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It’s come out that junior republican senator from Iowa, Joni Ernst, is in big part, the one behind the scenes stabbing Pete Hegseth and his nomination for secretary of defense right in the back. She is a pro war, pro military industrial complex, establishment shill that has been lobbying Trump for herself to be defense secretary. In fact it’s been leaked the Trump administration is calling her “the nag” for that position. The RINO’s and the media are Brett Kavanaughing Hegseth or as Nancy Pelosi calls it “the wrap up smear”, all with nameless unknown sources. The media more than willing to do their part.

If we look at Ernst’s voting history for Biden’s cabinet, she voted in favor for Garland, Lloyd Austin, Mayorkas, Tony Blinken, Pete Buttigieg, Jennifer Granholm, and on and on. Look at the damage these people, that she voted in favor of, have caused. But we can’t single her out for this shadow campaign, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins (and Thune) are all the usual suspects, this time stabbing Hegseth and again Trump in the back. All 5 are war mongers that voted yes on the billions going to Ukraine while our veterans sleep in boxes out on the street. Ernst is a huge supporter of the wars and weapons manufacturers. Could it be these 5 are worried about an audit of the money sent to the Ukraine Hegseth is pushing? I don’t understand how these particular republicans constantly allow democrats to get whoever they want into their cabinet no matter the consequences, but when it comes to a republican administration it’s as though they want to lose, like they are hiding something. Suddenly they become the captains of the Washington Generals, every time making Trumps nominees fail. Amazingly these 5 senators could tie up every one of Trumps cabinet picks for years setting a new precedence in Washington.

If I were Trump I would call Ernst, Graham Collin’s and Thune and tell them if they vote no for Hegseth we are going to primary your ass, put as much money as it takes to end your career in Washington DC, and turn you into Liz Cheney. We can’t allow these traitorous RINO’s the power to pick Trump’s cabinet. This is a war between Trump and the deep state let’s at least acknowledge it’s not the democrats sinking our movement, it’s the republicans. Hegseth is the 2nd nominee they are after, I’ve heard these RINO’s are promising Kennedy, Gabbard, Patel and Ratcliffe are all going to go down in flames. No more RINO’s, no more giving in, we’re in charge now. J.Goodrich

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Big Pharma has used the threat of erasing Congressman to keep them in line to support their goals. Nothing new. Just how the swamp in DC works. Time to expose the true motivation of all the RHINOS.

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Great point! Maybe this is Trump's plan to expose all these RINO's so everyone will know what side they're on. This is first step to dismantling Deep State and we can't let them win.

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Correct she is a war hawk "which describes a person who favors starting armed conflicts or escalating ongoing ones instead of attempting to solve problems through dialogue or other nonviolent methods."

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12/06/24: Ernst is the Obama senator from Iowa.

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She is a RINO. I just heard a clip of her welcoming transgender people into the armed services. I honestly have no problem with transgender people, zero, but if they are unable to be put into a combat position 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year I’m sorry but they don’t belong in the service. My nephew was in the navy, it was discovered he has Crohn’s disease and was unable to reenlist because he’s not combat ready!!! Makes sense to me….

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12/06/24: My compliments on your posts here. There is no substitute for intelligent thought and nailing these crooks. Thank you.

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Thank You Don!

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Joni Ernst thinks having “trans” in the military is great since there’s a recruiting problem in the military, which patriotic families and young men said was caused by “trans” being in the military. She’s not clueless; she’s just a Democrat ideologue with an “R” next to her name.

Trump was attacked by lawfare, experienced two assassination attempts, elected by a landslide which included Americans from ALL walks of life, and has a mandate for change BY The American People.

Don’t they understand that if it were not for Trump, we would not have a majority in the Senate, House, and SCOTUS? Good Grief! They are snatching defeat out of the mouth of Victory—clinging to it—and putting a hand up against the American people.

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You’re completely right CQL! I know Trump is trying to get through this hearing process as gently as he can. I really hope when the rubba hits the road he does what he has to to get these key people in place especially Kash, but really all the above mentioned are key!!

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Especially Robert F Kennedy!!!

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Agreed James Goodrich. Matt Gaetz would have been a pit bull as AG—I do not know about Pam Bondi, but I trust Trump. He will fire her fast if she buckles.

After seeing the dirty politics against Gaetz in reference to the sex allegations, I understand why he withdrew. If the story is true about the $25 million dollar extortion deal, and it seems it is true, then the Republicans know the facts too. It’s this type of politics that citizens despise especially within the GOP.

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12/06/24: These assh*les are total losers. Without Trump, there'd be 15 republican senators, if that, and the "r" in this context is in small case for a reason. I'd primary their asses whether or not they eventually come around and support Hegseth, just to set a brutal example that can't possibly be misinterpreted (Carthage).

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It's called TRAITOR, to all of us and the Nation as a whole. Shame them and expel this scum from the social fabric.

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Kavanaugh got confirmed 😉

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Yes they did but they put him through hell with the same issues, women and booze. Kavanaugh I don’t know, but I think they made up a lot of the stuff up, I really don’t know, Pete Hegseth certainly cheated on his wife and probably drank to much at times like 90 % of us but to me he deserves his hearing. If DC fired everyone that had problems with relationships and booze there would be no one left there.

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Exactly. There are no perfect humans ever except Jesus Christ. We don’t care about their bedrooms WE care about our freedoms and these people can sweep the swamp clean.

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Yes looking forward to that Barbara!! I can’t say enough we all have to call these senators starting with Joni Ernst!!

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Ernst is another female RINo, just like Mitt Romney.

Both need to be jailed for betraying the people,they claim to represent

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Barbara, I like to put it, last perfect person, Jesus Christ, got up and got out of here a long time ago.

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Exactly; then Auntie Nancy would lose $$$ from the liquor sales that she started in (or near the WH)- if “DC fired everyone that had problems with relationships & booze”, as you mentioned. So, I watched Fox News Channel last night, & one of the reporters (think it may have been Bret B. or Laura Inghram’s show), & “supposedly Pelosi” opened a liquor store, & selling booze to the people in the DC, swamp area. No surprise about her making money “on/in the House”!

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Agree it was horrible what they did to BK and PH does not deserve the same. O’Reilly estimates he won’t be confirmed, and may be right, but I hope Trump gets all the rest of his picks including PH, and believe he should.

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I’m not counting Pete out yet. If we all start calling Ernst’s office she could feel so much pressure she’ll flip. Things have changed quite a bit. People have figured out they have a voice.

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James, spot on. Iowa! Start pressuring your senator. We the people everywhere spoke! It’s time these Rinos listen to their constituents. So sad we have a majority in the Senate and then a select few think they can still run it. Make major harmful decisions!

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Kavanagh turned out to be a fake conservative. Looking back on his "Kavanaughing", it appears he is a bought and paid for controlled opposition, like Roberts and Barrett.

Judge Thomas and Alito , IMHO are the only true Constitutionalist judges

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Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot. We need these five Republican Senators going forward. They need Donald Trump. Going to war with them will not get Trump's cabinet nominees affirmed nor help these five Senators get what they want. They do, after all, represent our majority in the Senate. Everybody wants something. What do Senators Ernst and Lindsey want?

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I agree with you Hydra and I’m sure Trump is thinking along those same lines, phone calls from us don’t hurt though and they do sway politicians especially a lot of calls. With Ernst I would mention she voted for Garland, Mayorkas, Blinken, Auston, Buttigieg so how could she vote for them, seeing all the division and harm they’ve done and vote against Hegseth? Really whose side is she on? You know she was telling republicans less than a year ago to dump Trump!!

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Sen. Joni Ernst was purportedly in consideration as a running mate DJT in 2016. True or not she may believe it. She is also purportedly interested in the job of Sec of Defense, the same job Pete has been nominated for. Do you see what her motivation might be to discredit Pete Hegseth? She points out that she is a "combat veteran" too.

You are correct. Phone calls to her office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from her constituents might help her be more supportive of Pete Hegseth.

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I think it’s true vice versa—they should not go to war with Trump’s nominees. Biden’s legacy and political fallout will not be as great as a fallout of Trump’s voters who expect change and not the status quo of the deep state and RINO’s, who have damaged our nation. This was historic!

If she can vote for Mayorkas, and all the other clowns, surely she can vote for Hegseth and Trump’s nominees, who are light years above Biden’s picks.

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Your point has merit. We both want Hegseth confirmed.

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I don't think Trump will have to nudge Ernst because Charlie Kirk & the Warroom posse have already put her on notice. Wednesday morning, someone from Kirk's audience wrote to him letting him know they ALREADY HAVE a candidate waiting in the wings to primary her if she votes against Pete. I personally think they should kick her to the curb because of everything you wrote ... she is NOT American First and hasn't been (imho) since she arrived and was bought by the war hawks of the military manufacturers.

What to do about Collins? She's a GOP senator in a pure blue state so it would be tough to replace her with another GOP candidate.

Graham needs to go... has needed to for years so SC needs to find a great America First candidate right now and start seeding the state with "replace/retire Graham" plans.

Not sure what to do about Thune. He's evil, and "McConnell trained" so not to be trusted if/until he proves himself "BIGLY" ... I don't trust him at all

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And pull White House controlled money out of their states.

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It's like with the Constitution, who ever contravenes the clear lines established - by a written acknowledgement - testifies to its violation and the immediate expulsion ensues, from which ever position. The ***javits*** and vermins have nibbled so long until America is unrecognizable as a White Christian nation, from 90% in the sixties early seventies to a present low of 60%. *traitors* must be treated as such and, if possible, shamed, punished and expelled from their position. A red line must be established to keep the **mcstains** in check and out their treasonous enterprise.

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An excellent assessment of the hypocrisy of our unrepresentative representatives. I so tired of being insulted by the liars in congress from both party’s and can’t understand how there is anyone left who supports these evil scum bags after the past 8 years of utter destruction of our economy, free speech, war, and election interference by our media. We may be in charge but millions of government bureaucrats will fight tooth and nail to prevent being exposed for their crimes, inefficiency and inept policy failures.

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Let Russia in the EU ! LOLOL. That will surely solve all the recent problems. Russia will be ruined, give up the war and submit to all the hilarious EU rules. Did you know that recently there was a law voted, that the plastic caps may not come apart from the bottles anymore?

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EU sure seems a lot like Californication.

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Please good doctor(s), no need to apologize for being swamped with stuff that has to get done.

I had high hopes for Ernst when she was first elected. Unfortunately she has turned into a rather large disappointment!

Another excellent collection of timely funnies. Thank You.

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She epitomizes the corrupting influence of d.c. A big argument for term limits...the longer there the bigger risk of being corrupted.

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The problem I have with term limits is: What happens when the congress critters figure out how to get rich in two terms instead of ten? The incentive to do the right thing should be getting re-elected. The way it is now it seems the biggest incentive is the money the M/I complex has to throw around. Maybe we should try curing that problem first.

When will the American voter wake up to the fact that peace through strength means you don’t have to blow shit up, shoot up the countryside and sacrifice a large share of our younger generation every time some foreigner farts crossways. PDJT (like Reagan) has this right.

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And then you have big pharma, big agro, big big, big.... Congress critters are overwhelmed by all attention applied to them. Banning lobbying would be a big help but lobbyists are too embedded in d.c.

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Indeed.... There's so many of 'em you'd think it was a pandemic or something.

But, until we can figure out how to rein that in, I don't see how limiting terms will change anything other than the time they're allowed to collect.

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And she seems to be an AWFL (L for Liability).

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Thanks for the humor. I guess Marburg is the new boogie-man. I believe it is the latest threat flown up the UN flagpole. Hotez is making all kinds of threats. I’m NOT locking down, taking a jab or wearing a dang useless mask. Maybe it will be foolish of me in the end, but I will live free. What are your thoughts, Drs. Malone?

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I had Covid before the jab became available, didn’t take it as I believe in natural immunity, and haven’t had flu or even a cold in the four years since. This is a lifetime record. I will take my chances with the next one. I still have most of a pack of totally ineffective masks I had in my car just in case somebody somewhere demanded I wear one. They are fairly useful when you need to clean oil off of a dip stick.

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If you have an autoimmune disease, that includes things like a disfunction of your autonomic nervous system, wearing a mask for more than a few minutes become disastrous. I have personal experience with this.

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I couldn’t wear the masks because I had a difficult time breathing, & have allergies, & always had to blow my nose!

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My ability to ‘like’ your comment is restricted, but yes, I understand.

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Great idea. I’ve also used them to pick up after my dog after forgetting my poo bag. There’s many things these useless masks can be used for besides scaring people

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Yeah, I caught something in the hospital in 10/19 that in hindsight seemed like it may have been covid. I was taking the 'forbidden drugs’ for a year and a half and didn’t come down with anything, after I came off I got very sick with what I was told must have been Covid, nothing since. Although my spouse seems to have had it a few times… less intense each time. I never get the flu normally, but I don’t get the jabs for it either.

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Same here!

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I tried talking to a young adult who works in the co-op, about the harms of mask wearing. The last thing he told me was that he has asthma. Good reason to wear a mask? Not! He just started wearing it again, it's the younger virtual signal.

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Honestly we, as a family, sort of stayed under the radar. I was homeschooling one of my grandsons and we never missed a day. Hubs and I had covid in the very beginning, July 2020, when things were still in crazy mode and we isolated for 11 days and we just rested, drank fluids, ate pedialyte pops and baked potatoes. A month later when he went for his annual exam they tested for antibodies and sure nuff. Neither of us have had even a cold since. One thing the rest of the fam did was use one of the online docs who prescibed ivermectin. Only one other person had covid signs and it was more like a bad cold.

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Sad sad sad

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Scott, same here. We developed great natural immunity from having what I call the Delta variant July 2021. My husband struggled more afterwards. Our last jabs were fall of 2019 before Covid hit. I told him no more. Even with annual flu shot, one of us still got sick. So bye bye jabs for 5 years. Wow! Time does fly. No more masks at this household. We only did when made or to appease a sweet door greeter who still wears one!! Closer to 80 than 70! Wow! Tomorrow I really will be much closer!😊

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That is a great idea: use the outdated masks to clean the dipstick!

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The only mask I will wear is for nurturing my skin.

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Or robbing a bank. We...sorta kidding...asked someone working in a bank how they felt about folks,waltzing in there searing masks. She said it did make her a bit uneasy

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yep

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Took me a second, better check those ingredients.

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Totally correct to “check labels/ingredients”. Polysorbate 40-60-80 (one of three I believe)- is in foods/ice cream/facial products, & I’m sure many more manufactured products. I’m looking forward to RFK Jr. to begin his mission to help children get healthy, & to wake American families up to label reading!

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I hope that is his actual goal and that this has not been used for cover. I have heard people suggest that all of this is about the geo-political state of Israel, I sincerely hope that it is about the US as a separate entity. Trump was (hopefully) elected to represent our nation. (before people get all bent out of shape, half my family was jewish… so please refrain.)

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I hope so as well! There has been so much cover up & lies in every aspect of this election, & the past four years; hearing or actually seeing how he interacts once he takes office (upon approval), & actually changing the FDA & making a difference, will be what I hope happens!

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Marburg is Ebola's little brother. Remember when we locked down for Ebola? Remember when we restricted flights from countries where Ebola was running wild? Neither do I.

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I remember Contagion (2011), the movie and Pandemic (2016), the movie. Are we running a script? They did it for a dang bad flu, and it ‘worked'. Why not try again?

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A terrific set today, as usual. My favorite is the RAT. Must admit if I ever lag in fortitude, I think of you and Jill and get to it! Thank you for helping the many who need it, as we are the recipients of your writing largess. Blessings galore in your direction!

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Sorry Doc, I just can't accept your apology for being late with this. I have to have it earlier. It's like Hunter and crack. I just can't get enough, soon enough.

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Hahahahaha! - best bunch yet! - Rock on Doc!!

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RAT is a much better descriptor than RINO!! Love the freaky pot head hobbies... Drs Malone FTW today...

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One of the better collections, imo; only in the sense that I didn’t have to restrain myself from flinging my media consumption device across the room.

Ever wonder what it is that the "not the right wing conspiracy" crowd sees when they come across a scene depicting "the right wing conspiracy?"

Think about how much longer this collection could be.

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Meant "right wing EXTREMISM " — short term memory issues 🤣

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It was worth the wait!

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It's Friday Funnies, right? So the title has "Goose" in it and the lead cartoon has aliens talking about stuffing a turkey's ass. This brings to mind a funny post of mine on the subject:

https://nedb.substack.com/p/space-alien-uncomfortably-close-encounters

Flying saucers, unidentified flying objects (UFOs), unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), spaceships... whatever they are, produce suction for abduction. Once they suck you in, the space aliens use anal probes for close encounters of the turd kind. This is for scientific study of the human race. The aliens have discovered that most human beings are full of shit.

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When you look at the current administration's weaponization of justice, selling our country for illegal citizenship votes and rampant censorship; recessing the Senate and installing the nominees would be a comparative nothing burger. The creative ways our whoring Senators will be saying "I'm being paid too much to confirm" will be a fiction lovers feast. Between pharma and big agriculture, RFK, Jr's nomination process will finance the bulk of our next election cycle's campaigns. The whores and the patriots will be starkly contrasted.

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Hunter’s pardon dates back to 2014 to include activities The Big Guy knew nothing about because he never discussed business with Hunter.

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...but just in case he did...and forgot....

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umph LOL

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It just covers the federal crimes The Big Guy knew nothing about :-)

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You’re tempting me with the tequila / Amazon prime suggestion and I don’t even drink. 😂

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"What if they were filling your head with........."

A+ on the accuracy of the meme.

My fav on the day.

Tho all were enlighteningly funny....Were they NOT?

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How about this? A young friend just married a man from Guatemala and they are living in the U.S. In order to get a green card, he is required to take the covid shot, as well as numerous other shots. I can't believe covid shots are still required in December of 2024. Apparently he is going to acquiesce and take whatever they tell him to take.

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