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Jackie's avatar

We live in the worst of times. This should be the bare minimum we do as a “beacon” of freedom. In doing this, we are abandoning everything our country fought to stand for. What a disgrace.

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Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Republicans in Congress could stop this by retaking their Constitutional powers.

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Jackie's avatar

They need to find their backbones first…

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Maria K.'s avatar

.... and a few other missing organs. ;-)

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Catherine Schmidt's avatar

Read Heather Cox Richardson’s letter for 4/17. Here on Substack It might give you some hope. We have been here before. A great quote from Lincoln at the bottom. ❤️

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Chloe Rose's avatar

I don’t hate it here. I hate trump, musk and all the weak congressmen that are too feeble and frail to stand up for our country instead of bowing to that dictator-wannabe.

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Jenabel Media's avatar

We haven't been this close to a full takeover by the American Nazi Party and an ending of American Democracy really ever. Please read this warning to Americans from a child of a very influential American who shaped Cold War and US Soviet Relations. This is the most at risk our country has been of collapsing arguably since the Civil War. https://substack.com/home/post/p-160698538

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Terri-Lynn Johnson's avatar

Time for the US to support Ukraine military.

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Darryl S.'s avatar

more like “bacon” of freedom. We are fried.

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Amanda Sheehan's avatar

The way I hate it here 😭

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Donna's avatar

Don’t fret. Trump will be dead soon.

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Amanda Sheehan's avatar

Can he take his whole cabinet with him too 🫠

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Maria Creighton's avatar

But keep in mind, his successor JD Vance is evil too!

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Lysa Bee's avatar

Yes but he doesn't have the following or the hold on congress that trump has

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Marina's avatar

Trump was always a Trojan horse. They are replacing all positions of power with their people, it's been outlined in P2025, it's a hydra now

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Donna's avatar

We can deal with him afterward

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Chelsea “Chels” S's avatar

How poetic would it be if it was a cheeseburger, thanks to their own rolling back of food inspections...

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Lysa Bee's avatar

Every day I want a cheeseburger to do him in.

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Me Too!!

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Scott & John in MA's avatar

Do remember, the man (and money) behind the curtain is Peter Thiel. That's where lots of this originates.

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🩵MZ's avatar

Not soon enough

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Donna P's avatar

And then we get Vance, who’s worse!

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Living La Vida Loca's avatar

i hope so, as well as his peeps.

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Kim Eiland's avatar

Same! Absolute Same! I will go one step further I F’ng HATE IT HERE!

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Katrina Messex's avatar

Same, girl. Same. 😔

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I Hate it Here's avatar

Same.

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Donna's avatar

Yes!

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AW's avatar

#1 substack in the world for news is such an incredible accomplishment! thank you for all your work aaron!

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Jonni's avatar

Wait a minute!!! Isn’t this the war Trump was going to ‘end with a phone call on day 1” ?

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Daniel Alcala's avatar

Actually what he said was as soon as he become “president-elect.” Then like a month later he claimed that he was just being sarcastic

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🩵MZ's avatar

How could anybody even want to sleep with Rump? everything about him is a dealbreaker EW.

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Shay Baxter's avatar

I wonder how the suspension of food safety inspections will be handled by any country importing US food? For me, as a Canadian, this is one more reason to buy Canadian. I mean, at what point is it dangerous to eat food that comes from the US? I'm not an expert in any of this but common sense tells me that caution is the side to err on. Does that mean we will see one more industry begin to fold? Tourism is tanking. Will it be food next?

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Lysa Bee's avatar

Being from Vegas, I read that 30% of our tourism comes from Canada. Tourism is expected to be down 70% this year.

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Shay Baxter's avatar

Unfortunately, even businesses are being told not to send employees to the US.

Safety is of a big concern.

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robopecha's avatar

i mean processed us food is full of poison anyways and most of it is banned here in europe. and i guess now you can forget about the fresh things too. i would avoid it. but i dont think a lot of people will take this seriously unless something severe happens.

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Larry H's avatar

You and Meidas Touch are great just the way you are.

Please don't deluxe up your personal-to-the-listener approach with back drops and studios.

Avoid press junquet and book tour interviews. We want to hear your analysis, not that of omnipresent and ineffective talking heads.

Thank you, take good care and preserve your phenomenon.

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Linda Donahue's avatar

Food safety matters more than we know. I can’t imagine each state will be able to maintain good standards .

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Liz's avatar
Apr 18Edited

And food travels all over the country, so the lack of a unified, organized center where all food is checked for safety, is terrifying. How will states be able to coordinate when there is another recall on romaine again, for instance? The tracking alone is a big job and saves lives. So many people are going to be hurt and even die from this cut. I’m speechless everyday at the cuts in federal safety programs. Do they want us to die??

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Kelly Marie Collins's avatar

Just another reason to start a garden. Highly recommended. Good for your mental and physical health, also just really nice to go out and harvest what you need for dinner.

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CaptObveeUs's avatar

I live in an apartment and I bought an indoor hydroponic garden. I grow basil, strawberries, bok choy kale, green onions, lettuce and a few other herbs. 16 plants at a time. I eat from it every day. It's called Gardyn

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Linda Donahue's avatar

Even at best we have all had food poisoning at one time o

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Michelle Lima's avatar

I hate it here can we jump to the timeliness where she won

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Liz's avatar

Yes, please! 😭😭😭

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🩵MZ's avatar

😂

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Sonya's avatar

Good for Ukraine. It was overly obvious the side of the administration.

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Brent Roelofs's avatar

I am terrified as an American who is in the EU now trying to immigrate here that the US will really do something so egregious that they ask all Americans to leave this country. I will NOT come back there as a gay man who has been very vocal against this administration. I won’t even visit my family at this point.

Instead of doom scrolling and watching the news for updates I have now decided I need to leave my home country and my fellow Americans to handle things there. If it is not too late to save our precious democracy.

Because we know they will start with immigrants and then move to LGBTQ folks. This is just a question of when given the playbook from Shmatzee Germany that they are following to the letter. And I will claim asylum somewhere else before returning. I am so sorry. But I will look out for myself now. Americans that voted for him or didn’t vote have this on their hands.

I have lost most of my family and friends in the US due to this. I have nothing to come back for.

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Tonia Kate's avatar

As the mother of a gay son, my thoughts are with you. We are also making plans to leave the United States. Bless you…

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LiseAnn 🇨🇦's avatar

I'm sorry for you. 😪

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AnneN's avatar

so so sad - I'm sorry

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robopecha's avatar

you are doing the right thing. i am european and i would do the same thing if i was american.

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Liz's avatar

I’m so sorry, please stay safe 😔🙏🏻💙🌈

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Heidi's avatar

Congrats Aaron! You have done a really great job reporting news that is horrific and we thank you so much for doing it well.

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Deanne Edwards's avatar

Aaron, this is history in the making and you are such a clear voice of information and will be part of the story of this time in our country. Thank you for the honest truth of the news. After all the gaslighting of this administration, you are a beacon of truth. Can't thank you enough.

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

For real Texas?! How embarrassing for you. Anyone feel like a French style protest? IYKYK 😉

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Ellie's avatar

Morning Aaron. I am beyond stressed out about what's happening with our Country 😔 I think if nothing happens really soon removing Trump and his administration we are all in danger. Especially those who BROWN

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LeftCoastie's avatar

So, the federal government quits providing the services and support we paid taxes for (i.e. food safety testing) because DOGE went in & cut staff, contracts, etc. to eliminate ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’. Now the feds are shifting responsibility of those items back to the state. Are they sending back the tax money we paid to the feds for these services? 🤔 Such a shell game!

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Liz's avatar

💯% agree!

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Moritz's avatar

24 hours guys. Art of the deal or something like that.

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