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Grim Chieftain

(1,294 posts)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:24 PM Jan 9

It's nearly 10:30 pm here in the midwest

I don't know how I can wake up tomorrow and face another day of Trump's America.

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It's nearly 10:30 pm here in the midwest (Original Post) Grim Chieftain Jan 9 OP
... SheltieLover Jan 9 #1
You can do it, hang in there. We have faced tyranny before as a nation and we can do it again... wcmagumba Jan 9 #2
Yes, we can and we have to. I'm in ruby Florida..hanging on Deuxcents Jan 9 #3
Being a member of the DU community makes it easier...somehow. yellow dahlia Jan 9 #4
DU helps keep me sane and gives me hope Grim Chieftain Jan 9 #5
I hear you. yellow dahlia Jan 9 #6
I agree with you Grim Chieftain Jan 9 #8
I literally broke down at the vigil last night, yellow dahlia Jan 9 #11
Just know that you are not alone in your feelings. hamsterjill Jan 9 #7
All I can say is stay strong. boonecreek Jan 9 #9
Thank you, friend Grim Chieftain Jan 9 #10
I understand. I tell myself that "I have to be strong" Yeah...I still know-in-my-heart... chouchou Jan 9 #12
Hang in there. The tide is starting to turn. N/t Greybnk48 Jan 10 #13
You can. You have to. murielm99 Jan 10 #14
I will stand for our democracy and our country until my last breath Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #15
Stay as strong as you can. democrank Jan 10 #16
I am here, friend Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #17
Demonstrations Saturday and Sunday KT2000 Jan 10 #18
We need each other to make it in Trump's America. HeartsCanHope Jan 10 #19
Thank you so much friend Grim Chieftain Jan 10 #20
As are you! HeartsCanHope Jan 10 #22
Turn off the TV and do something you enjoy. Patton French Jan 10 #21

wcmagumba

(5,707 posts)
2. You can do it, hang in there. We have faced tyranny before as a nation and we can do it again...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:26 PM
Jan 9
From reddest red Kansas...

yellow dahlia

(4,730 posts)
4. Being a member of the DU community makes it easier...somehow.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:30 PM
Jan 9

I also feel better after I attend a rally or vigil.

I think community is the common thread.

yellow dahlia

(4,730 posts)
6. I hear you.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:35 PM
Jan 9

I kept breaking down yesterday.

I feel heartbroken.

Our country is being stolen from us and trampled on. It is a visceral feeling of loss.

Grim Chieftain

(1,294 posts)
8. I agree with you
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:39 PM
Jan 9

I am in tears as I post this. I love this country with all my heart, and it is being destroyed.

yellow dahlia

(4,730 posts)
11. I literally broke down at the vigil last night,
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:50 PM
Jan 9

and said - I want my country back...before I die.

You are not alone.

chouchou

(2,844 posts)
12. I understand. I tell myself that "I have to be strong" Yeah...I still know-in-my-heart...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:51 PM
Jan 9

...that this country is changing. If it's possible, try to be with your friends more often. You'll feel
that the bubble around you will wait until reality is better. Keep in mind regarding Trump..
..Tick-tock..tick tock...tick..tock...He'll be gone..

murielm99

(32,719 posts)
14. You can. You have to.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:13 AM
Jan 10

We need every last person on our side. We need to stand against this growing tyranny.

Grim Chieftain

(1,294 posts)
15. I will stand for our democracy and our country until my last breath
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:18 AM
Jan 10

It just hurts that we have to fight the enemy within.

KT2000

(21,982 posts)
18. Demonstrations Saturday and Sunday
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:58 AM
Jan 10

around the country. We are close to the 3+% it takes to tip the balance according to Rachel Maddow.

HeartsCanHope

(1,533 posts)
19. We need each other to make it in Trump's America.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:03 AM
Jan 10

Sending you and lots of love. It will not be easy, but I believe that love and the light it brings, can and will save us.

Trump's dystopian regime is not the vision of the majority of Americans. Every day more truth is being uncovered.

There will be a reckoning for Trump very soon. Either he will succumb to his illnesses, or he will lose in the midterms.

Try to get some rest, I'll be thinking of you.

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