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Date Posted: Sunday, January 22, 11:23:38am
Author: AurraSingKS
Author Host/IP: d154-20-59-185.bchsia.telus.net / 154.20.59.185
Subject: Yesterday was a good day.

While we were tied up with errands, etc and I had to work, Andy joined the Women's March down in Victoria and was quite happy with the turnout, estimates were about 2000 people or so. Young, old, carrying signs or expressing themselves peacefully.

I did check out a lot of the various sites talking about the HUGE turnout around the world for this event and was thrilled to see not just the numbers but the fact it was peaceful, optimistic and full of humour too.

I saved myself a lot of angst and kept my blood pressure low by not looking at any of the media coverage (well, actually any news) of Drumph's inauguration on Friday. It worked out very well since I would most likely have been torn between laughing the weak turnout (those virtually empty stands along the parade route) or tearing up at the inanity of it all.

I notice Fux News is downplaying the March today. I also notice the use of "falsehoods" and "falsely" when other news sites have been talking about yesterday's inane presser and the CIA speech. So maybe the gloves are starting to come off.

I hope there is a shit-ton of careful scrutiny of what is happening both in the Senate and in Congress followed up rapidly by multitudes of PHONE CALLS from concerned constituents after this march. Yes, these people who marched voted and it may be that a lot of their votes were in the three million who didn't put His Orangeness on the throne but unless they follow up those footsteps with strong voices

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[> part II -- AS, Sunday, January 22, 11:27:29am (d154-20-59-185.bchsia.telus.net/154.20.59.185)

(My keyboard froze, very odd)

....Drumph and his gang are going to try and shit down the throats of a vast number of Americans.

At least that's my take on where things stand at this moment in history.

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[> I'm not at all sure what will happen..... -- Lij, Monday, January 23, 03:39:51pm (162-199-224-176.lightspeed.iplsin.sbcglobal.net/162.199.224.176)

Many of the Republicans of this country seem to be single-mindedly in need of gaining and keeping power. As such they gerrymander districts and create laws which make it more difficult to vote for some people. I'm not at all sure what will come of the Supreme Court. Fundamental Christians are making noise that Trump's picks are not conservative enough.

One word seems to characterize the new administration: CHAOS.

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[> [> Chaos, misdirection and lies -- AurraSingKS, Tuesday, January 24, 10:31:54am (d154-20-59-185.bchsia.telus.net/154.20.59.185)

Seems to be the new norm down there. He has signed off on a few campaign promises but failed a few others, like deporting 2000 illegal immigrants on his first day in office. Then again Drumph's life has often woven in misdirection and lies...look where it got him. It's most likely that the only way to keep him in check is to call out the lies, pressure your representatives about the dismay felt over his unAmerican demeanour and decisions, campaign energetically over the next two years for candidates less likely to roll over and support the GOP stances, etc.

Only time will tell but I have some hopes saner heads will prevail and the Nazis, the hucksters and the conmen will be called out and slink off like the rats so many of them are. Strike that, the sewer dwelling cockroaches so many of them are.

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