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Kid Berwyn

(23,194 posts)

5. Public Education. Public Health. Public Interest.

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:35 PM

21 hrs ago

Gone. And soon, should the NAZI goons continue unchecked, there'll be no "Public."

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Beloved DU, take a picture of this and show it to any Republican, family, friend or whoever. [View all] ancianita 23 hrs ago OP

lol. Ask a Republican about federal spending and they'll rant about how that "other" sliver needs to be cut unblock 23 hrs ago #1

Okay. But let THEM say that. Then remind them that when, not if, these forces show up, they can't say they weren't told ancianita 23 hrs ago #3

A la Hitler. GreenWave 23 hrs ago #2

When a country can't fix its problems with education and other public services, it resorts to Bev54 21 hrs ago #4

All I can say is ancianita 21 hrs ago #6

Have you seen anything of the senate hearings to confirm the two commanders ongoing now? Bev54 19 hrs ago #16

No. But even if I had, they're not make or break decisionmakers for the US military. The UCMJ is. ancianita 8 hrs ago #26

Well said. Trump is the Galtieri of North America. peppertree 20 hrs ago #9

Ugh Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #23

True. He was your typical, growling Archie Bunker-style mean drunk (but Argentine) peppertree 42 min ago #31

Jeezus, what a world. Joinfortmill 14 min ago #32

Public Education. Public Health. Public Interest. Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #5

All 50 US states still operate public education. All blue states still run public health clinics. ancianita 21 hrs ago #7

Never give up. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #10

WE THE PEOPLE! yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #21

Looks like they want to make sure the public can be suppressed. calimary 20 hrs ago #8

Sad - but true. peppertree 20 hrs ago #11

It does. ancianita 20 hrs ago #12

Warmongering in a mirror: The U.S. at war with itself. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 20 hrs ago #13

Thankfully BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #14

Source of this chart erronis 20 hrs ago #15

Thanks for the more detailed info. ancianita 18 hrs ago #18

police state!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #17

AND be sure to show them this .... eppur_se_muova 15 hrs ago #19

Thanks. ancianita 9 hrs ago #24

Sadly, they'd probably approve. progressoid 15 hrs ago #20

Coup d'etat? Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #22

By whom? ancianita 9 hrs ago #25

CIA. Get it? Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #30

I'm also going with calling them the Comply or Die Party EverHopeful 7 hrs ago #27

Right ON! Everything you say is TRUTH that this era proves irrevocably. ancianita 6 hrs ago #28

I keep telling y'all this: THEY DON'T CARE! It doesn't matter to a significant number of republicans. CTyankee 7 min ago #33