric Klein's avatar

Has anyone asked Musk if he has trimmed the “fat” from his government contracts? Has the Doge team sent the starlink information to Russia?

Anyone asked Trump if wants to reduce crime, why isn’t he deporting mafia members to El Salvador… Trump should personally know who they are since he has been laundering their money for decades.

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S. A. Linden's avatar

We all sense and share your frustration, Charlie. And just to separate out the issues, I am gobsmacked at Carr's hypocrisy. Consider to what degree Fox lies every damn day. 'Nuff said.

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Stephen Bergman's avatar

Thank you!

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Warden Gulley's avatar

Is there some way to support Harvard University's newfound spine when it comes to authoritarian demands from the current president (of the United States of America)? I would happily contribute. When I was growing up the concept of being compliant had a negative connotation. Compliant was a pejorative. It is lamentable that so much of the intellectual collegiate community, the corporate world and Big Law have abandoned their principles in favor of compliance. Although that is the case, we should not be surprised since compliance is throughly ingrained in an entire generation of corpspeak devotees. They created an entire industry founded on compliance. We now pay the price.

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Pamela J Detwiler's avatar

I appreciate you so much. I get something out of every post. And the dogs make my day every single day.

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Donna Mugavero's avatar

Mr. Sykes- I appreciate the hell out of you! Thank you for speaking up when we REALLY need strong voices cutting through the barrage of propaganda. Often, I hear your catchphrase [which is perfect], I chuckle a little at first and then I literally say out loud, NO goddamn it, we sure as hell are NOT the crazy ones! Rock on!

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