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TOCB on Short PostsWhoda thunk it? The cheat says people who do what he does, are cheaters. “Now, mail ballots, they cheat, OK? People cheat. Mail ballots are a very dan…
Kalima on Short PostsThanks. Especially at a time like this we should think of others who are more vulnerable than we are in our own country and abroad. I spent most of ye…
Kalima on Short PostsAt a critical time like this, all they think about is profiteering. No one should be surprised. By firing Glenn Fine, the Defense Department’s acting…
TOCB on Short PostsWe all know trump is a pathological liar, AND he is incompetent. We don't know if the misleading claim that the USA has done more testing than any oth…
TOCB on Short PostsIn 2016, Hillary Clinton put forth more policy positions than anyone in either party. Yet, the press insisted that they didn't know why she was runnin…
TOCB on Short PostsI think forces are at work to reveal to the world that we are all connected, and in order for humans to reach a higher level of consciousness, we have…
TOCB on Short Postsbut come Nov., GOTV (by absentee and mail would still be best) and invest time and energy in supporting Biden against Trump. Republicans across the sp…
Kalima on Short PostsThe U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged From the Oval Office to the CDC, political and institutional failures cascaded t…
Kalima on Short PostsTokyo going into lockdown tomorrow until the 6th of May. A month too late. Hope everyone is well and doing ok? Stay well and stay safe. Happy Easter,…
AdLib on Short PostsThanks TOCB for really laying out this case that Trump undermined the systems we did have in place to prevent a pandemic and didn't act for months pur…

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