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When I woke up this morning, I had no idea I'd be seeing a picture of Michael Dukakis

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Life is a great adventure.

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His picture in that tank turret with that ungainly helmet on is pure gold. Oh the memories. Good times.

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Matched only by John Kerry windsurfing. More good times.

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I'm confused - how did you know so early you had woken up facing the wrong bedroom wall?

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LOL! Who coulda known??? Last thing I ever expected myself ...

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LOL. And, who knew his red tie was the authoritarian clue, not the tank and helmet.

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And Bob Dole!!!

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It took me a minute to figure out who he was.

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Don’t tell Ruth it’s called a “power tie” and we’ve been wearing them for generations. Trump didn’t invent red ties any more than I did.

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Next thing you are going to tell me is Trump isn’t the one and only American politician to question an election result.

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THAT'S CRAZY TALK

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CONSPIRACY THEORIST!

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Yes, I thought "power ties" were a thing back in the 1980's.

Maybe Ruth is too young to remember that.

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I just looked her up. She’s 63, so she should definitely remember the 1980s. I’m going to have to assume she’s from the AOC school of Literal Know Nothings.

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This is just hilarious. This woman, I am sure, is very proud of her astute observation. I hope the air isn’t too thin up there on her pedestal.

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Something tells me that she left that televised Red-Nazi-military-spooky framework “speech” that our Resident made this year slip by with nary a peep…

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I, on the other hand, find it difficult to generate ANY concern as to the air, or absence of it, in whatever strange universe she inhabits.

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These people have to problemize everything.

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That's problematic

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LOLOLOL

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""These people""

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Liberals, Aria

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Is that racist?

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Trump's influence transcends time itself. Previous presidential candidates emulate him in anticipation of his coming.

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"Build the wall."

-- Rutherford B. Hayes

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Awaiting the Messiah? 🤔🤷

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Chris, you love what you do. As your reader, so do I (big smile), thanks.

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Peculiar way to tell the world you've never, ever been to Washington, DC.

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Right? They emerge from the womb in that tie.

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🤣

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These insightful tweets go to pieces when they have embarrassing typos.

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That was the best part.

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Meanwhile on her substack the expert on authoritarianism has this to say

“It’s no surprise that Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential contender, has declined to participate in tomorrow’s GOP presidential primary debate. That’s how demagogues behave.”

Oddly no mention of Biden and the Dems refusing to even hold debates in her article. They only see what they want to see and pretend the rest isn’t happening.

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….is it still legal to be a twit?

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Only if tenured.

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Or be of a certain British social class.

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The Twitter Files are now the X-Files.

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I thought that’s what they do on Twitter or whatever it is

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I love you, Chris Bray. I always feel better reading your writing, even when the subject matter is insanity. Please never stop.

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I almost lambasted you for my misreading of your post....DOH!!!!!

Pretty funny, for sure. Little teeny progressive Bolsheviks who wouldn't know authoritarianism if it bit them you know where. Little teeny progressives Bolsheviks who have never learned the meaning of words like fascist or nazi,

They sure are entertaining, though, aren't they?

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I knew I was taking that risk, and I was ready.

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I was "this" close to hitting SEND on my scalding email, and then thought, "maybe I'd better take a second look at that....doesn't sound like Chris." ;-) So glad I thought twice! Could have been a classic a__hole ,moment.

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I just would have laughed.

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You da man!

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And people are paying good money to have that little teeny Bolshie woman tell their children how to think.

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Biden stood in front of a red background flanked by Marines and threatened Americans. Team groomer should probably sit this one out.

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This is hilarious.

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I'm from Kentucky. What's a tie?

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And then Trump went and showed up for the Tucker Carlson interview...in a blue tie.

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