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Dr. Dauna Crooks's avatar

How is the middle class not the working class ?? They all work, many having the advantage of professional degrees and choices in employment. Self made entrepreneurs are also working hard to make a point. Think about what you are saying .

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Ted Barney's avatar

If the correct people hear this it would help, I just fear it’s only being heard by the choir.

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Òran Mór's avatar

First rate Journalism. Power to the people!!!

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Judith Fenley's avatar

Whew! This read took long potions of time wedged between garden and household tasks and even other more inspiring reads. This felt essential enough to grapple with, integrate, and return to how truth matters. Like Michelle, i’m more and better informed, and sadly ready to accept a fate likely to come, unless a corrupt coup is taken out and dealt with. It is quite a view from the precipice where we overlook! And a fall seemed eminent.

I wish I could be more financially supportive.

At eighty years and living on a mere Social Security allotment, I work in order to manage day-to-day. I continue to read and support truth matters in other ways that I am able. Gratitude for your commitment to foster truth being called out.

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Henning Pangels 🇺🇸🇩🇪's avatar

Nice writeup. Not so a nice forecast at which to stare is for us.

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Terry McDermott's avatar

A very informative article.

I think the later paragraphs about the potential martial law scenario are a portent of a looming national disaster for the US.

And you all have guns!

Mark Carney is correct.

It’s over.

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Mike's avatar

It’s a foreseen effort to move towards martial law.

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EDH's avatar

Well written. Many time authors avoid long posts however, this time calls for details of the how and why of what is happening and where we are going. Thank you

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mmartin627's avatar

Knowledge is power.

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Michelle's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to put ‘pen to paper’ on this article. I am smarter, more informed, and more focused for having read it.

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Michelle's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to put ‘pen to paper’ on this article. I am smarter, more informed, and more focused for having read it.

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Michelle's avatar

Thank you for taking the time to put ‘pen to paper’ on this article. I am smarter, more informed, and more focused for having read it.

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Tony White's avatar

About P25, look up Aletheisthenes. I don't know where he gets his due dates from (didn't read the blasted 800 pages), but apart from that, his analysis is just a little bit over the top, but I am a bit late lately, so it may be accurate. And his date is this sunday.

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Andy Roeper's avatar

Well done and much appreciated. These are not simple issues and it takes time to gleam the details. One thing I would emphasize however- it is the Republicans, not Trump, who are doing this. Their obsequiousness makes it all possible. In the case of both parties, we need leaders, not lemmings. Here's hoping we all survive this debacle.

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Jeffrey Jon Bode’'s avatar

Brief matters less than truth. Keep writing full length when needed.

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Mark my words's avatar

There is no need to apologize for the length of your essay. It was well worth the time spent to read it!

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