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Biophilic

(5,887 posts)
3. Are you a former English teacher?
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 05:21 PM
16 hrs ago

That’s the way my brain works these days. I’m thankful it works at all. Didn’t realize that proper English was required to post.

Jimvanhise

(458 posts)
4. DONE SO MUCH FOR THE COUNTRY?
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 06:44 PM
15 hrs ago

Trump has harmed America so much in the last six months that I expect a book about it to appear any day now. Firing air traffic controllers when the country needs more of them to help control the crowded skies. Firing people from the national weather service so that warnings about the Texas floods came too late. Wanting to end FEMA, one of the most important government programs. Ending USAID and destroying 50 tons of food which was about to be sent to Africa. ICE (which deported a lot of people under George W. Bush and Obama) is now resorting to racist profiling, arresting innocent people and resorting to violence like never before. Firing thousands of government workers from essential jobs. Sending soldiers into American cities for sheer intimidation. And so much more.

debsy

(622 posts)
8. Anyone who grew up near New York in the 70's and 80's...
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 06:56 PM
14 hrs ago

…knew what a dirt bag TACO Donnie has always been. Most of this stuff about him was known. Our problem as a country is that we don’t hold or elected officials to the same standards as any of us common folk. We have to pass FBI background checks to get a damn job or join the military. If Donnie had been required to submit to that, he never would have been able to be a candidate. This country does not have equality in any area of our society: not employment, not education, not healthcare, not politics, not justice. I could go on but I’m sure you all get my point.

Wednesdays

(20,584 posts)
12. "...we don't hold or elected officials to the same standards..."
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:29 PM
14 hrs ago

Sure we do. If there's a "D" after their name.

debsy

(622 posts)
14. Candidates are not required to undergo background checks to run for office
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 08:07 PM
13 hrs ago

Regardless of party. But I take your point!

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