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United Flight 93 ,first through the towers. what? too soon (Sarah sliverman said it first) @MayBeTheOne.

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Hey Rick, just the fact that the S.S. Never moved him somewhere safe is the biggest tell.

We watched the whole thing unfold. The pre made shirts, the warnings of Never Trumpers to stay away, and no one knew? Thousands of homemakers who aren’t on social media saw this coming a mile away. That “ 1776 is civil war” proves that ignorance, anger and fear is alive and well. I see the brand new pick up trucks with all their stickers, that were scraped off are slowly but surely coming back. Yup, prisoners, now we have to heed this “heads up”.

Thanks for your snark, and smarts.

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Those 2 Congressional aides who preserved the (real) electoral college votes should be national heroes, but in these violent and delusional times, that could lead to death threats or worse.

Glad to see Guiliani fined 150 million for slandering 2 election workers in Georgia, but their lives will never be the same, and if Trump & Co get back in, Retribution Don just might go after those 2, and the 2 Congressional aides, and anyone who doesn't kiss his ring.

No two ways about it, there needs to be a Bluenami to flush Trumpism down the toilet.

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Listened to Christie's town hall and no labels came up after he kept saying biden is too old but Manchin is a great guy? Sounds like christie may be vying for running with Manchin on no labels. Seemed pretty blatant to me . What do you think rick?

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People tempted to vote for 3rd party candidates need to realize that their chances of getting elected (which is the whole purpose of elections) are zero, but Trump's chances of winning go up. And if Trump wins, whatever goals or aims or changes that those discontented and/or protesting voters hoped for, well, fugetaboutit.

A Democratic gov't might bring some incremental improvement, but a Trump/Republican gov't sends America backward, way backward.

Don't like Biden and the Dems? Wait till neo-fascism takes over the White House.

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Aside from totalitarian hell, ppl need to “feel” the daily chaos again (w a POTUS Trump)- Bret Stephens notes a couple of ad approaches in today’s NYT Opinion discuss w Gail Collins. (I have headaches -literally- already)

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Can we please have a video of Trump at a barbecue in small town Wisconsin, and a cocktail party in a Philly condo, and a suburban living room in Iowa and a church in Michigan? No one wants to be near him. Everyone avoids him. Mainly because he's a rude bore who no one likes. Also because he smells like crap. Everyone in the room is disgusted. That would be a glorious video/ad.

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yes, except there are literally tens of millions of angry/discontented/alienated voters who actually believe what Trump is promising, and they'll walk on hot coals for the man.

We're living in an Age of Delusion.

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Some days it all seems so exhausting. But then I remind myself that we have no choice but to fight back against fascism.

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Certainly the Trump suicide cult is in full vigor. But like most cults, the charismatic leader will ultimately self-destruct under his own hubris. The issue will be how serious the implications of this collapse will be and who will be harmed.

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problem is, the right-wing media will immediately launch a "They" killed Trump campaign, and there are a lot of armed-to-the-teeth MAGAs just itching to pull their triggers.

If Trump was struck by lightning, they'd blame the Deep State.

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Jan 8Liked by Rick Wilson

This would be a great campaign video of the plane passengers (voters) preventing the hijackers (insurrectionists) from crashing on to the pentagon. Make it happen Mr. Wilson !💪🏽

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Jan 8Liked by Rick Wilson

Rick, I demand a new book. It’s been too long!!!

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problem with new books is, things are happening so fast that they're out of date before they get published.

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Wearing my Democracy sweatshirt every Wednesday as I teach high school juniors and seniors rhetoric and history. Keep fighting!

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be careful Cynthia, in some school boards that could get you fired.

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Hey Rick, I came across this video about Trump on a Meidas Touch video. Not sure who did it, but Trump posted it on Truth Social. Everyone should see it. https://actionplan.com/video/Trump-Video.Mp4

And so, I had to make a parody of it. https://actionplan.com/video/Trump-Video-Parody.Mp4

Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. Feel free to share it.

P.S. I'm sure someone else could do a much better job. I'd like to see it, Lincoln Project.

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Posted on Threads. Thank you!

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Jan 8·edited Jan 8Liked by Rick Wilson

Rick,

Thank you for your: being clear eyed, mental acuity and calling out what MAGA is and the scum bag running the scam and grift.

The rubes following along with Trump et al dont realize what we all stand to lose and the consequences if these criminals attain power again.

The abyss is staring us in the face and it is time to beat them at the ballot box once and for future generations of democracy.

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We must. We have to put all these MAGA fucks to bed. There is no room for their shit if we’re to survive as a democratic republic governed by the rule of law. 😎

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don't hold back, Jeff

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😎👍

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