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TBF

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21. An expensive lesson - our gas is going to be crazy expensive

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:34 PM

9 hrs ago

for quite some time. But, yes, there were great victories for democrats yesterday.

Now, for all that is holy, our reps should be calling very loudly for the release of the unredacted Epstein Files - it is clearly his Achilles heel. And, at this point, I want to see what he did that was so horrible that it was worth attacking Iran to distract.

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'A wow moment': Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds [View all] EarlG 11 hrs ago OP

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The MSM: "Why this is bad for the Democrats..." yardwork 11 hrs ago #2

We're so extreme because we want to spend $ on housing and medical wolfie001 11 hrs ago #7

The victory in Wisconsin Chautauquas 11 hrs ago #3

That fucker Walker's legacy wolfie001 11 hrs ago #8

A 5 to 2 majority😊 Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #25

The independent voters are pivoting back to voting blue FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #4

revenge of the soccer moms. mopinko 9 hrs ago #18

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I like that! wolfie001 11 hrs ago #9

Thanks malaise 10 hrs ago #11

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Now if that district could overcome its blatant racist thinking. mdbl 10 hrs ago #13

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Anything but admit they made a mistake. progressoid 9 hrs ago #20

So What's The Over/Under modrepub 9 hrs ago #16

the Republicans are learning azureblue 9 hrs ago #17

The tides are indeed turning! People are waking up to the dangerous menace that is the Trump Fox MAGA party! Initech 9 hrs ago #19

An expensive lesson - our gas is going to be crazy expensive TBF 9 hrs ago #21

That's a powerful point you make, TBF. calimary 8 hrs ago #24

The abuse, the trafficking, and what else? TBF 7 hrs ago #27

Yep. So now I'm wondering what he's so desperate to keep buried. calimary 7 hrs ago #28

I'd like to take a shot at answering the closing question. BobTheSubgenius 8 hrs ago #22

DURec leftstreet 8 hrs ago #23

And a Democratic Mayor in WAUKESHA! Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #26

GOP: "we just screwed up another race. What are we going to do " Bluetus 7 hrs ago #29

A good night mcar 5 hrs ago #30

K&R red dog 1 3 hrs ago #31