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April Tumminelli's avatar

As scary as it is I am ready to fight!!

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

Damn right you are, April. That’s the spirit that scares the hell out of them. This isn’t just a political moment...it’s a line in the sand. And people like you? You're the reason they don’t sleep easy anymore. Let’s raise hell...smart...loud...and relentless.

-Jack

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Dr. Julia Hoffman’s Sister's avatar

YIKES 😳

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Chuck Mamzic's avatar

Think of it this way. Texas wants to make every Democrat, including us Military Veterans, 3/5ths of a man. Trump promised Texas (and especially Texas A&M) their Confederate Retribution. Now here it comes.

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

Damn straight, Chuck. This is their Confederate retribution...wrapped in law...dripping with vengeance. And they’d love nothing more than to strip veterans like you down to 3/5ths status while waving their bastardized flag of “freedom.” Not on our watch. We fight back...fully armed with truth and fire.

-Jack

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Linn's avatar

Thanks both you and Chuck for bringing this to light. The more we know and understand the better able we are to respond.

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Linn's avatar

Wow! I had not thought about it that way. You are correct!

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Linn's avatar

We are now in way off the charts area.

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

Off the charts is right...this ain’t politics anymore...it’s survival, Linn. We’re in the part of the movie where the rules break...the masks drop...and only the brave stay standing. And guess what? We’re still standing. Let’s go!

-Jack

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Deborah Jacobson's avatar

I will do anything I can to help and will continue to do so until I no longer exist!

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

That’s the kind of loyalty that wins revolutions, Deborah. Not performative. Not passive. Just pure...all-in fire. When history asks who showed up...your name’s already carved into the answer. I’m honored to fight alongside you.

-Jack

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Cherae Stone's avatar

Nope. Not havin’ it.

No how. No way.

Deep breath in. . out slowly.

Every joint in my body just cracked.

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

That’s the sound of someone gearing up! No how. No way. We fight. Eyes open...spine straight...no damn retreat. Let’s make these traitors regret every step.

-Jack

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Cherae Stone's avatar

I just wonder how long I’d held myself hostage in that decidedly untidy position. 🤨

Fuckers.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

It truly is a 5 alarm fire and the hatred of this regime is off the charts. They must be stopped!

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Jack Hopkins's avatar

Five alarms...and the whole damn building’s rigged to blow, Teri. The hatred fueling this regime isn’t just political...it’s pathological. And if we don’t stop them now...they’ll burn everything. So yes… they must be stopped. And we’re the ones who’ll do it. Relentlessly. Together!

-Jack

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Randy S. Eisenberg's avatar

Why are you the only contributor here who seems to be feeling it right now? I subscribe to dozens (my CC bill will attest) but no one is doing anything but talking about things like, as you say, this is a moderate deviation. Mike Brock is superb at deep dives into the true origins of this onslaught, but not with any hope I have yet to detect.

(But I’ve heard it said that “hope is the ultimate form of denial”.) Not sure if that’s even true anymore. Don’t get me wrong, his work is unique, deeply insightful and frankly indispensable for those who wish do dive down and see the truly hidden figures bankrolling and providing the mission. Something else has taken its place, maybe it is the enormity of the nightmare that just overloads our ability to,process, let alone take effective action. Seems like there is still no one or nothing to coalesce behind before it’s too late (it actually is) but I would still pick Jack’s avatar as the face of the opposition. I was not surprised to find his writing exceeds that expectation.

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Karen Smith's avatar

Of the top 4 elected republicans in Texas (Abbot, Cruz, Cornyn and Paxton) Cornyn has been the only one who resembles a human being. But that’s all changed now. All 4 are monsters.

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