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I actually heard that on WYFF4, which covers our area, too.  I didn't know exactly what it was then, but afterward, there was some coverage of the one in Greenville. I think it's a good idea. But I also don't think peaceful demonstrations will work with that group. It's going to have to turn violent before the plight of the common people is actually heard, and by that time, it may be too late. The executive orders he is issuing have not been approved or disapproved by anyone. He's been given free rein over anything and everything he wants to do.

I like the idea, and I will certainly participate in it if one comes nearer to me.

BTW, for what it's worth, another "peaceful" thing is being tackled this Friday, Feb. 28. It's a movement to not log onto Facebook that day since Zuckerberg is in donald's pocket, and the other thing is to not buy anything anywhere. No gas, food, groceries, or Amazon, especially. Just go dark that day. I think if enough people do that and keep doing it on certain days, it will get attention since Fridays are normally busy days for stores everywhere.

Maybe this is old news, but I just came across this in one of the groups I'm in: It's from Senator Chris Murphy, (D - CT)

Report from the Senate Floor:
Last night in the Senate, something really important happened. Republicans forced us to debate their billionaire bailout budget framework. We started voting at 6 PM because they knew doing it in the dark of night would minimize media coverage. And they do not want the American people to see how blatant their handover of our government to the billionaire class is.

So I want to explain what happened last night and what we did to fight back. The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations. And they plan to pay for it with cuts to programs that working people rely on. Popular and necessary programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, are all being targeted. In order to pass the tax cut, Republicans have to go through a series of procedural steps. Last night, they took the first step which requires them to pass an outline of their plan, but with it, any senator can offer as many amendments as we want. So my Democratic colleagues and I did just that.

Now, we knew that Republicans would largely unanimously oppose them, but we had two objectives here. One, Republicans were forced to put their opinion on record — many for the first time — on the most corrupt parts of Trump and Musk’s agenda. Two, as I’ve been saying, I am going to make every process and procedure as slow and painful as possible for as long as my colleagues choose to ignore the constitutional crisis happening before our eyes.
So what did we propose? We proposed no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year. We made them vote on whether or not Elon Musk and DOGE should have limitless access to Americans’ personal data. We made them vote on whether to protect IVF and require insurers to cover it. Every single amendment Democrats proposed was shot down. On almost every single amendment, Republicans universally opposed it. Every Republican voted against our proposal to prevent more tax cuts for billionaires. The corruption and theft is happening in the open here.

The whole game for Republicans is taking your money and giving it to the wealthiest corporations and billionaires — even if it means kicking your parents out of a nursing home or turning off Medicaid for the poorest children. They know what they are doing is deeply unpopular. They are offering a tax cut to the most wealthy that is 850 times larger than what they are offering working people. Oh and by the way, any tax cuts for working people are going to be washed out by higher costs for basic necessities, like health care and food. It’s a fundamental injustice.

Thanks to your pressure and support, many of my Democratic colleagues have joined my effort to do everything we can to make sure they cannot destroy democracy and steal your money in the dark of the night. We are being loud about what is happening. I’m going to continue to grind the gears of Congress down as much as possible to make it that much harder and slower to get away with this corruption. That’s why the votes lasted until nearly 5 AM.

This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan and fight back. I think we have months. It’s still in our power to stop the destruction of our democracy with mass mobilization and effective opposition from elected officials. So we can’t miss any opportunity to take advantage of opportunities to put Republicans on the record and shine a light on what is happening.

And you have a role to play in this as well. I need you to amplify what’s happening, support the leaders who are fighting for you to make sure they can continue speaking truth to power against Musk and Trump’s billionaire cronies, and show up at rallies and town halls. Use every tool at your disposal to send a message loud and clear about how you expect my colleagues to lead and fight in this moment.

Every best wish,
US Senator Chris Murphy (D - CT)

I was a member of a couple of Facebook pages that were totally against trump, but those pages were shut down by Zuckerberg and his hounds, running scared because they were threatened by trump when Zuckerberg kicked him off FB after the January 6 insurrection. So now, like all the other rich people in this country, they are operating according to trump's rules, or they will be "arrested," and their businesses will "fail" according to trump's henchmen. (I do not and will not capitalize trump's name because there is nothing "proper" about him!). Anyway, you can come here, rant, and rave all you want. After discovering that Zuckerberg bit the bullet, I deleted my FB account. I am trying not to do business with anyone who supports him, but the one weakness I have right now is Amazon. I have to figure out a way to order things online from someone besides Amazon, which is more than convenient, but Bezos is a huge supporter of the orange clown.

Glad you're here, Bill. With your vast years of military experience, maybe you can keep me from derailing!  LOL! Because, at the moment, I'm ready to start a revolution and get this clown eliminated!! If David and I didn't have all the animals to find homes for, we'd sell the farm and move to Costa Rica with Mitch, or to Canada with Dirk. But we're too old to start over, so I hope a coronary event finds its way to the White House before I have to make that decision to leave the land I was born in.

  MJ

Thanks, Lauren! Greatly appreciated!

MJ

Thanks, all! The name change was my final decision.  We tossed around several because I wasn’t particularly fond of the one I used on here. My publisher also thought the new title suited it better, so we went with it.

Thanks for the Amazon reviews!

MJ

OMG, Dirk! What a wonderful surprise! Thank you so much! I'll email you the address if you've lost it. Let me know! My 72 animals will be grateful, and Raymond, the turkey, will want to sniff you out. He's the sheriff of these enchanted woods!

For those who don't know it, Dirk has been a big supporter of our Animal Rescue efforts for years. He's a good guy to have on your side. Now, if he'd just get two cats... just sayin'...

I have not heard of David Jolly, or noticed him would be a better word. The biggest problem we will have with anybody is no limit on how much $$$ one person can donate to the candidates. If trump is still alive and still has a tongue in his mouth to lie with, Elon will pour it out again. Elon bought this election, which is a crying shame if you ask me. Russia bought trump the first time around, and now Elon. He needs to go back to South Africa. He has no business in our political system.

Thinking out loud...
MJ

I cannot believe this country is letting this fool put all these tariffs on all these countries. What a complete psychotic fool he is! And the members of Congress are just sitting back on their butts, letting this happen. Unreal. I am so embarrassed for America that this ignoramus is running unchecked and ruining every trade deal this country has ever had. We are about to go into the worst depression this country has ever known, but it's not like his voters weren't warned. Unbelievable!

If there's any good news to report about his term in office, I will be 75 years old this year in March. One of us... him or me... hopefully won't be around much longer, even though I don't want to die with him in office. Harry Truman was president when I was born, followed by Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, HW Bush, Clinton, W Bush, Obama, orange face, Biden, and now Convicted Felon. That's 14 different presidents. By far, the best was Clinton, and the worst is the current one. My, how things have changed since Clinton, who was impeached for having sex with Monica Lewinsky while in office. He just got caught, but his policies were the best this country has ever seen. The budget was balanced, interest rates were low, and he could get both sides to work with him. So we've gone from shunning a man (Clinton) who even thought about doing something inappropriate to electing the most corrupt man who has ever set his butt in the White House chair. It used to be a man could not be elected POTUS if he had any "dirt" in his background. Today, the dirtier, the better. What a shame.

Lauren, I don't know what it's gonna take for you to get the treatment you need. The bull in the china shop isn't interested in helping anyone except his rich cronies, so all I can suggest is calling the White House and asking to speak to the Buffoon and see who answers. Have you talked with your representative? It shouldn't be like this, but obviously, we peons will have to beg for every crumb we get.

Please keep us informed. And feel free to rant away all you want to 'cause we're All Ears.

MJ

FB is squeezing all the private groups now because Zuckerberg, a nobody before he hit on a platform for social media, is one of the richest men in America, and he's been given more than his share of tax cuts by King trump. So we have Elon owning X and Zuckerberg with FB... what else do they need to do to silence the felon's wrongdoings? I, too, HAD a group that has chatted for the last 15 years since the orange clown rode down the golden elevator and announced his upcoming slaughter of America. So, just this morning, this group's admin said they were being monitored and censored. I mean, for that many years, we've let it fly, and now, all of a sudden, we have to watch what we say on a private page. Go figure.

I am so sorry to hear about this delay you're going through. Oh, gosh, I hope somebody grows a set and sets up a way to get rid of this ridiculous bunch of idiots taking over our country in just a week. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. One idiot is trying to change the constitution to give him a third term. I wonder how they think he can run for a third term when he's so senile as it is. I guess Junior will take over then.

When will you know about the hold being lifted? This is horrible news. Is there anything anyone can do?

I have honestly unplugged, but there's something about Felon and his sidekick Elon everywhere I turn. I even got a flyer in my mailbox today that asked me to contribute to his reelection in 2028. But the good news is they didn't ask what I thought about a new American flag with his face on it. I promptly wrote "Return to Sender" on it, and underneath, I wrote, "Quit filling my mailbox with this trash." I hope I don't die while he's in office. I don't want that as part of my sordid legacy.

Another headline in my local news feed said, "California farmers report 75% of workers did not show up today, and crops are rotting in the fields. This MAY affect grocery prices in your area." Duh, really? Who would've thought that? Eggs that were $2.99 a dozen two weeks ago were $6.99 a dozen today. But let's suck it up so we can get that $1.99/gallon gasoline he promised!! Ugh! With all I know, without plugging in, I'd go bananas if I watched the mainstream news every day.