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LuvLoogie

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18. My cat, who is an asshole, had another sparrow in its mouth this morning.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:46 AM
13 hrs ago

He tried to bring it in the house. My wife, who was outside watering, managed to get Syd to release the bird, which flew off to freedom--
this time.

I hear ya, though. I remain skeptical of any lasting change, however. Doesn't mean we don't keep trying. But I think trying means to lead by example. When you have Democrats like Ossoff and Warnoff voting for the Laken Riley Act, rather than spending the intellectual energy to argue that this law is a bad idea that further perpetuates institutionalized white supremacy, our example fades into political expediency.

These rurals get that. It's why the rurals respect AoC, Talarico, Bernie. It's not that hard.

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You wouldn't have had to "push back" if you hadn't fucking voted for Trump! Aristus Yesterday #1
Painful as it was... 2naSalit Yesterday #3
And they'll do it again. progressoid Yesterday #4
There were... 2naSalit Yesterday #2
Lah-dee-fucking-dah . . . hatrack Yesterday #5
such a CHRISTIAN attitude Skittles Yesterday #6
It's a great start! OC375 Yesterday #7
I'm amazed by how many hate hearing good news orangecrush Yesterday #8
They also have much more limited media from which to form their opinions. Amaryllis Yesterday #9
If all they read was the Bible, then they would know LuvLoogie Yesterday #10
Many of them voted for him orangecrush 14 hrs ago #14
My cat, who is an asshole, had another sparrow in its mouth this morning. LuvLoogie 13 hrs ago #18
I get it orangecrush 11 hrs ago #21
Also a limited exposure to other races and cultures orangecrush 11 hrs ago #22
Exactly. The fact that rural Montana stood up for this man... that's a big thing. Minds were changed. chia Yesterday #13
Same here orangecrush 14 hrs ago #15
Politics has moved to the "join or die, now, and no takebacks" phase. Hurt people, hurt people. OC375 13 hrs ago #16
You get what you vote for! Initech Yesterday #11
Great program by PBS. I'm glad it's still kicking! erronis Yesterday #12
Montana is becoming a shithole like West Virginia thanks to republicans Mysterian 13 hrs ago #17
Get back to me edhopper 13 hrs ago #19
This message was self-deleted by its author edhopper 13 hrs ago #20
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