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Deborah Boone's avatar

I will not back down supporting journalists who tell the truth! Trump better get ready. There are lots of us who will NOT go quietly!

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Emeraldforest's avatar

I sure hope so

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Dianna Dunn's avatar

That's right!

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Morg's avatar

They have tried to exhaust and monopolize the news. We the people are DONE and will not back down! Thank you for your content!

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

Who even watches the news, anyway? I haven't seen a TV news program in over a decade!

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Patricia Reed's avatar

You have shown us what the truth looks like, what courage looks like and we want more of your kind of journalism. We will not back down. Please know we want you to be safe. You are the future of journalism in this country! Take care of yourself because this will be a long journey together!

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Susan Theriault's avatar

Amen!

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

Fuck Trump. If he doesn’t like what the press is writing, stop breaking the fucking law. Republicans are using Trump as the vessel to enact Project 2025 which is basically authoritarianism and one race, white Christian nationalism. Fuck them. We, as all Americans, and there are hundreds of millions more, don’t want to live under that rule or any rule that’s not the constitution. Trump and his cabinet should stop breaking the law. I don’t listen to any other news, not even local, but just the several people here on Substack. I want truth and unbiased news. We’re here with you.

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Patmarshall626@gmail.com's avatar

Republicans have wanted this for decades they just didn’t have the balls. But then came tRump, no balls either but worse, no brain!! So easily manipulated by everyone that kisses the ring. Going all the way back to Newt Gingrich, that’s when I first realized it.🤬🤬🤬🤬✊🏻

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

I realize that. They don’t realize this is America and Americans like our way of life, well before Covid, and will rise up against these shenanigans. This is not Argentina, Hungary, Belarus…people are educated and they do see what’s going on. All Republicans, Trump and his children, Musk, and all his cabinet members, Zuckerberg, Bezos…all these assholes will have to answer for all this crap. I would love to know what the military think of all that’s transpired in the past 48 hours.

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

Agreed. I'm worried, though. He fired all the top officials and put cronies in. I WILL say... I have an uncle who *may or may not* have been in the CIA, after having been in the marines. He's with us. He's retired now, but... There are retired people ready and willing, and trained, to do what is necessary.

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Kathy Tankersley's avatar

Yes! You got me at your first sentence! The rapey felon is definitely the fascist wet dream of a useful idiot for the billionaire bros club , mixed with his own narcissistic and amoral views of the world.

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Jonathan Brownson's avatar

You are not going anywhere...Neither are we...

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Mary's avatar

THANK YOU AARON FOR ALL YOU DO!!!

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john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION)'s avatar

Jeffrey Goldberg not only did what good journalists do, he did what responsible journalists do. First he broke the story, that needed to be told, with limit exposure of classified information. Only when he was slandered did he release the full texts, to defend himself. Kudos to Goldberg. Heads up and eyes open journalists. The current regime is a whole new level of corruption, ineptitude and authoritarianism.

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shelspenc's avatar

And I think he did not release them until the White House declared that they did not contain classified information. I respect Goldberg’s respect for the info he was in possession of. Though regardless of what the White House labels it, the true facts are what needs to be reported.

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Kati B.'s avatar

Thanks for your courage. You're not alone, but more exposed as we your subscribers. Independent journalists, lawyers and protesters are holding the line and I'm sure, together we will succeed. Truth matters and without people like you, there would be only lies left.

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Ashers's avatar

There is only one type of leadership that seeks to silence press. They don't want people knowing what is happening both locally and foreign. They want to keep us divided and hating the wrong things.

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

I've been watching the BBC channels a lot... They don't have good things to say about us....

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Erin's avatar

I’m convinced everyone in this administration were bullied when they were kids.

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D Wolf's avatar

💯 there are so many straight up daddy issues it’s not funny.

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Erin's avatar

It’s like they are all trying to show someone how good they are or something.

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Bonnie Council's avatar

That doesn’t mean they should keep making bad decisions. It’s time for them to look around at the chaos they’re causing.

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

Or not bullied near enough. They act like a bunch of kids whose parents either didn't know thier names or thought the sun shown out of thier butts. I can't tell which, they end up the same... 😔

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R. Walters's avatar

This is the day of the Independent Journalist. You all are the future. Big media will always be around, but not the primary source they once were. Stay strong and stand with other independents, your all strengths are integrity and numbers.

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Jose Omar Luna's avatar

Im here to help u sir in any way I can im scared to b honest im Hispanic but a 4th generation American my grandma was born May 14 1910 not sure about my grandpa it’s on my moms side who is 81 years old but all this is so devastating and I worry about the future for minorities not necessarily myself but others I’ve been devastated when I hear “Mass Deportations” 😭 and other things coming from the trump administration I’m 55 years old and can’t believe that we’re moving backwards rather than forward and just sad 😢 crying not knowing what the future will be like all I can do is pray God will help us get through this difficult and dark times we’re going Mr Parnas I will support you I RN am in a financial situation soon as I can I will subscribe to help u even more anything I can do just lmk I support u 150% sir this country needs more people young like you God Bless you

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

My mom is First Nations - Cherokee - and has been told to "go back to her country". This is, and always has been, HER COUNTRY. 😔

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Fifties Era's avatar

The system is being torn down. Y’all keep pushing. We will come out on the other side of this and build a new- better system for our future generations. I know we gave hard times & hard battles- but we are AMERICANS! When we fight we win!!! 💙💙💙

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DialysisWarrior's avatar

Thank you for putting yourself out there. I have a question though. Why aren’t the former Presidents taking a public stand against this administration? I would love to see one of them join Bernie Sanders and AOC on their oligarchy tour. I think that would be the push to get the rest of America fired up. We need that support!! The hour need that support. Could you do a story about what they are doing to help us?

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Sarah Mertz-Lisiecki's avatar

I ask this every day. We need EVERY past president to stand together and say: no. This is not right. why are they all just.... Being so silent??

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Porter's avatar

Thank you for this vital work . I realize how much you are putting on the line, for us, for this country , and I thank you, as do many many others ..

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Proberta's avatar

Just a suggestion Aaron, keep your numbers LOW.

I know you're building a platform and gaining followers, but if you get too big, they'll take you down. Look at InfoWars.

Spread your channels out, keep them small and private.

Do not let your numbers get too big.

Otherwise, they'll come for YOU.

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Proberta's avatar

I just remembered Aaron that you are young, and may not know what happened to InfoWars and Alex Jones.

For DECADES InfoWars was the cornerstone of the Conspiracy Community, and with the internet, the Alternative News and Truther Community. But with the influx of new audience for the Alt News with the Trump election in '16, suddenly InfoWars was reaching MILLIONS.

And they banned InfoWars from YT and Twitter, the largest information platforms in the world, wiped the library, set Alex Jones up and publicly eviscerated him, and even tho today his audience is a fraction of what it once was, they're still trying to take InfoWars off the air!

So be careful Aaron. The Evil don't play.

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Marcus Judd's avatar

Except that Alex Jones happens to be controlled opposition, not a real independent.

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Proberta's avatar

"...controlled opposition"

What is "controlled opposition" Marcus?

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Proberta's avatar

Marcus?

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