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Midnight Writer

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3. I recall when the Clintons held a Renaissance Weekend celebrating arts, science, other advancements,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 01:55 PM

Sep 6

the Republicans responded with a Dark Ages Weekend, in which the Republican "celebrities" had lavish meals served by people dressed as peasants and serfs.

That is the mindset behind Project 2025 and other conservative think tanks.

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Billionaires Feast While The Nation Starves [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 6 OP

Let them eat cake! intrepidity Sep 6 #1

Hmmm markie Sep 6 #2

...remember how it ended for them... FirstLight Sep 6 #4

I recall when the Clintons held a Renaissance Weekend celebrating arts, science, other advancements, Midnight Writer Sep 6 #3

I did not recall that--but Project 2025 is cruel!! riversedge Sep 6 #6

...........Unemployment ticked up to 4.3%, a level not seen since September of 2017........... riversedge Sep 6 #5

Yup. 9/17 it was 4.3%. Igel Sep 6 #7