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FBI Letter Allegedly Names Trump in Claims He Sold Young Women to Epstein and Saudi Trafficking Ring https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-epstein-fbi-letter-allegations-1815071

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Trump Said: "Your Life is Going to Be Great REAL SOON!" Well, I don't believe that... You'd have to be a MAGA Moron to believe that lie AGAIN... He's been telling it for years! And Our Lives Still Suck!

Trump Says He'll "End" Inflation... He can't possibly do that Because Jeff Bezos sets the prices on Amazon... And the Walton family sets prices at Walmart... And Exxon, Chevron, BP, Shell and Mobil all set their own prices... OPEC does not obey Trump either... Trump just said groceries will be more affordable ‘very soon.’ He’s also said that might be very hard to achieve...

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Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘turned Black’

“She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” the former president said.

BOTH... You Weirdo... A Black Father and an Indian Mother... DUH!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/31/politics/donald-trump-kamala-harris-black-nabj/index.html
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Millions Will Be Imprisoned If Trump Wins. Trump is unfit for public office. Trump’s decisions are based only on what is good for Trump, and not what is good for America. Trump is so unfit he does not know the difference between an “Insurrection” and a “Protest.” January 6, 2021 thousands of armed attackers stormed the US Capital while Congress was in session confirming the 2020 presidential election. Screaming “Hang Pence,” they battered down walls attempting to overturn the election was an Insurrection. Burning an American flag by Gaza war protestors is wrong, but only a breach of disrespect. Trump promises to imprison millions of immigrants. Citizen immigrants? Amnesty immigrants? DACA immigrants? Trump would imprison everyone with whom he has a disagreement. Meanwhile, millions of Americans may go to prison, be injured or die because Trump is confused and unfit for public office. We can’t allow a dummy like Trump to hold our lives in his unfit hands. Vote Democracy, vote blue, vote Democrat to elect people who protect your values.
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Q: Was Jesus an Outer Space Alien?
A: The Bible does not specifically says that Jesus was an outer space alien. However, it does not rule out that possibility... According to the "Official Story" of Christian theology, Jesus is considered the Son of God, who was born of a virgin woman, Mary, through divine intervention. The accounts of Jesus' life in the New Testament describe him as a human being, born in the town of Bethlehem, and raised in Nazareth. He lived and taught in the region of Judea, and his life, death, and resurrection are central to Christian belief. While there are various interpretations and theories about Jesus' nature, the idea that he was an outer space alien is not supported by the biblical texts or mainstream Christian theology.

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POWERFUL SPEECH from my GA Sen Jon Ossoff at Kamala Harris’ rally in Atlanta:
THIS IS SO GOOD: OSSOFF : “Apparently , Donald Trump is too scared to debate the VP, too scared. [crowd chants, “He’s scared!”] I don’t if you remember this back in 2020, but I know about having an opponent [Sen Perdue] who is too scared to debate. And let me tell you, Atlanta, a candidate dodging debates is a candidate who is losing. Right now, Donald Trump is imaging how it will feel to stand up to a formidable, prepared, tough as nails prosecutor, US Senator and the next POTUS! [loud roars] He not prepared to defend his record because he can not defend his record. Atlanta, can he defend overturning Roe v Wade? [“No!”] Can he defend disparaging and belittling American veterans and POWs? [“No!”]. Can he defend being found liable by a jury for sexual abuse? [“No!”] Can he defend raising a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol? [“No!”] Can he defend trying to discard the votes of millions of Americans?” [No!] [The crowd chants “Lock him up!”].
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Keywords for Further Research: #DumpTrump, weird, weirdo, freak, lose, wanker, Donald, fail, failure, CIA, NSA, FBI, DOJ, DARPA, EIEIO, qanon, #ArrestTrump, Mar-A-Loser, Insane, #Trump5150, Treason, Project 2025

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PETE BUTTIGIEG destroying MAGA talking points: “We are all aware of how he’s doing. Our country has watched our president lead. And also, we’ve seen that fact that he’s 10 years older than he was 10 years ago. But unlike Republicans who in Trump’s personality cult will take a look at Donald Trump and say he’s perfectly fine even though he was unable to tell the difference between Niki Haley and Nancy Pelosi. Even though he’s rambling about electrocuting sharks and Hannibal Lecter. Even though he’s clearly older and stranger than when America first got to know him. They say he’s strong as an ox, leaps high buildings in a single bound. We don't have that kind of warped reality on our side."
FOX HOST: “But the voters…”
BUTTIGIEG: “On the contrary, the president confronted that reality and did one of the most difficult decisions for an American president to ever make. And he did something I don’t think Donald Trump could even conceive of doing which is putting his own interests aside for the good of the country.”

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Pilliard Dickle

PUIM. (That’s my new acronym for Popped Up In Memories)
I am becoming increasingly aware of my awareness. It’s like I’m not entirely ensconced in what is generally considered reality, rather it's as if I'm watching a movie. In 3-D and Dolby stereo, but a movie nonetheless.
In my peripheral vision, I can make out a little sign just off the edge of the movie screen that says EXIT, in glowing red letters.
Exit, huh? Hmm... It'd be interesting to open that door and step out of the darkened theater into the sunlight and see what's going on out there.
Oh wait – it doesn't say EXIT. It says EXIST.

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In this digital age, it’s beginning to feel like this is my primary contact with other human beings. Not complaining—it’s my own doing for not getting out there in the real world more. It might apply to a lot of us today.

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Weirdo? JD Vance Was a Hairy KRNSA... Red Dot on Forehead Means: "My Wife Told Me To Do This!" and I'm a WIMP... When He Says Hillbilly, He's Talking About People That Live Near MT EVEREST...


Red Dot Weirdo JD Vance

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Q: Was Jesus Gay? No Wife. No Children...

A: The Bible does not explicitly state that Jesus was not gay. Jesus' marital status and lack of children is not a definitive indication of his sexual orientation. According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus was unmarried and had no biological children, but this is not unusual given the cultural context of his time. Many Jewish religious leaders, including John the Baptist and the apostle Paul, were also unmarried and childless. In the case of Jesus, his singleness was likely due to his commitment to his ministry and his unique role as the Son of God. The Bible does not offer any information about Jesus' romantic relationships or sexual orientation, and any assertions to that effect would be speculative and not based on biblical texts.


Gov Tim Walz (D-MN):
Tapper: “You’ve legalized recreational marijuana, you’ve passed universal backgrounds checks on guns, expanded LBGTQ protections, you implemented college for low income Minnesotans, there’s free breakfast and lunch for school kids. Do you think your record is an asset to the ticket or would it risk fueling Trump attacks as you being a big government liberal?”
THIS : Gov Tim Walz (D-MN) chuckling “What a monster, kids are eating and having full bellies so they can go learn, and women are making their own health care decisions. We’re a top 5 business state and we also rank in the top 3 of happiness.”
Walz continues, “Look, they’re going to label whatever they’re going to label. He’s going to roll it out, mispronounce names to try and make the case. The fact of the matter is where you see the policies that VP Harris was a part of making, democratic governors across the country executed those policies, the quality of life is higher, economies are better, all those things. Educational attainment is better. So yea, my kids are going to eat here, they’ll have a chance to go to college, they going to have an opportunity to live while we’re working on reducing carbon emissions. By the way, you’re going to have personal incomes that are higher and health insurance. If that’s what they want to label me. I’m more than happy to take the label.”

Andy's Pet Shop. The Alameda. San Jose. Opened in 1950.
Andy and his wife Geraldine Camilleri opened a pet shop on The Alameda (between Race and Julian) in what used to be California Highway Patrol headquarters. CHP cruisers were parked in the old garages out back.
Andy's Pet Shop was known for exotic animals and customers who today are parents and grandparents recall seeing the monkeys and rare birds when they were children.
Andy, who was a Scarlett MaCaw just like the neon sign.

Andy's Pet Shop San Jose, CA
We Bought a Parakeet there... 
It Would say the Phrase "Brush Your Teeth"




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In no particular order...

The Monkeywrench Gang by Edward Abbey,
1984 by George Orwell,
The Search for the Manchurian Candidate by John Marks,
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe,
The Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand,
One Flew Over The Coo Coo's Nest by Ken Kesey,
My Problem Child by Dr Albert Hofmann,
Remember, Be Here Now by Ram Dass,
The Psychedelic Experience by Dr Timothy Leary and Dr Richard Alpert,
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence by Robert Pirsig,
America's Bogus Wars by Gregory Vanderlaan,
Island by Aldous Huxley,
Foundation by Isaac Asimov,
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein,
You are not the Target by Laura Huxley,
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley,
The Time Machine by HG Wells,
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne,
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol,
Thru the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol,
The Wizard of OZ by Frank Baum,
Tom Sawyer - Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain,
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe
(and Everything else he wrote),
The Call of Cthulu by HP Lovecraft,
The Teachings of don Juan by Carlos Castaneda,
The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz,
The Art of the Failed Deal by don Trump,
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
by Charles Mackay,
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
2001 by Arthur C. Clarke,
Dune by Frank Herbert,
The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle,
The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien,
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien,
The Violet Overgrow by Gregory Vanderlaan,
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card,
The Bible by Various Authors (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Ezekiel, Enoch, Peter, Paul and Mary),
Still Here by Ram Dass,
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov,
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov,
Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley,
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda,
Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill W.

Three-faced Antichrist Trump holding the Holy Grail

Q: Why do Trump and MAGA hate common decency?

A: This is actually an excellent question, and it’s well worth thinking about the answer. Of course this is one of those loaded questions that assumes in advance the answer to a prior question, which is: “Do Trump and MAGA despise common decency?”, but the answer to that question is pretty manifestly YES, so the question that remains is: But Why?
In truth, I do not think that they despise common decency as such. Well, Trump might. But I suspect that for the majority of MAGA it’s not that they despise it, but that they feel justified in abandoning it.
Take the killing of Alex Pretti, for example. It’s rare to find any member of MAGA who is even so much as willing to admit that the death of a citizen, in the conduct of what they claim to believe is a lawful deportation operation, is a tragedy. Most of them are primarily concerned with justifying his killing, by attempting to establish that Pretti was a raving lunatic, and brought his death upon himself.
Why are they like this? Simply put, it’s because they’re fed up. Actually, they’re way, way beyond being fed up. They feel like the country doesn’t belong to them anymore, like they don’t recognize it, like liberal elites don’t like them, look down on them, ignore their needs and interests, and regard them as ignorant hicks.
They’re not wrong about any of this. And so in consequence they feel that the pieties and courtesies of polite civil society don’t apply to them, because they feel they’ve been banished from polite society, because they don’t care about its rules, and because they feel that abandoning those rules is justified by the way they’ve been mistreated.
But now, consider this. Consider that the reason why Alex Pretti and those like him are out in the streets angrily protesting is that they believe that Trump’s militarization of Blue Cities, first by deploying the National Guard and even the Marines, and now through the deployment of ICE, is a threat to our civil liberties, the normalization of which would lead to a Police State.
MAGA’s response to this is to say that the liberal/leftist recaction is hysterical and overblown, and that the protestors are just a bunch of spittle-spattering, holier-than-thou, raving agitators. (This description is assembled from real characterizations given to me by MAGA folks.)
So, in other words, MAGA’s rage is real and justified, while the left’s rage is fabricated/illegitimate. MAGA’s rage is the only rage that gets to count. So, the next question is: why do they seem so incapable of empathy?
Answer: The Presumption of Privilege. They regard themelves as the Real Americans, properly entitled to rule us all. If we do not defeat them now, they will rule the majority of us by force. As David Frum rightly pointed out almost a decade ago, “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.” This is where we are.



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