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Skittles

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26. feeling as I do as a straight white gal

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:47 PM

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I can only imagine what it feels like for POC, LGBTQ, immigrants, etc.

still, you are correct, it is important we NEVER give up fighting these fascist fucks........NEVER

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Joy Reid "Why are you all so angry??" [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

Because nothing will ever be enough to fill the holes in their souls. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1

Will never be enough kerouac2 Yesterday #2

That's what they're paid for, and they know propaganda's life blood is based on emotion not reason. Uncle Joe Yesterday #3

Love Joy John Coktosten Yesterday #4

Nailed it malaise Yesterday #5

They want that thar Social Secuitee money. chouchou Yesterday #6

The cult will not rest until all non-cultists are dead or silenced. dalton99a Yesterday #7

And then they will turn on each other Prof. Toru Tanaka 19 hrs ago #45

I understand her rhetorical point, but this is getting uncomfortably close to defeatism. sop Yesterday #8

Yeah, some days feel like that. Joinfortmill Yesterday #16

She is speaking from a place of despair Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #25

feeling as I do as a straight white gal Skittles Yesterday #26

Joy Reid Is Standing Up In Defiance And Calling For Others To Join Her DallasNE 21 hrs ago #39

There are tens of millions of Americans who literally will NEVER, for as long as they live, RockRaven Yesterday #9

You know what drives that malaise Yesterday #12

This old girl thinks Obama was possibly the smartest, most elegant President ever. JFK was another one.. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

One of those racists is trump, Bayard Yesterday #28

According to Vance, they want you to say "Thank you!" Beartracks Yesterday #10

C'mon, zip tie some more children ya fucking losers..... Blue Owl Yesterday #11

To post a YT Short: littlemissmartypants Yesterday #13

Excellent ... and please don't forget Diamond_Dog Yesterday #14

Well, that about covers it. Back to the last century. The hate I have for these montherf*ckers is beyond measure. Joinfortmill Yesterday #15

A quote from the 19983 movie "Tombstone" AverageOldGuy Yesterday #17

Hell hole... BattleRow Yesterday #22

It's a hate cult. It's like an addiction, the more hate, cruelty, and violence they Gaugamela Yesterday #18

Over the decades, there has been a gradual erosion in the self-esteem of many people who are now MAGA dedl67 Yesterday #20

Excellent succinct analysis. llmart 20 hrs ago #41

I grew up in the South in the 1950s. The notion of innate white male superiority was then considered a fact. dedl67 11 hrs ago #49

I am 100% with Joy Reid on this -- she says what I have been thinking Hekate Yesterday #21

Hatred is all they have iemanja Yesterday #23

Ive heard of love hate relationships. BattleRow Yesterday #24

Is THIS what kicked off vladimir futon's "gratitude" screech??? niyad Yesterday #27

I suspect a lot of the anger, as well as its intensity, comes from their Dear Leader. ShazzieB Yesterday #29

because their family and friends can't stand them. and think they deserve the respect of their family and friends. boston bean Yesterday #30

They know that they are dying. Collimator Yesterday #31

Agree. love_katz 21 hrs ago #40

It's "Extinction Burst." Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #46

LOVE that Lao Tzu quote! calimary 17 hrs ago #47

Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #32

Joy's Mom enid602 Yesterday #33

They are not done. They want voting rights repealed. All civil rights and environmental protection gone. n/t Evolve Dammit 23 hrs ago #34

More? Trump wanted a sword from the Eisenhower Library in Abiline,Ks Bengus81 23 hrs ago #35

I saw this live and loved it. LittleGirl 22 hrs ago #36

Short answer, total subjugation CanonRay 22 hrs ago #37

They're angry because normal people won't validate their evil natures mdbl 22 hrs ago #38

Excellent! K&R brer cat 20 hrs ago #42

"what more do you want?" Takket 20 hrs ago #43

I think there are some better questions to ask. Queso Delicioso 20 hrs ago #44

It's not just you. Boomerproud 8 hrs ago #51

They're angry because they know they are a dying breed. progressoid 17 hrs ago #48

Someone told me a long time ago something that might explain some of this Playingmantis 8 hrs ago #50

They want genocide, they are clearly working themselves up into a rabid lather, aiming for a Rwanda-type event Blues Heron 8 hrs ago #52

They've been programmed to be mad. The Emile 8 hrs ago #53