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BlueKota

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35. I can't speak for anyone else, and I know I was
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:10 AM
Nov 2025

wrong now to blame Justice Jackson. This doesn't excuse letting my emotions take over. I can only say for me it was a knee jerk furious emotional reaction that once again a bully wasn't able to be stopped. That's on me though because I still have issues with why my parents left me in that horrible Catholic School, even knowing how much emotional damage it was doing to me, and that my former boss was unqualified for his job, hated women because of his ex wife, and did virtually no work, but in the end, he won because he was a Republican male in a county ruled mostly by Republican males who almost always stick up for each other, even when they're wrong.

Realistically I know life isn't ever going to be truly fair, but again I don't know how to stop being emotionally triggered by that. Prayers and years of therapy, and people telling me I just have to accept that, hasn't stopped the sadness and anger that people who have done nothing wrong, get hurt, and the ones who hurt people on are too often never held accountable.

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Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Nov 2025 #1
TY! Cha Nov 2025 #2
Good explanation, which is found later in the piece: SunSeeker Nov 2025 #3
Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2025 #4
People assumed that once Jackson removed the stay gab13by13 Nov 2025 #5
Justice Jackson H2O Man Nov 2025 #12
MOST people are not so aware (including, surprisingly, DUers.) elleng Nov 2025 #6
That's true. H2O Man Nov 2025 #13
Quite right, and my 2 daughters are generally aware of some of it, elleng Nov 2025 #15
Yeah orangecrush Nov 2025 #9
I recognize that H2O Man Nov 2025 #11
Shit is already blowing everywhere. yardwork Nov 2025 #21
You are correct orangecrush Nov 2025 #22
Thank you so much for this post. yardwork Nov 2025 #25
Your understanding is deeply appreciated. orangecrush Nov 2025 #33
I apologize too. BlueKota Nov 2025 #34
legalese is hard for most people to read Skittles Nov 2025 #14
Same orangecrush Nov 2025 #23
I am so discouraged by the attacks on Jackson in the other thread. yardwork Nov 2025 #20
I can't speak for anyone else, and I know I was BlueKota Nov 2025 #35
Babies starve angrychair Nov 2025 #7
FUCK AN EXPLANATION orangecrush Nov 2025 #8
There's a lot going on that is beyond explanation. yardwork Nov 2025 #24
Short-sighted, emotional responses like that is why "their kids can't eat" to begin with. W_HAMILTON Nov 2025 #26
THIS. yardwork Nov 2025 #32
Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #10
K & R chia Nov 2025 #16
Thank you for posting canetoad Nov 2025 #17
any children that are hungry can derive nourishment from this brilliant legal move worthy of Mighty Merrick Garland thebigidea Nov 2025 #18
Your knee jerk reflexes are working well. Here's the important part - RandomNumbers Nov 2025 #19
This is not at all like Merrick. It's the opposite. yardwork Nov 2025 #29
As one still waiting for SNAP, I completely understand mvd Nov 2025 #27
I'm so sorry this is happening to you. yardwork Nov 2025 #30
Thank you mvd Nov 2025 #31
K&R spanone Nov 2025 #28
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