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Why oh why do we have Musk in our face now, tweeting away,,,cannot the US Congress stop him????? He needs to be x’d out and let Congress Govern….IMO Musk and JD are waiting for tDump to become incapacitated and take over with Peter Thiel in play as well…or do 25th amendment and just plain take over. We are f——-ing in trouble here…JDVance is a AFD sympathizer as well…we are heading RIGHT!!!! Off the cliff….. Thank you for the dog pictures they brighten my life today…Happy Holiday & Joy to the World

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Merry Christmas to Charlie, Auggie,and Eli!! You have absolutely beautiful dogs!!

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What they are doing to Kay Granger is beyond cruel. If they can do this to one of their own, imagine what they're willing to do to us.

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Merry Christmas to you, Charlie.

Kay Granger has dementia. I am sure the leadership of the GOP knew all about it and covered it up in just the same way they have accused Democrats of hiding Joe Biden's supposed mental decline. She entered Congress as a social moderate but has rapidly transformed into a MAGA adjacent politician. One can't help wonder how much of this was due to her dementia.

I think this should trigger new discussions about upward age limits for Congresspersons, Presidents and Judges.

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My god, man. Fucktose Intolerance. I am absolutely going to start using that, and I don’t even swear much. Merry Christmas!

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Perhaps we are experiencing the negative effects of regrettable causes over many centuries. Or maybe in just two and a half centuries we’ve gathered the kindling and now. are awaiting our fate. Yet, humans, ever peeking over the pile of trouble we create, are the only heroes around. Hip! Hip! Hooray!

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Merry Christmas to the Sykes family and the Christmas Dogs🐕☃️❄️🌲. Thank you for what you do ❤️

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"this triggered my Fucktose Intolerance, which makes me unable to tolerate rank bullshit" Good for you, Charlie!! That made me laugh - coming from the mouth of such a classy guy, and totally love seeing that side of you - it makes you well rounded (in my mind, anyways...lol)! That's why I always pay attention to what you have to say when you're on with Nicole (I only watch 2 political shows - both on MSNBC). I can't bear to hear any more terrible news than those 3 hours worth. Happy holidays, Charlie, and thanks for this. :)

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Ah, the green ball! Very appropriate for the winter solstice. I believe religion is a learned behavior and faith is using learned behavior, including religion, to trust someone or something.

Regarding Elon's "picture", maybe he was subject to Nazi human experimentation and is decades older than he looks. His faith is only in himself learned by he and him, not from us. The reason he despises everyone is just a projection of his broken soul and learned behavior. Just like his second, The Donald.

Regarding JD, I wonder if he is actually referring to women when he uses the word "people" and bodies when he uses "borders"? and says "It's too dangerous for people to control their borders". Translation>>> Why should we trust women to decide choices for themselves?

JD, Elon and The Donald are beyond my fucktose intolerance. I am injecting bleach in my arm and ultraviolet light up my ass to cure myself! I can make my own medical decisions, thank you,

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“Fucktose intolerance.” I may keep this for my very own! I’m with other readers: keep it coming! As a lifelong Democrat, I welcome ALL sane voices, recognizing we have more in common than what separates us. What we all seem to have in common is a sense of horror at what is happening, but a sense of resolve that we will not capitulate. We can continue to offer hope and a strength to one another.

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Have a wonderful holiday Charlie! Thanks for all you do and reassuring me “

I am not the crazy one”!!

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Don’t let the bastards get away with this egregious fascism, Charlie.

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I think the world is ending.

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Can I just say that, in addition to your fantastic and eye-opening thoughts and observations, it does my heart good to see your dogs at the end of each article. Even if I feel sick and dismayed at Presidents Trump and Musk, seeing your dogs really helps to lift my spirits!

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At a gathering of billionaire donors to Leader Trump's inauguration festival of grift, President Musk demonstrated the new symbol he will be placing on hoods of Tesla automobiles post-January inauguration. "I really like Neo-Nazis," extolled Musk, "especially the German kind. But as we all know the best kind was the original kind." The nifty new symbol of Musk design will be black and displayed on a circle of white backed by red. "It will be beautiful," said Musk. "The symbol is emblematic of my core beliefs and where I want to take Amerika by the end of my sixteen and more likely my 28 year term in office."

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C.S. Lewis came to believe later in life. But he learned that mundane positive actions can lift you to a new level of faith. We matter. What we do matters. Every little action.

I begin anew everyday. I try.

Now on to Elon Musk. He left S. Africa in 1994, the same year Apartheid ended. Mandela got out of prison in 1990-27 years.

Elon is well-aquainted with Apartheid.

Here he is Deutschland supporting the Adf. He is very rich.

And he is intelligent too.

Why? Why the Adf? Really? Really.

Shakespeare tells us not to grow weary of doing good deeds.

Yup, I agree! (You can take it one day at a time.)

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