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Grim Chieftain

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5. I feel like we are in a death spiral

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:36 AM

Jun 2025

Last edited Thu Jun 19, 2025, 03:09 PM - Edit history (1)

There are no checks and balances. Aside from the millions of us who took to the streets to protest him during the No Kings rallies, our "leaders" seem to be inept or complicit. Our country is being killed day by day.

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God help us. It's only been six months. [View all] Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 OP

Seems like six years. Boomerproud Jun 2025 #1

I hate to be the bearer of bad news EYESORE 9001 Jun 2025 #2

Damn it Bettie Jun 2025 #3

. Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #11

the gods markie Jun 2025 #4

I feel like we are in a death spiral Grim Chieftain Jun 2025 #5

ARE we ALL speaking Swedish now? BattleRow Jun 2025 #6

Sorry, homegirl Jun 2025 #10

Sure went over my head. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 2025 #13

Stockholm syndrome is when hostages and abuse victims becomes sympathetic to their captors. BattleRow Jun 2025 #16

Both his mind and his pants are full of shit. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #7

I've never hated a person, place or thing as much as I hate Donald Trump and Fox News. Initech Jun 2025 #8

I mean id say the fact that we are all still alive this far through, is encouraging? SSJVegeta Jun 2025 #9

Worse. It's only been five months. mellow Jun 2025 #12

If there was a science lab out there looking for volunteers for a coma experiment, Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #14

You'd come out of the induced coma in 3 months when F47 pulls the research grant and shuts down the hospital 0rganism Jun 2025 #18

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2025 #15

That's three and one-half dog years. A day to a dog is like a week to us. Seven times the reason to love your dog. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #17

Buckle up because until that ucker is taken out (we hope through due process or natual causes) Warpy Jun 2025 #19

We're binge-watching, and series should have ended by now. thought crime Jun 2025 #20