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Hekate

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17. Agreed. Every time it looks like we have a frontrunner who is an actual politician (it's a knack)...
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:42 PM
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…we end up with blowback from people on the lookout for the next Jesus.

I liked Dean, by the way. I still have all my old t-shirts.

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Wonderful vignette. cachukis Saturday #1
3 nations are on a death watch NJCher Saturday #2
Argentina now too IbogaProject Saturday #6
I devoutly hope that something will. raccoon Saturday #8
I have had a similar experience. MLWR Saturday #3
Our current two-party system consists of the Party of Trump and the Party of Silence dalton99a Saturday #4
Not in my experience. Are you on mailing lists for Indivisible and your local Democratic activists? Hekate Saturday #16
Thanks for the news. You do a great job explaining what their news doesn't. You might add some numbers ancianita Saturday #5
Is the problem with European news media companies KS Toronado Saturday #7
No, quite different DFW Saturday #11
I see said the blind man KS Toronado Saturday #12
Kimmel and Colbert are celebrities. Trump was a celebrity before he was a politician. highplainsdem Saturday #9
I'm not sure we'd be well-advised to have a clear front-runner right now DFW Saturday #13
Agreed. Every time it looks like we have a frontrunner who is an actual politician (it's a knack)... Hekate Saturday #17
I still like him! DFW Saturday #18
Good to know. Thanks. 58Sunliner Saturday #10
thank you for a nice description in part about normal life elsewhere ClaudetteCC Saturday #14
TY so much for this. The "US Dems aren't doing/saying anything" trope is a popular one at DU itself... Hekate Saturday #15
It was so enjoyable reading your post DeeDeeNY Yesterday #19
Except for when I lived in Spain, most of my education was in English. DFW Yesterday #20
There is also this Republicanese phrase that doesn't adhere to rules except bad spelling -- DeeDeeNY Yesterday #21
Noteworthy that they never follow their own instructions! n/t DFW Yesterday #22
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