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sinkingfeeling

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Thu May 14, 2026, 01:30 PM Thursday

The immense sadness I feel coming back to Illinois. I flew back to the States yesterday for [View all]

some medical tests (curstey of Medicare) and to attend a graduation and my 60th. class reunion.
I started tearing up as the plane approached Bloomington. I was thinking about how TSF has destroyed my country and my plans for the twilight of my life.
I thought I would live in this town, across the street from my son and granddaughter, until the end.
I will be in the Midwest for 5 weeks. I hope I can hold in my feelings of sadness and betrayal. I would like to live long enough to celebrate you-know-who's demise.

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