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This sets a bad precedent.
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We should probably get used to those for a while. There’s going to be a lot of them.
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Yep the media is playing along perfectly too.
What really happened? Nothing. Nothing we even needed to hear about.
The handcuffs won’t be used, the flights still happen, no tarriffs… But now there’s some fake news for the kayfabe and Trump can pretend he did bigly with tarriffs to put immigrants in their place while he authorizes more raids on schools and puts affirmative action in place for alcoholic rapists in government.
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But the accolytes of Mr. Trump are Very happy. For them, Mr. Trump is a real president. Even in Latin America there are people applauding this farce.
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Did he back down?
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Don’t know if this is the better thread but I needed to post this.
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Ahhhhhh!
Thanks for pointing that out. These are going to be a long four years.
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Indeed.
Backing down, and so quickly, doesn’t sound like the action of someone who would write this-- if indeed he did write this… 
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Thanks for that. I was wondering… I hadn’t seen anything from Colombia about the situation…
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This looks like a good watch; I’ve set it aside for later.
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So, on FB group page of which I’m a member, someone posted a Christian verse/prayer.
I gently reminded them that not everyone here is a Christian. I prolly shouldn’t have added, “But prayers don’t seem to be doing much about mass shootings.”, even though it’s truer than shit - and we’ll more’n likely see a rise in them during the next four centur…er, years.
I respect the right of folks to worship what/who ever they want to - but I don’t respect 'em when they use their so-called faith to absolve themselves of their crimes.
What I wish would happen is that the good Christians go after the bad Christians, instead of thinking and praying. Kind of like the Dems - the ones who take no action with us on the ground.
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Exactly so.
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…and those who stand by and witness the various cruelties but do nothing but watch and pray, instead of taking some sort of action.
I’m trying to figure out a way that I can do something besides sharing trustworthy and sometimes amusing news accounts. I don’t want to be like the Fabian Society and sit in a drawing room plotting but not putting their wealth to work to help the lower classes.
Socialism to me - it’s not about getting gifts, about having the RIGHT to have those things, such as edible and nutritious food, sturdy shelter, clean water.
Perhaps I shouldn’t talk, as I’m afraid of consequences of say, putting anti trumpenmusk signs in the front bay window. If I had house insurance, though, I would do it.
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Well, this is something, isn’t it?
just emailed it.
Dear Mayor Stone,
Because of the current situation in which the federal government is mishandling certain immigrant populations, I respectively request that the City of Warren become a sanctuary city for said populations.
I really am not sure of the proper procedure for this, but sometimes starting at the top really helps to achieve a goal.
I also have an issue with the city for only having four public libraries, especially when Warren is the third-largest city in the state of Michigan. Would you be so kind as to direct me on how I should approach that issue?
Thank you for your attention to this matter, it is much appreciated.
With kindest regards,
Lucy A. Gothro
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The narrative that he did was driving me crazy. Petro wasn’t ever opposed to the flights themselves, all he wanted was a set protocol for the process, which… is what he got. Meanwhile the story turned into, “Colombia’s president writes crazy things in response to Trump, immediate backs down in the face of big manly Trump’s tough threats,” none of which actually happened.
Yeah, clearly even when Trump “loses” (quietly caves in to someone else’s demands, as in this case, or totally fails to achieve his goals), it’s still going to get twisted in the media into a “win” for him, making his weird behavior and threats seem effective.
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Exactly so!
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Thank you. I don’t get this from my family, tbh. But sigh i know they love me.
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