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Luke Heimer's avatar

What happened in this special election makes me think the presidential election was a fraud.

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Lana Krejci's avatar

Trump mentioned in his latest rally that his election was rigged. He’s saying the quiet part out loud now. He gave credit to Musk knowing and understanding computers. He knows he can’t be stopped so he said TWICE during his rally that his winning his election as president “ was rigged “

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MN_NotSo_Nice's avatar

Either that, or some of the republicans are now realizing the awfulness of Trump and are switching sides.

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Lauren K's avatar

Go watch the Thom Hartmann show. There’s an episode where they talk about how millions of votes were purged and suppressed. I believe they tried to distract us making us think it was Elon doing something crazy, but the fact is it was good old voter suppression. The guy he had on his show has it down perfectly and he explains that Kamala probably won by 3 1/2 million votes and 286 electoral votes. I can’t think of his guest name, but I believe he worked on the bush versus Gore issue.

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Cory Panshin's avatar

Probably Greg Palast. Here’s his Substack.

https://substack.com/@gregpalast

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Lauren K's avatar

Yes !

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Sara5270's avatar

Look into the info from Clark county about election issues.

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Luke Heimer's avatar

Already have. I do believe there is something being done in the background that we will hear about soon which is. Why many Dems are quiet. But I could be horribly wrong. Fingers crossed.

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Valen's avatar

Dems are quiet because that's just how the party is. I'm so upset with how they've handled themselves, I'm over this party.

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💙💙💙's avatar

This is what it took for you to think there was fraud? 🙄😂

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Kala LeComte's avatar

If hegseth was confirmed, no doubt they’ll confirm rfk jr :/

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Lauren K's avatar

How could anyone with a family vote for Kennedy? I really hope there’s some humanity or a miracle left. This will be even more dangerous for our country.

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Jenn Sam's avatar

Agree …. So insane

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Emmy's avatar

I got five dozen eggs at Costco last week, and I’m savoring them because I feel like I’m not gonna be able to afford them next time I go 🥲 rfk being in charge of our health is horrifying.

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JB's avatar

I was just reading about freezing eggs! I might have to start doing that!

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Dhl's avatar

I wondered if that would work. Will have to check it out.

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Jessie Speaks Growth's avatar

Or glassing them my friends.

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Hannah Elliott's avatar

Water glassing is a good method. Make sure to follow the directions and have clean, unwashed eggs. They can't be store bought tho, because the bloom has already been washed off.

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Jessie Speaks Growth's avatar

Yes Hannah so very true, I forgot about that.So make sure they are from local chicken farmers like myself.

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Rozeli Olmos's avatar

Exactly what I was thinking in just a couple. Of weeks eggs went from $4 to $8.49 double the price and it’s shocking considering I’m in AZ

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Mary Tirpok's avatar

Also, I may be grossly generalizing here but, if there was polling on porn consumption, I’d have to bet that R’s outnumber D’s and I’s by a lot…

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Megan SQ's avatar

Why was this my first thought also? Maybe because of all that news around the Grindr app crash when the RNC rally was underway..

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Mary Tirpok's avatar

Haha, yeah.

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MN_NotSo_Nice's avatar

I’m going to have a stroke from all of the Trump/Project 2025 chaos. This is just crazy.

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Warrior4Justice's avatar

Please dont do that, we need you!!

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Russell Bacon's avatar

Is it me or is Oklahoma the worst state?

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Cheryl Beck-Ruff's avatar

Stay✍🏻the✍🏻hell✍🏻away ✍🏻from ✍🏻Oklahoma✍🏻. Got it! ✔️

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Sandra Hill's avatar

It's the worst state!! Coming from someone who has lived here all there life... but planning a move out of state as I type.

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Lisa's avatar

You're correct. I lived there nearly 40 yrs and it is a cesspool of bigotry and hate. The current governor, his cronies and the state superintendent of schools are real pieces of work. I moved a few months ago to, alas, another red state. 😢

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Kim's avatar

Absolutely, Ryan Walters has also sent out an email for students to report teachers who mention critical race theory or gender in classrooms and says they are going to focus on “classical learning “ and patriotism in schools.

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Heather Miller's avatar

Thank you LA police dept!

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Sylvia Rivers's avatar

Do we even have a federal government anymore?

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Ryan's avatar

Why do people keep acting surprised? No shit pornography is going to get banned. Read project 2025. It’s a how to for when everything goes back to being decided by the states.

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MN_NotSo_Nice's avatar

That means the US s Ct would have to overturn Miller v California, which established the “obscenity test.” This was based upon the Robert Maplethorp mural.

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cats1912's avatar

It's because it's part of our first amendment they're breaking everything down, the government should not tell us how to act or what to do in our own houses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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Court's avatar

Thank you for this Aaron! One small request could you go back to adding the date and whether it’s an am or pm update in the title? It helpful for keeping track of the updates so I don’t miss any!

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Rick's avatar

Don’t be so sure it’s in jeopardy. MAGA has a message they want to be clear. REVENGE.

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Emper's avatar

you are leaving out news on one of the most severe human rights issues of our time. please, please, please begin reporting on the issues facing our trans population. this is egregious that you continue to leave it out. i can not recommend your reporting to anyone, and may unfollow your newsletters until you address this please. 🙏🏻 🏳️‍⚧️✌🏽

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

See my comment including the link to the EO, why are journalists ignoring this.

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

SAME

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

That’s not ALL the breaking news. Last night tRump signed an EO effectively banning trans care for “under 19.” That’s not just kids y’all. And it is even directing Justice department investigation of parents. I don’t understand why more people aren’t talking about this. He’s going after trans kids, and adults, and it is getting lost in the rest of the chaos.This happened around 5pm yesterday and is on the Whitehouse website. It’s implications are terrifying. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/

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Emper's avatar

agreed 100% aaron, please spend time on this. you have a huge following. this is affecting alot of people

in your generation especially!!!!

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

I commented on his most recent note, and posted the link to the EO, and asked of he could focus on that now. And my comment was removed. Like I feel like he is deliberately avoiding this. I am unsure why? Any insight?

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Emper's avatar

transphobic!?

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

I hope not. I really hope not. 😞

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

I really don’t understand the silence I am seeing about this. I mean, the EO basically states (if I am reading it correctly) that they can take trans kids away from their parents. I ma be misreading it…but that’s why journalists need to look into it.

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Claudine C.'s avatar

No comment or update about the anti- trans EOs that have been issued??

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

I am so disappointed in journalists NOT covering this today. I made a comment about it here with the link to the EO. But the EO is terrifying for so many reasons. A few being that it targets adults (under 19) and calls for the DOJ to investigate PARENTS.

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Heather Ivey's avatar

I recommend Erin in the Morning by Erin Reed for trans news. She does excellent work. I agree though, I’m disappointed that journalists like Aaron just seem to ignore anything trans related…

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Claudine C.'s avatar

I hope to see better journalism in the morning. I haven’t seen anyone else besides Erin In The Morning reporting on these EOs.

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Heather Ivey's avatar

She’s the only one I’ve seen talk about it as well. I hope you’re right and we’ll see better reporting because the ones currently ignoring it are missing the mark.

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

Yep, I am following her. I just was hoping some other journalists would pick it up and report on it too. They are not. And now when I comment on their posts about it, my comments are being removed. I don’t get it.

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Heather Ivey's avatar

Yeah, it’s extremely frustrating. I appreciate you calling them out for it!

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WmnOfDistxn's avatar

I’m a scared mama bear at this point. My kid, and others like him, are in immediate danger now. And nobody seems to care. I guess I’d hoped that more people would care. 💔

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Heather Ivey's avatar

I feel you. I have a trans loved one as well that I’m worried sick about. Sending you much love. Hopefully we can bring attention to it and some of these journalists will stop blatantly ignoring the EOs that are a direct attack on trans people.

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Heather Miller's avatar

That special election is amazing . We certainly should have won by a larger margin. This win is absolutely what we need to hear.

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Alice Winter's avatar

Of all the things to be angry about, people going to be upset about pornography? Listen I’m the farthest person from being prude, but there are studies now, showing that it can permanently alter a persons brain chemistry, not to mention the countless relationships it has ruined for above said reason. It’s so easy to think “it’s just porn” when it hasn’t affected your life in a negative way. Some people get addicted to it like heroine. It ruins lives, it ruins families.

Prior to the negative experiences I had to go through (my first husband was horribly addicted to it) I was also team “it’s just porn” and couldn’t understand what my friends issue was with her husband. Then I found out.

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