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Carl Selfe's avatar

What thawed out from a hard winter at Valley Forge turned out to be men of steel filled with resolve. It was one bad winter. We are there again. We know what to do. Wear them down. Wear them out. Vote’m Out! Block the concentration camps. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/concentration-camping?r=3m1bs

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Jan Perkins's avatar

Hi Carl,

Just saw your post.... THANK YOU, THANK YOU.... needed that reminder. They want us to think there is absolutely nothing we can do...

WELL...we have news for them....We will never bow, We will never given in, We will never give them our spirit, our hope, or our belief in each other & DEMOCRACY...they can kill us...BUT they can NEVER EVER HAVE US!

You encouraged us ...with the HISTORY reminder!

EACH of us HAVE to BE present for each other.... & then we can turn around, look around & see there are more of us...than we realize!

LORD GOD help us & the US DEMOCRACY....

2 Katie Phang subscribers in ORegon

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Keep the faith and pass it onward. Thanks, Jan.

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Carrie's avatar

Vote the bums out. We can do the work.

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david ludden's avatar

i will be pleasantly surprised if we have more honest elections. tRump, aided by SCROTUM (formerly known as SCOTUS) has done a nearly unbelievable amount of damage to the structure of our democratic republic. They have started the abandonment of 'Due Process' He has three more long cold winters where God knows how much damage will be done by the climate crisis, unaddressed by King Donnie. .

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Heidi Moon's avatar

I am a birthright citizen whose parents fled Germany to avoid becoming victims of the Holocaust.The ugly bill is the legislation of a fascist regime. It’s time to call it out. The detention center in FL is an extermination camp. Don’t let them give it a catchy name. Your style is ok with me. Democracy will not save itself. It's up to us!

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Joy P's avatar

Alligator Auschwitz

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Clarke Shaw's avatar

Thats what I call it. Much more honest.

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david ludden's avatar

100%

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KK's avatar

Sometimes, our voice is the only weapon we have

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MLR's avatar

You're correct. We're not offended at all. 💙

Reading alot abt it is time for national strikes..

I agree

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Lynda Rees Kling's avatar

Like the FRENCH do!!!!!

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Diane Graham's avatar

EXACTLY!

They shut the whole country down-

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MLR's avatar

…like US transportation workers have done and other countless unions 🙂

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david ludden's avatar

It is approaching the point where we will have to revolt in the form of the French revolution.

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Kuguneenie's avatar

And ASAP!! We haven’t any time to lose!!

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Connie6_LV's avatar

Your passionate never give up we need you 🫶🫶🫶💙💙💙

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WJB Motown's avatar

Always there to hang out with you Katie.........hangin' with you is the best ever!!!!

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Virginia Winter's avatar

Katie you are SO right on. Your leadership and passion inspires me to keep in the fight.

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Betty Pasternak's avatar

The scariest part of the bill for me is the billions more added to the ICE budget for the purpose of building horrible concentration camps all over the US & God knows where else. We don’t need all those facilities. They are designed to house denaturalized people, opponents, journalists, people who speak out on social media. I don’t trust SCOTUS to prevent what is planned. I see why people are afraid to speak out. They probably plan to arrest protesters.

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Carrie's avatar

All the more reason to protest.

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Kuguneenie's avatar

Oh you can bet on it! Lots of disappeared people! I’ve told my family I’m mouthy and I won’t shut up, if I don’t come back one day you know what happened! Don’t believe anyone that says oh she ran away!

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Debi's avatar

I think all my calls to Thom Tillis mattered.

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Carrie's avatar

Yes! Their offices do count calls, for or against. When I hesitate, I remember that even one call is better than no calls. Yes, they will do the bad Trump thing anyway, but for sure they will do it if no one says "Don't!" And it will bother at least some of them when they try to sleep at night.

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Annette Tweton's avatar

It is important to put our voices of energy out into the universe because it rides the waves of thoughts .

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Lin Willett's avatar

Beautiful

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Katherine's avatar

Living in Florida as a Democrat can feel isolating. My entire neighborhood is Trumpy.

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

I'm right there with you, I also live in a very red town. My husband is from Mexico and we are so afraid!

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Jan Perkins's avatar

Mary, More of us want him to be here, and be safe....than them who do NOT!

Don't give up!

2 Katie Phang subscribers in OREGON

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words! ❤️ But at the same time it's killing me to see the harm done to so many immigrant families due to this monster! He wants to go back to Mexico, but I'm afraid he won't be able to come back, and I still have 5 years before I was to retire. We don't want to give up, but we're terrified he could be abducted and thrown in a concentration camp 😕

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Carrie's avatar

I feel your pain. Go to https://ofthebrave.org/tell-your-story/ if you can. There is safety in numbers.

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elliemae.padme66's avatar

🫂, 🫂 hugs,, 🫂, 🫂 🫂

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Katherine's avatar

Know your rights. Be prepared with foreknowledge.

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

Not trying to be rude, but what rights? It doesn't seem like anyone is being afforded rights at the moment

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

I wanted to clarify that I am also in Florida, and I hate it here

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Kristin's avatar

I also live in South Florida. I’m embarrassed to say that out loud.

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

Me too, we had been planning on moving west in about 5 years when I retired. Now we don't know what to do, we worry could he be deported, should weove to Mexico, will he lose his social security, will I have enough money from my pension if I quit this early??? So many worries! How are these people in power looking the other way???

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Kuguneenie's avatar

I’m guess there are many more just like you. Organize and stand together stay strong.

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Katherine's avatar

I am scared that it will get ugly. My husband won't put anything that says we are Democrats.

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Mary LaMantia's avatar

Us too, I was afraid to put my Harris/Walz sticker on my truck. We don't put political signs up at our house.

How did we get here??!!😟

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cindee68's avatar

I am in a red dot in California. I feel the same as Naz! Bikers ride through my tiny neighborhood of 40 houses en mass every week on motorcycles. I am afraid to put up my Pride flag or upside down american flag in case things get extreme and neighbors come after my huge garden, gun (yes I am armed), or gay son living with me.

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Karen Scofield's avatar

Thank you, Katie, for bringing the American People the Truth and the Facts!!! Here's hoping you and your readers have a good, Safe holiday weekend, and will reStack ASAP 🙏

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Elizabeth K. Baker's avatar

Grateful for your highest and best use.

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KK's avatar

Giving up is not an option

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cyncesca's avatar

Thank you. I've received 3 happy July 4th memes & messages today and I really had to swallow my anger because these are good people who are against this sadistic and corrupt regime. I can't make myself say 'happy'..... So I'm just saying, hope you have a good day. I think of my mom who passed in 2020. After 911, she didn't jump on the bandwagon with W & most Americans and I was perplexed with her. She was angry at W & she was alone in her anger. I am my mom today, in my grief & anger. This is awesome, I so appreciate you.

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Donna Mae's avatar

I responded to Facebook friends that I could not be happy on this Independence Day. While some of us are demonized, none of us is free. I am not giving up. We are in a very red and intimidating town in Colorado, and we have protested four times, our numbers almost doubling on No Kings Day. We will be out again on July 17 to Make Good Trouble. And, no, I will NOT celebrate Independence Day in 2025, not when our evil president is signing the Big Betrayal Bill at the same time. Nope.

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Tom Huff's avatar

There are no Edward R Murrows anymore. Just the execs who fought to keep him off the air.

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Barbara Olson's avatar

Trump sent that SS message to warn us Seniors that we are under his power and he can take SS away if we don't stay in line. At least that's how I read it.

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Katherine's avatar

There are more of us than them. We need to use our voices and get organized. We can do this.

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Barbara Olson's avatar

Yes we can!

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Carrie's avatar

Yeah, they had that ready and loaded to go. More propaganda and marketing bullshit. I think it's another one of his bribes, especially to the FAUX News viewers. "I am your protector." "I will give you a tax cut." So they don't see the truth about what is really happening to health care, democracy, education, human rights . . . . They will not realize that he is stealing from them and their families to give more riches to the rich. And destroying our country (and the climate/planet). Remember how he signed his own name to the checks that actually were authorized by Congress? How long until he takes Medicare away?

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Katherine's avatar

Look at history and the fate of despots. A great example are the French. They put to death their king and queen. The English did the same. We are the more civilized?

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