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betsuni

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74. I just remembered Liz Cheney. Harris got cooties from Never Trumpers, for doing politics and using allies
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:19 PM
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to try to win an election. Uh oh, divisive pseudo purity test fail. Big sin.

How's their revolution going? Trump voters chomping at the bit to vote for democratic socialists, the holy right and left populist alliance that will destroy their big enemy the Democratic Party and topple capitalism. Heh.

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I just saw that news and am sick to my stomach as well as in a very unforgiving mood. -eom vanessa_ca Friday #1
Post removed Post removed Friday #2
You've got to be kidding me. choie Friday #3
Would you give me Joseph Smith? Frasier Balzov Friday #4
"Gay people are a disease?" That guy? vanlassie Friday #5
I personally don't see a lot of good in Muhammad either fujiyamasan Friday #7
Martyred is the word. Frasier Balzov Friday #8
Glad to hear some Democrats choosing to lower tensions a bit, even though they know they'll be eaten and bashed. Silent Type Friday #6
Lower tensions? fujiyamasan Friday #9
So where is the base going? I think it was a smart move, but yeah some are going to bash them like Obama and Silent Type Friday #10
I'm totally in favor of resolutions condemning political violence fujiyamasan Friday #12
Neville Chamberlain dflprincess Friday #13
Taking your eye off the prize is a loser too. I'd much rather win House in midterms than bash Kirk and Dems Silent Type Friday #14
We don't have to bash Kirk but we don't have to legitimize the bigot either dflprincess Friday #20
When they go low we go high Alpeduez21 Friday #28
Who said anything about bashing Kirk? fujiyamasan Friday #55
2024 gave us Trump. We defeated Trump in 2020. bronxiteforever Friday #19
If trump had lost in 2016, he wouldn't have been elected in 2024. But thanks for comment. Silent Type Friday #30
The base is going to watch what we're doing right now, and use it as the basis for what we'll do in the future. Lancero Sunday #67
What "appeal to the Right"? betsuni Sunday #69
Just guessing... MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #71
I just remembered Liz Cheney. Harris got cooties from Never Trumpers, for doing politics and using allies betsuni Sunday #74
Love your exquisite sarcasm -eom vanessa_ca Sunday #73
Kirk some_of_us_are_sane Friday #47
I agree, no one should be physically harmed for speech however repulsive fujiyamasan Saturday #59
"UNANIMOUS Passage of Resolution Designating October 14th National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk" vanessa_ca Friday #11
In the Senate, but not the House. sl8 Friday #17
Nope Fiendish Thingy Friday #18
What are you talking about? Dems didn't "raise the tension." LuvLoogie Friday #23
Not willing to sacrifice anything, but yapping ain't gonna change anything and will cost us votes. Silent Type Friday #37
Who said anything about yapping? LuvLoogie Friday #40
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong! sheshe2 Saturday #57
This message was self-deleted by its author Orrex Friday #27
Appeasment is not lowering any tensions quakerboy Friday #31
Yap away. Let me know how many new voters you attract. Silent Type Friday #38
OMG YoshidaYui Friday #15
This message was self-deleted by its author YoshidaYui Friday #16
Not Unanimous MorbidButterflyTat Friday #21
It was NOT "unanimous".. so the Cha Friday #22
It was unanimous in the Senate LearnedHand Friday #48
Did they vote? The Independents, too.. Sanders & Cha Friday #49
"Driving the news: Republicans voted unanimously to pass the resolution." Cha Friday #50
Scott asked for unanimous consent to proceed with consideration of the resolution. A quorum wasn't present. lapucelle Sunday #72
I'll be observing by: ananda Friday #24
Well, let's just take Kirk Remembrance Day to actually remember who and what he was William Seger Friday #25
A great day to celebrate Freedom of Speech! TommyT139 Friday #33
By a year from November, when voting in the midterms... rubbersole Friday #26
It's a resolution, not legislation. It's non-binding. Wiz Imp Friday #29
If it's just a performative vote choie Friday #41
I think there is some confusion here. There was a resolution in the house and one in the Senate. Quiet Em Friday #43
Thanks Quiet Em choie Saturday #61
It appears that there was not a quorum on the Senate floor when Scott initially called for unanimous consent. lapucelle Sunday #62
As for the House resolution, Jamie Raskin voted YES and urged Democratic collegues to do the same. lapucelle Sunday #63
Thank you. betsuni Sunday #64
Although the original vote was a voice vote, Republican Andy Biggs made a motion for the roll to be called lapucelle Sunday #65
The House resolution honored Kirk and called for an end to all political violence. The Senate reolution was different. lapucelle Sunday #68
It can and will be weaponized against certain Democrats even though it is otherwise meaningless Wiz Imp Friday #46
the party isn't a monolith bigtree Friday #32
Why not a National Day of Remembrance... Woodycall Friday #34
🥱 yawn. QueerDuck Friday #35
A "no win" vote? choie Friday #42
A vote for or against was a no win situation for Democrats.. QueerDuck Friday #44
The resolution also called for an end to all political violence. Jamie Raskin recognized it as a trap. lapucelle Sunday #70
The Day of Remembrance resolution was separate from the main resolution Wiz Imp Friday #36
It's a single day, not permanent Wiz Imp Friday #39
Senate Democrats did not vote unanimously for the Republican's Charlie Kirk Day stunt Quiet Em Friday #45
Thank you. It's politics. betsuni Friday #53
*rubs hands together, types furiously* OMG DEMOCRATS YOU PEOPLE ALLOWING FASCISM CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!111 betsuni Friday #51
Let them martyr. The Grand Illuminist Friday #52
Amazing how many knee jerked opinions before we found out that they did not vote for. Apologies anyone? Or delete your Srkdqltr Friday #54
Rule: Instantly assume the worst, assume the worst motivations, never ever give one second benefit of the doubt. betsuni Friday #56
Too true, sadly. Srkdqltr Saturday #58
Yesterday someone posted an inaccurate headline from a right-wing, fake news, India-based website lapucelle Sunday #66
Disgusting and extremely disappointing. n/t returnee Saturday #60
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